The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameJohn Beesley
Birthca 1816, Prescott, Lancashire, England
Deathca 1849, England
OccupationPainter
Misc. Notes
Name, occupation from Liverpool, England, Church of England Marriage records of daughter found in September 2023:
Bride: Margaret Beesley
Bride's Father: John Beesley
Bride's Father's Occupation: Painter, deceased

Date and place of marriage, from the Lancashire, England, Church of England Marriage records found in September 2023:
Marriage Date: 4 December 1834
Marriage Place: Prescot, Lancashire, England
Groom: John Beesley, Painter, Bachelor
Bride: Ellen Shuttleworth, Spinster
Witnesses: Richard Shuttleworth, Mary Sharp.

Age, place of birth, estimated year of birth, from the 1841 England Census taken on the night of 6 June 1841 for the Prescot Parish, West Derby, Lancashire, England, found in September 2023:
House: Lane Ends
John Beesley, Painter, age 25, Born Prescott Lancashire England [circa 1816]
Ellen Beesley, age 25, Born Prescott Lancashire England [circa 1816]
Rachel Beesley, age 5, Born Prescott Lancashire England [circa 1836]
Elizabeth Beesley, age 4, Born Prescott Lancashire England [circa 1837]
Margret Beesley, age 10 Months, Born Prescott Lancashire England [circa October 1840]

John’s wife Ellen was a widow in the 1851 England Census. However, the eldest child was born circa 1847, so death between that time and 1851? Say, circa 1849?

As at September 2023, no 1841 Census could be found for John and Ellen Beesley.
Spouses
Birthca 1812, Eccleston, Lancashire, England
DeathAug 1871, Eccleston, Lancashire, England
Marriage4 Dec 1834, Prescott, Lancashire, England
ChildrenRachael (ca1836-)
 Elizabeth (ca1837-ca1843)
 Margaret (1840-1884)
 James (ca1842-)
 John (ca1844-)
 Elizabeth (ca1845-)
 Mary (ca1847-)
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