Wife of
W.P. 'Bill' Richardson's Great Great Uncle, Hugh
Gilliland
Margaret was born
in the last quarter of 1842 at West Rainton, Co. Durham.
Her parents were William Fatherley and his wife
Margaret. She was recorded on the census
of 1851 at West Rainton aged 8. Her Dad, William, was 49
and worked as a coal miner. Mam, Margaret, was 47. Her
brothers and sisters were : Mary Ann (22), William (20)
who was a coal miner, Alice (17), Jane (11), Robert (4)
and Thomas (2 months). The family were
still in West Rainton ten years later for the 1861
census. Margaret was 18, there was no occupation listed
for her. Her Dad was 58 and her Mam was 56. The other
children still at home were Alice (26), Robert (14) who
was working as a blacksmith and Thomas (10). There was
also a visitor recorded in the house, Sarah Broughton
who was 3. In the second quarter of 1863,
Margaret married Hugh Gilliland, a coal miner originally
from Ireland. Their marriage was registered in the
Houghton le Spring Registration District.
Margaret and Hugh continued to live in West Rainton and
were recorded there on the census of 1871. Margaret was
27 and her husband, Hugh, was 30, he worked as a
miner. Margaret and Hugh had two children James (7) and
William (5). Margaret's daughter, also
called Margaret, was born in 1876.
Margaret died in 1879, she was 36 years old. She was
buried at West Rainton on 4th June 1879. |
