The new talks season got off to a great start in Kettlesing this week. After the talk, I was asked if I had any information about the Middleton family who had cowkeeping ancestors in Liverpool. Here's what I was able to put together over the weekend.
John Middleton (1806-1843) married Alice Bentham (1807-1885) on 16th June 1828, in Dent. They had nine children: Nanny (b. 1829), Elizabeth (b. 1831), John (b. 1832), Eleanor (b. 1833), Thomas (b. 1836), Jane (b. 1838), James (b. 1840), Edward (b. 1841) and Margaret (b. 1843). It would be Elizabeth, John, Thomas and Margaret who would go on to have an involvement in cowkeeping in Liverpool:
Elizabeth Middleton (1831-1868) married John Dixon (1826-1891) on 1st July 1850, in Dent. They had eleven children. They farmed in Dent but had moved to Liverpool by the time their 8th child, Agnes, was born in 1863. They had four more children in Liverpool before Elizabeth died in 1868 (possibly in child birth). On Elizabeth’s burial record (Anfield Cemetery) her address is given as 32 Epworth Street. This address was a well-established cowkeeping dairy and it is very likely that John Dixon was a Cowkeeper there. After Elizabeth died, John emigrated to Canada.
John Middleton (1832-1908) married Margaret Armer (1829-1903) on 15th May 1852, in Dent. Margaret was the daughter of Anthony Armer, a Cowkeeper at 20 Everton Village. They had eight children: John (b. 1852), Alice (b. 1855), Mary (b. 1858), Anthony (b. 1861), Thomas (b. 1864), Richard (b. 1866), Armer (b. 1869) and Jane Ann (b. 1872). The 1861 census has the family living at a ‘Milkhouse’ in Coleridge Street, Liverpool, and John’s occupation is given as Cowkeeper. When their son, Thomas, was baptised on 29th May 1864, at St Chrysostom Church, Everton, the family’s abode is given as Reynolds Street, Everton, and John is still a Cowkeeper. They lived in Liverpool from at least 1855 when their second child, Alice, was born, up until 1866 when heir sixth child, Richard, was born, by which time they had returned to Dent.
Their oldest child was John Middleton (1852-1883). Although born in Dent, John spent his early years in Liverpool before the family then returned to Dent. On 19th October 1878, John married Ann Greenwood (1848-1918), in Dent. They had three children: Margaret (b. 1879), John (b. 1880) and Janet (b. 1881). The 1881 census has the family at 119 Red Rock Street. In 1883, John died at the age of 31, and Ann returned to Dent. Her son, John, died there in 1899, age 18.
Thomas Middleton (1836-1916) married Ann Armer (1839-1915) on 5th November 1857, at St Nicholas Church, Liverpool. Ann and Margaret were sisters, both daughters of Anthony Armer, a Cowkeeper at 20 Everton Village. They had six children, all born in Liverpool. The 1861 census has the couple living with Ann’s family at the Everton Village dairy; Thomas’s occupation is given as Cowkeeper. When Ann’s parents died, Thomas took on the running of the business and is recorded there in the 1871 census. However, by 1881, they had moved to 163 Mill Road and Thomas was a Labourer. Thomas died in 1916 and was buried at West Derby Cemetery.
Margaret Middleton (1843-1889) married Richard Turner (1843-1899) on 17th December 1864, in Dent. They had two children. Their first child, Mary, was born in Liverpool, in 1865. Her baptism record shows that the family were living in Reynolds Street, where Richard was a Cowkeeper. It is likely that they were living with Margaret’s brother, John, and his family at Reynolds Street. However, when their second child, James, was born in 1870, they were back farming in Dent. The couple subsequently returned to Liverpool, and the 1881 census has them living at 51 Baker Street, but Richard’s profession is given as Butcher. Margaret died in 1889 and was buried at West Derby Cemetery.
John Middleton (1806-1843) married Alice Bentham (1807-1885) on 16th June 1828, in Dent. They had nine children: Nanny (b. 1829), Elizabeth (b. 1831), John (b. 1832), Eleanor (b. 1833), Thomas (b. 1836), Jane (b. 1838), James (b. 1840), Edward (b. 1841) and Margaret (b. 1843). It would be Elizabeth, John, Thomas and Margaret who would go on to have an involvement in cowkeeping in Liverpool:
Elizabeth Middleton (1831-1868) married John Dixon (1826-1891) on 1st July 1850, in Dent. They had eleven children. They farmed in Dent but had moved to Liverpool by the time their 8th child, Agnes, was born in 1863. They had four more children in Liverpool before Elizabeth died in 1868 (possibly in child birth). On Elizabeth’s burial record (Anfield Cemetery) her address is given as 32 Epworth Street. This address was a well-established cowkeeping dairy and it is very likely that John Dixon was a Cowkeeper there. After Elizabeth died, John emigrated to Canada.
John Middleton (1832-1908) married Margaret Armer (1829-1903) on 15th May 1852, in Dent. Margaret was the daughter of Anthony Armer, a Cowkeeper at 20 Everton Village. They had eight children: John (b. 1852), Alice (b. 1855), Mary (b. 1858), Anthony (b. 1861), Thomas (b. 1864), Richard (b. 1866), Armer (b. 1869) and Jane Ann (b. 1872). The 1861 census has the family living at a ‘Milkhouse’ in Coleridge Street, Liverpool, and John’s occupation is given as Cowkeeper. When their son, Thomas, was baptised on 29th May 1864, at St Chrysostom Church, Everton, the family’s abode is given as Reynolds Street, Everton, and John is still a Cowkeeper. They lived in Liverpool from at least 1855 when their second child, Alice, was born, up until 1866 when heir sixth child, Richard, was born, by which time they had returned to Dent.
Their oldest child was John Middleton (1852-1883). Although born in Dent, John spent his early years in Liverpool before the family then returned to Dent. On 19th October 1878, John married Ann Greenwood (1848-1918), in Dent. They had three children: Margaret (b. 1879), John (b. 1880) and Janet (b. 1881). The 1881 census has the family at 119 Red Rock Street. In 1883, John died at the age of 31, and Ann returned to Dent. Her son, John, died there in 1899, age 18.
Thomas Middleton (1836-1916) married Ann Armer (1839-1915) on 5th November 1857, at St Nicholas Church, Liverpool. Ann and Margaret were sisters, both daughters of Anthony Armer, a Cowkeeper at 20 Everton Village. They had six children, all born in Liverpool. The 1861 census has the couple living with Ann’s family at the Everton Village dairy; Thomas’s occupation is given as Cowkeeper. When Ann’s parents died, Thomas took on the running of the business and is recorded there in the 1871 census. However, by 1881, they had moved to 163 Mill Road and Thomas was a Labourer. Thomas died in 1916 and was buried at West Derby Cemetery.
Margaret Middleton (1843-1889) married Richard Turner (1843-1899) on 17th December 1864, in Dent. They had two children. Their first child, Mary, was born in Liverpool, in 1865. Her baptism record shows that the family were living in Reynolds Street, where Richard was a Cowkeeper. It is likely that they were living with Margaret’s brother, John, and his family at Reynolds Street. However, when their second child, James, was born in 1870, they were back farming in Dent. The couple subsequently returned to Liverpool, and the 1881 census has them living at 51 Baker Street, but Richard’s profession is given as Butcher. Margaret died in 1889 and was buried at West Derby Cemetery.
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