The Angus Family in Skerton and Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire, England

James Angus, Sr.,   b. 5 Nov 1810, Skerton, Lancashire, England ,   d. Sep 1877, Lancaster, Lancashire, England   (Age 66 years) 

Information on James Angus, Sr., is presented below.

John Cline Angus,   b. 25 Aug 1831, Lancaster, Lancashire, England ,   d. Abt Sep 1902, Lancaster, Lancashire, England   (Age 71 years)

Information on John Cline Angus is presented below.

Jane Angus,   b. 10 Apr 1834, Lancaster, Lancashire, England ,   d. UNKNOWN, Lancaster, Lancashire, England . Jane married on 7 Apr 1855 in St. John’s, Preston, Lancashire, England   to John Sharples,   b. 1831,   d. UNKNOWN.

Jane Angious was born 10 Apr 1834 in Lancaster, Lancashire, Scotland.

In 1841 and 1851, she was residing with her parents and siblings.

On 7 Apr 1855, Jane Angus married in Preston, Lancashire, England to John Sharples.

Jane is not found in the 1861 census and is presumed to have died, possibly in childbirth, as her only daughter, Mary J Sharples, is found living with Jane’s parents in the 1861 and 1871 censuses.

Jane Angus and John Sharples had the following child:

1. 1. Mary J Sharples,   b. 1856, Lancashire, England ,   d. UNKNOWN 

Margaret Angus,   b. 6 Feb 1836, Lancaster, Lancashire, England ,   d. Bef 1841, Lancaster, Lancashire, England   (Age < 4 years)

Margaret is not found in any census records with her parents. She is presumed to have died as a child, prior to the 1841 census.

William Angus, Sr.,   b. 4 May 1837, Lancaster, Lancashire, England ,   d. Jul 1895, Lunesdale, Halton, Lancashire, England   (Age 58 years). William Angus married on 30 May 1857 in St Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England  to Margaret Lowther,   b. 1837, Bentham, Yorkshire-West Riding, England ,   d. Jul 1899, Lunesdale, Lancashire, England   (Age 62 years).

William Angious was born 4 May 1837 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England as the son of James Angious, a sawyer (carpenter), and Jane Angious.

In 1841, at age 4, William Angus was residing in Lancaster, Lancashire, England with his parents and siblings.

In 1851, at age 13, William Angus was residing at 4 Palisades in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his parents and siblings. He was a student.

On 13 May 1857, at age 20, William Angus, a labourer, residing at Bridge Lane in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, son of James Angus, a sawyer (carpenter), married in the parish church in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, to 20-year-old Margaret Lowther, residing at Harton Street in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, daughter of James Lowther, a collier (coal miner).

For reasons not yet understood, William’s children were born in diverse locations, including Castle Ward in Lancaster where William and his wife are found in early census records, as well as in Manchester and even Fife in Scotland.

William has not been found in 1861.

In 1871, at age 33, William Angus was residing at 37 Bridge Lane in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his wife and children. He was employed as a painter’s labourer. They were sharing a residence with William’s sister, Ann Peel, and her family, as well as James and Catherine Hall.

In 1881, at age 43, William Angus was residing at 49 Bridge Lane in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his wife and children. He was employed as a painter’s labourer. The Peel family was not living next door at this point.

In 1891, at age 54, William Angus was residing on New Street in Halton, Halton, Lancashire, England, with his wife and younger single children. His daughter Elizabeth and her husband John Stockdale were also living with them. William was employed as a general labourer.

William died in 1895 in Lunesdale, Halton, Lancashire, England.

William Angus and Margaret Lowther had the following children:

1. 1. Mary Jane Angus,   b. 1862, Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire, England ,   d. 16 Sep 1938, Lancashire, England   (Age 76 years). Mary Jane married firstly on 24 Oct 1885 in Christ Church, Lancaster, Lancashire, England   to John Huntington,   b. 1861, Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England ,   d. 6 Jan 1887, Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England   (Age 26 years). She married secondly on 28 Sep 1895 in Lancaster, St Anne, Lancashire, England   to Edward Rawes,   b. 27 May 1867, Lancaster, Lancashire, England  .Mary Jane Angus was born 1862 in Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire, England.In 1871, at age 9, Mary Jane Angus was residing at 37 Bridge Lane in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with her parents and siblings as well as her aunt and uncle Peel’s family.

      In 1881 Mary Jane and her sister Rose Ann with their maternal uncle and aunt, John and Mary Ann Rigg (nee Lowther).

      On 24 Oct 1885, at age 24, Mary Jane Angus, daughter of William Angus, married in Lancaster, Lancashire, England to John Huntington. He died two years later of unknown cause.

      In 1891, at age 29, widowed Mary Ann Huntington, was residing at 5 Bath Mill Cottage in Park Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with her her 4-year-old son, John Huntington Jr., in the home of her maternal uncle and aunt, John and Mary Ann Rigg (nee Lowther).

