The Lancashireman's family history

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John Greenwood Landless

(1870 - 1911)

Father:	Edwin Haworth (1843 - 1874)
Mother:	Mary Mottram (1841 - 1926)

Siblings:

Children:

With Susannah Watson

Timeline

Date	Event	Information	Sources
1870	Birth		GRO index (online): T1
1871-04-02	Census	Abode: 21 Freme Street, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Lancashire Age: 1 Birthplace: Manchester, Lancashire	Census record RG10-3991-43-14: F1 F2 T2
1881-04-03	Census	Abode: Royal Masonic Institution for Boys, Wood Green, Tottenham, Middlesex Age: 10 Birthplace: Manchester, Lancashire	Census record RG11-1386-64-55: F3 T3
1891-04-05	Census	Abode: Belleek Street, Hulme, Lancashire Age: 21 Occupation: Tobacconist's assistant Birthplace: Manchester, Lancashire	Census record RG12-3197-89-43: F4 F5 T4 familysearch: Link
abt.1893-08	Marriage Susannah Watson (1874 - 1925)		lancashirebmd: T5 freebmd: T6
1911-04-02	Census	Abode: 3 Franchise Street North, Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire Age: 41 Occupation: Clerk at Messrs T & J Watts Home Trade Warehouse Birthplace: Manchester, Lancashire Family: Married 17 years, 2 children, 1 alive, 1 died	Census record RG14-PN23708-RD464-SD2-ED7-SN157: F6 F7 F8 T7 familysearch: Link
abt.1911-08-15	Death		Estimated from burial record freebmd: T8
1911-08-19	Burial	Place: Grave K1465, Manchester Southern Cemetery	www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk: T9 Gravestone: F9 T10

Transcripts of sources

Ref.	Transcript
T1	LANDLESS, JOHN GREENWOOD MOTTRAM GRO Reference: 1870 M Quarter in CHORLTON Volume 08C Page 673
T2	1871 census RG10 piece 3991 folio 43 page 14 Civil Parish or Township of Chorlton on Medlock City or Municipal Borough of Manchester Municipal Ward of St Lukes Parliamentary Borough of Manchester Town of [blank] Village or Hamlet, &c, of [blank] Local Board or Improvement Commissioners District of [blank] Ecclesiastical District of St Stephen Schedule 77 21 Freme St Edwin H Landless Head Mar 28 Painter - House Lanc Marsden Mary Landless Wife Mar 30 Yorkshire Newfield Green Minnie Landless daug - 5 Scholar Lanc Manchester Geo. John Landless son 1 Lanc Manchester Jane Smith Niece Un 15 Serv. Domestic Staffordshire Stafford Transcribed from LANRG10_3990_3992-0116.jpg by dh
T3	Census 1881 RG11 piece 1386 folio 64 page 55 Tottenham / / / / Wood Green / Tottenham / / St Michaels Royal Masonic Institution for Boys John Landless Pupil - 10 Pupil Manchester [only the relevant line transcribed]
T4	1891 census RG12 piece 3197 folio 89 page 53 Administrative County of Manchester Civil Parish of Hulme Municipal Borough of Manchester Municipal Ward of Medlock St Urban Sanitary District of Manchester Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank] Rural Sanitary District of [blank] Parliamentary Borough or Division of Manchester S.W. Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St Paul Schedule 300 21 Belleek St ["(23 ? 42 Derby St)" written underneath] John Forrester Head M 59 Blacksmith _ X _ Lancs Manchester Mary Forrester Wife M 50 Yorks Sheffield John G. Landless Son S 21 Tobacconists Assist _ X _ Lancs Manchester Ettie E. Landless Daur S 19 Lancs Manchester Alfred H. Landless Son S 17 Clerk CC _ X _ Lancs Manchester Transcribed from LANRG12_3197_3199-0192.jpg by dh
T5	Marriage: LANDLESS John G WATSON Susannah 1893 Chorlton-on-Medlock Register Office or Registrar Attended Lancashire Archives+, Manchester Central Library CHO_RM/103/47
T6	Marriages Sep 1893 Landless John Greenwood Chorlton 8c 1216 Watson Susannah Chorlton 8c 1216
T7	1911 census RG14 PN23708 RD464 SD2 ED7 SN157 Registration District 464 Registration Sub-District 2 Ardwick Enumeration District 7 Mr Landless 3 Franchise St North Ardwick Schedule 157 John Greenwood Landless Head 41 Married 17 2 1 1 Clerk Messrs T and J Watts Home Trade Warehouse Manchester Susannah Landless Wife 37 Married Manchester John Alfred Landless Son 16 Single Apprentice Electrical Engineering Fitter Manchester Thomas William Landless Son 2 1/2 months South Africa South African [Transcriber's note: Thomas appears to have been entered in error] Enumerator LR 3 Males 1 Females 4 Persons 4 rooms. Signed John G. Landless 3 Franchise St. North Ardwick Manchester Transcribed from rg14_23708_0314_03.jpg and rg14_23708_0313_03.jpg by dh
T8	Deaths Sep 1911 LANDLESS John G 41 Ormskirk 8b 1258
T9	19/08/1911 John G Landler Southern Cemetery KConsecrated 1465
T10	In Loving Memory Of Hetty Elizabeth daughter of Edwin and Mary Landless who dies Jan 14th 1892 aged 20 years [...] Also John Forrester (dad) who died April 22nd 1911 aged 72 years Also John Greenwood [...]

File sources

Ref.	Type	File name
F1	Image	LANRG10_3990_3992-0116.jpg
F2	Transcript	Census-1871-RG10-3991-43-14-Landless.text
F3	Image	MDXRG11_1384_1387-0765.jpg
F4	Image	LANRG12_3197_3199-0192.jpg
F5	Transcript	Census-1891-RG12-3197-89-43-Forrester.text
F6	Image	rg14_23708_0313_03.jpg
F7	Image	rg14_23708_0314_03.jpg
F8	Transcript	Census-1911-RG14-PN23708-RD464-SD2-ED7-SN157.text
F9	Photo	Landless-ManchesterSouthernCemetery-Plot1465.jpeg

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