Angus Family in Lancaster, Lancashire, England - Ryk Brown

The Angus Family in Lancaster, Lancashire, England

And their descendants in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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The Angus Family in Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Our Angus family came from Lancaster, Lancashire, England, where they lived from the early 18th century to the early 20th century when they immigrated to Canada. Family tradition claims that our Angus family originally came from Scotland prior to settling in Lancashire and that “the Scots ran us out of Scotland.” This tradition is likely accurate with our earliest known ancestor, William Angus, possibly being a young Scottish refugee from the Battle of Preston in 1715. Many of our Anguses worked as sawyers or carpenters. The trade was passed from father to son from the early 18th century until the late 20th century.

The Origin of the Surname Angus

The name Angus is the Anglo form of the old Celtic name Aonghus (pronounced like “oenish”). The name Aonghus is of very ancient origin and has its roots in both early Irish and Pictish mythology as one of the most ancient names of the Celts. Aonghus possibly means “one strength” or “strong one” and may be derived from the Irish Gaelic aon meaning “one” and gus meaning “force, strength, or energy”.

The Irish god, Aonghus, (sometimes known as Aonghus Mac Og, meaning “Angus the young son”) was the Irish god of love and youth. The name was also borne by an 8th-century Pictish king and several Irish kings. In early mediaeval Scotland a Saint Aonghus travelled from Iona to Perthshire and is credited with bringing Celtic (Irish) Christianity to Scotland.

The surname Angus is a patronymic surname, in other words Angus was originally a first name long before surnames came into existence. It eventually became a surname meaning “son of Angus”. Synonymous surnames include MacAngus or Angusson. The surnames MacNeish, MacNish and MacInnes are variations on MacAonghus.

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Lancaster comes from the Latin castrum (“camp”) on the Lune River, thus “Lunecastrum”. Lancaster Castle was built on a former Roman site at the lowest crossing point of the River Lune, and was a key English fortification against the Scots in the many wars between England and Scotland. The county of Lancashire derives its name from “Lancaster Shire”.

Lancaster was a major seaport, particularly in the 18th and 19th centuries, dealing largely with the import of coal from the big coalfields of West Lothian in Scotland, and, to a lesser extent, timber, to fuel the great industrial cotton towns of Lancashire, particularly Manchester, which was the heart of the industrial revolution, as well as slaves. The coal boats went continually back and forth from Bo’ness and Alloa in Clackmannanshire on the Firth of Forth in Scotland to Lancaster – obviously bringing with them Scottish sailors from that area.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, coal, and the Industrial Revolution transformed the economy of Lancashire, rising to a golden age of industrial technology, only to crash in the Lancashire cotton famine of the early 1860s, which left families across the county destitute and forced into an existence of poverty. Much of the cotton for the Lancashire cotton mills came from the southern United States. The cotton industry in Lancashire was already in a state of over-production when the American Civil War broke out and cotton shipments from the USA ceased. Many of the cotton mills shut down. Widespread poverty ensued. Many people emigrated, while others moved to Yorkshire to work in the wool industry.

Throughout the 18th century, there was a huge influx of population as people abandoned agriculture for a new urban way of life in back-to-back terraced houses often provided for them by mill owners who wanted a workforce close at hand. The social consequences of this change were enormous. There was a great fear that so many people concentrated so closely together for the first time in history would give rise to anarchy and mob rule. The great public works of the day such as art galleries and parks often referred to as Victorian philanthropy frequently hid a more practical reason to civilize the mass of population and help maintain order.

Social conditions were deplorable. Healthcare as we understand it was non-existent. Open sewers were commonplace and disease was widespread. These conditions gave rise to much of the legislation we have today on public order, sanitation and building regulations.

This is Lancaster as our Angus family lived it.

Where did William Angus/Anghurst come from?

How did a Scot end up in Lancashire?

Our earliest recorded ancestor, William Angus, enters history in 1724 when he married Mary Leah. His earlier origin is unknown. There is no record of his extistence (found so far) prior to this marriage, suggesting he came from elsewhere. He is also one of the earliest persons named Angus in all of Lancashire.

There is no will registered in Lancashire prior to 1748 under any surname resembling Angus/Anghurst/Angious.

Angus is a Scottish Name

Angus is not an English surname. It is a distinctly Scottish surname. William and his children’s surname is spelled “Anghurst” in the earliest records. I suggest this represents a phonetic rendering of how they actually pronounced the name. Such a pronunciation seems consistent with a Scottish accent. A generation later, the surname spelling shifts to “Angious,” which may represent a softening of the earlier Scottish pronunciation and a progressive Anglicizing of the surname. It is not until the mid-19th century that we see the Anglo spelling of “Angus” become consistent.

Each of these earlier spellings resemble the two most common Gaelic spellings of the name, namely Aonghas or Anghais, giving further support to the suggestion of a Scottish origin for our family.

Where did he come from?

- The Battle of Preston occurred a mere 20 km away and just nine years prior to William’s appearance in records. Was he a refugee from the battle?
- There was a large Angus family who came from Scotland in the 16th century and settled in Northumberland. They appear to be the earliest family surnamed Angus in Northern England. Could William be a previously unknown stray from that family?
- There is a brief record of an Angus family in the 17th century near Liverpool, but they seem to die out before William’s appearance. Could he be an undocumented scion of that family?
- Wyresdale was a glen known to be friendly to the Jacobite cause. Could William have migrated from Scotland to Wyresdale after the Battle of Prestion in 1715 simply because it was a politically friendly area?

We’ll likely have to rely on DNA to answer these questions in the absence of documentary evidence.

The Battle of Preston (1715)

A Plausible Scottish Origin Story for William Angus

How and why does a young man with a distinctly Scottish surname appear out of nowhere in hills of rural Lancashire in the early 18th century? The most plausible theory is that he may have been a refugee from the Battle of Preston in 1715.

The Battle of Preston

“The Battle of Preston (9-14 November 1715) was the final action of the Jacobite rising of 1715, an attempt to put James Francis Edward Stuart on the British throne in place of George I. After two days of street-fighting, the Jacobite commander Thomas Forster surrendered to government troops under General Charles Wills. It was arguably the last battle fought on English soil.” — Wikipedia

The Jacobite conflict is often mischaracterized as a conflict between Scotland and England. While the majority of Jacobites were Scots and the majority of Hanoverians were English, there were Scots and English on both sides. Loyalty to either the Stuarts or the Hanoverians was not restricted to nationality.

The Scottish Highlanders in the Jacobite army initially refused to cross the border into England in 1715, so the commander granted the Scots permission to desert from the army without penalty in order to entice them to follow him south.

The Battle of Preston took place in the streets of the town of Preston, Lancashire, England, just over 30 km (20 miles) south of Lancaster.

Was William Angus at the Battle of Preston?

Our earliest ancestor, William Angus, first appears in historical records when he marries Mary Leah in 1724 in Christ Church Chapel in Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England, 30 km (20 mi.) north of, and nine years after, the Battle of Preston. He was residing at Hawthornthwaite Farm at the time. The Jacobites lost the Battle of Preston and fleeing Scots would likely have headed straight north passing almost right through Wyresdale to get home.

We have no record of when William Angus was born or how old he was when me married Mary Leah in 1724. The common age for a man to marry at that time was early to late 20s. If this estimate is accurate for William then he could have been anywhere between about 12-20 years of age at the time of the Battle of Preston (1715). This would have made him the age of a young soldier or an every younger squire, page, or servant.

Did William Angus desert the Jacobite army before it got to Preston and flee into the hills of Wyresdale?
Was William present at the Battle of Preston and was he one of the few Jacobites who escaped capture perhaps by hiding in the hills of Wyresdale?
As much of Lancashire was pro-Jacobite, was William taken in by a local family sympathetic to the Jacobite cause?
Or was William Angus a Hanoverian supporter who felt he would no longer be safe in Scotland after the Hanoverian victory so he chose to stay behind and settle in England? This could explain the family tradition that “the Scots ran us out of Scotland.”
Was William Angus tired of the poverty in Scotland and chose to settle in England with the hope of a more prosperous future?
Was William Angus just a young servant in the army, or the son of a soldier killed in the battle, alone and too afraid to make the trek back to Scotland where he may have had no family left and chose to remain in Lancashire?

One can picture a boy of 12-15 years of age accompanying his father, acting as an army aide, watching the battle, perhaps even seeing his father killed, and, fearing for his life, running north until he was exhausted, then taking refuge in a barn, perhaps where a local farmer found him the next day, scared and alone, and decided to take him in. Obviously, this is pure speculation, but it fits the evidence.

Any one of the above theories is a plausible explanation for how a young Scot found himself, with no family, residing on a farmstead in rural Lancashire, England and marrying a local young woman in 1724. Hopefully future research will shed more light on William’s origin.

Perhaps the Battle of Prestion refugee theory is to specific. Lancashire in generaal, and Wyresdale in particular, was known to be largely sympathetic to the Jacobite cause.

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Perhaps William was not present at the Battle of Preston. Perhaps he migrated from Scotland (or elsewhere) simply because he knew he’d be among friendly people and safe in remote Over Wyresdale.

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Searching for a Y-DNA Candidate

When the genealogy paper trail runs cold, as it has with our Angus family, then the next step available to the genealogist is DNA research. As long-range genetic origins can only be tested on the Y-chromosome it requires a male test subject who has an unbroken male Angus ancestry within our family. If you know of a male Angus descended from this family who is willing to be tested, please contact me. It may be the only way we learn where in Scotland our Anguses originated.

An Autosomal DNA Lead

Autosomal DNA may be useful in providing a match to identify William Angus’ origins, but, since the reliability of autosomal DNA begins to break down between 5-8 generations from the tester, then William’s origin puts us just on the outer edge of reliable autosomal DNA matches. That being said, I viable autosomal match has just been identified and is currently being researched. If this match proves successful then it would appear that William Angus may have originated from Renfrewshire, Scotland, just south of Glasgow.

William Angus/Anghurst, Sr., and Mary Leah in Over Wyresdale

William Angus, Sr., b. Abt 1695, Scotland? , d. Mar 1757, Overton, Wyresdale, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 62 years). William married on 13 Apr 1724 in

William Angus/Anghurst represents one of the earliest known persons with the surname Angus in all of Lancashire and Western Yorkshire. William’s marriage to Mary Leah indicates they were both from Wyresdale. Their children were all baptised in Over Wyresdale Chapelry. Their eldest daughter Jane’s baptism specifies that the family resided at Hawthornthwaite in Over Wyresdale. The rest of the children’s baptisms do not specify where in Wyresdale they resided. It is presumed that they continued to reside at Hawthornthwaite.

