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William Fearnley Milner b. 1825 in Armley, Yorkshire - son of William Milner and Hannah ?. I assume that his middle name of Fearnley pertains to an ancestral surname that has been passed down and would liketo trace the linkage. If anyone else is researching Fearnley from this area and can throw a light on his ancestry, would be great to get in touch.

It could be Hannah's maiden name perhaps ?

the household in 1841 so we have information that William has


William Milner 45
Hannah Milner 45
Ann Milner 20
Mary Milner 20
John Milner 15
William Milner 15
Elvia Milner 12

Civil parish: Bramley Ward
Hundred: Leeds Borough
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Registration district: Leeds
Sub-registration district: Wortley


so they would have married around 1810-1820


the bst way to find people researching a surname in a particular area is to search family trees at this site, people are unlikely to see a message on the baords

there are 13 Fearnleys born in Armley in trees here



this seems to be the household in 1851

Name: William Milner
Age: 57
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1794
Relation: Head
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Adwalton, Yorkshire, England

Civil parish: Bingley
Town: Bingley
County/Island: Yorkshire
Registration district: Keighley

William Milner 57
Mary Milner 31 born in Armley
Thomas Davison 28 visitor at a different address


In 1841 William's occupation is Woolen M

The William in 1851 is a grocer but it does look like the same people ?


in 1851 there is one Fearnley shown as born in Adwalton in case that was Hannah's place of origin as well

Name: Thomas Fearnley
Age: 59
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1792
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Fearnley
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Adwalton, Yorkshire, England

Civil parish: Drighlington


also ... in 1861

Name: Joshua Fearnley
Age: 59
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1802
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Sarah Fearnley
Gender: Male
Where born: Adwalton, Yorkshire, England

Civil parish: Halifax


... if Hannah was a Fearnley these could be brothers ...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adwalton

Adwalton is village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. It is 6 miles (9.7 km) south west of Leeds and is now generally regarded as part of the larger village of Drighlington. It is in the BD11 (Bradford) postcode area.


so that is about 4 miles sw of Armley

and this is the baptism information that William might have

West Yorkshire, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 about William Fearnley Milner

Name: William Fearnley Milner
Birth Date: abt 1826
Parish: Armley, St Bartholomew
Baptism Date: 1 Jan 1826
Father's name: William Milner, Clothier
Mother's name: Hannah Milner

Address:- Armley



sylvia

possibly other siblings


Mary Milner abt 1819 Armley, St Bartholomew 5 Sep 1819 William Milner,
Hannah Milner

Thomas Milner abt 1821 Armley, St Bartholomew 23 Sep 1821 William Milner, Hannah Milner

John Milner abt 1823 Armley, St Bartholomew 29 Jun 1823 William Milner,
Hannah Milner

Eliza Milner abt 1829 Armley, St Bartholomew 7 Jun 1829 William Milner,
Hannah Milner


it loks as if the first child was born ca 1819


Father William seems to be described as Clothier on all of the baptisms




sylvia

there is one other person with the surname Milner and middle name Fearnley in the GRO index

Marriages Mar 1858
MILNER Edmund Fearnley Leeds 9b 348
Deaths Jun 1859
MILNER Edmund Fearnley Hunslet 9b 141


William do you know whether there is a connection?


1851

Name: Edward Farnely Milner
Age: 16
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835
Relation: Son
Father's name: John Milner
Mother's name: Sarah Milner
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Wortley, Yorkshire, England

Name: John Milner
Age: 41
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1810
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Sarah Milner
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Wortley, Yorkshire, England

Civil parish: Leeds
Town: Wortley
County/Island: Yorkshire

John Milner 41
Sarah Milner 40
Jabez Milner 19
Edward Farnely Milner 16
John Milner 11
William Milner 9
Sarah Milner 7
Elizh Milner 4



Name: Edmund Fearnley Milner
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 07 Sep 1834
Baptism/Christening Place: WORTLEY BY LEEDS,YORK,ENGLAND
Father's Name: John Milner
Mother's Name: Sarah
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C07196-1
System Origin: England-ODM
Source Film Number: 918399
Reference Number:
Collection: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

