FAMILY HISTORY: NORRIS
THE FAMILY OF MARY ELLEN RIGBYE DALTON
| Mary Ellen Rigbye Dalton was born at Croston on 14 April 1868, the daughter of Susannah Dalton, a single woman. She was baptized at
St Michael and All Angels Parish Church in Croston on 31 May 1868. Her mother never married and at the time of the 1881 Census they were living in Croston: |
| 1881 CENSUS OF CROSTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| James Dalton | Head | Mar. | M | 66 | Blacksmith | Croston, Lancashire |
| Ellen Dalton | Wife | Mar. | F | 65 | - | Croston, Lancashire |
| Susannah Dalton | Dau. | Unm. | F | 40 | Dressmaker | Liverpool, Lancashire |
| William Dalton | Son | Unm. | M | 21 | Blacksmith | Croston, Lancashire |
| James Dalton | Grandson | Unm. | M | 13 | Scholar | Croston, Lancashire |
| Mary E. Dalton | Granddau. | - | F | 12 | Scholar | Croston, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at Church Street, Croston, Lancashire. (RG11-4222, folio 76, page 26) |
| 2: | I do not know who the parents of James Dalton are but I don't believe that he is the son of Susannah. |
| 3: | The above information is taken from the census returns on microfiche at the Lancashire Record Office. |
| Susannah Dalton died on 21 February 1919 and was buried with her parents and other family members in the churchyard at Croston: |
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| "In Affectionate Memory of... ...Also, Susannah, daughter of above, died 21st February 1919 aged 78 years..." |
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| [Partial inscription for a large family gravestone which is damaged with part broken away.] |