Sanderson

THE SANDERSON FAMILY of Leigh, Lancashire

 

See the Census Transcripts

See the Parish Register Transcripts for St. Mary’s, Leigh

See the Sanderson Family Tree


 

The name Sanderson  originates from the Sander, a Danish medieval form of Alexander.  Sanderson is literally “son of Sander or son of Alexander”.   Alexander and Sanderson are Septs of Clan MacDonnell of Glengarry.  [More information of the MacDonnell clan history]

Our Sanderson branch has been traced back from Phoebe Sanderson (born 1875) , who married Joseph Henry Neil in 1896, to the mid 1600s in Leigh, Lancashire with some certainty.  It can possibly be traced back further into the mid to late 1500s but with much less certainty as the connections are not clear. This is mainly due to the fact that the Parish registers for St. Mary the Virgin, Leigh have some periods in the 1600s missing plus huge chunks of baptisms in the late 1500s and early 1600s where the fathers are not named!    I have over 6o Sanderson children born between 1560 and 1634 alone for whom I have no idea of the parents 2 .  There are some some clues from burials and marriage records, and from these I have been able to form some tentative family groups but certainly not all of them!  These will be added to the family tree.

Much of my early research into the family tree was with the help of fellow researcher Ron Harrison and the Leigh parish records.  There are many sketchy patches that still need to be confirmed and I am working on these areas as I find new sources.  In fact right now there are more questions than answers!   I would also like to thank Sandie Hammer and Beryl for their help with certificates and other information on their branches.

 


 

Aside from the people we know about or think are ancestors, there are many other Sanderson in the Leigh area, particularly Bedford, Astley and Westleigh that may be connected to our branch. 

One is George Sanderson who was a weaver and was buried on 1st March, 1599 at Leigh.  He left a will dated 9th November, 1598 in which he mentions wife Ellen (this would be Elin Sale whom he married on 25th December, 1561 at Leigh 6.), his two sons Henry and Gyles and William, Gyles’ son plus an unnamed god child and a nephew called William Sale? It is very difficult to read! 8 , 9.  Sadly, the Leigh baptism do not hold any Henry or Gyles born in the years immediately after 1561.

There is also a Gyles Sanderson who was the son-in-law of William Stirrup, a corn miller of Bedford Hall, who died in 1581 8.  I cannot locate this Sanderson/Stirrup marriage; if it took place prior to 1560, the register does not go back far enough.   Due to the dates, it is probably not the same Gyles as mentioned above. 

However, at this moment in time, I cannot connect either of the above to our branch.  If anything, the Gyles and Henry I mention below are likely to be grandsons or even great grandsons of George above. 

The head of our branch of the family tree is either Gyles Sanderson or Henry Sanderson depending on whether or not there was one or to Henrys.  I shall try and explain this. Please refer to the family tree as it is complicated! I have listed two possibilities (there are probably plenty of others!:  Scenario 1 (one Henry and 2 wives) and Scenario 2 (two Henrys where Henry b 1848 could be the son of Gyles?) . 

We know that there is Henry born in 1648 who was possibly the second son of Gyles and Elin Sale, and married an Elin as mentioned below.  Because I  cannot find the marriage, I have no idea whether or not is John b 1688 was their first son.   However, it is also possible that Henry married twice. His first wife could be Margery Smith and they married on 14th March, 1655 at Wigan All Saints (both of Bedford) 6  and if that is the case then he must have been born a lot earlier ie in around 1634 and therefore NOT the son of Gyles (at least not that Gyles!).  Henry and Margery had children from 1655 to 1680, when Margery seems to have died [“Margaret wife of Henry Sanderson of Bedford” 2] being buried 9 days after Margaretdaughter of Henry of Bedford” 2.  This would leave Henry free to remarry between 1680 and 1688 when John was born (I cannot find any children of Henry during this time). 