Hawthornthwaite in Over Wyresdale

Over-Wyresdale is a chapelry located in Wyresdale, the upper part of the Wyre Valley, about 13 km (8 mi.) southeast of the town of Lancaster. It is comprised of hill country, farmland and forests on the land of the former Forest of Lancaster, originally belonging to the Duke of Lancaster and latterly to the Crown.

Hawthornthwaite Farmhouse is part of the former Hawthornthwaite estate located about 1 km south of Christ Church Chapel in Over-Wyresdale on the south side of the Wyre River, and belonging for generations to the Hawthornthwaite family, who date back to pre-Norman times. Their name is Norse in origin and they claim to have Viking ancestry.

In most records, William’s surname is recorded as “Anghurst”, reflecting what appears to be a Scottish pronunciation.

No birth record has been found for William in Lancashire, nor anywhere in northern England. It is presumed that William was probably born in Scotland. Current DNA research suggests that William may have come from near Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland.

William would be the right age to have been a refugee from the nearby Battle of Preston in 1715. There is no person surnamed Angus listed among the prisoners taken at Preston. Highland soldiers who followed the Jacobite army down to Lancashire were given the right to desert without penalty at any time. (Fumey) It’s also possible that William may have deserted on the way down to Preston.

William’s daughter, Elizabeth (possibly his eldest surviving daughter), married Dr. Edward Robinson of Lancaster Caste, a surgeon. He came from a prominent local landed military family. He is believed to be descended from Major Edward Robinson, a local Roundhead commander in Cromwell’s forces fighting nearby. Such a marriage suggests that William have had military connections. Could her marriage be the means by which the later Anguses moved from rural Wyresdale into the town of Lancastr and settled in Castle Ward? Further research is required to answer these questions.

Children

William Angus and Mary Leah had the following children. Mary was two months pregnant when they married.

1. Jane Angus/Anghurst, b. Abt 15 Nov 1724, Hawthornthwaite, Over Wyresdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, d. UNKNOWN

Jane Angus, b. Abt 15 Nov 1724, Hawthornthwaite, Over Wyresdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN.

Jane’s baptism record specifies that she was born at Hawthornthwaite in Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England. She is the only child of this family whose birth indicates a specific residence. Nothing more is known of her later whereabouts.

2. Elizabeth Angus/Anghurst/Anguis, b. Abt 9 Jul 1727, Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England, d. Feb 1755, Chipping, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 27 years)

Elizabeth Angus, b. Abt 9 Jul 1727, Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England , d. Feb 1755, Chipping, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 27 years).

Elizabeth Anguis married on 30 Apr 1750 in St Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Dr. Edward Robinson, of Lancaster Castle, b. Abt 1725, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Jun 1786, Skerton, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 61 years). He was a surgeon at Lancaster Castle. As Lancaster Castle was a prison, not a residence, it is presumed that he worked at the castle, rather than lived there. The Robinson family were a wealthy land-owning family. This was a prestigious marriage. The banns were sworn before Richard Atkinson, magistrate.

Elizabeth died in Chipping, Lancashire, England which is 10 km south of Over Wyresdale and 5 km west of Bleasdale.

3. John Angus/Anghurst, b. Abt 8 Feb 1729, Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England, d. May 1756, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 27 years)

John Angus/Anghurst in Over Wyresdale, b. Abt 8 Feb 1729, Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England , d. May 1756, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 27 years).

John Angus’ wife’s name is not known. He had two children, neither of whom survived infancy.

A John Angus (possibly this John Angus) married on 29 April 1753 in St. Peter, Burnley, Lancashire, England, to Mary Embley. Both were of the parish of Burnley. Burnley is located midway between Preston, Lancashire, and Bradford, Yorkshire, where other descendants of this family ended up. John Angus from Wyresdale is the only John Angus known to be living in the area, but Burnley is far enough away (about 30 km) that it could be a different John.

A contemporary Jonathan Angus appears in east Yorkshire having children around this time, including a son, Robert. (See Angus of Raw House.)

John had the following children:

Elen Angus, b. Abt 3 Mar 1754, Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England , d. Jun 1754, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 0 years)
Robert Angus, b. Abt 25 May 1755, Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England , d. Feb 1756, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 0 years)

4. William Angus/Anghurst, Jr., b. Abt 13 Aug 1732, Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England, d. UNKNOWN

William Angus/Anghurst, Jr. in Over Wyresdale, b. Abt 13 Aug 1732, Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN. William Jr. married on 22 Apr 1754 in Saint Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Janet Greenal, b. Abt 7 Oct 1733, Ellel, Cockerham, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN.

William Angus/Anghurst Jr was born in 1732 in Wyresdale, Lancashire, England. His baptism reads, “William, son of William Anghurst of Wyresdale.”

On 22 Apr 1754, at age 22, William Angus, a day labourer, married in St. Mary’s, Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Jennet Greenal. The marriage was witnessed by Thomas Greenal and John Angus. Bride and groom both signed with an X.

Two years later, in 1756, at age 24, William and Janet had their only known child, William Angus, III.

1. William Angus, III, b. Abt 2 May 1756, Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England , d. Abt 1783, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 26 years). William is presumed to have married to Jane Angus, b. Abt 1756, d. UNKNOWN, although no record of their marriage has been found.
  William is described as a soldier at the baptism of his son, Peter. It is not known what unit he served with.
  
  No record has been found for William’s death. William is presumed to have died sometime after the birth of his son Peter in 1781 and prior to the birth of his wife Jane’s first illegitimate child in 1784. The other horrible possibility is that Jane’s illegitimate children were born while William was away serving as a solider.
  
  Jane’s story is tragic. Jane’s birth surname is unknown. No record has been found for her marriage to William Angus, a soldier. She lived her whole life in poverty. In all records she is recorded as a pauper. She was 25 years old when their son, Peter Angus, was born. Her husband, William Angus, is presumed to have died shortly thereafter as Jane had two illegitimate sons in 1784 and 1787. She and her youngest son died in 1788. She was just 32, and had likely lost her husband and at least two of her children before she herself died.The following births are believed to belong to this Jane Angus.
  
  Baptism: 27 Aug 1784 Christ Church, Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England. Paul Angus – spurious son of Jane Angus. Notes: Pauper.
  
  Baptism: 25 Jun 1787 Christ Church, Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England. Luke Angus – spurious son of Jane Angus. Notes: Pauper.
  
  If this is correct, it would appear that William died between 1781-1784 and Jane had a child by another man. Or Paul could be extramarital. The fact that Peter, Paul and Luke are all apostolic names gives further support to this being the correct connection.
  
  On 28 Jul 1787, just three days after the baptism of Jane’s illegitimate son, Luke Angus, a court order (below) was issued for John Parker, husbandman in Bleasdale, to pay support for the illegitimate child he fathered on Jennett Angus in Over Wyresdale. There was only one extended Angus family residing in Over Wyresdale at that time. In that family there is no other contender for Jennett. Thus it is suggested that Jennett Angus named in the court order is the same person as Jane Angus, shown here.
  
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  Lancaster Quarter Session Records 28 Jul 1787: The Order made by James Fenton, Esquire, and Robert Fletcher, Clerk, two of his Majesty’s Justices of the Peace (one whereof being of the quorum) in and for the said County under their Hands and Seals bearing date the twenty eighth day of July last wherein and whereby John Parker of Bleasdale in the said County, Husbandman, is declared and adjudged to be the reputed father of a male Bastard Child born upon the Body of Jennett Angus. And he thereby ordered forthwith upon notice of the same Order forthwith to pay or cause to be paid unto the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Township of Over Wyersdale in the said County of Lancaster or to some or one of them the Sum of Twenty Shillings for and towards the lying in of the said Jennett Angus and the maintenance of the said Bastard Child from the Time of his Birth to the time of making this Order. And also to pay or cause to be paid to the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Township of Over Wyersdale aforesaid for the time being or some of one of them the Sum of one Shilling and Six pence in money weekly and every week from that present Time for and towards the Keeping Sustentations and Maintenance of the said Bastard Child for and during so long as the said Bastard Child shall be Chargeable to the said Township of Over Wyersdale is by this Court ratified and Confirmed no Appeal being made and due Service of the said Order proved upon the Oath of James Bibby.
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  Jane died in June 1788 in Overton, Wyresdale, Lancashire, England. Her infant son, Luke, died two weeks later.
  1. Peter Angus, b. Abt 28 Jul 1781, Wyresdale, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN. Peter is the only son of his parents. No later record is found of him. He is presumed to have died young.

Jane Angus had the following illegitimate children:

1. 1. Paul Angus, b. 27 Aug 1784, Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN
    Paul Angus was born illegitimately in Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England. His birth record gives his mother’s name as Jane Angus with no father listed. He would have been only four years old when his widowed mother died.The following records have been found for contemporary Paul Anguses likely to be this Paul Angus as no record has been found of another contemporary Paul Angus in Lancashire, however these connections are not confirmed.The Lancashire Quarter Session Records for 1818 contains the following entry:
    The Order made by Michael Hughes and Edward Falkner esquires, two of his majesty’s justices of the peace for the said county, bearing date the Fourth day of November last, whereby Paul Angus of Windle in the said County, a spinner, is adjudged to be the reputed father of a female bastard child, born upon the body of Hannah Myers of Windle aforesaid, single woman. And he is thereby ordered to pay unto the church-wardens and overseers of the poor of the said township of Windle the sum of Two Pounds, Five Shillings for the charges and expenses incident to the birth of the said child, and maintenance of the said child, from the time of it’s [sic] birth to the time of making the same order, the further sum of [blank] for the costs of apprehending and securing the said [blank] and costs of the said order; and the sum of three Shillings in money weekly and every week from that time towards the maintenance of the said child, so long as the same should be chargeable to the said township, is by this court ratified and confirmed, no appeal being made, and due service of the said order being proved upon the oath of Joseph Garton.
    
    There is no other known contemporary Paul Angus. Windle is located midway between Liverpool and Bolton, about 13 miles east of Toxteth (below).
    
    A Paul Angus married on 6 May 1821 at St James in Toxteth, Liverpool to Margaret Kershaw. And a Paul Angus married on 30 Sept 1827 at St John the Baptist in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, to Jane Crowther, and died in Sept 1847 in Yorkshire, West Riding, England. It is not known if this Paul is the husband of either or both of them or if he died young.
    
    Paul has not been found in the 1841 census.
    
    The chronology fits such that these could all be the same Paul Angus.
  2. Luke Angus, b. 25 Jun 1787, Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England , d. Jul 1788, Overton, Lancashire, England (Age 1 years).
    Luke Angus was born illegitimately in 1787, allegedly fathered by John Parker, a husbandman in Bleasdale, just south of Wyresdale. Luke only lived for a year. He was predeceased by his mother by two weeks.

