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Shirleys of Burslem (and Wolstanton),
Staffordshire
1. William Shirley born about
1843; he was age 21 at the time of his marriage in 1864.
married Louisa Hillman; Their "intended" marriage
bond was dated 2 Nov 1864 and to be held at St. Chrysostom, Walton-On-The-Hill,
Lancashire; both bride and groom were age 21.
children:
2(i). Joseph Walter Shirley chr 31 Oct 1866 at St Paul's,
Burslem; he was a warehouse boy potter, born Liverpool, Lancs
in the 1881 family census; age 14.
2(ii). Emily Louisa Shirley born about 1868. chr ____;
Appears in the family census household of 1871, age 3; She married
William Adams 15 Sep 1898 at Wolstanton, Staffs.
2(iii). Florence Edith Shirley chr 30 Dec 1870 at Wolstanton,
Staffordshire
2(iv). Charles William Shirley chr 30 Dec 1870 at Wolstanton,
Staffordshire
2(v). Constance Mary Shirley chr 24 Feb 1874 at Burslem
2(vi). Lilian Shirley chr 24 Feb 1874 at Burslem
2(vii). Jessie Shirley chr 2 Jun 1876 at Burslem (female)
married William James Walker 19 Apr 1900 at St Paul's, Burslem
2(viii). John Woodward Shirley chr 6 Dec 1877 at St.
Paul's, Burslem
2(ix). George Orton Shirley b. March 11, 1879 in Chatterly,
Longport, Wolstanton, Staffordshire; chr 11 Apr 1879 at St Paul's
Burslem, Staffs.; He died in a veteran's hospital in 1965 in
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
George Orton Shirley was the son of Louisa Hillman and
William Shirley, a commission agent. He emigrated to Canada (ca.
1905) and worked on trains and as a bookkeeper in gold mining
towns. He was a pioneer in my hometown of Red Lake in Northwestern
Ontario, Canada. He served in the First World War, and died in
a veteran's hospital in 1965 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. On
one mining employment record dated 1941, he listed his next-of-kin
as "Mrs. William Adams, Llandudno, North Wales."
1. Edward Sherley b. 1829, Conisdon,
Oxford Co., Farm laborer, Crown Hotel yard, Lived Burlsem in
1881.
married Ellen ______ b 1836, Waleby, Oxford Co.
children:
2.i Edward Shirley b. 1862, Oxford, Oxford Co., was
a potter
2.ii Ann Shirley b. 1864, Oxford, Oxford Co., was a
pottress
2.iii William Shirley b. 1867, London, Middlesex Co.,
was a potter
married Elizabeth Ward, 5 Jun 1887 at Cobridge, Burslem, dau
of Michael Ward
2.iv Ellen Shirley chr 13 Oct 1872, at St John, Burslem,
Stafford Co., was a pottress
married John Bamford 30 Jun 1890 at St. Paul's, Burslem,
2.v Henry Shirley b. 1874, Burslem, Stafford Co.,
2.vi Elizabeth Shirley b. 1877, Macclesfield, Cheshire
Co.
2.vii John Shirley b. 1880, Burslem, Stafford Co.
1881 Burslem Census
Louisa Shirley b. 1843 (38yrs), Nottingham,
Nottingham Co., MARRIED, 70 Newport Lane, Burslem
Joseph 14 yrs, Liverpool, Lancashire Co., Warehouse Boy potter
Louisa 13 yrs, ditto, scholar
Charley 10 yrs, Wolstanton, Stafford Co.
William 9 yrs, Burslem, Stafford Co.
Constance 6 yrs, ditto
Jessie (dau) 5 yrs, ditto
George 2 yrs, ditto
William Shirley b. 1846 (35yrs), Chell, Stafford
Co., Wheeling ashes in Forge, lodger at: Joseph Hales, Chapel
Lane, Wolstanton,
Olive Shirley b. 1846 (35yrs), Washerwall,
Stafford Co., Charwoman, New St., Burslem
John 10 yrs, Whetley More, Stafford Co, scholar
Joseph 7 yrs, Milton, Stafford Co., scholar
Sarah Ann 6 month, ditto
2 lodgers
William Shirley b. 1830 (51ysr), Burslem,
Stafford Co., Waggoner, 17 Davenport St., Burslem
Elizabeth 46 yrs, Smallthorne, Stafford Co.
Mary 14 yrs, Burslem, Stafford Co.
Samuel Shirley b. 1860 (21yrs), Burslem,
Stafford Co., Bread baker, Station St., Burslem
Lodger at: Thomas Daniels
John Shirley b. 1847 (34yrs), Burslem, Stafford
Co., Potters manager, Newcastle St. Ivy Cottage, Burslem
Ellen 30 yrs, Mirltey, Essex Co.
Canstance E. 5 yrs, Peckham, Surrey Co.
