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Hurst Family

George Hurst was born at some point in the early 1700s and was married to Ann at some time before 1731 and
she was buried at St. Michael’s Church on 31 Oct 1744, with her name being spelt “Herst”. A document held in
the Lancashire Records Office states that George Hurst of Melling and his heirs leased a cottage in Aughton
from 3 May 1742, for which they paid £38 5s.

A separate document dated 9 Mar 1731 seems to describe an arrangement whereby Michael Parr, an innkeeper
of Rainford, was granted a half share of a cottage “on the site of the Town Green in Aughton” . This appears to
be backed up by a mention in George’s will of his land in Aughton, but the 1731 document mentions “Ann the
wife of George Hurst” and “Mary, their daughter”, rather than George himself. I am not quite sure whether
Michael Parr was a relative of Ann's or if he and George had half a share of the cottage each and George
bought him out.

St. Anne’s Parish records note that “George Herst died” 19 Mar 1772 and he was apparently buried at Aughton
the same day. Documentation from early in 1773 refers to George’s will of 14 Mar 1772, and describes him as a
yeoman “late of Ormskirk”. In this, he states that he had land at Simonswood and a messuage at Aughton
(which he had bought from Michael Parr of Aughton, so perhaps he bought Michael’s share from him), which
was to be sold on his death. The proceeds were to be divided between his son Joseph Hurst (a shoemaker), his
daughter Mary and Mary’s husband James Finchet of Liverpool. His heir was named as John Hurst of Lyme Regis.

With the help of his will (which is also in the Lancashire Records Office) I have managed to put a family together
for George and Ann. I can't find a marriage for them yet but I am guessing that he must have been at least 21 or
so in 1731. He lived for nearly 30 years after Ann so either he was fairly elderly or she was fairly young at death.

Based on the will and the online history of Lisbon College, I think George and Ann had six children but I don't
know what their order of birth was. They appear to be:

1. Mary Hurst m. James Finchett of Liverpool (a mariner)
2. Joseph Hurst m Margaret Preston (Joseph was a shoemaker)
3. A child who married John Lea (an Ellin Hurst married John Lea in 1759 at Ormskirk and she died in 1762, when
her address was given as Scarisbrick.)
4. Martha Hurst (who may be the one who married Thomas Walmsley, widower of Walton-le-Dale in 1788 - or it
could be Martha, the daughter of Joseph Hurst the shoemaker?)
5 and 6. John Hurst (d.1792) and William Hurst (d. aft. 1787) were both Catholic priests. I think William was in
France at one point and John was a chaplain of some kind at Cossey Hall in the c.1780s but there is a John Hurst,
priest, apparently buried in Ormskirk parish churchyard in 1792, who was described as a priest at Scarisbrick Hall.

2. Joseph Hurst
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Birth: c.1731 or 1742
Death: 1819
Burial: 14 Jun 1819, St. Peter and Paul, Ormskirk
Occ: shoemaker (1772)

26 Jul 1767 - Joseph Herst of Ormskirk was godfather to Mary Smith (daughter of Thos and Sarah) at
St. Anne's RC Church, Ormskirk

15 Mar 1771 - Joseph Hurst of Ormskirk was godfather to Catherine Smith (daughter of James and Mary)
at St. Anne's RC Church, Ormskirk

14 Mar 1772 - the will of Joseph's father George (a yeoman who died on 19 Mar 1772) notes that Joseph
was a shoemaker. It also states that he had a (presumably elder) brother John who lived in Lyme Regis
and a sister, Mary, who was married to James Finchet of Liverpool. George's will directed James and Mary
Finchet and Joseph to sell the land he had in Simonswood and Aughton and divide it between them. Ten
shillings was left to John Hurst, the eldest son. [This document is kept in the Lancashire Records Office and
mentions a messuage at Town Green which was sold to George by Michael Parr of Rainford. An earlier
document also held in the same office, dated 3 May 1742, concerns the tenancy of a cottage in Aughton,
leased to George Hurst of Melling and his heirs for the sum of £38 5s.]

