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Isabella Marsden

(1897 - 1981)

Father: Squire Marsden (1873 - 1918)
Mother: Mary Ainsworth (1873 - ?)

Siblings:

Children:

With Richard Ryan

Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
1897-09-09 Birth
  • Place: Burnley
  • Census 1901
  • BMD Index:  F1  T1
  • Baptism record
  • GRO online:  T2
  • 1939 register
1897-09-23 Baptism
  • Place: St John, Gannow
  • Abode: 2 Fleece Street
1901-03-31 Census
  • Abode: 12 Bank Street, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 3
  • Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire
  • Census record RG13-3872-96-38:  F3  F4  F5  T5
1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 14 Watson Street, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 13
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver (part time)
  • Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire
  • Census record RG14PN24845-RG78PN1422-RD472-SD2-ED22-SN192:  F6  F7  F8  T6
1917-12-29 Marriage
Richard Ryan (1896 - 1941)
  • Place: St Peter, Burnley
  • Age: 21
  • Abode: 30 Norton Street
  • Occupation: Weaver
  • Witness: Ellen Ennis
  • Witness: William Nowill
    • File: Image Marriage-RichardRyan-IsabellaMarsden-1917-12-29-StPeterBurnley.jpeg
    • Transcript: Page 198 1917. Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Burnley in the County of Lancaster No. 396 Twenty-ninth December 1917 Richard Ryan 21 Bachelor Labourer 30 Norton Street William Ryan Spinner Isabella Marsden 21 Spinster Weaver 30 Norton Street Squire Marsden Miner Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England, after Banns by me, Henry Burnley Rector This Marriage was solemnized between us, { Richard Ryan } { Isabella Marsden } in the Presence of us, { Ellen Ennis } { William Nowill }
  • Parish record
  • lan-opc:  Link  T7
  • lancashirebmd:  T8
  • freebmd:  T9
1939-09-29 1939 register
  • Birthdate: 1897-09-09
  • Abode: 83 Leyland Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • 1939 register RG101-4301D-019-15:  F9  F10  T10
abt.1981-11-22 Death
  • Age: 84
  • Abode: 2 Admiral Street
  • Estimated from burial record
1981-11-27 Burial
  • Place: Grave NE10792, Burnley Cemetery

Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1 
Births Oct/Nov/Dec 1897  Marsden  Isabella  Burnley  8e 202
T2 
MARSDEN, ISABELLA  AINSWORTH
GRO Reference: 1897  D Quarter in THE BURNLEY UNION  Volume 08E  Page 202
T3 
Page 91  BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of St John Baptist
Gannow in the County of Lancaster
in the year one thousand eight hundred and Ninety Seven
1897 23 Sept  No. 1524  Isabella  Squire & Mary  Marsden  2 Fleece Street  Coke Burner  W. J. Gerratt
9 Sept 1897 [written in right margin]
T4 
Baptism: 23 Sep 1897 St John the Baptist, Burnley, Lancs.
Isabella Marsden - [Child] of Squire Marsden & Mary
Born: 9 Sep 1897
Abode: 2 Fleece Street
Occupation: Coke Burner
Baptised by: W. J. Gerratt
Register: Baptisms 1893 - 1898, Page 91, Entry 1524
Source: Original Parish Register
T5 
1901 census RG13 piece 3872 folio 96 page 38

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

Schedule [261 struck out] 236   12 Bank St

Squire Marsden    Head  M  27     Pit top Labourer  Worker    Lancs Burnley
Mary Marsden      Wife  M     28  Cotrton Spinner   Worker    Lancs Clayton Le Moors
Isabella Marsden  Daur  S     3                               Lancs Burnley
Mary E Marsden    Daur        3 Mon                           Lancs Burnley

Transcribed from Census-1901-RG13-3872-96-38.jpeg by dh
T6 
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

Transcribed from Census-1911-RG14PN24845-RG78PN1422-RD472-SD2-ED22-SN192.jpeg by dh
T7 
Marriage: 29 Dec 1917 St Peter, Burnley, Lancs.
Richard Ryan - 21, Labourer, Bachelor, 30 Norton Street
Isabella Marsden - 21, Weaver, Spinster, 30 Norton Street
    Groom's Father: William Ryan, Spinner
    Bride's Father: Squire Marsden, Miner
    Witness: Ellen Ennis; William Nowill
    Married by Banns by: Henry Burnley, Rector
    Register: Marriages 1907 - 1920, Page 198, Entry 396
    Source: Original Parish Register
T8 
Marriage:  RYAN  Richard  MARSDEN  Isabella  1917  Burnley, St Peter  Lancashire  Preston  CE111/12/396
T9 
Marriages Dec 1917
Marsden  Isabella  Ryan     Burnley  8e 294
Ryan     Richard   Marsden  Burnley  8e 294
T10 
NFAC    Burnley C.B. (pt of)    472/1

83 Leyland Road   Schedule 234

14  1  Ryan Richard   -  M  18 Sept  96  M  Production Process worker textile dying
15  2  Ryan Isabella  -  F  9 Sept   97  M  House duties (unpaid)
16  3  Ryan Jack      -  M  28 Jan   24  S  Production Process worker textile dying
17  4  Ryan Harry     -  M  20 May   28  S  At school

Line 17: birth year 28 struck through, 29 written above in red  RX  RM  71

Transcribed from TNA_R39_4301_4301D_019.jpg by dh
T11 
Burial: 27 Nov 1981 Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancs.
Isabella Ryan -
    Age: 84yrs
    Abode: 2 Admiral Street
    Grave: NE10792
    Gender: F
    Register: Burials 1975 - 2011, Entry 142146
    Source: Original Registers Book 18
T12 
Grave: NE10792   Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancs.
Interments:
   Name           Age    Abode               Gender  Source Register  Date buried
1  Richard Ryan   45yrs  50 Anne Street      M       Book 15 #114347  12 Nov 1941
2  Richard Ryan   44yrs  Leed St James Hosp  M       Book 17 #133842  26 Jan 1963
3  Isabella Ryan  84yrs  2 Admiral Street    F       Book 18 #142146  27 Nov 1981
Burial notes:
2. Ashes

File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image 1897b4-348-1.tif
F2 Image 4225054_00212.jpg
F3 Image Census-1901-RG13-3872-96-38.jpeg
F4 Transcript Census-1901-MARSDEN-Squire-transcript.pdf
F5 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-3872-96-38-Marsden.text
F6 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24845-RG78PN1422-RD472-SD2-ED22-SN192.jpeg
F7 Transcript Census-1911-MARSDEN-James-transcript.pdf
F8 Transcript Census-1911-RG14PN24845-RG78PN1422-RD472-SD2-ED22-SN192.text
F9 Image TNA_R39_4301_4301D_019.jpg
F10 Transcript R39-4301D-019-Ryan.text

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