So this is Scenario 1:

Henry Sanderson b abt 1634; (bp 3.2.1633 Leigh, or 4.3.1627 Leigh, in either case his father is unknown).                                                                                      m1 14.3.1655 Wigan All saints to Margery Smith                                                                                                                                                  m2  between 1680 and 1688 to Elin?                                                                                                                                                                                  bur 13.12.1707 Leigh

Henry and Margery then had these children all baptised at Leigh St Mary the Virgin 6:

Ellen Sanderson bp 22.4.1655 Leigh
Robert Sanderson b ?bur 28.8.1666 Leigh (“son of Henry of Bedford”)       
Ellen Sanderson bp 3.3.1657/8 Leigh                                                                                                                                                                      Ann Sanderson bp 15.9.1660 Leigh
Henry Sanderson bp 15.6.1662 Leigh                                                                      
Mary Sanderson bp 17.4.1665 Leigh                                                                                                                                                                                                                  bur 31.10.1665 Leigh
John Sanderson bp 18.2.1666 Leigh                                                                                                                                                                            Sarah Sanderson bp 29.1.1660/1 Leigh                                                                                
Nathaniel Sanderson bp 24.8.1673 Leigh                                                                                                                                                                                                                   bur 17.9.1673 Leigh
James Sanderson bp 7.5.1676 Leigh                                                                                                                                                                                                                     m 8.12.1702 Leigh to Ann Suthern                                                                                                                            Susan Sanderson bp 16.2.1679 Leigh                                                                                                                                                                        Margaret Sanderson b abt 1680, bur 1.5.1680 Leigh (“dau of Henry of Bedford“)

Henry’s wife Margery was buried nine days after her daughter Margaret,  on 10th May, 1680 2.  There is definitely a gap in the baptisms for any children of Henry until 1688. So we have to assume that at some point between Margery’s death and 1688 when John was born, Henry married Elin.  Henry and Elin had just two children that I can find: 

John Sanderson  bp 6.5.1688 Leigh                                                                                                                                                                                                                     m1 7.2.1708/9 Leigh to Ellen Adkinson                                                                                                                                                                         m2 31.1.1714 Leigh to Martha Dunster (bp 6.1.1679? Leigh)                                                                                                                                     bur 25.3.1730 Leigh                                                                                                                                                                      Henry Sanderson bp 24.8.1690 Leigh                                                                                                                                                                                                                   m 14.5.1717 Leigh to Mary Edwards??

 

Noticeably during the first marriage there is a son Henry born 1662 and a son John born 1666, both of whom would have had to have died before the John and Henry were born from the second marriage.  Although there is a John buried in both 1678 and 1682, plus a Henry buried in 1679 all living at Bedford, the register does not say that they are sons of Henry. During this time, the registers do otherwise state the name of the father, so can I trust that this means they are not children of Henry?  

At the same time that Henry is living at Bedford, so too are George, William, Adam and Peter all having their children baptised at Leigh.  Any or all of these could be Henry’s brother. 

If, on the other hand, there were two Henrys, the earlier one would have married Margaret Smith and had the same children as above ending with Margaret when his wife Margery died in 1680.  We would have no idea how they are related.   The latter Henry would have been born in 1648 and married Elin. 

Scenario 2, assumes that Gyles is the father of Henry b 1648, but this could all change as we cannot be 10% sure of which children Gyles actually had: 

Gyles Sanderson of Astley who was possibly baptised in October 1625, parents unknown 1  [This record has not been transcribed by ancestry and for me it is very difficult to read, personally I cannot see a Gyles Sanderson under October 1625, or any other year to be honest].  we do know that he married  Ellin Sale on 4th February, 1645/46 at Leigh 2.   As with Henry above, there is also the possibility that Giles was also married twice; there is a Gyles Sanderson who married Margaret Smith on 28th January, 1637/8 at Leigh 2.  A Margaret Sanderson of Bedford then died in 1644/5 and was buried on 30th January 6 – a year before Gyles married Elin!  Unfortunately, the burial register does not state whether or not she the wife of Gyles, just that she is “of Bedford”, so we cannot be 100% sure.  But it would, of course, mean that Gyles would be born around 1616 or earlier! Although during this period of 1638 to 1645 the father’s name is written in the baptism registers, the only Sandersons I can find is Gyles Sanderson, of Bedford son of Henry? bp 17th June, 1638, plus a few others of various fathers but non of Gyles!    Or we could be dealing with two separated Gyles Sandersons.   Whichever the case may be, due to the lack of information in the Leigh baptism registers again from late 1642, there is some guesswork when it comes to the children of Gyles and Elin, although I am confident that Gyles is their first son being born so close to the marriage! :

 

