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Edward CORT
(about 1769) |
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Brother of my 3
Gts.Grandfather (Chart) |
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| Born: |
About 1769 in Bolton Le Moors.
(Now Bolton), Lancashire. |
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| Bapt: |
St. Peter, Bolton Le Moors,
Lancs on 10 Sep 1769. |
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| Parents: |
John Cort and Ann (nee
Ainsworth ) |
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| Marriage: |
Mary Hardy at Flixton, Lancs,
on 12 December 1791. |
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| Death: |
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| Occupation: |
Bleacher |
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| Children:
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1. John Cort ..about 1792 in
Bolton...Chr. 29 Apr 1792 at St.Peter's, Bolton. He married Margaret
Footell at Chorley in 1817 |
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2. James Cort ..about 1794 in
Bolton... Chr. 21 Feb 1794 at St.Peter's. |
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3. Ann Ainsworth Cort..about
1796 in Bolton. Chr... 17 Feb 1796 at St.Peter's. She married John
Gerrard 25 on Apr 1829 at Leyland, Lancs. |
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4. Alice Ainsworth Cort..Born 7
Mar 1798 in Chorley...Chr. 10th April 1798. She married Tom Forrest in
Leyland on 7 Sep 1817. |
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5. Peter
Cort..Born 12 Nov 1800 in Chorley..Chr. 9 Jan 1801...Married Catherine
Williamson at Chorley in 1823. |
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6. Jane Cort...Born 30 Aug 1803
in Chorley. ..Chr. 9 Oct 1803 at Chorley |
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7. Thomas Cort ...Born 23 Dec
1805 in Chorley...Chr. 23 Jan 1806 at Hollingshead or New Street Independant,
Chorley. Thomas died of dropsy aged 11 on 14 Sep 1817 at Chorley. He was buried
on 16.9.1817 at the Independant Burial Ground, New Street, Chorley. |
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| General: |
Born in Bolton, it seems that
Edward moved to Chorley with his wife and young family between 1796 and 1798.
(He may possibly have remarried there in 1817.) Several of his sons remained in
the Chorley area and it is likely he was the "founder" of all the CORT families
in Chorley. |
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Edward CORT
(1843) |
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| Relationship to me:
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Brother of my Gt.Grandmother
(Chart) |
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| Born: |
1843 in Turton, nr Bolton,
Lancashire. |
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| Parents: |
Peter
Cort and Elizabeth (nee Spencer) |
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| Death: |
Edward was drowned in Lake
Eyrie, Canada in 1867 aged 23. |
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| Children:
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| General: |
Edward and his brother William
went to America as teenagers to fight in the Civil War and stayed on there
until his early accidental death. |
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James CORT
(about 1825) |
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? (Chart) |
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| Born: |
1825 in Chorley,
Lancashire. |
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| Parents: |
Peter
Cort and Catherine (nee Williamson) |
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| Marriage: |
He married Mary ? (was this
Mary Wren at Rochdale in Sep QTR 1861) |
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| Death: |
Dec QTR 1874 at Bolton |
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| Occupation: |
Bleacher of Cotton Cloth in
1861 |
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| Children:
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1. Edmund Cort.. 1852...Bolton.
Edmund married Mary Constantine in 1889 at Bolton. He died in Bolton in
1915 aged 62. |
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2. Margaret Cort..1855..Bolton.
Chr. 13 May 1855 at Bolton Le Moors. She married Jesse Simm in 1878 at
Bolton. |
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3. Annie
Cort....1862...Pilkington, Lancs. She married George Winterburn in 1885
at Bolton. |
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4. Mary J.
Cort..1863...Pilkington, Lancs...Unmarr. in 1901 |
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| General: |
Like his brother, John, James
moved from Chorley to Bolton as a child. He married, raised a family and lived
in the Bolton area for the rest of his life. |
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| 1861 Census |
At 42 Church Street, Little
Bolton |
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John CORT
(about 1827) |
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? (Chart) |
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| Born: |
1827 in Chorley,
Lancashire.. |
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| Parents: |
Peter
Cort and Catherine Williamson (maiden name) |
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| Marriage: |
He married Martha Crompton in
Sep QTR 1854 at Bolton. |
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| Death: |
Not known but possibly between
1881 and 1891. |
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| Children:
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1. Catherine Jane Cort ...1855.
Chr 19 Aug 1855 at Bolton Le Moors. She died unmarried in Dec QTR 1878 at Bury.
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2. Thomas Cort..
1857...Bolton... He married Margaret Johnson (reg. Bury Dec QTR 1879)...son
Peter Henry in 1880 |
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3. James Henry. Cort..
