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Re: History of Charnley name
In Response To: Re: History of Charnley name ()

Robert Charnley was a widower when he married Margaret Jane Bridson in 1859. I can’t find the name of his first wife but suspect that it may have been Elizabeth Keen (son Lawrence b Dec 1853 had a mother called Elizabeth):

Possible marriage (Ancestry’s transcription):

Name Robert Charnley
Event Type Marriage
Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Year 1849
Registration District Congleton
County Cheshire
Event Place Congleton, Cheshire, England
Volume 19
Page 93
Line Number 31

Robert Charnley probably married one of the following people
Name James Balshaw
Name James Bolshaw
Name John Bonsell
Name Ann Dakin
Name James Duffield
Name Elizabeth Keen
Name Sarah Smith
Name Ann Thornley

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...and it’s possible that this is her death:

Name: Elizabeth Charnley
Registration Year: 1856
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Ulverston
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8e
Page: 400

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Jean C