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George Mackrell

(abt.1837 - 1915)


Father: George Mackrell
Mother: not known

Siblings:

Children:

With Elizabeth Ann Brearley


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1837 Birth
  • Estimated from marriage and census records
abt.1860-11 Marriage
Elizabeth Ann Brearley (? - 1903)
  • Place: Halifax, Yorkshire
  • Age: 23
  • Abode: Skircoat, Halifax, Yorkshire
  • Occupation: Joiner
  • Witness: James Mackrell
  • Witness: John Thomas
  • Parish record:  F1  T1
  • GRO index:  F2  F3  T2
1871-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 17 Bridge Street, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 34
  • Occupation: Grocer
  • Birthplace: Halifax Yorkshire
  • Census record RG10-4147-138-63:  F4  F5  T3
1881-04-03 Census
  • Abode: 59 Rectory Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 44
  • Occupation: Grocer
  • Birthplace: Halifax, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG11-4148-28-49:  F6  F7  F8  T4
1915-02-09 Death
  • Age: 78
  • Abode: 25 Gordon Street, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Estimated from burial record
  • Probate calendar
1915-02-12 Burial
  • Place: Grave 11897, Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancashire
1915-03-11 Probate
  • Probate calendar:  F13  T8


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Page 168
1860.  Marriage solemnized at - in the Parish of Halifax in the County of York
No. 336  Dec'r 15
George Mackrell         23  Bach'r  Joiner  Skircoat  William Mackrell  Overlooker
Elizabeth Ann Brearley  23  Spin'r  -       Sowerby   Luke Brearley     Grocer
Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church,
by Certificate or after [blank] by me, Alexander Taylor
This Marriage was solemnized between us,  {  George Mackrell         }
                                          {  Elizabeth Ann Brearley  }
in the Presence of us,  {  James Mackrell  }
                        {  John Thomas     }
        
T2
Marriages Oct/Nov/Dec 1860  Mackrell  George         Halifax  9a 646
Marriages Oct/Nov/Dec 1860  Brearley  Elizabeth Ann  Halifax  9a 646
        
T3
1871 census RG10 Piece 4147 Folio 138 Page 63

Civil Parish or Township of [blank]
City or Municipal Borough of Burnley
Municipal Ward of St. Peter's
Parliamentary Borough of Burnley
Town of Burnley
Village or Hamlet, &c, of [blank]
Local Board or Improvement Commissioners District of [blank]
Ecclesiastical District of St. Peter's

Schedule 315   17 Bridge Street

George Mackrell        Head     Mar      34     Grocer         Halifax Yorkshire
Elizabeth A. Mackrell  Wife     Mar         33  House Keeper   Halifax Yorkshire
Mary Ann Mackrell      daug     Unm          9  School         Halifax Yorkshire
Fred Mackrell          Son      Unm       6     School         Burnley, Lancashire
Sarah E. Mackrell      Daugh'r  Unm          1                 Burnley, Lancashire
Joseph Mackrell        Brother  Unm      25     Pattern Maker  Halifax Yorkshire

Schedule 316   17 Bridge Street

Luke Brearley          Partner  Widower  65     Grocer         Halifax Yorkshire


Transcribed from LANRG10_4147_4149-0100.jpg by dh

        
T4
1881 census RG11 Piece 4148 Folio 28 Page 49

Civil Parish or Township of Burnley
City or Municipal Borough of Burnley
Municipal Ward of Bank House
Parliamentary Borough of Burnley
Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank]
Urban Sanitary District of Burnley
Rural Sanitary District of [blank]
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St Peters

Schedule 246  59 Rectory Road

George Mackrell         Head  Mar  44      Grocer         Yorkshire Halifax
Elizabeth Ann Mackrell  Wife  Mar      43                 Yorkshire Halifax
Mary Ann Mackrell       Dau   Unm      18  Domestic Serv  Yorkshire Halifax
Fred Mackrell           Son   Unm  16      Shop Boy       Lancashire Burnley
Annie Mackrell          Daur           8   Scholar        Lancashire Burnley
George Wm Mackrell      Son        9       Scholar        Lancashire Burnley
Walter Mackrell         Son        9mo                    Lancashire Burnley

Transcribed from LANRG11_4146_4148-0652.jpg by dh

        
T5
Burial: 12 Feb 1915 Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancashire
George Mackrell -
    Age: 78yrs
    Gender: M
    Abode: 25 Gordon St
    Grave Number: 11897
    Register: Burials 1914 - 1920, Page 50, Entry 80419
    Source: Original Registers Book 11
        
T6
50   BURNLEY CEMETERY   REGISTER OF BURIALS   50
80419  [1915 February] 12  George Mackrell  78 yrs  Grocer  25 Gordon Street  11897  R.G.F.Wyatt  Jno.W.Houlden
        
T7
Burnley Cemetery grave register entries for grave 11897

Grave register book 2 

397    BURNLEY CEMETERY    GRAVE BOOK   397

11897  N  10/5/-  Geo. Mackrell's Simple Vault  January 24th 1872  18C  8ft  11283 60770 80419

Family grave register book C page 18
Left page:

Grave No. 11897  Square N  PLOT K

Simple Vault
8f by 4 & 8 ft deep  1872 Jan'y 24th  Geo. Mackrell  Grocer  Bridge Street

Right page:

GRANT No. 2031

3/5/0  7/0/0   11283  1872 Jan'y 24  Jane Eliza Mackrill  mon:22  Geo. Houlden
       1/18/6  60770  1903 May 28    Eliz: A. Mackerell   65 yrs  Geo. Houlden
       1/16/-  80419  1915 Feb. 12   George Mackrell      78 yrs  Jno W Houlden

Transcribed from Graves-Book-2/BurnleyCemetery-Graves-Book-2--397.jpg
             and BurnleyCemetery-FamilyGraves-Book-C-18.jpg by dh

        
T8
1915.  Page 123
MACKRELL George of 25 Gordon-street Burnley died 9
 February 1915 Probate London 11 March to Fred Mackrell
 piano dealer George William Mackrell linotype operator
 and Walter Mackrell piano dealer's assistant.
 Effects £755 15s.
491 [written in left margin]
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image Marriage-GeorgeMackrell-ElizabethAnnBrearley-1860-12-15-Halifax.jpg
F2 Image 1860M4-M-0273.jpg
F3 Image 1860M4-B-0270.jpg
F4 Image LANRG10_4147_4149-0100.jpg
F5 Transcript Census-1871-RG10-4147-138-63-Mackrell.text
F6 Transcript Census-1881-MACKRELL-George-transcript.pdf
F7 Image LANRG11_4146_4148-0652.jpg
F8 Transcript Census-1881-RG11-4148-28-49-Mackrell.text
F9 Image BurnleyCemetery-Burials-1914-1920-50.jpg
F10 Image BurnleyCemetery-Graves-Book-2--397.jpg
F11 Image BurnleyCemetery-FamilyGraves-Book-C-18.jpg
F12 Transcript BurnleyCemetery-Grave-11897.text
F13 Image 1915-Probate-GeorgeMackrell.pdf


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