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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