Events
Date of Birth: 9 January 1803.
Place of Birth: Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
The date is given in the baptism record, the place in censuses.
Date of Baptism: 21 September 1806.
Place of Baptism: Liverpool (St Nicholas’).
The parish register records the baptism.
Date of Death: 1891.
Place of Death: Ormskirk registration district, Lancashire.
The date is given in the GRO index (age at death 88).
Relationships
Father: unknown.
Mother: Margaret Catterall.
See the Commentary section.
Spouse: William Winstanley (1800 - 1876). Married 19 June 1825 in Liverpool (St Anne’s).
The marriage is given in the parish register.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Samuel Winstanley (baptized 16 July 1826 in St James’, Liverpool - buried 22 October 1826)
Alice Ann Winstanley (baptized 9 September 1827 in St Peter’s, Liverpool - died about 1879) married George Ladmore 16 June 1853 in St Clement’s, Windsor, Lancashire. George attempted to get divorced in the early 1860s. Alice had three children with Bomanjee Muncherjee Mody.
William Winstanley (baptized 7 November 1831 in St Peter’s, Liverpool - died 15 May 1891 in Oxton, Cheshire) married (1) Harriet Davies 19 April 1859 in St George’s, Everton; married (2) Silence Roberts in 1870.
Elizabeth Winstanley (baptized 14 August 1834 in St Peter’s, Liverpool - died 1901) married Grindle Ragg 1 November 1859 in St Catherine’s, Liverpool.
Adelaide Winstanley (baptized 1 June 1836 in All Saints’, Runcorn, Cheshire - died 10 February 1910) married Samuel Hinde 1 March 1859 in St Mark’s, Liverpool.
Ellen Jane Winstanley (baptized 23 October 1839 in All Saints’, Runcorn - buried 21 February 1900 in London) married David Mewha 15 November 1866 in St Mary’s, Walton on the Hill, Lancashire.
Richard Timmis Winstanley (baptized 3 November 1842 in All Saints’, Runcorn - died 1922) married Linda Pilcher Kerford.
John Alfred Winstanley (baptized 9 April 1845 in All Saints’, Runcorn - died in 1845).
James Albert Winstanley (baptized 16 July 1849 in St Peter’s, Liverpool) married Annie Jane Taylor 24 June 1869 in the Church of St John the Evangelist, Knotty Ash, Lancashire.
Evidence
Jane Rose Cattarall christening (Liverpool, St Nicholas 1806)
When Born: 1803 Janry 9
When Christened: 1806 [Sept] 21
Jane Rose dau of Margaret Cattarall Vernon Street --- Spinster
Baptisms of Children:
Toxteth St James:
no. 1148 [baptized] 1826 16th July Samuel Son of William and Jane Winstanley Fisher St Toxteth Park Mariner George Holt Officiating Minister
Liverpool (bishop's transcripts):
3088 [1827, September 9] Alice Ann. William & Jane Winstanley, Norfolk Street, Mariner, J. Pulford Curate
3024 [1831, November 7] William: William & Jane Winstanley, Norfolk Street, Officer in the Customs, William Tyre Off. Minister
1708 [1834, August 14] Elizabeth.. William & Jane Winstanley, Norfolk Street, Officer in the Customs, J. Pulford Curate
Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts (1836):
When Baptized: June 1
Child’s Christian Name: Adelaide
Parent’s Name: William & Jane Winstanley
Abode: Runcorn
Quality, Trade, or Profession: Collector of Customs
By whom the Ceremony was performed: J. Master
Liverpool St Peter's [July 1849]:
No. 2203. 16 James Albert William & Jane Rose Winstanley South Chester St. Officer in the Customs A J Tomlin Curate
Burials of Children:
Samuel Son of William and Elizabeth Winstanley St James Street Mariner Octr 22 [1826] 4 Months Tho.s Stringer Curate
1841 census of England (Runcorn, Church Street)
[“N” means not born in Cheshire; “Y” means born in Cheshire.]
