Marriage: 3 Jan 1822 All Saints, Wigan, Lancashire, England
John PRESCOTT - (X), of Wigan Parish
Alice PLIMER - (X), of Wigan Parish
Witness: John Baron; Saml. Vizard
Married by Banns by: Edwd. Hill, Curate
Register: Marriages 1820 - 1824, Page 190, Entry 574
Source: LDS film 1885691
Baptisms: 14 Sep 1822 St Mary the Virgin, Leigh, Lancashire, England
Ann PRESCOTT - Daughter of John Prescott & Alice
Abode: Hindley, Wigan
Occupation: Weaver
Baptised by: Joseph Hodgkinson
Register: Baptisms 1821 - 1825, Page 78, Entry 620
Source: LDS Film 1885647
Baptisms: 6 Mar 1825 St Mary the Virgin, Leigh, Lancashire, England
Alice PRESCOTT - Daughter of John Prescott & Alice
Abode: Hindley, Wigan
Occupation: Farmer
Baptised by: Jacob Robson
Register: Baptisms 1821 - 1825, Page 265, Entry 2114
Source: LDS Film 1885647
Baptisms: 27 Sep 1828 St Mary the Virgin, Leigh, Lancashire, England
David PRESCOTT - Son of John Prescott & Alice
Abode: Hindley, Wigan
Occupation: Farmer
Baptised by: J. Topping Vicar
Register: Baptisms 1825 - 1829, Page 228, Entry 1822
Source: LDS Film 1885649
1841
HO107/522/10 pg 16
Close Lanes, Hindley, Lancashire
John PRESCOT 70 farmer yes
Alice PRESCOT 55 – yes
Anne PRESCOT 19 – yes
Alice PRESCOT 15 – yes
David PRESCOT 12 – yes
On opposite page:
Charles PRESCOTT 35 farmer yes
John PRESCOTT 8 – yes
Elizabeth PRESCOTT 6 – yes
Alice PRESCOTT 4 – yes
NB:
Marriage: 22 Dec 1842 All Saints, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Charles PRESCOTT - (X), 34 Farmer Widower of Hindley
Susan Mudler - (X), 50 Widow of Hindley
Groom's Father: John Prescott, Farmer
Bride's Father: George Knowles, Collier
Witness: John Prescott, (X); Jane Prescott, (X)
Married by Banns by: Charles Bisset Curate
Register: Marriages 1842 - 1844, Page 71, Entry 142
Source: LDS Film 1885694
Speculation:
Burial: 11 Jan 1846 All Saints, Hindley, Lancashire, England
John PRESCOTT -
Age: 84
Abode: Hindley
Buried by: H. T. Turner, Offg. Minister
Register: Burials 1834 - 1864, Page 163, Entry 1303
Source: LDS Film 93746
Marriage: 16 Feb 1846 All Saints, Hindley, Lancashire, England
John Burrey - (X), Minor Weaver Bachelor of Hindley
Ann PRESCOTT - (X), Full Age Spinster of Hindley
Groom's Father: John Burrey, Weaver
Bride's Father: John Prescott, Farmer
Witness: Charles Prescott, (X); Joseph Oakes
Married by: H. T. Turner Offg. Minister
Notes: [Bride's surname was spelt both Prescott and Presott in this entry]
Register: Marriages 1837 - 1851, Page 156, Entry 308
Source: LDS Film 93751
1851
HO107/2200/296 pg 24
Close Lanes, Hindley, Lancashire
Alice PRESCOTT hd (wid) 66 farmer of 7 acres b. Ponsbury, Shropshire
David PRESCOTT son (unm) 22 hand loom weaver silk b. Hindley
Marriage: 6 Aug 1853 All Saints, Wigan, Lancashire, England
David PRESCOTT - 22 Farmer Bachelor of Hindley
Mary Ogden - 20 Spinster of Hindley
Groom's Father: John Prescott, Deceased
Bride's Father: Timothy Ogden, Farmer
Witness: James Prescott, (X); John Gorner, (X)
Married by Banns by: Howard St.George Curate
Register: Marriages 1853 - 1854, Page 110, Entry 219
Source: LDS Film 1885697
1861
RG9/2779/43 pg 12
*Close Lanes (Hilly Rose?), Hindley, Lancashire
David PRESCOTT hd 31 farmer of 14? Acres & weaver silk b. Hindley
Mary PRESCOTT wf 23 silk weaver b. Hindley
John PRESCOTT son 7 scholar b. Hindley
Ellen PRESCOTT dau 3 scholar b. Hindley
Charles PRESCOTT son 1 – b. Hindley
Alice PRESCOTT mo 77 (wd) Retired kept by head of family b. Hindley
(*via rootschat.com informed farm called Rose Hill, Close Lanes, Hindley – possibly Rose Hill School built over it!)
