Robert CHARNOCK (1806-1847) and Margaret BRADLEY (1811-?)

Edna OTWELL SIM > Mary Jane CHARNOCK-OTWELL > Robert CHARNOCK > Robert CHARNOCK and Margaret BRADLEY

Robert Charnock was born in 1806 in Lancashire, Liverpool, England.  He married Margaret Bradley on August 28, 1828 at St. Peter's Church in Liverpool.  The children we found were Mary Jane, Robert, Martha (#1), John Henry, Margaret and twins, Martha (#2) and Elizabeth.  The twin, Martha, was named after the death of her sister, Martha.

Robert Charnock was listed under Insolvent Debtors at Court house in Liverpool in 1837.  On the 1841 England/Wales Census, Robert is 35, a stonemason and lived on Pinnington Street in Liverpool.

Robert's death was listed in the quarter of April, May, June 1847 in Liverpool.  He was 41.

The Charnock surname is a locational name from either Heath Charnock or Charnock Richard in Lancashire.  It is a derivative of the word "cairn", rock, stone; hence "rocky district".  The name literally means one who lived near the stones.  We found Liverpool had a large community of Charnock residents.  With such common first names we are unable to identify Robert's parents.



Margaret Bradley was born in 1811 in Preston, Lancashire, England.  She was the wife of the above Robert Charnock and mother of the seven children.  Her husband died at the age of 41.

On April 25, 1849 she married John Jackson.  Their daughter, Sarah Ann Jackson, was christened on May 9, 1850.  On the 1851 England/Wales Census the family was living on Skelhorne Street.  Margaret had previously lived with Robert Charnock on Skelhorne Street.  We do not know if it was the same residence.

We have not found Margaret Bradley-Charnock-Jackson after the 1851 census.  We have no information on her death.

This completes the lines of Charnock and Bradley.

Robert CHARNOCK (1831-1878)

Signature of Robert CHARNOCK

Edna OTWELL-SIM > Mary Jane CHARNOCK-OTWELL > Robert CHARNOCK

BIRTH - Robert Charnock was born on Skelhorne Street in Liverpool, England.  He was christened January 17, 1831 at Saint Peter's Church in Liverpool.  His parents were Robert Charnock and Margaret Bradley.

1831 Baptism Records for Saint Peter's Church, Liverpool

Many records on the Charnock family were found at St. Peter's Church, Liverpool.

TIMELINE:
From 1831 until around 1854 Robert was in Liverpool, England.  In 1851 he was listed on the England and Wales Census still living on Skelhorne Street in Liverpool with his mother and stepfather.  He was 20 years old and a mason (like his father Robert).

On the 1855 NYS Census, Robert was living with his sister, Mary Jane Croose, and her family in the Town of Barre, Orleans County, New York.  This census indicated that he came to the US in December 1854.  His occupation was "builder".

Robert Charnock married Eliza Scott in Lockport, New York after 1855.

From 1862 until his death in 1878 he was in London, Ontario, Canada.  Robert and Eliza had at least six children: William Henry, Alice, Lillian, John, Emma and Mary Jane (our direct relative).  On several of the children's birth records, Robert is listed as a bricklayer in London, Ontario.  He was listed on the 1871 Canadian Census, age 40, stonemason, religion: Methodist.  In an 1873 directory, he is listed as a bricklayer.  In an 1877 directory, he is a stonecutter.

DEATH - Robert Charnock died October 31, 1878 in London, Ontario, Canada from consumption (tuberculosis).  He was 46-years old. He was buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in London, Ontario. 

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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=116502896