William Winstanley, 40, Of H. M. Customs, N
Jane [Winstanley], 35, N
Alice [Winstanley], 13, N
William [Winstanley], 10, N
Elizabeth [Winstanley], 7, N
Adelaide [Winstanley], 5, Y
Ellen [Winstanley], 2, Y
Alice Rose, 60, Ind., N
1851 census of England (Liverpool, 100 South Chester St)
William Winstanley, Head, Mar, 51, Landing Waiter H M Customs, [born] Lancaster Lpool
Jane Rose [Winstanley], Wife, 48, [born Lancaster, Lpool]
Alice Anne Winstanley, daur, U, 22, Milliner, [born] Lancaster Lpool
William [Winstanley], Son, U 19, Clerk at Albert Docks, [born Lancaster Lpool]
Elizabeth [Winstanley], daur, U, 16, [born Lancaster Lpool]
Adelaide [Winstanley], [daur], U 14, Scholar, [born] Chester Runcorn
Ellen Jane [Winstanley], [daur], U, 11, [Scholar], [born Chester Runcorn]
Rich. Timmins [Winstanley], Son, U, 8, [Scholar]. [born Chester Runcorn]
James Albert [Winstanley], Son, U, 2, [born] Lancaster Lpool
1861 census of England (Liverpool, 29 Brownton St)
Wm Winstanly, Head, Mar,61, Superannuated Landing Waiter H.M.C., [born] Lancs. Lpool
Jane R Winstanly, Wife, Mar, 58, [born] Lancas. Lpool
Ellen J. [Winstanly], daur., unmar, 21, [born] Cheshire Runcorn
Richd T [Winstanly], Son, unmar, 18, [born Cheshire Runcorn]
Jas A [Winstanly], [Son], 12, Scholar, [born] Lancas. Lpool
1871 census of England (Everton, 34 St Albans)
William Winstanley, Head, Mar, 71, Retired from Government Service, [born Lancashire Liverpool]
Jane Rose Winstanley, Wife, Mar, 69, [born Lancashire Liverpool]
Mary Ann Brown, Serv., Unm, 23, General Servant, [born] London
1881 census of England (Southport, 8 Victoria Street)
Adelaide Hinde, Head, W, 43, Lodging Ho. Keeper, [born] Ches Runcorn
Mary A [Hinde], Daur, unm, 18, [born] Lanc. Liverpool
William A [Hinde], Son, 9, Scholar, [born Lanc Liverpool]
Jane R Winstanley, Mother, W, 78, Annuitant, [born Lanc Liverpool]
Richard T [Winstanley], Brother, unm, 38, Purser Sec...[unclear], [born] Ches Runcorn
James A [Winstanley], Brother, Mar, 32, Traveller, [born] Lanc. Liverpool
Linda P Kerford, Visitor, unm, 21, [born Lanc. Liverpool]
John Plumpton, Boarder, unm, 27, Comm'n Agt., [born Lanc. Liverpool]
Christian Corlett, Serv, unm, 19, Genl Serv (Dom'tic), [born] Isle of Man Douglas
Eliza Lever, Lodger, Mar, 62, [born] Lanc. Manchester
Alice [Lever], Lodger, unm, 31, [born Lanc.] Bolton
Harrietta [Lever], Lodger, unm, 25, [born Lanc. Bolton]
Lucy A [Lever], Lodger, unm, 22, [born Lanc. Bolton]
Evidence related to Alice Rose:
Entry of marriage (parish register, St Paul, Liverpool):
No. 74. Richard Rose Mariner of the Parish of Liverpool And Alice Catterall of the Same Parish Spinster were Married in this Church by licence this Third Day of October in the Year one Thousand eight Hundred and three By me George Monk Minister
This Marriage was solemnized between Us Richard X Rose's Mark Alice X Catterall's Mark
In the Presence of Henry Green [?] Edward Coventry Junr
[Edward Coventry junior was a "professional witness" who appears as a witness in many of the marriage entries in the register in the time period, but Henry Green's appearances in the register as a witness are confined to this marriage.]
