Family of Richard Clarkson & Mary Rainford

Richard and Mary were married in a religious ceremony on January 18th, 1824 in Melling witnessed by Jas Ormesher; William Almond.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Banns: St Thomas, Melling, Lancashire, England
  Richard Clarkson - Cabinet Maker of Barton
  Mary Rainford - Spinster of Barton
      Banns Read: 4 Jan 1824, 2nd: 11 Jan 1824, 3rd: 18 Jan 1824
      Register: Banns 1824 - 1861, Page 1, Entry 1
      Source: LDS Film 1849660
  
  Marriage: 19 Jan 1824 St Thomas, Melling, Lancashire, England
  Richard Clarkson - (X), Cabinet Maker of this Parish
  Mary Rainford - (X), Spinster of this Parish
      Witness: Jas Ormesher; William Almond
      Married by Banns by: Matthew Chester Minister
      Register: Marriages 1813 - 1837, Page 33, Entry 98
      Source: LDS Film 1849660

They had five sons and three daughters, named Thomas, William, Peter, Robert, Joseph, Susannah, Jane and Mary. There are no more children.

Family Notes
- Married at Melling (between Kirkby and Maghull), North Liverpool.

Personal Details
- Richard Clarkson
  Richard was born on May 28th, 1795 in Chorley and his baptism took place there on June 24th, 1795.²¹
  - Birth Notes
    - Baptisms: 24 Jun 1795 St Laurence, Chorley, Lancashire, England
      Richard Clarkeson - Son of Benjamin Clarkeson & Susan
          Born: 28 May 1795
          Register: Baptisms 1769 - 1797, Page 80, Entry 25
          Source: LDS Film 93703
      
      Name: Richard Clarkson
      Age: 40
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1801
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Lancashire, England
      Civil parish: Bolton Le Moors
      Hundred: Salford
      County/Island: Lancashire
      Country: England
  He died after 1861 in Bolton.
  - Death Notes
    - Still alive in 1861, living with daughter Mary, Married, but his wife was elsewhere. He must have been staying there because he was ill, if he died a week after the 1861 census.
      
      Probate shows his death (confirmed by his trade as a Joiner):
      Charkson Richard: 13 September 1861. The will of Richard Clarkson late of Liverpool in the county of Lancaster Joiner and Builder deceased who died 9 Apr 1861 at Broughton in the same county was proved at Liverpool by the oaths of Henry Clarkson of Bolton-le-Sands in the said county Gentleman and John Francis Clarkson of Broughton aforsaid Gentleman and brothers and the Executors. Effects under £2,000.
      
      Deaths Mar 1861 (>99%)
      Clarkson Richard Bolton 8c 220
      
      NOTE: This may all be wrong. John Francis Clarkson was a farmer born in Grimsargh, and living in Broughton so not Richard's brother. Although Richard did have a brother John (much older than this one), there is no Henry.
  Mary Rainford
  Mary was born in 1804 in Barton.³
  - Birth Notes
    - Name: Mary Clarkson
      Age: 35
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1806
      Gender: Female
      Where born: Lancashire, England
      Civil parish: Bolton Le Moors
      Hundred: Salford
      County/Island: Lancashire
      Country: England
  She died after 1861.
  - Death Notes
    - Mary not with Richard (still a Joiner in Bolton) in 1861, but may still be alive as Richard now recorded as Widower.

Children
- Susannah Clarkson
  Susannah was born about 1824 in Melling.²
  - Birth Notes
    
    Born in Lancashire
    
    Probably born Melling, as soon after marriage.
  Thomas Clarkson
  Thomas was born about 1825 in Bolton.²
  Jane Clarkson
  Jane was born in 1827 in Bolton.²
  - Birth Notes
    
    Name: Jane Clarkson
    Age: 14
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827
    Gender: Female
    Where born: Lancashire, England
    Civil parish: Bolton Le Moors
    Hundred: Salford
    County/Island: Lancashire
    Country: England
    
    Birth: abt 1829
    Place: Boornskirk, Lancashire, England
  William Clarkson
  William was born on July 6th, 1830 in Bolton and his baptism took place on July 26th, 1830 in Bridge Street Chapel (Methodist) conducted by Thomas Hardy.⁴¹
  - Birth Notes
    
    Baptisms: 26 Jul 1830 Bridge Street Wesleyan Chapel, Bolton, Lancashire, England
    William Clarkson - Son of Richard Clarkson & Mary
        Born: 6 Jul 1830
        Abode: Gt Bolton
        Occupation: Joiner
        Notes: h6
        Baptised by: Thomas Hardy
        Register: Baptisms 1814 - 1837, Page 83, Entry 658
        Source: LDS Film 560877
  He died at the age of 50 in March 1881 in Blackburn.⁵
  - Death Notes
    
    Sarah was a widower for the 1881 census
    
    Name: William Clarkson
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
    Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1881
    Age at Death: 49
    Registration district: Blackburn
    Inferred County: Lancashire
    Volume: 8e
    Page: 275
  Peter Clarkson
  Peter was born in 1835 in Bolton and his baptism took place there on February 22nd, 1835.¹
  - Birth Notes
    
    Baptisms: 22 Feb 1835 Holy Trinity, Bolton, Lancashire, England
    Peter Clarkson - Son of Richard Clarkson & Mary
        Abode: Great Bolton
        Occupation: Joiner
        Register: Baptisms 1826 - 1842, Page 6
        Source: LDS Film 1966122
  Robert Clarkson
  Robert was born in 1839 in Bolton.²
  Joseph Clarkson
  Joseph was born in January 1841 in Bolton.²
  - Birth Notes
    
    Name: Joseph Clarkson
    Age: 3 Mo
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Lancashire, England
    Civil parish: Bolton Le Moors
    Hundred: Salford
    County/Island: Lancashire
    Country: England
  Mary Clarkson
  Mary was born in 1844 in Bolton.³

Richard Clarkson & Mary Rainford

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