FAMILY HISTORY: NORRIS
THE CHILDREN OF WILLIAM & NANCY BRETHERTON
BAPTISM RECORDS:
| Father: William Bretherton | |
| Mother: Nancy Bretherton | Formerly: Iddon |
| Date of Marriage: 5 November 1866 | |
| BAPTISMS AT ST MARY the VIRGIN PARISH CHURCH, ECCLESTON: | ||
| 1: | Name: Susannah, daughter of Nancy Iddon of Eccleston | |
| Born: [not recorded] | Baptized: 3 April 1864 by J.W. Spencer, Curate | |
| 2: | Name: Richard, son of William and Nancy Bretherton of Eccleston, shoemaker | |
| Born: [not recorded] | Baptized: 8 September 1867 by J.B. Patterson, Curate | |
| BAPTISMS AT ST PETER'S CHURCH, MAWDESLEY: | ||
| 3: | Name: Sarah Anne, daughter of William and Anne Bretherton of Mawdesley, shoemaker | |
| Born: 8 February 1869 | Baptized: 7 March 1869 by Martin Twiss, Rector | |
| 4: | Name: John William, son of William and Nancy Bretherton of Mawdesley, shoemaker | |
| Born: 27 November 1870 | Baptized: 1 January 1871 by Martin Twiss, Rector | |
| BAPTISMS AT ST MARY the VIRGIN PARISH CHURCH, ECCLESTON: | ||
| 5: | Name: Maria, daughter of William and Nancy Bretherton of Eccleston, Shoemaker | |
| Born: [not recorded] | Baptized: 17 November 1872 by Richard Anderton | |
| BAPTISM AT CHRIST CHURCH, ADLINGTON: | ||
| 6: | Name: James, son of William and Nancy Bretherton of Adlington, Bankman | |
| Born: [not recorded] | Baptized: 29 October 1876 by Edward H. Thomas | |
| BAPTISM AT ST GEORGE'S PARISH CHURCH, CHORLEY: | ||
| 7: | Name: David, son of William and Nancy Bretherton, or Moor-road, Labourer | |
| Born: [not recorded] | Baptized: 26 October 1879 by George Horsfall | |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | This family moved around over the years, making it difficult to find all of the baptism records. |
| 2: | Only the baptism registers at Mawdesley recorded dates of birth. |
| 3: | The above information is taken from Baptism records held at the Lancashire Record Office in Preston. |