The Lancashireman's family history

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Bertha Bickle

(1881 - 1947)

Father:	William Bickle (1857 - 1933)
Mother:	Alice Pollard (1859 - 1933)

Siblings:

Children:

With Edgar Osborne Highfield

Timeline

Date	Event	Information	Sources
1881-11-05	Birth		lancashirebmd: T1 freebmd: T2 Baptism record 1939 register
1881-12-01	Baptism	Place: St John the Baptist, Burnley, Lancashire Abode: Gannow Lane, Burnley, Lancashire	lan-opc: T3
1891-04-05	Census	Abode: 61 Clough Street, Burnley, Lancashire Age: 9 Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire	Census record RG12-3370-134-11: F1 F2 T4 familysearch: Link
1901-03-21	Census	Abode: 26 Woodbine Road, Burnley, Lancashire Age: 19 Occupation: Cotton weaver Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire	Census record RG13-3873-74-6: F3 F4 T5 familysearch: Link
abt.1904-08	Marriage Edgar Osborne Highfield (1881 - 1951)	Place: St Philip, Nelson, Lancashire	lancashirebmd: T6 freebmd: T7
1911-04-02	Census	Abode: 42 Belgrave Street, Nelson, Lancashire Age: 29 Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire Family: Married 6 years, 2 children, both alive	Census record RG14-PN24894-RD472-SD4-ED14-SN106: F5 F6 F7 T8 familysearch: Link
1939-09-29	1939 register	Birthdate: 1881-11-05 Abode: 102 Walton Lane, Nelson, Lancashire	1939 register RG101-4841E-017-38: F8 F9 T9
abt.1947-08	Death	Age: 65	freebmd: T10

Transcripts of sources

Ref.	Transcript
T1	Birth: BICKLE Bertha POLLARD 1881 Burnley Lancashire Preston BU/140/35
T2	Births Dec 1881 BICKLE Bertha Burnley 8e 209
T3	Baptism: 1 Dec 1881 St John the Baptist, Burnley, Lancashire Bertha Bickle - [Child] of William Bickle & Alice Born: 5 Nov 1881 Abode: Gannow Lane Occupation: Tackler Baptised By: W. J. Gerratt Vicar Register: Baptisms 1879 - 1887, Page 15, Entry 118 Source: Original Parish Register
T4	1891 census RG12 piece 3370 folio 134 page 11 Administrative County of Lancaster Civil Parish of Habergham Eaves Municipal Borough of Burnley Municipal Ward of Gannow 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 68 61 Clough St William Bickle Head M 34 Cotton Loom Overlooker _ X _ Devonshire Travistock[sic] Alice A. Bickle Wife M 31 Lancashire Burnley Bertha Bickle daur 9 Scholar Lancashire Burnley William Bickle Son 7 Scholar Lancashire Burnley Ethel Bickle daur mth 2 Lancashire Burnley Transcribed from LANRG12_3368_3370-0617.jpg by dh
T5	1901 census RG13 piece 3873 folio 74 page 6 Administrative County [blank] Civil Parish of Burnley Ecclesiastical Parish of Gannow John the Baptist County Borough, Municipal Borough or Urban District of Burnley Ward of Municipal Borough or of Urban District of Lowerhouse Rural District of [blank] Parliamentary Borough or Division of Burnley Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank] Schedule 39 26 Woodbine Rd William Bickle Head M 44 Cotton Loom Overlooker Worker Devon: Tavistock Alice Bickle Wife M 41 Lanc: Burnley Bertha Bickle Daur S 19 Cotton Weaver Worker Lanc: Burnley William Bickle Son S 17 Cotton Weaver Worker Lanc: Burnley Transcribed from LANRG13_3872_3875-0533.jpg by dh
T6	Marriage: HIGHFIELD Edgar Osbourne BICKLE Bertha 1904 Nelson, St Philip Lancashire Preston CE127/1/59
T7	Marriages Sep 1904 Bickle Bertha Burnley 8e 464 Highfield Edgar Osborne Burnley 8e 464
T8	1911 census RG14 PN24894 RD472 SD4 ED14 SN106 Registration District 472 Registration Sub-District 4 Nelson Enumeration District 14 Wm Bickle 42 Belgrave St Nelson Schedule 106 William Bickle Head 54 Married Cotton Power Loom Overlooker Worker Tavistock Devon Alice Bickle Wife 55 Married 32 6 2 4 - Burnley Lanc Edgar Osborne Highfield Son-in-law 29 Married Bread Baker Master working on own account at home Lancashire Preston Bertha Highfield Daughter 29 Married 6 2 2 - - - - Lancashire Burnley Edgar Highfield Grandson 6 - - - - Lancashire Nelson Doris Highfield Granddaughter 2 - - - - Lancashire Nelson Enumerator JW 3 Males 3 Females 6 Persons 5 rooms. Signed William Creber Bickle 42 Belgrave St Nelson Transcribed from rg14_24894_0212_03.jpg and rg14_24894_0211_03.jpg by dh
T9	N.W.G.A. NELSON. B. 472A-2 102. WALTON LANE Schedule 231 37 1. HIGHFIELD Edgar O. - M 21st Apr 80 M Bakery Engineer Representative 38 2. HIGHFIELD Bertha - F 5th Nov 81 M Unpaid Domestic Duties Transcribed from TNA_R39_4841_4841E_017.jpg by dh
T10	Deaths Sep 1947 Highfield Bertha 65 Nelson 10e 452

File sources

Ref.	Type	File name
F1	Image	LANRG12_3368_3370-0617.jpg
F2	Transcript	Census-1891-RG12-3370-134-11-Bickle.text
F3	Image	LANRG13_3872_3875-0533.jpg
F4	Transcript	Census-1901-RG13-3873-74-6-Bickle.text
F5	Image	rg14_24894_0212_03.jpg
F6	Image	rg14_24894_0211_03.jpg
F7	Transcript	Census-1911-RG14-PN24894-RD472-SD4-ED14-SN106.text
F8	Image	TNA_R39_4841_4841E_017.jpg
F9	Transcript	R39-4841E-017-Highfield.text

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