1911 England Census for Thomas and Margaret Flitcroft Unsworth Family

Name: Margaret Unsworth Age in 1911: 57 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1854 Relation to Head: Wife Gender: Female Birth Place: Leigh, Lancashire, England Civil Parish: Leigh County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street Address: 23 St Helens Rd Leigh Lancashire Marital Status: Married Registration District: Leigh Registration District Number: 460 Sub-registration District: Leigh ED, institution, or vessel: 22 Piece: 23230 Household Members: Name Age Thomas Unsworth 57 Margaret Unsworth 57 Paul Unsworth 22 Frank Unsworth 13 Sarah Jane Unsworth 16

1901 England Census for Thomas and Margaret Flitcroft Unsworth Family

Name: Margaret Unsworth Age: 49 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1852 Relation: Wife Spouse's Name: Thomas Unsworth Gender: Female Where born: Leigh, Lancashire, England Civil Parish: Leigh Ecclesiastical parish: Pennington Christchurch Town: Leigh County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street Address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View Image Registration District: Leigh Sub-registration District: Leigh ED, institution, or vessel: 23 Neighbors: View others on page Household Schedule Number: 96 Piece: 3594 Folio: 197 Page Number: 21 Household Members: Name Age Thomas Unsworth 49 Margaret Unsworth 49 Albert Unsworth 22 Paul Unsworth 13 Sarah J Unsworth 6 Margaret Unsworth 22 Sarah Waters 3 Margaret Unsworth 6 Months

1891 England Census Thomas and Margaret Flitcroft Unsworth Family

Name: Ellen Unsworth Age: 14 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877 Relation: Daughter Father's Name: Thomas Unsworth Mother's name: Margaret Unsworth Gender: Female Where born: Leigh, Lancashire, England Civil Parish: Pennington Ecclesiastical parish: Pennington Christs Church Town: Leigh County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View image Registration district: Leigh Sub-registration district: Westleigh ED, institution, or vessel: 11 Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 3088 Folio: 58 Page Number: 17 Household Members: Name Age Thomas Unsworth 39 Margaret Unsworth 39 James Unsworth 19 John Unsworth 16 Ellen Unsworth 14 Albert Unsworth 12 Paul Unsworth 3

1881 England Census Thomas and Margaret Flitcroft Unsworth Family

Name: Ellen Unsworth Age: 3 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878 Relationship to Head: Daughter Father: Thomas Unsworth Mother: Margaret Unsworth Gender: Female Where born: Leigh, Lancashire, England Civil Parish: Pennington in Leigh County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street address: 11 St Helens Rd Education: Employment status: View image Registration district: Leigh Sub-registration district: Westleigh ED, institution, or vessel: 9 Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 3807 Folio: 41 Page Number: 18 Household Members: Name Age Thomas Unsworth 28 James Unsworth 8 John Unsworth 6 Ellen Unsworth 3 Albert Unsworth 2 Margaret Unsworth 29

Here we see that Margaret is 29, one year older than her husband Thomas. She has an 8,6,3, and 2 year old. Thomas is a miner. They are living in Leigh.

1861 England Census Margaret Flitcroft

Name: Margaret Flitcroft Age: 12 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849 Relation: Daughter Mother's Name: Elizth Flitcroft Gender: Female Where born: Hindley, Lancashire, England Civil Parish: Abram County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street Address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: View Image Registration District: Wigan Sub-registration District: Hindley ED, institution, or vessel: 7 Neighbors: View others on page Household Schedule Number: 4 Piece: 2779 Folio: 19 Page Number: 1 Household Members: Name Age Elizth Flitcroft 52 John Unsworth 70 Mary Flitcroft 24 Jane Flitcroft 21 Elizth Flitcroft 18 Alice Flitcroft 15 Margaret Flitcroft 12 Edward Flitcroft 11

1851 England Census for Margaret Flitcroft

Name: Margaret Flitcroft Age: 1 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850 Relation: Daughter Father's Name: Thomas Flitcroft Mother's name: Betty Flitcroft Gender: Female Where born: Hindley, Lancashire, England Civil Parish: Hindley Ecclesiastical parish: Abram St John the Evangelist County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View image Registration district: Wigan Sub-registration district: Hindley ED, institution, or vessel: 2g Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 3 Piece: 2200 Folio: 261 Page Number: 1 Household Members: Name Age Thomas Flitcroft 46 Betty Flitcroft 43 Ann Flitcroft 22 Mary Flitcroft 20 Ellen Flitcroft 17 Jane Flitcroft 12 Elizabeth Flitcroft 8 Alice Flitcroft 5 Margaret Flitcroft 1 John Unsworth 60