1859...Bolton... James married Sarah Atkinson (reg. Bury Mar QTR 1882) |
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4. Maria Cort..1862...Bolton.
Maria was still un-married in 1901. |
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5. Martha A.
Cort....1864...Pilkington, Lancs. She married Moses Sharman in 1894 at
Bury. |
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6. John Edmund
Cort..1866...Pilkington, Lancs. Died aged 16 in 1882 |
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7. Peter Cort
...1868...Pilkington, Lancs. He married Rebecca Palmer (reg. Bury Dec QTR
1898) |
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8. Elizabeth Cort...
1870...Bury, Lancs. She married Joseph Porrit Scowcroft Priestley in Bury in
1895. |
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9. Rowland William Cort...
1873...Bury, Lancs. He married Isabella Jane Brook at Bury in Jun QTR 1900.
They had daughters Isabella 1914 and Edna 1920 in Bury. |
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| General: |
John was born in Chorley but
the family had moved to Bolton area by the time he reached the age of 10. After
his marriage he lived around Pilkington, Unsworth and Hollins for the rest of
life. |
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Peter CORT
(about 1800) |
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| Relationship to me:
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Cousin of my 2 Gts.Grandfather
(Chart) |
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| Born: |
12 Nov 1800 in Chorley,
Lancashire. |
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| Bapt: |
Chr. 9 Jan 1801 at Chorley |
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| Parents: |
Edward
Cort and Mary (nee Hardy) |
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| Marriage: |
He married Catherine
Williamson . |
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| Death: |
Possibly in 1877 at Bolton
(Free BMD web-site) |
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| Occupation: |
In 1861 he was a Finisher in a
Bleach Works. |
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| Children:
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1. Edmund Cort ..Born about
1823 in Chorley...Lived with his brother Peter in 1881 at Tongue (both
unmarried). Died 1897. |
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2. James
Cort ..about 1825 in Chorley. He married Mary ? and died in 1874 in Bolton.
Children: Edmund, Margaret, Annie and Mary |
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3. John
Cort..about 1827 in Chorley... Married Martha Crompton in Bolton in 1854.
He was a Maker-up and lived at Hollins, Pilkington, Lancs in 1881. |
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4. Ann Cort in about 1829 in
Chorley...Chr. 6th Sep 1829 at Chorley. (She possibly died in 1846 at
Bolton) |
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5. Mary Cort..1832 in
Chorley....Chr. 1st Jul 1832 at St.Laurence, Chorley. |
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6. Elizabeth Cort...1834 in
Chorley....Chr.5 Oct 1834 St. Laurence, Chorley |
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7. Alice Cort ...1837 in
Chorley. |
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8. Catherine Jane Cort ...1839
in Bolton. |
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9. Peter Cort ...1841 in
Bolton...Lived with his brother Edmund in 1881 at Tongue (both unmarried). |
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| Death of Wife: |
Catherine, his wife, died in
Bolton in 1867. |
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| General: |
Peter and his family moved to
Bolton probably about 1835 according to the birth places of some children in
later Censuses. They still took them back to Chorley for christening
though.
A Chart of Peter's descendants can be seen here. |
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Peter Henry
CORT (1840) |
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| Relationship to me:
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Brother of my Gt.Grandmother
(Chart) |
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| Born: |
1840 in Turton, nr Bolton,
Lancashire. |
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| Bapt: |
20th May 1840. |
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| Parents: |
Peter
Cort and Elizabeth (nee Spencer) |
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| Marriage: |
He married Elizabeth McStocker
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| Death: |
Mar QTR 1926, registered at
Birkenhed. He was 85. |
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| Occupation: |
Chemists's Assistant in 1861;
In 1881 he was a Manufacturer Of Aerated Waters employing 3 men and 1 boy |
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| Children:
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1. Mary.. 9 Sep 1871...
Chorlton, Manchester |
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2. Clara Elizabeth..12 Sep 1872
... Chorlton, Manchester |
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3. Alice..20 Sep 1874...
Chorlton, Manchester. She married Robert Turnbull in 1894. |
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4. Agnes..26 Apr 1876...
