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Clara Marsden

(1882 - 1950)


Father: James Marsden (1850 - 1922)
Mother: Mary Pollard (1854 - 1922)

Siblings:

Children:


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
1882-12-25 Birth
  • Place: Burnley
  • Census 1891
  • BMD Index:  F1
  • lancashirebmd:  T1
  • Baptism record
1883-01-25 Baptism
  • Place: St John the Baptist, Gannow
  • Abode: 216 Accrington Road
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: 216 Accrington Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 8
  • Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire
  • Census record RG12-3371-12-18:  F3  F4  F5  T4
1901-03-31 Census
  • Abode: 216 Accrington Road, Burnley
  • Age: 18
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: Lancs Burnley
  • Census record RG13-3872-83-12:  F6  F7  F8  T5
1904-07-30 Marriage
John Thomas Horrocks (1881 - 1928)
  • Place: St John the Baptist, Gannow, Burnley
  • Age: 21
  • Abode: 14 Watson Street, Burnley
  • Witness: John William Pollard
  • Witness: Martha Marsden
  • lancashirebmd:  T6
  • lan-opc:  Link  T7
1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 22 Fielden Street, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 28
  • Birthplace: 216 Accrington Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Family: Married 6 years, 4 children, 2 died
    • Note: The children Mary Alice and John Thomas are recorded even though they died before the census was taken.
  • Census record RG14PN24845-RD472-SD2-ED22-SN116:  F9  F10  T8
1931 Marriage
Isaac Walton (1877 - 1944)
  • Place: St John the Baptist, Gannow
  • lancashirebmd:  T9
1939-09-29 1939 register
  • Birthdate: 1877-12-25[?]
  • Abode: 31 Florence Street, Burnley
  • 1939 register RG101-4311i-015-21:  Link  F11  T10
1950-06-19 Death
  • Place: 31 Florence Street, Burnley
  • Age: 66
  • Estimated from burial
1950-06-22 Burial
  • Place: Grave A11913, Burnley Cemetery


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1883
MARSDEN  Clara  Burnley  Preston  POLLARD  BU/147/44
        
T2
Baptism: 25 Jan 1883 St John the Baptist, Burnley, Lancs.
Clara Marsden - [Child] of James Marsden & Mary
    Born: 25 Dec 1882
    Abode: 216 Accrington Road
    Occupation: Collier
    Baptised by: W. J. Gerratt
    Register: Baptisms 1879 - 1887, Page 32, Entry 249
    Source: Original Parish Register
        
T3
Page 32
BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Gannow
in the County of Lancaster in the Year 1883
No.249  1883 25 Jan'y  Clara  James & Mary  Marsden  216 Accrington Road  Collier  W.J. Gerratt
[Left margin]  24 Dec 82
        
T4
Census 1891 RG12 Piece 3371 Folio 12 Page 18

Administrative County of Lancashire
Civil Parish of Habergham Eaves  County Borough of Burnley  Municipal Ward of Gannow
Urban Sanitary District of Burnley  Town of Village or Hamlet of Burnley
Parliamentary Borough or Division of Burnley  Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St John's

Schedule 108  Accrington Rd 216

James Marsden   Head  Married  40      Coal Miner     Lancashire Darwen
Mary Marsden    Wife  Married      36  -              Lancashire Burnley
Squire Marsden  Son   Single   17      Cotton Weaver  Lancashire Burnley
Jane Marsden    Daur  Single       12  Cotton Weaver  Lancashire Burnley
Thomas Marsden  Son            10      Scholar        Lancashire Burnley
Clara Marsden   Daur               8   Scholar        Lancashire Burnley
James Marsden   Son            7       Scholar        Lancashire Burnley
Martha Marsden  Daur               4   -              Lancashire Burnley
John Marsden    Son            2       -              Lancashire Burnley
Albert Marsden  Son            5 mos   -              Lancashire Burnley

Transcribed from Census-1891-RG12-3371-12-18.jpeg by dh

        
T5
RG13 Piece 3872 Folio 83 Page 12

Civil Parish of Burnley  Ecclesiastical Parish of Gannow St John the Baptist  County Borough of Burnley
Ward of Municipal Borough of Gannow  Parliamentary Borough of Burnley

