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William Shutt

(1856 - 1897)


Father: Thomas Shutt (1835 - 1893)
Mother: Ann Hartley (abt.1835 - 1901)

Siblings:

Children:

None


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1856-02 Birth
  • Estimated from census
  • lancashirebmd:  T1
  • GRO online:  T2
1861-04-07 Census
  • Abode: Spinner Row, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Age: 5
  • Birthplace: Marsden, Lancashire
  • Census record RG09-3077-66-19:  F1  F2  F3  T3
1871-04-02 Census
  • Abode: Primrose Street, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Age: 15
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: Marsden, Lancashire
  • Census record RG10-4155-156-14:  F4  F5  T4
1881-04-03 Census
  • Abode: 2 Crown Place, Burnley
  • Age: 25
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: Lancashire Brierfield
  • Census record RG11-4148-91-36:  F6
1883-07-08 Marriage
Mary Ann Pollard (abt.1855 - ?)
  • Place: St Andrew, Burnley
  • Age: 28
  • Abode: Jackson Street, Burnley
  • Occupation: Weaver
  • Witness: John Shutt
  • Witness: Emma Lee
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: 42 Lindsay Street, Burnley
  • Age: 36
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: Lancaster Colne
  • Census record RG12-3361-83-19:  F8
1897-12-19 Death
  • Age: 41
  • Note: Both the burial record and the death registry (lancashirebmd) record the age as 39, but 41 (as recorded on the gravestone) seems to be correct
1897-12-23 Burial
  • Place: Grave 5/23v, Wheatley Lane Inghamite Chapel


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1856
SHUTT  William  Colne  Preston  HARTLEY  COL/30/69
        
T2
SHUTT, WILLIAM  HARTLEY
GRO Reference: 1856  M Quarter in THE BURNLEY UNION  Volume 08E  Page 199
        
T3
1861 census RG09 piece 3077 folio 66 page 19

Parish or Township of Little Marsden
City or Municipal Borough of [blank]
Municipal Ward of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough of [blank]
Town of [blank]
Hamlet or Tything, &c, of [blank]
Ecclesiastical District of Little Marsden

Schedule 93   Spinner Row

Martha Hartley    Head     W.      55  House keeper  Lancashire Marsden
Mitchell Hartley  Son           15     Coal miner    Lancashire Marsden
Thomas Shutt      Boarder  Mar  26     Coal miner    Lancashire Marsden
Ann Shutt         Boarder  Mar     25  Wife          Lancashire Marsden
Robert Shutt      Son           7      Scholar       Lancashire Marsden
William Shutt     Son           5      Scholar       Lancashire Marsden
John Shutt        Son           2                    Lancashire Marsden
Samuel Shutt      Son           8mo                  Lancashire Marsden

Transcribed from Census-1861-RG09-3077-66-19.jpeg and Census-1861-RG09-3077-66-20.jpeg by dh

        
T4
1871 census RG10 piece 4155 folio 156 page 14

Civil Parish or Township of Little Marsden
City or Municipal Borough of [blank]
Municipal Ward of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough of [blank]
Town of [blank]
Village or Hamlet, &c, of Brierfield
Local Board or Improvement Commissioners District of Brierfield
Ecclesiastical District of Little Marsden

Schedule 61   Primrose Street

Thos Shutt            Head      Mar'd  36     Coal Miner              Marsden Lancashire
Anne Shutt            Wife      Mar'd     36                          Marsden Lancashire
Robert Hartley Shutt  Son       Unm    17     Cotton Weaver           Marsden Lancashire
William Shutt         Son       Unm    15     Cotton Weaver           Marsden Lancashire
John Shutt            Son       Unm    12     Labourer at Coal Pit    Marsden Lancashire
Joshua Shutt          Son       Unm    6      Scholar                 Marsden Lancashire
Martha Shutt          Daughter  Unm       4   Scholar                 Marsden Lancashire
Jesse Shutt           Son       Unm    1                              Marsden Lancashire
William Stewart       Boarder   Unm    20     Coal Miner              Witten Park Durham

[Thos. Shutt's occupation is garbled - appears to have been corrected]

Transcribed from Census-1871-RG10-4155-156-14.jpeg by dh

        
T5
Page 142  1883.  Marriage solemnized at St Andrew's Burnley in the Parish of Whalley in the County of Lancaster
No. 283  July 8th 1883
William Shutt     28  Bachelor  Weaver  Jackson St     Thomas Shutt  Collier
Mary Ann Pollard  28  Spinster  Weaver  Foulridge St.  John Pollard  Weaver

Married in the Church of St Andrew according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church,
by Certificate [or after blank] by me, H. H. Robinson

This Marriage   {  William Shutt     }  in the    {  John Shutt
was solemnized  {                    }  Presence  {
between us,     {  Mary Ann Pollard  }  of us,    {  Emma Lee
        
T6
Marriage: 8 Jul 1883 St Andrew, Burnley, Lancs.
William Shutt - 28, Weaver, Bachelor, Jackson St.
Mary Ann Pollard - 28, Weaver, Spinster, Foulridge St.
    Groom's Father: Thomas Shutt, Collier
    Bride's Father: John Pollard, Weaver
    Witness: John Shutt; Emma Lee
    Married by Certificate by: H. H. Robinson
    Register: Marriages 1869 - 1888, Page 142, Entry 283
    Source: Original Parish Register
        
T7
Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1897
SHUTT William  39  Burnley East  Preston  BUE/3/9
        
T8
Burial: 23 Dec 1897 Wheatley Lane Inghamite, Fence In Pendle, Lancs.
William Shutt -
    Age: 39 years
    Abode: 7 Dane Street, Burnley
    Grave: 23
    Notes: Laid in his Father Thomas Shutt's Vault
    Section: 5
    Register: Burials Section 5-7 1889 - 1924, Page 52
    Source: Original Parish Register
        
T9
5/23v William SHUTT 23/12/1897 39 1161
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image Census-1861-RG09-3077-66-19.jpeg
F2 Image Census-1861-RG09-3077-66-20.jpeg
F3 Transcript Census-1861-RG09-3077-66-19-Hartley.text
F4 Image Census-1871-RG10-4155-156-14.jpeg
F5 Transcript Census-1871-RG10-4155-156-14-Shutt.text
F6 Image Census-1881-RG11-4148-91-36.jpeg
F7 Image Marriage-WilliamShutt-MaryAnnPollard-1883-07-08-StAndrewBurnley.jpeg
F8 Image Census-1891-RG12-3361-83-19.jpeg
F9 Image WheatleyLane-Shutt-2.jpeg
F10 Transcript WheatleyLane-Shutt-2.txt
F11 Transcript Shutt_Wheatley.doc


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