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James MOTTERSHEAD

James MOTTERSHEAD[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]

Male Abt 1836 - 1901  (65 years)


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  • Name James MOTTERSHEAD  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
    Birth 11 Apr 1835  Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Baptism 10 May 1835  Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Christening 10 May 1835  St James, Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth Abt 1836  Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Gender Male
    Residence England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1841  Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 1851  Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Slipy Lane
    Residence 1851  Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1861  Sutton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 1871  Sutton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1881  Buxton, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1891  Buxton, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1901  Buxton, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 31 Mar 1901  Buxton, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Death Aft. 31 Mar 1901  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I20005558976  Gibson Lovell Lomas Collins
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2026

    Father Robert MOTTERSHEAD,   b. 15 Jun 1806, Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1898, Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    Mother Maria A LOMAS,   b. 10 Aug 1806, Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 1875, Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    Marriage 08 Mar 1827  Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    Family ID F399  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Julia FINLOW,   b. Abt 1837, Sutton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage 13 Apr 1857  St George, Sutton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Sarah Maria MOTTERSHEAD,   b. Abt 1858, Sutton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Elizabeth Ann MOTTERSHEAD,   b. Abt 1859, Sutton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1433  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2026

    Family 2 Elizabeth LEECH,   b. 1836, Sutton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage 11 Jan 1863  Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Sarah LEETCH,   b. 1848
     2. John LEECH,   b. Abt 1849, Sutton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Arthur MOTTERSHEAD,   b. Abt 1864, Sutton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. John James MOTTERSHEAD,   b. Apr 1866, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Annie MOTTERSHEAD,   b. Abt 1875, Macclesfld, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. William Henry MOTTERSHEAD,   b. Abt 1878, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F678  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2026

    Family 3 Winifred BROWN,   b. Abt 1850, Penslyn, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage Sep 1879  Newcastle Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The marriage of James Mottershead and Winifred Brown was registered in the September Quarter of 1879 in the Newcastle under Lyme Registration District district.
    Children 
    +1. George Robert MOTTERSHEAD,   b. Jul 1882, Buxton, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Jennie MOTTERSHEAD,   b. Between Jan 1886 and Mar 1886, Buxton, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1901, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 15 years)
    Family ID F1051  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2026

    Family 4 Annie E FOWLER,   b. Abt 1855, Hanley, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage Bef. 1901 
    Family ID F1336  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2026

  • Sources 
    1. [S_1425733769] Ancestry.com, England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - Genealogical Society of Utah. British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, copyright 2002. Used by permission.Original dat).
      Birth date: abt 1835 Birth place: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Residence date: Residence place: England Baptism date: 10 May 1835 Baptism place: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

    2. [S_1425884160] Ancestry.com, 1891 England Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891. Data imaged from The National A), Class: RG12; Piece: 2779; Folio 8; Page 10; GSU roll: 6097889.
      Birth date: abt 1836 Birth place: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Residence date: 1891 Residence place: Buxton, Derbyshire, England

    3. [S_1425884942] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1881 England Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. 1881 British Isles Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the l), Class: RG11; Piece: 3455; Folio: 8; Page: 9; GSU roll: 1341827.
      Birth date: abt 1836 Birth place: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Residence date: 1881 Residence place: Buxton, Derbyshire, England

    4. [S_1425885873] Ancestry.com, 1871 England Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Data imaged from the National A), Class: RG10; Piece: 3677; Folio: 98; Page: 10; GSU roll: 841869.
      Birth date: abt 1835 Birth place: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Residence date: 1871 Residence place: Sutton, Cheshire, England

    5. [S_1424870571] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, 1901. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England. The National Archi), Class: RG13; Piece: 3269; Folio: 108; Page: 14.
      Birth date: abt 1836 Birth place: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Residence date: 1901 Residence place: Buxton, Derbyshire, England

    6. [S_1425886421] Ancestry.com, 1861 England Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Data imaged from The National A), Class: RG 9; Piece: 2585; Folio: 5; Page: 4; GSU roll: 542994.
      Birth date: abt 1836 Birth place: Yanworth, Cheshire, England Residence date: 1861 Residence place: Sutton, Cheshire, England

    7. [S_1425730993] Ancestry.com, 1851 England Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Data imaged from the National A), Class: HO107; Piece: 2161; Folio: 298; Page: 12; GSU roll: 87140-87141.
      Birth date: abt 1836 Birth place: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Residence date: 1851 Residence place: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

    8. [S_1424524438] Ancestry.com, 1841 England Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841. Data imaged from the National ), Class: HO107; Piece 99; Book: 22; Civil Parish: Gawsworth; County: Cheshire; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 7; Page: 10; Line: 14; GSU roll: 241238.
      Birth date: abt 1835 Birth place: Cheshire, England Residence date: 1841 Residence place: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

    9. [S_1425887729] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees.

    10. [S_1411686406] Ancestry.com, England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - Genealogical Society of Utah. British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, copyright 2002. Used by permission.Original dat).
      Marriage date: 08 Mar 1827
      Marriage place: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England
      Residence date:
      Residence place: England

    11. [S_1411686406] Ancestry.com, England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - Genealogical Society of Utah. British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, copyright 2002. Used by permission.Original dat).
      Marriage date: 08 Mar 1827 Marriage place: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Residence date: Residence place: England