At one time this cover was still connected to Hannah and William Morley's family Bible. I wonder if there was a place to write births, marriages and deaths inside and if someone had taken the time to fill out those pages. For whatever reason, the cover, which was found at an antique store in Nanaimo, BC, has been separated from the body of the Bible.
It is inscribed, "Hannah and William Morley, Bollington, Cheshire, May 2nd, 1842."
Whoever wrote this, used their best calligraphy and even added a few flowers for decoration. Perhaps it was a marriage gift.
I received this message from Tom:
ReplyDelete"It's an interesting find. Mine's a Bollington local history interest.
A William Morley m Hannah Turner in Manchester Cathedral 1st May 1842, according to FamilySearch.
The 1881 census shows
Name: William Morley
Age: 59
Birth Year: 1822
Birthplace: Stockport, Cheshire, England
Marital Condition: Married
Profession/Occupation: Baker & Flour Dealer
Address: 60/ 58 Victoria St, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England
Wife Hannah Morley 57 b. Stockport, Cheshire, England
Son William Morley 35 Ashton U Lyne, Lancashire,
Son Harry Morley 18 Hazel Grove, Cheshire,
Son In Law James Broadley 20 Stockport
Daughter Alice Broadley 19 Ashton U Lyne, Lancashire,
The William Morley of the bible cover fragment might be a nephew - the William Morley in my tree was a shopkeeper in Sutton in 1841.
Best wishes
Tom"
William Morley, mason, Bollington married Hannah Chesworth, Bollington at Prestbury 17 Sep 1832.
DeleteTheir daughter, Mary, married George Turner, 14 Feb 1858, at Macclesfield.
Their son, William Morley Turner, married Emma Maria Barlow, 2 Jul 1882, at Oldham, Lancashire.
Their son, Morley Turner, married Mary Whitfield, 25 October 1916, at Crossfield, Alberta.
Morley Turner died 26 Nov 1967 in Nanaimo, British Columbia.
I recall seeing a lot of old books in my grandfather's basement. This must have been amongst them - and maybe only the cover had survived. Thanks for posting the photo.