FAMILY HISTORY: NORRIS

THE MARRIAGE OF JOHN & JANE ASCROFT:

 

GROOM:
Name: John Ascroft, age 23, bachelor, farmer, of Croston
Adoptive Father: William Ascroft, farmer, of Croston
Adoptive Mother: Elizabeth Taylor
Birthdate: c. 1843
Birthplace: Tarleton, Lancashire, England

 

BRIDE:
Name: Jane Norris, age 19, spinster, of Croston
Father: James Norris, saddler (deceased)
Mother: Margaret Armitage
Birthdate: 1 May 1847
Birthplace: Croston, Lancashire, England

 

THEIR WEDDING:
Date: 23 July 1866, by Licence
Place: St. Michael & All Angels Parish Church
Location: Croston, Lancashire, England
Priest: Oswald Master
Witnesses: Ann Norris & John Staziker

 

THEIR TEN CHILDREN:
Margaret Ascroft Born: 31 Mar 1867 Her Family
Elizabeth Ascroft Born: 11 Apr 1869 Her Family
Sarah Ascroft Born: 7 Jul 1871 Her Family
Catherine Ascroft Born: 25 Jun 1873 Her Family
James Norris Ascroft Born: 14 Nov 1875 His Family
Ellen Ascroft Born: 11 Jan 1878 Her Family
Jane Ascroft Born: 14 Mar 1880 Her Life
Ada Mary Ascroft Born: 28 May 1882 Her Family
William Ascroft Born: c. 1884 (infant)
John Ascroft Born: 10 Feb 1886 His Family

 

DEATHS:
William Ascroft [ 5 hrs] Died: 23 May 1884
John Ascroft [62 yrs] Died: 15 Sep 1905
Jane Ascroft (Mrs) [61 yrs] Died: 18 Feb 1909
Catherine Morley (Mrs) [32 yrs] Died: 28 Sep 1905
John Ascroft [36 yrs] Died: 17 Feb 1922
Margaret Baker (Mrs) [66 yrs] Died: 26 Nov 1933
James Norris Ascroft [67 yrs] Died: c. 1943
Elizabeth Foster (Mrs) [81 yrs] Died: 11 Feb 1951
Ada Mary Jackson (Mrs) [75 yrs] Died: c. 1958
Ellen Westworth (Mrs) [80 yrs] Died: c. 1959
Sarah Johnson (Mrs) Died:
Jane Ascroft Died:

 

NOTES:
1: John Ascroft and Jane Norris were probably married by licence due to Jane being a minor at the time of their marriage. She would have also needed her mother's consent.
2: John Ascroft was almost certainly the (unofficially) adopted son of William and Elizabeth Ascroft.
3: William Ascroft only lived a few hours and I can not find a record of his baptism. It is possible that he had an emergency baptism at home.
4: Ada Mary was baptized Mary Ada but I have used her name as it was recorded in later records, including her marriage record, where she was called Ada Mary.
5: The above information is taken from Marriage and Burial records held at the Lancashire Archives in Preston, and from monument inscriptions at Croston Parish Church.

 


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