Grimshaw Entries in the Parish Records of

St James Church, Gorton

Source: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Gorton/StJames.shtml

 

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Roger Grimshaw performed an outstanding service for Grimshaw researchers by examining and recording "Grimshaw" entries in the parish registers of many of the churches in and around Manchester. Over 1300 records were found, including baptisms, marriages and burials for six churches as summarized below:

 

Baptisms

Marriages

Burials

Total

 

 

 

 

 

Manchester Cathedral

374

267

---

641

St Michael and All Angels, Ashton

129

49

---

178

Brookfield, Gorton

104

---

27

131

St James, Gorton

262

5

---

267

All Saints, Newton Heath

61

5

---

66

Other Churches near Manchester

54

1

---

55

Total

984

327

27

1338

The overall webpage describing these records can be reached by clicking here. This webpage contains the records for St James Church in Gorton. The records of the other churches and may be viewed as follows:

Click here for Manchester Cathedral entries.

Click here for St Michael and All Angels Church, Ashton entries.

Click here for Brookfield Unitarian (Dissenting) Church, Gorton entries.

Click here for All Saints Church, Newton Heath entries.

Click here for entries in other Manchester churches.

St James Church was found to have a total of 267 records -- 262 baptisms and 5 marriages.

    Contents:

Webpage Credits

Baptism Records

Marriage Records

 

Webpage Credits

Thanks go to Roger Grimshaw for collecting these records and making them available toother Grimshaw researchers on the "Grimshaw Origins" website.

 

Grimshaw Baptism Records of St James Church, Gorton

 

Prepared by Roger Grimshaw Dec 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Manchester Gorton St James Baptisms MFPR 2099 1740 - 1814                              

IGI m/f Batch P005151 1599-1803  Batch C005153 1804-1812

 

 

Batch C005152  1813-1875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year

Date mth-dd

Born/died

Surname  Grimshaw excpt. as shown

Name

Father

Mother

Dwelling

Occup'n

1662

Jan-01

 

Grimshawe

Catherine

James

 

 

 

1669

Jun-13

 

Gramshaw

Ralph

George

 

 

 

1700

Mar-31

 

 

James

Joseph

 

 

 

 

Apr-21

 

 

John

James

 

 

 

1703

Jan-13

 

 

Elizabeth

James

 

 

 

1704

Dec-28

 

 

John

Jpseph

 

 

 

1707

Aug-11

 

 

Anne

James

 

 

 

1709

Aug-14

 

 

Joshua

Jonathan

 

 

 

1711

Oct-16

 

 

George

James

 

 

 

1713

Sep-20

 

 

George

James

 

 

 

1714

Apr-25

 

 

Ellnar

Jonathan

 

 

 

1715

Aug-21

 

 

Ann

Thomas

 

 

 

 

Dec-04

 

 

James

James

 

 

 

1716

Oct-07

 

 

Samuell

Johnathan

 

 

 

1719

Aug-23

 

 

Margret

Jonathan

 

 

 

1721

Sep-03

 

 

George

George

 

 

 

1722

Jul-22

 

 

Joshua

James

 

 

 

1726

Aug-14

 

 

Thomes

Thomes

 

 

 

 

Aug-28

 

 

Josyah

George

 

 

 

1729

Aug-30

 

 

William

George

 

 

 

1731

Jan-11

 

 

Betty

Joseph

 

 

 

 

Dec-12

 

 

George

George

 

 

 

1732

Dec-10

 

 

George

Thomas

 

 

 

1733

Jun-10

 

 

Joseph

Joseph

 

 

 

 

Aug-08

 

 

Joshua

James

 

 

 

 

Aug-08

 

 

Joseph

James

 

 

 

 

Sep-14

 

 

Jonathan

Daniel

 

 

 

1734

Feb-15

 

 

William

George

 

 

 

 

Mar-31

 

 

James

George

 

 

 

 

Aug-11

 

 

James

John

 

 

 

 

Sep-22

 

 

