My Wainwright family comes from the West Riding of Yorkshire, farming in various villages around Barnsley.
The earliest traced so far is John Wainwright of Burton Smithies, Royston
His parents are as yet unknown, although there are earlier Wainwrights of Burton Smithies mentioned in the Royston Parish registers .
The name of his wife is unknown.
John had 8 children:
Elizabeth 1693 - 1700
John 1695 -
Jeremiah 1699 - 1700
Zacharias 1701 - 1784 Married Jane Marsh 4 children
Joseph 1704 -
Thomas 1706 -
Sarah 1709 -
George 1714 - 1721
John died in Feb 1733/4 and was buried at Royston on 27 Feb 1733/4
Zacharias Wainwright married Jane Marsh on 11 Sept 1726 at Royston Parish Church
Zacharias was bpt at Royston on 15 Nov 1701
Jane Marsh was bpt at Royston on 27 Nov 1701, the second child of Theophilus Marsh & Mary Davison.
Zacharias & Jane had 4 children:
Thomas 1726 - 1794 married Ann Taylor 7 children
Eden 1730 - 1802 married Richard Depledge. 2 children
Elizabeth 1732 - 1732
William 1740 - 1813 unmarried but had 1 illegitimate child. Became Agent to Earl Fitzwilliam, responsible for his estates in Ireland
Zacharias was variously described as "labourer" or "collier" in the parish registers.
Jane died in 1777 and was buried at Royston on 12 Jun 1777
Zacharias died in 1784, and was buried at Royston on 6 March 1784
Zacharias was bpt at Royston on 15 Nov 1701
Jane Marsh was bpt at Royston on 27 Nov 1701, the second child of Theophilus Marsh & Mary Davison.
Zacharias & Jane had 4 children:
Thomas 1726 - 1794 married Ann Taylor 7 children
Eden 1730 - 1802 married Richard Depledge. 2 children
Elizabeth 1732 - 1732
William 1740 - 1813 unmarried but had 1 illegitimate child. Became Agent to Earl Fitzwilliam, responsible for his estates in Ireland
Zacharias was variously described as "labourer" or "collier" in the parish registers.
Jane died in 1777 and was buried at Royston on 12 Jun 1777
Zacharias died in 1784, and was buried at Royston on 6 March 1784
Thomas Wainwright married Ann Taylor on 5 May 1755 at Darfield Parish Church.
Thomas was born in about 1726, eldest son of Zacharias & Jane Wainwright. He was bpt at Royston on 6 Jan 1726/7
He had a brother William (1740 - 1813) who was Agent to Earl Fitzwilliam of Wentworth and managed his estates in Ireland.
Thomas & Ann had 7 children:
James 1755 - 1825 Unmarried
William 1758 - 1783 Unmarried
John 1762 - 1836 Married Mary Tate. 3 Children
Thomas ?-1763 infant/child death. Bpt not traced so exact position in family unknown
Jane 1764 - 1783 Unmarried
George 1767 - 1847 Unmarried
Gertrude 1771 - 1832 Married William Taylor 8 Children
The family lived & farmed at Wortley and later Pilley but their baptisms & burials took place at Tankersley
When Thomas died in April 1794 at the age of 68, the burial register describes him as "Husbandman of Piley". He was buried at Tankersley on 22nd April 1794.
Anne died in July 1807 at the age of 78 and was buried in the same grave as Thomas on 6 July 1807.
Their sons James & George are also in the same grave, with other family graves nearby.
Thomas was born in about 1726, eldest son of Zacharias & Jane Wainwright. He was bpt at Royston on 6 Jan 1726/7
He had a brother William (1740 - 1813) who was Agent to Earl Fitzwilliam of Wentworth and managed his estates in Ireland.
Thomas & Ann had 7 children:
James 1755 - 1825 Unmarried
William 1758 - 1783 Unmarried
John 1762 - 1836 Married Mary Tate. 3 Children
Thomas ?-1763 infant/child death. Bpt not traced so exact position in family unknown
Jane 1764 - 1783 Unmarried
George 1767 - 1847 Unmarried
Gertrude 1771 - 1832 Married William Taylor 8 Children
The family lived & farmed at Wortley and later Pilley but their baptisms & burials took place at Tankersley
When Thomas died in April 1794 at the age of 68, the burial register describes him as "Husbandman of Piley". He was buried at Tankersley on 22nd April 1794.