1861
RG9/2779/11 pg 16
Carr Common Farm, Hindley, Lancashire
Mary OGDEN hd 46 (wd) farmer of 5 acres b. Hindley
Ann OGDEN dau 22 silk weaver b. Hindley
Timothy OGDEN son 20 farmer’s son b. Hindley
James Wm OGDEN son 17 silk weaver b. Hindley
Ann PRESCOTT gdau 5 – b. Hindley
Burial: 14 Jan 1863 All Saints, Hindley, Lancashire, England
Alice PRESCOTT -
Age: 80
Abode: Close Lanes
Buried by: P. Jones, Incumbent
Register: Burials 1834 - 1864, Page 429, Entry 4327
Source: LDS Film 93746
Burial: 17 Mar 1868 All Saints, Hindley, Lancashire, England
David PRESCOTT -
Age: 39
Abode: Close Lanes
Buried by: C.H. Newbold Incumbent
Register: Burials 1864 - 1876, Page 111, Entry 882
Source: LDS Film 93746
1871
Close Lanes, Hindley, Lancashire
Mary PRESCOTT hd 33 (wd) housekeeper b. Hindley
John PRESCOTT son 17 striker in smithy at colliery b. Hindley
Ann PRESCOTT dau 15 piecer for mule spinner in factory b. Hindley
Ellen PRESCOTT dau 13 assistant factory hand b. Hindley
Charles PRESCOTT son 11 lab in coal mine b. Hindley
David PRESCOTT son 8 bobbin carrier in cotton factory
James William PRESCOTT son 6 – b. Hindley
Henry PRESCOTT son 4 – b. Hindley
Timothy PRESCOTT son 2 – b. Hindley
Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1877
PRESCOTT John
to
KENDRICK Martha
Liverpool, Our Lady & St. Nicholas & St. Anne
Liverpool 2053LP/63/311
Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1878
PRESCOTT Mary
to
CRITCHLEY Henry
Leigh Register Office or Registrar Attended
Wigan & Leigh ROL/32/114
baptism: 14th July 1878
at: St Mary and St Helen, Neston, Cheshire, England
child: Charles PRESCOT – son of John Prescot & Martha
Abode: Colliery
Occupation: blacksmith
(NB: only one “t” in surname)
baptism: 03rd September 1880
at: St Mary and St Helen, Neston, Cheshire, England
child: William PRESCOTT – son of John Prescott & Martha
Abode: The Colliery
Occupation: blacksmith
1881
4 Tunnicliffe New Row, Westleigh, Lancashire
Henry CRITCHLEY hd 42 Coal Miner b. Leigh
Mary CRITCHLEY wf 42 housewife b. Hindley
Ellen PRESCOTT dau 22 (unm) Cotton Operative b. Hindley
Charles PRESCOTT son 21 (unm) Coal Miner b. Hindley
David PRESCOTT son 18 (unm) Coal Miner b. Hindley
James W. PRESCOTT son 16 (unm) Factory Operative (Cotton) b. Hindley
Henry PRESCOTT son 14 Factory Operative (Cotton) b. Hindley
Timothy PRESCOTT son 12 Factory Operative (Cotton) b. Hindley
John CRITCHLEY son 13 Factory Operative (Cotton) b. Leigh
William CRITCHLEY son 10 scholar b. Leigh
Thomas CRITCHLEY son 8 scholar b. Leigh
1881
4 Sea View Cottages, Little Neston, Cheshire
John PRESCOTT hd 27 Blacksmith b. Hindley, Lancashire
Martha PRESCOTT wf 27 – b. Little Neston, Cheshire
Charles PRESCOTT son 2 – b. Little Neston, Cheshire
William PRESCOTT son 7 mths – b. Little Neston, Cheshire
baptism: 24th February 1882
at: St Mary and St Helen, Neston, Cheshire, England
child: Walter PRESCOTT – son of John Prescott & Martha
Abode: The Collieries
Occupation: blacksmith
Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1883
PRESCOTT Charles
to
KNOWLES Elizabeth
Westleigh St. Peter
Wigan & Leigh C15L/1/13
Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1885
PRESCOTT James William
to
HAMPSON Harriet
Leigh Register Office or Registrar Attended
Wigan & Leigh ROL/39/77
Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1888
PRESCOTT David
to
HARRIS Elizabeth
St Lawrence, Chorley
Preston C10/3/152
m. March qua 1889 Manchester 8d 250a
PRESCOTT Timothy
to
MERCER Alice
1891
42 (Stutlow/Hutlow?) Street, Beswick, Manchester, Lancashire
Timothy PRESCOTT hd 22 gen lab b. Hindley
Alice PRESCOTT wf 19 – b. Manchester
Elizabeth A. PRESCOTT dau 6mths – b. Manchester
William MERCER board 21 (marr) gen lab b. Manchester
Annie MERCER board 20 cotton reeler b. Manchester
1891
4 (Tunnicliffe Row?) Leigh, Lancashire
Henry CRITCHLEY hd 52 coal miner b. Leigh
Mary CRITCHLEY wf 54 – b. Hindley
Ellen PRESCOTT dau 32 (unm) gen serv dom b. Hindley
Henry PRESCOTT son 24 (unm) op cotton piecer b. Hindley
John CRITCHLEY son 23 (unm) op cotton spinner b. Leigh
William CRITCHLEY son 20 (unm) op cotton piecer b. Leigh
Thomas CRITCHLEY son 19 (unm) op cotton piecer b. Leigh
Walter CRITCHLEY son 7 scholar b. Leigh
1891
28 Derby St, Bedford, Lancashire
David PRESCOTT hd 28 baker journeyman b. Hindley
Elizabeth PRESCOTT wf 25 – b. St Agnes, Cornwall
James Harris PRESCOTT son 6mths – b. Leigh
1891
40 Radcliffe St, Westleigh, Lancashire
Charles PRESCOTT hd 31 coal miner b. Hindley
*Ellen PRESCOTT wf 33 – b. Ashton-In-Makerfield
Alice PRESCOTT dau 4 – b. Westleigh
Sarah PRESCOTT dau 1 – b. Westleigh
(*should this be Elizabeth?)
