My gt grandmother was Margaret Harley. She was born in Wolverhampton but moved to Burnley when she was about 14 following the death of both her parents. There she met and married my gt grandfather, Thomas Sutcliffe.
I have since discovered that her brother, Joseph, and his family moved to Padiham in about 1895. Josephs wife, Esther, died in 1909 and Joseph remarried in 1910 to Mary Alice Ashburner/Holden (She was a widow I think so one of these names is her maiden name and 1 will be her former married name).They lived in Accrington in 1911.
Joseph had several children. One, Margaret, married a John Robert Clarkson in 1901 in the Burnley district. They went on to have at least 2 children - Joseph (b.1902) and Arthur (b.1910). Margaret is listed as Margaret
Harling on the LancsBMD marriages.
So - does anyone have any Harley's (or Clarksons) in the area that possibly connect to my Wolverhampton lot?
This is the 1891 and 1901 census for the family. Unfortunately I cannot show the 1911 for another year
but Josehs younger children were all living with their sister, Margaret and her husband.
1891
RG12/2236 Folio 68 page 13
112 Greenvellie Street, Wolverhampton
Harley Joseph 10 Head Labourer Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Harley Esther 29 Wife Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Harley Phoebe 10 Daughter Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Harley Margaret 8 Daughter Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Harley Joseph 5 Son Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Harley William 3 Son Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Harley Arthur 2M Son Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Davis Charles 21 Nephew Roller At Iron Worker Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Davis John 17 Nephew Bolt Maker Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Hallatt John 75 Father In Law Blacksmith Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
1901
RG13/3877 Folio 132 page 40
10 Kay Street, Padiham
Harley Joseph 42 Head Chemical Works Labourer Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Harley Esther 41 Wife Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Harley Margaret 18 Daughter Cotton Card Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Harley Joseph 17 Son Cotton Weaver Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Harley William 12 Son Cotton Weaver Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Harley Elizabeth 7 Daughter Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Harley Arthur 10 Son Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Harley George 5 Son Burnley, Lancashire
Harley Albert 1 Son Padiham, Lancashire