      In 1895, at age 30 (sic), the widowed Mary Jane Huntington (nee Angus) married in St. Ann’s parish church, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, to Edward Rawes, a cabinet maker, son of William Rawes, a joiner.

      In 1901, at age 39, Mary Jane Rawes was residing at 96 Bolton Road in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, with her husband Edward Rawes, a cabinet maker, and their 2-year-old son, Edward Jr.

      In 1911, at age 47, Mary Jane Rawes was residing at 181 Somerville Road in Small Heath, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, with her husband and both of her sons from both marriages. Her husband was employed as a cabinet maker. Her place of birth is given as Hulme (which is in Manchester), Lancashire, England.

      Mary Jane and her first husband, John Huntington had the following child:

      1. John Huntington, Jr.,   b. 11 Apr 1887, Lancaster, Lancashire, England ,   d. UNKNOWN

Mary Jane Angus and her second husband, Edward Rawes, had the following child:

1. 1. 1. Edward Rawes, Jr.,   b. Abt 1899, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England ,   d. UNKNOWN 
   2. Rose Ann Angus,   b. 3 Feb 1863, Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England ,   d. Dec 1888, Lancashire, England   (Age 25 years).Rose Ann Angus was born in 1863 in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Her parents were residing on Bridge Lane at the time.

      In 1871, at age 8, Rose Ann Angus was residing at 5 Bath Mill Cottage in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with her uncle and aunt, John Rigg and Mary Ann Lowther. It is unclear why she was residing with them instead of her parents.

      In 1881, at age 18, Rose Ann and her sister Mary Jane were residing in Lancaster, Lancashire, England with their uncle and aunt John Rigg and Mary Ann Lowther. Sometime around June of that year, while she was residing in the home of her uncle and aunt, Rose Ann became pregnant by an unknown man.

      On 7 Mar 1882, just a month after her 19th birthday, Rose Ann Angus gave birth to an illegitimate child whom she named John Rigg Angus. The father was not named in the baptism record or birth registration. It is noteworthy that she named her illegitimate son after the uncle she was living with.

      In Dec 1888, at age 25, Rose Ann Angus died, unmarried, leaving her 6-year-old son orphaned. Her son died 6 years later in 1894 at the age of 12.

      Meanwhile, in 1891, there is no sign of young John Rigg Angus in the census. However, Rose Ann Angus’ uncle and aunt, John Rigg and Mary Ann Lowther, who were in their sixties by this point, show a 9-year-old son named John Rigg (Jr). There is no birth registration for John Rigg (Jr). He is not found in 1901 or later census records. In fact, there is no record of his existence other than the 1891 census.

      So, we have an illegitimate child, John Rigg Angus, born in 1882, named after his uncle, whose birth is recorded with only his teenage mother listed. The son does not appear in the 1891 census, yet he was still alive until 1894. Meanwhile, the mother’s uncle and aunt, in their sixties, suddenly have a son, born in 1882, exactly the same age, named John Rigg, who appears only in the 1891 census, and has no birth registration, and there is no record of him after 1894 when John Rigg Angus dies. It seems clear that John Rigg (Jr) and John Rigg Angus are the same person.

      Either Rose Ann named her illegitimate child after her uncle, John Rigg, in honour of the fact that he raised her and cared for her and her child. And then, after she died, he adopted her illegitimate child as his own (in which case we would expect to see the child listed in 1891 as John Rigg Angus, stepson or adopted and we should expect to see his death registered as John Rigg, not John Rigg Angus), or, what seems tragically more likely is that uncle John Rigg is actually the father of his teenage niece’s illegitimate son. If so, then I shudder to contemplate the causes of the premature deaths of Rose Ann Angus and her illegitimate son John Rigg Angus.

      One could write this situation off as an unfairly negative interpretation of coincidences, except for the fact that earlier, in 1856, John Rigg adopted and raised the illegitimate daughter of a young unwed mother, Mary Wignall, who also subsequently died. And, in 1859, 21-year-old, Mary Lucas became pregnant while residing with John Rigg, and went on to have three more children, whose births are not recorded, all while single and living with John Rigg and his wife. John Rigg and his wife never had any children of their own, but somehow three young women (including his own niece!) had a total of six illegitimate children all while residing with him. Census records also show that he had at least three other teen or young adult women living with him over the years who did not get pregnant while living with him.

      1. John Rigg Angus,   b. 7 Mar 1882, Lancaster, Lancashire, England ,   d. Sep 1894, Lancaster, Lancashire, England   (Age 12 years).John Rigg Angus was born illegitimately to Rose Ann Angus who had just turned 19. His father’s name is not recorded, however, it would seem likely that his father’s name was John Rigg.

         John Rigg Angus’ mother, Rose Ann Angus, was raised by her uncle, John Rigg. When Rose Ann Angus died young, at age 25, it appears that uncle John Rigg took John Rigg Angus as his own son, and declared him to be so in 1891 census where he was named John Rigg. John Rigg Angus died three years later at the age of 12.