Anne died in July 1807 at the age of 78 and was buried in the same grave as Thomas on 6 July 1807.
Their sons James & George are also in the same grave, with other family graves nearby.
John Wainwright 1762 - 1836 Farmer of Thurnscoe, Yorkshire
John was born at Wortley and bpt at the nearby Tankersley Parish Church on 11 July 1762. He was the only one of Thomas & Ann's five sons to marry and have children.
On 18 Nov 1804 he married Mary Tate at Tankersley Parish Church. They had 3 children
William 1805 -1848 Married Eleanor (Ownsworth) Lawton. No children
Ann 1808 - 1888 married 1 Edwin Fletcher 2 Charles Rogers No children from either marriage
Thomas 1811 - 1870 Married 1 Ann (Pickering, Bradley) Moser 4 children. 2 Matilda Trant 8 children
Around 1819 the family moved to Thurnscoe, Yorkshire.
John died 24 June 1836 aged 74. He was buried in the family plot at Tankersley on 26th June 1836.
Two years after John's death, Mary re-married to John Goldthorp on the 15 Nov 1838 at Silkstone Parish Church.
When Mary died on the 29th Dec 1860, age 77, she was buried in the same grave as John but the headstone makes no mention of her second husband.
John was born at Wortley and bpt at the nearby Tankersley Parish Church on 11 July 1762. He was the only one of Thomas & Ann's five sons to marry and have children.
On 18 Nov 1804 he married Mary Tate at Tankersley Parish Church. They had 3 children
William 1805 -1848 Married Eleanor (Ownsworth) Lawton. No children
Ann 1808 - 1888 married 1 Edwin Fletcher 2 Charles Rogers No children from either marriage
Thomas 1811 - 1870 Married 1 Ann (Pickering, Bradley) Moser 4 children. 2 Matilda Trant 8 children
Around 1819 the family moved to Thurnscoe, Yorkshire.
John died 24 June 1836 aged 74. He was buried in the family plot at Tankersley on 26th June 1836.
Two years after John's death, Mary re-married to John Goldthorp on the 15 Nov 1838 at Silkstone Parish Church.
When Mary died on the 29th Dec 1860, age 77, she was buried in the same grave as John but the headstone makes no mention of her second husband.
Thomas Wainwright 1811 - 1870, Doctor of Barnsley
Thomas was the youngest child of John Wainwright & Mary Tate. He was bpt at Wortley by Penistone on 27 May 1811.
Curiously, for both Thomas's baptism and that of his elder brother William the register spells the surname as "Waindwright"
He trained as a doctor and by 1834 had set up practice as a Surgeon in Church St Barnsley (Pigots Directory)
On 14 Jan 1834, Thomas married Ann Moser (nee Pickering) at St Mary's Barnsley.
Ann had been married twice previously -- firstly to William Bradley on 20th Nov 1826 at Darton Yorks, and then to John Moser on 28th April 1831 at Royston Yorks. Both marriages lasted approximately two years each. She had two daughters: Anne Elizabeth Bradley born 1827 and Mary Bradley born 1828 and a Bradley step-daughter, Harriet. All 3 died in childhood.
Thomas and Ann had 4 children:
John Thomas bpt 11 Jan 1836 Barnsley. Died 26 April 1837 age 15 months. Buried in family plot at Tankersley.
William George born 10 Jan 1838 Barnsley. In 1895, half-brother James was granted administration of his estate due to presumption of William's death in Manila sometime after 1867.
Mary bpt 28 Feb 1840 Barnsley. Married Michael Ignatius Giblin in 1862. 4 children. Died 1879 Milton, Glasgow.
Elizabeth bpt 21 May 1841, Died Jan 1842. Buried at Tankersley
Ann died of consumption on 5th March 1843 and is buried at Tankersley
Eight months later, on 14 Oct 1843 Thomas remarried to Matilda Trant at Scarborough Parish Church.
Thomas & Matilda had 8 children:
Charles Henry 1845 - 1882 married Fanny Calvert 1 child
Johnson 1846 - 1848 child death
Annie 1847 - 1900 unmarried
Edward 1849 - 1917 married Margaret Bulloch 5 children
Thomas 1851 - 1867 child death
James 1852 - 1938 married Ellen (Taffinder) Chatterton 4 children
Matilda Trant 1855 - 1856 infant death
Emily 1857 - 1904 married Alexander Waddell 3 children
Dr Thomas died at the age of 59 yrs on 22nd July 1870 of Morbis Cordis Pneumonia. He was buried in the Public Cemetary, Barnsley despite there being space in the family plot at Tankersley.
