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John ELLISON
Cotton weaver of Balderstone, Lancashire
Ancestors
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Thomas ELLISON
~1707 - bur.1793
of Billington, Blackburn, Lancashire
William ELLISON
1739 - bur.1799
Weaver of Billington, Blackburn, Lancashire
 
William STANNING
~1671 - ~1755
of Dinckley, Blackburn, Lancashire
Margaret STANNING
1713 - bur.1793
of Dinckley, Blackburn, Lancashire
 
John ELLISON
1771 - 1847
Cotton weaver of Balderstone, Lancashire
 
Thomas SOWERBUTTS
~1667 - ~1752
of Ribchester, Lancashire
Richard SOWERBUTTS
bap.1708 - ~1776
of Ribchester, Lancashire
 
Ellen SOWERBUTTS
1745 - bur.1815
of Salesbury, Blackburn, Lancashire
 
Spouses and Descendants
Generations
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John ELLISON
1771 - 1847
Cotton weaver of Balderstone, Lancashire
  m. Agnes 'Aggy' BARNES (1778 - 1823)
 
John ELLISON
1798 - ~1848
of Balderstone, Lancashire
Peggy ELLISON
bap.1801 - ~1851
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Nancy ELLISON
1803 - 1838
of Mellor, Lancashire
  m. William FORREST (1795 - 1844)
 
James FORREST
1833 - 1889
Cotton spinner of Mellor, Lancashire
  m. Caroline Elizabeth ARCHIBALD (bap.1834 - 1903)
 
Firth FORREST
1854 - 1931
Private - 2nd Loyal North Lancashire Regiment of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Letitia 'Lettice' WILKINSON (1853 - 1928)
 
John FORREST
1875 - ~1915
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Esther RAWLINSON (~1871 - ~1941)
 
Firth FORREST
1897 - 1968
Storekeeper (Assembly Room Store - Royal Ordnance Factory) of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Mary Ann YATES (1899 - 1962)
 
John FORREST
1920 - ~1980
Paper mill worker of Blackburn, Lancashire
Robert FORREST
1922 - ~1981
Bakery assistant of Blackburn, Lancashire
A Private Individual
Clifford FORREST
1929 - 1929
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Esther FORREST
1900 - 1965
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Edward DAVIES (1896 - ~1967)
 
Maggie DAVIES
1919 - ~1979
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Fred SMITH (~1905 - ~1980)
 
Arthur DAVIES
1921 - ~1980
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Edward FORREST
1904 - 1968
Engineer and stoker at cotton mill of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Ethel E BLACKBURN (1905 - ~1972)
 
A Private Individual
  m. Arthur HUTCHINSON (~1909 - ?)
 
A Private Individual
John FORREST
1907 - ~1973
Paper mill worker of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Doris KNOWLES (1907 - ~1973)
 
A Private Individual
Jane FORREST
1908 - 1979
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. William Henry HAWORTH (1909 - 2004)
 
Royden HAWORTH
1929 - 1982
of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
A Private Individual
A Private Individual
 
Arthur FORREST
1911 - 1982
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Phyllis M MCGOWAN (1909 - 1967)
 
Harriet FORREST
1884 - 1951
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Thomas PARK (~1869 - 1903)
  m. Adam GREENWOOD (1880 - 1959)
 
Nancy FORREST
1885 - 1973
Cardroom hand at cotton mill of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. William Henry BLAKLEY (1878 - ~1942)
  m. Joseph HARTLEY (1878 - ~1959)
 
Harriet BLAKLEY
1906 - 1988
of Earby, Yorkshire
  m. Thomas NORSE (1906 - 1995)
 
William Henry NORSE
1928 - 1991
of Skipton, Yorkshire
 
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Frank NORSE
1933 - 2007
of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
A Private Individual
 
A Private Individual
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Adam NORSE
1935 - 1976
of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
Albert BLAKLEY
1907 - 1977
Cotton weaver of Skipton, Yorkshire
  m. Alice Elizabeth HOGG (1907 - ~1973)
 
Rose BLAKLEY
1908 - 1972
Cotton weaver of Skipton, Yorkshire
  m. Robert W CLAYTON (1907 - ~1973)
 
A Private Individual
 
Josephine BLAKLEY
1915 - 1998
Cotton weaver of Skipton, Yorkshire
  m. James GRIMSHAW (1912 - 1976)
 
A Private Individual
 
Margaret Archibald FORREST
1857 - 1857
of Blackburn, Lancashire
James FORREST
1858 - ~1860
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Robert Archibald FORREST
1860 - 1922
Cotton creeler of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Catherine Ann 'Kate' PICKUP (1866 - 1922)
 
John FORREST
1863 - ~1939
Cotton spinner of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Selina HIGGINSON (~1863 - 1933)
 
Elizabeth FORREST
1891 - ~1983
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. James MCVAN (1890 - 1971)
  m. Joseph CLIFFE (~1925 - ?)
 
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  m. WHITE (~1917 - ?)
 
Selina FORREST
1893 - 1977
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Edward WILSON (1894 - ~1967)
 
A Private Individual
Isabella FORREST
1898 - 1960
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Ernest SMITH (1894 - 1969)
 
Florence 'Florrie' SMITH
1920 - 2007
Capstan lathe hand of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Harry SUTTON (~1909 - ?)
 
A Private Individual
Selina SMITH
1921 - 1997
Cotton winder of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. David LOWE (1920 - ~1980)
  m. James Hartley BYRNE (1930 - 1982)
 
A Private Individual
 
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Jessie Hannah SMITH
1922 - 1948
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Albert DOUGLAS (1921 - 1956)
 
A Private Individual
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John FORREST
1901 - ~1970
Woodyard labourer of Blackburn, Lancashire
Thomas FORREST
1904 - ~1957
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Nancy FORREST
1865 - 1944
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. James BLACKBURN (1862 - 1901)
 
Jane BLACKBURN
1888 - 1971
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Herbet BARNETT (1853 - 1943)
 
Elizabeth BLACKBURN
1890 - 1955
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
Harriet Firth BLACKBURN
1892 - 1984
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
Robert BLACKBURN
1893 - 1972
Family grocer of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Lucy A DUNN (1899 - 1959)
 
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  m. Alfred Brian DUNDERDALE (1931 - 2014)
 
A Private Individual
A Private Individual
 
Charlotte Lucy ROYLE
1987 - 1987
of Manchester, Lancashire
A Private Individual
A Private Individual
A Private Individual
James BLACKBURN
1896 - 1901
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Richard BLACKBURN
1896 - 1901
of Blackburn, Lancashire
John BLACKBURN
1898 - 1901
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Fred BLACKBURN
1899 - 1991
Painter and decorator of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Amy SHORROCK (1903 - 1975)
 
Emily BLACKBURN
1901 - 1901
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Harriet FORREST
1867 - 1868
of Blackburn, Lancashire
James FORREST
1869 - 1946
Labourer (retired) of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Barbara HAWORTH (1869 - 1948)
 
James FORREST
1890 - 1891
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Isabella FORREST
1892 - 1976
Cotton winder (unemployed, seeking work) of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. William Arthur FERGUSON (1898 - 1965)
 
Lilian 'Lily' FERGUSON
1921 - 1975
Cotton doffer in ring room of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Jack SUNTER (~1912 - ?)
 
A Private Individual
  m. Linda A NEWSHAM (1948 - 2005)
 
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Margaret FERGUSON
1924 - 2010
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Bartholomew BACIGALUPO (~1913 - ?)
 
Thomas FERGUSON
1927 - 1935
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Barbara FERGUSON
1928 - 1930
of Blackburn, Lancashire
A Private Individual
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Elizabeth FORREST
1895 - 1895
of Blackburn, Lancashire
James FORREST
1896 - 1897
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Barbara FORREST
1899 - 1965
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. William JOHNSON (~1888 - ~1963)
 
Betty JOHNSON
1921 - 2000
Slipper worker of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. James THORNLEY (1921 - 1988)
 
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William FORREST
1903 - 1904
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Thomas FORREST
1906 - 1934
Schoolboy (infant) of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Nora YATES (1902 - ~1971)
 
William Gordon FORREST
1931 - 1980
of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
A Private Individual
 
Lily FORREST
1909 - 1928
Schoolgirl (infant) of Blackburn, Lancashire
William FORREST
1871 - 1930
Cotton spinner of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Rose Ann PARKES (1871 - 1948)
 
Harriet FORREST
1890 - 1973
Cotton winder of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Frederick BAMFORD (1890 - 1943)
 
James BAMFORD
1919 - 1924
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Firth BAMFORD
1919 - 1986
Joiner (apprentice, bench hand) of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Edna COCKSHUTT (1921 - 2011)
 
Firth BAMFORD
1948 - 2022
of Blackburn, Lancashire
A Private Individual
 
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Elizabeth 'Lizzie' FORREST
1892 - 1978
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. William 'Billy' STANHOPE (1894 - 1929)
 
Dorothy Rose STANHOPE
1923 - 2009
of Fylde R.D., Lancashire
  m. Arthur W MORGAN (~1922 - ?)
 
Margaret STANHOPE
1927 - 1973
of Fylde R.D., Lancashire
 
A Private Individual
Mary 'Poll' FORREST
1895 - 1981
Cotton winder of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Luke WILSON (~1887 - ~1962)
 
Fred WILSON
1920 - 2003
Motor electrician of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Phyllis D PAGE (~1911 - ?)
 
A Private Individual
A Private Individual
 
A Private Individual
Firth FORREST
1898 - 1918
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Alice FORREST
1901 - 1902
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Rose 'Rosie' FORREST
1903 - 1979
Cotton winder of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Arthur MORRIS (1902 - 1936)
  m. George TOWLER (~1915 - ?)
 
Brian MORRIS
1930 - 1957
of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
A Private Individual
 
A Private Individual
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A Private Individual
Olive FORREST
1904 - 1967
Cotton warper of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. James 'Jim' WALMSLEY (1905 - ~1953)
 
William 'Bill' FORREST
1906 - 1969
Textile fitter's labourer of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Nancy DUCKWORTH (1908 - ~1974)
 
A Private Individual
 
A Private Individual
 
A Private Individual
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John 'Jack' FORREST
1907 - 1972
Clerk of Works (Blackburn Corporation) of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Edna May SCOTT (1908 - 1994)
 
Firth Scott FORREST
1937 - 1937
of Blackburn, Lancashire
A Private Individual
 
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James FORREST
1914 - 1930
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Harriet FORREST
1873 - 1956
Cotton winder of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Richard BLACKBURN (1864 - 1952)
 
May BLACKBURN
1898 - 1964
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Albert BICKERSTAFF (1896 - 1963)
 
Olive BICKERSTAFF
1930 - 2000
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Leslie BARRACLOUGH (1928 - 1999)
 
A Private Individual
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William BLACKBURN
1900 - 1968
Woollen & trimming merchant sales and maker of army clothing etc of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Elsie FIELDING (1905 - 1980)
 
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Olive BLACKBURN
1901 - 1981
Assistant cook of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Robert DAWES (1902 - ~1967)
 
Richard BLACKBURN
1904 - 1964
Wholesale woollen warehouse salesman of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Elsie TATE (1907 - 1984)
 
A Private Individual
 
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Arthur BLACKBURN
1906 - 1987
Painter and decorator of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Sarah J LOWE (1910 - ~1971)
 
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Robert ELLISON
1804 - ~1854
of Mellor, Lancashire
Ellen ELLISON
bap.1806 - ~1856
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Mary ELLISON
bap.1808 - ~1858
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Narrative and Notes

John Ellison was a cotton weaver and the father of Nancy ELLISON.

