How do Wilson and Mayor fit together?

[mcnulty]

Hi,
Can someone help me in piecing together a family of Mayors and Wilsons?

I have the birth of Mary Wilson:
Baptisms: 17 Sep 1809 St Andrews, Leyland, Lancashire, England
Mary Wilson - Daughter of Hugh Wilson & Jennet
    Abode: Longton
    Register: Baptisms 1804 - 1812, Page 28, Entry 45
    Source: LDS Film 93951

In 1841 she was with her presumed parents:
1841
Dole Lane, Chorley
Hugh Wilson, 65, labourer
Jane Wilson, 60
Mary Wilson, 30, weaver
Jane Wilson, 9
Ann Wilson, 9
Hugh Wilson, 4
source: HO107/525/7

In 1851 - start to get mysterious:
Astley St., Chorley
Hugh Wilson, head, married, 76, b. Rufford
Jane Wilson, wife, 73, b. Rufford
Mary Mayor, dau, widow, 43, handloom weaver, b. Longton
Ann Mayor, grand-dau, 19, b. Hutton
Jane Wilson, grand-dau, 19, reeler cotton, b. Hutton
Hugh Mayor, grandson, 13, b. Hutton
source:HO107/2263/p54

I cannot find marriage of a Mayor to Mary Wilson, and why does it appear that her children are named Mayor and Wilson - or are they not all hers?

Then in 1861:
1861
Dale lane, Chorley
Hugh Wilson, head, 90, b. Rufford
Mary Wilson, dau, unmarried, 53, cotton weaver, b. Longton
Ann Wilson, dau, unmarried, 29, washerwoman, b. Hutton
Thomas Wilson, grandson, 9, scholar, b. Chorley (illegitimate son of Ann)
source:RG9/3119/p39

I have both Ann, Thomas and Mary in later census' - no further evidence of Mayor/Wilson link.Can anyone shed some light on this?

Thanks,
Ian

[rosie99]

Do you think this is grandson Hugh

Baptism 27th November 1836 St Andrew, Longton
Hugh Mayor - son of James Mayor & Mary
Abode Longton
Occupation Weaver


Rosie

[toni*]

first thought without looking is that the person who gave the details to the enumerator in 1841 gave everyones names as Wilson, or said i.e. shes my daughter shes my granddaughetr etc. although relationships are not given the surnames could have been dittoed down they would have been assumed to be Wilson or they could just be details of the Wilson household. does that make sense it is quite possible that Jane and Hugh belong to Mary rather then to Hugh & Jane senior. have you found bp. for these under the name of Mayor or Wilson?
lets just say Mary married Mr Mayor and had 2 children before her husband died in which case Mr Mayor would have had to die up to 9 months pre Hughs birth in 1837 have you found any deaths that would tie in with this.
as HUgh is given as 4 rather than rounded up then i would assume he was born in 1837 but possibly 1836

[Manchester Rambler]

Hugh Mayor, son of James and Mary, is on the 1851 census in Longton with both his parents (HO107/2264/ 68/29), and again in 1861 with mother Mary, now widowed ( RG9/3124/72/34), so unfortunately there seem to be 2 separate people born about the same time with a mother named Mary.   

Rambler

[mcnulty]

I'd also found the birth of Hugh in Longton and had also deduced that it wasn't my Hugh from looking at census info - good to have confirmation 

Cannot find births for the Wilson/Mayor children 

Neither can I find Hugh b.1837/8 in any census 1861 onwards - not possible deaths.

Next step is to maybe find possible marriages of Jane Wilson and see where that takes me.

Any more ideas?

Thanks,
Ian

[rosie99]

Hugh Mayor, son of James and Mary, is on the 1851 census in Longton with both his parents (HO107/2264/ 68/29), and again in 1861 with mother Mary, now widowed ( RG9/3124/72/34), so unfortunately there seem to be 2 separate people born about the same time with a mother named Mary.   

Rambler

shame    off to see what else is out there.