BILLINGTONS IN FOCUS
Thank you to all the Billington's who offered these photos for the Website
NEW PICTURES ADDED 3RD SEPTEMBER 2008
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Marriage of Edward Billington Born 1829 Woodplumpton-Died 1885
Married: Mary
Margaret Catterall- Born 1832
Edward & Mary above with their daughter Margaret Below Born 24th December, 1861
Margaret
Billington
---------------------------------------THOMAS BILLINGTON & MARGARET NEE PROCTOR:Circa 1895
Picture Below, kindly submitted by Cliff Billington is that of
Thomas Billington b.1816 in Bryning lower left with wife Margaret Nee Proctor on his right both at front with their children from back left:Sarah Ann b, 1858, Thos Henry b. 1862 and Robert Newton Billington b.1864
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WILLIAM ROBERTS BILLINGTON; Born 1853, Liverpool, Son of Henry Billington a Joiner and Ellen Nee Roberts. Shown here with second wife Catherine Lingard and son Harold Lingard Billington.
William Roberts Billington & Catherine Nee Lingard
Harold
Lingard Billington
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Isabella Parker Born 21st March 1879, Barton, Lancs., shown below, daughter of Richard Parker and Elizabeth Billington of Woodplumpton, Elizabeth Billington was the daughter of Alexander Billington and Mary Ashton
Isabella
Parker
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Below is Elizabeth Billington Born abt 1840 Kirkham, Daughter of Edward Billington b. 1804 of Bryning and Mary Nee Waterworth, Elizabeth Married a William Preston on 15th August, 1858 at Preston St John.
Elizabeth
Billington
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Below is James Joseph Billington Born 3rd December, 1858, Preston, Son of John Billington and Jane Nee Richardson of Preston. ...James Married a Mary Coulter in Farnworth, Bolton in 1881
James
Billington
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Below is Ann Billington b. 1898 Withnell, daughter of David Billington and Dinah Nee Heaton of Blackburn. Ann is also the twin of Susannah Billington
Ann
Billington and Husband Edgar Vachre
FAMILY OF WILLIAM BILLINGTON & JANE JACKSON
Married 17th May 1869, Chapelry of Overton in Heaton
With kind thanks to John Kipling for the contribution to this page of his Billington Ancestors.
William Billington was Bap on the 29th April, 1849 at St Eadmer,Bleasdale. His parents were William Billington (b. 1822) and Grace Nee Winder.(b. 1827)... His Grandparents were Richard Billington and Grace Alston.
William Married Jane Jackson in 1869 and had Eight Children:
1. Thomas Jackson Billingtonb. 1869-Died: 1943(M) Sarah A, Plumb
2. Isabella b. 1873
3. Matilda Ellen b.1874 (M )James Hodgson
4 .Hannah b.1877 (M)Levi Baines Dowthwaite
5 William b. 1880
6. Grace b. 1883
7. Albert Victor b. 1890 - Died: 1819 (Killed.. WW1) (M) Susannah Ellen Pinington 1912, Lancaster..Children: (1) Margaret Elsie b. 1912 (M) Eric Huntington in 1935, Lancaster, (2) William Edwin Born & Deceased 1912....... (3) Alexandra Ellen (AKA: Nellie)(M) William Wareing ,,Daughter Denise Wareing b. 1943 (M) Stuart Desay
8. Lilly b. 1896
ALBERT VICTOR BILLINGTON....B. 1890 -1819
BELOW; DAUGHTER MARGARET ELSIE BILLINGTON
B. 1912-2000 & SISTER ALEXANDER ...B. 1914..
MARGARET
& ALEXANDER ELLEN AS TEENAGERS
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JOSEPH BILLINGTON B. 1852 SOUTHPORT AND WIFE ELIZABETH NEE NICHOLSON (M) 12th September 1875,St Aloysius Ch, St Pancras, London.
The parents of Joseph shown above, were George Billington b. abt 1824 Preston, and wife Dorothy Nee Fox b. 1828 Blackpool (Dorothy shown in picture above with her son Joseph and his wife Elizabeth). Joseph's Grandparents were Joseph Billington and Tabatha Nee Gornall.(Some Records show 'Cornall' but is in fact Gornall)
George and Dorothy by 1871 had moved to Clarendon Gr. Middlesex, London. Joseph and Elizabeth are found living in Clarendon Grove in the 1881 Census with daughters Mary aged 4yrs and Alice Ann 5 months both born St Pancras.
George Billington. B. 1824 Preston, Son of Joseph Billington and Tabatha Nee Gornall
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On Left, James Billington Born 1867 Preston - the son of William Billington and Mary Nee Nixon,
James Married Mary Ann Maher on 6th May 1893 at the Wesley Methodist Chapel, North Rd,Preston. His wife Mary is left with James above her and above James is son Frank. Below Frank are brothers John and William and in the centre from the top are sisters Mary with Grace Below.
On the Right is James sister Grace Billington b. 1849 in Wexford, Eire and married Michael Furlong.