Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: unknown.
Place of Death: unknown.
Relationships
Father: unknown.
Mother: unknown.
Spouse: Mary Laland. Married 21 September 1742 in Wigan (All Saints).
The marriage is recorded in the parish register. It is difficult to be certain of Mary's ancestry as three Mary Lalands, all of Pemberton, were married within a few years of each other.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. All children were baptized at All Saints, Wigan, except Mary.)
Margaret Molineux (baptized 15 February 1742/3) married John Witter 20 November 1764 in Standish, Lancashire.
Betty Molineux (baptized 29 June 1745) married Benjamin Hardy 24 October 1763 in Standish.
Henry Molineux (buried 1 September 1746). Henry may belong in another family.
Ellen Molineux (baptized 3 March 1747/8 - buried 9 January 1760).
Ann Molineux (baptized 31 December 1750 - buried 17 January 1822 in Wigan) married Zachary Ashurst 21 November 1775 at St Thomas the Martyr, Upholland.
Sarah Molineux (baptized 16 June 1753 - buried 25 August 1756).
James Molineux (baptized 8 January 1756 - buried 26 February 1837 in Wigan) married Alice Baneford 22 August 1775 at All Saints, Wigan.
John Molineux (baptized 26 August 1758).
William Molineux (baptized 24 January 1761 - buried 18 January 1826 in Wigan) married Margaret Marsh 21 January 1787 in Wigan.
Mary Molineux (baptized 9 September 1764 in Standish).
Evidence
John’s marriage:
From the Wigan parish register (September 1742):
Bans: Jn:o Mollineux & Mary Laland both of Pemberton in this Parish Married p[ar] M:r Edge Curate the 21:st day
Baptisms of John’s children (Wigan, All Saints):
February 1742/3:
15 Marg:t D:r John Mollineux of Pemberton & Mary wife
June 1745:
29 Betty D:r. John Mollineux of Standishgate & Mary
March 1747:
3 Ellen D:r. John Mollineux of Standish Parish & Mary
December 1750:
31 Ann D:r. John Mollineux of Standish Parish & Mary
June 1753:
16 Sarah D:r. John Mollineux of Standish Parish & Mary
January 1756:
8 James Son John & Mary Mollineux of Standish Wood
August 1758:
26 John Son John & Mary Mollineux of Standish-Wood
January 1761
24 William Son John & Mary Mollineux of Standish-Wood
Burials of John’s children (Wigan, All Saints):
Burials in Sept:r 1746.
1 Henry Son John Mullanee of Standishgate
August 1756:
25 Sarah D:r John Mollineux of Standish-Wood
January 1760:
9 Ellen D:r John Mollineux of Standish-Wood
from the Lancashire Archives catalogue:
Indictment Jan 1757. Court Manchester.
Accused: John Molyneux of Ince (whitster); John Lay[...] of Pemberton (whitster); James Cleveley of Standish (whitster); Richard Hutton of Wigan (whitster); John Chadock (otherwise Chadwick) of Wigan (whitster); John Winstanley (otherwise Cowley) of Pemberton (whitster); William Rothwell of Ince (whitster); John Molyneux of Standish (whitster); Ralph Kay of Wigan (whitster)
Date of offence: 20 October 1756
Indictment: riotously assembled and took one piece of blue shaloon value seven shillings and one piece of Devonshire plain drab coulor value twelve shillings from the house of Richard Eatock at Ince
Witness(es): 1. Timothy Eatough; 2. William Gidlow; 3. Richard Eatough
Verdict: removed to Lancaster by certiorari
References
Wigan Anglican Parish Registers. Wigan Archives Services, Wigan, England; digital images Ancestry.com (accessed December 1, 2017).