Chorlton, Manchester. Agnes married George Parry in 1903 at Birkenhead
where they later lived. |
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5. Eleanor.. 1877... Chorlton,
Manchester. Possibly married Arthur Wilkinson but see later. Child: Arthur Cort
Wilkinson 1899. Later she married George Dunkin in 1914 (but gave name as
Eleanor Cort !). |
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6. Emma... 14 Feb 1880
...Chorlton, Manchester. She married James Murrell Fortune, a Theatrical
Agent, in Dec QTR 1914 in the registration district of St.Martins, London. They
had four children: Gladys, Katherine, Phyllis and James Henry. |
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7. Peter Henry... 21 Mar
1881...Chorlton, Manchester. Peter married Ada Smith in 1910 at
Seacombe, Wirral. |
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8. William Spencer ....23 Oct
1882. Chorlton, Manchester. Willam went to live in New Zealand before WW1 but
returned and fought in the trenches where he was wounded. He married Dorothy
Margaret Grant on 10 April 1920 at Mortlake, Surrey. They had no children and
later they lived at Wimbledon. He died in Surrey in Sep 1960 aged 777. |
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9.Thomas Edward b. Aug. 3rd
1884, died Feb 17th 1886 aged 1year 6mths. |
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10. Elizabeth Helen...4 Jul
1888...Chorlton, Manchester. (Probably married Cyril Veck in 1917) |
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11. Jessie...3 Feb
1890...Chorlton, Manchester. (Probably married George McGill in 1924) |
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| Death of Wife: |
Elizabeth died in Jun QTR 1904
aged 55 and was buried in Rake Lane Cemetery, Liscard, Wallasey, Cheshire.
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Peter became a Manufacturer of
Mineral Water in Manchester, employing several workers. Later he moved to
Seacombe on the Wirrall peninsula of Cheshire. |
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| 1851 Census |
Horrobin Mill, near Bolton,
Lancs. |
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| 1861 Census |
149 Rydal Mount, Cheetham,
Manchester with his mother and 2 brothers. |
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| 1871 Census |
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| 1881 Census |
28 Leamington St, Chorlton On
Medlock, Lancashire, |
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| 1891 Census |
28 Leamington St, Chorlton On
Medlock, Lancashire |
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| 1901 Census |
Albermarle St, Seacombe,
Birkenhead |
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| 1911 Census |
Albermarle St, Seacombe,
Birkenhead |
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Thomas CORT
(about 1780) |
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| Relationship to me:
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Brother of my 3gts.
grandfather. (Chart) |
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| Born: |
1780 in Turton, nr Bolton,
Lancashire |
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| Bapt: |
10th Sep 1780 at St. Peter's,
Bolton |
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| Parents: |
John Cort and Ann (nee
Ainsworth) |
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| Marriage: |
It is believed he never
married. |
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| Death: |
May 1836. Buried 21 May 1836
at St.George's, Bolton. |
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| Occupation: |
Thomas was a Manufacturer of
plain and fancy muslin at Chapel Street, Bolton (Baines's Directory 1825) |
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Thomas lived in Brinks Place,
Bolton with his aunt Alice Cocksey (nee Ainsworth) and his cousin, Thomas
Ainsworth. |
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Thomas CORT
(about 1821) |
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Vague (Chart) |
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| Born: |
1821 in Chorley,
Lancashire. |
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John Cort and Margaret (nee
Footell) |
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| Marriage: |
He married Elizabeth Halton on
29 Aug 1847 at St.George's, Chorley. Elizabeth was 23 and her father was
William Halton. |
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| Death: |
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| Occupation: |
Grocer in 1851 in Bolton at
111 or 114 Church Street. Later he probably was a Ropemaker in
Lower Crumpshall, Manchester. (per 1877 Slater's Directory ) |
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1. John William Cort .. Jun QTR
1849.. Chorley. He died aged 11 in Sep QTR 1858 (registered at Burnley..8e
81) |
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2. Edward Cort ..about 1850 in
Preston. It is believd he died in Dec QTR 1850 (registered at Preston ..21
158) |
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3. Mary Ellen Cort..about 1853
in Preston. She married William Broadhurst at Prestwich Sep QTR 1876 ( 8d
495) |
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4. Peter Cort in about 1856 in
Preston...Peter married Emma Burns in Prestwich Sep QTR 1875 (8d 810). In 1881
he was a Paper manufacturer and in 1901 was a Ropemaker in Manchester.
Children: Thomas
1877, Annie 1878, Alice 1881, Harry 1883, Florence 1887, Edward 1899. |
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After their marriage the couple
moved to the Burnley district and in 1861 Thomas, Elizabeth and children Mary
Ellen and Peter were living at Pendleton, north-west of Burnley. In 1871 they
were all in Crumpshall, Manchester. |
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Thomas CORT
(1838) |
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Brother of my Gt.Grandmother
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| Born: |
25 Jan 1838 in Turton, nr
Bolton, Lancashire. |
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Peter
Cort and Elizabeth (nee Spencer) |
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| Marriage: |
He married Elizabeth MIDGELEY
on 17 Oct 1863 at St.George's Church, Bolton. |
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| Death: |
15 Aug 1918 at Bolton. |
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| Occupation: |
Millwright and later Licensed
Victualler. |
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| Children:
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1. Peter.. about 1864...
