George Hurst and Ellen Mascow (Masco)

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GEORGE HURST (or HERST)

Birth: before 31 March 1769, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Baptism: 31 March 1769, St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Parents: Joseph Hurst and Margaret Preston

Death: 19 June 1844, probably Simonswood, Lancashire

Burial: unknown date and location

Occupation: shoe maker (c.1818), farmer (1841, 1844)

Addresses: Ormskirk (land tax assessments for 1797 and 1799, 15 February 1801), Simonswood, Lancashire (1841 census), Simon’s-Wood in the Parish of Walton-on-the-Hill (letters of administration, dated 25 June 1844)

Note: The family surname was spelt “Herst” on George’s baptism record, but on the majority of records, his name is spelt Hurst.

Marriage: 15 August 1791, St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Spouse: ELLEN (or HELEN) MASCOW (or MASCO)

Birth: before 26 November 1769, Scarth Hill, near Ormskirk, Lancashire

Baptism: 26 November 1769, St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Parents: William Mascow and Susan Melling

Death: about September 1848, probably Simonswood, Lancashire

Burial: unknown date and location

Addresses: Simonswood, Lancashire (1841 census), Simon’s-Wood in the Parish of Walton-on-the-Hill (25 June 1844)

Children of GEORGE HURST and ELLEN MASCOW:

1. JOSEPH HURST

Birth: 19 June 1792, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Baptism: 19 June 1792, St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Death: before 25 May 1792, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Burial: 25 May 1792, St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Important Note on the Conflicting Dates: Joseph’s baptism record clearly states that he is the son of George and “Helen” Hurst. The only likely burial record (dated 25 May 1792) states that he was the son of George Hurst; I believe that a mistake may have been made when the bishop’s transcripts for St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Ormskirk were copied up.

2. ELIZABETH HURST

Birth: before 31 March 1793, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Baptism: 31 March 1793, St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Death: about 1874, probably in Paris, France

Burial: unknown date and location

Occupation: Augustinian nun in Paris (1819-1874)

Addresses: English Augustinian Convent, Paris, France (c.1819-1874)

Notes: A reference is made to “Miss Hurst” in the Convent Life of George Sand (translated by Maria Ellery MacKaye, and published in 1893, by Roberts Brothers, Boston). The narrative stated that “Miss Hurst” took her vows as a nun at the English Augustinian Convent in Paris, in 1819, and also taught English there.

3. WILLIAM HURST

Birth: before 21 December 1794, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Baptism: 21 December 1794, St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Death: before 11 April 1842, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Burial: 11 April 1842, St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Occupation: carter (1841)

Addresses: Aughton Street, Ormskirk, Lancashire (1841 census)

Marriage: 8 October 1821, St. James’ Church, Liverpool, Lancashire

Spouse: JANE ALTY

Birth: about 1802, Little Crosby, Lancashire

Death: before 10 May 1851, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Burial: 10 May 1851, St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Occupation: carrier employing 1 lab (1851)

Addresses: Aughton Street, Ormskirk, Lancashire (1841 census, 1851 census)

4. JOSEPH HURST

Birth: 13 November 1796, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Baptism: 13 November 1796, St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Death: 31 July 1874, probably Aughton, Lancashire

Burial: unknown date, St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Occupation: “coardwainer” (1817), shoemaker (1841), farmer of 54 acres employing 4 labr (1851), farmer of 55 acres employing 3 lab and 1 boy (1861), retired farmer (1871)

Addresses: the parish of Toxteth (20 September 1817), Lower End, Bickerstaffe, Lancashire (1841 census), Bickerstaffe Moss, Bickerstaffe, Lancashire (1851 census, 1861 census), Prescot Road, Aughton, Lancashire (1871 census)

Marriage: 20 September 1817, St. James’ Church, Toxteth, Liverpool, Lancashire

Spouse: MARY BULLEN

Birth: about 1793, Bickerstaffe, Lancashire

Parents: John Bullen and Jane Ashurst

Death: about June 1860, probably Bickerstaffe, Lancashire

Burial: unknown date and location

Addresses: the parish of Toxteth (20 September 1817), Lower End, Bickerstaffe, Lancashire (1841 census), Bickerstaffe Moss, Bickerstaffe, Lancashire (1851 census)

