My 3 x great grandmother was Mary Halsall baptized at St Peter & St Paul on 7 May 1809, the last child of James & Nanny. I believe James to be the son of Henry Halsall (1703 - 1774) and Ann Darbyshire,(1709-1757) born in Lathom and baptized at SP&SP 21 Dec 1746. James married Margaret Lowe at SP & SP on 11 Oct, 1769. This would make James 22 when he married and Margaret around 20 or so. What happened over the next 20 years, I have no idea, because the next thing I find is the baptism of daughter, Elizabeth, on 27 May 1789. Margaret's burial is recorded at SP & SP on 16 May 1791. James re-married sometime between 1791 and 1796 (when daughter, Alice was baptized). James' 2nd wife was Ann -- and herein lies the problem! Ann Heaton, born Winwick in 1792 seems to fit, but she seems to have been married to every James Halsall around at that time!! I know that the James who married Margaret and the James who married Ann is the same one, as, according to the 1851 census she was staying with my 3x gt grandparents. I can find no death for James, though I believe Ann to have died in 1855.
If anyone knows ANYTHING about James and Ann I would really appreciate hearing from them. I am getting nowhere at all with my research. Thanks. .