1. | William Worthington was born on 25 Jun 1843 in Scarisbrick (son of Richard Worthington and Margery Gobbin); died on 4 Jan 1875 in Kirkdale Prison, Liverpool. Other Events:
Notes: Executed for the murder of his wife. Press reports of her inquest and his conviction are in our Media/Documents section headed: Worthington Murder. William married Ann Sherman on 4 Feb 1873 in St Nicholas, Liverpool. Ann (daughter of William Sherman and Ellen Bridge) was born in 1836 in Scarisbrick; died on 10 Sep 1874 in Pottery Yard, Wigan; was buried on 13 Sep 1874 in Lower Ince Cemetery, Wigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
2. | Richard Worthington was born in 1814 in Burscough (son of Richard Worthington); died before 1897. Other Events:
Notes: Death Certificate states: 'Hanged in prison for the murder of Ann Worthington'. Richard married Margery Gobbin on 8 Oct 1839 in St Nicholas, Liverpool. Margery (daughter of William Gobbin and Margaret) was born on 31 May 1822 in Scarisbrick. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Margery Gobbin was born on 31 May 1822 in Scarisbrick (daughter of William Gobbin and Margaret). Other Events:
Notes: Margaret in 1851 census.
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4. | Richard Worthington Other Events:
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6. | William Gobbin (son of John Gobbin); died before 1841. Other Events:
William married Margaret. was born in 1785; died in 1848 in Scarisbrick; was buried on 8 Jan 1848 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Margaret was born in 1785; died in 1848 in Scarisbrick; was buried on 8 Jan 1848 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk. Other Events:
Notes: Margery in 1841 census.
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12. | John Gobbin was born in 1754; died in 1841 in Scarisbrick; was buried on 1 Jan 1842 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk. Notes: 88 in burial record.
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