5. Margaret Angus/Anghurst, b. Abt 16 Mar 1735, Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England, d. 1735, Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England

Margaret Angus/Anghurst, b. Abt 16 Mar 1735, Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England , d. 1735, Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England

Margaret Angus died in infancy. Her death record is smudged. The month is illegible. It reads, “(1735) ~~ 24, Margert D’r of Will’m and Mary Anghurs.”

6. Thomas Angus/Anghurst, Sr., b. Abt 20 Nov 1737, Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England, d. 19 Mar 1795, Caton, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 57 years)

Thomas Angus/Anghurst, Sr., b. Abt 20 Nov 1737, Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England , d. 19 Mar 1795, Caton, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 57 years).

Thomas’ story is presented below.

Robinson of Lancaster - A prestigious marriage

Elizabeth Angus married Edward Robinson of Lancaster Castle. This would have been a prestigious marriage.

Edward’s birth record has not been identified. He clearly came from a wealthy family if he was a surgeon at Lancaster Castle. He is believed to be a descendant of Major Edward Robinson of Buckshaw Hall, a commander in Cromwell’s forces who defended Lancaster and was given estates nearby.

In 1656, Major Edward Robinson was named one of the commissioners for carrying out the act for assessing the county of Lancaster. On 23 Oct 1656, his son, Edward Robinson, described as the second son of Edward Robinson of Buckshawe in the county of Lancashire, was admitted to the honorable society of Gray’s Inn, being presented by Francis Lowe, barrister. That one who during the Civil wars had played so conspicuous a part as Edward Robinson should escape suspicion after the Restoration, was hardly likely, and accordingly, soon after that even, he became suspected and the following warrant, which is preserved in the Peet MS, was issued to apprehend him.

In 1653, an act was passed requiring that marriages be sworn before a justice of the peace. For nearly four years, Edward Robinson’s services as a justice of the peace were frequently required to perfmor the marriage ceremony.

He must have made his peace, however, for at the Preston Guild in 1662 “John Robinson armiger and Edward Robinson armiger farter ejus” both of them no doubt Major Edward Robinson’s sons, appeared and were duly sworn in as out-burgesses of Preston.

Major Edward Robinson was at first seated at Newton-with-Scales in the parish of Kirkham. He afterwards removed to Westby Hall in the same parish; and about 1652 he bought an estate in Euxton within the parish of Leyland, and it is believed built there the picturesque house of Buckshawe, of which a view is given in this volume. At this house he probably died, for on the 7th January 1681 he was buried in the church of Leyland.

Thomas Angus/Anghurst, Sr., and Jane Bleazard in Quernmore/Quarmore, Lancashire, England

Thomas Angus/Anghurst, Sr., b. Abt 20 Nov 1737, Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England , d. 19 Mar 1795, Caton, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 57 years). Thomas was the youngest son of William Angus/Anghurst Sr. shown above. Thomas married on 25 May 1765 in Saint Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Jane Bleazard, b. 4 Sep 1743, Quernmore (Quarmore), Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN.

Thomas was 20 years old when his father died in 1757.

On 25 May 1765, at age 28, Thomas Angus married in St. Mary’s, Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Jane Bleazard. She was from Quernmore/Quarmore, Lancashire, England, which is on the road from Over Wyresdale to Lancaster. Both bride and groom signed with their mark. The marriage was witnessed by John Carter and Thomas Cartmel whose relationship to the couple is unknown.

Thomas and Jane settled in Jane’s home of Quernmore where they had their family. Thomas is described in parish records as being employed as a husbandman. (The term normally means someone who looks after animals, however in northern England it was also used to signify a tenant farmer.)

On 19 Mar 1795, at age 58, Thomas Angus died and was buried at St Paul, Caton, Lancashire, England, near Quernmore.

Thomas and Jane had the following children in Quernmore/Quarmore, Lancashire, England:

1. Mary Angus, b. Abt 23 Mar 1766, Quarmore, Lancashire, England, d. UNKNOWN

Mary Angus, b. Abt 23 Mar 1766, Quarmore, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN.

In 1766, Mary Angus/Angious was born in Quarmore, Lancashire, England. (Modern spelling: Quernmore.)

In 1786, at age 20, Mary Angus gave birth to an illegitimate son, William Angus.

Six years later, at age 26, on 17 July 1792, in St. Mary’s parish, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, Mary Angus married widowed farmer, William Bradley. They were recorded as both being from Quarmore.

There is no record of Mary or her husband William or their children after the death of their son Timothy in 1810. It is not known if they all died prior to the 1841 census or if they emigrated. (There is more than one Betty Bradley in the 1841 census, but they all appear to be married women whose married name is Bradley.)

However, Mary’s previous illegitimate son, William Angus, had a family that survived for several generations.

Mary Angus had the following illegitimate son:

1. William Angus, Sr., in Bradford, b. Abt 1 Jan 1786, Quarmore, Lancashire, England , d. 14 Dec 1852, Bradford, Yorkshire, England (Age ~ 66 years). William’s large family is presented on the Angus Family in Bradford, Yorkshire page.

Mary Angus married four years later on 7 Jul 1792 in Saint Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England to William Bradley, b. Abt 1765, Quenrmore (Quarmore), Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN. He was a widowed farmer from Quarmore. Any children he might have had from his previous marriage have not been researched.

Mary and William had the following children:

1. Timothy Bradley, b. Abt 17 Feb 1793, Quernmore, Lancashire, England , d. Dec 1810, Caton, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 17 years). He died as a teenager.
2. Betty Bradley, b. Abt 12 Nov 1797, Skerton, Lancashire, England , d. 1798, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 0 years). She died in infancy prior to the birth of her same-named sister.
3. Betty Bradley, b. Abt 8 Aug 1798, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN. She is believed to be the Betty Bradley who married on 1 Jan 1818 in Lancaster, St Mary, Lancashire, England to William Atkinson, b. UNKNOWN, d. UNKNOWN. It is not certain that the marriage shown here between Betty Bradley and William Atkinson is this Betty Bradley. The marriage record gives her mother as “Mary Bradley, widow, the maternal(?) and lawful mother of Betty Bradley.” (The word rendered here as “maternal” is uncertain. The original is difficult to read.)

2. Thomas Angus, b. Abt 4 Sep 1768, Quarmore, Lancashire, England, d. 25 May 1770, Book, Caton, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 1 years)

Thomas Angus, b. Abt 4 Sep 1768, Quarmore, Lancashire, England , d. 25 May 1770, Book, Caton, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 1 years)

Thomas Angus was baptized on 4 Sep 1768 in St Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, as the son of Thomas Angus of Quarmore. He died a year-and-a-half later and was buried on 25 May 1770 in St Paul, Caton, Lancashire, England.

3. Thomas Angus, Jr. in Bulk, b. Abt 11 Aug 1771, Quarmore, Lancashire, England, d. 30 Jan 1845, St Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 73 years)

Thomas Angus, Jr. in Bulk, b. Abt 11 Aug 1771, Quarmore, Lancashire, England , d. 30 Jan 1845, St Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 73 years).

Information on the family of Thomas Angus in Bulk is presented below.

4. William Angus, in Bulk, b. Abt 30 May 1773, Quarmore, Lancashire, England, d. Abt 24 Jul 1840, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 67 years)

William Angus, in Bulk, b. Abt 30 May 1773, Quarmore, Lancashire, England , d. Abt 24 Jul 1840, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 67 years).

The descendants of William Angus in Bulk are presented on the Angus Family in Skerton and Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire, England page.

5. Elizabeth Angus, b. Abt 3 Aug 1777, Quarmore, Lancashire, England, d. UNKNOWN

Elizabeth Angus, b. Abt 3 Aug 1777, Quarmore, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN. Betty Angus married on 15 May 1814 in St Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Thomas Simpson, b. 1775, Skerton, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN.

Elizabeth/Betty Angus/Angious was baptized on 3 Aug 1777 in St Mary’s parish church in Lancaster, Lancashire, England as the daughter of Thomas Angus in Quarmore (Quernmore).

On 16 Jun 1811, at the age of 34, Betty Angious had her illegitimate son, Thomas Angious, baptized in St. Mary’s parish church, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. He died two years later.

Thomas Angus, b. Abt 16 Jun 1811, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Abt 5 Mar 1813, Caton, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 1 years)

On 15 May 1814, at age 37, Betty Angus, a spinster, married in St Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Thomas Simpson, a sawyer and widower from Skerton. The marriage was witnessed by Betty Tonson and Thomas Bibby. They had no known children.

6. John Angus, Sr., b. Abt 4 Apr 1779, Quarmore, Lancashire, England, d. Abt 5 Aug 1857, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 78 years)

John Angus, Sr., b. Abt 4 Apr 1779, Quarmore, Lancashire, England , d. Abt 5 Aug 1857, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 78 years). John married on 31 Dec 1807 in St. Mary’s, Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Mary Shaw, b. 1784, Anwoth, Kirkcudbrightshire, Galloway, Scotland , d. Between 1823 and 1841, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 39 years).

John Angus’ story is a tragic one. He and his wife and children lived in such a state of poverty that they were forcibly removed from the town of Lancaster as a social burden and returned to their home parish of Over Wyresdale to be placed in the care of the church wardens there. Three of their children died young. Of their surviving children, only two married, neither of whom had children of their own. Thus the line of John Angus ended with his children’s generation.

John Angus/Angions/Angious was baptized on 4 Apr 1779 in St Mary’s parish church in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, as the son of Thomas and Jane Angions in Quarmore.

John Angious was only 15 years old at the time of his father’s death in 1795. The date of his mother’s death is unknown. It seems likely that he would have come under the care of one of his older siblings at this point.

On 31 Dec 1807, at age 28, John Angious, a husbandman* residing in Skerton, Lancashire, England, married in St. Mary’s parish church, Lancaster, Lancashire, England to 23-year-old Mary Shaw from Anwoth, Kirkubrightshire, Scotland. His brother, William Angious, also a husbandman in Skerton, is named in the guarantee for the banns. John’s siblings, William Angious and Betty Angious witnessed the marriage.

* (A husbandman was a person who cared for livestock, however, in Northern England the term also referred to a tenant farmer.)

In 1809, their son Thomas was born, although no record of his birth has been found. The only record of his existence is his death record in 1825 at the age of 14. He does not appear in any census so the location of his birth is unknown. His sister Elizabeth was born a year later in Anwoth, Kirkubrightshire, Scotland. It is presumed that Thomas was also born in Anwoth, although no record of his birth exists there either.

