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James Wiseman

(abt.1861 - 1895)


Father: Thomas Wiseman
Mother: not known

Siblings:

Children:

With Caroline Pollard


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1861 Birth
  • Estimated from marriage and death records
1885-07-11 Marriage
Caroline Pollard (1865 - ?)
  • Place: St James, Accrington
  • Abode: 15 Leyland Street, Accrington
  • Age: 23
  • Occupation: Railway servant
  • Witness: Albert Crabtree
  • Witness: Mary Crabtree
  • Parish record (banns):  F1  T1
  • Parish record:  F2  T2
  • lan-opc:  Link  T3
1891-04-05 Census
  • Age: 29
  • Occupation: Fireman (Locomotive)
  • Abode: 3 Rowley Street, Habergham Eaves
  • Note: Wife Caroline not recorded
  • Census record RG12-3367-116-9:  F3  F4  T4
abt.1895-01-04 Death
  • Abode: Dall Street, Burnley
  • Age: 33
  • Estimated from burial record
  • freebmd:  T5
  • lancashirebmd:  T6
1895-01-07 Burial
  • Place: Grave 11204, Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancashire


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
YEAR 1885
496  BANNS OF MARRIAGE BETWEEN
James Wiseman and
Caroline Pollard, Both of this Parish
were published
First on  Sunday, June 21st, by J Roger
Second on Sunday June 28th by J P Petty[?]
Third  on Sunday July 5th  by J Roger
Married [written in left margin]
        
T2
Page 191
1885.  Marriage solemnized at s. James' Church in the Parish of S. James Accrington in the County of Lancaster
No. 381  July 11 1885
James Wiseman     23  Bachelor  Railway Servant  15 Leyland Street  Thomas Wiseman  Joiner
Caroline Pollard  20  Spinster  Weaver           15 Leyland Street  John Pollard    Collier
Married in the Church of S. James according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church,
after Banns by me, John Roger
This Marriage was solemnized between us,  {  James Wiseman     }
                                          {  Caroline Pollard  }
in the Presence of us,  {  Albert Crabtree  }
                        {  Mary Crabtree    }
        
T3
Marriage: 11 Jul 1885 St James, Accrington, Lancs.
James Wiseman - 23 Railway Servant Bachelor of 15 Leyland Street
Caroline Pollard - 20 Weaver Spinster of 15 Leyland Street
Groom's Father: Thomas Wiseman, Joiner
Bride's Father: John Pollard, Collier
Witness: Albert Crabtree; Mary Crabtree
Married by Banns by: John Rogers
Register: Marriages 1880 - 1887, Page 191, Entry 381
Source: LDS Film 1278945
        
T4
1891 census  RG12 Piece 3367 Folio 116 Page 9

Administrative County of Lancaster
Civil Parish of Habergham Eaves
Municipal Borough of Burnley
Municipal Ward of Trinity
Urban Sanitary District of Burnley
Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank]
Rural Sanitary District of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough or Division of Burnley
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of Holy Trinity

Schedule 57  3, Rowley St

Thomas Wiseman    Head       Widr  62     Joiner                       Yorkshire Kettlewell
Alice Wiseman     Daur       S        31  House Keeper                 Lancashire Burnley
Albert G Wiseman  Son        S     22     Joiner                       Lancashire Burnley
William Wiseman   Son        S     27     Assistant Master Elementary  Lancashire Burnley
James Wiseman     Son        M     29     Locomotive Fireman           Lancashire Burnley
Mary A Wiseman    Granddaur  S        5                                Lancashire Accrington, Lancashire
Bertha Wiseman    Granddaur  S        3                                Lancashire Accrington


Transcribed from Census-1891-RG12-3367-116-9.jpeg by dh


        
T5
Deaths Mar 1895
Wiseman  James  33  Burnley  8e 143
        
T6
Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1895
WISEMAN James   33   Burnley   Preston   BU/145/20
        
