Wednesday, May 14, 2008

North Preston: John and Isabella (2) -

This is the second post of a series that will look at the lines that came out of the North Preston region, an area that includes Fulwood, Woodplumpton, Fernyhalgh, Broughton, Cottam, Haighton Green, Goosnargh, and Whittingham. (There is a very interesting link talking about the various villages in the area and their history - to take a look go HERE.) If you add up all of the Hubbersteys in the 1901 census, a large percentage can trace their line to these areas.

As mentioned in the last post on Robert Hubbersty and Jane Trelfall, there is a possibility that Robert's parents (John Hubberstey and Isabella Waiton) were the same as the parents (John Hubberstey and Isabella Weaton) of William b. 1794, Isabella b. 1799, and Thomas 1803. We will look at the descendants of Thomas in this post, and leave the question of parentage aside for the moment. I have not been able to trace anything for William or Isabella. Update. I have found one more child, Helen, born Feb 2, 1797.

It is possible that there were more children than the three listed above as there were a number of burials of children of John Hubberstey in the 1798-1799 period in the area, but I have not been able to confirm that this is in fact the same John Hubberstey as there was another John Hubberstey (married to an Elizabeth Horn) near Woodplumpton at the time that had quite a few children.

Thomas married Alice Taberner and together they had quite a few children. In the 1841 census they are listed under "Habbarstay", but in the 1851 census they were back to Hubberstey. In the 1851 census they were living at Hill Top, Haighton (the image to the left is labelled "Haighton Top Farm" which may or may not be the Hill Top Farm where they lived - I may have to go and check it out!) where Thomas was a farmer with 73 acres employing 3 labourers. Thomas is listed as having been born in Broughton and Alice in Preston.

As I mentioned, children were plentiful. In the 1851 census, 12 were listed (John, Henry, Elizabeth, George, Joseph, Robert, James, Isabella, Ann, Thomas, Peter, and Richard). That's as good a reason as any to give this family its own post.

By the 1881 census Alice was a widow and living with Joseph, Robert, Isabella and Ann at Fernhalgh Road, Mitts (Nutts?) Houses, Fulwood. Robert died in 1882, age 44.

By the 1901 census we have Annie and Isabella still living at Nutts Houses, Fulwood, both unmarried. What is quite interesting though is that they are living right next door to James and Ann Hubberstey and their son Robert (at Tan Pit Farm) who we saw in the Samlesbury post. It is Robert (descendant of William Hubberstey and Deborah Whittle) who ends up at Sorbose House later on. Maybe there is some connection here that I can't see yet between these lines of Hubbersteys.

Elizabeth (B.1831): Elizabeth Hubberstey married a Joseph Kitchen in 1855. In the 1861 census Elizabeth and John Kitchen had 3 children (Alice, Mary and Thomas) and an additional son, John Kitchen (age 1) was listed as a grandson at Alice and Thomas' residence.

John (b.1829): John looks to have married Jane Roberts in Blackburn in 1861. In the 1881 census he was listed as a farm laborer at Walley Banks, Little Harwood. There do not appear to have been any children.

George (b.1834): George married Mary Ann Dickson (Dickinson?) (b.1837) from Barley, Lancs. in 1861 (the 1861 census has them living in Preston, and Mary's 11 year old sister living with them). By the 1881 census Mary is a widow with 3 daughters (Elizabeth A, Mary A., and Ellen). In 1901 the census shows Ellen, unmarried, living with her sister Mary A., who had married John Walmsley in 1895.

Joseph: At the 1901 census Joseph was 64 and unmarried.

Thomas (b.1843): Thomas married a Jane Melling Wright in 1874. By the 1901 census he was a widower with two sons, John Joseph (b. 1875) and James Thomas (b.1877). There are death records for both a John Joseph Hubberstey born 1875, died 1912 and a James T. Hubberstey born 1878, died 1912.

Henry (b.1830): At the 1861 census, Henry (then 31) was working as a coachman at Haighton New House for the Anderton household (Landed Proprietors). By the 1881 census he was living at Gerrard Hall Cottage (either part of or next door to Haighton House) with wife Helen (b.1851) and sons Joseph (b.1880) and Henry Francis (b.1876). It looks like Henry married Catherine Hannah Kay in 1874 (possibly died 1877 - as a Mary Frances was also born at that time, and apparently did not survive) and then married Ellen Holiday in 1879. This is supported by the presence of a Mary Kay at the time of the 1881 census.

By the 1901 census only Henry Francis is listed (as a builder's labourer at St Anne on the Sea). The other members are nowhere to be found, however we do find a Henry Hubberstey age 73 that dies in 1902 (close age match). Later on, in 1910 there is a marriage of a Henry Francis to a Ann Kelly in Old Flyde.

Peter (b.1844): Peter is listed in the 1861 census, but that is the last entry I can find.

Richard (b.1846): Richard married Elizabeth Horn in 1868. Their children were Richard William (b.1868), Thomas (b.1870), Rose Alice (b.1873), Ellen Frances (b.1876), Frederick (b. 1881), Edward (b.1883), and Henry (b.1885). Richard was listed as a carpenter living in Preston on the 1881 census.

By 1901, Elizabeth was a widow. She lived with Rose Alice (cotton weaver), Henry (errand boy), and Ignoralius (Ignatius?). Ignatius (age 3) is listed as a grandson, and the mother listed on the birth registration is "Hubberstey" implying that he was illegitimate. There was also a 4 year-old Richard Nutall (grandson) living with them likely the son of Ellen Frances who married Thomas Nuttall in 1896.

The 1901 census does not list Richard William, Edward or Frederick (though they were listed on the 1891 census).

Update: Richard William married Jane Conner from Glasgow, Scotland. They emigrated to the US in 1921 with their son Wilfred. They were actually listed on the Scottish census of 1901 under Hubbershey.

Son Thomas married Sophia Noblett in 1899. Both are listed in the 1901 census, living at the Hampton Inn in Preston, where Sophia was a waitress and Thomas a warehouseman.


Robert (b.1837): Robert is listed with his mother in the 1881 census. He died in 1882, age 44.

James (b.1838): James is listed with his mother in the 1881 census. He appears to have died in 1898, age 59.



In Summary: At the 1901 census this line accounted for 14 of 138 Hubbersteys. They were.. Thomas and Sophia, Elizabeth (4), Thomas (3), Joseph, Ellen, Annie, Isabella and Henry Francis.

Of course if John and Isabella Weaton and John and Isabell Waiton are the same couple this line would lead to 25 out of 141 Hubbersteys in the 1901 census.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Joseph Kitchen almost certainly was my great great grandfathers brother. He was the son of a Thomas Kitchen who was born at Haighton Lancs in 1781 and Elen (helen) Clarkson who was born in Whittingham abt 1786 - John Kitchen Canberra