The remainder of John’s children were born in Lancaster.

On 29 Jan 1818, John and his family were removed by writ from Lancaster to Over Wyresdale and placed in the care of the Overseers of the Poor. (See full text below.) However, at some point they managed to return to Lancaster, as three of John’s children, Thomas, Jane and Eleanor, all died in Lancaster in 1825 and he was residing in Lancaster in 1841.

In 1841, at the age of 62, a widowed John Angus was residing at 72 Castle Hill in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his daughters Betsy and Mary. He was employed as a husbandman. Residing with them was 15-year-old Jane Gardner, like the daughter of his neighbour James Gardner.

In 1851, at the age of 72. a widowed John Angus was residing at 71 Castle Hill in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, as a widower with his daughters Elizabeth and Mary Ann. He was employed as a general labourer.

John Angus was residing on King Street in Lancaster, Lancashire, England at the time of his death in 1857.

John had seven children, none of whom married and had children of their own. Most of his children died young or disappear from record, not long after they were removed by writ from Lancaster to Over Wyresdale as paupers. John’s family became extinct with the generation of his children.

John and Mary had the following children:

1. Thomas Angus, b. 1809, Anwoth, Kirkcubrightshire, Scotland , d. Abt 9 Feb 1825, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 16 years)

There is no record of Thomas’ birth. His mother was from Anwoth, Kirkubright, Galloway, Scotland, and his sister, Elizabeth, was born there. It seems likely that Thomas was born there too, and that their mother returned home to be with her own mother for the births of her first two children.

On 29 Jan 1818, at age 10, Thomas Angus is listed among the children of John Angus who were removed by writ from Lancaster to Over Wyresdale and placed in the care of the Overseers of the Poor. (See full text John Angus’ notes.) However, at some point they managed to return to Lancaster, as Thomas and his sister Eleanor Angus died in 1825 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England

2. Elizabeth Angus, b. Abt 14 Feb 1810, Anwoth, Kirkudbright, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN, Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Angus was born in 1810 in Anwoth, Kirkudbright, Scotland, which is where her mother came from. It is presumed that her mother returned to her own mother’s own for the delivery of her first (or second) child.

On 29 Jan 1818, at age 8, Betsey Angus is listed among the children of John Angus who were removed by writ from Lancaster to Over Wyresdale and placed in the care of the Overseers of the Poor. (See full text John Angus’ notes.) However, at some point they managed to return to Lancaster, as Thomas and his sister Eleanor Angus died in 1825 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England

In 1841, at age 25 (sic) Betsy Angus was residing at 72 Castle Hill in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with her sister Mary and their widowed father. There is no occupation listed for Betsy. Her place of birth is incorrectly given as Lancashire, England.

In 1851, at age 39, Elizabeth Angus was still residing at 72 Castle Hill in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England with her sister Mary Ann and their widowed father. She was employed as a millneress. Her place of birth is given as Scotland.

In 1861, at age 48, Elizabeth Angus was still residing at 72 Castle Hill in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with her sister Mary Ann Angus. Elizabeth was employed as a milner. Her place of birth appears to read “Heathen, Scotland.” (No such place is known, but it could be the enumerator’s editorial comment on the quality of people from Scotland.)

In 1871, at age 59, Elizabeth Angus was residing at 60 Castle Hill in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with her sister, Mary Ann Angus. Both were spinsters employed as millners. Her place of birth is given incorrectly as Lancashire, England.

In 1881, at age 71, Betsey Angus was residing in 24 St. George’s Quay in Castle Ward in the home of her now married sister, Mary Ann Fayrer. She is recorded as born in Scotland and having no occupation.

In 1891, at age 80, Betsy Angus was residing at 10 Middle Street in Queen’s Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, in the home of her widowed sister now Mary Ann Fayrer.

Betsy has not been found in the 1901 census and is presumed to have died by then. No record of her death has been found.

3. Jane Angus, b. 21 Mar 1813, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Abt 9 Feb 1825, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 11 years)

Jane Angus/Angious was born 21 Mar 1813 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, and baptized on 25 Apr 1813 in St Mary’s parish church, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, as the daughter of John and Mary Angious. John was employed as a husbandman.

On 29 Jan 1818, at age 5, Jane Angus is listed among the children of John Angus who were removed by writ from Lancaster to Over Wyresdale and placed in the care of the Overseers of the Poor. (See full text John Angus’ notes.) However, at some point they managed to return to Lancaster, as Jane and her brother Thomas and sister Eleanor Angus all died in 1825 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.

About 9 Feb 1825, just prior to her 12th birthday, Jane Angus died in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, of unknown causes. Her brother Thomas was buried the same day. Their sister Eleanor died a few weeks later.

4. John Angus, Jr., b. 21 May 1815, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN

John Angus was born 21 May 1815 in Lancaster and baptized on 31 May 1815 in St Mary’s parish church, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, as the daughter of John Angus, a labourer, and his wife, Mary.

On 29 Jan 1818, at age 2, John Angus, Jr, is listed among the children of John Angus who were removed by writ from Lancaster to Over Wyresdale and placed in the care of the Overseers of the Poor. (See full text John Angus’ notes.) However, at some point they managed to return to Lancaster, as three of John’s siblings, Thomas, Jane and Eleanor all died in 1825 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.

John is not found residing with his father in 1841 and has not been found in any later records. No death record has been found for him.

5. David Angus, b. 12 Sep 1817, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. 9 Apr 1853 (Age 35 years). David appears to have married on 12 Sep 1844 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England to Mary Shaw, b. Abt 1818, Gerthon, Galway, Ireland

David Angus was born 12 Sep 1817 in Lancaster and baptized on 30 Nov 1817 in St Mary’s parish church in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, as the son of John Angus, a labourer, and his wife, Mary.

On 29 Jan 1818, at age 16 months, David Angus is listed among the children of John Angus who were removed by writ from Lancaster to Over Wyresdale and placed in the care of the Overseers of the Poor. (See full text John Angus’ notes.) However, at some point they managed to return to Lancaster, as three of David’s siblings, Thomas, Jane and Eleanor all died in 1825 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.

In 1851, there is a David Angus residing in Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, born about 1818 in Lancaster, Lancashire and married to Mary, who was born in Gerthon, Galway, Ireland. It is not certain that it is the same David, though no other contemporary David Angus has been found in Lancaster.

Assuming that it is this David Angus then a matching marriage record can be found for David Angus, a porter, of full age, son of John Angus, a labourer, who married on 12 Sep 1844 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England to Mary Shaw, of full age, daughter of David Shaw, a labourer. Both bride and groom were from the West Derby Hundred, which area includes Everton. It should be noted that if this marriage is correct, then David’s bride and his mother had identical names.

No David Angus, born in England around 1817 can be found in Lancashire in the 1841 census, however there is a David Angus, born 1817 in Scotland, residing in 1841 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, in a group boarding house, employed as a male servant. He is not found in any other records. Given that it was a boarding house, it’s highly possible that the enumerator got his place of birth incorrect.

There is a corresponding death for a David Angus in Liverpool on 9 Apr 1853, who is buried in the Necropolis (Low Cemetery) in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.

6. Mary Ann Angus, b. 3 Feb 1820, St. Mary’s, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN, Lancaster, Lancashire, England . Mary Ann Angus married on 20 Mar 1874 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England James Walker Fayrer, b. 1822, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Mar 1882, Lancashire, England (Age 60 years).

Mary Ann Angus was born about 3 Feb 1820 allegedly in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, however there is some uncertainty as to the exact location of her birth. It is more likely that she was born in Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England.

Mary Ann was born almost two years after her birth family was forcibly removed from Lancaster to return to Over Wyresdale. (See notes on her father for more information.) Mary Ann’s baptism was registered in St. Mary’s, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, based on a certificate received in St. Mary’s parish from a minister from another parish, but the other parish is not identified. As St. Mary’s was the diocesan seat, many of the baptisms from the surrounding chapelries were registered at St. Mary’s even if they did not take place in Lancaster. So it’s entirely possible, if not likely, that Mary’s family were still in Over Wyresdale at the time of her birth. However, we know the family were back in Lancaster by 1825 as three of Mary Ann’s siblings died in Lancaster in 1825, so it’s possible that her family could have returned to Lancaster as early as 1820 and Mary Ann’s birth could have been in Lancaster.

In 1841, at age 20 Mary Angus was residing at 72 Castle Hill in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with her sister Betsy and their widowed father. There is no occupation listed for Mary.

In 1851, at age 29, Mary Ann Angus was still residing at 72 Castle Hill in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England with her sister Elizabeth and their widowed father. She was employed as a millneress.

In 1861, at age 38, Mary Ann Angus was still residing at 72 Castle Hill in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with her sister Elizabeth. She was employed as a milner.

In 1871, at age 49, Mary Ann Angus was residing at 60 Castle Hill in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with her sister, Elizabeth Angus. Both were spinsters employed as millners.

On 20 Mar 1874, at age 54, Mary Ann Angus, a spinster residing at Castle Hill, daughter of John Angus, a hatter (he is not recorded as deceased), married in St. Mary’s parish church, Lancaster, Lancashire, England to 52-year-old bachelor, James Walker Fayrer, a surveyor residing at St. George’s Quay, son of James Fayrer, a corn merchant.

In 1881, at age 61, Mary A Fayrer was residing in 24 St. George’s Quay in Castle Ward with her husband, who is identified as incorrectly as John Fayrer. Also residing with them was her sister, Betsy Angus.

In 1882, after only 8 years of marriage, Mary Ann’s husband, James Fayrer, died.

In 1891, at age 70, the now widowed Mary A Fayrer was residing at 10 Middle Street in Queen’s Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with her sister Betsy Angus.

Mary Ann has not been found in the 1901 census and is presumed to have died by then. No record of her death has been found.

7. Eleanor Angus, b. Abt 13 Jul 1823, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Abt 12 Jun 1825, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 1 years). Eleanor Angus was born in 1823 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England and died two years later in 1825, just prior to her second birthday.

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From the Borough and Township of Lancaster, in the County of Lancaster, To Wit.
To the Churchwarden and Overseers of the Poor of the Borough and Township of Lancaster, in the said County.

