Manchester Families

Strangeway Families in the Manchester Area

This family line was not linked to any other Strangeway families; so was given its own page. However new information suggests a solution to this particular piece of the family history puzzle.

Update 5-Jan-2011 - A marriage record gives the name of William George’s father as Matthew; which would link this branch of the tree to the Nottingham and Preston families. More research needed...

Update 6-Jan-2011 - New info from Lancashire BMD and an 1871 Census entry transcribed as Strangsway points to Matthew and Elizabeth (nee Gibson) being the parents of William George - see Preston Families - and so linking these families back to the same origins as the Leeds Families.

Update 19-Aug-2015 - The gradual increase in the available data means that a revised family tree is in order ...

1 William George Strangeway b: abt Nov 1862 Stalybridge / Dukinfield / Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire d: abt Nov 1906 Prestwich, Lancashire
.. +Clara Stanley b: 1868 Hulme, Lancashire m: 21 Feb 1885 Christ Church, Bradford, Manchester d: abt May 1938 Manchester South Father: William Stanley Mother: Ann x
... 2 William Strangeway b: abt Apr 1886 Chorlton / Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire
....... +Alice Ann Woan b: abt 1889 Preston, Lancashire m: abt Nov 1910 St Luke, Preston
......... 3 Lily Strangeway b: abt Feb 1911 Preston, Lancashire
............. +Leonard Harris b: abt 1909 m: abt Feb 1937 Manchester, Lancashire
............... 4 William Harris b: abt Nov 1937 Manchester, Lancashire
............... 4 Jean Harris b: abt Feb 1939 Manchester, Lancashire
............... 4 Leonard Harris b: abt Feb 1940 Manchester, Lancashire
............... 4 David Harris b: abt Aug 1945 Manchester, Lancashire
............... 4 Thomas Harris b: abt Nov 1950 Manchester, Lancashire
......... 3 Rose Strangeway b: abt May 1915 Chorlton, Manchester, Lancashire
............. +Patrick Lovett b: abt 1911 m: abt Nov 1936 Manchester, Lancashire
............... 4 Peter W Lovett b: abt Nov 1937 Manchester, Lancashire
......... 3 Ivy Strangeway b: abt May 1924 Prestwich, Lancashire
............. +William Noble b: abt 1920 m: abt May 1943 Manchester, Lancashire
............... 4 Susan Noble b: abt Feb 1948 Manchester, Lancashire
......... 3 Amy Strangeway b: abt Feb 1926 Manchester, Lancashire d: abt Feb 1926 Manchester, Lancashire
... 2 Amy Strangeway b: abt Jun 1887 Bradford, Manchester, Lancashire d: Aft. 1957
....... +August Frederick Engelmann b: 19 Nov 1882 Frankfort, Germany m: 18 May 1912 Boston, Massachusetts, USA d: Aug 1968 Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Father: Alexander Engelmann Mother: Anna Krug
... 2 Pearl Strangeway b: abt May 1889 Bradford, Manchester, Lancashire d: Mar 1969 Manchester, Lancashire
....... +Albert E Costin b: abt 1885 m: abt May 1947 Bethnal Green, London
... 2 Clara Strangeway b: abt May 1891 Prestwich / Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire d: Jun 1963 Manchester, Lancashire
....... +Harry Hilton b: abt 1886 m: abt Nov 1911 Prestwich, Lancashire
......... 3 Harry Hilton b: abt Feb 1912 Prestwich, Lancashire
......... 3 Fred Hilton b: abt Feb 1914 Chorlton, Lancashire d: Sep 1914 Chorlton, Lancashire
......... 3 Fred Hilton b: abt Feb 1916 Chorlton, Lancashire
... 2 Ethel Strangeway b: abt Aug 1892 Chorlton, Lancashire d: abt Nov 1894 Prestwich, Lancashire
... 2 Edith Strangeway b: abt Feb 1894 Prestwich, Lancashire d: abt Feb 1894 Prestwich, Lancashire
