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William Senior

William was born in 1815 and his baptism took place on 9 April 1815 at St Helen's, Witton, Northwich, Cheshire conducted by minister G Okell. William's father was Thomas Senior and his mother was Nancy Jackson. His paternal grandparents were Benjamin Senior and Sarah Webb; his maternal grandmother was Ann Jackson. He had five brothers and five sisters, named John, William, George, Peter, George, Ann, Sarah, Sarah, Kitty and Maria. He was the fifth oldest of the eleven children. He died at the age of 78 in 1893.

Death Notes
- William Senior death registered Q4-1893 in Northwich, Age 79 (GRO 8a 198)

General Notes
- Baptism record from the Chapelry of Witton, 1815. (Cheshire Record Office P53/2/3, MF 55/2, entry 373)
  Baptised 9 April 1815, Son of Thomas and Ann Senior, Witton, Engineer. Celebrant G. Okell.
  
  Married Mary Ann Bennion in St Mary's Parish Church, Great Budworth, aged 30 in 1849. Occupation Labourer, living in Winnington. (From marriage certificate and Cheshire BMD, 126/2/301)
  
  Occupation given as saltmaker on Joseph's birth certificate. (1855)
  
  Lived at:
  
  (Possibly) Witton Street, Witton, Ag Lab, Age 20. (1841 Census, HO107/120/15/12/P19, Line 20)
  
  Winnington. Salt Boiler. Age 35 (1851 Census, HO107/2165/238/P15)
  
  Forest Field, Witton. Rock Miner. Age 46. (1861 Census, RG9/2604/47/P33)
  
  Witton Street, Witton. Salt Boiler. Age 58. (1871 Census, RG10/3697/94/P15)
  
  Not found in 1881 census. Not with wife & children at 12 Gandy Court, Witton.
  
  Admitted to the Workhouse on 9 Sep 1887 (Cheshire Workhouse Records, FamilySearch).
  
  Leftwich Workhouse, Salt Boiler, Age 77, (1891 Census, RG12/2839/128/P1)
  
  Died 1893 in Northwich.

Occupation Details
- William's occupation was Saltmaker.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Thomas Senior
  - b.1718 d.27 Oct 1778
  
  Benjamin Senior
  - b.1760
  
  James Hunt
  - b.1656
  
  James Hunt
  - b.1686
  
  - b.1660
  
  Hannah Hunt
  - b.1716 d.Dec 1766
  
  - b.1690
  
  Thomas Senior
  - b.08 Aug 1784 d.1856
  
  Sarah Webb
  - b.1760
  
  Catherine Webb
  
  William Senior
  - b.1815 d.1893
  
  Nancy Jackson
  - b.1785 d.1845
  
  Ann Jackson

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