Whereas you have made complaint unto us whose names are hereunto set and seals affixed, being two of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace, in and for the said Borough of Lancaster, and one of us of the Quorum: That, John Angus and Mary, his wife, and their five children, namely Thomas, aged ten years, Betsy, aged eight years, James (sic, Jane), aged five years, John, aged two years, and David, aged sixteen weeks or thereabouts, have come to inhabit in your said Borough, not having gained a legal settlement there, nor produced any certificate, owning them or any of them to be settled elsewhere; and that the said John Angus, Mary his wife, and their said five children, are actually chargeable to your said Borough and Township; We the said Justice, upon due Proof made hereof, upon Oath, and likewise, upon due Consideration had of the Premises, do adjudge the same to be true; and we do likewise adjudge, that the lawful Settlement of them, the said John Angus, Mary his wife, and their said five children is in the Township, Parish, or Place of Over Wyersdale in the County of Lancaster. We do therefore require you the said Churchwarden and Overseers of the Poor, or some or one of you, to convey the said John Angus, Mary his wife, and their said five children from and out of your said Borough and Township, to the said Township, Parish, or Place of Over Wyersdale and them together with this Order or a true Copy thereof, to deliver to the Churchwardens and Overseers fo the Poor there, or to some or one of them, who are hereby required to receive and provide for them according to the Law.
Given under our Hands and Seals, in Lancaster, aforesaid, the twenty eighth Day of January in the Year of our Lord one Thousand eight Hundred and eighteen.
Samuel Gregson, Mayor
(Handwritten in the margin: Delivered the paupers to John Pye, overseer, Upper Wyersdale, 29th January, 1818. Thomas Franklin.)
(A separate similar order was issued on the same day for Ann Blezard, widow.)

7. Ellen Angus, b. Abt 1780, Lancashire, England, d. UNKNOWN

Ellen Angus, b. Abt 1780, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN. Ellen married on 28 Jan 1805 in Garstang, St Helen, Lancashire, England to Thomas Sturzacre, b. Abt 1780, Kirkland, Garstang, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN.

Ellen’s birth has not been found. It is not certain that she is a child of Thomas Angus and Jane Bleazard, however, her marriage in 1805 was witnessed by Thomas Bleazard and Elizabeth Angus who also witnessed the marriage of Thomas Angus, III, shown here as her brother.

On 28 Jan 1805, Ellen Angus married in Gartstang, Lancashire, England to Thomas Sturzacre of Kirkland (Churchtown) in Garstang parish, Lancashire, England. The marriage was also registered in St. Mary’s Lancaster, Lancashire, England. They had three children:

James Sturzacre, b. 25 May 1805, Garstang, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN
Thomas Sturzacre, b. 7 Jul 1808, Garstang, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN
Henry Sturzacre, b. 21 Dec 1810, Garstang, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN

8. James Angus, b. Abt 22 Jun 1783, Quarmore, Lancashire, England, d. UNKNOWN

James Angus, b. Abt 22 Jun 1783, Quarmore, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN.

James Angus was baptized on 22 Jun 1783 in St Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England as the son of Thomas and Jane Angus in Quarmore.

James has not been found in later records.

The descendants of William Angus, Sr., in Bradford, illegitimate son of Mary Angus (at left), can be found on the Angus Family in Bradford, Yorkshire page:

Angus Family in Bradford, Yorkshire

The descendants of William Angus in Bulk are presented on the Angus Family in Skerton and Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire, England page:

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Thomas Angus/Angious, Jr., and Margaret Johnson in Bulk, Quernmore, Lancashire, England

Thomas Angus, Jr. in Bulk, b. Abt 11 Aug 1771, Quarmore, Lancashire, England , d. 30 Jan 1845, St Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 73 years). He was the son of Thomas Angus, Sr., shown above. Thomas married on 18 May 1807 in Quernmore, Lancashire, England to Margaret Johnson, b. 1780, Thornton, Lancashire, England , d. Mar 1812, Caton, Lancashire, England (Age 32 years).

Thomas Angus/Angious, Jr., was baptized on 11 Aug 1771 in St Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, as the son of Thomas Angus in Quarmore, Yorkshire, England.

On 18 May 1807, at age 36, Thomas Angus of Bulk (rural Lancaster), a husbandman, married in St. Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England to 27 year old Margaret Johnson of Thornton parish. Bride and groom both signed with their mark. The marriage was witnessed by Thomas Blezard and Betty Angus. (Presumably a cousin and his sister.) (“Husbandman,” in northern England, was a term used to refer to a tenant farmer.)

“The civil parish of Bulk was in Lancaster Rural District until 1900 when most of it (179 houses) was incorporated into the Municipal Borough of Lancaster, with 9 houses going into the civil parish of Quernmore…. Bulk lies north of the city centre of Lancaster and… east of the River Lune.” (Wikipedia)

At the births of Thomas’ children, his surname is given as Angious.

In 1812, Six years after they married, Thomas’ wife, Margaret, age 32, died leaving Thomas, age 42, a widower to raise their two surviving children. It appears that he never remarried. Thomas died in 1845 at age 73, having been predeceased by his wife and both daughters.

In 1841, at age 70 and widowed, Thomas Angus (Jr) was residing at Black Cat Yarn near St. Leonard’s Gate in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his only surviving son, Thomas Angus (III) and his son’s young family. Thomas was not employed. Black Cat Yarn is not found on any maps and is presumed to be the name of a yarn factory with residential apartments located near St. Leonard’s Gate.

Thomas and Margaret had the following children:

1. Jane Angus, b. 10 Oct 1807, Bulk, Quernmore, Lancashire, England, d. 1839, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 31 years)

Jane Angus, b. 10 Oct 1807, Bulk, Quernmore, Lancashire, England , d. 1839, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 31 years).

Jane Angious was born on 10 Oct 1807 and baptized 15 Nov 1807 in St Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England as the daughter of Thomas Angious and Peggy. Their residence was given as Lancaster, but the description of Bulk suggests that this likely refers to “rural Lancaster.”

Jane died at age 32 and is buried in St. Mary’s, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. She appears to have been unmarried and without children.

2. Hannah Angus, b. 13 Jan 1810, Bulk, Quernmore, Lancashire, England, d. Oct 1810, Caton, Lancashire, England (Age 0 years)

Hannah Angus, b. 13 Jan 1810, Bulk, Quernmore, Lancashire, England , d. Oct 1810, Caton, Lancashire, England (Age 0 years)

Hannah Angious was born on 13 Jan 1810 and baptized on 18 Feb 1810 in St Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, to parents Thomas Angious and Peggy. Their residence was given as Lancaster, but the description of Bulk suggests that this likely refers to “rural Lancaster.”

Hannah died in infancy at age ten months. She was buried in St. Paul’s, Caton, Lancashire, England.

3. Thomas Angus, III, b. 31 Jul 1811, Bulk, Quernmore, Lancashire, England, d. 1880, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 68 years)

Thomas Angus, III, b. 31 Jul 1811, Bulk, Quernmore, Lancashire, England , d. 1880, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 68 years).

Information on Thomas Angus, III, and his family is presented below.

Thomas Angus, III, and Mary Ann Atkinson in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Thomas Angus, III, b. 31 Jul 1811, Bulk, Quernmore, Lancashire, England , d. 1880, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 68 years). He was the son of Thomas Angus, Jr., shown above. Thomas Angus, III, is presumed to have married Abt 1835 to Mary Ann Atkinson, b. 1818, Keighley, Bradford, Yorkshire, England , d. 19 Mar 1873, Lancashire, England (Age 55 years), although no record of their marriage has been found.

Thomas Angus/Angious, III, was born in 1811 in the settlement of Bulk, near Quernmore, in rural Lancaster, Lancashire, England. At his birth, his surname was written as Angious. His mother died a year later. There’s no indication that his father remarried afterwards.

Thomas is believed to have married ABT 1835 to Mary Ann Atkinson b: 1818 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England, although no record of their marriage has been found. Mary Ann’s surname is not recorded in census records, however the fact that their eldest son is named Thomas Atkinson Angus and that he sometimes identifies as Thomas Angus Atkinson, suggests that her surname was likely Atkinson. Census records show Mary Ann as being born in Keighley, Yorkshire, England. A matching Mary Ann Atkinson, who is the right age, can be found born in Keighley, Bradford, Yorkshire, England to parents Benjamin Atkinson and Susanna Pearson.

Her father, Benjamin Atkinson, owned Prospect House on Chapel Lane in Keighley, Yorkshire, England. He was a tailor and draper and employer of four. The house is currently listed for £530,000 (2023).

The fact that she came from a landed family, yet no record of their marriage has been found, and they didn’t name any of their children after her parents, may suggest that they married against her parents’ wishes, or never married at all.

In 1939, at age 28, Thomas’ only surviving sister died.

In 1841, at age 25 (sic), Thomas Angus was residing at Black Cat Yarn near St. Leonard’s Gate in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his wife, Mary, and their first two children, Thomas (IV) and Margaret. Thomas was employed as an agricultural labourer. Mary was not employed. Her birth was given as outside Lancashire. Thomas’ elderly widowed father, Thomas Angus, III, was residing with them. Black Cat Yarn is not found on any maps and is presumed to be the name of a yarn factory with residential apartments located near St. Leonard’s Gate.

In 1851, at age 40, Thomas Angus was residing at Wood Street in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his wife and children. He was employed as an agricultural labourer.

In most cases, Thomas’ children were employed in the cotton mills by age 12.

In 1861, at age 47 (sic, 50), Thomas Angus was residing at Back Castle Street in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his wife and children. He was employed as a labourer.

In 1871, at age 45 (sic, 60), Thomas Angus was residing at 94 St. Leonard’s Gate in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his wife and children. He was employed as an agricultural labourer.

In 1873, when Thomas was 61 years old, his wife Mary Ann died.

Thomas was still alive at the time of his son Josephs’ marriage on 27 Dec 1879, but he has not been found in the 1881 census, which was conducted on 3 Apr 1881. His daughters, Margaret and Mary Ann were residing in his house without him in 1881 and he was not residing with any of his other adult children. No death record has been found for him. He is presumed to have died between between 27 Dec 1879-3 Apr 1881.

Thomas and Mary Ann had the following children:

1. Thomas Atkinson Angus, IV, b. 1836, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, d. Sep 1878, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 42 years)

Thomas Atkinson Angus, IV, b. 1836, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Sep 1878, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 42 years).

Information on Thomas Atkinson Angus, IV, is presented below.

2. Margaret Jane Angus, b. Jul 1838, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, d. UNKNOWN

Margaret Jane Angus, b. Jul 1838, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN.

Margaret Angus resided with her parents and later with her sister Mary Ann. She was employed as a cotton realer. She never married.

3. Edward Angus, Sr., b. Jul 1841, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, d. UNKNOWN

Edward Angus, Sr., b. Jul 1841, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN. Edward is presumed to have married Abt 1867 to Ruth Unknown, b. Abt 1845, England , d. Between 1868 and 1871, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 23 years), however no record of their marriage has been found. He is presumed to have married secondly Abt 1871 to Mary Ann Unknown, b. 1842, Scotforth, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN, although no record of their marriage has been found.