Bolton. He died aged 2 on 14 Mar 1866. Buried in Bolton cemetary. |
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2. Thomas ..Apr 1865 ...
Bolton. He died aged 1 on 28 Jan 1866. Buried in Bolton cemetary. |
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3. Elizabeth...about 1867...
Bolton. |
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4. Helen..about 1869... Bolton.
She married William LEVER at Bolton in 1892 |
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5. Harold ...7 Feb 1874..
Bolton. Harold married Ada Maud JOHN in Cardiff in 1906. |
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After his marriage Thomas
stayed in Bolton for the rest of his life. |
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Edmund CORT
(about 1852) |
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| Relationship to me:
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Vague (Chart) |
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| Born: |
Edmund was born about 1852 at
Bolton |
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| Parents: |
James Cort and Mary ? |
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| Marriage: |
Edmund married Mary
Constantine in 1889 at Bolton. (Mary's surname Constantine was used as middle
names by several generations afterwards in this line) |
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| Death: |
He died in Bolton in 1915 aged
62. |
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| Occupation: |
Bank Clerk in 1881; Bleacher
in 1891 (following in family trade) Bleacher of Cotton goods in 1901 |
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| Children:
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1. Mary Cort 1890 |
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2.James Constantine Cort 1892
who married Phyllis Edge |
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3. Margaret Lever Cort
1892 |
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| General: |
Edmund began his working life
as a Clerk but later became a bleacher, similar to his relatives at Horrobin
Mill, Bolton. |
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| 1881 Census |
Edmund was at 47 Church Street,
Bolton with his mother and sisters |
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| 1891 Census |
Edmund and wife were living at
302 Victoria Terrace, Breitmet, Bolton , He was now a Bleacher. |
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William
CORT (1842) |
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| Relationship to me:
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Brother of my Gt.Grandmother
(Chart) |
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| Born: |
3 Feb 1842 in Turton, nr
Bolton, Lancashire. |
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| Parents: |
Peter
Cort and Elizabeth (nee Spencer) |
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| Marriage: |
He married twice:
1. Mary
Jane Armitage on 22 Dec 1872 at Manchester .
2. Mary Elizabeth Aggett
(Widow) on 23 May 1894 at St. Luke's, Manchester |
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| Death: |
1923 |
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| Occupation: |
In 1871 and 1881 William was a
Manager in his brother's factory in Manchester which produced Aerated
water.
Later he was licensee of the Lord Stanley Inn, 51 Rosamund Street
East, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester,
from around 1895 to his death in
1923, at the age of 81. |
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1. Peter.. 17 May 1873...
Chorlton, Manchester |
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2. Thomas Armitage..28 Mar 1875
... Chorlton, Manchester. Thomas became a Policeman and later a Publican in
Manchester. He married Lily Ann Lindley and they had 1 son, William Lindley
Cort in 1911 and a daughter Dorothy L. in 1914. Thomas died in 1936. |
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3. Annie...17 Aug 1876...
Chorlton, Manchester |
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4. Edith..21 Feb1878...
Chorlton, Manchester |
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5. William ...15 Jun 1879...
Chorlton, Manchester. |
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6. Edward... 9 Mar1882
...Chorlton, Manchester. |
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7. Henry... 9 Dec
1882...Chorlton, Manchester. |
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8. Ethel...9 Dec
1882...Chorlton, Manchester. |
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9. Ruth Ella...13 Aug
1884...Chorlton, Manchester. |
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10.Jane... 13 Feb 1886 |
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| General: |
In 1863 William and his
brother Edward went to America as young men to fight in the Civil War.
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the Union and Confederate States of America were advertising at this time in
England, particularly in the cotton towns of the north, and it was probably one
of these advertisements that attracted William's attention. He arrived in
Chicago on October 8th 1863 where he enlisted on the U.S. Ship "CLARA DOLSEN".
On November 12th he transferred to the U.S. Ship "PAW-PAW" which during the
next year saw active service against the Confederates.
It was the following
incident which earned William his Pension:- "That while a member of the
organisation aforesaid, in the service and in the line of duty on the Tennessee
River, on or about the beginning of September 1864, he had his big toe of his
left foot mashed, and otherwise injuring the foot, by the gun carriage tilting
on his foot, while engaging some Bushwackers who were crossing the said river".
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