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hi, i am trying to find the death of william hepplestone. he was b c1844. he married in 1863. his wife is down as married on the 1871 census- but cannot find him. her youngest child was 2 in 1871. so he 'could' have died between 1868 and 1871. think her marital status was mistranscribed. she re married in 1873- so am curious wether he was dead or not. have tried familyrelatives- no sign of him. he was living in birstall/ batley area in 1863. many thanks in advance, sue.

Did you see this one? Hepplestone William Barnsley.9c 90 Death 3 1871

hi tracy- thanks, no not him ! thanks any way, sue.

hi rosemary ! mmmmmmm a bit worrying this ! it was william hepplestone's wife who went on to marry the 'infamous' william randall walker'. i keep joking that he was in prison in 1871 for bigamy, maybe it was something worse.lol, sue.

doh- not sure ! lol. i have checked ancestry 1871 , no sign of him. i have looked through the 71 census- where i think he 'should' be- again, no sign of him ! would not mind if it was a common name , like , say, william walker ! lol, thanks rosemary, sue. x

I could only find these... he either lied about his age... William hepplestone (Unknown) 19 Batley, Yorkshire, England Son Batley Yorkshire or he was with another woman... William hepplestone (Unknown) 25 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Head Sheffield Yorkshire I looked through the Hep*'s to see if I could spot one that looked like him, but no. I had a look through the deaths for the whole country, and nothing. I also looked at marriages, and the closest was in 1878.

hi tracy, on the 51 he was 7 [so born c1844] on his w cert in 1863 he says he was 23 [so born c1840] are the entries you gave from the 71 census ? i never saw the batley one. sue.

Yes, it was 1871.

hi tracy- just looked on ancestry. oddly enough on the same page as the 19 year old- a couple of houses down- lives william hepplestone [the one i am looking for] family ! so the william ages 19 is probably his nephew going by the ages. what a coincidence ! lol. sue.

He must be off with mine and Lou's lot somewhere on Mars lol

Is this his birth? WILLIAM HEPPLESTONE - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 02 NOV 1845 Brotherton, Yorkshire, England If it is, he /could/ be that one in Sheffield lol It's not very near Batley though... Oh, scrap that... Henry heptonstall (Unknown) 55 Fairburn, Yorkshire, England Head Fairburn Yorkshire Maria heptonstall (Unknown) 49 Burton Salmon, Yorkshire, England Wife Fairburn Yorkshire William heptonstall (Unknown) 25 Brotherton, Yorkshire, England Son Fairburn Yorkshire Maria Marsden 10 Brotherton, Yorkshire, England Niece Fairburn Yorkshire :(

hi tracy, thanks for that. but the william i am trying to find was the son of john and ellen. sue.

Hi Sue Could he have been imprisoned and shipped off to Oz? Lou x

hi, i hope i have not got another convict in the family ! lol. his wife mary re married in 1873, and said she was a widow. her 2nd hubby had just come out of armley prison ! she left her 2 children from her first marriage with her mother after she married william walker. oh , what a mess to sort out ! sue.

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Hi Sue, saw your name and thought that William Walker man would be involved somehow! Maggy

hi maggie, i know ! this lot are unbelievable ! plus i have found the death of a baby [ f william walker/m mary hepplestone]called charles walker hepplestone- in sept 1873, aged 0. so she must have had the baby before they married. considering william walker was in prison in 1871- he was a busy man ! lol sue.