FAMILY HISTORY: NORRIS
THE MARRIAGES OF JOHN HENRY MAYOR:
| GROOM: | |
| Name: John Henry Mayor, age 23, bachelor, of Eccleston, sawyer | |
| Father: James Mayor, timber dealer | |
| Mother: Ann Norris | |
| Baptism Date: 4 October 1868 | |
| Birthplace: Eccleston, Lancashire, England | |
| FIRST MARRIAGE: BRIDE: | |
| Name: Mary Alice Grimshaw, age 23, spinster, of Heskin | |
| Father: Robert Grimshaw, farmer | |
| Mother: Betty Anderton | |
| Baptism Date: 18 April 1868 | |
| Birthplace: Eccleston, Lancashire, England | |
| THEIR WEDDING: | ||
| Date: 9 September 1891, after Banns | ||
| Place: St. Mary the Virgin Parish Church | ||
| Location: Eccleston, Lancashire, England | ||
| Priest: John B. Bromfield | ||
| Witnesses: William Mayor & Ann Grimshaw | ||
| THEIR NINE CHILDREN: | ||||||||
| James Robert Mayor | Born: | 31 | Aug | 1892 | His Life | |||
| Elizabeth Mayor | Born: | 11 | Mar | 1894 | Her Life | |||
| William Mayor | Born: | 3 | Jan | 1896 | His Life | |||
| Henry Mayor | Born: | 2 | Mar | 1898 | His Life | |||
| John Mayor | Baptized: | 15 | Apr | 1900 | (infant) | |||
| John Thomas Mayor | Baptized: | 6 | Apr | 1902 | (young) | |||
| Margaret Ann Mayor | Born: | 1 | Nov | 1903 | Her Life | |||
| Roger Mayor | Born: | 5 | Sep | 1906 | His Life | |||
| Mary Alice Mayor | Baptized: | 5 | May | 1908 | (infant) | |||
| DEATHS: | ||||||||
| John Mayor | [20 mos] | Died: | 5 | Dec | 1901 | |||
| Mary Alice Mayor (Mrs) | [40 yrs] | Died: | 1 | May | 1908 | |||
| Mary Alice Mayor | [ 7 mos] | Died: | 3 | Nov | 1908 | |||
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | It would appear that Mary Alice died during - or as a result of - childbirth. |
| 2: | The above information is taken from the original baptism, marriage and burial registers held at the Lancashire Archives. |
THE MARRIAGES OF JOHN HENRY MAYOR:
SECOND MARRIAGE:
| SECOND MARRIAGE: BRIDE: | |
| Name: Jane Anderton, age 34, spinster, of Whittle-le-Woods | |
| Father: Oliver Anderton | |
| Mother: Elizabeth Fowler | |
| Birthdate: 17 October 1879 | |
| Birthplace: Mawdesley, Lancashire, England | |
| THEIR WEDDING: | ||
| Date: 2 September 1914 | ||
| Place: St. Mary the Virgin Parish Church | ||
| Location: Eccleston, Lancashire, England | ||
| Priest: Thomas Halton, Rector | ||
| Witnesses: William Mayor & Elizabeth Mayor | ||
| THEIR CHILD: | ||||||||
| Edward Mayor | Born: | 10 | Sep | 1915 | His Life | |||
| DEATHS: | ||||||||
| John Thomas Mayor | [20 yrs] | Died: | 17 | Sep | 1922 | |||
| Jane Mayor (Mrs) | [64 yrs] | Died: | 25 | Apr | 1944 | |||
| John Henry Mayor | [83 yrs] | Died: | 15 | Dec | 1951 | |||
| James Robert Mayor | [82 yrs] | Died: | 20 | Aug | 1975 | |||
| William Mayor | [81 yrs] | Died: | c. | Jun | 1977 | |||
| Henry Mayor | [84 yrs] | Died: | c. | Jun | 1982 | |||
| Roger Mayor | [75 yrs] | Died: | c. | Jun | 1982 | |||
| Elizabeth Halton (Mrs) | [92 yrs] | Died: | c. | Oct | 1986 | |||
| Margaret Ann Cooper (Mrs) | [95 yrs] | Died: | c. | Jul | 1999 | |||
| Edward Mayor | [87 yrs] | Died: | c. | Jan | 2003 | |||
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | John Henry Mayor outlived two wives and three of his ten children. |
| 2: | The baptism registers did not record the dates of birth, so the above birthdates are taken from other sources, mainly the General Register Office's Death Indexes. |
| 3: | The above information is taken from the original baptism, marriage and burial registers, transcripts of monument inscriptions, and the National Probate Index, all held at the Lancashire Archives in Preston. |
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