Gyles Sanderson bp 8.2.1646 Leigh                                                                                                                                                                                                                    m ? about 1667-1670                                                                                                                                                                                                              bur 28.8.1693 Leigh (admin 1696?)
Henry Sanderson bp 4.11.1648 Leigh, m Elin
Peter Sanderson (possibly) bp 4.5.1651 Leigh                                                                  and possibly others but unsure which!                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Burial records for Leigh are pretty thin on the ground after 1646 until about 1661, (this was the period during the English Civil War [1642-1651] and records were neglected or even abandoned) so one of the problems we have is not knowing when Ellin died or for how long she was having children.  There was a Gyles Sanderson of Bedford buried on 28th April, 1661 at Leigh 2 and we are assuming this is our Gyles senior (there is another Gyles buried 28th August, 1693 and one with Admin in 1696 which is probably his son born 1646 above). We are also assuming that Henry Sanderson is the son of Gyles and Elin here, but mindful of the fact that he may not be.

 

Whatever the origin of Henry; whether or not he is the son of Gyles born in 1648 or the son of an unknown Sanderson born around 1634, at this point we are pretty he is the direct ancestor of Phoebe.  Henry married an Elin (surname and marriage date unknown) and they had at least two sons John and Henry, baptised at Leigh 2 ; the earlier children may or may not be from an earlier wife?

John Sanderson  bp 6.5.1688 Leigh                                                                                                                                                                                                                     m1 7.2.1708/9 Leigh to Ellen Adkinson                                                                                                                                                                         m2 31.1.1714 Leigh to Martha Dunster (bp 6.1.1679? Leigh)                                                                                                                                     bur 25.3.1730 Leigh                                                                                                                                                                      Henry Sanderson bp 24.8.1690 Leigh                                                                                                                                                                                                                   m 14.5.1717 Leigh to Mary Edwards??

 

It is possible that Henry was a Cannoneer as the burial record for Elin on 25th September, 1698 states she is the “wife of Henry Sanderson of Bedford, Cannoneer” 2,6Henry was likely buried on 13th December, 1707 2,6.

 


 

Gyles Sanderson, son of Gyles born in 1645/6 presumably married some time before 1670. He may have been a Nailsmith living at Bedford; A habitation petition exits for Gyles Sanderson, Nailsmith of Bedford in 1673 7. This almost certainly pertains to the petition granted to him to gave a cottage built at his own cost on the Commons (the wasteland). 8

 He had the following children baptised at St. May the Virgin, Leigh 6 .

John Sanderson bp 26.2.1670/1 Leigh
Thomas Sanderson bp 18.2.1671/2 Leigh              
Samuel Sanderson bp 18.5.1673 Leigh         
Elis Sanderson bp 24.12.1676 Leigh
Martha Sanderson bp 6.1.1679 Leigh
Ann Sanderson bp 24.10.1680 Leigh

 

It is possible that Gyles died in 1693 and was buried at Leigh on 28th August. 2

 


 

John Sanderson married Ellen Adkinson on 17th February, 1708/9 at Leigh 2.  There is no evidence of any children but Ellen died in 1712 and was buried on 23rd July at Leigh, “wife of John of Sanderson2 .    John then married Martha Dunster (daughter of Giles Dunster) on 31st January 1714 at Leigh 2.  They lived at Astley had at least four children: 

Henry Sanderson bp 21.12.1715 Leigh
Alice Sanderson bp 30.8.1717 Leigh 
Giles Sanderson bp ? (b abt 1720 Bedford)                                                                                                                                                                                                      m1 16.4.1745 Leigh to Rachel Derbyshire (bp 2.2.1725 Astley, bur 6.6.1773 Leigh)                                                                                            m2 2.1.1774 Dean parish church to Martha Smith                                                                                                                                                bur 26.8.1801 Leigh                                                                                                                                                            Martha Saunderson bp 24.8.1723 Leigh

 

It is possible that John was a Plasterer of Astley, as stated on the baptism record of his daughter, Martha in 1723 2. I cannot find a burial for Martha, John’s wife and it is possible that she remarried if she died after him?  John died in 1730 and was buried on 23rd March at Leigh 2 .

