The Shirley Association has been a member of the Guild of One-Name Studies since 1988		Samuel Shirley Lancashire, England DNA Haplotype I - Kit #76256 (matches Staffordshire Shirleys)
		Date: February 16, 2008 06:05AM It has been a while since I posted a question about our Shirleys so I thought I would repost incase any new visitors may have a connection. My ggrandfather Walter was born in Hodge Lane, Salford in 1848 to Samuel Francis Shirley and Ann Wager Pidcock. His father Samuel puts his place of birth as London or Middlesex on censuses, around 1816. Samuel was connected to the Manchester company of Samuel Shirley & Co, which traded in woolen cloth. When Samuel and Ann first married they returned (from Manchester) to London and their first four children were born in Islington. They had returned to Manchester by 1850. All of the children except Walter attended a school in Coventry run by Eliza Shirley who was listed as their aunt. She returned to London when she gave up the school and was connected to a Mellicent Shirley and her son Washington but I am not sure how. Walter appears to have gone to a different school. Walter married three times, my ggrandmother being Ellen Emma Biddulph who died when my grandfather was born. We do not know of any children by the previous two marriages. Although it would be nice to go further back and we believe Samuel Francis Shirleys father was named Samuel, because my grandfather was adopted out after his mothers death, it would be lovely to trace his brothers and sisters if possible. His brothers were with their father in 1901 census but his sister Sylvia was not. Perhaps she was with relatives while very young but as she signed her fathers death certificate she obviously returned to the family at some stage. They are Francis Howard Shirley born 1889, Manchester. Possibly a soldier, we cannot find any marriage but do have a possible death. Walter Shirley born 1888, married Alice Ann Catterall and unfortunately died in 1910 before the birth of his son Walter T Shirley in 1911. Lastly a sister, Sylvia Ann Wager Shirley, born in Stoke on Trent. Sylvia married George Barlow in 1910 and had several children including Francis Howard,Eric, George, Emma, Joseph, Sylvia and Vera. We seem to have a connection to Shirleys in Staffordshire as our DNA test has shown but as yet that elusive common ancestor still evades us. It would be wonderful to hear from anyone descended from my grandfathers brothers or sister but also from anyone with a link to the family at any stage or perhaps to Samuel Shirley & Co, Manchester. All the best, Lisa. Samuel Shirley, gent, cloth factor married Ann _____ children 1(i). Samuel Francis Shirley chr 15 Sep 1816 at St George the Martyr Queens Square (Holborn) Middlesex; connected to the Manchester company of Samuel Shirley & Co, which traded in woolen cloth; living Christchurch parish Salford, Lancashire in 1861 census; He died Mar 1898 in Prestwich Dist Lancashire (BMD) London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 about Samuel Francis Shirley Name: Samuel Francis Shirley Record Type: Baptism Estimated Birth Date: abt 1816 Baptism Date: 15 Sep 1816 Father's Name: Samuel Shirley, gent. Mother's Name: Ann Shirley Parish or Poor Law Union: Queen Square St George the Martyr Borough: Camden 1851 Manchester Directory - Samuel Francis Shirley, Cloth Agent (Samuel Shirley & Co), Glenfield Place, Salford. Samuel Shirley & Co, Agents for the sale of West of England & Belgian Cloths, 45 Cannon Street, Manchester. 