In his will he appointed guardians for James & Emily. Charles Henry was left his share of the medical practice. The rest of his effects were to be sold and the money invested, the interest on which was to be used for the upkeep of James & Emily untill they came of age. James & Emily were to share the capital once they turned 21. Matilda, Ann & Edward were not mentioned at all, neither were Mary & William George the two surviving children from his first marriage.
His estate was valued at less than £1000.
Matilda moved to Birkdale nr Southport Lancashire with her younger children.
She died 13 Sept 1883 at Birkdale, nr Southport Lancashire aged 69
On her death, the bulk of her estate (net value £907/5/7 ) was left to her two daughters. Emily was left the £500 that Matilda had received as a marriage settlement. Ann was left the residue. There was also £60 left to Ann "to be used as she thought fit for the benefit of Edward's children" James was not mentioned at all, neither was Charles Henry who was still alive at the time the will was written but pre-deceased his mother.
Thomas was the youngest child of John Wainwright & Mary Tate. He was bpt at Wortley by Penistone on 27 May 1811.
Curiously, for both Thomas's baptism and that of his elder brother William the register spells the surname as "Waindwright"
He trained as a doctor and by 1834 had set up practice as a Surgeon in Church St Barnsley (Pigots Directory)
On 14 Jan 1834, Thomas married Ann Moser (nee Pickering) at St Mary's Barnsley.
Ann had been married twice previously -- firstly to William Bradley on 20th Nov 1826 at Darton Yorks, and then to John Moser on 28th April 1831 at Royston Yorks. Both marriages lasted approximately two years each. She had two daughters: Anne Elizabeth Bradley born 1827 and Mary Bradley born 1828 and a Bradley step-daughter, Harriet. All 3 died in childhood.
Thomas and Ann had 4 children:
John Thomas bpt 11 Jan 1836 Barnsley. Died 26 April 1837 age 15 months. Buried in family plot at Tankersley.
William George born 10 Jan 1838 Barnsley. In 1895, half-brother James was granted administration of his estate due to presumption of William's death in Manila sometime after 1867.
Mary bpt 28 Feb 1840 Barnsley. Married Michael Ignatius Giblin in 1862. 4 children. Died 1879 Milton, Glasgow.
Elizabeth bpt 21 May 1841, Died Jan 1842. Buried at Tankersley
Ann died of consumption on 5th March 1843 and is buried at Tankersley
Eight months later, on 14 Oct 1843 Thomas remarried to Matilda Trant at Scarborough Parish Church.
Thomas & Matilda had 8 children:
Charles Henry 1845 - 1882 married Fanny Calvert 1 child
Johnson 1846 - 1848 child death
Annie 1847 - 1900 unmarried
Edward 1849 - 1917 married Margaret Bulloch 5 children
Thomas 1851 - 1867 child death
James 1852 - 1938 married Ellen (Taffinder) Chatterton 4 children
Matilda Trant 1855 - 1856 infant death
Emily 1857 - 1904 married Alexander Waddell 3 children
Dr Thomas died at the age of 59 yrs on 22nd July 1870 of Morbis Cordis Pneumonia. He was buried in the Public Cemetary, Barnsley despite there being space in the family plot at Tankersley.
In his will he appointed guardians for James & Emily. Charles Henry was left his share of the medical practice. The rest of his effects were to be sold and the money invested, the interest on which was to be used for the upkeep of James & Emily untill they came of age. James & Emily were to share the capital once they turned 21. Matilda, Ann & Edward were not mentioned at all, neither were Mary & William George the two surviving children from his first marriage.
His estate was valued at less than £1000.
Matilda moved to Birkdale nr Southport Lancashire with her younger children.
She died 13 Sept 1883 at Birkdale, nr Southport Lancashire aged 69
On her death, the bulk of her estate (net value £907/5/7 ) was left to her two daughters. Emily was left the £500 that Matilda had received as a marriage settlement. Ann was left the residue. There was also £60 left to Ann "to be used as she thought fit for the benefit of Edward's children" James was not mentioned at all, neither was Charles Henry who was still alive at the time the will was written but pre-deceased his mother.