 

Although Giles Sanderson‘s birth and parentage cannot be confirmed, I am pretty sure that John and Martha are his parents (especially after looking at the naming patterns for his own children).  Giles married Rachel Derbyshire, daughter of James Derbyshire on 16th April, 1745 at Leigh 2.  They had the following children baptised at Astley St. Stephen 3 : 

 

Martha Sanderson bp 19.5.1745 Astley (d before 1754)
Alice Sanderson bp 12.7.1747 Astley         
Margaret Sanderson bp 22.10.1749 Astley                                                                                                                                                                                                               m 19.11.1771 Leigh to John Battersby                                                                                                                      Sarah Sanderson b?, d 1750 Bedford, bur 11.9.1750 Leigh
John Sanderson bp 5.4.1752 Astley                                                                                                                                                                                                                    m1 25.8.1772 Leigh to Ann Collier                                                                                                                                                                                    m2 ? to Betty
Ellen Sanderson bp 21.7.1754 Astley                                                                                                                                                                                                                  bur 24.5.1782 Leigh
Martha Sanderson bp 21.7.1757 Astley                                                                                                                                                                                                                   m 19.5.1777 Leigh to Robert Leatherbarrow                                                                                                                 Giles Sanderson (weaver) bp 25.12.1759 Leigh                                                                                                                                                                                                                 m 8.2.1780 Leigh to Betty Wainwright                                                                                                                                                                 bur 17.5.1827 Leigh
Ann Sanderson bp 16.5.1762 Astley                                                                                                                                                                                                                 m 5.11.1781 Leigh to Gilbert Sale widower, weaver
Rachel Sanderson bp 14.4.1765 Astley                                                                                                                                                          James Sanderson b? d 1770 Bedford, bur 19.11.1770 Leigh

There is a Removal Order for Giles and his wife Rachel filed in 1754 which removed them from Astley to Bedford.  As removal orders usually sent people back to their parish of origin, it appears likely that Giles was born in Bedford and that could further suggest that John Sanderson of Bedford was his father. This entry also reveals that their first child Martha, born in 1745, had died some time prior to 1754. [ Transcript of Sanderson Removal Order, held at Lancashire Record Office ref. QSP/1693/8 – date: 1754 3 Jan].

Rachel died in 1773 and was buried on 6th June, 1773 at Leigh2Giles then married Martha Smith the following year on 2nd Jan 1774 at Dean parish Church [Thanks to Pamela Simmons for this information]

 


 

Giles Sanderson born in 1759 born in 1759 was a weaver. He married Betty Wainwright, on 8th February, 1780 at Leigh.  They had the following children: 

Lydia Sanderson bp 4.6.1780 Astley 3

John Sanderson (cotton weaver) bp 8.12.1783 Leigh                                                                                                                                                                                                                   m 3.1.1811 Leigh to Betty Heys
James Sanderson (Farmer/Silk weaver) bp 9.4.1785 Astley Chapel                                                                                                                                                                                                    m1 8.10.1808 Leigh to Jane Marsh (d 1809)                                                                                                                                                                   m2 10.6.1813 Man Cath to Mary Clark                                                                                                                                                                   d 18.12.1855, bur 22.12.1855 Astley
Rachel Sanderson bp 30.4.1791 Leigh
Sarah Sanderson bp 20.9.1794 Leigh
Jane Sanderson bp 20.5.1797 Leigh

Betty was buried on 10th October, 1826 and Gyles died in 1827 and was buried at Leigh on 17th May.2

 

James Sanderson, born in 1785 was both a silk weaver and a farmer of Sales House Farm, Moss Side. He married Jane Marsh on 8th October, 1808 at Leigh 6.   Sadly Jane died in the following January, possibly through childbirth and was buried on 27th January, 1809 at Leigh 2.  James then married Mary Clark at Manchester Cathedral on 10th June, 1813. According to the 1841 census and the parish registers of Leigh, they had the following children: 

John Sanderson bp 19.2.1814 Leigh                                                                                                                                                                                                                   bur 18.3.1824 Leigh
Betty Sanderson bp 13.5.1815 Leigh                                                                                                                                                                                                                    m 25.5.1845 Astley to William Rigby Hill
James Sanderson (silk weaver) b 25.1.1817 Leigh                                                                                                                                                                                                                      m 10.11.1839 St Marys, Eccles to Phoebe Hayes                                                                                                                                                  d 1872 Birkenhead 
William Sanderson (Agr. labourer) bp 3.10.1818 Leigh                                                                                                                                                                                                                 m 14.4.1850 Astley St Stephens to Mary Grundy
Martha Sanderson bp 6.1.1821 Leigh                                                                                                                                                                                                                     m 28.9.1845 Astley to George Adamson                                                                                                                                                                    bur 12.1.1846 Astley
Daniel Sanderson (farmer of Partington Lane Farm, Swinton) bp 15.6.1822  Leigh                                                                                                                                                                                                                  m 1846 Leigh to Elizabeth Parker                                                                                                                                                                         bur 24.2.1900 Swinton
John Sanderson bp 11.9.1824 Leigh
Thomas Sanderson bp 25.2.1827 Astley                                                                                                                                                                                                                 bur 22.10.1828 Leigh
Thomas Sanderson (farmer) bp 4.10.1829 Astley

