geneology

Hi all, i am looking for Thomas Pilling b:1864/5 in Ashton in Maker field married Jane Hamlett in 1889
many thanks

Hi paddy68,
in 1911:
living at 9, Pretoria road, Ashton
Thomas Pilling age 46 a Hinge maker
wife Jane age 42
daughter Cicelia age 20
son Laurence age 18
son Arthur age 10

In Lancashie Online Parish Clerk [it's free] there are lots of Pillings in the parish records for Ashton.

hi Kathpressey,

thanks for that never thought to look in parish records

They would appear to have married either at a non-conformist church or registry office.
Jane was born in 1868 in Salford the daughter of William a Fustian Cutter and Mary A. a Silk Winder

1881 Census - Warrington Road (next door to the Angel Hotel)
Josiah Pilling 46 Hinge Maker
Alice 44
William 21 Hinge Maker
Mary 19 Milliner
Thomas 17 Hinge Maker
Joseph 9 Scholar

There is information on Lancsopc (Lancashire Online Parish Clerks) on some of the Pilling family:

Found a Josiah Pilling baptised at St. Thomas, Ashton in 1868 son of Josiah and Alice and then his father Josiah baptised a week later on 29.11.1868 also at St. Thomas born 28.01.1835 son of Henry and Ellen.

15th May 1864
Thomas Pilling 3rd child, 2nd son of Josiah and Alice born 3rd May 1864 baptised at St. Thomas, Ashton
Father: Hinge Maker Abode: Ashton Heath

Thomas' son was a hinge maker too. they must have all followed their father into the trade. In LOPC there are other hinge makers called pilling,
Found Baptism:
Thomas pilling born3rd may 1864
baptised 15th May 1864 at St Thomas, Ashton
He was the third child and the 2nd son of Josiah and Alice.

Hi grandmas
thanks for information, will go and look for Jane's family now. I never thought I could go that far back !!! once again thank you

trying to give you original census 1871

try a bit bigger. Pillings down the bottom

The above is 1861 when Josiah was a journeyman hingemaker [apprentice?]
in 1841 when Josiah was 6 he lived with his family in Peggys lane Winwick.
henry b1816 also a hingemaker
Ellen b1816
Jesse .1839
jebez b 1837
Jemima b1841

They liked their "j's" didn't they!
you'll need to look in Parish records before this but I think I saw Jebez' name this morning.

hi Kathpressey,

what a very helpful person you are.
I don't have access to the censuses but have had a great time looking at the online parishes yes they do like names with j !
and they all appear to be hinge makers!
Jenny

well I'm a bit stuck on my tree so I enjoyed delving into yours. Happy to look anything up. Libraries should give you access to a site like Ancestry [they do down here and do tutorials too].
I expect there are still hinges around that your ancestors made.

Hi I was looking all day yesterday and night ( I am quite hooked now !!) Can you see if you can find Cicelia Pilling she seems to have dropped off the face of the earth after 1911, looks like she was born 1891??
thanks
jenny

I can't find any marriage record for a Cecilia Pilling at all and the only death I found was a Cicely Pillling b 1891 but died 1977 in St Helens.Perhaps she emigrated? I also have ancestors that seem to have disappeared.

hi
Never mind thanks for looking anyway