1869 Bankrupts - Samuel Shirley, of 82 Market Street Manchester Lancaster, woollen cloth merchant and manufacturer - Edinburgh Gazette Feb 23 1869 (as reported in the London Gazette) married Ann Wager Pidcock on 24 Sep 1840; The 1861 census states she was born in Ashford Derbyshire; She died in 1866, age 43 Marriage: 24 Sep 1840 St Mary the Virgin, Eccles, Lancashire, England Samuel Francis Shirley - of full age Warehouse Man Bachelor of Pendleton Ann Wager Pidcock - minor Spinster of Pendleton Groom's Father: Samuel Shirley, Cloth Factor Bride's Father: Gilbert Pidcock, Hotel Keeper Witness: John Cumming Bates; Thomas Gorse Married by Banns by: Willm. Marsden Vicar Register: Marriages 1840 - 1841, Page 129, Entry 258 Source: Microfilm held by Manchester Central Library Liverpool Mercury Newspaper (Liverpool, England), Monday, January 15, 1866; DEATHS: Shirley - Jan 11 in Nelson place, Lower Broughton Manchester, aged 43, Ann Wager, wife of Mr. Samuel Shirley of Manchester. children 2(i). Ann Eliza Shirley born Sep 1841 at Islington MDX (BMD); living in family household in 1861 census 2(ii). Samuel Francis Shirley born about 1843 London; living in family household in 1861 census may have married Eliza Gusterson 21 Jul 1869 Hounslow, MDX 2(iii). Henry Gilbert Shirley born Dec 1844 at Islington MDX (BMD); living in family household in 1861 census; Living West Derby Lancashire in 1881, master tailor. Note his marriage records says he is the son of James Francis Shirley married Louisa Appleby 28 Jun 1869 at St. Cuthbert, Lytham, Lancashire; dau of John Appleby 2(iv). Charles Edward Shirley born June 1846 at Islington MDX (BMD) ; living in family household in 1861 census 2(v). Walter Shirley chr 3 Sep 1848 at Christ Church parish, Salford, Lancashire; born in Hodge Lane, Salford in 1848; living in Birkenhead Cheshire in 1881 occupation commercial traveler. married 1) Ann _____ married 2) Ellen Emma Biddulph on 9 May 1886 at Holy Trinity, Warrington parish, Lancashire Marriage: 9 May 1886 Holy Trinity, Warrington, Lancashire, England Walter Shirley - 34 Lunatic Attendant Widower of Ashton in Makerfield Ellen Emma Biddulph - 21 Spinster of Stockport Groom's Father: Samuel Shirley, Commercial Traveller Bride's Father: Thomas Biddulph, Farmer Witness: William Pidcock; Eliza Ann Pidcock Married by Banns by: C. H. Brown Curate Register: Marriages 1870 - 1901, Page 80, Entry 160 Source: children (by Ellen) 3(i). Walter Shirley b 1888 married Alice Ann Catterall children Walter T Shirley b 1911 3(ii). Francis Howard Shirley b 1889 Manchester 3(iii). Sylvia Ann Wager Shirley born Stoke on Trent; she married George Barlow in 1910 2(vi). William Alfred Shirley chr 3 Aug 1850 at St Thomas, Pendleton, Lancashire Baptisms: 3 Aug 1850 St Thomas, Pendleton, Lancashire, England William Alfred Shirley - Son of Samuel Francis Shirley & Ann Wager Abode: Pendleton Occupation: Warehouseman Baptised by: Hy M. Harmer Curate Register: Baptisms 1844 - 1850 from the Bishop's Transcripts, Page 164, Entry 1306 Source: LDS Film 1545552 2(vii). Ellen Ruth Shirley chr 9 Jun 1852 at Christ Church parish, Salford, Lancashire 2(viii). Catherine Bertha Shirley chr 9 Aug 1853 at the Cathedral Church of Manchester; living in the family household in 1861 census 2(ix). Ada Shirley born 9 Sep 1854 and chr 19 Sep 1854 at St Mark's, Cheetham, Lancashire; She may have died Dec 1854 (BMD) 2(x). Alice Shirley born 10 Sep 1854 and chr 19 Sep 1854 at St Mark's, Cheetham, Lancashire 2(xi). John Shirley chr 11 Mar 1857 at Chapelry-of-Christ, Salford, Lancashire; living with his father in Salford in 1881, Assistant salesman. age 24 2(xii). Alice Shirley chr 1 Mar 1857 at Chapelry-of-Christ, Salford, Lancashire 2(xiii). Washington Shirley born about 1859 Manchester; living in family household in 1861 census; He is living in St John Coventry in 1871 census; Living with his father in Salford in 1881, single; agent, age 22     Note: Washing Shirley born 1843, father Antonio, Clerk in Merchant House London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 about Washington Shirley Name: Washington Shirley Record Type: Baptism Estimated Birth Date: abt 1843 Baptism Date: 14 Apr 1843 Father's Name: Antonio Shirley Mother's Name: Melicent Shirley Parish or Poor Law Union: Canonbury St Paul Borough: Islington
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