In 1840 James was a plaster of Beford, Leigh, son of William Partington, a weaver when he married Frances Eddowes at Leigh
In 1841, James a plasterer, and Fanny (30 & 20) were living in the Regent Road area of Salford with their first daughter Ellen (1 mo) and Frances's brother Thomas (aged 15)
In Q3 1848, Frances and James had a daughter Mary who married in 1872, Regent Road, Salford with father James a Painter (MMN confirmed as "EDDOWS" on birth record).
1861 James, a painter, and "Fras" (46 & 39) were at Regent Road, Salford with their three daughters.
James and Frances both died in November 1865, just 6 days appart.