Ann BRIGGS

  General Notes:

Surname from birth certificate of daughter Hephzibah. According to John Rushworth, Ann was Elizabeth's sister - all details match this (see also marriage info). This seems confirmed from the 1861 census (when John and Ann were newly married)

Birth Ann BRIGG, Todmorden Mar 1841 21 786 matches the requirements
- Mother is Maria as per 1861 census
- father is weaver
- birth is at Wadsworth
- identical details on certificate for Elizabeth.
Ann was born at Lane Side in Wadsworth. Her father, John, was the informant and mother's previous name is Hartley

See John Brigg (born 1800) - this gives her date of birth as 27 January rather than 18 January as stated on the certificate.

Marriage John and Ann Mar 1861 Bradford 9b 226. Married at Lister Hills Chapel, Horton on 29 Mar 1861. Witnesses were called Bancroft (unknown). John was 25 and Ann was 20. Ann's father was described as deceased. This is the same church that John's brother (Thomas) and Ann's sister (Elizabeth) married in 1863.

Deaths Jun 1905
Earnshaw Ann 64 Halifax 9a 319

1841 census (on 7th June)
HO107/1306/2 F39 P19
Club Houses, Wadsworth (not Lane Side as expected)
All born "in county"
John Brig, 41, Worsted Weaver
Maria do, 38,
James do, 13, do
Joseph do, 10, do
Sarrah do, 7
Mary do, 5
Martha do, 4
John do, 2
Ann do, 4 months

1851 census
HO107/2301 F302 P18
Jammy Green, Ovenden, Yorkshire
Joseph Briggs, Head, Mar, 20, Power Loom Weaver Worsted, Yorkshire Wadsworth
Hannah do, Wife, Mar, 23, Power Loom Weaver Worsted, Yorkshire Northowram
Mary do, Daur, , 4mo, , Yorkshire Ovenden
Ann do, Sister, , 10, Nurse, Yorkshire Wadsworth
(obviously gone to look after the baby while Hannah goes back to work - how modern!)

1861 Census
7 Foresters Hall St, Denholme
RG9/3337 F59 P 27
Maria Mitchel, Head, Widow, 56, Housekeeper, Wadsworth Yorks
John Earnshaw, Son in Law, Mar, 25, Weavers Overlooker, York Thornton
Ann Earnshaw, Wife, Mar, 20, Powerloom Weaver, York Wadsworth
Elizabeth Briggs, Daur, Unmar, 17, Weft Winder, York Wadsworth

1871 census
RG10/4417 F60 P16
Rose Grove, Midgley, Yorkshire (Luddenden)
John Earnshaw, Head, Mar, 35, Worsted Overlooker, Yorkshire Denholme
Ann do, Wife, Mar, 30, , Yorkshire Wadsworth
Hephzibar do, Daur, , 9, Worsted Spinner, Yorkshire Denholme
Zipporah do, Daur, , 7, Scholar, Yorkshire Denholme
William do, Son, , 5, Scholar, Yorkshire Denholme
Selina do, Daur, , 3, , Yorkshire Denholme
Ebenzah do, Son, , 6mo, , Yorkshire Midgley

1881 census
Dwelling:Hollins Grove
Census Place:Warley, York, England
Source:FHL Film 1342056 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4417 Folio 22 Page 13
MarrAgeSexBirthplace
John ERNSHAWM45 MDenholme, York, England
Rel:Head
Occ:Worsted Overlooker
Ann ERNSHAWM40 FWadsworth, York, England
Rel:Wife
Hephzibah ERNSHAWU19 FDenholme, York, England
Rel:Daughter
Occ:Worsted Wever
Zipporah ERNSHAWU17 FDenholme, York, England
Rel:Daughter
Occ:Worsted Wever
William ERNSHAW 15 MDenholme, York, England
Rel:Son
Occ:Pupil Teacher
Selina ERNSHAW 13 FDenholme, York, England
Rel:Daughter
Occ:Worsted Millhand
Ebenezer ERNSHAW 10 MMidgley, York, England
Rel:Son
Occ:Worsted Millhand
Walter ERNSHAW 8 MMidgley, York, England
Rel:Son
Lewis J. ERNSHAW 6 MMidgley, York, England
Rel:Son
Elizebath A. ERNSHAW 3 FOvenden, York, England
Rel:Daughter

1891 census
RG12/3602 P12 F29
Hollin Grove - Warley
Ann Earnshaw, Head, W, 50, , Yorkshire Halifax
Zipporah Earnshaw, Daur, U, 27, Worsted Coating Weaver, Yorkshire Bradford
Selina Earnshaw, Daur, U, 23, Worsted Lasting Weaver, Yorkshire Bradford
Ebenezer Earnshaw, Son, U, 20, Worsted Drawing Overlooker, Yorkshire Halifax
Lewis J Earnshaw, Son, U, 16, Worsted Spinner, Yorkshire Halifax
Elizabeth A Earnshaw, Daur, U, 13, Housemaid, Yorkshire Halifax
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Hephzibar Sheard, Head, Wid, 29, Dressmaker, Yorkshire Bradford
Mabel do, Daur, , 5, Scholar, Yorkshire Halifax
Martha Saxton, Aunt, M, 53, Laundress, Yorkshire Halifax
(Martha Saxton was Martha Briggs - sister of Ann and Elizabeth)

1901 census
RG13/4135 F21 P4
1 Holly Grove, Warley, Luddenden
Ann Earnshaw, Head, Wid, 60, , Yorks Halifax
Zipporah do, Daur, S, 37, Worsted Coaling Weaver, Yorks Bradford
Elizabeth Ann do, Daur, S, 23, Dressmaker, Yorks Halifax
2 Holly Grove, Warley, Luddenden
Hephzibar Sheard, Head, Wid, 39, Dressmaker, Yorks Bradford
Mabel do, Daur, S, 15, Mender Worsted Coating, Yorks Halifax
John William do, Son, S, 7, , Yorks Halifax

Calendar of Wills (Ancestry.co.uk)
1905
Earnshaw Ann of Holly-grove Mount Tabor Warley Halifax widow died 23 May 1905 Probate Wakefield 3 July to Hephzibah Sheard widow Ebenezer Earnshaw assurance-assistant-superintendent and Thomas Bancroft cashier Effects £504 4s 9d

  Noted events in her life were:

• Occupation: Worsted Power Loom Weaver, 29 Mar 1861, Denholme, Thornton, Yorkshire, England.

Ann married John EARNSHAW, son of John EARNSHAW and Martha FARRAR, on 29 Mar 1861 in Lister Hills Chapel, Bradford, Yorkshire, England. (John EARNSHAW was born on 2 Aug 1835 in Denholme, Thornton, Yorkshire, England, baptised on 25 Jul 1836 in Haworth, Yorkshire, England and died on 30 Mar 1891 in Warley, Yorkshire, England.)