Person Sheet


Name William Fergus Priestley, GG Grandfather
Birth 27 Mar 1841, Woodgate, Loughborough.234
Death 25 Nov 1918, 2 Brunswick Place, Brunswich Street, Leicester235 Age: 77
Occupation Needle Maker
Father William Priestley (~1812-1882)
Mother Olivetta Woodhouse (~1816-1898)
Spouses
1 Mary Ann Gilbert, GG Grandmother
Birth 21 Apr 1843, Church Gate, Loughborough.232
Death 5 Oct 1914, Royal Infirmary, Leicester233 Age: 71
Father Thomas Gilbert (~1809-1875)
Mother Lucy Booth (~1804-1877)
Marriage 8 Jul 1860, Independent Chapel, Loughborough.68
Children Lucy (~1861-~1927)
  Emma (1864-1946)
  Harry (Died as Infant) (~1866-~1868)
  Phoebe (~1869-~1956)
  Herbert Gilbert (~1876-~1925)
  Alice (~1880-~1929)
  Ernest Harry (~1883-~1968)
  Albert Edward (~1884-~1951)
  Harriet
  Harold
  Clarence
Notes for William Fergus Priestley
Aged 2 months; living in Woodgate, Loughborough @ census 6-Jun-1841.83
Aged 10; living in Wood Gate, Loughborough; shown as Scholar @ census 30-Mar-1851.84
Aged 19; living in Wood Gate, Loughborough; shown as Needle Maker when married 8-Jul-1860.68
Aged 20; living in Ashby Road, Loughborough with parents-in-law; shown as Needle Maker; shown born Loughborough @ census 7-Apr-1861.69
Aged 30; living in 63 Birstall Street, Leicester; shown as Needle Maker; shown born Loughborough @ census 2-Apr-1871.70
Aged 40; living in 69 Birstall Street, Leicester; shown as Needle Maker; shown born Loughborough @ census 3-Apr-1881.236
Shown as a Needle Maker on Emma Priestley and John Ball's marriage certificate 25-Dec-1884.240
Aged 50; living in 310 Syston Street, Leicester; shown as Needle maker; shown born Loughborough @ census 5-Apr-1891.237
Aged 60; living in 310 Syston Street, Leicester; shown as Needle maker; shown born Loughborough @ census 31-Mar-1901.238
Aged 70 @ census 2-Apr-1911.239
Aged 77; living in 2 Brunswick Place, Brunswick Street, Leicester; shown as formerly a Hosiery Needle Maker; informant Lucy Priestley, daughter, 2 Brunswick Place, Brunswick Street, Leicester; cause of death given as (1) Senile decay (2) Bronchitis on death certificate 25-Nov-1918.235

No will 1918,1919.

Friday 13 July 1860; Leicester Journal; Page: 8
On the inst. at the Independent Chapel, Loughborough, William Priestley Mary Ann Gilbert, both of Loughborough.

Saturday 14 July 1860; Leicester Chronicle; Page: 3
At Loughborough, on tbe Bth instant, at the Independent Chapel, Mr William Priestley to Mary Ann Gilbert.
Notes for Mary Ann (Spouse 1)
Christened 20-Aug-1843 Thurmaston (IGI 8602430).
Aged 7; living in Buck Horn Square, Loughborough; shown as Scholar; shown born Loughborough @ census 30-Mar-1851.67
Aged 18; living in Ashby Road, Loughborough when married 8-Jul-1860.68
Aged 20; living in Ashby Road, Loughborough with parents; shown born Loughborough @ census 7-Apr-1861.69
Aged 28; living in 63 Birstall Street, Leicester; shown as Stiching Machine Hand; shown born Loughborough @ census 2-Apr-1871.70
Aged 37; living in 69 Birstall Street, Leicester; shown as Fitter (Shoes); shown born Loughborough @ census 3-Apr-1881.236
Aged 47; living in 310 Syston Street, Leicester; shown born Loughborough @ census 5-Apr-1891.237
Aged 58; living in 310 Syston Street, Leicester; shown born Loughborough @ census 31-Mar-1901.238
Aged 68 @ census 2-Apr-1911.239
Aged 71; died in the Royal Infirmary, Leicester; shown as Wife of William Fergus Priestley a Journeyman Needle Maker of 2 Court 13 Brunswick Street, Leicester; informant Edward G B Tower, coroner for The Borough of Leicester, inquest held 6th October 1914; cause of death given as Natural causes Heart failure following pneumonia on death certificate 5-Oct-1914.233

possible child
burial
Harry Priestley
23-Sep-1868, aged 1 year 10 months
Grave R 2720 Unconsecrated Section, Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester.
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