The Harrisons of Walsden

The post today looks at another family with connections to the Hileys.

Betty Harrison married Charles Hiley on 4th February 1844 in Holy Trinity Church, Littleborough. Betty was one of the nine children of John Harrison and Sally (nee Barker). John was a Woodcutter and the family lived at Rake Head Barn, off Inchfield Road in Walsden. Living close by at Nicklety on Inchfield Road was Reuben Highley, a second cousin of Charles Hiley. See the post of 7th May 2019 for more about Reuben.

Rake Head Barn, Walsden

Charles and Betty had eleven children, including Charles Harrison Hiley who was given his father's name and his mother's surname as forenames. But Charles Harrison died three months before he reached his second birthday. He was buried at St Peter's Church in Walsden but his name is remembered on the family grave at Mankinholes.

Charles's family grave at Mankinholes
including
Betty Hiley (nee Harrison)
Charles Harrison Hiley (Born 25th March 1859 Died 20th December 1860)

Other connections between Hileys and Harrisons

1 Betty's younger brother Thomas married Hannah Highley in 1859. Hannah was the daughter of Reuben and Betty, who lived on Inchfield Road (see above).

2 John Harrison was another of Betty's brothers and his granddaughter Bertha married Joseph Hiley in 1900. Joseph was the youngest son of Betty and Charles. Bertha and Joseph's son Percy died in infancy and is remembered at the bottom of the family gravestone shown above. The death certificate shows that Percy died from Broncho-pneumonia.

THEY REST FROM THEIR LABOURS
PERCY, THEIR GRANDSON,
AGED 5 MONTHS
C. HILEY. WALSDEN

3 William Harrison was the brother of John Harrison, Betty's father. William's granddaughter Ellen married James Highley in 1858.

The Harrisons were one of the prominent Walsden families in the 1700s and 1800s. Betty Harrison's ancestors can be traced back to John Harrison (1705-1772) who married Elizabeth Stansfield in St Mary's Church, Todmorden in 1727.