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Mary Ann Alderson

(1860 - 1934)


Father: Thomas Alderson (abt.1834 - 1895)
Mother: Margaret Butson (1839 - 1925)

Siblings:

Children:

None


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
1860-09-03 Birth
  • lancashirebmd:  T1
  • GRO online:  T2
  • Burial record
1861-04-07 Census
  • Abode: Spinner Row, Little Marsden, Lancashire
  • Age: 8 months
  • Birthplace: Marsden, Lancashire
  • Census record RG09-3077-68-24:  F1  F2  F3  T3
  • familysearch:  Link
1871-04-02 Census
  • Abode: Wood Street, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Age: 10
  • Birthplace: Marsden, Lancashire
  • Census record RG10-4155-160-21:  F4  F5  T4
  • familysearch:  Link
1881-04-03 Census
  • Abode: 34 Eastham Street, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 20
  • Occupation: Cotton winder
  • Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Census record RG11-4146-156-14:  F6  F7  T5
  • familysearch:  Link
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: 24 Burton Street, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 30
  • Occupation: Cotton winder
  • Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Census record RG12-3365-146-47:  F8  F9  T6
  • familysearch:  Link
1901-03-31 Census
  • Abode: 24 Burton Street, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 40
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancshire
  • Census record RG13-3869-81-8:  F10  F11  T7
  • familysearch:  Link
1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 66 Thursfield Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 50
  • Occupation: Cop winder
  • Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Census record RG14-PN24784-RD471-SD1-ED6-SN407:  F12  F13  F14  T8
  • familysearch:  Link
1912-06-28 Travel
  • To: Quebec, Canada
  • Age: 51
  • Occupation: Weaver
1934-02-01 Death
  • Age: 72
  • Gravestone:  F17  F18  T10
  • Burial record
  • British Columbia archives:  Link  T11
    • Note: Search results only; no image
abt.1934-02-05 Burial
  • Place: JONES-*-07-010-0014, Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, BC
  • findagrave:  Link


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Birth:  ALDERSON  Mary Ann  BUTSON    1860  Colne  Lancashire  Preston  COL/37/48
        
T2
ALDERSON, MARY ANN  BUTSON
GRO Reference: 1860  D Quarter in THE BURNLEY UNION  Volume 08E  Page 193
        
T3
1861 census RG09 piece 3077 folio 68 page 24

Parish or Township of  Little Marsden
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  Little Marsden

Schedule 111   Spinners Row

Thomas Alderson    Head     Mar  26    Coal miner  Yorkshire swaildale
Margaret Alderson  Wife     Mar    23  Wife        Lancashire Marsden
Mary A. Alderson   Daur            8mo             Lancashire Marsden
James Alderson     Boarder  Un   19    Coal        Yorkshire Swaledale

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T4
1871 census RG10 piece 4155 folio 160 page 21

Civil Parish or Township of  Little Marsden
City or Municipal Borough of  [blank]
Municipal Ward of  [blank]
Parliamentary Borough of  [blank]
Town of  [blank]
Village or Hamlet, &c, of  Brierfield
Local Board or Improvement Commissioners District of  Brierfield
Ecclesiastical District of  Little Marsden

Schedule 97   Wood Street

Thos. Alderson        Head   Mar'd  37    Coal Miner    Swaledale Yorkshire
Margaret Alderson     Wife   Mar'd    32  House Keeper  Marsden Lancashire
Mary Ann Alderson     Daugh  Unm      10  Scholar       Marsden Lancashire
Christopher Alderson  Son    Unm    7     Scholar       Marsden Lancashire
Tamar Alderson        Daugh  Unm      4   Scholar       Marsden Lancashire
Thomas Alderson       Son    Unm    7M                  Marsden Lancashire

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T5
1881 census RG11 piece 4146 folio 156 page 14

Civil Parish or Township of  St Stephens
City or Municipal Borough of  Burnley
Municipal Ward of  Fulledge
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 Stephens

Schedule 62   34 Eastham St

Thomas Alderson           Head  Mar  47    Coal Miner     Northumberland Maker[sic]
Margaret Alderson         Wife  Mar    42  Housewife      Lancashire Brierfield
Mary Ann Alderson         Daur  Unm    20  Cotton Winder  Lancashire Brierfield
Christopher Alderson      Son   Unm  17    Cotton Weaver  Lancashire Brierfield
Tamar Alderson            Daur         14  Cotton Weaver  Lancashire Brierfield
Thomas Alderson           Son        10    Scholar        Lancashire Brierfield
Margaret Jane Alderson    Daur         6   Scholar        Lancashire Burnley
Elizabeth Alice Alderson  Daur         2                  Lancashire Burnley

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T6
1891 census RG12 piece 3365 folio 146 page 47

Administrative County of  Lancaster
Civil Parish of  Habergham Eaves
Municipal Borough of  Burnley
Municipal Ward of  Burnley Wood
Urban Sanitary District of  Burnley
Town or Village or Hamlet of  [blank]
Rural Sanitary District of  [blank]
Parliamentary Borough or Division of  Burnley
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of  St Pauls