In the 1841 census of Astley Green, Leigh, James was an agricultural labourer, but was recorded as a farmer of 11 acres by 1851 4.     The farm appears to have been Sales House Farm on  Astley Moss (now known as Moss Side) and  in 1861, after James and Mary had died,  Thomas Sanderson, their youngest son was farmer.  By then, the far, had 54 acres and Thomas employed two labourers.

James died in an accident on 18th December, 1855.  There was a story kept in the family (told to me by Ron Harrison, fellow researcher and descendant of James – thanks Ron!) that he was returning from Bedford Mill in his horse and cart, when he tumbled at Town Lane.  He died at home six days later.  This story was proved to be true when James’ death certificate was found.  The certificate clearly states ‘died from injuries sustained as a result of a fall from a horse and cart’.   The Leigh Chronical ran a short piece on the accident;

“Fatal Accident at Astley On the 12th Inst. as James Sanderson, farmer of Astley, was returning from Bedford Mill, in a state of intoxication, he fell out of his cart in Town Lane, Astley, and fractured his skull near the temples. He died of his injuries thus received on Wednesday night.”

 

 

James was buried at Astley on 22nd December, 1855 4.  He left a will dated 14th December, 1855 in which he leaves his youngest son Thomas the farming stock and management of the house and all others received a total of  £190. Mary, his widow died the following  6th February, 1856, one day after making her own will. Both James and Mary fail to mention a son John and so we can assume, unless he fell out of favour with both parents, that he had died before them.  Mary was also buried at Astley on 9th February, 1856 4.

 


 

James Sanderson, born in 1817 was also a silk weaver.  He married Phoebe Hayes, daughter of Ann Heys at St. Mary’s Church, Eccles on 10th November, 1839.    They had the following children: 

John Sanderson (labourer) b 20.7.1840,  bp 4.10.1840 Astley St. Stephen                                                                                                                                                                  m 12.2.1860 Garston to Catherine Dunbar (b 1841)                                                                                                                                                 d 9.2.1880 Tranmere 
William Sanderson bp 14.11.1847 Astley St Stephen                                                                                                                                                                                           d 1877 Little Hulton aged 30
Martha Sanderson b 2.11.1849 Astley St Stephen                                                                                                                                                                                              m 1878 Little Hulton to Thomas Kavanagh
Joseph Sanderson bp 15.5.1851 Astley St Stephen                                                                                                                                                                                              d 1869 Little Hulton aged 20
Mary Ann Sanderson bp 2.8.1857 Astley St Stephen                                                                                                                                                                                              m 1876 Little Hulton to James Berry
James Sanderson (workshop labourer) b 1859 Astley

 

The family were living at Astley Green at the time of the 1861 census, but had moved to Little Hulton in Cheshire by the 1871 census 4.   James died in 1872, aged 55 at Birkenhead, and in 1881 Phoebe was widowed and living with her son James at 15  Manchester Road, Little Hulton, Cheshire 4.  
According to the freeBMD but as yet unconfirmed, Pheobe died in 1886 aged 69 at Farnworth, about 2 miles north of where she was living in 1881.

Not much is known about her other children. Sons Joseph and William both died in 1869 and 1877 respectivley at Little Hulton.  Martha appears to have married Thomas Kavanagh, a coal miner in 1878. They were living at 18 Stevenson Street, Little Hulton in 18814

Mary Ann appears to have married James Berry, a c

otton sizer, in 1876 . They were living at 20 Booth Street, Farnworth in 1881.  Perhaps Phoebe had been living with them when she died? Mary and James had daughters Mary Ann born in 1877 and Martha born in 1879.

