I have received a copy of the death certificate for James Wainwright (born Nov. 1807). He died on July 17th 1853. His occupation is listed as "Coachman," and it states that he was 44 years old. This is at odds with his believed birth in 1807 and would mean that he was born in 1808 or 1809, but it is not uncommon to find similar discrepancies when dealing with past records. In the 1841 census James is listed as 30 years old, which would give him a birth date of 1810 or 1811. However, Parish records indicate that the 1807 date is the correct one.
James died of Bronchitis and his wife, Elizabeth, was present at his death, and being illiterate, signed the certificate with her mark X. James died at home at 27 Hope Street, in Chorlton Upon Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire, England. Elizabeth was probably not aware that she was about one month pregnant at the time of her husband's death. Her last child, Richard, was christened 8 months later, on March 19th, 1854.
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