Jane Mary Westby
Jane was born in 1834 in
Little Bolton and her baptism took place on April 27th, 1834 at
St. Peter's (Bolton).
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Birth Notes
Name: Jane Westby
Baptism Date: 27 Apr 1834
Parish: Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
Father: Thomas Westby
Mother: Sarah Westby
Register Type: Bishop's Transcripts
Reference Number: Drm/2/24a
Name: Jane Westby
Gender: Female
Baptism Date: 27 Apr 1834
Baptism Place: Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
Father: Thomas Westby
Mother: Sarah Westby
FHL Film Number: 1966401
Jane's father was
Thomas Westby and her mother was
Sarah Mather. Her maternal grandparents were
Joseph (Joshua) Mather and
Mary Thorp. She had two brothers and a sister, named
William,
Thomas and
Mary. She was the second oldest of the four children. She died at the age of 41 in 1875 in
Farnworth.
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Death Notes
Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1875
MCDOWELL Jane M 41 1875 Farnworth Bolton FTH/29/474
Name: Jane Mary McDowell
Estimated birth year: abt 1834
Registration Year: 1875
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Age at Death: 41
Registration district: Bolton, Lancashire
Volume: 8c
Page: 147
General Notes
In 1851, Jane was living at 23 Dean Street, aged 17.
"Jane Mary" when she died, aged 41
Jane and
William were married in a civil ceremony in 1857.
Marriage/Union Notes
Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1857
WESTBY Jane M MCDOWELL William Bolton Register Office or Registrar Attended Bolton RO/15/52
They had five sons and a daughter, named
Alexander,
Walter,
William,
John,
Charles and
Elisa. The family line is yet to be completed.
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Children
Alexander James McDowell
Alexander was born in July 1859 in
Little Bolton.
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Birth Notes
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1859
MACDOWELL Alexander J WESTBY Little Bolton LB/36/336
Name: Alexander James Macdowell
Registration Year: 1859
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration district: Bolton, Lancashire
Volume: 8c
Page: 270
He died as a war casualty, Died from wounds, at the age of 56 on August 12th, 1915 in
France.
Walter William McDowell
Walter was born in January 1862 in
Bolton.
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Birth Notes
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1862
MCDOWELL Walter W WESTBY Eastern Bolton EB/45/371
Name: Walter William McDowell
Registration Year: 1862
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district: Bolton, Lancashire
Volume: 8c
Page: 319
He died at the age of 61 in November 1923. He was buried on November 7th, 1923.
Death Notes
Name: Walter William McDowell
Register Type: Burial
Death Date: abt 1923
Burial or Cremation Date: 7 Nov 1923
Burial or Cremation Place: Lancashire, England
URL: https://www.deceasedonline.com...
Elisa J McDowell
Elisa was born in July 1867 in
Little Bolton.
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Birth Notes
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1867
MCDOWELL Eliza A WESTBY Little Bolton LB/54/336
Name: Eliza Ann McDowell
Registration Year: 1867
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration district: Bolton, Lancashire
Volume: 8c
Page: 316
She died at the age of 7 in April 1875 in
Bolton.
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Death Notes
Name: Eliza Ann McDowell
Estimated birth year: abt 1868
Registration Year: 1875
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Age at Death: 7
Registration district: Bolton, Lancashire
Volume: 8c
Page: 263