5. THOMAS HURST

Birth: 1 October 1798, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Baptism: 2 October 1798, St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Death: 24 December 1870, Simonswood, Lancashire

Burial: unknown date and location

Occupation: farmer (1841), farmer of 12 acres (1851), farmer of 15 acres (1861), farmer (1869)

Addresses: Near Westhead, Lathom, Lancashire (1841 census), Spurriers Lane, Simonswood, Lancashire (1851 census, 1861 census), Simonswood (Slater’s Directory of Lancashire, 1869)

Marriage: 10 May 1829, St. James’ Church, Liverpool, Lancashire

Spouse: MARY TYRER

Birth: about 1799, Bickerstaffe, Lancashire

Death: 22 December 1876, Lydiate, Lancashire

Burial: unknown date and location

Occupation: farmers wife (1851) annuitant (1871)

Addresses: Near Westhead, Lathom, Lancashire (1841 census), Spurriers Lane, Simonswood, Lancashire (1851 census, 1861 census, 1871 census)

6. JOHN HURST

Birth: 16 March 1800, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Baptism: 17 March 1800, St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Death: before 15 February 1801, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Burial: 15 February 1801, St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Addresses: Ormskirk (15 February 1801)

7. MARTHA HURST

Birth: 11 December 1801, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Baptism: 12 December 1801, St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Death: before 7 November 1840, Scarisbrick, Lancashire

Burial: 7 November 1840, St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Addresses: the parish of Walton on the Hill (1 March 1824)

Marriage: 1 March 1824, St. Mary’s Church, Walton on the Hill, Lancashire

Spouse: JOHN FOSTER

Birth: 8 June 1790, Scarisbrick, Lancashire

Baptism: 13 June 1790, St. Elizabeth’s RC Church, Scarisbrick, Lancashire

Parents: Henry Foster and Elizabeth Cropper

Death: about June 1853, Ormskirk registration district

Burial: unknown date and location

Occupation: labourer (1824), ag lab (1841), agricultural labourer (1851)

Addresses: the parish of Walton on the Hill (1 March 1824), Pinfold, Scarisbrick, Lancashire (1841 census), Halsall Lane, Scarisbrick, Lancashire (1851 census)

8. JOHN HURST

Birth: 9 January 1804, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Baptism: 11 January 1804, St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Death: about March 1875, Chorlton registration district

Burial: unknown date and location

Occupation: shoe maker journeyman (1841), shoe maker (1851), no occupation (1871)

Addresses: Warrington Road, Whiston, Lancashire (1841 census), Turn Pike Road, Whiston, Lancashire (1851 census), Sisters of the Poor Institute, Plymouth Grove, Chorlton upon Medlock, Lancashire (1871 census)

Marriage: unknown date and location

Spouse: ELIZABETH UNKNOWN

Birth: about 1801, unknown location in Lancashire

Death: about June 1847, Prescot registration district

Burial: unknown date and location

Addresses: Warrington Road, Whiston, Lancashire (1841 census)

9. CATHERINE HURST

Birth: 10 August 1805, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Baptism: 11 August 1805, St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Death: about March 1892, Ormskirk registration district

Burial: unknown date and location

Occupation: farmer’s wife (1861)

Addresses: Lower End, Bickerstaffe, Lancashire (1841 census), Bickerstaffe, Lancashire (1851 census, 1861 census), New Way End, Bickerstaffe, Lancashire (1871 census), Royal Oak Lane, Bickerstaffe, Lancashire (1881 census), Top Lane, Bickerstaffe, Lancashire (1891 census)

Marriage: 29 April 1827, St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Spouse: JOSEPH NEWTON

Birth: about 1808, Little Crosby, Lancashire

Death: about September 1893, West Derby registration district

Burial: unknown date and location

Occupation: gardiner (1841), farmer of 4 acres (1851), farmer of 5 acres (1861), ag lab (1871, 1881), farm labour (1891)

10. MARGARET HURST

Birth: 17 March 1807, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Baptism: 17 March 1807, St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Death: about September 1863, Liverpool registration district

Burial: unknown date and location

Addresses: 23 Bow Street, Liverpool, Lancashire (1851 census), 1 Court No 3 Bostock Street, Scotland, Liverpool, Lancashire (1861 census)

