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James Unsworth

Male 1799 - 1866  (66 years)


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  • Name James Unsworth 
    Residence 1799  Winstanley, Wigan, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born 22 Sep 1799  Winstanley, Wigan, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 18 Oct 1799  All Saints Church, Wigan, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1824  Wigan, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Nailmaker 
    Died 10 Aug 1866  Moor Mill Dam, Winstanley, Wigan, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Drowned in Mill Dam.Missing from night of 9th Augt when rambled from home.Harmless lunatic 
    Buried 20 Aug 1866  St Thomas the Martyr's Church, Upholland, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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."
    Person ID I22  Family Tree
    Last Modified 13 Jan 2019 

    Father William Unsworth,   b. 1757, Billinge, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1838, Upholland, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Molly Liptrot,   b. 1758, Orrell, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1825, Upholland, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Family ID F329  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Cartwright,   b. 1798, Parr, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1839, Higher End, Billinge, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Married 20 Jan 1824  All Saints Church, Wigan, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Mary Unsworth,   b. 1825, Billinge, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 11 Jun 1900, St John the Divine's Church, Pemberton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years)
    +2. Cicely "Cecilia" Unsworth,   b. 1 Sep 1826, Billinge, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1903, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     3. James Unsworth,   b. 14 Aug 1828, Billinge, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1867, Orrell, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     4. Elizabeth Unsworth,   b. 20 Jan 1830, Billinge, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1886, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
    +5. Ann Unsworth,   b. 20 Apr 1832, Billinge, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +6. Jane Unsworth,   b. 1 Jul 1834, Billinge, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1887, 80, Bark Street, Little Bolton, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2017 
    Family ID F18  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart