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John Barrow

John was born in 1822 in Little Bolton and his christening took place on April 7th, 1822 at St. Peter's (Bolton).¹²

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)

John's father was George Barrow and his mother was Nancy Greenhalgh. He had four brothers and nine sisters, named Richard, James, George, Thomas, Margaret, Betty, Eliza, Mary, Nancy, Nancy, Celine, Harriet and Ellen. He was the oldest of the fourteen children. He had a half-brother named Edwin. He died at the age of 23 in 1845 in Bolton.¹

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

General Notes
- John and Happy were living appart on the 1851 census. Happy is back in Simpson St with her parents and her 7 year old daughter Maria, while John Barrow was living as an agricultural labourer at Leach House(??).
  
  In 1844, John Barrow was an Engineer when Maria baptised

Occupation Details
- From 1841 John's occupation was Chemist in Little Bolton.
  - Occupation Notes
    - George and John were Chemists in 1841
  From 1844 his occupation was Engineer in Little Bolton.
  - Occupation Notes
    - An Engineer when Maria baptised

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- George Barrow
  - b.1797 in Bolton
  
  John Barrow
  - b.1822 in Little Bolton d.1845 in Bolton
  
  Nancy Greenhalgh
  - b.1803 in Blackrod

Personal Timeline

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¹ Individual - Roo Crawford
² Manchester CoE Births & Baptisms
Sources/Citations BMD-Lancashire, FreeBMD.org.uk, FamilySearch.org