FAMILY HISTORY: NORRIS
THE NINE CHILDREN OF JOHN & ELLEN NORRIS
BAPTISM RECORDS:
| Father: John Norris | |
| Mother: Ellen Norris | Formerly: Ryding |
| Date of Marriage: 20 February 1792 | |
| 1: | Name: Ann, daughter of John Norris of Croston, Husbandman, and Ellen his wife. | |
| Born: 30 April 1792 | Baptized: 23 May 1792 | |
| 2: | Name: Hugh, son of John Norris of Croston, Husbandman, and Ellen his wife. | |
| Born: 5 February 1794 | Baptized: 13 February 1794 | |
| 3: | Name: Thomas (1), son of John Norris of Croston, Husbandman, and Ellen his wife. | |
| Born: 19 September 1795 | Baptized: 4 October 1795 | |
| 4: | Name: Margaret (1), daughter of John Norris of Croston, Dealer in Callicos (sic), and Ellen his wife. | |
| Born: 9 October 1797 | Baptized: 1 November 1797 | |
| 5: | Name: Thomas (2), son of John Norris of Croston, Husbandman, and Ellen his wife. | |
| Born: 17 October 1799 | Baptized: 8 November 1799 | |
| 6: | Name: Margaret (2), daughter of John Norris of Croston, Farmer, and Ellen his wife. | |
| Born: 10 August 1801 | Baptized: 6 September 1801 | |
| 7: | Name: Jane, daughter of John Norris of Croston, Farmer, and Ellen his wife. | |
| Born: 13 May 1803 | Baptized: 29 July 1803 | |
| 8: | Name: Robert, son of John Norris of Croston, Husbandman, and Ellen his wife. | |
| Born: 16 October 1804 | Baptized: 28 October 1804 | |
| 9: | Name: John, son of John Norris of Croston, Farmer, and Ellen his wife. | |
| Born: 12 December 1806 | Baptized: 18 December 1806 | |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | All of the above baptisms at St. Michael & All Angels Parish Church, Croston, Lancashire, England. |
| 2: | John Norris did not have any children with his second wife. |
| 3: | Husbandman is another name for a Farmer. |
| 4: | The Callicos referred to above was probably Calico cloth. |
| 5: | The above information is taken from Baptism records held at the Lancashire Record Office in Preston. |