John William and Florence Cook Firmage Headstone

Birth:  Mar. 31, 1901 Lancashire, England Death:  Dec. 3, 1980 Rock Springs Sweetwater County Wyoming, USA Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Dec 13, 1980 FLORENCE FIRMAGE Funeral services for Florence Firmage, 79, 1616 Pioneer Drive, Rock Springs, were held Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on White Mountain Blvd. Bishop James Curry conducted the services and burial was in the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Robert L. Van Valkenburg, Robert W. Van Valkenburg, Dale Seipp, Calvin Potter, Andy Legerski and Cornell Nate. Honorary pallbearers were Lyman Fearn and Evan Graham. Mrs. Firmage died at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home. A resident of Rock Springs since 1904, Mrs. Firmage had been in ill health the past one year. She was born in Leigh Lancashire, England on March 31, 1904, the daughter of the late Edward and Ellen Unsworth Cook. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married John William Firmage Jr. in Green River on May 4, 1918. Mrs. Firmage was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Howard (Florence Jean) Van Valkenburg of Rock Springs, Janet McPhie of Boise, Idaho, Mrs. August, (Ethel Mae) Bakka of Riverton and Mrs. Don (Esther) Woodyatt, of Evanston; two brothers, Harold Cook of San Diego, Calif., and Tom Cook of Ogden, Utah; one sister, Dolly Brown, of Rock Springs and several grandchildren; great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, John and three brothers, Arthur, Paul and Albert Cook and a sister, Mae Faddis. Family links:  Parents:   Edward Cook (1875 - 1928)   Ellen Unsworth Cook (1876 - 1953)  Spouse:   John W Firmage (1895 - 1957)  Children:   Florence Jean Firmage Van Valkenburg (1936 - 2012)* *Calculated relationship   Burial: Rock Springs Cemetery Rock Springs Sweetwater County Wyoming, USA Plot: O'Donnel 216-1-2

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William Firmage U.S. Census Records

William Firmage (1820) had a son William Firmage who had a son William Adamson Firmage. These census records belong to William Firamge II (1900 U.S. Census) and William Adamson Firmage (1910 U.S. Census).

Obituary - Florence Jean Firmage

On April 9, 2012 Grandma Van Valkenburg passed away. We were able to attend her funeral which was sad, yet beautiful. There was a peaceful spirit that attended the entire proceedings. We love you Grandma!

Rock Springs - Florence Jean Firmage Van Valkenburg, 75, of Rock Springs died Monday April 9, 2012 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a lengthy illness. She was a life-long resident of Rock Springs.

She was born August 26, 1936 in Rock Springs, the daughter of John William and Florence Cook Firmage. She was the fourth of four daughters.

She married Howard Ray Van Valkenburg on July 4, 1954 in Rock Springs. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on October 16, 1967. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served in many callings in the church including Primary, Sunday School, Young Women and Relief Society. She also served in the Vernal Utah LDS Temple for twelve years. She had been employed for many years as a secretary for Sweetwater School District #1. Her interest included camping, backpacking, reading, family history, and especially spending time with her family and friends.

Survivors include her husband of nearly 58 years, Howard Ray Van Valkenburg of Rock Springs; three daughters, Debra Kay Pence and husband Gary of Waukee, Iowa, Rae Lynn Marostica and husband Marty of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and Gayle Kendall of Rock Springs; brother-in-law Gus Bakka; 12 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Janet PcPhie and husband Edward, Esther Woodyatt and husband Don, and Ethel Mae Bakka.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the Rock Springs LDS Stake Center, 2055 Edgar St., Rock Springs. Friends may call 5:00-7:00 p.m. Friday, April 13, 2012 at Fox Funeral Home, 2800 Commercial Way, Rock Springs and one hour prior to the services Saturday at the church. Interment will take place in the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery, Rock Springs.

Learn more about Florence on the Firmage Family History website:

https://sites.google.com/site/firmagefamilyhistory/families/firmage/florence-jean-firmage-vanvalkenburg.