The only marriage that seems to fit is this one ............. but I don't know how close Birstall is to Armley

West Yorkshire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921 about William Millner

Name: William Millner
Marriage or Bann Date: 19 Aug 1818
Parish: Birstall, St Peter
Spouse's Name: Hannah Crosfield


The register image does not show either occupation of William, or the names of fathers




sylvia

Mary Milner in the 1851 household with father William born in Adwalton does match that Mary Milner baptism though doesn't it seem Sylvia ? :-)

I wonder if this marriage could have some connection?


record title: England Marriages, 1538–1973

groom's name: Anthony Fearnley
bride's name: Susanna Milner
marriage date: 26 Dec 1782
marriage place: Dewsbury,York,England
indexing project (batch) number: M00905-3
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 990586




sylvia

Birstall is less than two miles south of Adwalton ...... it could be Hannah's home .....


edit

in the 1851 census for example there are several Fearnleys born before and shortly after 1800 in Birstal or Birstall Yorkshire

and the same marriage from ancestry

West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 about Antony Fearnly

Name: Antony Fearnly
Marriage Date: 26 Dec 1782
Parish: Dewsbury, All Saints
Spouse's Name: Susannah Milnes <<<<< it is Milner on the register


Antony is a Clothier


of course that is not unusual in Yorkshire :-D



sylvia

chrissie


the Mary in 1851 could indeed be the same one for whom I found the baptism :-D


and thank you for looking up where Birstall was



interestingly, one of my family lines is traced to back to Birstall, and at about this same era. But NOT Milner, Fearnley, or any other name showing so far!



sylvia

back after dinner ...... see if you've found anything else :-D

AHA

chrissie found:-

Name: Edmund Fearnley Milner
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 07 Sep 1834
Baptism/Christening Place: WORTLEY BY LEEDS,YORK,ENGLAND
Father's Name: John Milner
Mother's Name: Sarah
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C07196-1
System Origin: England-ODM
Source Film Number: 918399
Reference Number:
Collection: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975



and this could well be the marriage of Edmund's parents:-


record title: England Marriages, 1538–1973

groom's name: John Milner
bride's name: Sarah Fearnley
marriage date: 09 Oct 1831
marriage place: Saint Peter,Leeds,York,England
indexing project (batch) number: M07193-4
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 918389



so I wonder if there has been interweaving of the Fearnley and Milner families over several generations?





sylvia

Eliza Milner b. 1829 was my great-grandmother and sister of William Fearnley Milner. She married Thomas Henry Hall and their grandson born in NZ was Edward Fearnley Milner Hall. The Fearnley and Milner names have continued on into other relatives, although died out in recent generations.

If Hannah ? was a Fearnley when she married William Milner, that would solve it. But as mentioned on here, the most likely marriage is with a Hannah Crosfield - but cannot be 100% of that.

The link lurks but there is a heavy repeat of the same names in this geographic location around those times i.e. Fearnley and Milner.

Eliza Milner b. 1829 was my great-grandmother and sister of William Fearnley Milner. She married Thomas Henry Hall and their grandson born in NZ was Edward Fearnley Milner Hall. The Fearnley and Milner names have continued on into other relatives, although died out in recent generations.

If Hannah ? was a Fearnley when she married William Milner, that would solve it. But as mentioned on here, the most likely marriage is with a Hannah Crosfield - but cannot be 100% of that, keeping the mystery intense.

The link lurks but there is a heavy repeat of the same names in this geographic location around those times i.e. Fearnley and Milner.

you're welcome William but I suppose you knew much of what we 'found' including the marriage found by Sylvia ................

The marriage of John Milner to Sarah Fearnley is intriguing and perhaps the interweaving of the two families is a strong possibility. How this links to William Milner as father of William Fearnley Milner I am not sure but it surely cannot be just coincidence.

I had wondered whether William's parents (mother or grandmother on the paternal side) were a Fearnley. Definitely the Fearnley comes from a surname though.