... 2 Arthur Strangeway b: 22 Jan 1895 Bradford, Manchester, Lancashire d: abt Nov 1973 Bucklow, Cheshire
....... +Priscilla Hakesley b: 24 Mar 1893 Newton / Prestwich, Lancashire m: abt Nov 1917 St Barnabas, Openshaw, Chorlton, Lancashire d: Mar 1976 Macclesfield, Cheshire Father: Henry Hakesley Mother: Hannah Owen
......... 3 Fred Strangeway b: 04 Apr 1919 Chorlton, Lancashire d: Aug 1992 Colwyn
............. +Edith Bladon b: abt 1920 m: abt Aug 1941 Manchester, Lancashire
............... 4 Cyril Strangeway b: abt Feb 1943 Manchester, Lancashire
................... +Jennifer Jones b: abt 1947 m: abt Feb 1968 Holywell, Flintshire
............... 4 Freda Strangeway b: abt May 1944 Manchester, Lancashire
................... +Barry Thomas b: abt 1940 m: abt Nov 1962 Manchester, Lancashire
............... 4 Roy Strangeway b: abt Nov 1949 Manchester, Lancashire
................... +Jennifer J Fogarty b: abt 1954 m: abt Feb 1975 Oldham, Lancashire
............... 4 Sandra Strangeway b: abt Nov 1956 Oldham, Lancashire
................... +Martin Taylor m: abt Aug 1980 Rochdale, Lancashire
......... 3 Phyllis Strangeway b: abt May 1925 Manchester North, Lancashire
............. +Robert H Thompson b: abt 1922 m: abt Aug 1947 St Cross, Clayton, Manchester, Lancashire
............... 4 Jean E Thompson b: abt May 1948 Manchester, Lancashire
......... 3 Arthur Strangeway b: abt Feb 1931 Manchester North, Lancashire
............. +Jean Thornton b: abt 1934 m: abt May 1955 Ashton, Lancashire
... 2 May Strangeway b: abt Nov 1896 Bradford, Manchester, Lancashire
....... +John Frederick Knight b: abt 1894 Chorlton, Lancashire ? m: abt May 1919 Register Office, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Lancashire
......... 3 John A Knight b: abt Aug 1919 Chorlton, Lancashire
... 2 Leonard Strangeway b: 16 May 1898 Prestwich, Lancashire d: Jan 1968 San Francisco, California, USA
....... +Louisa Elizabeth Astbury b: abt May 1900 Gorton / Chorlton, Lancashire m: 27 Nov 1920 St Cross, Clayton, Manchester Father: Henry Higson Astbury Mother: Elizabeth Alice Lewis
......... 3 Edna Strangeway b: 30 May 1921 Chorlton, Lancashire
............. +Norman A Orme b: abt Aug 1921 Chorlton, Lancashire m: abt Aug 1942 St Margaret, Burnage, Manchester
............... 4 Carol Eileen Orme b: 14 Apr 1945 Manchester, Lancashire
......... *2nd Husband of Edna Strangeway:
............. +George Edward Collinge b: 06 Apr 1920 Chorlton, Lancashire m: abt Aug 1947 Stockport, Cheshire d: Sep 1979 Southport, Lancashire Father: Harold Collinge Mother: Margaret Martin
............... 4 Derek A Collinge b: 10 Mar 1947 Stockport, Cheshire d: Jun 2002 Manchester, Lancashire
................... +Eileen M Rourke m: abt Feb 1970 Cheshire
............... 4 Patricia C Collinge b: 29 Feb 1948 Stockport, Cheshire
................... +Arthur Briggs m: abt Nov 1969 Barton, Lancashire
......... *3rd Husband of Edna Strangeway:
............. +x Heard m: Bef. 2008
......... 3 Elsie Strangeway b: abt Feb 1923 Prestwich, Lancashire
............. +Ernest Taylor b: abt 1920 m: abt Nov 1943 St Margaret, Burnage, Manchester
............... 4 Janet P Taylor b: abt Feb 1948 Cheshire
............... 4 Robert E Taylor b: abt May 1952 Cheshire
......... 3 Constance Strangeway b: 12 Jul 1925 Manchester North, Lancashire d: 07 Mar 2008 Del Mar, California, USA
............. +Harold Wayne Belshaw b: 07 Jun 1920 California m: abt Aug 1944 St Margaret, Burnage, Manchester d: 06 Feb 1987 Alameda, California, USA