Gertrude 4 yrs, Burslem
2 servants
William Shirley b. 1842 (39yrs), Burslem,
Stafford Co., Flint Glass cutter, 37 Freehold Terrace, Burslem
Ann 35 yrs, ditto
Thomas L. 17 yrs, Wolstanton, Stafford Co.
Marian (dau), 15 yrs, ditto
William 12 yrs, Burslem, Stafford Co.
Elizabeth 8 yrs, ditto
Eva 6 yrs, ditto
1 lodger
Burslem Cemetery
in loving memory of/William SHIRLEY,/
of 12 Furlong Place, Burslem./
who died February 2nd 1897,/
aged 54 years./
also Ann, his beloved wife/
who died May 11th 1907,/
in her 62nd year./
"Father in thy gracious keeping,/
leave we now our servants sleeping"./
and of George Frederick GRIMSHAW,/
dearly loved husband of Marian GRIMSHAW/
of Holly Bank? Whitfield Manchester,/
and son in law of the above./
??? was Organist and Choirmaster of Stand Church Whitfield/
who died March 23rd 1937 aged 71 years./
also of the aforenamed/Marian GRIMSHAW,/
born May 12th 1865. died January 20th 1949.
Benjamin Shirley b. 1845 (36yrs), Wolstanton,
Stafford Co., Potters Presser, 28 Upper Church St., Burslem
Eliza 21 yrs, Radway Green, Stafford Co.,
Benjamin 6 yrs, Turnstall, Stafford Co., Scholar
Alice 1 yr, Burslem, Stafford Co.
George Shirley b. 1854 (27yrs), Burslem,
Stafford Co., Potters Gilder, visitor at John Smith Mandley’s,
8 Shaw St., Burslem
Elizabeth Shirley b. 1866 (15yrs), Tunstall,
Stafford Co., Scholar, 50 Furlong Lane, Burslem
Sister in law of Michael Tunnicliffe
Henry Shirley b. 1853 (28yrs), Burslem, Stafford
Co., Manufacturer Manager, Whitehall, Wolstanton–Chatterly
Kate 28 yrs, ditto
Mary Ann (sister), 21 yrs, ditto
1 servant
Edward Sherley b. 1829 (52yrs), Conisdon,
Oxford Co., Farm laborer, Crown Hotel yard, Burlsem
Ellen 45 yrs, Waleby, Oxford Co.
Edward 19 yrs, Oxford, Oxford Co., Potter
Ann 16 yrs, ditto, Pottress
William 14 yrs, London, Middlesex Co., Potter
Ellen 9 yrs, Burslem, Stafford Co., Scholar
Henry 7 yrs, ditto, ditto
Elizabeth 4 yrs, Macclesfield, Cheshire Co.
John 10 months, Burslem, Stafford Co.
John Shirley b. 1832 (29yrs), Burslem, Stafford
Co., Sagar maker (potter), visiting Alfred Challinor and wife,
Emma 42 yrs, born Hanley, Stafford Co., 40 Newfield, Wolstanton
Burslem Parish Burials
1836 Feb 7 Thomas 2 yrs. 4 months St. Paul
1837 May 5 Mary Ann infant St. John
Jesse Shirley
birth: 1813
death: Burslem, Stafford, England
burial: 17 Aug 1862
Mary Ann Shirley
birth: 1837
burial: 05 May 1837 Burslem, Stafford, England
Eliza Shirley
birth: 1839
burial: 23 Jun 1839 Burslem, Stafford, England
Mary Ann Shirley
birth: 1870
burial: 24 Jan 1872 Burslem, Stafford, England
Marriages
Mary Jane GRAY b: Abt. 1868 married Thomas Leonard SHIRLEY
b: Abt. 1864 m: 20 December 1886 in Burslem, Stafford, England
Father: William Shirley Fact 1: December 1886 glasscutter
Kitty Anne Shirley marriage: 10 Sep 1862 Burslem, Stafford,
England
parents: Joseph Shirley
spouse: William Bates
Jane Shirley marriage: 01 Oct 1868 , Burslem, Stafford, England
parents: Joseph Shirley
spouse: Charles Cooper
Olive Shirley marriage: 04 Apr 1825 Burslem, St.John, Stafford,
England
spouse: James Forrester
Eliza Shirley marriage: 03 Aug 1828 Burslem, St.John, Stafford,
England
spouse: William Williams
Eliza Shirley marriage: 09 Jul 1832 Burslem, St.John, Stafford,
England
spouse: William Broughton Green
Mary Shirley, John Hackney, 1792, Burslem Staffordshire
(Pallots Marriages)
Royal Navy Service Records
Name Shirley, William Edward 15 February 1860 ADM 188/99
Official Number: 91830
Place of Birth: Burslem, Staffordshire
Misc.
