Liverpool, Lancashire. (Merseyside)

Address: 7k Block. Birkenhead.   1861 census. St James Parish.   RG9/2644   109   
James MarchINton      head     40      Night watchman        Derbyshire 
Elizabeth MarchINton  wife      48                                       Derbyshire 
Herbert MarchINton    son       17      Apprentice                Derbyshire 

Elizabeth MarchINGton died in 1866 at Birkenhead given age at death being 63.
Possibly, James MarchINGton died back in Bakewell in 1868 given age at death being 48.

Herbert MarchINGton possibly married in late 1869 at West Derby, Liverpool.
Having a child named Herbert James in 1872 registered at Birkenhead. This child died within 3 months and the death registered at West Derby.

There is no recorded death for Herbert Marchington, its possible that they emigrated.

John Marchington.1837. Chapel.

John Marchington.1837.   Looks like John had left home at the age of 14 and as such doesn't show up in the 1851 census for Chapel & Buxton district. He also is not present in the 1851 census for Manchester. However he does show up finally at Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire. He married a Mary Ann French (nee Hinsell a widower) at St. Catherine's church, Tranmere, Birkenhead. on July 7, 1884. Banns were said.  John's age is stated as 47, Mary's age is stated as 48. John father is stated as Philip Marchington occupation Book Keep. Mary's father is stated as Ricahard Hinsell occupation Labourer now deceased.  John hand writing is very neat whilst Mary put X for her mark.. Witness's being John Cook X for his mark & Elizabeth Hoster.  Mary was born in Hartlebury, Worcestershire.

 John was killed on the 16 of March 1887. He fell under the wheels of a cab.  There was a coroner's report after an inquest.    They lived at 22 Queen's Place, Tranmere. John was employed as an excavator according to his marriage certificate, there are quarries directly facing where John lived and was killed and given his Dove Holes link he would have been skilled in quarrying and probably worked at these quarries. There is no trace of John in the 1881 census. Probably due to him being a bachelor and moving around the county or local region. He must have stayed in touch with his family to have noted his fathers change of occupation on his marriage certificate.

It would seem that Mary Ann after the death of John moved to Bellingham, Northumbria.

Mary shows up in the 1901 census 4829/110/10/23    in a very remote place in Northumbria /Northumberland being Catcleugh. It states in the census that Mary is age 69 and a Hut Keeper with her own account, - around 1900 local government were building more water reservoirs for the large cities etc and they tend to be in remote places and as such they built wooden huts for the workers to live on site and as such small communities built up and small business too, some grew into current villages and others didn’t this one didn’t, it would seem Mary was running a boarding hut or a canteen hut serving the men lining the reservoirs with stone from local quarries. Now interestingly is one of our family trades (Quarrying) to which her husband John was employed in the Transmere area being an excavator in a local quarry before his death. Mary could have had some friends who took her the 180 miles from Tranmere, Birkenhead to Catcleugh after Johns death?

Her death entry is stated 1902 age 72 place of death registered in Bellingham , Northumbria some 18 miles from Catcleugh and I would assume having visited it, it was the nearest Village/town at that time. Catcleugh is a place not a village however it does have a small church again indicative of a small construction village which has long gone but the church remains with the graves. I never though to check the grave yard as I assume she was buried in Bellingham it was only when I got to Bellingham that I remember passing the small church near Catcleugh I will have to go back to satisfy my curiosity a next time.  

The Current author of the website is a resident of Liverpool that be me Robert P Marchington.1964. Newmills.