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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Lancashire => Topic started by: Fraser178 on Wednesday 12 December 18 21:48 GMT (UK)
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Hi everyone,
I'm trying to see if any of my Worsley ancestors are connected to any of the aristocratic Worsley families in Lancashire.
The furthest that I've got back (fairly confidently) is Ralph Worsley (b.1758 in manchester and m.10/03/1783 to Juday Taylor in Prestwich), I believe that his father was a Jonathan Worsley who was also the innkeeper at the Saracens head in Manchester (found this out from an old court record). Jonathan was married in 1757 to an Elizabeth Travis and died in 1761 in manchester.
One of the reasons I think their could be a link is the name Ralph, pretty unusual at the time but was the name of several members of the Worsleys of Platt Hall family who lived in the same area.
I've struggled to go back any further than Jonathan, anyone got any input?
Thanks in advance everyone,
Joel
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Hi there! I believe we may be looking for the same branch of Worsleys, which is incredible, because we've been searching for years without much luck. We can trace our line back to a John Worsley who married Sarah Hallam in Manchester Cathedral on 15 Feb 1803. They immigrated to America between 1816 and 1820. Family lore is that John married below his station and was disinherited, but that he was from the Platt Hall Worsleys. You can find more about what we know at this post from rootschat: http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=762784.0
I would love to hear more about what you found about a John operating a bar. I don't currently have an Ancestry.com membership but if I can figure out a way I'd be happy to show you my family tree.
Cheers!
Logan Worsley