Events
Date of Birth: 13 December 1868.
Place of Birth: Southport, Lancashire.
The date and place are given on his birth certificate.
Date of Baptism: 7 February 1869.
Place of Baptism: Southport, Lancashire.
The baptism is recorded in the parish register.
Date of Death: 5 July 1911.
The date is recorded on the death certificate. The registration district was Birkenhead, Cheshire.
Relationships
Father: William Molineux (about 1830 - 1878).
Mother: Elizabeth Eccleston (about 1830 - 1885).
See the Commentary section.
Spouse: Alice Ann Rimmer (about 1868 - 1895). Married 1888.
The date is from the GRO index. The 1891 census and Alice's gravestone give the relationship. Alice died 16 January 1895.
Spouse: Harriet Hinde (1868 - about 1917). Married 12 September 1896 in Southport, Lancashire (Wesleyan Chapel).
The place and date are given on the marriage certificate.
Children (with Alice):
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Arthur Molineux (born 17 October 1888 in Southport, Lancashire - died 13 November 1947) married Mary A Jones 29 May 1915 in Southport, Lancashire.
Children (with Harriet):
Marjorie Molineux (born 31 August 1897 in Southport, Lancashire - died 1987 in London, Ontario) married William Cosmos (Kosmos Kyrzakos) 2 November 1935 in Sudbury, Ontario.
Eric Eccleston Molineux (20 July 1899 in Bolton, Lancashire - 1963) married Isobel Mary Carr 30 June 1934 in Sudbury, Ontario.
Doris Winstanley Molineux (born 15 November 1901 in Tarleton, Lancashire - died 16 November 1990 in Ingersoll, Ontario) married Harry Ewart Ward 8 November 1925 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Evidence
Alfred Edwin Molineux’s entry of birth (GRO)
Registration District: Ormskirk
Birth in the Sub-district of North Meols in the County of Lancaster
When and where born: Thirteenth December 1868 Eastbank Street Southport
Name, if any: Alfred Edwin
Sex: Boy
Name and surname of father: William Molineux
Name, surname and maiden surname of mother: Elizabeth Molineux formerly Eccleston
Occupation of father: Painter (master)
Signature, description and residence of informant: William Molineux father, Eastbank Street, Southport
When registered: Seventh January 1869
Baptism of Alfred Edwin Molineux (Southport St Paul, 1869)
When Baptized: Feby 7
Child’s Christian Name: Alfred Edwin
Parents Name: William & Elizabeth Molineux
Abode: Southport
Quality, Trade, or Profession: Painter
By whom the Ceremony was performed: Jno Cooper Curate
1871 census (Southport)
9 Hoghton St
William Molineux, Head, Mar, 41, Painter &c, [born] Lancashire, Southport
Elizabeth Molineux, Wife, Mar, 40, [born Lancashire, Southport]
Emma Molineux, Daur, Unm, 18, [born Lancashire, Southport]
Ada J. Molineux, Daur, Unm, 12, Scholar, [born Lancashire, Southport]
Thomas H. Molineux, Son, Unm, 10, Scholar, [born Lancashire, Southport]
Alfred E. Molineux, Son, Unm, 2, [born Lancashire, Southport]
1881 census of England (Southport, 11 Hoghton St)
11 Hoghton St
Elizabeth Molineux, head, widow, 50, Painter employing 4 men & 1 boy, [born] Eccleston, Lancs
Alfred E. [Molineux], son, 12, [born] Southport
Annie E. [Molineux], daughter, 8, Scholar, [born Southport]
Ada Eccleston, niece, 17, Dom Nurse, [born] Caergwrle, Flint, Wales
Alice M. Davy, 2, niece, [born] Ramsbottom, Lancs
1891 census of England (Southport, 142 Russell Road)
Alfred Edwin Molyneaux, Head, M, 23, Master Painter, [born] Lancs. Southport
Alice Ann [Molyneaux], Wife, M, 23, [born Lancs. Southport]
Arthur [Molyneaux], Son, 2, [born Lancs. Southport]
John J. Shacklady, G.Son, 5, Scholar, [born Lancs. Southport]
Annie Mary Agnes Davy, Aunt, M, 42, [born] Lancs. Eccleston
Lionel Davy, Cousin, 14, [born Lancs] Ramsbottom
1901 census of England (Bolton, 131 Cope Bank)
131 Cope Bank, Bolton, Lancashire:
Alfred E. Molineaux, Head, M, 32, Master House Painter, Employer, [born] Southport, [Lancashire]
Harriet [Molineaux], wife, M, 32, [born] Liverpool, [Lancashire]
Arthur [Molineaux], Son, 12, [born] Southport, [Lancashire]
Marjorie [Molineaux], Daur, 3, [born] Southport, [Lancashire]
Eric E [Molineaux], Son, 1, [born] Bolton, [Lancashire]
Marriage to Harriet Hinde (GRO)
When Married: Twelfth September 1896
Name and Surname: Alfred Edwin Molineux
Age: 27 years
Condition: Widower
Rank or profession: Master House Painter
Residence at the time of marriage: 142 Russell Road Southport
Father’s name and surname: William Molineux
Rank or profession of father: Master House Painter
Name and Surname: Harriet Hinde
Age: 27 years
Condition: Spinster
Rank or profession: ---------
Residence at the time of marriage: 72 Hart Street Southport
Father’s name and surname: Samuel Hinde
Rank or profession of father: Master Mariner
Married in the Wesleyan Chapel Southbank Road according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Wesleyan Methodists by Certificate by me H.L. York (Wesleyan Minister) J. Shepherd Registrar
This marriage was solemnized between us Alfred Edwin Molineux Harriet Hinde in the presence of W. A. Hinde Katie Winstanley
Alfred Edwin’s death certificate:
no. 388
Fifth July 1911 Borough Hospital U.D.