Edward Angus’ family is a bit of a mystery. No marriage records have been found for either of his wives. His first wife, Ruth, is believed to have died in childbirth, along with their daughter. His two daughters from his second marriage disappear from records after 1891. His son, Edward Jr., was convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl and declared insane.

Edward Angus was born in 1841 in Lancaster, Lancashire, Scotland.

In 1851, at age 11, he was residing in Lancaster, Lancashire, England with his parents and siblings.

Edward has not been found in 1861.

Edward is presumed to have married about 1867 to Ruth, whose surname is unknown. No record of their marriage has been found. They had one daughter in 1868 who died at birth. Ruth is presumed to have died in childbirth.

Edward is presumed to have married shortly afterwards to Mary Ann, whose surname is unknown. No record of their marriage has been found.

In 1871, at age 28, Edward Angus was residing at 25 Moor Lane in St. Ann’s Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England with his second wife, Mary Ann. He was employed as a chemist’s labourer.

In 1881, at age 38, Edward Angus was residing at 63 Grasmere Rd in St. Ann’s Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England with his wife and children. He was employed as a chemist.

In 1891, at age 49, Edward Angus was residing at 7 Dalton Road in Park Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his wife and children. He was employed as a colour maker.

Edward, his wife, and their two daughters have not been found in the 1901 or 1911 censuses. Only their son Edward Jr has been found in 1901 and afterwards. It’s not known if Edward Sr and his wife and daughters all died about the same time or if they emigrated to an unknown location.

Edward had the following child with his first wife, Ruth:

1. Jane Angus, b. 18 Jun 1868, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Between 1868 and 1871, Lancaster, Lancashire, England Jane and her mother are not found with Edward Angus in the 1871 census. It is presumed that mother and daughter died in childbirth. No death record has been found for either.

Edward had the following children with his second wife, Mary Ann:

1. Ann Angus, b. 26 May 1872, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN. Ann Angus is found in 1881 and 1891 as a child and teenager residing with her parents. She has not been found in later records.

2. Edward Angus, Jr., b. 6 Jul 1873, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Jan 1928, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 54 years).

In 1881, at age 7, Edward Angus was residing at 63 Grasmere Rd in St. Ann’s Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his parents and siblings. He was a student.

In 1891, at age 17, Edward Angus was residing at 7 Dalton Road, in Park Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his parents and siblings. He was employed as a furniture draughstman.

In 1901, at age 26, Edward Angus was residing in South Everton, Everton, Liverpool, Lancaster, Lancashire, as a boarder in the home of Robert Rucastle, a furniture maker. Edward was employed as a furniture designer.

On 5 Nov 1904, at age 30, Edward Angus was tried and convicted of assault with intent to ravish (rape). “He did feloniously ravish Alice Hodgson at the Borough of Lancaster on the 5th Aug 1904.” He was sentenced to 18 months of hard labour. Census records show a 12 year old Alice Hodgson residing 3 blocks from Edward’s parents in 1901. She would have been 15 at the time of the rape. The next closest Alice Hodgson lived 2 km away and would have been 13 at the time of the rape.

On 27 Jan 1906, Edward Angus was certified insane. He was residing in the Lancaster Gaol and was removed to the Lancaster Asylum. His occupation was recorded as daughtsman.

In 1911, at age 36, Edward Angus was residing as an inmate in the Lancaster Workhouse, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. His trade was given as a draughtsman in the furniture industry.

Edward died in 1928. It is believed that he never married nor had any children.

3. Isabella Angus, b. 9 Jul 1875, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN. Isabella Angus is found in 1881 and 1891 as a child and teenager residing with her parents. She has not been found in later records.

4. James Angus, b. 19 Mar 1845, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, d. Apr 1866, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 21 years)

James Angus, b. 19 Mar 1845, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Apr 1866, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 21 years).

James Angus was born in 1845 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. In 1851 and 1861, he was residing in Lancaster with his parents and siblings. He was employed as a cotton mill hand. He died in April 1866 at age 21.

5. William Angus, Sr., b. Oct 1847, Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, d. UNKNOWN

William Angus, Sr., b. Oct 1847, Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN. William married on 3 Apr 1875 in Lancaster, St John, Lancashire, England to Margaret Liver, b. 1851, Kendal, Westmorland, England , d. Jan 1927, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 76 years).

William Angus was born in 1847 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.

In 1851, at age 4, William Angus was residing at 177 Wood Street in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his parents and siblings.

In 1861, at age 14, William Angus was residing at Back Cable Head in Castle Ward, Lancaster Lancashire, England, with his parents and siblings. He was employed as a cotton mill hand.

In 1871, at age 20 (sic), William was residing in Barrow, Lancashire, England with his brothers, Thomas and John and Thomas’ wife Sarah. He was employed as a labourer.

On 3 April 1875, at age 24, William Angus, a labourer, son of Thomas Angus, a carter, residing at Pitt Street in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, married to 23-year-old Margaret Liver, daughter of William Liver, a slater and plasterer, also of Pitt Street.

In 1881, at age 32, William Angus was residing at 5 Pitt St in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his wife and children. They were residing in the home of William’s father-in-law, William Liver. William Angus was employed as a plasterer’s labourer, working for his father-in-law.

In 1885, William and Margaret’s daughter, Dorothy, died at age 10.

In 1891, at age 42, William Angus was still residing at 5 Pitt Street in St. Ann’s Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his wife and remaining two sons. He was employed as a plasterer’s labourer. His brother-in-law was residing with him.

In 1901, at age 50, William Angus was residing at 123 St. Leonard’s Gate, in St. Ann’s Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his wife and son Thomas. He had prospered enough that he was now employed as a shopkeeper on his “own account” indicating that he owned the shop. His son Thomas was working in his shop.

A year later, in 1902, William’s son, William Jr, died.

It is not known when William Sr. died.

William and Margaret had the following children:

Dorothy Angus, b. 6 May 1875, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Dec 1885, Lancashire, England (Age 10 years)
William Angus, Jr., b. 18 Apr 1878, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Jun 1902, Lancashire, England (Age 24 years). William married on 28 Dec 1898 in Lancaster, St Anne, Lancashire, England to Jane Nicholson, b. 1882, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN. They had the following children:
1. Dorothy Angus, b. 30 May 1899, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Jul 1953, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 54 years)
2. Margaret Angus, b. Jan 1901, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN
Thomas Angus, b. 8 Oct 1883, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN. Thomas is found in 1891 as a child, and 1901 as a teenager, residing with his parents. He has not been found in later records.

6. John Angus, Sr., b. 1849, Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, d. 15 Jun 1902, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 53 years)

John Angus, Sr., b. 1849, Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. 15 Jun 1902, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 53 years). John married in Jul 1873 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Agnes Ellwood, b. 1852, Arkholme, Lancashire, England , d. Apr 1940, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 88 years).

John Angus was born in 1849 in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England.

In 1851 at age 11 months, John was residing in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his parents and siblings.

In 1861, at age 12, John Angus was residing in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his parents and siblings. He was employed as a cotton mill hand. It is worth highlighting that, at 12 years old, John was no longer in school, but was working in a commercial cotton mill.

In 1871, at age 18 (sic, 22), John was residing in the town of Barrow, Lancashire, England, with is brothers Thomas and William, along with Thomas’ wife, Sarah Ann. The three brothers were employed as labourers.

In March 1873, when John was 23, his mother died. Later that year, in the July quarter of 1873, John married in Lancaster, Lancashire, England to 21-year-old Agnes Ellwood.

In 1881, at age 32, John Angus was residing at 3 Edward Street in St. Ann’s Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his wife and young children. He had prospered in his employment and was now employed as a foreman at a chemical works.

In 1891, at age 41, John Angus was residing at 6 Davidson Street in Park Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his wife and children. He was employed as a foreman at a chemical works.

In 1901, at age 50, John Angus was residing at 67 Barrowdale Road in Park Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his wife and children. He was employed as foreman in a chemical works.

John died a year later in 1902.

John and Agnes had the following children:

1. Mary Ann Barbara Angus, b. 25 Sep 1874, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. 29 Jul 1956, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England (Age 81 years). Mary Ann married in Jul 1897 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Thomas Clayton, b. 12 Jun 1873, Preston, Lancashire, England Mary Ann Barbara Angus was born 1874 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.In 1881, at age 6, Mary Ann was residing at 3 Edward Street in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with her parents and siblings.In 1891, at age 16, Barbara was residing at 6 Davidson Street in Park Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with her parents and siblings. She was employed as a milliner’s shop assistant.
  In 1901, at age 26, Barbara Clayton was residing at 67 Barrowdale in Lancaster, Lancashire, England with her husband Thomas Clayton, a commercial traveller. They were living in the residence of her parents.
  
  In 1911, at age 36, Barbara Clayton was residing at Prowtings, Clifford Grove, Ashford, Middlesex, England, with her husband and daughter.
  
  In 1939, at age 64, Mary A B Clayton was residing at Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England with her husband.
  
  Mary Ann and Thomas had the following child:
  1. Barbara Clayton, b. Abt 1903, Battersea, Surrey, England
2. Hannah Angus, b. Oct 1876, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN. Hannah married in Jul 1900 in Lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom to John Shackleton Miller, b. Abt 1875, Lancaster, Lancashire, England . He was a commercial clerk in a leather store. They had no children.
3. James Angus, b. 22 Oct 1878, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN. James Angus married Esmer, whose birth surname is unknown. She was b. 5 Aug 1876, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN. They had a daughter, Dores. James worked as an ink colour mixer.
  1. Dores Angus, b. Abt 1905, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN
4. Ernest Angus, b. Oct 1881, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Mar 1913, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 31 years). Ernest Angus married in Apr 1908 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, West Riding, England to Mary Ann Beards, b. 1881, Tipton, Staffordshire, England , d. UNKNOWN. They moved to Devon, England where Ernest was employed as a bookstall manager. They had no children. He died young at the age of 31. Ernest’s sister, Agnes, also moved to Devon and married a bookstall manager.
5. Mabel Angus, b. 25 Aug 1883, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN. Mabel is found in 1891 and 1901 residing with her parents. At age 17 she was working as a school teacher. She has not been found in later records.
6. Agnes Angus, b. 15 Jun 1885, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Jan 1974, Torbay, Devon, England (Age 88 years).
7. Agnes Angus married in Apr 1905 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Herbert David Streeton, b. 31 Aug 1882, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN. He was a railway bookstall superintendent. They moved to Devon, England, where they had one known child. Agnes’ brother Ernest also moved to Devon and worked as a bookstall manager.
  1. Herbert Angus Straton, b. 20 Oct 1907, Plymouth, Devonshire , d. UNKNOWN
8. John Angus, Jr., b. 11 Aug 1887, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Jan 1973, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 85 years). John married on 22 Apr 1908 in Bolton le Sands, Yorkshire, England (also registered in Lancaster, Lancashire, England ) to Olive Gertrude White, b. 30 May 1887, Camberwell, London, England , d. UNKNOWN. They had no known children. John Angus was residing with his parents in 1891 and 1901 as a young boy. In 1908 John moved to Bolton-le-Sands, Lancashire, England where he married Oliver Gertrude White. In 1911, John was employed as a municipal clerk in the borough council office. They later moved to Durham, England where he worked as a clerk and cashier.
9. Pvt. Harry Angus, b. Apr 1889, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. 3 May 1915, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium (Age ~ 26 years). Harry served as a Private (2067) in the 1st / 5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. He was killed in action in Ypres, West Flander, Belgium.
10. Herbert Angus, b. 13 Dec 1891, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Oct 1953, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 61 years). In 1916, at the time of his military attestation, Herbert was residing at 67 Barrowdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, England and was employed as an ironmonger. In 1922, at age 30, Herbert married in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, to his first-cousin, 23-year-old, Dorothy Angus, b. 30 May 1899, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Jul 1953, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 54 years), daughter of his uncle, William Angus. They had one known son, Bernard Angus, born in 1934. It’s likely they had other children whose records have not been found.
  1. Barnard Angus, b. 27 Jun 1934, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN
11. Reginald Angus, b. Jan 1896, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Mar 1914, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 18 years). Reginald Angus died young in 1914 at the age of 18. His cause of death is unknown.

