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Mary Pollard

(1854 - 1922)


Father: John Pollard (abt.1824 - 1887)
Mother: Alice Hargreaves (1826 - 1905)

Siblings:

Children:

With James Marsden


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
1854-06-10 Birth
  • Place: Burnley
  • Note: There were two Mary Pollards born in Burnley in this quarter The records are indistinguishable.
  • Census 1881,1891
  • Baptism record
  • BMD Index at freebmd.org.uk
  • lancashirebmd:  T1
1854-07-16 Baptism
  • Place: Holy Trinity, Habergham Eaves
  • Parish records at lan-opc.org.uk:  Link  T2
1861-04-07 Census
  • Abode: Humphrey's Buildings, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 5
  • Birthplace: Habergham Eaves, Lancashire
  • Census record RG09-3072-95-18:  F1  F2  F3  T3
1871-04-02 Census
  • Abode: Accrington Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 16
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: Habergham Eaves, Lancashire
  • Census record RG10-4151-47-42:  F4  F5  F6  T4
1873-07-10 Marriage
James Marsden (1850 - 1922)
  • Place: Holy Trinity, Burnley. Lancashire
  • Age: 19
  • Abode: Wood Top, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Witness: Howard Sagar
  • Witness: Sarah Clark
  • lancashirebmd:  T5
  • GRO index:  F7  F8  T6
  • Marriage certificate:  F9  T7
  • lan-opc:  Link  T8
  • Parish register:  F10  T9
1881-04-03 Census
  • Abode: 216 Accrington Rd, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 26
  • Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: 216 Accrington Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 36
  • Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire
1901-03-31 Census
  • Abode: 216 Accrington Road, Burnley
  • Age: 46
  • Birthplace: Lancs Burnley
1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 14 Watson Street, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 57
  • Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire
  • Family: Married 37 years, 12 children, 3 died
  • Census record RG14PN24845-RG78PN1422-RD472-SD2-ED22-SN192:  F20  F21  F22  T13
1922-05-22 Death
  • Place: 4 Cowper Street, Burnley
  • Age: 67
  • Abode: 4 Cowper Street, Burnley
  • Cause: 1. Carcinoma of breast 2. Exhaustion
    • Certified: J. Haworth MB
  • Informant: T. Marsden
    • Relation: Son
    • Abode: 30 Fielden Street, Burnley
    • Date: 1922-05-22
  • Burial record
  • Death certificate:  F23  T14
1922-05-25 Burial
  • Place: Burnley Cemetery, Grave 2295
  • Parish Records (lan-opc.org.uk):  Link  T15


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1854
POLLARD  Mary  Burnley  Preston  HARGREAVES  BU/35/37
        
T2
Baptism: 16 Jul 1854 Holy Trinity, Habergham Eaves, Lancashire, England
Mary Pollard - daughter of John Pollard & Alice (formerly Hargreaves))
Born: 10 Jun 1854
Abode: Gate Field, Hab: Eaves
Occupation: Collier
Baptised by: Edward Howard Gibbon, Curate
Register: Baptisms 1837 - 1863, Page 169, Entry 1352
Source: LDS Film 1526142
        
T3
1861 census RG09 piece 3072 folio 95 page 18

Parish or Township of Habergham Eaves
City or Municipal Borough of [blank]
Municipal Ward of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough of [blank]
Town of [blank]
Hamlet or Tything, &c, of [blank]
Ecclesiastical District of Holy Trinity

Schedule 76   Humphrey's Buildings

John Pollard   Head  Mar  36     Carter      Lancashire Habergham Eaves
Alice Pollard  Wife  Mar     33              Lancashire Padiham
Moses Pollard  Son        11     Coal Miner  Lancashire Habergham Eaves
Mary Pollard   Dau           5   Scholar     Lancashire Habergham Eaves
Ann Pollard    Dau           4   Scholar     Lancashire Habergham Eaves
Alice Pollard  Dau           1               Lancashire Habergham Eaves

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T4
1871 census RG10 piece 4151 folio 47 page 42

Civil Parish or Township of Hab. Eaves
City or Municipal Borough of [blank]
Municipal Ward of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough of [blank]
Town of Burnley
Village or Hamlet, &c, of [blank]
Local Board or Improvement Commissioners District of [blank]
Ecclesiastical District of Holy Trinity

Schedule 260   Accrington Rd

John Pollard      head  Mar  47     Labourer at Mine        Lancas Hab.E. Burnley
Alice Pollard     wife  Mar     45  Lab's wife              Lancas Padiham
Mary Pollard      daur  Unm     16  Cotton Weaver           Lancas Hab.E. Burnley
Alice Pollard     daur  Unm     11  Cotton Weaver halftime  Lancas Hab.E. Burnley
Thomas Pollard    son        8      doffer & Scholar        Lancas Hab.E. Burnley
Carolina Pollard  daur          6   Scholar                 Lancas Hab.E. Burnley
James Pollard     son        1      -                       Lancas Hab.E. Burnley

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T5
MARSDEN   James   POLLARD   Mary   1873   Burnley, Holy Trinity   Lancashire   Preston   CE104/5/313
        
T6
Marriages Jul/Aug/Sep 1873   Marsden  James  Burnley  8e 299
Marriages Jul/Aug/Sep 1873   Pollard  Mary   Burnley  8e 299
        
T7
Registration District Burnley
1873.  Marriage solemnized at Holy Trinity Church in the Parish of H.T. Habergham Eaves in the County of Lancaster
No. 313  July 10th 1873
James Marsden  24  Bachelor  Collier  Wood Top  -             -
Mary Pollard   19  Spinster  Weaver   Wood Top  John Pollard  Collier

Married in the above Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church,
after Banns by me, Howard A. Crosbie

