James Unsworth

1799 - 1866  (66 years)

• Name	James Unsworth
  Residence	1799	Winstanley, Wigan, Lancashire, England
  Birth	22 Sep 1799	Winstanley, Wigan, Lancashire, England
  Christening	18 Oct 1799	All Saints Church, Wigan, Lancashire, England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Nailmaker
  Residence	1824	Wigan, Lancashire, England
  Death	10 Aug 1866	Moor Mill Dam, Winstanley, Wigan, Lancashire, England
  	Cause: Drowned in Mill Dam.Missing from night of 9th Augt when rambled from home.Harmless lunatic
  Burial	20 Aug 1866	St Thomas the Martyr's Church, Upholland, Lancashire, England
  Notes	(Medical):25th August 1866 Wigan Observer BILLINGE - Found Drowned Last Monday Mr Driffield held an inquest at the Unicorn Inn, Billinge, on the body of James Unsworth, an old man of weak intellect, who was found drowned in the Mill Moor dam, Winstanley, on Saturday. The deceased, who was known to be very eccentric, left home of the 9th inst., about eight o'clock, the weather being then very tempestuous, with thunder and lightning. He got to the house of a gamekeeper in a wild spot in Winstanley, and was asked to stay, but refused. It was noticed that he was in a lower state of mind than usual, and he stated that a brother of his, who it seems drowned himself 30 years ago, was watching him. At midnight the old man was seen by a gamekeeper, named Downham, on the Winstanley road, going in the direction of the dam, and he was not again seen alive. He was searched for, but no tidings of him could be found till Saturday last, when a young man named Daniels saw the body floating in the water of the dam in question and had it taken out - The jury returned a verdict of "Found drowned."
  Person ID	I22	FamilyTree1
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	William Unsworth,   b. 1757, Billinge, Lancashire, England d. Jun 1838, Upholland, Lancashire, England (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Molly Liptrot,   b. 1758, Orrell, Lancashire, England d. Jan 1825, Upholland, Lancashire, England (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F329	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Cartwright,   b. 1798, Parr, Lancashire, England d. 14 Jun 1839, Higher End, Billinge, Lancashire, England (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	20 Jan 1824	All Saints Church, Wigan, Lancashire, England
  Children	+ 1. Mary Unsworth,   b. 1825, Billinge, Lancashire, England d. 1900 (Age 75 years) + 2. Cicely "Cecilia" Unsworth,   b. 1 Sep 1826, Billinge, Lancashire, England d. 20 Oct 1903, Bolton, Lancashire, England (Age 77 years) > 3. James Unsworth,   b. 14 Aug 1828, Billinge, Lancashire, England d. 1867, Orrell, Lancashire, England (Age 38 years) > 4. Elizabeth Unsworth,   b. 20 Jan 1830, Billinge, Lancashire, England d. 1886, Bolton, Lancashire, England (Age 55 years) + 5. Ann Unsworth,   b. 20 Apr 1832, Billinge, Lancashire, England d. Yes, date unknown + 6. Jane Unsworth,   b. 1 Jul 1834, Billinge, Lancashire, England d. 24 Nov 1887, 80, Bark Street, Little Bolton, Bolton, Lancashire, England (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2017