Family of Cornelius Buckley & Margaret Miller

Cornelius and Margaret were married in a religious ceremony on February 18th, 1827 at St. Peter's (Bolton) by Curate Thomas Fogg and witnessed by Richard Mangnall & Ralph Ward.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Marriage: 18 Feb 1827 St Peter, Bolton, Lancashire, England
  Cornelius Buckley - (X), Bachelor, This parish [Bolton]
  Margaret Miller - (X), Spinster, This parish [Bolton]
      Witness: Rd. Mangnall; Ralph Ward, (X)
      Married by Banns by: Thos Fogg Curate
      Register: Marriages 1826 - 1828, Page 31, Entry 92
      Source: LDS Family Search

They had two sons named James and William. There are no more children.

Family Notes
- Margaret may have divorced and left with the surviving children, as neither are with Cornelius in 1851 (and I dont have the 1841 census copy).

Personal Details
- Cornelius Buckley
  
  Buckley Baptisms (Moor Lane)
  
  Cornelius was born on April 10th, 1805 in Bolton and his baptism took place on April 10th, 1805 at Moor Lane Baptist.²³
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 35 in 1841 (looks a bit like 25) with Eliza, also 35
      Aged 46 in 1851.
      
      10 APR 1805   Moor Lane Baptist-Formerly Scotch Presbyterian, Bolton Le Moors, Lancashire, England. This Church was only founded in 1803, so Parents John and Mary may have been married here, or another Baptist Church.
      
      Name:    Cornelius Buckley
      Birth Date:    10 Apr 1803
      Birth Place:    Bolton, Lancashire, England
      Event Type:    Birth
      Father:    John Buckley
      Mother:    Mary Buckley
      Denomination:    Baptist
      Piece Title:    Piece 1022: Bolton, Moor Lane (Baptist formerly Scotch Presbyterian), 1793-1836
  He died due to Accidently drowned at the age of 68 in June 1873 in Darcy Lever. His burial was on June 6th, 1873 at St. Stephens (E Bolton).⁴⁵
  - Death Notes
    - BUCKLEY Cornelius 68 Bolton 8c 249
      
      Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1873
      BUCKLEY    Cornelius    68    Lever    LEV/11/447
      
      BUCKLEY, Cornelius
      buried on: 06 June 1873
      recorded at:   St Stephen, Lever Bridge (Lancashire)
      date of death   06 June 1873
      
      Bolton Weekley Journel, Sat 14 June 1873:
      Drowned after "enjoying himself on Friday Night until a late hour" fell into some water while trying to climb over the back yard wall.
      
      Cornelius is buried at St.Stepeh, Lever Bridge. There is a headstone (see pictures). Cornelius (68) is buried with wife Esther (66), sons Josuah (5) and Ephraim (9 mo) and daughter Sarah Ellen (61).
  Margaret Miller
  Margaret was born about 1805.
  - Birth Notes
    - Just a guess at the age, based on Cornelius's
  She died about 1835.
  - Death Notes
    - Died before Q3 1837 (as no younge deaths on GRO except Saddleworth in 1838, aged 26 or 42). Two possible burials (no ages):
      
      Name    Margaret Buckley
      Death Date    Jan 1836
      Cemetery    New Jerusalem Temple Cemetery
      Burial or Cremation Place    Salford, Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England
      Has Bio?    N
      URL    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/245420761/margaret-buckley
      
      Name    Margaret Miller
      Death Age    31
      Birth Date    abt 1806
      Burial Date    29 Aug 1837
      Burial Place    Brindle, Lancashire, England
      Register Type    Parish Register
      Reference Number    PR 92
      Brindle is between Chorley and Preston. Age is a good match, so perhaps Margaret was from here.

Children
- James Buckley
  
  Buckley Baptisms (Moor Lane)
  
  James was born on May 24th, 1827 in Ashton-under-Lyne and his baptism took place on May 24th, 1827 at Moor Lane Baptist.²³
  - Birth Notes
    
    Birth: 24 MAY 1827   Moor Lane Baptist-Formerly Scotch Presbyterian
    
    Aged 15 in 1841 (at Crook Street)
    Aged 24 in 1851, born Ashton
    Aged 44 in 1871, born Lancashire Lees
    
    Name:    James Buckley
    Gender:    Male
    Birth Date:    24 May 1827
    Birth Place:    Moor Lane Baptist-Formerly Scotch Presbyterian,Bolton Le Moors,Lancashire,England
    Father:    Cornelias Buckley
    Mother:    Margret
    FHL Film Number:    0560877 (RG4 1022)
    
    James may have been born at Ashton (1851 census)
  He died at the age of 68 in December 1895 in Oldham.⁶
  - Death Notes
    
    James died after 1901, most probably 1895 (only Oldam Town death record) or 1899 (registered at Delph, Oldham).
    
    The James Buckley that died 25 Mar 1897 and buried at Crompton Cemetery is another (married toi Maary).
    
    Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1895
    BUCKLEY James    69    Oldham Below Town    OBT/152/83
    
    Name    James Buckley
    Age    69
    Estimated Birth Year    1826
    Registration Quarter    Oct-Nov-Dec
    Death Registration Place    Oldham, Lancashire, United Kingdom
    Death Date    Dec 1895
    Inferred Death Place    Lancashire, United Kingdom
    Volume    8d
    Page    489
  William Buckley
  
  Buckley Baptisms (Moor Lane)
  
  William was born on March 8th, 1834 in Bolton and his baptism took place on March 8th, 1834 at Moor Lane Baptist.⁷³
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 7 in 1841, born Bolton
    Aged 17 in 1851, born Bolton
    Aged 26, border in 1861, born Bolton
    "William M" Aged 37 in 1871, born Bolton (and married to Mary).
    Wm Buckley aged 46 in 1881
    Aged 56 in 1891
    
    Name:    William Buckley
    Event Type:    Birth
    Birth Date:    28 Mar 1834 (Should be 8th, not 28th)
    Birth Place:    Bolton, Lancashire, England
    Denomination:    Baptist
    Father:    Cornelius Buckley
    Mother:    Margt Buckley
  He died at the age of 70 in March 1904 in Horwich.⁵
  - Death Notes
    
    Name    William Buckley
    Age    71
    Estimated Birth Year    1833
    Registration Quarter    Jan-Feb-Mar
    Death Registration Place    Bolton, Lancashire, United Kingdom
    Death Date    Mar 1904
    Inferred Death Place    Lancashire, United Kingdom
    Volume    8c
    Page    307
    
    Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1904
    BUCKLEY    William    71    1904    Horwich, Bolton    HOR/27/46
    
    Cant be this grave, as death registered Q1/1904, but there is no death registered in Q2/1904, so maybe it is:
    BIRTH    unknown
    DEATH    11 May 1904
    BURIAL    Philips Park Cemetery
    Miles Platting, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
    PLOT    FRoman Catholic 476
    MEMORIAL ID    140911806
    (Only person in plot 476)

Cornelius Buckley & Margaret Miller

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