This Marriage   {  James X Marsden  }  in the    {  Howard Sagar
was solemnized  {                   }  Presence  {
between us,     {  Mary Pollard     }  of us,    {  Sarah Clark
        
T8
Marriage: 10 Jul 1873 Holy Trinity, Habergham Eaves, Lancs.
James Marsden - (X), 24, Collier, Bachelor, Wood Top
Mary Pollard - 19, Weaver, Spinster, Wood Top
   Bride's Father: John Pollard, Collier
   Witness: Howarth Sagar; Sarah Clark
   Married by Banns by: Howard A Crosbie
   Notes: [Groom's father not named]
   Register: Marriages 1870 - 1875, Page 157, Entry 313
   Source: LDS Film 1526143
        
T9
1873.  Marriage solemnized at Holy Trinity Church in the Parish of H.T. Habergham Eaves in the County of Lancaster
No. 313  July 10th 1873
James Marsden  24  Bachelor  Collier  Wood Top  ------------  -------
Mary Pollard   19  Spinster  Weaver   Wood Top  John Pollard  Collier
Married in the above Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church,
after Banns by me, Howard A Crosbie
This Marriage was solemnized between us,  {  James X Marsden  }
                                          {  Mary Pollard     }
in the Presence of us,  {  Howarth Sagar  }
                        {  Sarah Clark    }
        
T10
1881 census RG11 piece 4154 folio 86 page 26

Civil Parish or Township of Habergham Eaves
City or Municipal Borough of Burnley
Municipal Ward of Gannow
Parliamentary Borough of Burnley
Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank]
Urban Sanitary District of Burnley
Rural Sanitary District of [blank]
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St John the Baptist

Schedule 120   216 Acc Road

James Marsden   Head  Mar  30     Coal Miner  Lancashire Over Darwen
Mary Marsden    Wife  Mar     26              Lancashire Burnley
Squire Marsden  Son        7      Scholar     Lancashire Burnley
Jane Marsden    Daur          2               Lancashire Burnley
Thomas Marsden  Son        6mth               Lancashire Burnley

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T11
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

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T12
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

        
T13
1911 census RG14PN24845 RG78PN1422 RD472 SD2 ED22 SN192

Registration District      472
Registration Sub-District  2
Enumeration District       22

14 Watson Street Burnley

Schedule 192

James Marsden     Head            61    Married            Jinney Tenter (below ground)   Colliery  Worker  Lancashire Burnley
Mary Marsden      Wife              57  Married 37 12 9 3                                                   Lancashire Burnley
Squire Marsden    Son             37    Married            Coal Miner (Hewer)             Colliery  Worker  Lancashire Burnley
Albert Marsden    Son             20    Single             Jinney Tenter (below ground)   Colliery  Worker  Lancashire Burnley
Mary Marsden      Daughter          18  Single             Cotton Weaver                            Worker  Lancashire Burnley
Phylis Marsden    Daughter          15  Single             Cotton Weaver                            Worker  Lancashire Burnley
Isabella Marsden  Grand Daughter    13                     School part time Cotton Weaver           Worker  Lancashire Burnley
John Marsden      Grand Son       9                                                                         Lancashire Burnley
Martha Marsden    Grand Daughter    7                                                                       Trimden Grange Co Durham

Enumerator W.B.    4 Males  5 Females  9 Persons     5 rooms. Signed  James Marsden  14 Watson Street Burnley

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T14
No. 237  Twenty Second May 1922 4 Cowper Street Burnley U.D.  Mary Marsden  female  67 Years
Widow of James Marsden a Colliery Jinney Tenter
1. Carcinoma of Breast 2, Exhaustion Certified by J Haworth, M B
T Marsden Son 30 Fielden Street Burnley
Twenty Second May 1922  A. J. Clegg Registrar
        
T15
Burial: 25 May 1922 Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancashire, England
Mary Marsden -
Age: 67yrs
Abode: 4 Cowper Street
Grave: 2295
Gender: F
Register: Burials 1920 - 1926, Page 118, Entry 90738
Source: Original Registers Book 12
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image Census-1861-RG09-3072-95-18.jpeg
F2 Transcript Census-1861-Pollard-John-transcript.pdf
F3 Transcript Census-1861-RG09-3072-95-18-Pollard.text
F4 Image Census-1871-RG10-4151-47-42.jpeg
F5 Transcript Census-1871-Pollard-John-transcript.pdf
F6 Transcript Census-1871-RG10-4151-47-42-Pollard.text
F7 Image 1873M3-M-0155.jpg
F8 Image 1873M3-P-0188.jpg
F9 Image MC-1873-JamesMarsden-MaryPollard.jpeg
F10 Image Marriage-JamesMarsden-MaryPollard-1873-07-10-HolyTrinityBurnley.jpeg
F11 Image Census-1881-RG11-4154-86-26.jpeg
F12 Transcript Census-1881-MARSDEN-James-transcript.pdf
F13 Transcript Census-1881-RG11-4154-86-26-Marsden.text
F14 Image Census-1891-RG12-3371-12-18.jpeg
F15 Transcript Census-1891-MARSDEN-James-transcript.pdf
F16 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3371-12-18-S108-Marsden.text
F17 Image Census-1901-RG13-3872-83-12.jpeg
F18 Transcript Census-1901-MARSDEN-James-transcript.pdf
F19 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-3872-83-12-S63-Marsden.text
F20 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24845-RG78PN1422-RD472-SD2-ED22-SN192.jpeg
F21 Transcript Census-1911-MARSDEN-James-transcript.pdf
F22 Transcript Census-1911-RG14PN24845-RG78PN1422-RD472-SD2-ED22-SN192.text
F23 Image DC-1922-MaryMarsden.jpg


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