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Walter Chisholm — Local Past

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Walter Chisholm

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This person page was added on 18 July 2026.

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Woolley, West Yorkshire, England
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20 October 1860
Marriage
Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026Admin
Marriage of George Button and Helen Pritchard
Groom
George Button
Age: 28. Bachelor. Grocer. Manchester
Bride
Helen Pritchard
Age: 28. Spinster. Woolley
Date
20 October 1860
Place
Woolley, West Yorkshire
Recorded as The Parochial Chapel [St Peter’s], Woolley, Yorkshire
Groom's father
Richard Button
Brickmaker
Bride's father
James Pritchard
Farm bailiff
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Walter Chisholm
Helen Oxendale
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Francis Button (1836 Woolley, West Yorkshire, England – 1903 Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England)
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George Button (1832 Nottinghamshire, England – 1866 Cheetham Hill, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)
8 entries

5 April 1891

Census

Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026Admin

Census

Date: 5 April 1891
People: Francis Button
Head. Married. 58. Ironfounder’s manager. Born: Woolley, Yorkshire
Jane Smith
Recorded as Jane Button
Wife. Married. 56. Born: Barnsley, Yorkshire
Walter F Button
Son. Single. 22. Accountant’s clerk. Born: Barnsley, Yorkshire
Walter Chisholm
Step father. Widower. 78. Living on his own means. Born: Malton, Yorkshire
Margaret Smith
Niece. 11. Scholar. Born: Barnsley, Yorkshire

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Helen Pritchard (b. 1832 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland)

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James Pritchard (dead)

1 entry

Jane Smith (b. 1835 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England)

10 entries

Margaret Smith (b. 1880)

1 entry

Richard Button (dead)

1 entry

Walter F Button (b. 1869)

1 entry