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Census for Martha Sutcliffe/Leaver

1841
HO107/506/15 folio 32 pg 18
Shorey Heys, Briercliffe

1851
HO107/2251/1 folio132 pg 18
Blackhouse Lane

1861
RG9/3073 folio 100 pg 12
Blackhouse Lane

1871
RG10/4152 pg30
Lane Bottom

1881
RG11/4155 folio 65pg18
Lane Bottom Briercliffe Cum Extwistle, Lancashire, England
Martha LEAVER Head W Female 74 Worsthorne, Lancashire, England Housekeeper
Bannister LEAVER Son U Male 38 Briercliffe, Lancashire, England Warehouseman
Elizabeth LEAVER Daur U Female 34 Briercliffe, Lancashire, England Cotton Weaver
Sarah SUTCLIFFE Lodger U Female 54 Briercliffe, Lancashire, England Winder Of Cotton

1891
RG12/3371 folio 145 pg 9
35 Lane Bottom

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Mel

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I think this will possibly be St Peters at St James would not be open and I don't think Haggate had the licence to perform marriages that far back.

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Kris, I worked through Peter's list at the library a couple of weeks ago. I did find some of the people he mentions and I posted the baptisms/ marriages on (i think) 10 June.

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Maureen
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Thanks Maureen, I still have to work through them mails.

Maybe Colne or Cliviger?

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Kris's Leaver tree has been updated.
Thanks Kris

http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk/Family%20Trees.htm

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Re: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.anc ... 15_369.HTM
And
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.anc ... 20_422.HTM

Maureen, I found these links just now. We have no record of an Elizabeth Leaver b. at Briercliffe circa 1814

It looks like Elizabeth might have married a Baldwin before she became a Halstead

Name Year of Registration Quarter of Registration District County
Elizabeth Baldwin 1840 Oct-Nov-Dec Burnley Lancashire, West Riding Of Yorkshire
James Halstead 1840 Oct-Nov-Dec Burnley Lancashire, West Riding Of Yorkshire

Kris, we have a Betty Leaver, born 19/7/1813. I don't have time to check it out right now but could it be her?

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Maureen
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Maureen, I was just about to post this…..

According to the parish records on the main site there was a Betty Leaver born 19 July 1813. She was the child of Bannister and Betty of Batty Hole in Briercliffe (Haggate Baptist).

According to this website, Elizabeth Leaver and James Halstead had a son named Bannister Halstead, born circa 1849 at Briercliffe.

Ps the Rootsweb family in the link show Elizabeth with children (amongst others) named Bannister & Olive. The Betty I mention has siblings with those names

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Maureen
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Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1837

HALSTEAD James
LEAVER Elizabeth
Burnley, St Peter
records at Preston CE111/1/35

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Maureen
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Maureen, it looks like she is definitely the same one. I have added the Halstead census here - viewtopic.php?f=22&t=1386

Just dashed into the library while I was out, to find the marriage, then when I did it looked familiar. I already got it when we were in the libarary a few weeks ago. I should hve checked for a posting under marriages but I was in a rush. Anyway:

When – 16 October 1838
Where – St Peter’s Church Burnley
Groom James Halstead (minor), bachelor, weaver, Sandbeds Briercliffe
Bride – Elizabeth Leaver (full) Spinster, of Blackhouse Lane Briercliffe
Grooms father – William Halstead, weaver
Brides father – Bannister Leaver, weaver

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Maureen
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Worse than that - I just checked my tree and it's already on. Told you I should email my udated tree to myself at work (or carry it round on a memory stick)

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Maureen
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Ah….okay….I feel like an idiot now….

Thanks, I will update my file.