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Hannah WILKINSON was born on 1 Aug 1842 in New Halifax, Thornton,
near Bradford, Yorkshire. Her birth was registered by her father,
Brook Wilkinson. In 1877 she was a Pawnbroker's Assistant in 13 Guyscliffe,
Bradford, Yorkshire. She died of cardiac (mitral) disease and senile
debility on 23 Jul 1921 in 11 Arbour Street, Southport, Lancashire.
She was buried on 28 Jul 1921 in Jubilee Methodist Church, Marple Bridge, Cheshire.
Hannah
WILKINSON and James DERBYSHIRE were married on 21 Mar 1877 in Bradford, Yorkshire.
They lived in Lower Fold, Ludworth, Cheshire from 1877 to 1878.
They lived in Marple Bridge, Ludworth, Derbyshire in 1881. They lived
in Mount Pleasant, Compstall, Cheshire between 1883 and 1911.
James DERBYSHIRE
(son of George DERBYSHIRE and Diana WARHURST) was born about 1848 in Mellor,
Derbyshire. In 1861 he was a Cotton Factory Worker in Marple, Cheshire.
In 1871 he was an Assistant Taskmaster in The County Prison, Cheetham, Manchester,
Lancashire. Strangeways Prison in Southall Street, Manchester was
completed in 1869 at a cost of £170,000. The new brick built prison stood
on the site of the original Strangeways Park and Gardens, hence its name, and
was able to house a 1,000 prisoners. There were two imposing gatehouses and a
central dodecagonal hall, with wings A to F radiating off from it. The 234 feet
high tower, which was used for heating and ventilation, was a local landmark.
Strangeways became the place of execution for the area. Twenty eight men and
one woman were hanged there between 1869 and 1899, the first being a young man
of 20 called Michael Johnson, who was hanged by William Calcraft for murder on
the 29th March 1869. There were four double hangings, all the rest being carried
out individually. William Calcraft officiated at the first 3 executions within
the walls of Strangeways (Michael Johnson plus Patrick Durr in December 1870
and Michael Kennedy in December 1872) before William Marwood replaced him and
introduced the long drop method. James Derbyshire was an officer at the time
of these hangings. Recruits for the prison service had to be at least 5ft 9in
tall and be able to supply two good character references and recruits were set
an examination in reading, writing and arithmetic. The uniform was made of blue
serge and hats were issued in a style similar to those worn by the soldiers in
the American Civil War. At the census, on 2nd April 1871, James was 23 years
old and he worked as an assistant task master and his rank was a salesman. Records
from the prison were to be removed to the Manchester Record Office but, days
before their removal, they were destroyed in the riot which began on 1 April
1990 in the unlikely location of the Victorian prison's chapel. In 1877 he
was a Bookkeeper in Marple, Cheshire. In 1881 he was a Cashier at
a Cotton Mill in Compstall, Cheshire. Between 1885 and 1903 he was
a Manager of a Cotton Factory in Compstall, Cheshire. He laid a memorial
stone and received a silver engraved trowel on 18 Apr 1891 in Jubilee Methodist
Church, Marple Bridge, Cheshire. Between 1903 and 1911 he was an
Estate Agent in Compstall, Cheshire. He was presented with a key
commemorating the re-opening of the pavilion of the Compstall Band on 15 May
1909 in Compstall, Cheshire. At this time he was a Justice of the
Peace. He died of arterial degeneration, cerebral haemorrhage and coma on 14
Jan 1911 in Compstall, Cheshire. He was buried in Jan 1911 in Jubilee
Methodist Church, Marple Bridge, Cheshire. Hannah WILKINSON and James
DERBYSHIRE had the following children:
96 | i. | Hannah DERBYSHIRE was born on 17 Mar 1878 in Compstall, Cheshire. She died of convulsions on 20 Mar 1878 in Compstall, Cheshire. She was buried on 24 Mar 1878 in Jubilee Methodist Church, Marple Bridge, Cheshire. |
+97 | ii. | James DERBYSHIRE. |
98 | iii. |
 Harold Wilkinson
DERBYSHIRE was born on 12 Jun 1885 in Mount Pleasant, Compstall, Cheshire.
He lived in Holmleigh School, Fairfield, Buxton, Derbyshire in 1901.
In 1908 he was an Electrical Engineer. He died of cardiac disease
and acute rheumatics on 24 Sep 1908 in Kensington House, Saltburn, Yorkshire.
Kensington House was a Boarding House run by Miss Mary Ellen Dyson. At this
time there were many local projects for an Electrical Engineer. The Valley Gardens
were changing from gas to electricity as was the Cliff Lift and the Pier was
changing from oil to electricity. There was a new electric generating station
and the Electric Light Company Engineer was Mr Lewis R. Taylor. He was buried
on 28 Sep 1908 in Jubilee Methodist Church, Marple Bridge, Cheshire. |
