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Margaret Prescott 1856–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 1856

Birth Location: Atherton, Lancashire, England

Death Date: FEB 1922

Death Location: Leigh, Lancashire, England

Father: John Prescott

Mother: Alice Harrison

Spouse(s): Samuel Walters, Thomas Wakefield

Children(s): James Walters, Abyass Wakefield, Elizabeth Walters, William Walters, Frank Walters, Thomas Wakefield, Alice Wakefield, Margaret Edwards, May Wakefield, Peter Wakefield, Thomas Wakefield

The story of Margaret Prescott began in 1856 in Atherton, Lancashire, England. In 1871, Margaret Prescott resided in Atherton, Lancashire, England. Margaret Prescott married Samuel Walters, Thomas Wakefield, and had children including Abyass Wakefield, Alice Wakefield, Elizabeth Walters, Frank Walters, James Spurgeon Walters, James Wakefield, Joseph Wakefield, Margaret Alice Edwards, May Ann Wakefield, Peter Wakefield, Thomas Charles Wakefield, Thomas Wakefield, William Walters. Margaret Prescott passed away in 1922 in Leigh, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Prescott began in 1856 in Atherton, Lancashire, England.
  • In 1871, Margaret Prescott resided in Atherton, Lancashire, England.
  • Margaret Prescott married Samuel Walters, Thomas Wakefield, and had children including Abyass Wakefield, Alice Wakefield, Elizabeth Walters, Frank Walters, James Spurgeon Walters, James Wakefield, Joseph Wakefield, Margaret Alice Edwards, May Ann Wakefield, Peter Wakefield, Thomas Charles Wakefield, Thomas Wakefield, William Walters.
  • Margaret Prescott passed away in 1922 in Leigh, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Prescott's Ancestors

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Margaret Prescott
1856–1922
Birth Place: Atherton, Lancashire, England
Parents
John Leyland Prescott
1828–1903
Aspull Moor, Lancashire, England
Alice Harrison
1837–1891
Bolton, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Prescott
1805–
Wigan, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Leyland
1811–1885
Wigan, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Leyland
1766–
Hannah Swift
1766–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Prescott's Descendants

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Margaret Prescott (January 1856–FEB 1922) m. Samuel Walters (1855–) m. Thomas Wakefield (1855–12 May 1891)
  1. 1. James (Spurgeon) Walters 1889–1964
  2. 2. Abyass Wakefield 1885–1934
  3. 3. Elizabeth Walters 1890–
  4. 4. William Walters 1892–
  5. 5. Frank Walters 1899–
  6. 6. Thomas (Charles) Wakefield 1881–1960 m. Ethel Dilworth 1888–1963
    1. 1. Gladys (Margaret) Wakefield 1915–1916
    2. 2. Thomas (Charles) Wakefield 1920–2004 m. Caroline (M.) Lauletta 1924–2009
    3. 3. Dorothy (Evelyn) Wakefield 1917–1964
    4. 4. Tommie Wakefield 1921–
    5. 5. Gladys (Mary) Wakefield 1912–1991 m. Arthur Myatt 1911–1938 m. Joe Nado 1915–1974
      1. 1. Phyliss (Jean) Myatt 1931–1985
      2. 2. Elsie (Elaine) Myatt 1934–2003
  7. 7. Alice Wakefield 1883–
  8. 8. Margaret (Alice) Edwards 1884–1956
  9. 9. May (Ann) Wakefield 1888–1912
  10. 10. Peter Wakefield 1890–1892
  11. 11. Thomas Wakefield 1880–1880

Margaret Prescott's Timeline

9 Records

1856
January 1856
Birth of Margaret Prescott in Atherton, Lancashire, England
Atherton, Lancashire, England
1856
16 Nov 1856
Margaret Prescott was baptized in Atherton, St John the Baptist, Lancashire, England
Atherton, St John the Baptist, Lancashire, England
1871
1871
Age 15
Margaret Prescott resided here in Atherton, Lancashire, England
Atherton, Lancashire, England
1876
January 1876
Age 20
Margaret Prescott was married in Leigh, Lancashire
Leigh, Lancashire
1881
1881
Age 25
Margaret Prescott resided here in Atherton, Lancashire, England
Atherton, Lancashire, England
1891
1891
Age 35
Margaret Prescott resided here in Atherton, Lancashire, England
Atherton, Lancashire, England
1901
1901
Age 45
Margaret Prescott resided here in Atherton, Lancashire, England
Atherton, Lancashire, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 55
Margaret Prescott resided here in Atherton, Lancashire, England
Atherton, Lancashire, England
1922
FEB 1922
Age 66
Death of Margaret Prescott in Leigh, Lancashire, England
Leigh, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1856
    Event Place: Atherton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 23231
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 3089; Folio: 32; Page: 18
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 3808; Folio: 42; Page: 30; GSU roll: 1341910
    [4] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 3915; Folio: 83; Page: 14; GSU roll: 842050
    [5] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 3595; Folio: 15; Page: 22

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1856
    Event Place: Atherton, St John the Baptist, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Manchester, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: January 1876
    Event Place: Leigh, Lancashire

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Atherton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 3915; Folio: 83; Page: 14; GSU roll: 842050

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Atherton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 3808; Folio: 42; Page: 30; GSU roll: 1341910

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Atherton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 3089; Folio: 32; Page: 18

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Atherton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 3595; Folio: 15; Page: 22

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Atherton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 23231

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: FEB 1922
    Event Place: Leigh, Lancashire, England

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