Schedule 63  216 Accrington Rd

James Marsden    Head     M    50      Jenny Tenter in Coal Mine          Worker  Lancs Darwen
Mary Marsden     Wife     M        46                                             Lancs Burnley
Thomas Marsden   Son      S    20      Drawer in Coal Mine (underground)  Worker  Lancs Burnley
Clara Marsden    Daur     S        18  Cotton Weaver                      Worker  Lancs Burnley
Martha Marsden   Daur     S        14  Cotton Weaver                      Worker  Lancs Burnley
John Marsden     Daur     S    12                                                 Lancs Burnley
Albert Marsden   Son      S    10                                                 Lancs Burnley
Mary Marsden     Daur     S        8                                              Lancs Burnley
Phyllis Marsden  Daur     S        5                                              Lancs Burnley
Alice Pollard    Boarder  Wid      73                                             Lancs Padiham

        
T6
Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1904
MARSDEN Clara   HORROCKS John Thomas   Gannow, St John the Baptist   Preston   CE102/3/37
        
T7
Marriage: 30 Jul 1904 St John Baptist, Burnley, Lancs.
John Thomas Horrocks - 23, Miner, Bachelor, 28 Fielding St.
Clara Marsden - 21, Weaver, Spinster, 14 Watson St.
    Groom's Father: John William Horrocks, Miner
    Bride's Father: James Marsden, Collier
    Witness: John William Pollard; Martha Marsden
    Married by Banns by: W. J. Gerratt
    Register: Marriages 1904 - 1913, Page 19, Entry 37
    Source: Original Parish Register
        
T8
1911 census RG14PN24845 RD472 SD2 ED22 SN116

Registration District      472
Registration Sub-District  2
Enumeration District       22

No 22 Fielden St. Burnley

Schedule 116

John Thomas Horrocks  Father    30    Married 6 4 2 2  Coal Miner Hewer    Worker           No 9 Garden St Ramsbottom  English
Clara Horrocks        Wife        28  Married 6 4 2 2                              At Home  216 Accrington Rd Burnley  English
Evelyn Horrocks       Daughter    6                                                         28 Hargher St Burnley      English
Mary Alice Horrocks   Daughter    5                                                         22 Fielden St Burnley      English
Harry Horrocks        Son       2                                                           22 Fielden St Burnley      English
John Thomas Horrocks  Son       9 months                                                    22 Fielden St Burnley      English

[The years-married-children fields for the head have been struck out.]
[The words "At Home" have been struck out. The enumerator has added "Lanc" in that column for each line.]

Enumerator W.B.    3 Males  3 Females  6 Persons     4 rooms. Signed  John Thomas Horrocks
                                                                      No 22 Fielden St. Burnley

Transcribed from Census-1911-RG14PN24845-RD472-SD2-ED22-SN116.jpeg by dh

        
T9
Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1931
MARSDEN Clara    WALTON Isaac    Gannow, St John the Baptist   Preston    CE102/5/363
HORROCKS Clara   WALTON Isaac    Gannow, St John the Baptist   Preston    CE102/5/363
        
T10
E.D. Letter code NFOG  Borough, U.D. or R.D. Burnley CB (pt)  Reg. District and Subdistrict 472/2
Address:      31 Florence St
Sch.no./sub:  185/1
Name:         Walton  Clara
OVSPI:        -
M/F:          F
Birthdate:    25th Dec  77[? - appears to be a clerical error]
SMWD:         M
Occupation:   Unpaid Domestic Duties
        
T11
Burial: 22 Jun 1950 Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancs.
Clara Walton -
Age: 66yrs
Abode: 31 Florence Street
Grave: A11913
Gender: F
Register: Burials 1948 - 1958, Page 59, Entry 123266
Source: Original Registers Book 16
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image 1883B1-M-0385.tif
F2 Image 4225054_00062.jpg
F3 Image Census-1891-RG12-3371-12-18.jpeg
F4 Transcript Census-1891-MARSDEN-James-transcript.pdf
F5 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3371-12-18-S108-Marsden.text
F6 Image Census-1901-RG13-3872-83-12.jpeg
F7 Transcript Census-1901-MARSDEN-James-transcript.pdf
F8 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-3872-83-12-S63-Marsden.text
F9 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24845-RD472-SD2-ED22-SN116.jpeg
F10 Transcript Census-1911-RG14PN24845-RD472-SD2-ED22-SN116.text
F11 Image 1939-Register-TNA-R39-4311-4311i-015.jpg


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