Teddy Lowe, Lancashire Wrestling Champion, Whitworth

[keyboard86]

Hi again, David Law married Betty Ashworth 30th September 1839 St Chad, Rochdale Grooms Father George Law Brides Father Edmund Ashworth
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[Rosinish]

Hi,

Martha Alice was recorded as 'Niece' of Edmund's mother in 1881

If she'd been Edmund's dau she'd have been recorded as grand-dau

Annie

[RuslanPashayev]

Ok I see, thanks for the clarification, so lets put it altogether. Heres what we have:
David Law + Betty Law
Children: John, Elizabeth, Captain, Edmund.
Edmund Law (b 1841) married Alice Mercer in 1865.
No children.
Is that it?

[RuslanPashayev]

And yeah I have his earliest results...Bury wrestling circles...local minor tourneys, etc. He became major star in 1865...I think its related to his connection with proprietor of Copenhagen Grounds Thomas Hayes, it was the most important title of that era. Its unbelievable I contacted every single Library in Greater Manchester and THEY DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING on Copenhagen Grounds, I was like WOW...hard to believe, it was the heart of English Sports esp Pedestrianism, which was sport No 1 in Victorian England, all the greats like Siah Albison etc won their titles there at Copenhagen Grounds.

[keyboard86]

Hi again, birth registration Edmund Law Sept qtr 1840 Haslingden v21 page 415 mmn Ashworth, also a David Henry Law Dec qtr 1841 Haslingden v21 page 413 mmn Ashworth
Keyboard86

PS a lot more children for David/Betty, if they married in 1839 how can John/ Captain & Elizabeth be children of David/Betty?

[keyboard86]

Hi again considering the first apparent born child for David was a John Baron Law b c 1830, then a David Law married a Hannah Baron 6th January 1831 St Chads, Rochdale
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[Rosinish]

Ok I see, thanks for the clarification, so lets put it altogether. Heres what we have:
David Law + Betty Law

It is always a good idea to refer to all females by their maiden names as it makes life so much easier when researching their background as you won't be looking for births for them under their married name?

Annie

Added...

Someone else researching the maiden surname Ashworth would type in or be looking for that surname & if it is someone who doesn't yet know that Betty (if that's the name she was born with) Ashworth married David Law then they won't find your thread so quickly as they would if she was down as Betty Ashworth 

[RuslanPashayev]

I totally agree with you. David Law and Betty Ashworth were his parents, he had bunch of siblings. I contacted St Nicholas we shall see what they have. Do you think Rochdale Archives is the place to go for their family I mean The Law's. Thanks, R

[keyboard86]

Hi again, re Copenhagen Grounds those libraries only had to Google Copenhagen Grounds Lancashire and they would have found that Thomas Hayes bought the licence of the Shear's Inn situated at the corner of Oldham Road & Shear's Street Newton Heath, he utilised 18 acres of land behind the Inn and opened Copenhagen Grounds 21st March 1857, all this plus loads more from Google Books.
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