1834 History, Gazetter, and Directory of Staffordshire
Shirley, Thos, bookpr, Fountain Place, Burslem (Potteries)
1851 Slaters Directory of Birmingham, Worcester and the
Potteries
The Potteries
Shirley, Benjm. Shoeing smith, Dale Hall, Burslem
The Bankruptcy Act, 1869. In the County Court of Staffordshire,
holden at Hanley, Burslem, and Tunstall. In the Matter of Proceedings
for Liquidation by Arrangement or Composition with Creditors,
instituted by William Shirley, of White Hall, Longport, in the
parish of Wolstanton, in the county of Stafford, Commission Merchant.
"NOTICE is hereby given, that a First General Meeting of
the creditors of the above-named person has been summoued to
be held at my offices, Furlong-place, Burslem, on the 27th day
of October, 1874, at twelve o'clock at noon precisely.—Dated
this 10th day of October, 1874. F. CREED MAYEK, Furlong-place,
Burslem, Attorney for the said William Shirley. THE LONDON GAZETTE,
OCTOBER 20, 1874
21 Feb 1872. [vellum] Indenture being a Conveyance of four
messuages or dwellinghouses land and hereditaments situate in
Sneyd’s Croft near Newport Road in the parish of Burslem
in the County of Staffordshire dated 21 February 1872, Mr William
Astin, farmer of Childs Ercal, Shropshire. Lent £600 to
William Shirley by Indenture of 25 November 1856. Also party
to Indenture of 6 August 1857 to Mrs Mary Ann Wright, Widow of
Wolstanton, Staffordshire; Samuel Fitton party to an Indenture
dated 24 November 1856; Owner of adjacent property, William Lightfoot;
Occupants of one of the cottages: Widow Holdcroft, John Jeffery,
Michael Sherlock, and Richard Shirley, former owner of property.
Borrowed £600 from William Astin by Indenture of 25 November
1856 which was secured on the property. Defaulted in payment
of Mortgage and therefore the property is being sold by William
Astin under the Power of Sale. Also party to Indentures of 24
November 1856 and 6 August 1857. Signed and sealed by William
Astin. Witnesses: Fred W Tomkinson, Solicitor of Burslem, Staffordshire
Emails
From Belinda Taylor (nee Adams) May 2012
I thought you might be interested to add to your section
on the Shirleys of Burslem (and Wolstanton) Staffordshire.
Emma Louisa Adams, nee Shirley, mentioned in the note under
George Orton Shirley, was my paternal grandmother. She was the
youngest daughter of William Shirley and Louisa Hillman. She
died in Llandudno sometime between 1942 and 1950, and is buried
in the cemetery in Llanrhos Church there.
She and William A. Adams had 4 children, Dorothy Josephine
( married Frank Wilkes 1940), Louise (who died in childhood),
Constance Lilian (who never married) and my father William Shirley
Adams, (he married Enid Mary Jones in 1937)
I knew her sisters Florence, Constance and Lilian as a
child in Llandudno, where they lived together in Carmen Silva
Road. They died there in either late 1940s or early 1950s.
I know that Jessie, who married William James Walker, died
while her children were quite young. I think she had three sons,
Harold, Shirley and William.
After her death William James Walker married her sister
Lilian who became step-mother and Auntie to the three boys.
I knew Jessie's youngest son, William (Uncle Billy to me)
well as his and my family used to have holidays in Llandudno.
He married Christina, had 3 children, and was still alive in
2007, and lived in Allwoodly, Leeds then.
There is another strand to the Shirley family closely related,
connected with Congleton in Cheshire.
1. Clara Shirley, younger than Emma Louisa, was I think her cousin,
She married Joseph Keeling who was connected to the Keeling Potteries
in Stoke-on-Trent. They had no children and at the time of their
death, both killed in a road accident in the early 1950s, lived
in Congleton, Cheshire. I don't know her parents names.
2. Ellen Fitton Shirley (married name Bladen) was born in Congleton
(again) in 1907. Her brother Leslie Pidduck Shirley, born in
Congleton in 1905, died in 1992, in Stone, Staffordshire. There
was another brother who was called Fitton Shirley, the youngest
I think. These three were cousins of my father, William Shirley
Adams.
Their mother was called Evelyn - maiden name unknown, and I don't
know their fathers' name. Ellen and Leslie are listed against
the will of Thomas Hugh Fitton Shirley who died in Walton Lodge,
Stafford Road, Stone on September 20th 1979 - I'm almost sure
this is the youngest brother mentioned above. Evelyn also died
at this address.
Further to my email of last week, I have a correction to
the information. and a small addition.
The correction - Emma Louise was the second child of William
Shirley and Louisa Hillman - I have found her listed in the 1871
census as second child, then aged 3.
The addition - Evelyn Shirley, mother of Leslie Ellen and Fitton,
was Evelyn Pidduck before her marriage, but I still can't find
who she married. I shall keep looking.
Belinda Taylor (nee Adams)
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Shirleys of Burslem