Northeast Cheshire: Hyde, Compstall, Mottram & Stalybridge.
also Glossop.

William Marchington.1776. Bakewell. Married Elizabeth Dakin.
Children:
William.5 May 1798.

William Marchington.1798. Tideswell. Married Martha Hadfield on the 27th June 1836 at Tideswell Parish Church.
Children:
George.c1835
Sarah. 16 Jan 1839. Died aged one day.
Hannah. c1840.

William died on the 3 March 1851.as this  census shows:

1851 Census: 49 Demsne St, Stalybridge, Cheshire. RG     2239   page 380.   St Pauls parish.
Martha Marchington.   Head   Widow.   age 50    House Keeper.     Born Tideswell, Derby.
George Marchington.     Son                      age 16    Cotton Spinner.   Born  Littrndale. Derby.
Hannah Marchington.  Daug                   age 11    Cotton Spinner.   Born.  Stalybridge, Cheshire.
Sarah Marchington.      Daug.                  age 9      Cotton Spinner.    Born Stalybridge, Cheshire.
Ann Headfern.               Daug.    Married  age 24  Cotton cardir.        Born. Littendale, Derby.
Mary Howard.            Daug.   Married.  age 30    Cotton Carder     Born. Littendale, Derby.
David Howard.         Son\Law Married. age 29 Cotton spinner.    Born.  Dukinfield, Cheshire.
John Howard.          Gran\son                 age 8                                 Born Stalybridge. 

George Marchington.1835. Littendale. Married  a Mary? on the ? It would seem that they had no children.

1881 Census Place:   37 Oxford St,  Stalybridge, Cheshire.  
George Marchington        Head      age 46.      Self Actor Minder.     Littendale, Derby.
Mary Marchington           Wife      age 45.      Cotton Reeler.              Stalybridge, Cheshire.


1891 Census: 37 Oxford St , Stalybridge, Cheshire.     RG 12    3292          119     page 8
George Marchington.     Head   age 57   Cotton Minder.      Born New Mills, Derby.
Mary Marchington.         Wife   age 55   Cotton reiler.        Born Stalybridge.         

1901 census: 3796/148/28/164.    10 Orgdens Bldgs, Stalybridge
William Taylor                 Head   age 52      Steamer at print works       Yorks...
Hannah Taylor              Wife    age 44                                                 Stalybridge
Eliz' A Platt            mother-in-law age 71                                          Stalybridge
George Marchington      Uncle   age 66 Laggage Railway Porter    Derbyshire Vale
Mary Marchington       Aunt   age 65                                       Stalybridge
notes: Mary's maiden name could be Taylor


Sarah. Marchington.1839. Stalybridge. Died aged one day.


Hannah. Marchington.1840. Stalybridge

 


1881 census:  76 Gladstone St, Glossop Dale, Glossop. Derbys.
William Marchington     Head, Widow  age 35    Cotton Labourer,         Tideswell
Sarah Marchington        Mother, Widow  age 69    Housekeeper                London.
Possibly William's will   


1881 Census Place:   74 New St,  Mottram, Cheshire.  
Ann Marchington   Head, Widow      age 62     Retired Weaver                    Tideswell, Derby.
Leonard Marchington       Son            age 23     Cotton Stripper & Grinder   Tideswell, Derby. 
Mary A. Marchington       Daug          age 26    Cotton Spinner                     Tideswell, Derby.
Sarah Ardern                    Lodger       age 21    Cotton Carder                 Disley, Cheshire. 
Elizabeth Ardern               Lodger       age 19    Cotton Carder                 Disley, Cheshire.
Margaret Ardern              Lodger       age17      Cotton Carder                Disley, Cheshire.

Leonard R. Marchington. 1856, born Bakewell district. Possible married in 1881 at Ashton-u-Lyne.

1901 census 3796/173/24/153     64 Brick Houses, Stalybridge Chester Stalybridge 
Leonard Marchington     Head      43         Derby Tideswell                      Cotton Blowing Major
Mary E Marchington        Wife      42        Cheshire Mottram 
William Marchington       Son         19       Cheshire Broadbottom          Cotton Piecer
  Mary A Marchington      Daug      17       Cheshire Broadbottom          Cotton Ring Spinner
Rachel Marchington         Daug      15       Cheshire Broadbottom         Cotton Ring Spinner
Annie E Marchington      Daug       13       Cheshire Broadbottom         Cotton Back Tenter
Charlotte Marchington    Daug       11       Cheshire Broadbottom 
Florence Marchington     Daug        5         Cheshire Stalybridge 


1851 Census. Hyde, Cheshire.   Film 2154 page 315
Mary Marchington.      married.    age 24.     Cotton weaver.    Born Manchester.
Samuel Marchington.   son.          age 2.                                       Born Hyde, Ches.
Both are stated as living with a brother being   Henry Dickson age 30 & Sarah Dickson age 26.
No trace of Mary's husband  as yet.


NEEDS CHECKING. NO FILM HELD IN STALYBRIDGE RECORDS OFFICE. RECORDED IN NAME INDEX.

1851 Census. Bredbury, Stockport.  Folios  235 & 258       section 2 /1c in index book.

1891 Census. Marple, Hyde , Hazle grove. RG12 2796     & 2802       116 & 059 pages.
Need to visit Stockport records office for above plus other districts in Stockport to which more Marchingtons will be present.   

Its looking like after the enclosures acts of the early 1700's and 1800's combining with the take off, of the Industrial revolution, to which Manchester & Sheffield were magnets to people with no land. Many Marchington's migrated to the Manchester area & some to Sheffield. Possibly the first being from a descendent of Henry of 1662. 

This could account for the mis-spelling / corruption of the name Marchington in to Marchinton (to which we have no doubt all encountered when someone spells our surname today).  In order to check this further a full extract of the 1841 census for the Sheffield areas needs to be done. and a further trace to parish records relevant to the 1841 census.

 

 

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