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9 April 1849
St James Church Briercliffe
Lawrence Emmett, Weaver,Aged Mino of Haggate Briercliffe Bachelor
Betty Lever, Weaver Aged Full of Haggate Briercliffe Spinster
Groom's father: Hartley Emmett, weaver
Bride's father: John Leaver, weaver
Witnesses John Simpson, Betty Proctor

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Maureen
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1871 Census - RG10; Piece: 4152; Folio: 11; Page: 16
Haggate, Briercliffe
Laurence Emmett, Head, Mar, 41yrs, Stone Mason, b. Briercliffe
Margaret Emmett, Wife, 32yrs, Weaver Cotton Mill, b. Briercliffe
Ann Emmett, Daughter, 13yrs, Weaver Cotton Mill, b. Briercliffe
Ellen Emmett, Daughter, 10yrs, Scholar, b. Briercliffe
William Emmett, Son, 6yrs, b. Briercliffe
Albert Emmett, Son, 2yrs, b. Briercliffe
Sarah Emmett, Daughter, 1yr, b. Briercliffe

1861 Census - RG9; Piece: 3073; Folio: 78; Page: 6
Spring House, Briercliffe
Laurence Emmot, Head, Mar, 30yrs, Power Loom Weaver Cotton, b. Briercliffe
Margaret Emmot, Wife, Mar, 22yrs, at home, b. Briercliffe
John Emmot, Son, 14yrs, Power Loom Weaver Cotton, b. Briercliffe
Ann Emmot, Daughter, 2yrs, b. Briercliffe
Ellen Emmot, Daughter, 5 months, b. Briercliffe

1851 Census - HO107; Piece: 2251; Folio: 104; Page: 14
Haggate, Briercliffe
Hartley Emmott, Head, Widow, 65yrs, Hand Loom Weaver Cotton, b. Briercliffe
Lawrence Emmott, Son, Mar, 20yrs, Labourer Quarry, b. Briercliffe
Betty Emmott, Daughter in law, Mar, 22yrs, b. Briercliffe
John Emmott, Grandson, 3yrs, b. Briercliffe
Two other names, looks like Catlow

1841 Census - HO107; Piece 506; Book: 15; Civil Parish: Whalley; County: Lancashire; Enumeration District: 25; Folio: 15; Page: 22; Line: 5
Haggate, Briercliffe
Hartley Emmett, 55yrs, Weaver, b. Lancs
Ellen Emmett, 53yrs, Weaver, b. Lancs
James Emmett, 20yrs, Weaver, b. Lancs
Robert Emmett, 20yrs, Weaver, b. Lancs
Margaret Emmett, 15yrs, Weaver, b. Lancs
Nancy Emmett, 15yrs, Weaver, b. Lancs
Hartley Emmett, 15yrs, Weaver, b. Lancs
Lawrence Emmett, 10yrs, Weaver, b. Lancs

Marriage
When – 9 April 1849
Where – Church of Briercliffe
Groom – Lawrence Emmett, Weaver of Haggate
Bride – Betty Leaver, weaver of Haggate
Grooms father – Hartley Emmett, weaver
Brides father – John Leaver, weaver
Witnesses – John Simpson, Betty Proctor

I wonder if Betty Leaver who married Laurence Emmott is the same Betty who married Edward Procter, 26 June 1854 at Burnley.

When – 26 June 1854
Where – The Register Office, Burnley
Groom – Edward Procter, 30 yrs, bachelor, labourer of Lane Head Burnley
Bride – Betty Leaver, 26yrs, spinster, weaver of Lane Head Burnley
Grooms father – Edward Procter, farmer
Brides father – John Leaver, farmer
Witnesses – Joseph Woabank and the mark (x) of Thomas Heap

Wouldn't work Kris, unless she divorced Lawrence Emmett. Betty & Lawrence married in 49, Betty & Edward Proctor in 1854. According to my tree Betty, wife of Lawrence, was the daughter of john Leaver & Mary Jackson. Betty who married Edward was the daughter of John Leaver & Ann Catlow

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Maureen
If you can't fight, wear a big 'at

I don’t seem to have any info on John Leaver and Mary Jackson, perhaps I missed a post. Can you supply the information you have please?

I'm not sure how much of it you're missing Kris, so I've pm'd you the lot.

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Maureen
If you can't fight, wear a big 'at

I'm posting this for the benefit of Susan Lee (nee Leaver ) in response to an email I received via Mel.

Hi Susan
I'm sorry I missed you - as Mel explained I was away until 9 November.
Two things:
Lawrence Emmett's mother was Ellen Catlow, born c 1786 in Lancashire. She married Hartley in 10/10/1806, died 1850 and was buried at Haggate.
John Leaver, son of Betty Leaver and Lawrence Emmett, took his mother's name because he was illegitimate, being born about 2 years before his parents married. We know Lawrence was his father because it says so on John's marriage record.

So far Kris & I haven't made a link between this branch of the Leaver family and ours but I'm sure there must be one if we can get back far enough. Briercliffe was too small of a place.

If I can help you with anything else, please let me know. Preferably through the forum because that way any information we all put together between us is there for the benefit of any other Leavers who come along looking.
Regards
Maureen

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Maureen
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Maureen, do you know what church Hartley Emmett and Ellen Catlow were married at? Where did you find the marriage details?

Kris
Sorry - it was Burnley St Peter's. I got it from the microfiche but I can't remember whether it was at the library or the LRO. It isn't one I managed to photograph and I don't have any further details (address, occupations etc) tho it may be that in the earlier records these details weren't recorded.

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Maureen
If you can't fight, wear a big 'at

Thanks.

I found this census.

1881 Census - RG11; Piece: 4161; Folio: 70; Page: 41
Sagar street, Little Marsden, Town of Nelson
Lawrence Emmett, Head of Family, Married, 53yrs, Stone Mason, b. Briercliffe
Margaret Emmett, Wife, 43yrs, House Wife, b. Briercliffe
Ann Emmett, Daughter, Unm?, 22yrs, Cotton Weaver, b. Briercliffe
William Emmett, Son, 16yrs, Stone Mason, b. Briercliffe
Albert Emmett, Son, 12yrs, Scholar, b. Briercliffe
Sarah Emmett, Daughter, 11yrs, Scholar, b. Briercliffe