X00372 Henry Rothwell End of Line - Solved!

Henry Rothwell is my 4x Great Grandather, and I have talked about him in previous blogposts. Now that I've sorted out a number of other details about him, it's time to sort out his birth information and to try to get to the next generation.

Birth information for Henry Rothwell appears in in the 1841 to 1871 census records as well as his death and burial records. Unfortunately, his marriage record gives no birth information. Below is analysis of the records:

Doc No	Desc	Year	Age Given	Birth Year	Birth Place
D01529	1841 Census	1841	30	ca 1811	Lancashire
D01628	1851 Census	1851	39	ca 1812	Haslingden, Lancashire
D01602	1861 Census	1861	49	ca 1812	Haslingden, Lancashire
D02674	1871 Census	1871	59	ca 1812	Haslingden, Lancashire
D02737	Death Certificate	1875	64	ca 1811
D02679	Burial Record	1875	64	ca 1811

The records would suggest a birth year of about 1811 or 1812 in Haslingden, Lancashire.

I did look for baptism records around that time and I did find a baptism record for a Henry Rothwell, son of Richard and Mary Rothwell, born 1 Aug 1811 in Haslingden and baptised 20 October 1811.

Not only was this the only matching record that I could find for a Henry Rothwell born in that place in those years, but the names of the parents also match first names of Henry's children, so I am confident that I have found the right baptism record. Based on the above information I am concluding that Henry Rothwell was born 1 August 1811 in Haslingden to Richard and Mary Rothwell.

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Sources:
[D01529] 1841 census of England, Blackburn, Lancashire, folio 4, page 1, 24; digital images(accessed 9 Feb 2025); citing PRO HO 107/502/14.

[D01602] 1861 census of England, Blackburn, Lancashire, folio 100, page 27; digital images(accessed 15 Feb 2025); citing PRO RG 9/3100.

[D01628] 1851 census of England, Haslingden, Lancashire, folio 244, page 14; digital images(accessed 15 Feb 2025); citing PRO HO 107/2250.

[D02674] 1871 census of England, Blackburn, Lancashire, folio 75, page 25; digital images, Ancestry.ca, Ancestry.ca (accessed 15 Feb 2025); citing PRO RG 10/4178.

[D02679] Deceased Online, "Deceased Online," database, Deceased Online (DeceasedOnline.com : accessed 25 May 2025), 844.

[D02737] England and Wales, death certificate for Henry Rothwell, died 25 July 1875; citing 083/419/47, Q3 quarter 1875, Fylde registration district, Poulton le Fylde sub-district; General Register Office, Southport. Rec. Date: 20 Apr 2025.

[D09319] (Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Lancashire, England, Church of England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, "Baptism Record - Henry Rothwell," PR 3016/1/9; digital images, ancestry.ca, ancestry.ca (accessed 3 Sep 2025).

X00381 John Taylor End-of-Line - Solved!

John Taylor is my 4x Great Grandfather and I'm looking to find his birth information and get to the the generation before. But with a very common name like John Taylor it can be very difficult.

Through the various records I have found about him, he was born around 1821 in Heywood, Lancashire, England. He died in 1861, before the 1861 census, and I have not been able to find him in the 1841 census, so the only census record that I have found him in is the 1851 census. Here's what I have found:

• 1851 Census - Age 29, suggesting a birth year of about 1822. Birthplace: Heywood, Lancashire.
• Marriage Record (1842) - No age given, but father's name give as James Taylor, a brick setter.
• Death Record (1861) - Age 40, suggesting a birth year of about 1821. No location given.

So, the evidence suggests a birth year of about 1821 in Heywood, Lancashire, with a father of James Taylor, a brick setter.

But I did some more research and managed to find a burial record which gives both parent's names:

And so we now know that his parents are named James and Rachel. I next managed to find a baptism record of a John Taylor, son of a James and Rachel Taylor in Heywood, Lancashire dated 25 March 1820

So it looks like I have found his baptism record. It doesn't give a date of birth, but the year and location coincides with what I am looking for.

On to the next challenge - to find more out about James Taylor and Rachel (X00387)!

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Sources:
[D00866] England and Wales, marriage certificate for James Taylor and Alice Ann Rothwell, married jun 28 1864; citing 8e/452/216, J quarter 1864, Blackburn registration district, Blackburn sub-district; General Register Office, Southport.

[D01629] 1851 census of England, Blackburn, Lancashire, folio 93, page 28; digital images(accessed 21 Feb 2025); citing PRO HO 107/2259.

[D06569] Deceased Online, "Deceased Online," database, Deceased Online ( accessed 28 Aug 2025), 295.

[D06573] England and Wales, death certificate for John Taylor, died 20 March 1861; citing 08e/245/445, Q1 quarter 1861, Blackburn registration district, Blackburn sub-district; General Register Office, Southport.

X00385: John Whittle End-of-Line

Much like my analysis for Ellen Ainsworth, I had a further look at the birth information for John Whittle, my 5x great-grandfather and did an analysis of his birth and birth place, based on the records that I have:

Record	Description	Year	Age	Est. Birth Year	Place of Birth
D01531	1841 Census	1841	39	ca 1802	Lancashire
D01630	1851 Census	1851	50	ca 1801	Blackburn
D01609	1861 Census	1861	59	ca 1803	Blackburn
D01173	Marriage Record	1823	N/A	N/A	Blackburn
D09347	Death Record	1868	64	ca 1804	N/A
D09348	Burial Record	1868	64	ca 1804	N/A

Unfortunately, the marriage record gives no information about his age. The burial record, however, lists his father's name as James Whittle.

From the records that I have, however, it does seem clear that the birthplace is Blackburn, Lancashire and that the birth year is somewhere between 1801 and 1804. We also have a father's name to go on - James Whittle. Looking at the baptism records for Blackburn in those years, however, there does not appear to be any obvious candidates, so this will require some further investigation.

X00386 Ellen Ainsworth End-of-Line

I had previously found Ellen Ainsworth Whittle's death information, so, I had a look further for her birth information.

For the first step, I did an analysis on her year of birth and birth place, based on the records that I have:

Record	Description	Year	Age	Est. Birth Year	Place of Birth
D01531	1841 Census	1841	37	ca 1804	Lancashire
D01630	1851 Census	1851	48	ca 1803	Blackburn
D01609	1861 Census	1861	57	ca 1804	Blackburn
D09345	1871 Census	1871	66	ca 1805	Blackburn
D01173	Marriage Record	1823	N/A	N/A	Blackburn
D09346	Death Record	1874	71	ca 1805	N/A

Unfortunately, the marriage record gives no information about her age and none of the records whatsoever give any information about her parents.

From the records that I have, however, it does seem clear that the birthplace is Blackburn, Lancashire and that the birth year is somewhere between 1803-1805. Looking at the baptism records for Blackburn in those years, however, there appear to be a number of Ellen Ainsworths born around that time, so this will require some further investigation.