7. Mary Ann Angus, b. 1851, Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, d. Dec 1899, Lancashire, England (Age 48 years)

Mary Ann Angus, b. 1851, Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Dec 1899, Lancashire, England (Age 48 years). Mary Ann married in Apr 1881 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Joseph Bland, b. 12 Mar 1852, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Jan 1918, Kendal, Westmorland, England (Age 65 years).

Mary Ann Angus was born in 1851 in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England.

In 1861, at age 10, Mary Ann Angus was residing at Back Cable Street in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with her parents and siblings.

In 1871, at age 20, Mary A. Angus was residing at 94 St. Leonard’s Gate in St. Ann’s Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with her parents and siblings. She was employed as a cotton reeler.

In 1873, when Mary Ann was 22, her mother died.

In 1881, just prior to her marriage, Mary Ann Angus was residing at 94 St Leonard’s Gate in St. Ann’s Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with her older sister, Margaret Jane Angus.

In April 1881, at age 30, Mary Ann Angus married in Lancaster, Lancashire, England to 29-year-old Joseph Bland.

In 1891, at age 38, Mary Ann Bland was residing at 4 Barrett’s Yard in St. Ann’s Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with her husband and their children. Joseph was employed as a stone mason.

In 1901, at age 47, Mary Ann Bland was residing at 8 Norfolk Street in Skerton, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with her husband and their children. Joseph was employed as a stone mason.

Mary Ann Bland died in Dec 1899. Her widowed husband, Joseph Bland, remarried a year later to Annie Bains.

Mary Ann Angus and Joseph Bland had the following children:

1. A Bland, b. 1880, d. UNKNOWN
2. R Bland, b. Abt 1882, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN
3. Mary Agnes Bland, b. 30 Jun 1882, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Jan 1944, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 61 years)
4. H C Bland, b. Abt 1884, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN
5. John Thomas Bland, b. Abt 18 May 1884, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. 17 Jul 1941, Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 57 years)
6. Margaret Dorothy Bland, b. 9 Jul 1886, Skerton, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN
7. Isabel Bland, b. 9 Jan 1890, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. 14 Apr 1950, Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England (Age 60 years)
8. Lilly Bland, b. 12 Feb 1892, Scotforth, Lancashire, England , d. Jul 1978, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 86 years)
9. James Bland, b. 14 Nov 1894, Scotforth, Lancashire, England , d. 22 Feb 1953 (Age 58 years)
10. W Bland, b. Apr 1896, Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN

8. Robert Walter Angus, b. Jan 1855, Lonsdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, d. Sep 1898, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 43 years)

Robert Walter Angus, b. Jan 1855, Lonsdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Sep 1898, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 43 years). Robert married on 10 Jun 1878 in Christ Church, Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Mary Ann Wignall, b. 7 Jul 1855, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN. They had no children.

Robert Walter Angus was born in 1855 in Lonsdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, England.

In 1861, at age 6, Walter Angus was residing at Back Cable Street in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his parents and siblings.

In 1871 at age 16, Walter Angus was residing at 94 St. Leonard’s Gate in St. Ann’s Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his parents and siblings. He was employed as a cotton creeler.

On 10 Jun 1878, at age 23, Robert Walter Angus married in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, to Mary Ann Wignall. They had no known children.

In 1881, at age 26, Robert W Angus was residing at 52 Grasmere Road in St. Ann’s Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his wife. He was employed as a cotton spinner.

In 1891, at age 36, Robert W Angus was residing at 45 Grasmere Road in St. Ann’s Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his wife and ten-year-old niece, Mary Ann Angus, daughter of his brother, Joseph. He was employed as a cotton spinner.

In Sept 1898, at age 43, Robert Walter Angus died.

In 1901, Robert’s widow, Mary Ann Angus was residing at 40 Grasmere Road in St. Ann’s Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, along with her 20-year-old niece, Mary Ann Angus.

9. Joseph Angus, b. 5 Dec 1857, Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, d. Jan 1925, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 67 years)

Joseph Angus, b. 5 Dec 1857, Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Jan 1925, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 67 years). Joseph married firstly on 27 Dec 1879 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Elizabeth Cowell, b. 1857, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Oct 1891, Lancashire, England (Age 34 years). Joseph married secondly Abt Mar 1893 in Christ Church, Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Mary Ann, Woodburn, b. Oct 1865, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Dec 1905, Lancashire, United Kingdom (Age ~ 40 years).

Joseph Angus, was born in 1857 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, as the youngest of nine children. He went on to have a large family of twelve children himself.

In 1861, at age 3, Joseph Angus was residing at Back Cable Street in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England with his parents and siblings.

In 1871, at age 14, Joseph Angus was residing at 94 St. Leonard’s Gate in St. Ann’s Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his parents and siblings. He was employed as a cotton creeler.

In 1873, when Joseph was only 15-years-old, his mother died.

On Dec 27 1879, at age 23, Joseph Angus, a cotton spinner, son of Thomas Angus, a labourer, residing at Grasmere Road in Lancaster, Lancashire, England married in Lancaster to 23-year-old Elizabeth Cowell, a cotton weaver, daughter of James Cowell, a blacksmith, residing at Bulk Road in Lancaster.

In 1880, when Joseph was 23-years-old, his father died.

In 1881, at age 24, Joseph Angus was residing at 48 Grasmere Road in St. Ann’s Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his new wife and their two young children. He was employed as a cotton spinner.

In 1891, at age 32, Joseph Angus was residing at 63 Grasmere Road in Park Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his wife and their children. He was employed as a cotton spinner.

A few months later, in Oct 1891, Joseph’s wife Elizabeth died. They had six children together.

About Mar 1893, at age 35, Joseph remarried in Lancaster, Lancashire, England to 27-year-old widow, Mary Ann Rigg (nee Woodburn). She was the sister-in-law of John Rigg.

In 1901, at age 43, Joseph Angus was residing at 8 Mill Street in Park Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his wife and children. He was employed as a cotton spinner. His wife, Mary Ann’s name is mistakenly recorded in the census as “Rachel” which is the name of their newborn daughter.

In 1905, after having six children together, Joseph’s second wife, Mary Ann, died at the age of 45.

In 1911, at age 52, widowed Joseph Angus was residing at 8 Mill Street in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his children. He was employed as a cotton spinner.

Joseph died in 1925 at the age of 67.

Joseph Angus and his first wife, Elizabeth Cowell, had the following children:

1. James Cowell Angus, b. 1879, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Sep 1899, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 20 years). James Cowell Angus died young at the age of 20.
2. Mary Ann Angus, b. 12 Sep 1880, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN. In 1881, as a newborn, Mary Ann Angus was residing at 48 Grasmere in Lancaster, Lancashire, England with her parents and siblings. In 1891, at age 10, Mary Ann Angus was residing at 45 Grasmere in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with her uncle and aunt Robert Walter Angus and Mary Ann Wignall (likely illegitimate daughter of John Rigg.) Her parents were living just down the street at 63 Grasmere. In 1901, at age 20, she was residing at 45 Grasmere in Lancaster, Lancashire, England with her now-widowed aunt Mary Ann Angus (nee Wignall). Mary Ann Angus is not found in 1911. It is likely she married to an unknown man in the intervening years. There are multiple potential marriage matches. Given the popularity of the name Mary Ann in the Angus family in this generation, there is insufficient information to know which marriage might be hers.
3. Alice Maud Angus, b. 8 Sep 1882, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Jun 1898, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 15 years). Alice Maud Angus died young at the age of 16.
4. Walter Angus, b. 3 Mar 1885, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Sep 1902, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 17 years). Walter Angus died young at the age of 17.
5. Thomas Angus, b. 18 Jun 1887, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Oct 1970, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 83 years). Thomas Angus married in Jul 1908 Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Martha Ellen Gerrard, b. Abt 19 Oct 1884, Skerton, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN.
  Thomas Angus was born in 1887 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.
  In 1891, at age 3, Thomas was residing with his parents and siblings in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.
  In 1901, Thomas was residing at 8 Mill Street in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his parents and siblings. He was employed as an iron fitter’s apprentice.
  In 1911, at age 23, Thomas Angus was residing at 77 Clarence Street in Lancaster, Lancashire, England with his new wife, Martha, and their newborn daughter, Alice. Thomas was employed as a warehouseman in an oil and cloth works.
  In 1939, Thomas Angus was residing at 17 Fleet Street in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. He was employed as a grinder in a paint mill. His wife was residing in the Lancashire County Mental Hospital at the time.
  1. Alice Angus, b. 5 Feb 1911, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Mar 2000, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 89 years)
  2. Robert Angus, b. 1912, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN.
6. Richard Angus, b. 14 Oct 1889, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Apr 1935, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 45 years). Richard married in Jul 1916 to Lancaster, Lancashire, England Margaret Hodkinson, b. UNKNOWN, d. UNKNOWN. Richard Angus worked as a labourer.