Hugh

Hugh

 

 

 

1735

Jan-12

 

 

Samuell

Daniel

 

 

 

 

Jul-08

 

 

George

George

 

 

 

1737

Apr-17

 

 

Mary

George

 

 

 

1738

Feb-19

 

 

Joseph

Joseph

 

 

 

 

Jun-11

 

 

Elizabeth

George

 

 

 

 

Nov-05

 

 

Mary

Daniel

 

 

 

1739

Feb-23

 

 

Joseph

James

 

 

 

 

Nov-04

 

 

James

George

 

 

 

1740

May-03

 

 

Mary

Joseph

Mary

Reditch

Husband-man

 

May-21

 

 

James

John

 

 

 

 

Sep-29

 

 

Hannah

James

 

 

 

 

Oct-12

 

 

James

James

Elizabeth

Openshaw

Linen weaver

1741

Jan-12

 

 

Sarah

George

 

 

 

 

May-03

 

 

Mary

Joseph

Mary

 

 

1741

May-30

 

 

Martha

Daniel

Betty

Gorton

Linen weaver

 

Nov-14

 

 

Betty

John

 

Openshaw

Linen weaver

1743

Sep-13

 

 

Anne

Thomas

Elaneor

Droylsden

Whitster

 

Oct-24

 

 

Mary

James

Betty

Openshaw

Linen weaver

1744

Mar-18

 

 

Thomas

George

Ann

Bradford

Weaver

 

 

 

 

James

Joseph

Mary

Reddish

 

 

Aug-19

 

 

Joshua

John

Sarah

Droylsden

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note. Further study postponed, So time-consuming due to poor quality of original manuscript. Text copied as written eg. various spellings of Reddish. Whitster is an old name for bleacher.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1782 new register.  Notes in Book: Feb 16th 1802 John Grimshaw, weaver, commenced as clerk at Gorton. March 13th 1808 March 13 1808 Samuel Smith, weaver, commenced clerk at Gorton chapel (signed) John Garrad, Joseph Rider Wardens. (the register was purchased in April 1783 at a cost of £1.11sh.6d. 1775: seat no 22 proposed by Phillip Rothwell belongs to Mr J(?) Grimshaw. Seat no.45 proposed by Mr Birtenshaw (?) belongs to Mr G Grimshaw.                                                                                                           1782 Christenings at Gorton Chapel in the Parish of Manchester .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1784

Jan-11

 

 

Elizabeth

James

Mary

Reddish

weaver

 

May-24

 

 

Mary

James

Hannah

Gorton

whitster

 

Oct 14  (?)

 

 

Ann

George

Anne

Kirkmans-hulme

whitster

1785

 

 

 

Sarah

George

Leah

Gorton

weaver

1786

Apr-02

 

 

Mary

James

Mary

Gorton

weaver

 

Apr-30

 

 

Betty

James

Hannah

Gorton

whitster

 

Jul-01

 

 

William

John

Betty

Gorton

whitster

 

Oct-15

 

 

Elizabeth

James

Mary

Gorton

hatter

 

Oct-15

 

 

Samuel

James

Ann

Gorton

weaver

 

Dec-31

 

 

Jane

George

Anne

Bradford

whitster

1787

Mar-11

 

 

George

George

Leah

Reddish

weaver

1788

Apr-26

 

 

Mary

John

Mary

Gorton

weaver

 

Sep-14

 

 

Robert

James

Hannah

Gorton

whitster

 

Dec-07

 

 

???

James

Mary

Reddish

hatter

1789

Mar-08

 

 

Sarah

James

Mary

Gorton

weaver

 

Apr-05

 

 

???