Alfred Edwin Molineux
Male
42 years
Journeyman House Painter 79 Darmonds Green, West Kirby, U. D.
Chronic Alcoholism Cirrohosis of Liver Certified by J. T. Carson, M. D.
J. H. Molineux, nephew, 78 Lawn Street, Bolton
Seventh July
Commentary
Alfred Edwin’s parentage:
Alfred’s father is identified in Alfred’s 1896 marriage record as William Molineux, master house painter.
The censuses give this information about Alfred:
1871 (taken 2 April): age 2; born Southport, Lancashire; father William Molineux painter; father’s wife Elizabeth.
1881 (taken 3 April): age 12, born Southport; mother Elizabeth.
1891 (taken 5 April): age 23, born Southport, Lancashire.
1901 (taken 31 March): age 32, born Southport, Lancashire.
The likely informants were Alfred’s father William (1871), Alfred’s mother Elizabeth (1881), and Alfred himself (1891 and 1901).
Taken together, this evidence makes it straightforward to identify Alfred Edwin’s baptism and birth records.
Alfred Edwin’s baptism record (7 February 1869, Southport St Paul) states that his parents were William and Elizabeth Molineux, that their abode was Southport, and that his father’s profession was painter. Alfred Edwin’s birth certificate gives the additional information that his mother’s maiden name was Eccleston, (which was the middle name of Alfred Edwin’s son Eric). The informant was Alfred’s father William.
There is some conflicting evidence. In William and Elizabeth’s marriage record, Elizabeth is said to be not an Eccleston, but the daughter of John Molineux, engineer. It is quite clear that Elizabeth was lying about her father, as I explain on Elizabeth’s page.
There is supporting DNA evidence that Alfred was the son of William Molineux and Elizabeth Eccleston. I am a paper-trail descendant of Alfred, and I share DNA with a paper-trail descendant of Alfred’s sister (and William and Elizabeth’s daughter) Ada Jane and with eight paper-trail descendants of Alfred’s brother Thomas.
I regard the evidence for Alfred Edwin’s parentage as being sufficient.
References
Alfred Edwin Molineux entry of birth (certified copy). General Register Office. England and Wales. Civil Registration Certificates. (London, United Kingdom: General Register Office).
Alfred Edwin Molineux baptism registration No. 372, in Southport, St Paul parish register, births 1864 - 1911 page 46; digital image Ancestry.com (accessed 31 March 2014) citing Lancashire Anglican Parish Register. Preston, England: Lancashire Archives.
“AncestryDNA ThruLines for William Molineux database report”, AncestryDNA. Accessed 26 February 2025.
GRO index, Marriages Jun 1888, Ormskirk, Volume 8b, page 1055. General Register Office. England and Wales. Civil Registration Certificates. (London, United Kingdom: General Register Office)
Marriage Certificate of Alfred Edwin Molineux and Harriet Hinde (official copy). General Register Office. England and Wales. Civil Registration Certificates. (London, United Kingdom: General Register Office).
William Molineux household, 1871 census of England. Lancashire, Ormskirk, North Meols, ED 23, piece 3876, folio 98, page 32, in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871; digital image Ancestry.com (accessed 1 April 2014).
Elizabeth Molineux household, 1881 census of England. Lancashire, Ormskirk, North Meols, ED 17, piece 3749, folio 129, page 3, in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881; digital image Ancestry.com (accessed 1 April 2014).
Alfred Edwin Molyneaux household, 1891 census of England. Lancashire, Ormskirk, North Meols, ED 40, piece 3039, folio 161, page 17, in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891; digital image Ancestry.com (accessed 31 March 2014).
Alfred E Molineaux household, 1901 census of England. Bolton, Halliwell, ED 2, piece 3606, folio 36, page 30, household schedule number 199, in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1901; digital image Ancestry.com (accessed 31 March 2014).
GRO index, Deaths Sep 1911, Birkenhead, Volume 8a, page 606. General Register Office. England and Wales. Civil Registration Certificates. (London, United Kingdom: General Register Office).