PAPIST CENSUS OF 1767

FOR

BROUGHTON/LEA,ASHTON, INGOL,COTTAM, FULWOOD,KIRKHAM,TREALES

ST MICHAEL - INSKIP WITH SOWERBY-WOODPLUMPTON

(Including extract of 1810 and 1820 Papist Census Preston Family)

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    RETURN OF PAPIST CENSUS FOR 1767

RETURN OF PAPISTS Diocese of Chester 1767 (ca Aug)                     [papists.ed

CRS Occasional Publications no 1, 1980; transcribed from House of Lords archives

Book ref 6/139-171 (see for introductory notes & letter complaining about papists)

BROUGHTON (return 180) total 313  

Note where two columns of ages show, the second column is the length of time that person has been in this parish

BROUGHTON - Haighton 1767

 John BILLINGTON       husbandman        49yrs    23 years

  Elizabeth - wife39 Children: Elizabeth - 24 Mary   21 John  17 Ann 15 Ellen 7

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  Thomas BILLINGTON     husbandman        41yrs    15 years

  Mary    - wife   38 Children:  Mary  20 John 14 William 13 Richard 11 Thomas 9 Robert 7 Alice 5 Ellen 2

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 James BILLINGTON      husbandman        36     6 years

  Jane - wife  35 Children: Mary  9 Thomas 8 Ann 7 Catherine 5 John 3 Margaret 1yr Jane 6wks 

This is the family of James Billington and Jane Nee Slater who married 1757 in St Marys,Lancaster, James born abt 1731

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  Edward BILLINGTON     husbandman        52yrs    13 years

  Ellen    - wife 50, Children: Ellen 18  Margaret 12  James 10 William 8 John 6 

This is the family of Edward Billington and Ellen Nee Emon who married 1747, St Johns, Broughton. Edward b. 1722 in Cottam and died 1809 in Woodplumpton, Ellen died 1808 Woodplumpton.                 

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                             Township of Lea, Ashton, Ingol & Cottam  1767

  Eliz JOHNSON spinster                   50    50

  Ann BILLINGTON        servant           17     6

  Christopher GOODEAR   husb              58

  fam of 5 + 2 servants                            [details given but not noted]

  Richard HORNBY        weaver            25     9

    do wife                               21     9

  Law JOHNSON           husbandman        35    35

  1 man servant                           19     1

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  Alice BILLINGTON      farmer's wife     57    35

  Eliz     their child  34    34  Agnes 21  21   John 17    17 Ellen  8     8

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FULWOOD (return 164)1767

 Isabel BILLINGTON     farmer            60    60

p'haps with Thos MILNER yeoman            78

  Ann BILLINGTON        servant           35     2  

INSKIP WITH SOWERBY

Papist Census of 1767

Note: The Number on the Right denotes the length of time they have lived in the parish

  PAPIST CENSUS 1767

ST MICHAELS - Inskip with Sowerby (74)

  Anthony BILLINGTON    house carpr       66    12

  Mary        do  wife                    60    12

  Jno BILLINGTON        house carpenter   24     1

  Ellen  wife  of John                   21     1

  Bartholemew do  son                      2     1

  Margret     do  dau                      1     1

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  Thos BILLINGTON       farmer            28     1

  Rosamund  do   wife  26     1 Mary dau   3     1 Jane dau 1     1

CLAUGHTON(Also Posted under Garstang) BAPS

In 1791 there was a Bap of a Robert Billington, son of John and Dorothy Snape on the 13th February with Godparents Robert Snape and Ann Richmond

 

KIRKHAM - Westby and Plumptons(Rin 3099)

  Willm BILLINGTON      husbandman        49    17 (1718 c)Moved 1750

  Isabel    do  wife                      51    13 (1716 c)

  John      do  son                       12    12 (1754)

  George    do  son                       10    10 (1756)

  Richd     do  son                        8     8 (1758)

  James [sic] HARRISON  servant           19     1 month

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Treales with Wharles & Roseacre (Rin 3449)

  John                                      26     3 Months

  Jane    wife                            26     3 mo (Nee Holden)

  Anthony son                             8     3 mo  

  Mary                                       4      3 mo

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Thos BILLINGTON          weaver            47    21 (2nd Marriage)

  Ann   do  wife of said Thos             38    17 (nee Billington-(M)1754 St Michael, Kirkham)

  Willm do  son                           22    20

  Ann   do  dau                           11    11

  Mary      dau                            9     9

  Catharine dau                            7     7

  Jennet    dau                            6     6

  Agnes     dau                            4     4

  Elizabeth dau                            2     2

  Thos      son                            8 mo  8 mo

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Jane BILLINGTON widow of John           82     1

  Richd     do          taylor            47     2

  Robt      do          weaver            34    34

  Catharine do wife of Robt               40    12 (Catherine Nee Mally - (m) 1755, Kirkham)

  Elizabeth do dau   do                   12    12

  Willm     do son   do                   10    10

  Grace     do dau   do                    8     8

  Francis   do son   do                    6     6

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1810 & 1820 CATHOLIC CENSUS OF PRESTON

1810:CATHOLIC CENSUS OF PRESTON

@Bridge St
1)John F, Mary M, James 15yrs, John GS 7(Grandson?)

2)Bridge St Ann      

3)Canal St. James F,Catherine M, William 9, Bella 7, John 4,

4) Queen StJane M, Betty, Mary 9, Betty 7,

 5)Fishergate  Mary S.    
 

1820 CATHOLIC CENSUS OF PRESTON

@Back King Street1)Joseph and Tabby, Ellen 2, Mary 1       

7 Thomas St 2).Thomas 19yrs 

 19 Stanley St3)James 46, Catherine 43, Isabella 18, John 14, Mary 9, Catherine 7, James 4,

@ Bridge St 4)Mary 50, James 25, Alice 23, John 10

@ 25 Friargate
5)Edward 36, Margaret 29,William 4, Charles 2

@134 Friargate 6)Ann 69 yrs

Fulwood
7)Richard,Ann,James,John,Betty,Robert,Edward,Margaret  
8)Charles     
9)Rosanna 16 at Park
10)Ellen 82 at 22 The Mount
11)Betty at Walton
12) Mary at Back Leeming

WOODPLUMPTON

RETURN OF PAPIST 1767 census

WOODPLUMPTON (return 175)

  Jn BILLINGTON         farmer            80    50

  Tho BILLINGTON        farmer            45    45

  Alice   do    wife                      44    15

  Margret do    child                     14    14

  John    do    child                     12    12

  Robt    do    child                     10    10

  Jane    do    child                      7     7

  Thos    do    child                      5     5

[all above are consecutive]

  Eliz BILLINGTON spinster                32    32 Listed on Own

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Anthony BILLINGTON    farmer            60    25

  Alice SINGLETON spinster                19    19