Thanks Mo.
William Lusby it is.
I was looking into my gt gt grandfather Edward Midgley's marriage witness in an attempt to shed light on why Edward moved from Lincolnshire to Lancashire. I'm not much further with this - I wonder if the link is through an employer with Lancs and Lincs connections - but I thought you/others might be interested in what I have found:
Edward Midgley born Alford (variously Halford and Olford in censuses), Lincs in 1825. William Lusby born Sausthorpe, Lincs (1841 transcribed as Lansthorf, Lancashire in Ancestry1, but given as nearby Spilsby in later censuses) in 1825
1841, Edward in Alford with his parents. William not found (he is not the William Lusby in Swallow as this one seems to stay in Lincs).
1847 William is a witness at Edward's marriage at St Peter's Burnley. Edward is a servant, residence Green Hill, Habergham Eaves (does anyone know if Green Hill is an area or a big house?)
1851 Edward is a gentleman's servant, living out at Back South Parade, Habergham Eaves. William is coachman at Carr Hall; his future wife Ellen Edmondson is a nurse
1861 Edward is a coachman, living out at Plantation St, New Accrington William, now married with children, is coachman at Heir's House, Colne
1867 Edward died, aged 41, occupation coachman, place of death, Heir's House, Colne
1871 William and his family are in Ellesmere, Shropshire. His occupation is now innkeeper and mal[t]ster.
So it seems the two were long-standing friends and that William helped Edward get the job of coachman at Heir's House.
(As a child I lived in Barrowford Road, so knew of Heir's House - always pronouncing the H in Heir's!
Ruth
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