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Re: Finding manor house staff
« Reply #9 on: Saturday 26 November 22 16:23 GMT (UK) »
From GenUKI:

DUXBURY, a township in Standish parish, Lancashire; near the Wigan and Preston railway, and the canal, 2 miles S of Chorley.
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Finding manor house staff
« Reply #10 on: Saturday 26 November 22 16:33 GMT (UK) »
There was more to Duxbury than the hall. There were 371 Duxbury residents in the 1841 census, including 18 colliers or coal miners.
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Re: Finding manor house staff
« Reply #11 on: Saturday 26 November 22 17:10 GMT (UK) »
From GenUKI:

DUXBURY, a township in Standish parish, Lancashire; near the Wigan and Preston railway, and the canal, 2 miles S of Chorley.
Thank you. I had seen that on the link too. However, that was written in 1870/72. A lot changed in the 1800, especially in Lancashire as the laws about Catholics changed. I'm looking for earlier information.

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Re: Finding manor house staff
« Reply #12 on: Saturday 26 November 22 20:54 GMT (UK) »
Earlier information here:

https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol6/pp208-213

This calls Duxbury a “township”. Still doesn’t mean your ancestor was born in the Hall.

Spelling variations to be expected and if all else fits, not a deal breaker.

Have you considered looking for all other families with similar sounding surnames and puting them in to family groups to make it clearer. Eg there may be one Boulton family (yours?) or dozens of other Boultons. According to the above article, the population in 1901 was 282, but may have been larger in the early 1800s, so finding all the Boultons (and variants) might be do-able.


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Re: Finding manor house staff
« Reply #13 on: Sunday 27 November 22 11:47 GMT (UK) »
You might have some luck looking at the details on the order of removal, especially if the receiving parish had disputed it or if there was a settlement examination that survives.  Lancashire archives would hold those records.
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Re: Finding manor house staff
« Reply #14 on: Sunday 27 November 22 21:11 GMT (UK) »
HI,

For those who have sub to Ancestry, this is connection to removal order 1829, 2 pages

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/6820/images/4421226_00615?backlabel=ReturnSearchResults&queryId=16570534951ffb7e13ee05504bb6b510&pId=1018614


Removal from Coppull to Township of Duxbury, because she is pregnant.

Betty has a number of illegitimate children, but still in Coppull in 1841.  Although relationships are not stated possibly William, Ellen & Ann.

Further searching of the records, the order was cancelled which explains why she was still in Coppull

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/721250:6820?_phsrc=ogD20&_phstart=successSource&gsfn=Betty&gsln=BOLTON&ml_rpos=17&queryId=716da2d4d3e29c105263161097c55575

ANNAJANE. Have you searched further to find if her parents had obtained legal settlement in Coppull?

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