A decendent of my husbands family, Cecilia Maria Theresa Lawrenson (ne Meroni/Merone b. 7.4.1805) married Charles Hennings, (born 1804, Galway son of Robert Hennings on 5.10.1867. He died 31st May, 1869 aged 64 at Birkdae Common, Birkdale. Cecilia Hennings died 10.5.1892 at 32 Alma Road, Birkdale. I was interested in Charles Hennings and so got his will and followed the family through the censuses. How he came to meet Cecilia Lawrenson (ne Merone) is a mystery. She was the daughter of a very skilled and gifted Guilder/Barometer maker Guiseppe Antonio Meroni b. 1771 who came over from Como Italy in about 1794 and had various shops in the Centre of Manchester selling prints/engravings, etc..
As you will know Charles Hennings was a Miillwright/engineer /ironfounder and the company was called Hennings & Entwistle, Atlas Mill, Great Lever, and was firstly married to Dency Wolliscroft born 1803 Staffordshire. I would love to know more about this family - perhaps you can help? It would be good to know more. Barbara Griffin