FAMILY HISTORY: NORRIS

THE MARRIAGE OF RICHARD & MARGARET SMITH:

 

GROOM:
Name: Richard Smith, age 26, bachelor, bricksetter, of Croston
Father: William Smith, bricksetter
Mother: Hannah Mayor
Birthdate: 18 February 1841
Birthplace: Croston, Lancashire, England

 

BRIDE:
Name: Margaret Norris, age 26, spinster, of Croston
Father: Henry Norris, farmer
Mother: Elizabeth Cottam
Birthdate: 28 June 1841
Birthplace: Croston, Lancashire, England

 

THEIR WEDDING:
Date: 20 November 1867
Place: St. Michael & All Angels Parish Church (C of E)
Location: Croston, Lancashire, England
Priest: Reverend Oswald Master, Rector
Witnesses: John Norris & James Pye

 

MARGARET'S ILLEGITIMATE CHILD:
Elizabeth Norris Born: 29 May 1862

 

THEIR FIVE CHILDREN:
Hannah Smith Born: 23 Jul 1868
Henry Smith Born: 28 Jun 1870 (infant)
Ellen Smith Born: 27 Jun 1871 Her Family
Alice Smith Born: 11 Sep 1873 (infant)
William Henry Smith Born: 30 Sep 1877 (infant)

 

DEATHS:
Henry Smith [ 4 wks] Buried: 27 Jul 1870
Alice Smith [ 6 wks] Buried: 11 Nov 1873
William Henry Smith [ 4 mos] Buried: 29 Jan 1878
Ellen Dalton (Mrs) [25 yrs] Died: 23 Aug 1896
Richard Smith [70 yrs] Died: 4 Feb 1912
Margaret Smith (Mrs) [71 yrs] Died: 16 Nov 1912
Elizabeth Norris [85 yrs] Died: 9 Aug 1947
Hannah Smith [92 yrs] Died: 25 Feb 1961

 

NOTES:
1: Ellen was the wife of Thomas Dalton, they were married in Croston in 1895.
2: The father of Elizabeth Norris is unknown.
3: The above information is taken from various records held at the Lancashire Record Office in Preston.

 

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