Person:William Green (183)

William Green was baptised on 6th March 1825 at Pagham in Sussex, son of Charlotte Green, formerly Edwards, and her husband Charles Green, an agricultural labourer. William was the eldest of their eleven children. Most of William's younger siblings' baptisms record that the family lived in the hamlet of Lagness. The 1841 census finds William working as a servant for a yeoman named George Adames and his family at Lagness, living next door to William's parents and siblings. By 1851 William was still at Lagness, living back with his parents and working as an agricultural labourer.

William has not been found in the 1861 census. His next sighting is not until 14th June 1865, when he was married to Helen Hadkinson. They married at Manchester Cathedral, over 200 miles north of Pagham. She was ten years his junior; when they married he was 40 and she was 30. They do not appear to have had any children.

The 1871 census finds William and Helen living at Whittaker Lane in Prestwich. William was working as a gardener. They also had an under gardener living with them. By 1881 they had moved to 47 Scholes Street in Salford, and William's nephew Charles was living with them.

Helen died in 1890, aged 55. She and William had been married for 25 years. She died in the Prestwich district, which covered the Crumpsall area of Manchester. The following year's census finds William living alone in one room at 2 Jones Square, Tyson Street in the Crumpsall area of Manchester. William survived Helen by less than three years, dying in 1893, aged 68.

1. ↑ Pagham baptisms, in Sussex, England. Online Parish Clerks.

   No. 430
   When baptised: 6 Mar 1825
   Name: William
   Parents: Charles & Charlotte
   Surname: Green
   Abode: Pagham
   Occupation: Labourer
   By whom the Ceremony was performed: R. Brice

   This baptism has been linked to the William Green who married Helen Hadkinson in 1865 on the basis that their marriage certificate names his father as Charles Green, whilst in the censuses after their marriage William consistently gave his place of birth as Lagness, Pagham, Sussex.

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1099; Book 4; Folio 4; Page 1, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Lagness, Pagham, Sussex
   George Adames, male, 45 [1791-6], Yeoman, born in county
   Mary Ann Adames, female, 40 [1796-1801], born in county
   Emma Adames, female, 15 [1821-6], born in county
   Mary Ann Adames, female, 12 [1828/9], born in county
   Julia Adames, female, 11 [1829/30], born in county
   Lucy Adames, female, 9 [1831/2], born in county
   George Adames, male, 7 [1833/4], born in county
   Thomas Adames, male, 5 [1835/6], born in county
   Jemima Shepherd, female, 25 [1811-16], F.S., born in county
   Frederick Blafield, male, 15 [1821-6], M.S., born in county
   William Green, male, 15 [1821-6], M.S., born in county

   Listed next door to William's parents.

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1652; Folio 130; Page 2, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Lagness Hamlet, Pagham, Sussex
   Charles Green, head, married, male, 54 [1796/7], Ag Lab, b. Walberton, Sussex
   Charlott Green, wife, married, female, 47 [1803/4], b. Pagham, Sussex
   William Green, son, unmarried, male, 26 [1824/5], Ag Lab, b. Pagham, Sussex
   James Green, son, unmarried, male, 20 [1830/1], Ag Lab, b. Pagham, Sussex
   George Green, son, male, 11 [1839/40], Ag Lab, b. Pagham, Sussex
   John Green, son, male, 6 [1844/5], Scholar, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Thomas Green, son, male, 2 [1848/9], b. Pagham, Sussex

4. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 4067; Folio 98; Page 4, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Whittaker Lane, Prestwich, Lancashire
   William Green, head, married, male, 46 [1824/5], Gardener, b. Lagness Pagham, Sussex
   Ellen Green, wife, married, female, 36 [1834/5], b. Didsbury, Lancashire
   James Hallworth, lodger, unmarried, male, 24 [1846/7], Under Gardener, b. Norbury Moor, Cheshire

5. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 3955; Folio 136; Page 32, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 47 Scholes Street, Salford (Broughton), Lancashire
   William Green, head, married, male, 56 [1824/5], Gardener, b. Lagness Pagham, Sussex
   Helen Green, wife, married, female, 46 [1834/5], Wife, b. Didsbury, Lancashire
   Charles Green, nephew, unmarried, male 26 [1854/5], Coachman, b. Lagness, Sussex

6. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 3265; Folio 119; Page 37, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 2 Jones Square, Tyson Street, Manchester (Crumpsall), Lancashire
   1 room occupied
   William Green, head, widower, male, 65 [1825/6], Gardener, employed, b. Lagness Pagham, Sussex

7. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. William GREEN, June Quarter 1893, Prestwich Registration District, Volume 8d, page 298, aged 68 [1824/5]