............... 4 Beverly C Belshaw b: abt Nov 1945 Manchester, Lancashire
................... +Bud Noonan
............... 4 Daphne Belshaw
......... 3 Ethel Strangeway b: abt Feb 1928 Manchester South, Lancashire
............. +Roy Henshall b: abt 1922 m: abt Aug 1947 St Margaret, Burnage, Manchester
......... 3 Leonard Strangeway b: abt May 1930 Manchester North, Lancashire
............. +Muriel J Voyce b: abt May 1934 Manchester, Lancashire m: abt Feb 1952 St Agnes, Birch-in-Rusholme, Manchester
... 2 Sidney Strangeway b: abt Aug 1900 Clayton, Prestwich, Lancashire
....... +Jessie Holden b: abt 1900 Salford, Lancashire ? m: abt Feb 1921 Salford, Lancashire
......... 3 Eric Strangeway b: abt Nov 1921 Chorlton, Lancashire
......... 3 Stanley Strangeway b: 10 May 1926 Manchester, Lancashire d: Oct 2006 Ealing, London
............. +Margaret E Woodruff b: abt 1927 m: abt May 1948 St Cross, Clayton, Manchester, Lancashire
............... 4 Geoffrey M Strangeway b: abt Feb 1951 Uxbridge, Middlesex
................... +Sarah Welbourn m: abt Aug 1978 Bradford, Yorkshire
......... 3 Norman J Strangeway b: abt Aug 1928 Manchester, Lancashire
............. +Jean Broughton b: abt 1928 m: abt May 1948 Manchester, Lancashire
......... 3 Eunice Strangeway b: abt Sep 1932 Manchester, Lancashire
............. +Harvey Norman b: abt 1927 m: abt 1952 St Cross, Clayton, Manchester, Lancashire
... 2 Elsie Strangeway b: abt Feb 1902 Prestwich, Lancashire
....... +Samuel Heap b: abt 1900 Manchester ? m: abt Nov 1927 Manchester South, Lancashire
......... 3 Elsie Heap b: abt Mar 1929 Manchester North, Lancashire
......... 3 Samuel K Heap b: abt Aug 1931 Manchester North, Lancashire
... 2 Fred Strangeway b: 19 Sep 1903 Prestwich, Lancashire d: Dec 1972 Manchester, Lancashire
....... +Dorothy Hayes b: 07 Feb 1902 Manchester, Lancashire m: 26 Jul 1930 St Stephen, Chorlton upon Medlock, Lancashire d: Jun 1978 Manchester, Lancashire Father: Thomas Hayes Mother: Sarah Jane x
......... 3 Thomas Strangeway b: abt Feb 1932 Manchester, Lancashire
......... 3 Rose M Strangeway aka: Strangway b: abt Aug 1934 Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire
............. +Herbert S Mullen b: abt 1930 m: abt Feb 1954 Manchester, Lancashire
......... 3 Dorothy M Strangeway b: abt Aug 1937 Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire
............. +Ronald Jones m: abt Nov 1960 Manchester, Lancashire

As with all these family trees there are likely to be errors and gaps - since few (no?) family trees are ever complete or provide the fully detailed story of something as complex as a family’s history . And it is impossible to wait until all the details are confirmed before publishing what fragments are known about a family tree - since family trees will always have gaps. All the information listed here has been obtained from publicly available sources. Sources put online by both official outlets and through the efforts of amateur researchers. Also note that many of the BMD entries only refer to the Quarter and the Registration District where the event was registered - since these are a main source of the public records.

Please get in touch with any corrections so that we can be as complete and accurate as possible.

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WivesDaughters1

The above book - Wives and Daughters by Joanna Martin - provides much background information about the Fox-Strangways family, their lives and social connections.