Ellen (Parr) Aldridge (bef. 1841)

Born before 11 Jul 1841 in Rainhill, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Ellen Parr was christened on 11 Jul 1841 at the church of St Mary the Virgin in Prescot, Lancashire. She was the daughter of William and Mary Parr. Her father's occupation was recorded as file maker, and the family's address as Rainhill. ^[1]

By March 30th 1851, Ellen was living with her parents in Rainhill, Lancashire. Her father was a toolmaker. ^[2]

By April 7th 1861, Ellen and her two young children were living with her (half-?) brother Edmund and family in Long Row Hillock St, Prescot, Lancashire. She was described as his sister-in-law in the census. ^[3]

Ellen married William "Holderhead" (or Aldred or Aldridge) in 1863 at St Helens Parish Church. ^[4]

By April 2nd 1871, William and Ellen had several children, and Ellen's mother Mary Parr was living with them. ^[5]

William died in 1876, aged 33. ^[6] He was buried on 12 Dec 1876 at the church of St Mary the Virgin in Prescot, Lancashire. ^[7]

By April 3rd 1881, Ellen was still a widow. She was living in Prescot, Lancashire with her children and a lodger. ^[8]

Research Notes

"She seems to have been married to William Parr when she has Martha, but in the census is alone with children Martha and David, but then later appears as Mrs Aldridge living with Martha (listed as stepdaughter) and Mary Parr (mother in law)"

In the birth registrations of Ellen's children Martha and David on the GRO website, their mother's maiden name is listed as "-", indicating they were born out of wedlock and Parr was Ellen's maiden name:

PARR, MARTHA - GRO Reference: 1857 S Quarter in PRESCOT Volume 08B Page 465

PARR, DAVID - GRO Reference: 1859 D Quarter in PRESCOT Volume 08B Page 438

In 1861, Ellen was living with her "brother-in-law" Edmund Robinson. Ellen's parents, William Parr and Mary Robinson, married in 1833:

Marriage: 5 Nov 1833 St Mary the Virgin, Prescot, Lancashire William Parr - File cutter, bachelor, Prescot Mary Robinson - (X), spinster, Prescot Witnesses: William Harrison (X); Margaret Harrison (X) Married by Banns by CGT Driffield Register: Marriages 1830 - 1837, Page 87, Entry 260 Source: LDS Film 1657584 item 12

Edmund's marriage record shows his father to be Ellen's father:

Marriage: 29 May 1853 St Thomas, Eccleston, Lancashire Edmund Robinson - 22, Toolmaker, Bachelor, Eccleston Mary Green - (X), 21, Spinster, Eccleston Groom's Father: William Parr, Tool Maker Bride's Father: Richard Green, Butcher Witnesses: Edward Evans (X); Jane Evans (X) Married by Banns by G. Thornton Mostyn Incumbent Register: Marriages 1841 - 1858, Page 123, Entry 246 Source: LDS Film 1849656

Edmund's christening record shows his mother to be Mary Ann Robinson:

Baptism: 16 Feb 1831 St Mary the Virgin, Prescot, Lancashire Edmund Robinson - son of Mary Ann Robinson Abode: Prescot Baptised By: Chas. Geo. Thom. Driffield Notes: illegitimate Register: Baptisms 1828 - 1835, Page 115, Entry 917 Source: LDS Film 1657583

So it's a little unclear whether Edmund was Ellen's full brother born before their parents married, or whether he named William Parr on his marriage record as the father who brought him up, and "sister-in-law" on the 1861 census meant half-sister.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: listed on Lancashire Online Parish Clerk - Ellen Parr. Register: Baptisms 1835 - 1842, Page 252, Entry 2011. Source: LDS Film 1657583
2. ↑ 1851 census: "England and Wales Census, 1851", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG1S-DGZ : Fri Mar 08 14:35:07 UTC 2024), Entry for William Parr and Mary Parr, 1851.
3. ↑ 1861 census: "General Register Office: 1861 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5903524be9379091b15b9e4b : viewed 14 Jun 2024), Martha PARR in household of Edmund ROBINSON, Long Row Hillock St, Lancashire, England; from 1861 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 9/2745, Folio 82, Page 22, Schedule 113, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ Marriage: https://www.ukbmdcertificateordering.co.uk/certapp.php?type=marriages&data=PARR%7CEllen%7CHOLDERHEAD%7CWilliam%7CSt+Helens+Parish%7CSt+Helens%7C1863%7C1863%7C%7CSH%3AC6%2F3%2F232%7CP%7C19480%7Clancashire%7CSH&lang=
5. ↑ 1871 census: "England and Wales Census, 1871", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZGB-11R : 25 June 2022), Martha Parr in entry for William Aldridge, 1871.
6. ↑ Death registration: William Aldred, last quarter 1876, Prescot district, aged 33. Accessed on freeBMD.
7. ↑ Burial: listed on Lancashire Online Parish Clerk - William Aldred. Register: Burials 1874 - 1880, Page 94, Entry 749. Source: LDS Film 1657598
8. ↑ 1881 census: "England and Wales Census, 1881", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27L-RLZF : Wed Mar 06 22:59:05 UTC 2024), Entry for Ellen Holdred and Thomas Holdred, 1881.