FAMILY HISTORY: NORRIS
THE MARRIAGE OF SAMUEL & MARY MOLYNEUX:
| GROOM: | |
| Name: Samuel Molyneux, surgeon, of Upholland | |
| Father: John Molyneux | |
| Mother: Alice Lea | |
| Birthdate: 2 Jan 1813 | |
| Birthplace: Croston, Lancashire, England | |
| BRIDE: | |
| Name: Mary Newton, spinster, of Liverpool | |
| Father: Joseph Newton | |
| Mother: | |
| Birthdate: c. 1819 | |
| Birthplace: Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
| THEIR WEDDING: | ||
| Date: 10 November 1840 | ||
| Place: St. Benet's Roman Catholic Church | ||
| Location: Netherton, Lancashire, England | ||
| Priest: Rev. Abraham | ||
| Witnesses: | ||
| MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT: | |||||||||
| "On Tuesday last...Same day, at the Roman Catholic Chapel, Netherton, by the Rev. Mr. Abraham, Mr. Samuel Molyneux of Upholland, near Wigan, surgeon, to Mary, eldest daughter of Mr. Joseph Newton, Bath-street, in this town." | |||||||||
| From 'The Liverpool Mercury', Friday, 12 November 1840 | |||||||||
| THEIR FIVE CHILDREN: | ||||||||
| John Lea Molyneux | Born: | 25 | Aug | 1841 | His Family | |||
| Wilfrid Molyneux | Born: | 12 | Oct | 1842 | His Life | |||
| Martha Josephine Molyneux | Born: | 13 | Jun | 1844 | Her Family | |||
| Harold Joseph Molyneux | Born: | 08 | Aug | 1851 | His Family | |||
| Ellen Mary Molyneux | Born: | 21 | Apr | 1860 | (infant) | |||
| DEATHS: | ||||||||
| Ellen Mary Molyneux | [ 2 yrs] | Died: | 11 | Apr | 1863 | |||
| Wilfrid Molyneux | [21 yrs] | Died: | 21 | Jul | 1864 | |||
| Samuel Molyneux | [55 yrs] | Died: | 01 | Feb | 1868 | |||
| Mary Molyneux (Mrs) | [53 yrs] | Died: | 03 | Jun | 1872 | |||
| Martha Josephine Doon (Mrs) | [40 yrs] | Died: | 26 | Nov | 1884 | |||
| John Lea Molyneux | [43 yrs] | Died: | 16 | Feb | 1885 | |||
| Harold Joseph Molyneux | [43 yrs] | Died: | 09 | May | 1895 | |||
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | The Lancashire Record Office does not hold the marriage records for St Benet's Church. The marriage information is taken from the marriage announcement published in The Liverpool Mercury newspaper. |
| 2: | It is surprising that an obviously well-to-do family - with access to the best medical care available - died at such young ages. Samuel and Mary both died in their mid-50s and all of their children died before reaching the age of 45 years. |
| 3: | The above information is taken from Baptism, Marriage, Burial, Census and Probate records, all held at the Lancashire Record Office. |
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