John

Sarah

Reddish

weaver

 

May-24

 

 

James

George

Mary

Gorton

Weaver

 

Aug-09

 

 

Mary

George

Leah

Reddish

weaver

 

Oct-25

 

 

James

James

Ann

Gorton

weaver

 

Dec-27

 

 

Mary

John

Betty

Gorton

weaver

1790

Jan-11

 

 

John

John

Mary

Gorton

weaver

 

Mar-04

 

 

Mary

William

Alice

Gorton

weaver

 

Apr-11

 

 

Joseph

James

Mary

Reddish

Hatter

 

Oct-26

 

 

Thomas

Thomas

Hannah

Manchester

dyer

 

Nov-07

 

 

Hannah

James

Hannah

Gorton

whitster

1791

Feb-13

 

 

Thomas

James

Mary

Gorton

weaver

 

Aug-21

 

 

Joseph

James

Ann

Gorton

weaver

 

Sep-15

 

 

John

John

Betty

Gorton

weaver

 

Nov-06

 

 

Ann

Robert

Martha

Gorton

hatter

 

Nov-11

 

 

Elizabeth

John

Sarah

Gorton

weaver

 

Dec-12

 

 

Hannah

George

Leah

Reddish

Weaver

1792

Jan-22

 

 

John

James

Mary

Reddish

Hatter

 

Mar-18

 

 

Ann

William

Alice

Gorton

weaver

 

Apr-15

 

 

Esther

John

Mary

Gorton

weaver

 

Jul-22

 

 

John

Thomas

Alice

Droylsden

weaver

1793

Apr-07

 

 

 

James

Hannah

Gorton

whitster

 

Jun-02

 

 

Thomas

John

Betty

Gorton

weaver

 

Jun-23

 

 

Nancy

James

Ann

Gorton

weaver

 

Jul-18

 

 

Sarah

George

Mary

Gorton

weaver

 

Sep-01

 

 

Joseph

James

Mary

Gorton

weaver

 

Dec-13

 

 

Ann

James

Mary

Reddish

feltmaker

1794

Jan-19

 

 

Margaret

George

Leah

Reddish

weaver

 

Jan-22

 

 

Mary

Robert

Martha

Gorton

feltmaker

 

Mar-09

 

 

 

John

Mary

Kirkmans-hulme

Weaver

 

Mar-23

 

 

William

John

Sarah

Gorton

Weaver

 

Jun-05

 

 

George

John

Betty

Gorton

Weaver

 

Sep-13

 

 

Sally

William

Alice

Gorton

Weaver

1795

Jan-28

 

 

Samuel

Thomas

Alice

Droylsden

Weaver

 

Apr-05

 

 

Robert

James

Mary

Reddish

hatter

 

May-05

 

 

Sarah

James

Ann

Gorton

Weaver

 

Jun-22

 

 

Robert

Robert

Martha

Gorton

hatter

 

Jul-26

 

 

George

James

Hannah

Gorton

whitster

1796

Feb-21

 

 

Thomas

Joseph

Elizabeth

Longsight

Weaver

 

May-23

 

 

John

George

Mary

Gorton

Weaver

 

Nov-13

 

 

Samuel

John

Sarah

Gorton

Weaver

1797

Feb-05

 

 

Mary

Thomas

Alice

Droylsden

Weaver

 

Oct-19

 

 

Alice

William

Alice

Gorton

Weaver

1798

Apr-29

 

 

Alice

James

Hannah

Gorton

whitster

1799

Jan-07

 

 

Samuel

James

Mary

Reddish

hatter

 

Jun-30

 

 

Mary

John

Sarah

Gorton

weaver

 

Nov-17

 

 

Mary

 

Sarah

Gorton

spinster

1800

Apr-06

 

 

Betty

John

Betty

Gorton

weaver

 

Apr-18

 

 

Hannah

Daniel

Fanny

Gorton

shopkeeper

 

Jul-06

 

 

Charles

James

Hannah

Gorton

whitster

 

Oct-20

 

 

Maria

James

Mary

Reddish

hatter

1801

Jan-18

 

 

 

William

Alice

Gortyon

weaver

 

Feb-01

 

 

George

James

Mary

Audenshaw

hatter

 

Nov-29

 

 

Sarah

 

Hannah

Gorton

spinster

1802

Mar-07

 

 

Robert

John

Sarah

Gorton

weaver

 

Jul-11

 

 

Elizabeth

Joseph

Elizabeth

Longsight

weaver

1803

Jan-23

 

 

George

Daniel

Fanny

Gorton

weaver

 

Jan-30

 

 

 

John

Betty Hatty?)

