Family of John Barrow & Happy Mather

John and Happy were married in a religious ceremony on September 5th, 1842 at Christ Church, Ainsworth witnessed by William Taylor & Alice Mather.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- BARROW John + MATHER Happy
  Married at Ainsworth, Christ Church, Bury CE3/1/454
  Solemnized at Ainsworth, in the Parish of Middleton.
  
  John was a Chemist from Bridge Street. His father was George Barrow, a Vitrol Maker.

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

Family Notes
- Marriage confirmed by 1861 census, where Marria Barrow is described as a stepdaughter.
  John was recorded on the FreeBMD index (vol 21, page 09), but Happy Mather is (Sep 1842, Vol 21, 109). A correction has been posted.

Personal Details
- John Barrow
  John was born in 1822 in Little Bolton and his christening took place on April 7th, 1822 at St. Peter's (Bolton).²³
  - Birth Notes
    - Name: John Barrow
      Baptism Date: 7 Apr 1822
      Parish: Bolton le Moors, St Peter
      Parish as it Appears: Bolton-le-Moors
      Father's Name: George Barrow
      Mother's Name: Nancy Barrow
      Reference Number: L243/1/3/4
      
      Abode: Little Bolton (Weaver)
  He died at the age of 23 in 1845 in Bolton.²
  - Death Notes
    - Died before 1851 as not on 1851 census, and happy remarried in 1853.
      
      No Deaths in Bury and only three death in Bolton between 1843 to 1853 for John Barrow.
      
      Deaths Mar 1843   (>99%) BAR_OW John     Bolton 21 119 Age ?
      Deaths Mar 1843   (>99%) BAR_OW John     Bolton 21 82 Age ?
      Both too early if Maria born Q1 1844
      
      Deaths Jun 1845   (>99%) BARROW John     Bolton 21 75   Age 63
      Surley he's too old, but Roo has aged 23, so perhaps its a typo.
      
      Perhaps they separated and divorced, or he died outside of Bolton.
      
      Bolton history center thinks he was still alive in 1851 and may have died in either 1853 or 1856
  Happy Mather
  
  1889 Happy Shuttleworth
  
  Happy was born on February 6th, 1823 in Little Bolton.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    - Born about 1823, so before Samuel.
      
      Aged 15 on 1841 census (rounded down)
      Aged 28 on 1851 census
      Aged 37 on 1861 census
      Aged 47 on 1871 census
      Aged 58 on 1881 census
      Aged 65 on 13 May 1889, when she died,
      
      Therefore born mid 1823 (i.e. after 13-May).
      1881 census has Happy born in 1823 at Little Bolton, Higher End.
      
      Name: Happy Shuttleworth
      Year of Registration: 1882
      Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
      District: Bolton, Lancashire
      Volume: 8c
      Page: 390
  She died from cancer, Epithelioma of Tongue, at the age of 66 on May 13th, 1889 in Astley Bridge. Her burial was on May 17th, 1889 at St. Paul's (Astley Bridge).⁵⁶
  - Death Notes
    - Name: Happy Shuttleworth
      Estimated birth year: abt 1824
      Year of Registration: 1889
      Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
      Age at Death: 65
      District: Bolton, Greater Manchester, Lancashire
      Volume: 8c
      Page: 224
      
      In 1891 Phineas was recorded as a border and widowed.
      
      Cause of death was "Epithelioma of Tongue", a tumor, certified by J Robinson MD. Age 65. Wife of Phineas Shuttleworth a labourer at the Iron Foundry.
      
      Death reported by "Phineas Shuttleworth, widower of the deceased, present at the death. 9 Nell Street, Sharples".
      
      Death registered on 14 May 1889 by Robert Lever, Registrar.
      
      Happy and Phineas are buried in a grave with 4 other Shuttleworts at Astley Bridge: Albert (1); John G (0); Samuel (62) and Lois (68).

Children
- Maria Barrow
  Maria was born on February 26th, 1844 in Little Bolton and her christening took place on May 19th, 1844 at St. Peter's (Bolton).⁴³
  - Birth Notes
    
    There is only one Maria Barrow birth registered 1842-1846 in Bolton (so Maria was recorded twice in 1861).
    
    BARROW, MARIA        MATHER
    GRO Reference: 1844 M Quarter in BOLTON UNION
    Volume 21 Page 122
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1844
    BARROW    Maria    MATHER    Little Bolton    LB/9/342
    
    Name:    Maria Barrows
    Baptism Date:    19 May 1844
    Baptism Place:    Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
    Father:    John Barrows
    Mother:    Happy Barrows
    Reference Number:    GB127.L243/1/3/17
    Abode: Little Bolton. Engineer
  She died due to a respiratory problem and/or pneumonia, Phthisis (i.e. Tuberculosis), at the age of 22 on October 21st, 1866 in Bolton.⁷
  - Death Notes
    
    Maria died on 21st October 1866 from Phthisis (tuberculosis) aged 22 years.
    
    Deaths Dec 1866 (>99%)
    COLLINS Maria 22 Bolton 8c 251
    
    Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1866
    COLLINS Maria 22 Eastern Bolton EB/41/348

John Barrow & Happy Mather

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