William Darbyshire was born in 1826 in Standish and was the son of Thomas Darbyshire (1780) and Elizabeth Bell. In 1841 he was living in Hay Row Standish. In 1851 he was living at Stars, Standish, and working as an agricultural labourer on his father's farm. He married Agnes Cooper in 1856. By 1861 he was farming in Standish and living in the village. In 1871 he was farming 55 acres at Crawshaw Hall Farm in Adlington By 1881 he was farming 20 acres at Common End in Adlington, and in 1891 was farming at Crawshaw Fold on Adlington Common. He probably died in 1893 in the Wigan RD.

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• 1. 1841 Census. Hay Row, Standish. William Darbyshire. Age 15. Born Lancashire. • 2. 1851 Census.. Stars [?], Standish. William Darbyshire. Son. Age 23. Ag Lab. Born Standish. • 3. 1861 Census. Village, Standish. William Darbyshire. Head. Age 35. Farmer. Born Standish. • 4. Marriage Registers. Darbyshire, William & Cooper, Agnes. Jun. 1856. 8c. 14. Wigan. • 5. 1871 Census. Crawshaw Hall Farm, Adlington. William Darbyshire. Head. Age 46. Farmer 55 acres. Born Standish. • 6. 1881 Census. Common End, Adlington. William Darbyshire. Head. Age 56. Farmer of 20 acres. Born Standish. • 7. 1891 Census. Crawshaw Fold, Adlington Common. William Darbyshire. Age 66. Farmer. Born Adlington. • 8. Death Registers. Darbyshire, William. Dec. 1893. Wigan. 8c. 36. Age 68.