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John Isherwood

John was born in June 1796 in Tottington and his baptism took place on June 19th, 1796 at St. Anne (Turton).¹²

Birth Notes
- Aged 54 in 1851, born Tottington
  
  Name:    John Isherwood
  Event Type:    Baptism
  Baptism Date:    19 Jun 1796
  Baptism Place:    Turton, St Anne, Lancashire, England
  Father:    Christopher Isherwood
  Mother:    Jane Isherwood
  Reference Number:    GB127.L98/1/2/2
  Abode: Tottington

John's father was Christopher Isherwood and his mother was Jane Greenhalgh. He had two brothers and two sisters, named James, Jonathan, Mary and Ann. He was the oldest of the five known children.

General Notes
- Note: There is another John and Mary Isherwood family of Bradshaw, a whister (they had daughter Mary in 1830)
  
  13 Feb 1820, John Isherwood (weaver) married Alice Brownlow.
  
  John was a weaver at Tottington (confirmed by all his childrens baptism records)
  
  In 1851, John (a slater) and wife Alice (both 54) are at Hagglehurst, Holcombe, Tottington Lower End with Mary (31), James (29), Ann (27), Jane (24), Jonathan (19), Elizabeth (15) and John's mother Jane (83).
  
  In 1861, John was still in Tottington, a weaver, aged 61

Occupation Details
- From 1820 to 1861 John's occupation was Weaver in Tottington.
  - Occupation Notes
    - John was a weaver at Tottington (confirmed by all his childrens baptism records), except a Slater on Elizabeth's baptism of 1835
  From 1835 to 1851 his occupation was Salter in Tottington.
  - Occupation Notes
    - A Slater in 1851

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Christopher Isherwood
  - b.1761 in Turton d.1846 in Tottington
  
  John Isherwood
  - b.Jun 1796 in Tottington
  
  Jane Greenhalgh
  - b.1768 in Quarlton d.> 1851

Personal Timeline

Click here for details of John's family with Alice Brownlow

¹ 1851 UK Census
² Manchester CoE BMB (1541-1812)