Gorton

weaver

 

Apr-29

 

 

Mary

William

Alice

Gorton

weaver

 

Nov-13

 

 

Anne

James

Hannah

Leaston (Learton?)

Weaver

1804

May-06

 

 

Joseph

Daniel

Fanny

 

 

 

Dec-16

 

 

Helen

John

Sarah

 

 

1805

May-12

 

 

Elizabeth

George

Mary

Gorton

weaver

 

Jul-25

 

 

Mary Ann

William

Alice

 

 

 

Jul-29

 

 

Mary

William

Alice

Gorton

weaver

 

Sep-08

Aug-31

 

James

John

Hatty/Kitty

Gorton

clerk

1807

Aug-02

 

 

Peggy

William

Alice

 

weaver

 

Aug-16

 

 

Samuel

George

Mary

 

weaver

1808

Jan-31

 

 

Thomas

Daniel

Fanny

Gorton

weaver

1809

Oct-15

 

 

Elizabeth

Harry

Sarah

Manchester

joiner

1810

Feb-25

 

 

Edward

Francis Daniel (?)

Francis Taggy (?)

Gorton

weaver

 

Apr-02

 

 

Mary

George

Mary

Gorton

Joiner Joshier (?)

1811

Aug-25

 

 

Betty

 

Ann

Gorton

spinster

1813

Feb-07

 

 

Margaret

William

Alice

Gorton

weaver

1814

Feb-13

 

 

Mary

George

Mary

Gorton

weaver

 

Jul-31

B 1/6/2014

 

Thomas

John

Betty

Gorton

weaver

1815

Jan-01

D25/5/1820

 

Sarah

John

Sarah

 

 

1817

Jul-13

May-04

 

Edward Clerk

Daniel

Fanny

 

 

1818

Jan-18

 

 

William

 

Sarah

 

 

1820

Jan-02

B11/12/19

 

Ann

 

Sarah

 

 

 

Jan-15

20/12/1819

 

Henry

James

Mary

 

 

 

Apr-02

B16/11/19

 

Ann

 

Sarah

 

 

 

Sep-12

 

 

George

 

Ann

 

 

1821

Feb-21

 

 

James

Samuel

Sarah

 

 

 

Jun-17

 

 

Esther

Joseph

Hannah

 

 

 

Sep-10

B28/6/21

 

Alice

John

Mary

 

 

1822

Jun-02

 

 

William

John

Grace

 

 

1823

Jan-05

B7/11/22

 

Ann

Samuel

Sarah

 

 

 

Feb-16

B20/1/23

 

George

James

Mary

 

 

 

Jun-15

Mar-15

 

Mary

Joseph

Alice

 

 

 

Aug-10

B25/6/23

 

Martha

Robert

Sarah

 

 

1824

Feb-15

B13/12/23

 

James

Joseph

Hannah

 

 

 

Nov-21

B20/9/24

 

James

 

Lucretia

 

 

1825

Jan-26

B1/1/25

 

Charles

Robert

Sarah

 

 

 

May-29

B16/2/25

 

William

Samuel

Sally

 

 

 

Jul-24

 

 

Ann

Samuel

Mary

 

 

 

Aug-28

B5/5/25

 

Levina

Joseph

Alice

 

 

 

Oct-30

B4/9/25

 

James

Robert

Sarah

 

 

1826

Feb-05

B 2/11/35 ?