Catholic Marriage: 1827, St. Nicholas’ RC Church, Liverpool, Lancashire

Anglican Marriage: 12 November 1833, Christ Church, Hunter Street, Liverpool, Lancashire

Spouse: HENRY HOLCROFT

Birth: about 1806, Lathom, Lancashire

Death: about September 1873, West Derby registration district

Burial: unknown date and location

Occupation: blacksmith (1851, 1861, 1871)

Addresses: 23 Bow Street, Liverpool, Lancashire (1851 census), 1 Court No 3 Bostock Street, Scotland, Liverpool, Lancashire (1861 census), 34a Elias Street, Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire (1871 census)

11. GEORGE HURST

Birth: 14 October 1809, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Baptism: 15 October 1809, St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Death: before 14 October 1832, Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire

Burial: 14 October 1832, Low Hill Cemetery, Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire

Occupation: carter (marriage record)

Addresses: Wellington Street (25 December 1831, 14 October 1832)

Marriage: 1 March 1829, St. Nicholas’ Church, Liverpool, Lancashire

Spouse: MARY HOLCROFT

Birth: before 21 January 1801, Lydiate, Lancashire

Baptism: 21 January 1801, St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Parents: Joseph Holcroft and Hannah Caton

Death: about September 1879, West Derby registration district

Burial: unknown date and location

Occupation: female servant (1841), housekeeper (1851), milk house (1861)

Addresses: Lydiate (21 January 1801), Wellington Street (25 December 1831), Pleck Lane, Halsall, Lancashire (1841 census), Plex Lane, Halsall, Lancashire (1851 census), 42 Kitchen Street, Liverpool, Lancashire (1861 census), St. Oswald Street, Old Swan, West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire (1871 census)

12. SUSANNAH (or SUSAN) HURST (my great-great-great-grandmother)

Birth: before 24 March 1812, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Baptism: 24 March 1812, St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Death: 25 September 1871, Downholland, Lancashire

Burial: unknown date and location

Occupation: Farmers Wife (1861) Wife (1871)

Addresses: Prescot Road, Aughton, Lancashire (1841 census), Melling with Cunscough, Lancashire (1851 census), Haskayne Hamlet, Lancashire (1861 census), Rosemary Lane, Downholland, Lancashire (1871 census), Downholland (death certificate)

Note: George and Ellen Hurst’s twelfth and thirteenth children were twin girls, baptised as Susan and Ann. In adult life, “Susan” was usually named as Susannah or Susanna on census records.

Marriage: 10 November 1834, St. James’ Church, Liverpool, Lancashire

Spouse: JOHN HURST

Birth: 14 November 1814, Scarisbrick, Lancashire

Baptism: 17 November 1814, St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Parents: Joseph Hurst and Margery Rimmer

Death: 29 May 1877, Downholland, Lancashire

Burial: unknown date and location

Occupation: Ag Lab (1841, 1851) Farmer of 5 Acres (1861) Farming 60 Acres 2 Men (1871)

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13. ANN HURST

Birth: before 24 March 1812, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Baptism: 24 March 1812, St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Death: before 23 May 1814, Simonswood, Lancashire

Burial: 23 May 1814, St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Address: Simonswood (burial record)

14. MARY HURST

Birth: 11 February 1814, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Baptism: 13 February 1814, St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church, Ormskirk, Lancashire

Death: about March 1869, Prescot registration district

Burial: unknown date and location

Addresses: Simonswood, Lancashire (1841 census), High Road, Widnes, Lancashire (1851 census), Appleton Street, Widnes, Lancashire (1861 census)

Marriage: about June 1840, Ormskirk registration district

Spouse: DAVID PENNINGTON

Birth: before 12 January 1806, Melling, Lancashire

Baptism: 12 January 1806, St. Mary’s RC Church, Aughton, Lancashire

Parents: David Pennington and Mary

Death: about September 1868, Prescot registration district

Burial: unknown date and location

Occupation: farmer (1841), ag lab (1851, 1861)

Addresses: Simonswood, Lancashire (1841 census), High Road, Widnes, Lancashire (1851 census), Appleton Street, Widnes, Lancashire (1861 census)