Margaret# Wilkinson

  Notes:

Got christening date from familysearch. Backs up parents.

1841 Census (age 12) living in Settle, with parents, siblings and others (see fathers entry). Occupation; Winder, Cotton Mill.

1851 Census (age 22) living in Upper Settle with parents and sisblings. Is unmarried. Occupation ; <something> Cotton Mill.

Sept 1851; Birth of illeg. dau Esther.

Marriage cert (from John Byrom); 30th Apr 1856
Place; The Parish Church, Parish of Giggleswick.
John Moorby, full age, bachelor, labourer, Settle. Father; Francis Moorby, Labourer.
Margaret Wilkinson, full age, spinster, Carder, Settle, Father; John Wilkinson, Weaver.
Witnesses; William Moorby, Sarah Moorby.

1861 Census (age 32) living in Upper Settle with husband, 2 daughters and son. NB Eldest child is called Esther Wilkinson. Have assumed born out of wedlock (but have also assumed is John's - might not be). Could be that she was previously married?
NB: Margaret's parents living next door.

1871 Census (age 44?) living in Poole's Row, Settle with husband and children. NB; On here Esther is listed as Moorby?

1881 Census (age 51) living in Cob Cottages, Settle with husband, children, son in law (David Jackson - married to Sarah) and granddaughter (David and Sarah's child).

Death cert (from John Byrom); 13th Jan 1889, Settle. 59 years (not quite a match). Wife of John Moorby, a General Labourer.
Cause of Death; Debility
Informant; X the mark of John Moorby of Settle, widower of the deceased, present at the death.

Margaret# married John# Moorby, son of Francis Stephenson# Moorby and Sarah# Hardacre, on 30 Apr 1856 in Giggleswick Parish. (John# Moorby was born in 1831 in Settle, N.Yorks, christened on 8 Feb 1831 in Giggleswick, N.Yorks and died on 23 Mar 1904 in Cob Castle, Settle, N.Yorks.)