         See notes on his mother for more detailed information on the circumstances of John Rigg Angus’ birth.

   3. James Angus,   b. 4 Dec 1864, Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England ,   d. UNKNOWN
   4. John Angus,   b. 1868, Manchester, Lancashire, England ,   d. 26 Feb 1934, Lunesdale, Lancashire, England   (Age 66 years)
   5. Elizabeth Angus,   b. 5 Oct 1869, Kirkaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN 
   6. William Henry Angus, Jr.,   b. 5 Oct 1871, Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England ,   d. 4 Apr 1947, Flushing, Genesee, Michigan, USA   (Age 75 years)
   7. Margaret Miriam Angus,   b. 20 Feb 1874, Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England ,   d. UNKNOWN
   8. Sarah Alice Angus,   b. 17 Feb 1876, Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England ,   d. Apr 1959, Lancaster, Lancashire, England   (Age 83 years) 
   9. Arthur Angus,   b. 4 May 1879, Halton, Halton, Lancashire, England ,   d. UNKNOWN 

Rose Ann Angus,   b. 3 Feb 1863, Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England ,   d. Dec 1888, Lancashire, England   (Age 25 years).

Rose Ann Angus was born in 1863 in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Her parents were residing on Bridge Lane at the time.

In 1871, at age 8, Rose Ann Angus was residing at 5 Bath Mill Cottage in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with her uncle and aunt, John Rigg and Mary Ann Lowther. It is unclear why she was residing with them instead of her parents.

In 1881, at age 18, Rose Ann and her sister Mary Jane were residing in Lancaster, Lancashire, England with their uncle and aunt John Rigg and Mary Ann Lowther. Sometime around June of that year, while she was residing in the home of her uncle and aunt, Rose Ann became pregnant by an unknown man.

On 7 Mar 1882, just a month after her 19th birthday, Rose Ann Angus gave birth to an illegitimate child whom she named John Rigg Angus. The father was not named in the baptism record or birth registration. It is noteworthy that she named her illegitimate son after the uncle she was living with.

In Dec 1888, at age 25, Rose Ann Angus died, unmarried, leaving her 6-year-old son orphaned. Her son died 6 years later in 1894 at the age of 12.

Meanwhile, in 1891, there is no sign of young John Rigg Angus in the census. However, Rose Ann Angus’ uncle and aunt, John Rigg and Mary Ann Lowther, who were in their sixties by this point, show a 9-year-old son named John Rigg (Jr). There is no birth registration for John Rigg (Jr). He is not found in 1901 or later census records. In fact, there is no record of his existence other than the 1891 census.

So, we have an illegitimate child, John Rigg Angus, born in 1882, named after his uncle, whose birth is recorded with only his teenage mother listed. The son does not appear in the 1891 census, yet he was still alive until 1894. Meanwhile, the mother’s uncle and aunt, in their sixties, suddenly have a son, born in 1882, exactly the same age, named John Rigg, who appears only in the 1891 census, and has no birth registration, and there is no record of him after 1894 when John Rigg Angus dies. It seems clear that John Rigg (Jr) and John Rigg Angus are the same person.

Either Rose Ann named her illegitimate child after her uncle, John Rigg, in honour of the fact that he raised her and cared for her and her child. And then, after she died, he adopted her illegitimate child as his own (in which case we would expect to see the child listed in 1891 as John Rigg Angus, stepson or adopted and we should expect to see his death registered as John Rigg, not John Rigg Angus), or, what seems tragically more likely is that uncle John Rigg is actually the father of his teenage niece’s illegitimate son. If so, then I shudder to contemplate the causes of the premature deaths of Rose Ann Angus and her illegitimate son John Rigg Angus.

One could write this situation off as an unfairly negative interpretation of coincidences, except for the fact that earlier, in 1856, John Rigg adopted and raised the illegitimate daughter of a young unwed mother, Mary Wignall, who also subsequently died. And, in 1859, 21-year-old, Mary Lucas became pregnant while residing with John Rigg, and went on to have three more children, whose births are not recorded, all while single and living with John Rigg and his wife. John Rigg and his wife never had any children of their own, but somehow three young women (including his own niece!) had a total of six illegitimate children all while residing with him. Census records also show that he had at least three other teen or young adult women living with him over the years who did not get pregnant while living with him.

1. John Rigg Angus,   b. 7 Mar 1882, Lancaster, Lancashire, England ,   d. Sep 1894, Lancaster, Lancashire, England   (Age 12 years).John Rigg Angus was born illegitimately to Rose Ann Angus who had just turned 19. His father’s name is not recorded, however, it would seem likely that his father’s name was John Rigg.John Rigg Angus’ mother, Rose Ann Angus, was raised by her uncle, John Rigg. When Rose Ann Angus died young, at age 25, it appears that uncle John Rigg took John Rigg Angus as his own son, and declared him to be so in 1891 census where he was named John Rigg. John Rigg Angus died three years later at the age of 12.

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