The book.

It was Rene who introduced me to the Wilcocksons. She very kindly lent me the following book which is the basis of all following research.
"A Victorian Quaker Courtship, Lancashire Love Letters of the 1850s by John D. Abbatt published by Sessions of York in 1988".

I shall refer to this as the 'pink book' because it has a pink cover. Although I have dipped into this book I have not read it cover to cover yet. It is based on letters sent by Mary Dilworth (Ann Wilcockson's daughter) to her husband Jonathan Abbatt.

It includes background information on the families involved. It includes some information on the Wilcockson family and a family tree which I shall put on here.

Pictures from the pink book relating to the Wilcocksons.
photo of Mary Dilworth aged 35 (daughter of Ann Wilcockson).
photo of Isaac Wilcockson and his wife Amelia.
photo of Ann Wilcockson and her husband John Jackson Dilworth.
painting of Mary Wilcockson (born 1771)
photo including Mary Ann Wilcockson.