William Bradshaw 1804 -<1844
Weaver, born Simonstone, lived in Padiham- 5k W of Burnley, Lancs
Seemingly no FS tree
1804. A William Bradshaw was born to James Bradshaw, weaver, & Ann on 1/12/1804, baptised Padiham 6/1/1805. Abode Simonstone - IGI & LOPC. A brother Joseph was baptised 1807 . No marriage Lancashire of James Bradshaw to an Ann - LOPC . & our William called his first son James in 1838
Siblings were Joseph 1807 & likely Thomas 1799-IGI.
No suitable nearby marriage on Ancestry, FS, IGI or FMP
1825. An Anne Bradshaw, aged 33, is buried Padiham on 17/3/1825,- cause Parturition- and one week later her child Mary - parents James, weaver, & Anne- is buried, 27/3/1825, aged 1 week, having been baptised on 26/3/1825, abode Padiham ..Mary 1825 was the child of James & Ann Dewhirst who married Padiham in 1822-FMP
Seemingly no burial of James 1807-1887 in Padiham -LOPC
William Bradshaw married Jane Wilkinson on 30/9/1823, Padiham
1837. Ann Bradshaw, born 17/12/1829 baptised on the same day as Mary Bradshaw, born 11/3/1831, was baptised Padiham 1837 to William Bradshaw, weaver, & Jane -FS -IGI & LOPC
1839. James Bradshaw, 1yr 4mths, son of William & Jane Bradshaw, is buried 28/5/1839 Padiham - LOPC . No baptism on LOPC 1838-9
1840. Thomas Bradshaw was seemingly born to William & Jane in Padiham on 1/8/1840 . Burnley Sep 1840 .
But he is not baptised until 1844- Padiham 18/1/1844 to just Jane Bradshaw, weaver, date of birth 1/8/1840
his father, William Bradshaw, possibly dying Burnley Dec 1843: this d.c would confirm, or not, - by the age- that it could be the correct one and give his occupation. No burial in all Lancashire on LOPC 1838-1843!!- and 4 deaths in just 1843 in Lancashire - thus proving that LOPC is very incomplete!
But no burial in Padiham or nearby- LOPC
1841C. Thomas Bradshaw, 10 mths, is living with his mother. Jane, at Gate End Whalley. Census does not state married/widowed
| Jane | Bradshaw | Female | 36 | 1805 | Lancashire, England | |
| Pheebe | Bradshaw | Female | 16 | 1825 | Lancashire, England | |
| Ann | Bradshaw | Female | 14 | 1827 | Lancashire, England | |
| Mary | Bradshaw | Female | 11 | 1830 | Lancashire, England | |
| Thomas | Bradshaw | Male | 0 | 1841 | Lancashire, England | |
| Mary | Wilkinson | Female | 13 | 1828 | Lancashire, England |
1843.Burnley Dec- this is the only Burnley death for William Bradshaw late 1839 onwards- thus guess he was just missing from home on the 1841C- but no burial in Padiham or nearby- LOPC- but this proven to be incomplete!
Padiham is a small town on the River Calder, about 3 miles (5 km) west of Burnley and south of Pendle Hill. It is part of the Borough of Burnley but also has its own town council.
The name Padiham is derived from the Anglo-Saxon personal name Padda and an ingaham suffix. The first recorded mention of the town, as 'Padyngham', dates from 1294. In the Inquisition of Henry de Lacy taken Feb 16th 1311 it is spelt Padiham.
A full history of Padiham can be found