William TOPPING and Sarah ISHERWOOD

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Husband William TOPPING [564]

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           Born: Mar Q 1864 - Wigan, Lancashire, England 1
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         Father: Thomas TOPPING [552] (1835-1889)
         Mother: Sarah BARTON [553] (1842-1912)

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       Marriage: Dec Q 1888 - Bury, Lancashire, England [MRIN:245] 2

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Noted events in his life were:

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• 1871 Census (2 Apr) ³, 2 Apr 1871 - Witton Gilbert, Co Durham, England

• 1881 Census (3 April) ⁴, 3 Apr 1881 - Witton Gilbert, Co Durham, England

• 1891 Census (5 Apr) ⁵, 5 Apr 1891 - Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

• 1901 Census (31 Mar), 31 Mar 1901 - Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

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Wife Sarah ISHERWOOD [565]

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           Born: 1870 - Radcliffe, Lancashire, England
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         Father: Bennet ISHERWOOD [2103] (1839-      )
         Mother: Alice [2104] (1845-      )

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Noted events in her life were:

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• 1881 Census (3 April) ⁶, 3 Apr 1881 - Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

• 1891 Census (5 Apr) ⁵, 5 Apr 1891 - Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

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Children

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1 M Thomas TOPPING [1444]

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           Born: Jun Q 1889 - Radcliffe, Lancashire, England 7
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2 F Dora TOPPING [566]

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           Born: Jun Q 1890 - Radcliffe, Lancashire, England 8
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3 F Meagan TOPPING [1101] (details suppressed for this person)

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General Notes: Wife - Sarah ISHERWOOD

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Probably born in Radcliffe

Found 3 possible entries

Sarah B 2Q 1870 8c 507
Sarah B 3Q 1870 8c 389
Sarah Ann B 1Q 1871 8c 430

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1 FreeBMD - GRO Index (http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl?js=0), 1st Qu 1864 Wigan Vol 8c Page 112. Surety: 3.

2 Ibid, Vol 8c Page 681. Surety: 4.

3 English 1871 Census, RG10/4991 Folio 23 P40, Folio 24 P41. Surety: 4. Durham Row, Fendon Hill
TOPPING Thomas Head M 36 Miner; Lancs, Windle
Sarah Wife M 29 ; Lancs, Ashton
Ann Dau 9 Scholar; Lancs, Windle
William Son 5 Scholar; Lancs, Pemberton
George Son 3 ; Lancs, Pemberton
John J Son 11 mo ; Lancs, Pemberton.

4 English 1881 Census, FHL Film 1342198, PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4981 Page 51. Surety: 3. Witton Gilbert, Durham
31 Durham Row
TOPPING
Thomas H M 44 Coal miner, St. Helens, Lancs
Sarah W M 38 Haydock, Lancs
William S 16 Miner, Pemberton Lancs
George S 14 Miner, Pemberton
John James S 12 Scholar, Pembeton, Lancs
Thomas S 9 Scholar, Findon Hill, Durham
Morgam Wm S 6, Scholar, Findon Hill, Durham
Catherine D 3, , Findon Hill, Durham.

5 British 1891 Census, R12/3145 Folio 17 Page 26. Surety: 4. 77 Eton Hill
TOPPING William, Head, M, 26, Coal miner, Radcliffe, Lancs, Eng
TOPPING Sarah, Wife, M, 21, Dressmaker, Radcliffe, Lancs, Eng
TOPPING Thomas, Son, S, 1, , Radcliffe, Lancs, Eng
TOPPING Dora, Dau, S, 7m, , Radcliffe, Lancs, Eng
TOPPING Geo, Bro, S, 23, Coal miner, Radcliffe, Lancs, Eng

(Note: Birthplaces for William & George are definitely wrong)
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6 English 1881 Census, RG11 Piece 3871 Folio 12 Page 18. Surety: 3.
ISHERWOOD Bennett Head M M 41 Radcliffe, Lancashire, England, Machine Printer
Alice Wife M F 36 Radcliffe, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Jane Daur U F 17 Radcliffe, Lancashire, England, Paper Sorter
John James Son M 14 Radcliffe, Lancashire, England, Scholar
Sarah Dau F 11 Radcliffe, Lancashire, England, Scholar
Robert Son M 3 Radcliffe, Lancashire, England
Mary Daur F 5 m Radcliffe, Lancashire, England
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7 FreeBMD - GRO Index (http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl?js=0), 2nd Qu 1889, Bury Vol 8c Page 609. Surety: 3.

8 Ibid, 2nd Qu 1890, Bury Vol 8c Page 600. Surety: 3.