John Sanderson was born on 20th July, 1840 at Astley Green, Leigh.  He married Catherine Dunbar, daughter of George Dunbar and Mary Anne White, on 12th February, 1860 at Garston parish church.  John and Catherine had eight children:

 

George Sanderson (fireman/Engine Driver)  b 27.7.1861 Meddow Lane, Tranmere
                                                                                        m 1887 Tranmere to Elizabeth Melling
Alfred Sanderson (labourer) b 17.3.1864 Tranmere
                                                          m 1886 Birkenhead to Annie Reeves
Joseph Sanderson (boiler maker) b 1866 Tranmere
Mary Ann Sanderson (soap packer) b 1870 Tranmere           
                                                                         m 31.8.1891 Tranmere to John Taylor

Phoebe Sanderson bp 30.7.1872 Tranmere St. Paul 1                                                                                                                                                                                        1872 Birkenhead                                                                                                                                                                Martha Helen Sanderson bp 21.9.1873 Tranmere St. Paul 1
                                                       m ? to George Telford?
Phoebe Sanderson b 27.5.1875 Tranmere
                                        m 6.12.1896 Liverpool to Joseph Henry Neil
John Sanderson (soap stamper) b 1877 Tranmere
Louisa Sanderson b 9.7.1879 Tranmere
                                   m 8.4.1907 to Henry Arthur Yates


In 1871 John and Catherine were living at 14 Pleasant Street, St. Paul’s, Tranmere. 4 John died on 9th February 1880 and in 1881 Catherine was in the Royal Infirmary, Brownlow Street, Liverpool (RG11/3627/45/6/1341868).  Her eldest son George was in charge of the family at 40 Beaconsfield Road, Tranmere (RG11/3585/26/46/1341858).  Louisa his youngest sister was only 1 month old. 
However, by 1891 Catherine was back at home with her family at 12 Roslyn Street (late Liverpool Buildings), Birkenhead  (RG12/2891).  At the time of the 1901 census Catherine was 60 and living at 6 Roslyn Street, Birkenhead (RG13/3398/37) with her two youngest children John and Louisa4

 

George Sanderson born in 1861 was a dockyard fireman at the time of the 1881 census. 4 He was also in charge of his household of brothers and sisters including his 1 month old baby sister. 

George married Elizabeth Melling in 1887 and they had at least seven children: (info gratefully received by Sandie Hammer, granddaughter of son George born 1900)

Alice Sanderson b 31.10.1887 Birkenhead
Ellen (Nellie) Sanderson  b 27.6.1890 Birkenhead
                                               m 1911 Birkenhead to John Henry Myers
Elizabeth Sanderson b 11.4.1893 Birkenhead
Louisa Sanderson b 26.2.1895 Birkenhead
                                    m 1917 Birkenhead to Herbert Atkinson
Catherine Sanderson b 26.9.1897  Birkenhead
George Sanderson b 18.1.1900 Birkehead
                                     m 25.4.1929 to Dorothy Alma Lucas  (parents of 16 children)

Joseph Sanderson b 28.7.1904 Birkenhead
                                     m 1936 Preston to Cecilia Agatha Patricia Carter

George and his family were living at 12 Brassey Street, Birkenhead  (RG13/3393/124/9) in 1901. 4 George was a stationary Engine Driver at the dockyard.

 

Alfred Sanderson was a dockyard labourer. He married Annie Reeves and they had at least three children;

Agnes Sanderson b 1887
Annie Sanderson b 1890
Elsie Sanderson b 11.12.1904 Birkenhead
                                m 1926 Birkenhead to Alfred Edward Nourse

 

Phoebe Sanderson, born in 1875 had left home by the time she was 15, working as a domestic servant at Stoke Upon Trent, Staffs  (RG12/2173/29/9) in 1891. 4 She married Joseph Henry Neil, son of John Neil and Ann Dixon on 6th December, 1896 at Liverpool. 5 They had 14 children between 1897 and about 1914.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            


 

1 parish records from familysearch.org     

2 Leigh parish registers at Lan opc

3 Astley parish registers at Lan opc

4 census returns from ancestry.co.uk

5 birth, marriage or death certificate   

6 parish registers from ancestry.co.uk   

7 National Archives  

8 Notes on Sandersons at Bedford from “Leigh – The Historical Past of a Lancashire Borough” Dr John Lunn 1959  Leigh Life 

9 Last Will and Testament of George Sanderson dated 1598.

 

 

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  • ADAMSON formerly OF HURST HALL

    Lineage
    ——-
    This family originated in Lanarkshire and subsequently settled in
    Cumberland and adjoining counties, the principal branch being seated
    at Linden Hall, Morpeth, Northumberland until 1962
    (see BLG, 1952 Edn).

