FAMILY HISTORY: NORRIS

THE MARRIAGES OF JOHN HENRY MAYOR:

 

GROOM:
Name: John Henry Mayor, age 23, bachelor, of Eccleston, sawyer
Father: James Mayor, timber dealer
Mother: Ann Norris
Baptism Date: 4 October 1868
Birthplace: Eccleston, Lancashire, England

 

FIRST MARRIAGE: BRIDE:
Name: Mary Alice Grimshaw, age 23, spinster, of Heskin
Father: Robert Grimshaw, farmer
Mother: Betty Anderton
Baptism Date: 18 April 1868
Birthplace: Eccleston, Lancashire, England

 

THEIR WEDDING:
Date: 9 September 1891, after Banns
Place: St. Mary the Virgin Parish Church
Location: Eccleston, Lancashire, England
Priest: John B. Bromfield
Witnesses: William Mayor & Ann Grimshaw

 

THEIR NINE CHILDREN:
James Robert Mayor Born: 31 Aug 1892 His Life
Elizabeth Mayor Born: 11 Mar 1894 Her Life
William Mayor Born: 3 Jan 1896 His Life
Henry Mayor Born: 2 Mar 1898 His Life
John Mayor Baptized: 15 Apr 1900 (infant)
John Thomas Mayor Baptized: 6 Apr 1902 (young)
Margaret Ann Mayor Born: 1 Nov 1903 Her Life
Roger Mayor Born: 5 Sep 1906 His Life
Mary Alice Mayor Baptized: 5 May 1908 (infant)

 

DEATHS:
John Mayor [20 mos] Died: 5 Dec 1901
Mary Alice Mayor (Mrs) [40 yrs] Died: 1 May 1908
Mary Alice Mayor [ 7 mos] Died: 3 Nov 1908

 

NOTES:
1: It would appear that Mary Alice died during - or as a result of - childbirth.
2: The above information is taken from the original baptism, marriage and burial registers held at the Lancashire Archives.

 


THE MARRIAGES OF JOHN HENRY MAYOR:

SECOND MARRIAGE:

 

SECOND MARRIAGE: BRIDE:
Name: Jane Anderton, age 34, spinster, of Whittle-le-Woods
Father: Oliver Anderton
Mother: Elizabeth Fowler
Birthdate: 17 October 1879
Birthplace: Mawdesley, Lancashire, England

 

THEIR WEDDING:
Date: 2 September 1914
Place: St. Mary the Virgin Parish Church
Location: Eccleston, Lancashire, England
Priest: Thomas Halton, Rector
Witnesses: William Mayor & Elizabeth Mayor

 

THEIR CHILD:
Edward Mayor Born: 10 Sep 1915 His Life

 

DEATHS:
John Thomas Mayor [20 yrs] Died: 17 Sep 1922
Jane Mayor (Mrs) [64 yrs] Died: 25 Apr 1944
John Henry Mayor [83 yrs] Died: 15 Dec 1951
James Robert Mayor [82 yrs] Died: 20 Aug 1975
William Mayor [81 yrs] Died: c. Jun 1977
Henry Mayor [84 yrs] Died: c. Jun 1982
Roger Mayor [75 yrs] Died: c. Jun 1982
Elizabeth Halton (Mrs) [92 yrs] Died: c. Oct 1986
Margaret Ann Cooper (Mrs) [95 yrs] Died: c. Jul 1999
Edward Mayor [87 yrs] Died: c. Jan 2003

 

NOTES:
1: John Henry Mayor outlived two wives and three of his ten children.
2: The baptism registers did not record the dates of birth, so the above birthdates are taken from other sources, mainly the General Register Office's Death Indexes.
3: The above information is taken from the original baptism, marriage and burial registers, transcripts of monument inscriptions, and the National Probate Index, all held at the Lancashire Archives in Preston.

 


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