John Barrow
John was born in 1822 in
Little Bolton and his christening took place on April 7th, 1822 at
St. Peter's (Bolton).
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Birth Notes
Name: John Barrow
Baptism Date: 7 Apr 1822
Parish: Bolton le Moors, St Peter
Parish as it Appears: Bolton-le-Moors
Father's Name: George Barrow
Mother's Name: Nancy Barrow
Reference Number: L243/1/3/4
Abode: Little Bolton (Weaver)
John's father was
George Barrow and his mother was
Nancy Greenhalgh. He had four brothers and nine sisters, named
Richard,
James,
George,
Thomas,
Margaret,
Betty,
Eliza,
Mary,
Nancy,
Nancy,
Celine,
Harriet and
Ellen. He was the oldest of the fourteen children. He had a half-brother named
Edwin. He died at the age of 23 in 1845 in
Bolton.
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Death Notes
Died before 1851 as not on 1851 census, and happy remarried in 1853.
No Deaths in Bury and only three death in Bolton between 1843 to 1853 for John Barrow.
Deaths Mar 1843 (>99%) BAR_OW John Bolton 21 119 Age ?
Deaths Mar 1843 (>99%) BAR_OW John Bolton 21 82 Age ?
Both too early if Maria born Q1 1844
Deaths Jun 1845 (>99%) BARROW John Bolton 21 75 Age 63
Surley he's too old, but Roo has aged 23, so perhaps its a typo.
Perhaps they separated and divorced, or he died outside of Bolton.
Bolton history center thinks he was still alive in 1851 and may have died in either 1853 or 1856
General Notes
John and Happy were living appart on the 1851 census. Happy is back in Simpson St with her parents and her 7 year old daughter Maria, while John Barrow was living as an agricultural labourer at Leach House(??).
In 1844, John Barrow was an Engineer when Maria baptised
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1797 in Bolton
- b.1822 in Little Bolton d.1845 in Bolton
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- b.1803 in Blackrod
Wife's Pictures
Family Pictures
John and
Happy were married in a religious ceremony on September 5th, 1842 at
Christ Church, Ainsworth witnessed by William Taylor & Alice Mather.
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Marriage/Union Notes
BARROW John + MATHER Happy
Married at Ainsworth, Christ Church, Bury CE3/1/454
Solemnized at Ainsworth, in the Parish of Middleton.
John was a Chemist from Bridge Street. His father was George Barrow, a Vitrol Maker.
They had a daughter named
Maria. There are no more children.
Family Notes
Marriage confirmed by 1861 census, where Marria Barrow is described as a stepdaughter.
John was recorded on the FreeBMD index (vol 21, page 09), but Happy Mather is (Sep 1842, Vol 21, 109). A correction has been posted.
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Children
Maria Barrow
Maria was born on February 26th, 1844 in
Little Bolton and her christening took place on May 19th, 1844 at
St. Peter's (Bolton).
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Birth Notes
There is only one Maria Barrow birth registered 1842-1846 in Bolton (so Maria was recorded twice in 1861).
BARROW, MARIA MATHER
GRO Reference: 1844 M Quarter in BOLTON UNION
Volume 21 Page 122
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1844
BARROW Maria MATHER Little Bolton LB/9/342
Name: Maria Barrows
Baptism Date: 19 May 1844
Baptism Place: Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
Father: John Barrows
Mother: Happy Barrows
Reference Number: GB127.L243/1/3/17
Abode: Little Bolton. Engineer
She died due to a respiratory problem and/or pneumonia, Phthisis (i.e. Tuberculosis), at the age of 22 on October 21st, 1866 in
Bolton.
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Death Notes
Maria died on 21st October 1866 from Phthisis (tuberculosis) aged 22 years.
Deaths Dec 1866 (>99%)
COLLINS Maria 22 Bolton 8c 251
Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1866
COLLINS Maria 22 Eastern Bolton EB/41/348
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Family Additional Information
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BMD Births | Yes (1 daughter) |
GRO Checked? | Yes |
Baptisms | Yes (1 child) |
DNA Bloodline? | Yes |