FAMILY HISTORY: NORRIS
THE MARRIAGES OF HENRY WHITTLE:
| GROOM: | |
| Name: Henry Whittle, age 24 bachelor, plate layer, of Croston | |
| Father: Thurston Whittle, farm labourer | |
| Mother: Catherine Colton | |
| Birthdate: 12 March 1882 | |
| Birthplace: Croston, Lancashire, England | |
| FIRST MARRIAGE: BRIDE: | |
| Name: Margaret Ellen Rigby, age 25, spinster, weaver, of Croston | |
| Father: John Rigby, stoker | |
| Mother: | |
| Birthdate: 1881 | |
| Birthplace: Croston, Lancashire, England | |
| THEIR WEDDING: | ||
| Date: 4 June 1906 by Banns | ||
| Place: St. Michael & All Angel's Parish Church (C. of E.) | ||
| Location: Croston, Lancashire, England | ||
| Priest: H. Wild, Curate | ||
| Witnesses: John Whittle & Elizabeth Smith | ||
| THEIR ONLY KNOWN CHILD: | ||||||||
| Kate Whittle | Born: | 9 | Nov | 1906 | Her Family | |||
| DEATHS: | ||||||||
| Margaret Ellen Whittle (Mrs) | [51 yrs] | Died: | 14 | Jun | 1933 | |||
| NOTE: | |
| 1: | 5 years after the death of his first wife, Henry married the Aunt of his daughter's husband. |
THE MARRIAGES OF HENRY WHITTLE
SECOND MARRIAGE:
| SECOND MARRIAGE: BRIDE: | |
| Name: Kate Norris, age 56, spinster, teacher | |
| Father: Thomas Norris (deceased) | |
| Mother: Mary Bannister (deceased) | |
| Birthdate: 2 August 1882 | |
| Birthplace: Croston, Lancashire, England | |
| THEIR WEDDING: | ||
| Date: 22 October 1938 | ||
| Place: St. Michael & All Angel's Parish Church (C. of E.) | ||
| Location: Croston, Lancashire, England | ||
| Priest: R.A. Rawstorne, Rector | ||
| Witnesses: Jane Norris, Margaret Norris & James Whittle | ||
| THEIR CHILDREN: (none) |
| DEATHS: | ||||||||
| Henry Whittle | [59 yrs] | Died: | 11 | Sep | 1941 | |||
| Kate Whittle (Mrs) | [78 yrs] | Died: | 22 | Apr | 1961 | |||
| Kate "Kitty" Moon (Mrs.) | [72 yrs] | Died: | 30 | Sep | 1979 | |||
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Henry's second wife Kate Norris was the Aunt of Humphrey Moon, husband of his daughter Kate, and his younger brother Thurston was married to Kate Norris' 2nd cousin Jane Ellen Dalton. |
| 2: | The above information is taken from Baptism, Marriage and Burial records held at the Lancashire Record Office in Preston, and from the monument inscriptions at Croston Parish Church. |
| Baptism Records | Burial Records | Info. from Wills | ||
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