John and Alice were married in a religious ceremony on June 17th, 1861 in Bolton by Vicar Henry Powell and witnessed by Richard, Mary and Ellen Tomlinson, David Bellis.1 They had a daughter named Mary. There are no more children.
Name: John Bellis Estimated birth year: abt 1829 Year of Registration: 1875 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun Age at Death: 46 District: Bolton County: Greater Manchester, Lancashire Volume: 8c Page: 2_8
Alice was born in June 1829 in Bolton and her christening took place there on June 14th, 1829 conducted by Curate S Fogg.34
Birth Notes
Alice Tomlinson Event(s): Birth: Christening: 14 JUN 1829 Bolton Le Moors, Lancashire, England Parents: Father: Richard Tomlinson Mother: Mrs. Ann Tomlinson Abode: Great Bolton Occupation: Weaver
Name: Alice Tomkinson Baptism Date: 14 Jun 1829 Parish: Bolton le Moors, St Peter Parish as it Appears: Bolton-le-Moors Father's Name: Richd Tomkinson Mother's name: Ann Tomkinson Reference Number: GB127.L243/1/3/8
Alice was born in May or June 1829 (to be 12 on 1841 census and 21 on 1851 census).
She died at the age of 79 on May 21st, 1909 in Bolton.5
Death Notes
Still alive for probate of John Ward in Feb 1905
Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1909 WARD Alice 80 South West Bolton Bolton SWB/9/483
Deaths Jun 1909 (>99%) WARD Alice 80 Bolton 8c, 241
Alice died in 1909, and there are two possible probate records. THe following seems possible, as her estate is left to a grocer:
Probate: WARD Alice of Roslyn House, Bamber Bridge (near Preston), Lancashire widow died 4 Apr 1909. Probate Lancaster 21 May 20. John Aloysius Wilson grocer and Wilfred Syms solicitor's clerk. Effects £350.
Name: Mary Bellis Baptism Date: 10 Feb 1867 Parish: Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England Father: John Bellis (a spinner) Mother: Alice Bellis Register Type: Bishop's Transcripts Reference Number: Drm/2/32