Absalom Bebbington ( ABT 1827 - 1897 )
Born:
ABT 1827 at Buglawton, Astbury, Cheshire
Source: Baptism
Wife: Elizabeth Gregg
Married:
10 SEP 1849 at Manchester Cathedral, Lancashire
Source: Parish Register
Died:
1897 at Stockport, Cheshire
Source: GRO
Notes
24/7/1827 Baptism
Absalom, son of Mary Bebbington, Buglawton, Illegt.
Astbury, Cheshire
Source: findmypast
1841 Census - HO107; Piece: 119; Book: 10; Civil Parish: Astbury; County: Cheshire; Enumeration District: 7; Folio: 9; Page: 13; Line: 24 as Benton ??
Adults in this household are William & Hannah Benton who appear to marry
1835 William Benton to Hannah Thirza Dishley, Astbury
Witnesses: John Dale & Sarah Cooper
Both are described as single
1851 Census - HO107; Piece: 2161; Folio: 93; Page: 11 Bentons
William Benton, 58, born Leeds
Hannah Benton, 49, born Odinshaw [Audenshaw], Lancashire
No trace of Absalom as Benton after 1841
10/9/1849 Marriage
Absolam Bebbington, 21, bachelor, weaver, Greengate Salford, father: John Bebbington, labourer
Elizabeth Gregg, 32, spinster, Greengate Salford, father: John Gregg, carter
Witnesses: Joseph Sherwin & Ellen Sherwin
GRO S1849 - Manchester 20 600
Source: Ancestry.com. Manchester, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930 (Cathedral)
1851 Census as Joseph
c1853 a child named Hannah is born, and at some time between then and 1861 Elizabeth dies, and Absalom marries again to another Elizabeth, probably this record:
1861 Probable Marriage
Bibbington, Abbey or Abbiy to
Cooms, Elizabeth
GRO M1861 - Hayfield 7b 692
1861 Census - RG 9; Piece: 2560; Folio: 149; Page: 17
In the 1861 census record, Elizabeth Bebbington, wife of Absolom is only 21, and this is consistent with the 1871 census age, and also the birthplace she gives then - Derbyshire New Mills.
1871 Census - RG10; Piece: 3655; Folio: 67; Page: 26
Marriage to Ann Shaw?
1881 Census - RG11; Piece: 3471; Folio: 66; Page: 36 with father in law, William Shaw
1891 Census - RG12; Piece: 2793; Folio: 53; Page: 22 with servant, Ann Shaw, 67, born Stockport
1897 Death
Bebbington, Absalom
Age: 65 - Born 1832~
GRO S1897 - Heaton Norris, Stockport 8a 18
Source: www.gro.gov.uk + www.cheshirebmd.org.uk HEA/58/18
his mother perhaps was:
Parish Records Collection baptism
Transcription page details
Forenames: Mary Ann
Surname: Bebington
Christening Date: 18 Jan 1809
Location: Astbury
Father's Forenames: John
Father's Surname: Bebington
Mother's Forename: Sarah
City or Town: Astbury
County: Cheshire
Record source: Diocese of Chester Bishop's Transcripts of Baptisms
Data provider: Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
Transcriptions Family Search
She would have been about 18 at the time of Absolom Bebbington's birth, and - guess what:
Parish Records Collection baptism
Transcription page details
Forenames: Absalom
Surname: Clayton
Sex: Male
Christening Date: 23 Jul 1809
Location: Astbury
Father's Forenames: James
Father's Surname: Clayton
Mother's Forename: Elisabeth
City or Town: Astbury
County: Cheshire
Record source: Diocese of Chester Bishop's Transcripts of Baptisms
Data provider: Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
Transcriptions Family Search
Maybe the father?
He got married at Astbury in October 1827, by licence, to Ann Goodwin.
Mary Ann Bebbington seems to have married a few months later at Astbury:
Parish Records Collection marriage
Transcription page details
Groom's Forename: John
Groom's Surname: Nixon
Groom's Status: Single
Bride's Forename: Mary Ann
Bride's Surname: Bobbington
Bride's Status: Single
Date of Marriage: 9 Feb 1828
Place of Marriage: Astbury
By Banns or Licence: BANNS
Groom's Residence: Astbury
Bride's Residence: Astbury
City or Town: Astbury
County: Cheshire
Record source: Diocese of Chester Bishop's Transcripts of Marriages
Data provider: Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
Transcriptions Family Search
Their witnesses were: Martha Nixon and Thomas Bebbington.
children of Absalom's possible mother Mary Anne Nixon and her husband John:
29/3/1829 Baptism
Ellen the Daughter of John and Mary Ann Nixon, Congleton, joiner
Born: 8/3/1829
Wesleyan, Astbury, Congleton, Cheshire
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C07641-1
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 0020047 (RG4 535)
Source: familysearch
Source: Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers RG4/535
from fmp:
Parish Records Collection baptism
Forenames: Mary Anne
Surname: Nixon
Christening Date: 30 Jun 1837
Date of Birth: 1st July 1833
Location: Astbury says Congleton for both her and her twin brother
Father's Forenames: John
Father's Surname: Nixon [Joiner]
Mother's Forename: Mary Anne
City or Town: Astbury
County: Cheshire
Record source: Diocese of Chester Bishop's Transcripts of Baptisms
Data provider: Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
Transcriptions Family Search
Baptised with her was her younger twin, Joseph.
1841 - probable Mary Nixon, though confused about her age:
Name Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where born
NIXON, Mary F 25 1816 Cheshire
NIXON, Joseph M 7 1834 Cheshire
NIXON, Mary F 7 1834 Cheshire
BOOTH, Jane F 20 1821 Cheshire
Piece: 119 Book/Folio: 8/4 Page: 3
Registration District: Congleton
Civil Parish: Astbury
Municipal Borough: Congleton
Address: Royle Street, Astbury, Congleton
County: Cheshire
In the occupation column has been written and then crossed out "Joiner's wife", which would be correct.
from fmp
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