T7
Burial: 7 Jan 1895 Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancashire, England
James Wiseman -
    Age: 33yrs
    Abode: Dall St
    Grave: 11204
    Register: Burials 1890 - 1895, Page 304, Entry 45409
    Source: Original Registers Book 6
        
T8
304  BURNLEY CEMETERY  REGISTER OF BURIALS  304
45409  [1895 January] 7  James Wiseman  33 yrs  8 Dall Street  11204  W. Edmondson  Geo. Houlden
        
T9
Burnley Cemetery grave register entries for graves 11204 and 11205

Grave register book 2 

374    BURNLEY CEMETERY    GRAVE BOOK   374

11204  M  1/9/-  Thomas Wiseman          Aug'st 17th 1876  457C  --  8ft     16341 28326 41514 45409
Closed
11205  M  1/7/-  Thomas Wiseman's Grave  April 7th 1862    364   --  8 feet  3208  6603  11340 12619 12842

Family grave register book A page 364
Left page:

Grave No. 11205  Square M  PLOT E

7 by 3 & 8 ft deep  1862 April 7th  Thomas Wiseman  Joiner  Malt Kiln Street

Closed

REMOVAL OF SIDESTONES
NEGLECTED GRAVES
SCHEDULE NO...11
AUTHORITY
MASON'S FEE £1 - :34np
MASONS INSRUCTIONS  No. 2048  Date 10/12/11
DEBT CLEARED
RECEIPT No    DATE

Joint with 11204 C.457


Right page:

GRANT  714

1/-/-  -/7/-  3208   1862 April 7th  John Wiseman       7 mths   Geo. Houlden
       -/6/-  6683   1866 Dec 21st   Greenwood Wiseman  14 mths  Geo. Houlden
       -/9/-  11340  Feb 11th 1872   Ann Starkie        70 yrs   Geo. Houlden
       -/9/-  12619  May 6th / 73    Robert Wiseman     20 yrs   Geo. Houlden
       -/9/-  12842  Aug 9th / 73    Joseph Wiseman     17 yrs   Geo. Houlden

THIS GRAVE IS NOW
CLOSED
       

Family grave register book C page 457
Left page:

Grave No. [12204 struck out] 11204  Square M  PLOT B

7 by 3 & 8 ft deep  1876 Aug't 17th  Thomas Wiseman  [blank]  Rowley Street

REMOVAL OF SIDESTONES
NEGLECTED GRAVES
SCHEDULE NO...11
AUTHORITY
MASON'S FEE 
MASONS INSRUCTIONS  No. 2048  Date 10/12/71
DEBT CLEARED            £1.34
RECEIPT No    DATE


Right page:

GRANT  2912

1/-/-  -/9/-   16841  Aug 17th    Isabella Wiseman  9 yrs   Geo. Houlden
       -/11/-  28326  1885 May 9  Ellen Wiseman     57      Geo. Houlden
       -/8/6   41514  Nov-12-92   Mary A Wiseman    6 yrs   Geo. Houlden
       -/14/6  45409  Jan 7-95    James Wiseman     33 yrs  Geo. Houlden

THIS GRAVE IS NOW
CLOSED
       

Transcribed from BurnleyCemetery-Graves-Book-2--374.jpg, BurnleyCemetery-FamilyGraves-Book-A-364.jpg and
                 BurnleyCemetery-FamilyGraves-Book-C-457.jpg by dh

        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image Banns-JamesWiseman-CarolinePollard-1885-06-21-StJamesAccrington.jpeg
F2 Image Marriage-JamesWiseman-CarolinePollard-1885-07-11-StJamesAccrington.jpeg
F3 Image Census-1891-RG12-3367-116-9.jpeg
F4 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3367-116-9-Wiseman.text
F5 Image BurnleyCemetery-Burials-1890-1895-304.jpg
F6 Image BurnleyCemetery-Graves-Book-2--374.jpg
F7 Image BurnleyCemetery-FamilyGraves-Book-A-364.jpg
F8 Image BurnleyCemetery-FamilyGraves-Book-C-457.jpg
F9 Transcript BurnleyCemetery-Grave-11204.text


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