    ROBERT ADAMSON was father of,

    EDWARD ADAMSON, of Catterall, Lancashire, was father of,

    THOMAS ADAMSON, of Catterall, m Elizabeth Haydock,
    and d 1624, having had issue,

    The eldest son,
    JOHN ADAMSON, of Goosnargh, b 1600,
    m 1622, Margaret Parkinson, and d 1667,
    having had with other issue,

    THOMAS ADAMSON, of Goosnargh, Lancashire, b 1631,
    m. Jane –, and d 1706, having had with other issue,
    1a JOHN, of whom presently.
    2a Robert.
    3a Francis.
    4a Thomas, m Jane Yates

    The eldest son,
    JOHN ADAMSON, of Warton-in-Kirkham, Lancashire, b 1660,
    m 18 Feb 1683, Mary Moulding (d 1708), and d 1708,
    having had issue, with two daughters,
    1a Adam, b and d 1683.
    2a JOHN, of whom presently.
    3a Henry, b 1689.
    4a Jeffrey, b 1692.

    The eldest surviving son,
    JOHN ADAMSON, of Abram, Lancashire, b 1686,
    m 7 Oct 1712, Anne, dau of James Wood, of Kirkby, Lancashire,
    and had with other issue,
    1a ADAM, of whom presently.

    His son,
    ADAM ADAMSON, of Abram, b 1713,
    m 5 Oct 1735, Margaret, dau of Robert Johnson,
    of Leigh, Lancashire, and had issue, with three daus,
    1a Thomas, b 1736.
    2a JOHN, of whom presently.
    3a Roger, b 1744, m 1 Feb 1769, Martha Dean
    (see BPB, DEAN OF THORNTON-LE-FYLDE, LP),
    and had issue,
    1b Roger, who with his son Roger Adamson,
    John Gerard of Windle Hall, (see BPB, GERARD, B)
    and the Rev Francis Graythorne was drowned
    in the Irish Sea, 22 May 1822.
    4a William, b 5 Apr 1748.

    The second son,
    JOHN ADAMSON, of Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, b 1737,
    m 1 Mar 1756, Ursula (d 1808), dau of Joseph Anson, and d 1789,
    having had issue, with three surviving daus,
    1a THOMAS, of whom presently.
    2a Joseph, b 3 Jun 1759
    3a John, b 24 Dec 1764, d 30 Apr 1766.
    4a Richard, b 31 Dec 1766.
    5a John, b 16 Nov 1770.
    6a William, b 15 Oct 1773, d inf
    7a James, b 5 Sep 1775.
    8a William, b 18 Nov 1776.
    9a Henry, b 1 Apr 1778.

    The eldest son,
    THOMAS ADAMSON, of Lowton, Lancashire, cotton manfr,
    b 18 Jan 1758, m 1stly 13 Aug 1797, Ellen Lythgoe (d 1814),
    and had issue,
    1a John, b 15 May 1799.
    2a Peter, b 13 Apr 1802.
    3a Joseph, b 1811, in Holy Orders of the Church of Rome.
    He m 2ndly 13 Jul 1815, Ellen Hatton (d 20 Jan 1866),
    and by her had issue, with two daus,
    4a GEORGE, of whom presently.

