FAMILY HISTORY: NORRIS
THE MARRIAGES OF THOMAS NORRIS:
| GROOM: | |
| Name: Thomas Norris, bachelor, husbandman, of Croston | |
| Father: (John Cottam) | |
| Mother: Ann "Nanny" Norris | |
| Birthdate: 26 August 1812 | |
| Birthplace: Croston, Lancashire, England | |
| FIRST MARRIAGE: BRIDE: | |
| Name: Elizabeth "Betty" Miller, spinster, of Croston | |
| Father: (William Croft) | |
| Mother: Nanny Miller | |
| Birthdate: 23 May 1816 | |
| Birthplace: Croston, Lancashire, England | |
| THEIR WEDDING: | ||
| Date: 5 January 1836 by Banns | ||
| Place: St. Michael & All Angel's Parish Church (C. of E.) | ||
| Location: Croston, Lancashire, England | ||
| Priest: T. Mossup, Curate | ||
| Witnesses: William Highfield & John Cottam | ||
| THEIR SIX CHILDREN: | ||||||||
| Ellen Norris | Born: | 27 | Feb | 1836 | Her Family | |||
| John Norris | Born: | 10 | Jun | 1838 | His Family | |||
| Thomas Norris Jr. | Born: | 1 | Sep | 1840 | His Family | |||
| Ann Norris | Born: | 22 | Oct | 1843 | (infant) | |||
| Jane Norris | Born: | 3 | Sep | 1846 | (infant) | |||
| Henry Norris | Born: | 24 | Feb | 1851 | (infant) | |||
| DEATHS: | ||||||||
| Jane Norris | [ 1 mth] | Died: | 28 | Oct | 1846 | |||
| Ann Norris | [ 5 yrs] | Buried: | 30 | Mar | 1849 | |||
| Elizabeth Norris (Mrs) | [36 yrs] | Buried: | 29 | Jun | 1851 | |||
| Henry Norris | [ 4 mos] | Died: | 3 | Jul | 1851 | |||
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Elizabeth Norris died four months after the birth of her sixth child and her death may have been due to complications of childbirth. |
| 2: | Elizabeth Norris and her two infant children are buried in an unmarked grave in Croston churchyard. |
THE MARRIAGES OF THOMAS NORRIS
SECOND MARRIAGE:
| SECOND MARRIAGE: BRIDE: | |
| Name: Phoebe Lander | |
| Father: James Lander | |
| Mother: Elizabeth Cottam | |
| Birthdate: 2 January 1821 | |
| Birthplace: Croston, Lancashire, England | |
| THEIR WEDDING: | ||
| Date: 15 December 1859 | ||
| Place: St. Michael & All Angel's Parish Church (C. of E.) | ||
| Location: Croston, Lancashire, England | ||
| Priest: Reverend William Robert Pallet Waudby, Curate | ||
| Witnesses: William Roper Wright and Ann Farrington | ||
| THEIR CHILDREN: (none) |
| DEATHS: | ||||||||
| Phoebe Norris (Mrs) | [52 yrs] | Died: | 1 | Jul | 1872 | |||
| Thomas Norris Sr. | [83 yrs] | Died: | 22 | Oct | 1895 | |||
| John Norris | [73 yrs] | Died: | 3 | Sep | 1911 | |||
| Thomas Norris Jr. | [80 yrs] | Died: | 12 | Oct | 1920 | |||
| Ellen Hough (Mrs.) | [90 yrs] | Died: | 27 | Feb | 1925 | |||
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | The name of Thomas Norris' reputed father is based on an Order of Filiation dated 24 September 1812. |
| 2: | The above information is taken from Baptism, Marriage and Burial records held at the Lancashire Record Office in Preston, and from the monument inscriptions at Croston Parish Church. |
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