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103. George DERBYSHIRE
was born about 1876 in Heaton Norris, Cheshire. In 1891 he was a
Labourer at a Mill in Heaton Norris, Cheshire. In 1891 he was a Railway
Labourer in Heaton Norris, Cheshire.
George DERBYSHIRE and Ada MICKLEWRIGHT
were married on 4 Jun 1900 in Market Drayton, Shropshire. George
and Ada had four children Maud (1901), George Roland (Roland b.1903), Ralph
(1905) and Charles (Charlie b.1908). They lived in 14 Farmer Street, Heaton
Norris, Cheshire in 1901. Ada MICKLEWRIGHT
was born on 22 Jul 1873. Ada's parents were Johanna Micklewright
(b.17 October 1852) and (probably) Rowland Higgins (b.27 February 1870). Johanna
and Roland married in 1875 and therefore Ada was born before their marriage.
Ada came from a large family which always lived at Child's Earcall near Market
Drayton.
In 1901 Roland and Johanna lived at Narrow Lane, Child's Ercall and Roland was
an agricultural labourer. Ada's siblings were all called Higgins:-
Charles (b.14 June 1875; 1901 lived at home and was an agricultural labourer;
in Welsh Fusileers; d.14 June 1917; commemorated on Arras Monument: unmarried),
Elizabeth (b.3 September 1876; 1901 a servant for John Slinger at the village
school house in Child's Ercall;d.17 March 1929: unmarried),
Esther (b.27 September 1878; 1901 servant for William Smartt, a church of England
clergy man in Heaton Norris; d.12 May 1938; unmarried),
George (b.10 October 1881; m. Emily Bowler at All Saints Church, Heaton Norris
in 1906; d.1950).
Roland (b.1884)
Mary (aka Polly; b.1885; 1901 general servant for William Barnett, a farmer in
Child's Ercall; d.1970; unmarried)
Francis (aka Frank; b.1889; 1901 lived at home and was an agricultural labourer;
enlisted in Welsh Fusileers but transferred to King's Shropshire Light Infantry;
d.7 July 1817; buried in Philosophe, British Cemetery, Mazingarbe). She was
also known as Micklewright-Higgins from 1875. In 1891 she was a Domestic
Servant for the Jackson family in Lowdley Mann, Market Drayton, Shropshire.
George DERBYSHIRE and Ada MICKLEWRIGHT had the following children:
160 | i. | Maud DERBYSHIRE was born about 1901 in
Stockport, Cheshire. She died about 1971. |
161 | ii. | George Roland DERBYSHIRE. |
162 | iii. | Charles DERBYSHIRE. |
163 | iv. | Ralph DERBYSHIRE
was born about 1905 in Stockport, Cheshire. He died about 1978. |