1891
41 Radcliffe St, Westleigh, Lancashire
James William PRESCOTT hd 26 cotton stripper & grinder b. Hindley
Harriet PRESCOTT wf 25 – b. Hindley
Joseph PRESCOTT son 5 – b. Hindley
Harold PRESCOTT son 4 – b. Hindley
+ 1 female and 2 male boarders
1891
Atherton, Lancashire
John PRESCOTT hd 37 blacksmith b. Hindley
Martha PRESCOTT wf 37 – b. Cheshire
Charles PRESCOTT son 12 just left school b. Cheshire
William PRESCOTT son 10 – b. Cheshire
Walter PRESCOTT son 9 – b. Cheshire
Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1892
PRESCOTT Martha
Age 38
Atherton
Wigan & Leigh ATH/42/424
Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1893
PRESCOTT John
to
YOUNG Selina
Leigh Register Office or Registrar Attended
Wigan & Leigh ROL/47/87
Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1898
PRESCOTT Henry
to
MILLER Gertrude
Leigh Register Office or Registrar Attended
Wigan & Leigh ROL/55/7
1901
17 Langdale St, Leigh, Lancashire
Mary CRITCHLEY hd 63 (marr) – b. Hindley
Ellen PRESCOTT dau 43 (unm) gen serv dom b. Hindley
Walter CRITCHLEY son 18 (unm) grocer’s assit b. Leigh
+ 1 female boarder
1901
9 Milton St, Leigh
MORRIS household
Henry CRITCHLEY lodger 62 (marr) coal miner hewer b. Leigh
1901
107 Firs Lane, Westleigh, Leigh, Lancashire
Henry PRESCOTT hd 34 cotton spinner b. Hindley
Gertrude PRESCOTT wf 26 – b. leigh
Doris PRESCOTT dau 1 – b. Leigh
John PRESCOTT son 4mths – b. Leigh
1901
3 (Tideswell?) St, Westleigh, Leigh, Lancashire
Timothy PRESCOTT hd 32 coal miner b. Hindley
Alice PRESCOTT wf 32 – b. Manchester
Russel O. PRESCOTT son 8 – b. Leigh
Mary PRESCOTT dau 7 – b. Leigh
Eunice PRESCOTT dau 5 – b. Leigh
Walter PRESCOTT son 3 – b. Leigh
1901
Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire
John PRESCOTT hd 40 blacksmith b. Lancashire
Selina PRESCOTT wf 38 – b. Lancashire
William PRESCOTT son 18 (unm) – b. Neston, Cheshire
Walter PRESCOTT son 16 (unm) – b. Neston, Cheshire
1901
140 Wilbraham St, Leigh, Lancashire
Charles PRESCOTT hd 41 coal miner hewer b. Hindley
Elizabeth PRESCOTT wf 43 – b. Newton, Lancashire
Alice PRESCOTT dau 14 muslin weaver b. Leigh
Sarah PRESCOTT dau 11 – b. Leigh
Ann PRESCOTT dau 1 – b. Leigh
1901
30 Battersby St, Leigh, Lancashire
David PRESCOTT hd 38 baker b. Hindley
Elizabeth PRESCOTT wf 35 – b. St Agnes, Cornwall
James H. PRESCOTT son 10 – b. Leigh
Frank PRESCOTT son 8 – b. Leigh
William H. PRESCOTT son 7mnths – b. Leigh
1901
24 Woodfield St, Bolton, Lancashire
James W. PRESCOTT hd 36 overlooker cotton card loom b. Hindley
Harriet PRESCOTT wf 35 – b. Leigh
Joseph PRESCOTT son 15 railway clerk b. Leigh
Harold PRESCOTT son 14 reeler cotton spinning b. Leigh
William PRESCOTT son 9 – b. Leigh
James PRESCOTT son 8 – b. Leigh
Mary E. PRESCOTT dau 5 – b. Leigh
Vincent D. PRESCOTT son 1 – b. Bolton
Joseph HAMPSON f-in-l 60 mixer cotton card room b. Leigh
Elizabeth HAMPSON m-in-l 63 – b. Leigh
further speculations so far:
m. 1912
James Harris PRESCOTT to Ada CLEWORTH
m. 1918
Eunice PRESCOTT to William KETTLE
m. 1920
Russel Ogden PRESCOTT to Elizabeth CRITCHLEY