 

Mary

Ann

 

 

 

 

Feb-26

B2/2/26

 

Jane

James

Mary

 

 

 

Mar-26

B18/12/25

 

Ann

 

Ellen

 

 

 

Aug-06

Jul-03

 

Mary

Joseph

Hannah

 

 

 

Sep-03

 

 

Mary

John

Mary

 

 

 

Oct-01

 

 

Sarah

Robert

Ann

 

 

 

Dec-24

B15/10/26 D19/5/28

 

Elizabeth

Samuel

Mary

 

 

1827

Apr-15

B4/1/27

 

William

 

Lucretia

 

 

 

Jun-08

 

 

John

Thomas

Elizabeth

 

 

 

Sep-02

B6/4/27 D18/10/29

 

Samuel

Samuel

Ann

 

 

1828

Jun-22

 

 

John

James

Mary

 

 

 

Sep-07

B22/7/28

 

Sarah Ann

Robert

Sarah

 

 

 

Oct-05

B23/8/28

 

James

Thomas

Elizabeth

 

 

1829

Mar-29

B4/2/29

 

Richard

Samuel

Mary

 

 

 

Apr-12

 

 

William

George

Elizabeth

 

 

 

Jul-05

 

 

Charles

Robert

Ann

 

 

 

Nov-01

B2/9/29

 

Betty

Charles

Mary

 

 

1830

Apr-11

B8/12/29

 

Sarah

Samuel

Sarah

 

 

 

Oct-17

 

 

Maria

Samuel

Mary

 

 

 

Oct-17

 

 

Luke

John

Mary

 

 

1831

Jul-10

B16/5/31 D31/7/36

 

Samuel

Robert

Sarah

 

 

 

Aug-07

B14/6/31

 

Thomas

George

Elizabeth

 

 

1832

Apr-22

 

 

Mary Ann

Robert

Louisa

 

 

 

Apr-22

 

 

Jane

Martin

Elizabeth

 

 

 

Jun-10

 

 

James

Samuel

Mary

 

 

 

Jun-10

 

 

Jane

Samuel

Mary

 

 

1833

Apr-28

 

 

Mary

Samuel

Sarah

 

 

 

Sep-08

 

 

Daniel

John

Mary

 

 

 

Dec-15

 

 

George

George

Elizabeth

 

 

1835

Apr-14

 

 

Peter

Joseph

Alice

 

 

 

Apr-17

 

 

Thomas Robert

Robert

Ann

 

 

 

Jul-12

 

 

Jane

Samuel

Sarah

 

 

 

Sep-27

 

 

Mary Ann

Martin

Elizabeth

 

 

 

Sep-27

 

 

Samuel

Samuel

Mary

 

 

 

Nov-01

 

 

Anna

 

Elizabeth

 

 

1836

Jan-03

 

 

Sarah

Robert

Lucretia

 

 

 

Jun-12

 

 

Robert

Robert

Sarah

 

 

 

Jun-12

 

 

Esther Jane

Robert

Sarah

 

 

 

Sep-04

 

 

John

John

Mary

 

 

1837

Jul-02

 

 

Jane

Robert

Lucretia

 

 

1838

May-27

 

 

Martin

Samuel

Sarah

 

 

1839

Jan-06

 

 

John Rider

Charles

Susanna

 

 

 

Mar-31

 

 

William

George

Grace

 

 

 

Apr-07

D28/10/41

 

Joseph Collier

Joseph

Elizabeth

 

 

1840

May-31

 

 

Samuel

Robert

Lucretia

 

 

1841

Sep-05

 

 

Margaret

Charles

Susanna

 

 

1842

May-09

D11/6/43

 

Joseph Edward

George

Elizabeth

 

 

1843

Aug-21

B22/6/43

 

Julia

James

Jane

 

 

!844

Apr-07

 

 

Emma

 

Mary

 

 

1845

Apr-27

D12/8/45

 

Charles Henry

Charles

Susanna

 

 

 

Nov-02

D21/2/47

 

Samuel

John

Betty

 

 

1846

Feb-15

 

 

Mary Emma

John

Mary

 

 

 

Sep-06

 

 

James

 

Mary

 

 

1849

Apr-08

 

 

John

William

Ann

 

 

 

Jul-22

D23/6/50

 

