William McCORMICK

1858 - 1937  (78 years)

• Name	William McCORMICK
  Birth	Jun 1858	Wigton, Lancashire   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	9DD670750204415EA64C2AA0CAC29401DA7E
  Death	Mar 1937	Middlesbrough RD   [2]
  Notes	1861 census: see father's Notes. 1891 census: at 160 Marsh Road, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire (all McCORMICK), William (head, 33, married, ship rigger, born Wigton, Cumberland), Harriet (wife, 23, married, born Wigton, Cumberland) and James (father, widower, 68, blacksmith, born Carlisle, Cumberland). Also two boarders, William HEARING (13, born Stockton, Durham) and John HEARING (11, born H----, Yorkshire). 1901 census: at 33 Hutchinson Street, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire (all McCORMICK), William (head, 42, married, electric wireman, born Wigton), Harriet (wife, 32, married, born Hull), George (son, 9, born Middlesbro, Yorks), Emma Jane (daughter, 7, born Middlesbro, Yorks), Annie (daughter, 4, born Middlesbro, Yorks) and Sarah (daughter, 1, born Halifax, Yorks) 1911 census: at 1 Pioneer Street, Erimus, Thornaby, Yorkshire North Riding (4 rooms) (all McCORMICK), William (head, 52, married, electric wireman with steel plate maker, born Wigton, Lancs), Harriet (wife, 42, married 21 years, 7 children, 5 living 2 dead, born Hull, Yorks), George (son, 19, platers marker, with shipbuilder, born Middlesbro, Yorks), Sarah (daughter, 11, born Halifax, Yorks) and Elizabeth (daughter, 5, born Thornaby, Yorks). 1921 census: at 1 Pioneer Street, Thornaby-on-Tees, Yorkshire North Riding (all McCORMICK), William (head, 64, married, born Wigton, Cumberland, electric wireman, out of work, previously with Campbell & Isherwood Ltd), Harriet (wife, 52y 7m, married, born Hull, Yorks, household duties), Elizabeth (daughter, 15y 5m, born Thornaby, Yorks, household duties) and Harriet (daughter (8y 10m, born Thornaby, Yorks, whole time school (Arthur Head School, Thornaby on Tees).
  Person ID	I4862	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	James McCORMICK,   b. Abt 1823, Carlisle, Cumberland d. 20 Jan 1894, Wigton Union Workhouse, Wigton, Cumberland (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Hannah GRISDALE,   b. Bef 12 Nov 1826, Carlisle, Cumberland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	30 Jun 1842	Saint Mary, Carlisle, Cumberland   [3, 4, 5]
  	James McCormick, minor, bachelor, blacksmith of Bridge Street, father Michael McCormick (dec'd), weaver. Hannah Grisdale, minor, spinster, factory girl of Botchard Gate, father Mark Grisdale, weaver. Both marked. Winesses Henry Johnston (signed), Catharine Finny (marked).
  Family ID	F1644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harriet DRIFFILL,   b. Dec 1868, Hull, Yorkshire d. Sep 1927, Middlesbrough RD (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	1 Jul 1889	St Paul, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire
  	Married after banns. William McCormick, 32, bachelor, rigger of 160 Marsh Rd, father James McCormick, blacksmith. Harriet Driffill, 21, spinster of 118 Spencer St, father George Driffill, brickmaker. Both signed. Witnesses Joseph Smith, Annie Smith both signed.
  Children	1. George McCORMICK,   b. Dec 1891, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire d. Yes, date unknown   2. Emma Jane McCORMICK,   b. 9 Dec 1893, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire d. Yes, date unknown   3. Ann McCORMICK,   b. Jun 1896, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire d. Yes, date unknown   4. William McCORMICK,   b. 27 Sep 1898, Halifax, Yorkshire d. Yes, date unknown   5. Sarah "Sally" McCORMICK,   b. 26 Nov 1899, Halifax, Yorkshire d. Bef 11 Apr 1981, Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire (Age 81 years)   6. Elizabeth McCORMICK,   b. Mar 1906, Thornaby, Yorkshire d. Yes, date unknown   7. Harriet McCORMICK,   b. Sep 1912, Thornaby, Yorkshire d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1641	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S178] BMD index, Q2 1858 Wigton 10b/441, mother's maiden name GRISDALE. (Reliability: 3). [S178] BMD index, aged 78, Q1 1937 Middlesbrough 9d/861. (Reliability: 3). [S178] BMD index, Q2 1842 Carlisle 25/50. (Reliability: 3). [S624] England, Cumberland Parish Registers, 1538-1990 at familysearch.org. [S149] Marriage Certificate (copy).