16 May 1773 - godparent to James, son of Richard and Mary Lancaster (name spelt as Joseph “Herst”)

1 May 1776 - Joseph Hurst of Ormskirk paid £48 to the Right Honourable Sir Charles Wiliam Molyneux of
Maryborough, Ireland for eleven acres of land in Simonswood. The document startes that Joseph was
"aged 35 years or thereabouts", his wife Margaret was "aged Thirty Six Years or thereabouts" and George,
their son, was "aged Seven Years or Thereabouts". The arrangement stood as long as Joseph, Margaret and
George lived. The yearly rent, 5 shillings and 6 pence, was to be paid at Pentecost and the feast of St.
Martin. [Source - document kept in Lancashire Records Office]

1819 - burial record states that he was a Catholic and 87 years old

Spouse: Margaret Preston?
Birth: About 1740
Burial: 22 Dec 1795, St. Peter and Paul, Ormskirk
Marr: 27 Apr 1767, St. Peter and Paul, Ormskirk
Educ: made an X on marriage record

Their children:

1.1 Martha Hurst
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Chr: 15 Mar 1768 St. Anne’s RC Church, Ormskirk (godparents William Voss, Eliz. Haddock)

Martha Hurst m Thomas Walmsley 3 Jul 1788 Ormskirk (one witness is a George Hurst, Martha could
write but Thomas - of Walton le Dale - made an X)

1.2 George Hurst

1.3 Mary Hurst

1.4 John Hurst

1.5 Helen Hurst
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Christening: 1 Mar 1773 (as Helen Herst) St. Anne’s RC Church, Ormskirk (godparents James Smith
and Mary Moorcroft)

Possibly the Nelly Hurst who was godmother to Elizabeth, daughter of George Hurst and Ellen Maskew,
in 1793?

1.6 Thomas Hurst
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Birth: 21 Dec 1774
Death: 31 May 1855, Lisbon

Note - according to a biographical notice found online relating to the history of Lisbon College, Thomas was
a pupil at Sedgley Park School from 1788, was ordained as a Catholic priest and died in Lisbon on 31 Mar 1855.
The biographical notice also states that he was a nephew of the Rev. John Hurst and the Rev. William Hurst.

1.7 William Hurst
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Birth: 8 Apr 1776
Christening: 9 Apr 1776 St. Anne’s RC Church, Ormskirk (godparents Ralph Kerton, Mary Smith)
Death: 10 Aug 1823, Trinidad

Note - according to a biographical notice found online relating to the history of Lisbon College, William was
a pupil at Sedgley Park School from 1788, was ordained as a Catholic priest and died in Trinidad.

1.8 James Hurst
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Christening: 20 Mar 1778 St. Anne’s RC Church, Ormskirk (godparents John Spenser of Ormskirk,
Mary Finchet of Liverpool)
Burial: 29 Mar 1779, St. Peter and Paul, Ormskirk

1.9 Peter Hurst
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Christening: 8 Dec 1779 St. Anne’s RC Church, Ormskirk (godparents Ralph Kerton and Alice Smith
of Ormskirk)

25 Apr 1807 - proxy godparent (in place of J. Orrell) to Ann, daughter of Thomas and Ann Orrell at St.
Anne’s RC Church, Ormskirk
9 May 1807 - godparent at St. Anne’s RC Church, Ormskirk to Elizabeth, daughter of Peter and Jane Rostram
4 Jun 1807 - godparent at St. Anne’s RC Church, Ormskirk to Joseph, son of John and Mary Harsnep
5 Aug 1810 - godparent at St. Anne’s RC Church, Ormskirk to Maria, daughter of John and Ann Webster
14 Dec 1812 - godparent at St. Anne’s RC Church, Ormskirk to Joseph, son of William and Mary Rimmer
4 Apr 1813 - godparent at St. Anne’s RC Church, Ormskirk to Richard, son of Richard and Mary Naylor
21 Aug 1813 - godparent at St. Anne’s RC Church, Ormskirk to Maria, daughter of James and Elizabeth
Middlehurst

Spouse: Ann Bold
Birth: 1776
Death: Jul 1809
Marr: 12 Apr 1801, St. Anne’s RC Church, Ormskirk

1.10 Ann Hurst

1.11 Joseph Hurst
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Death: 1783
Burial: 5 Oct 1783, St. Peter and Paul, Ormskirk

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