He married Agnes "Aggy" BARNES in 1797 and they went on to have 6 children. They lived in Mellor, probably at Old Dads. "Aggy" died in January 1823 aged 44.

A few years later, it was John who reported the death of his daughter Nancy in July 1838 after she died in childbirth. At the time he was living at Old Dads, on the north side of Mellor Lane, just east of Mellor. John was unable to sign his name.

Three years later, John, aged 70-74, is still living on the north side of Mellor Lane in the house of Thomas and Ann JANSON and their 5 children. A James NIGHTINGALE, 18, is living with him.

John cannot be found in the 1851 census. Based on his age being 70-74 in 1841, John would have been born between June 1766 and June 1771. The best fit death certificate for a John ELLISON is dated 1847, a weaver who died of dysentry aged 80. The record places him in Ribchester which is 6 miles from Mellor, but he may have been staying with family.

The best baptismal records are:

Focussing on Balderstone baptisms by William ELLISON:

An Ellen SOWERBUTTS married William ELLISON in 1767 in Blackburn.

Timeline
Personal Family World
Date
Age*
Event
Place
16 May 1771
0
Birth 
1
Balderstone, Lancashire
1771
0
Residence 
Balderstone, Lancashire
13 Mar 1797
25
Marriage to wife Agnes 'Aggy' BARNES 
2
Blackburn, Lancashire
16 Jun 1798
27
Birth of son John ELLISON 
Balderstone, Lancashire
21 Mar 1799
27
Burial of father William ELLISON 
3
Blackburn, Lancashire
2 Jan 1801
29
Baptism of daughter Peggy ELLISON 
45
Blackburn, Lancashire
6 Feb 1803
31
Birth of daughter Nancy ELLISON 
6
Mellor, Lancashire
20 Mar 1803
31
Residence 
7
Mellor, Lancashire
1 Nov 1804
33
Birth of son Robert ELLISON 
8
Mellor, Lancashire
10 Oct 1806
35
Baptism of daughter Ellen ELLISON 
9
St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
25 Nov 1808
37
Baptism of daughter Mary ELLISON 
10
St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
29 Jan 1815
43
Burial of mother Ellen SOWERBUTTS 
11
St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Jan 1823
51
Death of wife Agnes 'Aggy' BARNES 
12
Mellor, Lancashire
2 Mar 1832
60
Marriage of daughter Nancy ELLISON and William FORREST 
13
Blackburn, Lancashire
23 Jul 1838
67
Present at the  of Nancy ELLISON 
14
Old Dads, Mellor, Lancashire
7 Jun 1841
70
Census 
15
Mellor Lane, Mellor, Lancashire
7 Jun 1841
70
Occupation: Cotton weaver 
16
Mellor, Lancashire
11 Oct 1847
80
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (76).
Death 
17
Ribchester, Lancashire
13 Oct 1847
76
Burial 
18
Blackburn, Lancashire
Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age
Citations
1 - Balderston, St Leonard, Parish Records
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A Register of Baptisms at Balderston Chapel for the year of our Lord 1771

John the son of William Ellison of Balderston Born May 16th

2 - Blackburn, Unknown church, Parish Records
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No 1129}

John Ellison of the Parish of Blackburn

Weaver and Agnes Barnes of the same Parish spinster were

Married in this church by Banns

this thirteenth Day of March in the Year One thousand seven hundred and ninety seven

By me William Laterer curate

This Marriage was solemnized between us

    John X Ellison his mark

    Agens X Barnes her mark

In the Presence of

    Edmund Eccles

    John Margerison

3 - St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn Parish Records
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21 William Ellinson of Balderston - 57 years

4 - FamilySearch International Genealogical Index

Reprinted by permission. Copyright © 1999-2002 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc

Author: LDS. Publishing Info: © IGI This information has been reproduced with permission of LDS

Peggy Ellison

England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Name:

Peggy Ellison

Event Type:

Christening

Event Date:

2 Jan 1801

Event Place:

Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Event Place (Original):

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Gender:

Female

Father's Name:

John Ellison

Mother's Name:

Agnes

5 - St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn Parish Records

Christenings ay Blackburn Church in 1801

January 2 Peggy daur of John & Agnes Ellison of Mellor

6 - Balderston, St Leonard, Parish Records
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Christenings at Balderston Chapel

March

20 Nancy the daughter of John and Agnes Ellison of Mellor Born 6 Feby

7 - Balderston, St Leonard, Parish Records
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Christenings at Balderston Chapel

March

20 Nancy the daughter of John and Agnes Ellison of Mellor Born 6 Feby

8 - Balderston, St Leonard, Parish Records
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December 23rd Robert the son of John & Agnes Ellison of Mellor Born November 1st 1804

9 - St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn Parish Records

1806

Octr

10 Ellen daur of John & Agnes Ellison of Mellor

10 - St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn Parish Records

1808

Novr

25 Mary daur of John & Agnes Ellison of Mellor

11 - St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn Parish Records
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BURIALS in the Parish of Blackburn in the Year 1815

Ellen Ellison widow - [Abode] Blackburn - Jan 29th - 72 [years] - R Garrett

12 - St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn Parish Records
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BURIALS in the Parish of Blackburn in the County of Lancaster in the Year 1823

Aggy Ellison - Mellor - Jan 12 - 44 yrs - R Garnett

13 - St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire
Publishing Info: Lancastershire Parish Project website
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William Forrest of this Parish

weaver & widower

and Nancy Ellison of this Parish

Spinster

were married in this Church by Banns

this second Day of March in the Year One thousand eight hundred and thirty two

By me Richard Burnet

This Marriage was solemnized between us {

William X Forrest's mark

Nancy X Ellison's mark

In the Presence of {

Joseph Fairbrother

William X Rileys mark

14 - UK General Registry Office Death Certificate
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Superintendent Registrar's District Blackburn

Registrar's District Mellor

18__ DEATHS in the District of Mellor in the County of Lancaster

No - When died - Name and surname - Sex - Age - Rank or Profession - Cause of death - Signature, description and residence of informant - When registered - Signature of registrar

71 - Twenty third of July 1838 at Mellor - Nancy Forrest - Female - 36 years - Weaver - Child Bed - The X Mark of John Ellison - Father Present at Death near Old dads - Twenty Sixth of July 1838 - Thomas Carnwell Registrar

15 - UK 1841 Census - 7th June 1841

Note: Ages of adults were often rounded down to nearest 5 years. For example, a recorded age of 25 implies an age of between 25 and 29.

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North side of Mellor Lane, Mellor

In the house of Thomas and Ann JANSON and 5 children

John ELLISON 70[-74] Cotton Weaver Lancashire

James NIGHTINGALE 18 Lancashire

16 - UK 1841 Census - 7th June 1841

Note: Ages of adults were often rounded down to nearest 5 years. For example, a recorded age of 25 implies an age of between 25 and 29.

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North side of Mellor Lane, Mellor

In the house of Thomas and Ann JANSON and 5 children

John ELLISON 70[-74] Cotton Weaver Lancashire

James NIGHTINGALE 18 Lancashire

17 - UK General Registry Office Death Certificate
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Superintendent Registrar's District The Preston Union

Registrar's District Alston

1847 DEATHS in the District of Alston in the County of Lancaster

No.

When Died

Name and Surname

Sex

Age

Rank or Profession

Cause of Death

Signature, Description and Residence of Informant

When Registered

Signature of Registrar

446

Elelventh October 1847

Ribchester

John Ellison

Male

80 years

Weaver

Dysentry 5 days

Certified

X The mark of Geofrey Hodskinson in attendance Ribchester

Eleventh October 1847

John Hethersall

Registrar

18 - St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire
Publishing Info: Lancastershire Parish Project website
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BURIALS in the Parish of BLACKBURN in the County of Lancaster in the Year 1847

Name

Abode

When buried

Age

By whom the Ceremony was performed

John Ellison

Ribchester

October 13th

77 yrs

JW Pingelly