Entry of burial (Richard Rose) Liverpool, St Michael's Church (bishop's transcripts, 1834):
No. 2781 [Name] Richard Rose [Abode] Fisher Street [When buried] March 22nd [Age] 57 years [by whom the Ceremony was performed] Cyrus Morrell Curate
from Gore's Directory of Liverpool (1843):
Rose, Alice, shopkeeper, 16, Fisher street, Harrington
Entry of death (Alice Rose):
Registration District: West Derby
Death in the Sub-district of Toxteth Park
When and where died: Thirtieth January 1851. 41. Gore Street
Name and Surname: Alice Rose
Sex: Female
Age: 72 Years
Occupation: Widow of Richard Rose /Mariner/
Cause of Death: Bronchitis Certified
Signature, description and residence of informant: X The mark of Jane Winstanley In Attendance 100 South Chester Street Toxteth Park
When registered: First February 1851.
Commentary
Jane’s parentage
The age at death (88) given in Jane’s 1891 burial record, and the fact that she in the only “Jane Rose Catterall” appearing in records in the period, make the identifcation of her 1803 baptism straightforward. The baptism entry records her mother as Margaret Catterall.
One would like to know who the Alice Rose (née Catterall) was, who was living with the family of William and Jane Rose Winstanley in 1841. The name, presumably, is significant, not only because Jane’s middle name was Rose but also because Jane named her eldest daughter Alice Ann. Alice Catterall married Richard Rose 3 October 1803 (several months after Jane was born, but before she was baptized.) As a widow, Alice lived with Jane’s family.
It is conceivable that Richard Rose and Alice Catterall were Jane’s actual parents, but I am not sure what they would have to gain by stating at Jane’s baptism that Jane’s mother was named Margaret, unless it were true. More likely, perhaps, is that Margaret was Alice’s sister, died before Jane’s baptism, and Richard and Alice raised Jane as a daughter. There are numerous other imaginable scenarios, but more evidence would need to come to light to put any credence in any of them.
Another fact to consider is that the mother of Jane’s husband William Winstanley was named Elizabeth Catterall, and William’s family, including his mother, was living in Vernon Street in at the time of Jane’s baptism in 1806, as was Jane.
Richard Timmis Winstanley
The name “Richard Timmis” given to one of William and Jane Winstanley’s sons perhaps indicates a connection to the Timmis family. I share a fair amount of DNA (40+ cM) with three people with whom I have not identified a common ancestor, but who have Timmis ancestors.
A Richard Timmis, born 1782 in Keele, Staffordshire, was a shoemaker in the parish of St Peter’s Liverpool when William and Jane were living there, but I haven’t been able to find a connection with him.
References
Jane Rose Cattarall baptism, Liverpool St Nicholas, parish registers, Christenings page 293, no. 1191; digital image at Ancestry.com (accessed 9 April 2014), citing Liverpool Registers. Liverpool, England: Liverpool Record Office.
William Winstanley - Jane Catterall marriage record. Liverpool, St Anne parish register, marriages 1825, page 58, no. 236; digital image at Ancestry.com (accessed 9 April 2014), citing Liverpool Registers. Liverpool, England: Liverpool Record Office.
William Winstanley household, 1841 census of England. Cheshire. Runcorn, Runcorn, Runcorn. Piece 95, book 18, folio 15, page 24, in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841; digital image Ancestry.com (accessed 9 April 2014).
William Winstanley household, 1851 census of England. Lancashire, West Derby, Toxteth Park, Toxteth Park, ED 1cc, piece 2186, folio 597, page 8, in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851; digital image Ancestry.com (accessed 9 April 2014).
William Winstanley household, 1861 census of England. Lancashire, Liverpool, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, ED 5f, piece 2680, folio 98, page 19, in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861; digital image Ancestry.com (accessed 9 April 2014).
William Winstanley household, 1871 census of England. Lancashire, West Derby, Toxteth Park, Everton, ED 89, piece 3823, folio 99, page 11, 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 9 April 2014).
Adelaide Hinde household, 1881 census of England. Lancashire, Ormskirk, North Meols, North Meols, ED 19, piece 3750, folio 64, page 57, 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 9 April 2014).
Alice Rose entry of death, (certified copy). General Register Office. England and Wales. Civil Registration Certificates. (London, United Kingdom: General Register Office).
Marriage of Richard Rose and Alice Catterall. Liverpool St Paul's parish register (digital copy on Ancestry.com, accessed 8 April 2017].
GRO index, Deaths Mar 1891, Ormskirk, volume 8b, page 645. General Register Office. England and Wales. Civil Registration Certificates. (London, United Kingdom: General Register Office).