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Robert Peel & Elizabeth (Betty) Howarth

Robert and Betty were married in a religious ceremony on August 28th, 1744 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Blackburn).¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Name:    Elizabeth Haworth
  Marriage Date:    28 Aug 1744
  Parish:    Blackburn, St Mary the Virgin, Lancashire, England
  Spouse's name:    Robert Heele [Robert Peele]
  Register Type:    Parish Register
  Reference Number:    PR 3073/1/5
  
  Robert Peel of Oswaldtwistle & Elizabeth Howarth of Lower Darwen by Licence granted by W'm Bunter

Family Notes
- Robert Peel (1723-95) & Elizabeth Haworth (1723-96) had 7 sons and a daughter. The 3rd son Robert Peel (1750-1830) in 1783 married Ellen Yates (-1768), the daughter of the original founder. It was young Robert, who in 1770 joined the two elder partners (his uncle Jonathan Haworth & William Yates) and established the new partnership Haworth, Peel & Yates in Bury. The Bury firm became one of the most extensive in the trade, young Robert was a smart cookie. Robert & Ellen not only benefitted from a flourishing new business in Bury but also had an elder son of repute ... Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850) ... Prime Minister!

Personal Details
- Robert Peel
  Robert was born in 1723 in Oswaldtwistle.² He died at the age of 72 in 1795.
  Elizabeth (Betty) Howarth
  Elizabeth, known as Betty, was born in May 1722 in Lower Darwen and her baptism took place on May 29th, 1722 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Blackburn).²¹
  - Birth Notes
    - Name:    Betty Haworth
      Baptism Date:    29 May 1722
      Parish:    Blackburn, Lancashire, England
      Father's name:    Edmund Haworth
      Mother's name:    Jennet Haworth
      Register Type:    Bishops Transcripts
      Reference Number:    Drb/2/7a
      
      Betty Daughter of Edmund and Jennet Howarth of Lower Darwen
  She died at the age of 73 on March 19th, 1796 in Manchester.³

¹ Lancashire CoE BMB 1538-1812
² Certificate - Marriage
³ FamilySearch.org