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Charles Crossland Greenhalgh & Sarah (Martha) Ann Buckley

Charles and Martha were married in a religious ceremony in 1871 at St. Stephens (E Bolton).¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1871
  BUCKLEY * Martha CROSSLAND Charles Bolton, St Stephen, Lever Bridge 42/1/305
  BUCKLEY * Martha GREENHALGH Charles Bolton, St Stephen, Lever Bridge 42/1/305

They had a daughter named Esther. There are no more children.

Personal Details
- Charles Crossland Greenhalgh
  Charles was born in July 1843 in Bolton.¹ He died at the age of 35 in September 1878 in Bolton.
  - Death Notes
    - Name:    Charles Crossland Greenhalgh
      Estimated Birth Year:    abt 1845
      Registration Year:    1878
      Registration Quarter:    Jul-Aug-Sep
      Age at Death:    33
      Registration district:    Bolton, Lancashire
      Volume:    8c
      Page:    279
  Sarah (Martha) Ann Buckley
  Sarah, known as Martha, was born in 1846 in Darcy Lever.²
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 5 in 1851, born Darcy Lever
      
      It's strange that the GRO and Lancashire BMD has a birth for Sarah A, but no Martha. This must be an error, as there was no census or death for Sarah A, and yet we have a Martha instead!
      
      Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1846
      Name: BUCKLEY, Sarah A
      Mother: SCOWCROFT
      Sub-district: Lever
      Registered at: Bolton
      Reference: LEV/5/46
      
      BUCKLEY, SARAH ANN SCOWCROFT
      GRO Reference: 1846 M Quarter in BOLTON UNION
      Volume 21 Page 205
  - Death Notes
    - NOTE: The Sarah Ann Buckley that died in 1851 was an infant, born 1850, and MMN = WEBSTER, so another.

Children
- Esther Crossland Greenhalgh
  Esther was born in July 1878 in Darcy Lever.³
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1878
    GREENHALGH, Esther C BUCKLEY Lever, Bolton LEV/23/81
    
    GREENHALGH, ESTHER CROSSLAND BUCKLEY
    GRO Reference: 1878 S Quarter in BOLTON
    Volume 08C Page 480
  She died at the age of 74 in June 1953 in Bolton.⁴
  - Death Notes
    
    Esther was alive in 1891, aged 12 (and 1911). She died a spinster in 1953.
    
    Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1953
    GREENHALGH Esther C 74 Bolton North BN/11/128
    
    GREENHALGH, ESTHER CROSSLAND 74
    GRO Reference: 1953 J Quarter in BOLTON
    Volume 10B Page 561

Family Additional Information
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  - BMD Births Yes (1 daughter)

¹ FreeBMD.org.uk
² 1851 UK Census
³ BMD-Lancashire
⁴ GRO Reference