Schedule 326   24 Burton St

Thos Alderson      Head  M  57    Baker's Laborer  _ X _  Yorks Muker
Margt Alderson     Wife  M    52                          Lanc Brierfield
Mary Ann Alderson  Dau   S    30  Cotton Winder    _ X _  Lanc Brierfield
Tamar Alderson     Dau   S    24  Cotton Weaver    _ X _  Lanc Brierfield
Thos: Alderson     Son   S  20    Cotton Weaver    _ X _  Lanc Brierfield
Maggie Alderson    Dau   S    16  Cotton Weaver    _ X _  Lanc Burnley
Lizzie Alderson    Dau        12  Cotton Weaver    _ X _  Lanc Burnley
J. Will: Alderson  Son      9     Scholar                 Lanc Burnley

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T7
1901 census RG13 piece 3869 folio 81 page 8

Administrative County  [blank]
Civil Parish of  Burnley
Ecclesiastical Parish of  Burnley St Stephen
County Borough, Municipal Borough or Urban District of  Burnley
Ward of Municipal Borough or of Urban District of  Burnley Wood
Rural District of  [blank]
Parliamentary Borough or Division of  Burnley
Town or Village or Hamlet of  [blank]

Schedule 116   24 Burton St

Margaret Alderson      Head   Wid    62                                     Lancs Brierfield
Mary A. Alderson       Daur   S      40  Cotton Weaver            Worker    Lancs Brierfield
Tamar Alderson         Daur   S      32  Cotton Weaver            Worker    Lancs Brierfield
Thomas Alderson        Son    S    30    Cotton Weaver            Worker    Lancs Brierfield
Margaret J. Alderson   Daur   S      26  Cotton Weaver            Worker    Lancs Burnley
Elizabeth A. Alderson  Daur   S      22  Cotton Weaver            Worker    Lancs Burnley
John W. Alderson       Son    S    19    Shop Assistant Clothier  Worker    Lancs Burnley
Nancy Heap             Niece  S      14  Cotton Weaver            Worker    Lancs Nelson

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T8
1911 census RG14 PN24784 RD472 SD1 ED6 SN407

Registration District      472
Registration Sub-District  1   East Ward
Enumeration District       6

Mrs Alderson
66 Thurspeld[sic] Rd  BURNLEY

Schedule 407

Margaret Alderson         Head        72  Widow   7 7                                              Brierfield Lancashire
Mary Ann Alderson         Daughter    50  Single       Cop Winder      Cotton Mill      Worker     Brierfield Lancashire
Tamar Alderson            Daughter    42  Single       Dressmaker      own acct         At Home    Brierfield Lancashire
Thomas Alderson           Son       40    Single       Cotton Weaver   Cotton Mill      Worker     Brierfield Lancashire
Elizabeth Alice Alderson  Daughter    32  Single                                                   Burnley Lancashire
Nancy Heap                Neice       24  Single       Shop Assistant  China Warehouse  Worker     Nelson Lancashire

[The numbers of children are struck out]

Enumerator AHM    1 Males  5 Females  6 Persons     5 rooms. Signed  Margaret Alderson
                                                                     66 Thursfield Rd Fulledge Burnley

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T9
[Extract; some is illegible]
28 Jun 1912    Virginian   to Quebec  from Liverpool
40539  Alderson Margaret    73  W  English  Dom     C of E
40539  Alderson Mary        51  S  English  Weaver  C of E
40539  Alderson Thomas    41    S  English  Winder  C of E
        
T10
      In Loving Memory
Mother
Margaret    Mary        Elizabeth
1839-1925   1860-1934   1879-1913
          ALDERSON
Thomas      Amy         Christopher
1870-1930   1867-1948   1863-1918

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T11
Event Type:                Death
Registration Number:       1934-09-489035
BC Archives Mfilm Number:  B13150
GSU Mfilm Number:          1952856
Event Date (YYYY-MM-DD):   1934-02-01
Event Place:               VANCOUVER
Age at Death:              72
Person:                    MARY ANN ALDERSON
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image Census-1861-RG09-3077-68-24.jpeg
F2 Image LANRG9_3076_3077-0365.jpg
F3 Transcript Census-1861-RG09-3077-68-24-Alderson.text
F4 Image LANRG10_4155_4157-0178.jpg
F5 Transcript Census-1871-RG10-4155-160-21-ThomasAlderson.text
F6 Image LANRG11_4146_4148-0178.jpg
F7 Transcript Census-1881-RG11-4146-156-14-Alderson.text
F8 Image LANRG12_3364_3366-0566.jpg
F9 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3365-146-47-Alderson.text
F10 Image LANRG13_3867_3869-0747.jpg
F11 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-3869-81-8-Alderson.text
F12 Image rg14_24784_0813_03.jpg
F13 Image rg14_24784_0814_03.jpg
F14 Transcript Census-1911-RG14-PN24784-RD472-SD1-ED6-SN407.text
F15 Image MargaretAlderson-immigration.jpg
F16 Image MargaretAlderson-immigration.pdf
F17 Image MountainView-Vancouver-Alderson-1-findagrave.jpg
F18 Transcript Gravestone-Vancouver-Alderson-1.text


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