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Mary Whitaker

Mary was born in 1777 in Lancashire.¹

Birth Notes
- Aged 60 in 1841, Born Lancashire
  Aged 74 in 1751 (born 1777), Mother-in-law, Servant
  
  Name: Mary Bolton
  Age: 74
  Estimated Birth Year: abt 1777
  Relation: Mother-in-law
  Where born: Clibesthaw, Lancashire, England
  
  Perhaps this should be Clitheroe, not Clibesthaw
  
  A baptism at Shaw, 15 Oct 1780, dau of Jonathan and Sarah could be her, as she had children baptised with those names. Also, Jonathan was a weaver. If that is correct, then she had a brother John baptised 25 Oct 1778.

She died at the age of 78 in December 1855 in Bolton. Her burial was on December 15th, 1853 at St. Peter's (Bolton).²³

Death Notes
- Alive in 1841 with daughter Ann and son John
  Alive in 1851 with Daughter Maria and her husband Walter Welsby
  
  Presumed died between 1851 and 1861
  
  Name: Mary Bolton
  Age: 76
  Burial Date: 15 Dec 1853
  Parish: Bolton le Moors, St Peter
  Parish as it Appears: Bolton-le-Moors
  Reference Number: GB127.L243/1/5/16

General Notes
- Mary Ramsden or Mary Whitaker ???
  
  1 Jan 1838, Mary's daughter Maria Bolton of Shaw Street married Walter Welsby
  
  In 1841, Mary Bolton (60) was living with John Bolton (30) and John Allen (25) and three other adult lodgers (John Yates, John Horton and Richard Hurst) at Shaw Street, Bolton. Relationship unknown.
  
  In 1851, Living with daughter Maria and family, still at 8 Shaw St.

Occupation Details
- From 1841 Mary's occupation was Cotton Weaver in manufacturing.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1841 census

Occupancy & Contact Details
- Mary lived at 8 Shaw Street from 1841.³
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Just recorded as Shaw Street in 1841, but were at no.8 in 1851. Home of Richard and Ann Tomlinson (nee Bolton).
      Also present in Household and Mary Bolton (snr), Son John, and John Allen and 3 others (presumed lodgers)

Social & Emotional Relationships
- Mary lived with Ann Bolton.
  - Relationship Notes
    - In 1841, Mary Bolton (60) was living with Richard & Ann Tomlinson and son John Bolton at Shaw St
  She lived with Maria Bolton.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Mary was with daughter Maria and Walter in 1851
  Mary and Mary Ramsden were hostile towards each other.

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1851 UK Census
² Ancestry.co.uk
³ 1841 UK Census