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Isaac Johnson Cleasby                           1825-1898
Isaac was born on 3 January 1825, the son of Isaac Cleasby and Jane Fothergill, at Salford, Lancashire.
Mary Wardley                                         1823-                 (1st Wife)
Mary was born about 1823, the daughter of James Wardley and Betty Hamer, in Lancashire.
I have identified the following children.
  John James Born abt 1847   Darwen, Lancashire Married Ann Farlow
Fred Born abt 1849   Manchester, Lancashire Married Sarah Hyde

Birth of Parents
Isaac Johnson Cleasby b: 3 Jan 1825  c: 29 Jan 1825             Salford, Lancashire
son of Isaac Cleasby and Jane Fothergill

Mary Wardley b: abt 1823         Lancashire
daughter of James Wardley and Betty Hamer
Marriage
abt 1845
Isaac Johnson Cleasby
Mary Wardley
Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire       1845 2Q Chorlton 20 108

Children
John James Cleasby b: abt 1847               Darwen, Lancashire       1847 2Q Blackburn 21 50
son of Isaac Johnson Cleasby and Mary Wardley
Fred Cleasby b: abt 1849               Manchester, Lancashire       1849 4Q Chorlton 20 203
son of Isaac Johnson Cleasby and Mary Wardley

1851 Census HO107-2261 31 March 1851 Over Darwen, Lancashire
Bolton Street
James Wardley
Betty (Wife)
Alice (Dau)
John James (Visitor)
Lydia Southern (Lodger)
Age 52
Age 55
Age 29
Age 4
Age 29
Designer

Dressmaker

School Mistress
Garstang
Haslingden
Rosendale
Over Darwen
Over Darwen
Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire
abt 1797
abt 1794
abt 1823
abt 1847
abt 1849

1861 Census RG9-3108 8 April 1861 Over Darwen, Lancashire
13 Junction Street
James Wardley
Betty (Wife)
Mary Cleasby (Dau)
John James
Frederick
Age 63
Age 66
Age 37
Age 14
Age 11
Palt Designer

Nurse
Cotton Winder
Cotton Winder
Garstang
Rosendale
Lower Hi
Darwen
Manchester
Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire
abt 1797
abt 1794
abt 1823
abt 1847
abt 1849

1871 Census RG10-4091 3 April 1871 Hollingworth, Cheshire
Thorncliffe Hale
Fred Cleasby
Sarah (Wife)
George Henry (Son)
Mary Cleasby (Mother)
Age 21
Age 18
Age 2 Mon
Age 46
Coachman Lanchester
Watworth
Hollingworth
Low House
Lancashire
Cheshire
Cheshire
Lancashire
abt 1849
abt 1852
abt 1871
abt 1823

Death
Mary (Wardley) Cleasby No Data

Isaac left his wife and family in the 1850's, and sailed to Australia, and started a new family.



Margaret Buckley                                       1835-1907           (2nd Wife)
Mary was born about 1835, in County Clare, Ireland. She married Isaac in 1859. The family appears to have gone to the gold fields, before settling in South Melbourne.
I have identified the following children:
  George Born abt 1859   Geelong Died in 11 days
Theresa Born 26 Aug 1863     Never Married
Alfred George Born abt 1865     Married Elizabeth Crowe
Agnes Minnie Born 24 Jan 1868   Bungaree Married Kristian Ramsland
Isaac Johnson Born abt 1870     Married Cath Brady
Margaret Born abt 1875     Married Thomas Payne

Birth of New Wife
Margaret Buckley abt 1835             County Clare, Ireland
daughter of Thomas and Mary Buckley
Marriage
abt 1859
Isaac Johnson Cleasby
Margaret Buckley
St. Mary's Church, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Bachelor, Manchester, Butcher, 35, Geelong, Isaac Cleasby, Butcher
Spinster, Co. Clare, Ireland, Servant, 25, Geelong, Thomas Buckley, Farmer
Wit: James McNaley and Isabella Flanagan



Children
George Cleasby b: abt 1859                     Australia
daughter of Isaac Johnson Cleasby and Margaret Buckley       Died in Infancy
Theresa Cleasby b: 26 Aug 1863                     Australia
daughter of Isaac Johnson Cleasby and Margaret Buckley
Alfred George Cleasby b: abt 1865                     Australia
son of Isaac Johnson Cleasby and Margaret Buckley
Agnes Minnie Cleasby b: 24 Jan 1868                     Bungaree, Victoria,, Australia
daughter of Isaac Johnson Cleasby and Margaret Buckley
Isaac Johnson Cleasby b: abt 1870                     Australia
son of Isaac Johnson Cleasby and Margaret Buckley
Margaret Cleasby b: abt 1875                     Australia
daughter of Isaac Johnson Cleasby and Margaret Buckley

Death
Isaac Johnson Cleasby Died 1898,     South Melbourne

Death
Margaret (Buckley) Cleasby Died 1907,     South Melbourne