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Marriage Certificates
The marriage to Caroline did not last long. She was pregnant at the time they married, and their daughter Ellen was born on the 1st September 1838, but died before she was 2 years old. Caroline died of consumption in the village of Washington, Sussex on the 20th November 1840.
Stephen was born in Armagh Ireland in 1814, but baptised at St Nicholas Church, Brighton. His sister Elizabeth was one of the witnesses. She seems to have made it her business to attend as many family functions as possible. Her name appears on several of these certificates.
Henry Hebden was one of the sons of William Hebden and Frances Akehurst who were married in hackney in 1813. Here, Henry folows his father's example and marries Elizabeth Lovell, a widow. The Parish Church at Hackney was St John's. Elizabeth's father was a weaver, and I guess that that is how the couple met. They had one child who unfortunately did not survive infancy.
Elizabeth Hebden 1846 (b. 1823)
Elizabeth Hebden was not, as far as I can tell a member of my family, though the longer I look at this the more likely it becomes. Her marriage and age confirm that there were Hebdens living in Burnley before my own family members arrived from Brighton via Liverpool between 1849 - 1852. Her father, John Hebden was born in Accrington in 1789. His wife Elizabeth (Elizabeth's mother) was born in Leeds in 1796. The 1861 census (RG-9 Piece 3068 folios 11a, 11b) shows Elizabeth and William Duckworth living at No.77 Mosley Street in Burnley's Top o' th' Town. By this time they had four children - Mary Ann, born 1844 (registered as Mary Ann Hebden Ref: Burnley Dec qtr 1843 volume 21 page 210) James (b.1847), Ellen (b. 1853) and John (b. 1856). In addition they had a boarder, Ann Hartley, aged 18 a cotton weaver. Elizabeth's parents John and Mary Hebden, lived just around the corner at No.12 Back Mill Lane.
William Hebden E4 and Mary Ann Jones E6
This is the marriage certificate of the founders of the Burnley Dynasty! William Hebden obviuosly met Mary Ann through her father's trade, and was perhapd even employed by him. The business was likely to have been in Copperas Hill, very close to Lime Street Station. After having their first child, Henry, in Liverpool, the couple moved to Burnley, where they had no less that 12 more children.
Frances, or Fanny Hebden was the daughter of William Hebden and Frances Akehurst. Her brother Henry and sister Elizabeth were witnesses at the wedding.
William, son of Stephen Hebden marries a local girl, Eliza Ottaway in Brighton. Walter and Ann Ottaway were Eliza's parents. Emily Chandler and Hannah Sharp are as yet unidentified.
"Frank" was a very unusual first name in my family. In fact, this is the only instance in my whole family record!
Emma was one of the daughters of William Hebden and Mary Ann Jones. Quite how she came to be living on Hebrew Road I don't know!
This is the Marriage Certificate of my great grandfather and his wife Nanny Beagham. William took up the post of book-keeper in a retail business in Accrington. Because of the impossibility of travelling to and from Burnley every day he took up lodgings at the Golden Lion in King Street, and he is shown as a lodger there on census night in 1881. It is probable that whilst staying there he met Nanny Beagham, whom he married at the Independent Chapel, Oak Street Accrington, on Saturday 2nd June 1883. William gave up his job as a book-keeper and became a labourer at the Accrington Corn Mill, a few hundred yards from where they lived at 16 Annie Street Accrington. Within a year Nanny gave birth to their son Harry, born on Thursday 2nd October 1884.
In the 1881 census return, the Beagham family are listed as living at No 98 Dowry Street. The marriage certificate shows Nanny’s residence at the time of Marriage as No. 94. On first sight I thought this was a transcription error from the original certificate, but now I don’t think it is. Thomas Beagham must have died sometime between April 1881 and June 1883, prompting sale of the family home, which may account for her move to No.94 and her marriage in 1883.
One of the witnesses is shown as Mary Hannah Hartley aged 28, Her family home was No. 94 Dowry Street, where she lived with her mother, sister and two brothers! It appears that Nanny moved in with the Hartley’s at No. 94. The other witness, John T. Entwisle was a 28 year-old coalman from Farnworth, married with a baby daughter, and was one of William’s friends.
Walter William Hebden C3 - Ellen Maria Belam C4
This is the first (of 3) marriages of Walter William Hebden. He was 20 at the time, but described as a "Minor (marrying) with the consent of his lawful mother". It is perhaps a little strange that none of the Hebden family in Brighton (Of which there were quite a number) are shown as witnesses. Maybe the family did not approve! Walter has incorrectly named his father as Stephen Hebden - in fact, he was his grandfather.
Grace Emily was the daughter of William Hebden and Eliza Ottaway. William died in 1872, and Eliza married William Snelling, an upholsterer in Brighton, taking her two children with her. William Snelling already had a daughter, Florence, and she appears with her father as witnesses to this marriage. Grace Emily's brother Walter William was a Guilder and picture frame maker, and it is interesting that Arthur Charles Kirkham is a wood carver. It seems likely that Grace met Arthur through her brother. Grace's father, William, was a correspondence clerk with a linen draper in Brighton. In this document his status is elevated to "Accountant".
Walter William Hebden C3 - Annie Elizabeth Minett
Walter William Hebden's second marriage was to Annie Elizabeth Minett. They had two children Arthur Leonard Hebden and Molly Grace Hebden. This time Walter has correctly stated the name of his father (see entry above).
My Grandfather's marriage. The witnesses Eveline Ralph and S. G. Bountiff were on Sarah Eliza Duerden's side of the family. The couple later called one of their daughters "Eveline". The Ralph family came from the Settle area.
Walter William Hebden C3 - Lavinia Sarah Taylor
This is the third marriage of Walter William Hebden, this time to Lavinia Sarah Taylor, or Minnie as she was known. Walter William was only 2 years old when his father (William) died. He seems to have had a close affinity to his grandfather Henry Stephen Hebden, and obviously confused him with his father on many occasions. He has also mistakenly classified him as a salesman, rather than "Clerk" or even "Accountant" Four days later, on Christmas Eve 1908, the family set sail from the Port of London for a new life in Australia.
Walter William Hebden B4 (Australia)
Walter and Minnie took Walter's eldest son along with them. In Australia he married Elsie Davidson in Richmond Victoria. His mother's name is wrongly written as "Helen" - in fact it was "Ellen" but it was probably wrongly heard by the registrar. His father is rather grandly titled "Carpenter". No witnesses were present from the Hebden family.
Wilfred was one of the huge family of Walter Hebden and Mary Elizabeth Byrne (or Burns). His mother was one of the witnesses.