The Family of Mary Salter

Mary Salter was the daughter of Albert Salter and Mary Alice Hayes, who were married at Emmanuel Church in Preston on 19 August 1899.

Albert, who was born in Preston in about 1874 was the son of James Salter and Mary Yates.

Mary Alice, who was born in Preston in about 1877, was the daughter of William Hayes and Ann Edge.

By the night of the 1901 Census Mary's parents were relative newlyweds and did not yet have children but Mary Alice would have been expecting their first child, William who was born shortly after the Census was taken:

1901 CENSUS OF PRESTON, LANCASHIRE:
NAME:	RELATION:	CONDITION:	SEX:	AGE:	OCCUPATION:	BIRTHPLACE:
Albert Salter	Head	Married	M	27	Cotton Weaver	Preston, Lancashire
Mary A. Salter	Wife	Married	F	24	Cotton Weaver	Preston, Lancashire
Mary Salter	Mother	Widow	F	62	-	Walton-le-Dale, Lancashire

NOTES:
1:	Living at 16 Cave Street, Preston, Lancashire. (RG13-3943, folio 5, page 2)
2:	Albert's father James died in January 1891, aged just 44 years. He is buried at Preston Cemetery.
3:	The above information is taken from copies on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives.

By the date of the 1911 Census Albert and Mary Alice had 4 children, including Mary, who was baptized at St Matthew's Parish Church, Preston:

3 May 1908, Mary, daughter of Albert and Mary Alice Salter, of 9 Cave Street, weaver, by R. J. Cross.

1911 CENSUS OF PRESTON, LANCASHIRE:
NAME:	RELATION:	CONDITION:	SEX:	AGE:	OCCUPATION:	BIRTHPLACE:
Albert Salter	Head	Married	M	37	Cotton Weaver	Preston, Lancashire
Mary Alice Salter	Wife	Married	F	34	-	Preston, Lancashire
William Salter	Son	-	M	9	School	Preston, Lancashire
Frank Salter	Son	-	M	6	School	Preston, Lancashire
Henry Salter	Son	-	M	4	School	Preston, Lancashire
Mary Salter	Daughter	-	F	2	-	Preston, Lancashire

NOTES:
1:	Living at 9 Cave Street, Preston, Lancashire.
2:	Albert and Mary Alice had been married 11 years and Mary Alice was the mother of 4 children - all living.
3:	The above information is taken from a scanned image at www.findmypast.co.uk.

Albert and Mary Alice had one more child, a daughter Alice, who was born in 1912.

Albert died in Preston in about 1950, aged 75 years and Mary Alice died in 1964, aged 86 years.

NOTE:
1:	The above information is taken from the original baptism and marriage registers, as well as microfilmed copies of burial records for Preston Cemetery and copies of 1901 census returns on microfiche, all held at the Lancashire Archives in Preston; as well as the 1911 census on-line.

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