Joseph Angus and his second wife, Mary Ann Woodburn, had the following children:

1. William Angus, b. 29 Nov 1893, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Apr 1964, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 70 years). William Angus married in Oct 1923 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Elizabeth Atkinson, b. 27 Feb 1894, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Oct 1986, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 92 years). They had one known son, Wilfred, who died in his teens. In 1939, William Angus was residing in Lancaster, Lancashire, England with his wife and teenage son. William was employed as a cotton weaving loom sweeper/cleaner.
  1. Wilfred Angus, b. 22 May 1925, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Apr 1941, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 15 years)
2. Belle Angus, b. 27 Mar 1895, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Jan 1955, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 59 years)
3. Samuel Angus, b. 30 Oct 1896, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. 11 Dec 1976, Bury, Greater Manchester, England (Age 80 years). He married Annie Angus, b. 27 Nov 1896, d. UNKNOWN.
4. Edward Angus, b. 15 Jun 1898, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN
5. Rachel Angus, b. 13 Nov 1899, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Jan 1982, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 82 years). She married James Heald, b. 8 May 1900, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Jul 1974, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 74 years).
6. Annie Angus, b. 29 Jun 1901, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Jul 1946, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 45 years). Annie married in Oct 1925 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England to Walter H Raine, b. 16 Jul 1900, d. UNKNOWN.

Thomas Atkinson Angus, IV, in Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Thomas Atkinson Angus, IV, b. 1836, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Sep 1878, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 42 years). He was the son of Thomas Angus, III, and Mary Atkinson, shown above. He married firstly on 21 Feb 1857 in Lancaster, St Mary, Lancashire, England to Letitia Masica, b. 1837, Blackburn, Lancashire, England , d. Jan 1863, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 26 years). He is presumed to have married secondly to Sarah Ann Unknown, b. 1847, Back Barrow, Lancashire, England , d. Jun 1908, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 61 years) although no record of their marriage has been found.

Thomas Atkinson Angus was born in 1836 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. He occasionally went by Thomas Angus Atkinson, using his mother’s surname, for reasons unknown. His mother, Mary Ann Atkinson, came from a wealthy landed family, while the Angus family were not wealthy. Thomas’ uncle John was so poor that he and his family were removed from Lancaster and forcibly returned to Over Wyresdale as a pauper without the means to provide for themselves. So, it is suspect that Thomas may have wanted to trade on his mother’s family’s good name.

In 1841, at age 5, Thomas Angus was residing at Black Cat Yarn near St. Leonard’s Gate in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his parents and baby sister. Black Cat Yarn is not found on any maps and is presumed to be the name of a yarn factory with residential apartments located near St. Leonard’s Gate.

In 1851, at age 15, Thomas Angus was residing on Wood Street in St. John’s Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his parents and siblings. He was employed as a cotton corder.

On 21 Feb 1857, at age 20. Thomas Angus Atkinson, a cotton carder, son of Thomas Atkinson, a labourer, residing at Brewery Lane in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, married in St. Mary’s parish church in Lancaster, to Letitia Masica, daughter of Thomas Masica, a labourer residing on Bath Street in Lancaster.

On 20 Apr 1859, Thomas Atkinson Angus and his wife Letitia had a daughter, Mary Ann Angus. The were residing in Caton, Lancashire, England and Thomas was employed as an overlooker at the time.

In 1861, at age 25, Thomas Angus (going by the surname Atkinson) was residing at Knowles Green in Ribchester, Lancashire, England, with his wife, Letitia and their newborn daughter, Mary Ann Atkinson Angus. Thomas was employed as a corder.

In Jan 1863, Letitia Angus died in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.

Sometime between 1863-1871, Thomas married to Sarah Ann. Her surname is unknown.

In 1871, at age 30 (sic), Thomas Angus was residing in Barrow, Lancashire, England, with his second wife, Sarah, who was born in Back Barrow, and Thomas’ two younger brothers, William and John. All three brothers were employed as labourers

Thomas Angus is presumed to have married sometime around 1876 to Sarah Ann. Her surname is unknown. She is found in the 1881 census (below).

On 18 June 1878, Thomas Angus and his wife Sarah Ann had a son named Thomas A Angus in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.

In 1878, sometime between July to Sept, mere weeks after his son was born, Thomas Angus died in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.

In 1880, Thomas’ daughter, Mary Ann Atkinson Angus, married James Bleasdale.

In 1881, Thomas’ widow, Sarah A. Angus, was residing at 8 Brewery Lane (Yard) in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Her daughter and son-in-law, James and Mary Ann Bleasdale, were residing with her. Sarah was born in 1847 in Backbarrow, Lancashire, England. She was employed as a cotton throstle spinner. Sarah had a two year-old child, Thomas Angus, born in 1879, in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, presumed to have been born posthumously.

Thomas and his first wife, Letitia, had the following child:

1. Mary Ann Atkinson Angus, b. 20 Apr 1859, Caton, Lancashire, England , d. Sep 1903, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 44 years).

Mary Ann Atkinson Angus, b. 20 Apr 1859, Caton, Lancashire, England , d. Sep 1903, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 44 years). She married on 16 May 1880 in Lancaster, St Anne, Lancashire, England to James Bleasdale, b. 3 Jan 1854, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN.

Mary Ann Atkinson Angus was born in 1859 in Caton, Lancashire, England. She was named after her paternal grandmother, Mary Ann Atkinson.

In 1863, when Mary Ann was just three years old, her mother died. Her father is presumed to have remarried soon after, although no record has been found of his second marriage.

In 1871, at age 12, Mary Ann Angus was residing in Caton, Lancashire, England, with her grandparents, Thomas and Mary Ann Angus, and their children. Her youngest uncle, Joseph Angus, was only two years older than she was. Her father and his second wife were living and working in Barrow, Lancashire, England, along with her uncles, William and John Angus. It is not known if she lived with her grandparents because of her father’s inability to look after her, or a clash with her stepmother, or simply because her father was trying to establish himself in a new town and might have intended to send for her.

We don’t know if Mary Ann ever reunited with her father as he died seven years later, in 1878, when Mary Ann was only 19 years old.

On 16 May 1880, at age 21, Mary Ann Atkinson Angus married in Lancaster, Lancashire, England to James Bleasdale.

In 1881, at age 22, Mary Ann Bleasdale was residing at 8 Brewery Lane (yard) in St. Ann’s Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with her husband, James Bleasdale, a block printer, and their newborn daughter, Letitia Bleasdale. Baby Letitia was named after her deceased maternal grandmother, Letitia Angus. Mary Ann and James Bleasdale were living in the home of her step-mother, Sarah A Angus.

In 1891, at age 32, Mary Ann Bleasdale was residing at 60 Prospect Street in John O’Gaunt Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with her husband, James, and their children. James was employed as a table baize painter.

In 1901, at age 42, Mary Ann Bleasdale was residing at 22 Gregson Road in John O’Gaunt Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with her husband, James, and their children. James was employed as a table baize painter (or printer).

(“Baize is a strong, dense and hard-wearing fabric made from woven strands of wool” used to cover gaming tables, like pool tables or professional card-playing tables. (Wikipedia))

Mary Ann Bleasdale died in 1903 at the age of only 44. Afterwards, her husband remarried to Mary Jane Middleton.

Mary Ann and James had the following children:

1. Letitia Bleasdale, b. 1881, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Oct 1929, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 48 years)
2. Elizabeth Bleasdale, b. 1882, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN
3. James Edward Bleasdale, b. 1 Sep 1883, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN
4. Ethel Maude Bleasdale, b. 30 Sep 1885, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Jan 1928, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 42 years)
5. Thomas Angus Bleasdale, b. 18 Jan 1888, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. 2 Feb 1951, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Age 63 years)

Thomas Atkinson Angus and his second wife, Sarah Ann, had the following posthumous child:

1. Thomas Atkinson Angus, V, b. 18 Jun 1878, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Jul 1955, Littleborough, Lancashire, England (Age 77 years).

Thomas Atkinson Angus, V, b. 18 Jun 1878, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Jul 1955, Littleborough, Lancashire, England (Age 77 years). Thomas married in Jul 1906 in Lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Alice Lofthouse, b. 1 Jan 1882, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWNThomas Atkinson Angus was born in 1878 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. He was named after his father and was the fifth Thomas Angus in succession. He was only three months old when his father died.In 1881, at age 2, Thomas Angus was residing at 8 Brewery Lane (Yard) in Lancaster, Lancashire, England with his recently widowed mother and his half-sister, Mary Ann Bleasdale, and her family.In 1891, at age 12, Thomas Angus was residing at 3 Wilson’s Yard in John O’Gaunt Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his widowed mother.

In 1901, at age 22, Thomas Angus was residing at 3 Wilson’s Court in Queen’s Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his widowed mother. Thomas was employed as a woodyard labourer.

In 1903, when Thomas was 25, his half-sister, Mary Ann Bleasdale, died.

In 1906, at age 28, Thomas Angus married in Lancaster, Lancashire, England to to 24-year-old, Alice Lofthouse.

In 1908, when Thomas was 29, his mother died.

In 1911, at age 32, Thomas Angus was residing at 21 Bulk Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with his wife and their two young daughters. Thomas was employed as a paint word labourer.

In 1939, at age 63, Thomas A Angus was residing at 21 Woodstock Street in Rochdale (suburban Manchester), Lancashire, England, with his wife Alice. He was employed as an India rubber compound mixer.

Thomas Angus died in 1955 in Littleborough (Rochdale), Lancashire, England, at the age of 77.

Thomas and Alice had the following children:

1. Esther A. Angus, b. 1908, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN.
2. Ethel Angus, b. 19 Sep 1909, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN. She married in Oct 1937 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, to Cuthbert Hurst, b. 15 Jan 1909, Milnrow, Lancashire, England , d. Jul 1945, Littleborough, Lancashire, England (Age 36 years). They had the following known child and possibly more:
  1. Living Hurst

Notes for update in progress

Quernmore is about 8 km north of Over-Wyresdale and about 4 km east of Lancaster.

Caton is about 4 km north of Quernmore and about 5 km NE of Lancaster.

Halton is about 2 km west of Caton and about 3 km north of Lancaster

Elizabeth, daughter of William Angus and Margaret Lowther, born 1869 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

Her sister, Mary Jane Angus married John Huntington of Over Wyresdale. This suggests that William Angus may have kept in touch with his family’s earlier roots.

James Dowbiggin Angus is memorialized in Scotland on a memorial for Scots Serving in Brigade of Guards and English Regiments. He served in the The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, Latterly 26260 2nd Bn the Royal Scots. Why? Possibly because he knew it was his family’s historical regiment. That’s the kind of thing that would have been passed down. And the Royal Scots fought for the government in 1715 and 1745.

Edward Angus Jr raped a 15-year-old girl.