Robert Worthington

[Pennines]

Sid -- have a look for her baptism. Was she born around the Longridge or Chipping area? Is she the correct age to have been the Ellen with a Robert in 1851 and 1861?

Your Robert may have died in Q/E March 1864 Preston Reg Dist. The age of that Robert was 75, according to Lancs BMD and the General Register Office Index. That gives a birth year of c. 1789.

[Pennines]

There is this baptism on Lancs On Line Parish Clerk site;

Baptism: 18 May 1788 St Bartholomew, Chipping, Lancashire, England
Ellen Parkinson - Dr. of Thos. Parkinson & Alice
    Abode: Chipping
    Register: Baptisms 1771 - 1791 from the Bishop's Transcripts, Page 19, Entry 2
    Source: LDS Film 1656769

Robert and Ellen did have a daughter Alice, but I would have thought that Ellen would have named their eldest daughter, Alice - after her mother. This one's birth seems a little late from when they married.

Baptism: 18 Oct 1829 St John, Preston, Lancashire, England
Alice Worthington - [Child] of Robert Worthington & Ellen
    Abode: Fishergate
    Occupation: Accountant
    Baptised by: James Gratrix
    Register: Baptisms 1828 - 1832, Page 204, Entry 693
    Source: LDS Film 1278755

[sid bird]

That's great...their second daughter was Alice after several sons. So that settles it thank you very much

[Pennines]

Sid

From Lancs OPC again - this looks like it may be Ellen's burial;

Burial: 25 Apr 1864 St John, Preston, Lancashire, England
Ellen Worthington -
    Age: 73
    Abode: Hill Place
    Buried by: J. Wilson
    Register: Burials 1864 - 1866, Page 44, Entry 350
    Source: LDS Film 1278777

[willsy]

For Ellen's burial, in the paper

Preston Chronicle 23 April
On the 22 Inst., at Hill-place Fishergate, Ellen, relict of the late Robert Worthington, aged 73.

From that found Robert

Lancaster Gazette 27 February 1864
On the 22 Inst., at his residence, Hill-place Fishergate, Mr Robert Worthington, in his 75th year.

[sid bird]

Thankyou - that's brilliant.