6. | James Unsworth was born on 22 Sep 1799 in Winstanley, Wigan, Lancashire, England; was christened on 18 Oct 1799 in All Saints Church, Wigan, Lancashire, England (son of William Unsworth and Molly Liptrot); died on 10 Aug 1866 in Moor Mill Dam, Winstanley, Wigan, Lancashire, England; was buried on 20 Aug 1866 in St Thomas the Martyr's Church, Upholland, Lancashire, England. Other Events:
- Occupation: Nailmaker
- Residence: 1799, Winstanley, Wigan, Lancashire, England
- Residence: 1824, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Notes:
(Medical):25th August 1866 Wigan Observer
BILLINGE - Found Drowned
Last Monday Mr Driffield held an inquest at the Unicorn Inn, Billinge, on the body of James Unsworth, an old man of weak intellect, who was found drowned in the Mill Moor dam, Winstanley, on Saturday. The deceased, who was known to be very eccentric, left home of the 9th inst., about eight o'clock, the weather being then very tempestuous, with thunder and lightning. He got to the house of a gamekeeper in a wild spot in Winstanley, and was asked to stay, but refused. It was noticed that he was in a lower state of mind than usual, and he stated that a brother of his, who it seems drowned himself 30 years ago, was watching him. At midnight the old man was seen by a gamekeeper, named Downham, on the Winstanley road, going in the direction of the dam, and he was not again seen alive. He was searched for, but no tidings of him could be found till Saturday last, when a young man named Daniels saw the body floating in the water of the dam in question and had it taken out - The jury returned a verdict of "Found drowned."
James married Elizabeth Cartwright on 20 Jan 1824 in All Saints Church, Wigan, Lancashire, England. Elizabeth (daughter of James Cartwright and Elizabeth Lurting) was born in 1798 in Parr, Lancashire, England; was christened on 26 Aug 1798 in St Michael's Church, Burtonwood, Lancashire, England; died on 14 Jun 1839 in Higher End, Billinge, Lancashire, England; was buried on 17 Jun 1839 in St Thomas the Martyr's Church, Upholland, Lancashire, England. [Group Sheet]
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