Henry Bebbington ( ABT 1828 - 23 APR 1905 )
Born:
ABT 1828 at Oldcastle, Cheshire
Source: 1851 Census + Baptism
Father:
Ralph Bebbington
Mother:
Ann Davies
Died:
23 APR 1905 at Oldcastle, Malpas, Cheshire
Source: GRO + Probate
Notes
27/7/1828 Baptism
Henry, son of Ralph & Anne Bebbington, Oldcastle, blacksmith
Malpas, Cheshire
Source: findmypast
1851 Census
1861 Census - RG 9; Piece: 1891; Folio: 87; Page: 6
9/3/1869 Marriage by Banns
Henry Bebbington, full, bachelor, shop keeper, Oldcastle, father: Ralph Bebbington, blacksmith
Jane Weaver, full, spinster, Wigland, father: George Weaver, stonemason
Witnesses: Ambrose Phillips & Frances Phillips
Malpas, Cheshire
GRO M1869 - Whitchurch 6a 1055
Source: findmypast - Diocese of Chester parish registers of Marriages c1538-1910
1871 Census - RG10; Piece: 2798; Folio: 43; Page: 2
1891 Census - RG12; Piece: 2126; Folio: 89; Page: 3
26/2/1895 Marriage by Banns
Henry Bebbington, 66, widower, retired grocer, Oldcastle Malpas, father: Ralph Bebbington, blacksmith
Jane Carr, 56, widow, Malpas, father: Eaton Jones, painter
Witnesses: Henry Mercer & Margaret Mercer
Malpas, Cheshire
GRO M1895 - Whitchurch 6a 961
Source: findmypast - Diocese of Chester parish registers of Marriages c1538-1910
1901 Census - RG13; Piece: 2557; Folio: 96; Page: 1
1905 Death
Bebbington, Henry
Age: 76 - Born 1829~
GRO J1905 - Malpas, Whitchurch 6a 453
Source: www.gro.gov.uk + www.cheshirebmd.org.uk MAL/7/7
30/5/1905 Probate
Will - Dated: 22nd June 1904
Executors: William Owen Mercer of Oldcastle, and William Penlington Bebbington of Oldcastle Smithy
Mentions: his wife Jane Bebbington
unnamed children of his "natural nephew" Phillip Bebbington of Bank Square Southport
unnamed children of his "natural niece" Emma Bebbington wife of William Swift
nephews of his first wife Jane Bebbington: George Weaver, George Phillips, Joseph Phillips
Witnesses: Charles Tomlinson Malpas Registrar (Births) and Sarah Tomlinson Malpas
Codicil: 1st November 1904
revokes appointment of William Penlington Bebbington, to be replaced by Henry's own wife Jane Bebbington
Witnesses: Charles Thomlinson Malpas and Beatrice May Edge Oldcastle.
NB Emma Bebbington allegedly was the daughter of Ralph Bebbington, Blacksmith - see marriage record on Ancestry:
Name: Emma Bebbington
Age: 20 - Born 1857~
Marriage Date: 16 Jul 1877
Parish: Liverpool, St John
Spouse's Name: William Swift
Father's Name: Ralph Bebbington
Spouse Father's Name: Peter Swift
Reference Number: 283 JOH/3/18
Source: Ancestry.com. Liverpool, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Liverpool Registers. Liverpool, England: Liverpool Record Office.
however, like Phillip, she was actually the illegitimate child of Henry's sister Jane Bebbington, baptised 6th August 1857.
You have Philip credited to her, together with an Edwin and a John, but no Emma as yet.
Document Ref: MF91/54,WR46 P294
Source: findmypast - Cheshire Wills and Probate
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