Charles Horrocks & Esther Isherwood or Pilkington

Personal Details

• Charles Horrocks
  Charles was born in 1815 in Little Bolton.² 

  • Birth Notes
    • Charles was 24 in L.B. in 1841
      Charles was 36 in L.B. in 1851
      

  He died at the age of 66 in June 1881 in Bury.³ 

  • Death Notes
    • Name:    Charles Horrocks
      Estimated Birth Year:    abt 1817
      Registration Year:    1881
      Registration Quarter:    Apr-May-Jun
      Age at Death:    64
      Registration district:    Bury, Lancashire
      Volume:    8c
      Page:    275
  
  
  Esther Isherwood or Pilkington
  Esther was born in 1816.  She died at the age of 42 in 1858 in Blackley.¹ 

  • Death Notes
    • It appears that Esther died, aged only 30, shortly after giving birth to a daughter (unnamed), that also died. 
      
      Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1855
      HORROCKS    (girl)    0    Westhoughton    WH/4/291
      HORROCKS    Esther    30    Westhoughton    WH/4/308
      
      The births show the mother's maiden name was GREGORY, so this must be another family (there are several HORROCKS+GREGORY marriages). Joseph Horrocks married Esther Gregory in 1848.
      
      Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1855
      HORROCKS    (girl)    GREGORY    Westhoughton    WH/6/244
      
      Two other possibilities are:
      Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1858
      HORROCKS    Esther    42    Blackley    BLA/4/288
      Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1859
      HORROCKS    Esther    53    Bury North    BN/15/54