    The son (by 2nd marriage),
    GEORGE ADAMSON, of Hurst Hall, Glazebury, Cheshire,
    b 10 Feb 1817, m 1stly Martha Sanderson (dsp 18 Feb 1861),
    m 2ndly 6 Feb 1862, Alice (d 16 Sep 1906), dau of
    Samuel Pimblett, of Ashton-in-Makerfield,
    and d 7 Jan 1907, having had issue,
    with one dau,
    1a Thomas, b 24 Jul 1863, and dvp 4 Dec 1871.
    2a Samuel, of Tanner’s Farm, Culcheth, Lancashire, farmer, b 2 Sep
    1865, m 18 Jun 1887, Rachel (d 14 Aug 1952), dau of George Taylor,
    of Culcheth, and d 17 Nov 1940, leaving issue, with five daus,
    1b George Samuel, of Tanner’s Farm, Culcheth, farmer,
    b 5 May 1896, m 21 Jul 1921, Ann (d 27 Feb 1976),
    dau of William Williams, of Woolston, Lancashire,
    and d 6 Apr 1978, leaving issue, with one dau,
    1c George Samuel, of Tanner’s Farm, Culcheth,
    farmer, b 21 Jun 1922, m 13 Nov 1943,
    Hilda, dau of Joseph Yates, of Leigh,
    and dsp 5 Nov 1985.
    2c Frederick, b 1 Feb 1925, m 15 May 1954, Marian, dau
    of Arthur Eckersley, of Leigh, and had issue,
    with one dau,
    1d John, b 24 Mar 1958, educ Bolton, and Manchester Univ
    (LRSC 1981), research chemist, m 19 Aug 1987, Fiona Anne, dau of
    Ian Kydd MacDonald, of Burtonwood, Cheshire, and has issue.
    3a THOMAS, of whom presently.

    The youngest son,
    THOMAS ADAMSON, of Hurst Hall, Glazebury, b 27 Apr 1873,
    m 9 Feb 1896, Dorcas Mary (d 11 Jul 1953), dau of John Hands,
    of Norton Canon, Herefordshire, and d 18 Jul 1939,
    having had issue, with five daus,
    1a (George) William, of Kinknall Hall, Culcheth, farmer, b 3 May
    1897, m 22 Feb 1933, Jane (d 19 Sep 1978), dau of William Norcott,
    of Statham, Cheshire, and d 12 May 1983,
    leaving issue, with one dau,
    1b Thomas William, b 22 Feb 1938, farmer, m 15 May 1984, Anna
    (Morris’s Farm, Croft, Lancashire), dau of Edward Leigh, of Lowton
    Hall, Lowton, Lancashire, and d 20 May 1991, leaving issue.
    2b John, b 8 Dec 1939, farmer (Low Fauld Farm, Ruckcroft,
    Cumbria), m 29 May 1980, Irene, dau of
    Capt. Arthur George Kennedy, IA.
    2a (Wilbraham) John, of Yew Tree Farm, Culcheth, farmer, b 23 Aug
    1899, m 10 Jun 1925, Ruth Anne (d 24 Oct 1974), dau of William
    Henry Pitchfork, of Rixton, Lancashire, and
    dspm 11 Oct 1980, leaving issue.
    3a Charles Thomas, of Risley Hall, Risley, Lancashire, farmer, b 29
    Jan 1901, m 30 Jul 1924, Ellen (d 10 Jun 1991), dau of
    George Smith, of Lowton St Mary’s, Lancashire, and
    d 30 Dec 1978, leaving issue.
    4a Wilfred Raymond, b 13 Apr 1904, and d inf 8 Jan 1905.
    5a Gerald Lancelot Samuel, of Dicconson Farm, Lowton, farmer, b 17
    Feb 1906, m 8 Jun 1932, (Gertrude) Olive (d 21 Nov 1985), dau of
    William Webster, JP, of Stockton-on-the-Forest, York, and
    d 7 Sep 1970, leaving issue.
    6a Donald, of The Homestead, Lymm, Cheshire, b 24 Oct 1907, m 1
    Jun 1938, Hannah Mary (d 26 May 1994), elder dau and co-heiress of
    William Booth, of Lymm (see BP, BOOTH, Bt), and d 3 Jan 1982,
    leaving issue.
    7a Alexander Duncan, of Woodend Farm, Glazebury, farmer, b 25 Sep
    1909, m 30 Jun 1937, Lilian (d 27 Aug 1995), dau of George Smith, of
    Lowton St Mary’s, and d 3 Jul 1975, leaving issue.
    8a Denys, of Great Stone Farm, Culcheth, farmer, b 27 Jan 1912, m 8
    Feb 1939, Elizabeth (who m 2ndly 29 Oct 1960, Alfred William
    Le Cornu, of Five Oaks, St Helier, Jersey, and d 24 Jun 1977),
    dau of George Clough, of Irlam, Lancashire, and
    dspm 11 May 1959, leaving issue.
    9a (Victor) Raymond, of Brookside Farm, Bickershaw, Lancashire,
    farmer, b 15 Sep 1915, m 30 Sep 1941, Mary, adopted dau of Henry
    Halsall, of Lowton, and d 14 Jul 1981, leaving issue.

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