Elizabeth Wharton
about 1858 -
Life History
about 1858 |
Born in Altcar, Lancashire. |
1881 |
Married Joseph Wharton. |
about 1883 |
Birth of daughter Margaret Wharton in Sefton, Lancashire. |
about 1887 |
Birth of son William Wharton in Gt. Crosby. |
about 1888 |
Birth of daughter Annie Wharton in Gt. Crosby. |
about 1891 |
Birth of daughter Ellen Wharton in Gt. Crosby. |
about 1894 |
Birth of son John Wharton in Gt. Crosby. |
Notes
In the 1861 census
Elizabeth Wharton, Age: 2, Estimated birth year: abt 1859, in Altcar, Lancashire
Father's name: John; Mother's name: Margaret
Household Members:
John Wharton, 48
Margaret Wharton, 38
Mary Wharton, 12
Ellen Wharton, 4
Elizabeth Wharton, 2
From freeBMD
Prob. Birth: Sep 1858, Wharton, Elizabeth, Ormskirk 8b 485
Marriage: Jun 1881, Wharton, Elizabeth, W. Derby 8b 856
Marriage: Jun 1881, Wharton, Joseph, W. Derby 8b 856
"Great Altcar is a village and civil parish in West Lancashire, close to Formby on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain. The name Altcar is Norse meaning 'marsh by the River Alt'. North: Southport; West: Little Altcar, Formby, Liverpool Bay;South: River Alt, Liverpool; East: Ormskirk.
Little Altcar is a village in Sefton on Merseyside, on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain, that has been absorbed into Formby" (Wikipedia)
"ALTCAR, a parish in Ormskirk district, Lancashire; on the river Alt, 3 miles SE of Formby r. station, and 6 WSW of Ormskirk. It includes the hamlet of Little Altcar. Post Town, Formby under Liverpool. Acres, 4,284; of which 205 are water. Real property, £5,988. Pop., 540. Houses, 82. The property is divided among a few. The surface includes some marsh. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Chester. Value, £150. * Patron, the Earl of Sefton. The church is very good. Charities, £7."
John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72) (Genuki)