X00376 James H.R. Rothwell after 1856 Continued

Continuing the search to findmore information about James Hacking Ratcliffe Rothwell after 1856 (X00376), I did receive the death certificate that I had requested in a previous post.

Recapping: James H.R. Rothwell was born 6 February 1856 in Haslingden, Lancashire. He married Margaret Airey in Blackburn on 26 July 1856. I have found him in the 1871 census, but nothing beyond that date.

As mentioned earlier, I did request a death certificate from the GRO for a James Rothwell who died in 1894, aged 60 in Blackburn:

The name isn't exactly correct; nor is the year of birth or profession, which is what had me a little doubtful. Although one possible clue is that the informant is a daughter named Ellen Sharples, and the James Rothwell in my tree did have a daughter named Ellen. So I had a look for a marriage record between an Ellen Rothwell and someone with the last name Sharples.

I came across this marriage record between an Ellen Rothwell and a Samuel Sharples in 1883. Ellen ROthwell is a daughter of a James Rothwell, so it looks to be the same family as in the death record:

I had a look for a birth record for the Ellen Rothwell in the record and managed to find this baptism record:

The address of York Street in the baptism record matches the address in the marriage record, so the Ellen Rothwell in this baptism record is the same as the one in the marriage record and the same as the informant in the death certificate. But the parents are James Rothwell and a Mary, so it doesn't look like it is the correct James Rothwell. And so the search continues.

X00376 James H.R. Rothwell after 1856

I have mentioned James Hastings Radcliffe Rothwell in previous posts (X00376). He is the son of Henry Rothwell and Alice Hacking and was born 6 February 1835 in Haslingden, Lancashire. He is found living with the family in the 1841 and 1851 census records. He marries Margaret Airey 26 July 1856 in Blackburn:

Previously, I had only found them up to that point, so I did some further research. And here is where it gets interesting. In the 1861 census, both James and Margaret are found back living with their respective families:

James Rothwell in 1861:

Margaret Rothwell in 1861:

In the 1871 census records, they are again living separately. I have also found Margaret living alone in the 1881 census records, but have yet to find James. I have found a death record for Margaret in 1886, but am still looking for a death record for James.

So it looks like I have put together the story for Margaret Airey after 1856; I'm just waiting for a potential death record for James to arrive (stay tuned for more). But the reason why they lived separately for so many years will likely remain a mystery.