FAMILY HISTORY: NORRIS

THE MARRIAGE OF GEORGE WILLIAM & MARGARET MOON:

 

GROOM:
Name: George William Moon, age 23, bachelor, Commercial Traveler, of Wigan
Father: Oliver Moon, Publican
Mother: Eliza Armitage
Birthdate: c. 1854
Birthplace: Wigan, Lancashire, England

 

BRIDE:
Name: Margaret Norris, age 23, spinster, of Croston
Father: James Norris, saddler, deceased
Mother: Margaret Armitage
Birthdate: 2 January 1855
Birthplace: Croston, Lancashire, England

 

THEIR WEDDING:
Date: 18 September 1878
Place: St. Michael & All Angels Parish Church (C of E)
Location: Croston, Lancashire, England
Priest: Oswald Master, Rector
Witnesses: Francis John Moon, Elizabeth Ellen Norris
& Catherine Forshaw

 

THEIR THREE CHILDREN:
Eliza Moon Born: 25 Jul 1879 Her Family
Margaret Moon Born: c. 1881 Her Family
Catherine Moon Born: c. 1883 Her Family

 

DEATHS:
George William Moon [64 yrs] Died: c. 1919
Margaret Moon (Mrs) [76 yrs] Died: 12 Nov 1931
Eliza Pye (Mrs) [77 yrs] Died: c. 1957
Margaret White (Mrs) Died:
Catherine Yates (Mrs) Died:

 

NOTES:
1: George Moon's mother's maiden name has been variously spelled as Armytage and Hermitage.
2: Margaret Moon died at 77 Hawkshead Street, Southport, which had been her home for many years. Her sister Elizabeth Ellen Henderson died there six years earlier.
3: The above information is taken from Marriage and Burial records held at the Lancashire Archives in Preston, and from monument inscriptions at Croston Parish Church.

 

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