The Lancashireman's family history

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John James Marsden

(1902 - 1974)

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

Siblings:

Children:

Timeline

Date	Event	Information	Sources
1902-08-22	Birth		Baptism record lancashirebmd: T1 Death record 1939 register
1902-09-04	Baptism	Place: St John the Baptist, Gannow Abode: 10 Bank Street, Burnley	lan-opc: Link T2 Parish register: F1 T3
1911-04-02	Census	Abode: 14 Watson Street, Burnley, Lancashire Age: 9 Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire	Census record RG14PN24845-RG78PN1422-RD472-SD2-ED22-SN192: F2 F3 F4 T4
1927-07-09	Marriage Alice Ann Hiam (abt.1904 - 1930)	Place: St Stephen, Burnley, Lancashire Age: 24 Abode: 4 Cowper Street, Burnley, Lancashire Occupation: Miner Witness: William Hiam Witness: Ellen Smith	lan-opc: Link T5 lan-opc: Link T6
1931-09-05	Marriage Annie Topper (1908 - 1972)	Place: St Stephen, Burnley, Lancashire Age: 27 Abode: 8 Alma Street, Burnley, Lancashire Occupation: Colliery dataller Witness: Richard Ryan Witness: Isabella Ryan	lan-opc: Link T7
1939-09-29	1939 register	Birthdate: 1902-08-22 Abode: 1 Prescott Street, Burnley, Lancashire Occupation: Roving conveyers on long wall	1939 register RG101-4301-4301J-009-34: F5 F6 T8
abt.1974-08	Death	Birthdate: 1902-08-22	freebmd: T9

Transcripts of sources

Ref.	Transcript
T1	MARSDEN John James AINSWORTH 1902 Burnley West Lancashire Preston BUW/16/99
T2	Baptism: 4 Sep 1902 St John the Baptist, Burnley, Lancs. John James Marsden - [Child] of Squire Marsden & Mary Born: 22 Aug 1902 Abode: 10 Bank St Occupation: Labourer Baptised by: W J Gerratt Register: Baptisms 1898 - 1903, Page 81, Entry 2215 Source: Original Parish Register
T3	Page 81 BAPTISMS Solemnized in the Parish of St John Baptist Gannow in the County of Lancaster in the year one thousand Nine Hundred and two. [Heading taken from previous page] No. 2215 1902 4th Sept John James Squire & Mary Marsden 10 Bank St Labourer W.J.Gerratt [Right margin] 22nd Aug 1902
T4	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
T5	Banns: St Stephen, Burnley, Lancs. John James Marsden - B., parish of S. John Gannow (4 Cowper St.) Alice Ann Hiam - S., this parish (8Alma St.) First Reading: 19 Jun 1927; Read By: T. Henry Pullen Second Reading: 26 Jun 1927; Read By: R. W. Crook Third Reading: 3 Jul 1927; Read By: W. Newton Hudson Married 9 Jul 1927 Notes: M. July 9 1927 Register: Banns 1922 - 1932, Page 91, Entry 272 Source: Original Parish Register
T6	Marriage: 9 Jul 1927 St Stephen, Burnley, Lancs. John James Marsden - 24, Miner, Bachelor, 4 Cowper St., Burnley Alice Ann Hiam - 23, Cotton Weaver, Spinster, 8 Alma Street, Burnley Groom's Father: Squire Marsden, Deceased, Miner Bride's Father: Thomas Hiam, Miner Witness: William Hiam; Ellen Smith Married by Banns by: R. W. Crook Vicar Register: Marriages 1921 - 1934, Page 115, Entry 229 Source: Original Register
T7	Marriage: 5 Sep 1931 St Stephen, Burnley, Lancs. John James Marsden - 27, Colliery Dataller, Widower, 8 Alma St., Burnley Annie Topper - 22, Cotton Weaver, Spinster, 18 Russell St., Burnley Groom's Father: Squire Marsden, Deceased, Miner Bride's Father: Richard Topper, Labourer Witness: Richard Ryan; Isabella Ryan Married by Superintendent Registrar's Certificate by: R. W. Crook Vicar Register: Marriages 1921 - 1934, Page 198, Entry 396 Source: Original Register
T8	NFAG Burnley C.B (p1) 472/1 1 Prescott Street Schedule 107. 34 1. Marsden, John J. - M 22nd Aug 02 M Roving Conveyers on long wall Co[obscured] 35 2. Marsden, Annie. - F 28th Oct 08 M Unpaid Domestic Duties 36 3. Marsden, Joan. - F 29th June 28 S At School [Name change] TAYLOR 6.2.51 M. NFA 37 4. Marsden, Betty - F 5th Mar 36 S Under School Age 38 5. [obscured] 39 6. Topper, Florence - F 29th June 86 M Cotton Weaver Transcribed from TNA_R39_4301_4301J_009.jpg by dh
T9	Deaths Sep 1974 MARSDEN JOHN JAMES 22AU1902 BURNLEY/PEN 40 1148

File sources

Ref.	Type	File name
F1	Image	32883_276580-00041.jpg
F2	Image	Census-1911-RG14PN24845-RG78PN1422-RD472-SD2-ED22-SN192.jpeg
F3	Transcript	Census-1911-MARSDEN-James-transcript.pdf
F4	Transcript	Census-1911-RG14PN24845-RG78PN1422-RD472-SD2-ED22-SN192.text
F5	Image	TNA_R39_4301_4301J_009.jpg
F6	Transcript	R39-4301J-009-Marsden.text

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