Margaret (Kirkup) Wills (abt. 1818 - 1885)

Born about Nov 1818 in Kirklinton, Cumberland, England

Ancestors

Wife of William Wills — married about 1843 in Cumberland, England

Died 1885 at about age 66 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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Biography

Margeret was born in 1818. She is the daughter of Robert Kirkup and Eleanor Turnbull. ^[1]. She died in 1885. ^[2]

Family

Husband: William Wills

Wife: Margaret Kirkup

Married abt 1842 probably in Cumberland, England^[3]

Children:

Christopher

Mary

William

Margaret

Eleanor S

Thomas

Joseph James

Census

1851 Peter Syke, Rockcliff, Cumberland, England

WILLS: William 27 wood man b. Burgh; wife Margaret 32 b. Kirklinton; Children: Christopher 6 b. Rockcliff, Mary 4 b. Newton, CUL, William 2, Margret 6 Mos both b. Rockcliff^[4]

1861 Biglands, Dist of Wigton, Cumberland, England

WILLS: William 37 farmer 81 ac. b. Kirkbampton, CUL; wife Margaret 38 b. Kirklinton, CUL; Chldren: Christopher 17 b. Rockcliff, CUL, Mary 15 b. Newton Reigny, CUL, Margaret 10 , William 12, both b. Rockcliff, Elinore 5, Thomas 4 both b. Orton, CUL, Jos James 1 b. Aitken, CUL^[5]

1871 Par. of Bolton Low, Cumberland, England

WILLS: William 47 farmer of 120 ac emp 1 person & own family, b. Kirkbampton, CUL; wife Margaret 50 b. Kirklinton; Children: Eleanor 15 b. Raughtenhead, CUL; Thomas 14 scholar b. Great Orton, CUL; Joseph J scholar b. Aitken, CUL; Servant Joseph MILLS 18 servant indoor b. Tallentire, CUL; Dtrs Mary WILLS 24 b. Penrith, Margaret 22 b. Rockcliff ^[6]

1881 Blackburn, Lancashire, England

WILLS: William 58 butcher b. Kirklinton, CUL; wife Margaret 62 b. Kikrlinton; Grdson: Robert 10 scholar b. Bollingate, CUL; Nephew Thomas 23 draper b. Orton, CUL; ^[7]

FamilySearch Data

To be expanded and incorporated into bio

• Fact: Christening (18 NOV 1818) Kirklinton,Cumberland,England
• Fact: Residence (1841) St Cuthbert, Cumberland, England

Research notes

Yet to be found:

Marriage record for William Wills & Margaret Kirkup

presumed to be between 1841 census and birth of first child Christopher in 1844 (Rockcliffe, Cumberland)

not immediately obvious in England Civil Registration marriages, nor Scottish Parish registers Henderson-2297 03:25, 23 November 2019 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database @ FamilySearch.com Margaret Kirkup, 18 Nov 1818; citing KIRKLINTON,CUMBERLAND,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 90,638.
2. ↑ Dth 1885 Q4 Margaret WILLS, aged 67, reg. Blackburn, LAN 8e/237, from England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915, Ancestry.com
3. ↑ See research note
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG1N-DG7 : 12 September 2019), William Wiles, , Cumberland, England; citing , Cumberland, England, p. 20, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7L5-J7Y : 24 October 2019), William Wills, Biglands, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5BL-1M5 : 28 September 2019), Margaret Wills in entry for William Wills, 1871.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q275-2QZV : 13 December 2017), Margaret Wills in household of William Wills, Blackburn, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 9, Piece/Folio 4198/94, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,186.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 23 November 2019, 03:02), entry for Margaret Kirkup(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:MH9Q-YXK); contributed by various users.