FAMILY HISTORY: NORRIS
THE LIFE OF HUGH NORRIS:
Name: Hugh Norris | |
Father: John Norris | |
Mother: Ellen Ryding | |
Birthdate: 5 February 1794 | |
Birthplace: Croston, Lancashire, England |
Although Hugh Norris never married, he apparently did have one daughter, Jane Singleton. I believe that Jane was the only daughter of
Hugh and his housekeeper Ann Singleton, and that she was born in Wrightington, near Croston, in about 1832/33. Ann Singleton also had a son, Lawrence, born about 1830 but I have no evidence that this boy was the son of Hugh Norris. Ann Singleton and her two children were living with Hugh Norris at Mill House End in Croston at the time of the 1841 census. Ann was Hugh's servant and Lawrence was an agricultural labourer. Jane, aged about 8, was probably a scholar. In his Will, dated 1868, Hugh Norris left a legacy to Jane, who was by then the wife of William Chadwick, a miller. He does not describe her as his daughter in the Will, but she had a plaque erected inside the Croston Parish Church, St. Michael and All Angels, in his memory: |
In Memoriam HUGH NORRIS ESQ. Formerly of Mill House End Croston Died at Southport Oct. 28th 1868, aged 74 years Erected as a tribute of affection by his daughter JANE CHADWICK "In the Midst of Life We are in Death" |
It is always possible that Jane Singleton was not Hugh's daughter but looked upon him like a father. It is clear that she had a
great affection for him - she named two sons Hugh (the first having died in infancy) - and it appears that he felt the same about her, having remembered her
in his Will. There does not appear to have been an Order of Filiation made for her support and this leads me to believe that Hugh always supported her - and perhaps her mother and brother - voluntarily. Another interesting thing is that when Hugh moved to Southport Jane, her husband and her mother remained at Mill House End. |
THE CHILDREN OF ANN SINGLETON: | ||||||||
Lawrence Singleton | Born: | 24 | Aug | 1828 | His Family | |||
Jane Singleton | Born: | 28 | Jan | 1833 | Her Family |
DEATHS: | ||||||||
Ann Singleton | [72 yrs] | Buried: | 8 | Sep | 1863 | |||
Hugh Norris | [74 yrs] | Died: | 23 | Oct | 1868 | |||
Jane Chadwick (Mrs) | [74 yrs] | Died: | 3 | Oct | 1906 | |||
Lawrence Singleton | [77 yrs] | Buried: | 16 | Apr | 1906 |
NOTES: | |
1: | I am not sure if Lawrence Singleton was the son of Hugh Norris and can find no Bastardy Bond. |
2: | The above information is taken from Baptism and Burial records held at the Lancashire Record Office. |
Baptism Records | Census Returns | Burial Records | Info. from Wills | |
Hugh's Family | Ann's Family | Surname Index | Inner Homepage | Main Homepage |