Sarah

William

Mary

 

 

1850

Mar-31

 

 

Martha Ann

James

Catherine

 

 

 

Sep-01

 

 

James

William

Ann

 

 

1853

May-01

D28/2/54

 

Joseph

William

Ann

 

 

1854

Mar-05

 

 

Mary Jane

James

Catherine

 

 

 

Mar-12

D6/6/54

 

Jane Ann

James

Ann

 

 

1855

Jan-28

 

 

Sarah Ellen

William

Dinah

 

 

 

Mar-11

 

 

Samuel

William

Ann

 

 

1856

Jan-14

C23/3/73

 

Alice

Samuel

Hannah

 

 

 

Mar-02

 

 

James

James

Catherine

 

 

 

Jul-13

 

 

James

George

Jane

 

 

1858

Feb-07

 

 

Elizabeth

James

Catherine

 

 

 

Jul-03

 

 

Charles Sewell

Samuel

Ann

 

 

1859

Feb-20

 

 

William

George

Jane

 

 

 

Feb-20

 

 

George

William

Ann

 

 

 

Nov-13

 

 

Samuel

James

Catherine

 

 

1861

May-12

 

 

William

William

Ann

 

 

 

Jul-07

 

 

James

Samuel

Ann

 

 

 

Aug-03

 

 

Marth

John

Jane

 

 

1862

Feb-16

 

 

Alice Ann

George

Jane

 

 

 

Feb-23

 

 

Rebecca

James

Catherine

 

 

 

Dec-07

D3/1/66

 

Thomas Henry

John

Jane

 

 

1864

Apr-24

 

 

Thomas

James

Catherine

 

 

 

Sep-04

 

 

Mary Ann

Samuel

Ann

 

 

1865

Mar-12

 

(male) (?)

Adalbert Jane

John

Jane

 

 

1867

Mar-31

 

 

Henry

James

Sarah

 

 

 

Apr-28

 

 

Joseph

James

Catherine

 

 

 

Aug-18

 

 

Sarah Hannah

John

Jane

 

 

1868

Feb-19

D/29/2/1868

 

Adam

Samuel

Lucy

 

 

 

Sep-16

 

 

Grace

John

Esther

 

 

 

Sep-20

 

 

Gertrude

James

Sarah

 

 

1869

Feb-07

 

 

John

James

Catherine

 

 

 

Oct-17

 

 

Sarah Ellen

James

Sarah

 

 

 

Nov-28

 

 

Emily

John

Jane

 

 

1871

Aug-06

 

 

Elizabeth Ann Aspinall

 

Mary

 

 

1872

Apr-18

D4/5/72

 

Samuel

Samuel

Lucy

 

 

 

May-12

 

 

Gertrude

James

Sarah

 

 

 

Jun-15

 

 

Sarah

Samuel

Lucy

 

 

 

Dec-08

B27/10/72

 

Thomas

John

Jane

 

 

1873

Mar-23

B14/1/56

 

Alice

Samuel

Hannah

 

 

 

Apr-13

B9/3/73

 

Arthur

James

Sarah

 

 

 

Jun-01

B27/2/73

 

Charlotte Annie

John

Eliza Ann

 

 

1874

Jun-14

B6/5/74

 

James

James

Sarah

 

 

 

Oct-11

B16/8/74

 

William

James

Elizabeth

 

 

 

Grimshaw Marriage Records of St James Church, Gorton

 

 

Prepared by Roger Grimshaw Dec 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gorton St James  Marriages

  Ref IGI Batch M005151

Year

Date mth-dd

 

 

 

 

Ages

1721

Feb-01

James

Grimshaw

Jane

Stanfield

 

1733

Jun-26

George

Grimshaw

Anne

Blacow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1855

Dec-22

Samuel

Grimshaw

Ann

Worthington

 

1873

Oct-15

Betty

Grimshaw

Peter

Pilkington

47, 43

1875

Jan-07

Mary

Grimshaw

William

Aspinall

24, 22

 

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