FAMILY HISTORY: NORRIS
THE MARRIAGES OF ANN "NANNY" NORRIS:
| FIRST MARRIAGE: GROOM: | |
| Name: John Cottam, bachelor, husbandman, of Croston | |
| Father: John Cottam | |
| Mother: | |
| Birthdate: c. 1789 | |
| Birthplace: Croston, Lancashire, England | |
| BRIDE: | |
| Name: Nanny Norris, spinster, of Croston | |
| Father: John Norris | |
| Mother: Ellen Ryding | |
| Birthdate: 30 April 1792 | |
| Birthplace: Croston, Lancashire, England | |
| THEIR WEDDING: | ||
| Date: 8 May 1825, by licence | ||
| Place: St. Michael & All Angel's Parish Church (C. of E.) | ||
| Location: Croston, Lancashire, England | ||
| Priest: G. Parkin, Curate | ||
| Witnesses: John Park Jr. and Lawrence Farrington | ||
| THEIR FOUR ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN: | ||||||||
| Henry Norris | Born: | 18 | Mar | 1810 | His Family | |||
| Thomas Norris | Born: | 6 | Aug | 1812 | His Family | |||
| Hugh Norris | Born: | 20 | Sep | 1814 | His Family | |||
| Robert Norris | Born: | 6 | Jul | 1822 | ( infant) | |||
| THEIR THREE CHILDREN: | ||||||||
| Ellen Cottam (1) | Born: | 1 | Nov | 1825 | ( infant) | |||
| Richard Cottam | Born: | 3 | May | 1827 | His Family | |||
| Ellen Cottam (2) | Born: | 21 | Jun | 1829 | Her Family | |||
| DEATHS: | ||||||||
| Robert Norris | [ 4 yrs] | Buried: | 27 | May | 1827 | |||
| Ellen Cottam (1) | [15 mos] | Buried: | 3 | Aug | 1827 | |||
| John Cottam | [45 yrs] | Buried: | 18 | Oct | 1834 | |||
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | John Cottam was apparently the father of all four of Nanny's illegitimate sons. See the Filiation Orders. |
| 2: | Nanny signed the Marriage Register with her X. |
| 3: | John and Ellen also had a stillborn child, buried at Croston on 8 January 1831. |
THE MARRIAGES OF ANN "NANNY" NORRIS
SECOND MARRIAGE:
| SECOND MARRIAGE: GROOM: | |
| Name: James Dobson, widower, Farmer | |
| Father: | |
| Mother: | |
| Birthdate: c. 1792 | |
| Birthplace: | |
| THEIR WEDDING: | ||
| Date: 21 October 1835 | ||
| Place: St. Michael & All Angel's Parish Church (C. of E.) | ||
| Location: Croston, Lancashire, England | ||
| Priest: Reverend T. Mossop, Curate | ||
| Witnesses: Jane Tuson and Hugh Norris | ||
| THEIR CHILDREN: (none) |
| DEATHS: | ||||||||
| James Dobson | [58 yrs] | Died: | 7 | Feb | 1851 | |||
| Ellen Halsall (Mrs) | [26 yrs] | Buried: | 11 | Sep | 1854 | |||
| Ann Cottam-Dobson (Mrs) | [78 yrs] | Died: | 7 | Apr | 1871 | |||
| Henry Norris | [72 yrs] | Died: | 26 | Jun | 1882 | |||
| Richard Cottam | [60 yrs] | Died: | 12 | Oct | 1886 | |||
| Hugh Norris | [81 yrs] | Died: | 21 | Aug | 1895 | |||
| Thomas Norris | [83 yrs] | Died: | 22 | Oct | 1895 | |||
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | James Dobson was a widower with grown children when he married Nanny (Norris) Cottam. |
| 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. |
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