Marriage Record Mary Kershaw and Richard Blamires

Thanks to my Aunt Kathy who sent me this record today.  As you can see Mary Kershaw's signature is written as "Mary Kershaw Mark  X".  This means she could not read or write and simply made her mark.  Richard spells his last name with a y (Blaymires--which seems more accurate with the way it's pronounced).

Mary Ann Kershaw Blamires Boynton

This is the cathedral that Mary Ann and Richard Blamires were married in.  Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral), Yorkshire, England

Kershaw Coat of Arms

Kershaw Coat of Arms

West Yorkshire England

West Yorkshire, England.  Home to the Kershaw and Blamires Families.

In Mary Kershaw's cemetery record it lists her birth place as Warley, England.  Warley is near Halifax in WEST Yorkshire.

Lambert Blamires, son of Mary Kershaw was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.

The County Yorkshire West Riding was abolished in 1974 and broken into West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, and Humberside.  Our Kershaw and Blamires would be from the present day West Yorkshire. Warley is roughly 8 miles from Bradford.

Bradford will be in the Bradford Parish and Warley in the Halifax Parish.  I am hoping to do some research in these Parish records.

West Yorkshire, England

The Maypole Inn in Warley Town, West Yorkshire, England

Areal View of Warley Town, West Yorkshire

Bradford Forster Square  1900

Bradford, West Yorkshire, England

Photo Mary Kershaw Blamires Boynton

Received today!  I am hoping to get the photo emailed to me so it will be a better copy.  I'll make that change here as soon as I get it.

Mary Kershaw Blamires Boynton

Mary Kershaw

Mary Kershaw Blamires Boynton

Ship Manhattan

The ship that Mary Kershaw and Lambert Blamires came on.

Ship:     Manhattan

            Date of Departure:        22 Sep 1869      Port of Departure:         Liverpool, England

            LDS Immigrants:           242                   Church Leader: Joseph Lawson

            Date of Arrival: 7 Oct 1869        Port of Arrival:  New York, New York

            Source(s): BMR, Book #1041, pp. 95-104 (FHL #025,692); Customs #1156 (FHL #175,675)

Mary Kershaw Blamires Boynton

Mary Kershaw Blamires Boynton

Do you have a better photo of Mary?  If so, PLEASE email me!  I would love a copy!

History of Mary Kershaw Blamires Boynton

Mary Kershaw Blamires Boynton, born February 26, 1829, in Yorkshire, England, was the daughter of Titus and Harriet Pickles Kershaw. We do not know anything of her young life, but in due time she married Richard Blamires, whose occupation was that of a fancy stone cutter and architect. To this union eight children were born.

Mary joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the year 1853. When she stepped into the waters of baptism she was lame, but came out healed, of which she bore strong testimony. All her children who were old enough were baptized before leaving England. She was a member of the church for sixteen years before coming to America. The older members of the family worked in the foundry after they were twelve years of age to help the family income, as was the custom in those days. The Blamires’ home was a gathering place for young people. They enjoyed themselves in singing and playing different kinds of instruments.

Documents for Mary Kershaw Blamires Boynton

1841 England Census Mary Kershaw Blamires

1870 US Census Mary Kershaw Blamires Boynton

1880 US Census Mary Kershaw Blamires Boynton

Ship Record 'Manhattan' October 7 1869 Mary Kershaw Blamires Boynton

Mary Kershaw Blamires Boynton headstone located at the Kaysville City Cemetery.

I also have the pages from "Our Pioneer Heritage" talking about Mary Kershaw and the newspaper article about her son, Nephi Blamires, murdering her husband Thomas Boynton.