The Lancashireman's family history

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Margaret Smith

(1854 - 1927)

Father:	James Smith
Mother:	Maria Clegg

Siblings:

Children:

None

Timeline

Date	Event	Information	Sources
1854	Birth		lancashirebmd: T1
1855-04-30	Baptism	Place: St Paul, Little Marsden	Parish register: F1 T2 lan-opc: Link T3
1881-04-03	Census	Abode: 3 Cross Street, Brierfield, Lancashire Age: 26 Occupation: Cotton weaver Birthplace: Marsden, Lancashire	Census record RG11-4162-91-6: F2 F3 T4
abt.1881-11	Marriage Peter Butson (1850 - 1905)		freebmd: T5 lancashirebmd: T6
1891-04-05	Census	Abode: 15 Commercial Street, Brierfield, Lancashire Age: 36 Occupation: Cotton weaver Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancashire	Census record RG12-3379-74-37: F4 F5 T7
1901-03-31	Census	Abode: 7 Railway Street, Brierfield, Lancashire Age: 46 Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancashire	Census record RG13-3884-51-9: F6 F7 T8
1901-03-31	Census	Abode: 7 Railway Street, Brierfield, Lancashire Age: 46 Birthplace: Lanc Brierfield	Census record RG13-3884-51-9: F8 F6
1911-04-02	Census	Abode: 32 Commercial Street, Brierfield Age: 56 Birthplace: Brierfield Lanc	Census record RG14PN24911-RD472-SD4-ED21-SN199: F9 F10
1927-03-20	Death		Probate calendar: F11 F12 T9
1927-03-24	Burial	Place: Grave 4/6, Inghamite Chapel, Wheatley Lane	lan-opc: Link T10

Transcripts of sources

Ref.	Transcript
T1	SMITH Margaret CLEGG 1854 Colne Lancashire Preston COL/28/73
T2	BAPTISMS solemnized in the Chapelry of Marsden in the County of Lancaster in the Year 1855 Page 61. No. 484. April 30 Margaret James & Maria Smith Hollin Bank Spinner G. F. Prescott Curate Private [written in left margin]
T3	Baptism: 30 Apr 1855 St Paul, Little Marsden, Lancashire, England Margaret Smith - Child of James Smith & Maria Abode: Hollin Bank Occupation: Spinner Notes: Private Baptised by: G F Prescott Curate Register: Baptisms 1844 - 1863, Page 61, Entry 484 Source: LDS Film 1470815
T4	Census 1881, Reference RG11 Piece 4162 Folio 91 Page 6 Civil Parish or Township of Little Marsden City or Municipal Borough of [blank] Municipal Ward of [blank] Parliamentary Borough of [blank] Town or Village or Hamlet of Brierfield Urban Sanitary District of Brierfield Rural Sanitary District of [blank] Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St Luke's Schedule 23 3 Cross St James Smith Head Mar 55 Cotton Spinner Coolen Twiston Lancashire Maria Smith Wife Mar 54 Wife Spinner Marsden Lancashire Margaret Smith Daur Unm 26 Cotton Weaver Marsden Lancashire Frank Smith Son Unm 19 Cotton Spinner Marsden Lancashire Albert Smith Son Unm 14 Cotton Pecier Marsden Lancashire Edwin Smith Son Unm 11 Cotton Weaver Marsden Lancashire Elizabeth A Smith Daur Unm 8 Scholar Marsden Lancashire Transcribed from Census-1881-RG11-4162-91-6.jpeg by dh
T5	Marriages Dec 1881 BUTSON Peter - Burnley 8e 428 SMITH Margaret - Burnley 8e 428
T6	1881 BUTSON Peter SMITH Margaret Burnley Register Office or Registrar Attended Preston RM/52/139
T7	1891 census RG12 piece 3379 folio 74 page 37 Administrative County of Lancaster Civil Parish of Great and Little Marsden Municipal Borough of - Municipal Ward of - Urban Sanitary District of Brierfield Town or Village or Hamlet of Brierfield Rural Sanitary District of [Brierfield struck out] Parliamentary Borough or Division of Clitheroe Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St Lukes Schedule [230 struck out] 231 15 Commercial St Peter Butson Head M 40 Cotton Weaver _ X _ Yorks Tan Hill Margaret Butson Wife M 36 Cotton Weaver _ X _ Lancs Brierfield Elizabeth A Smith Daur S 18 Lancs Brierfield James Smith Father in Law Wid 65 Mule Spinner _ X _ Lancs Pendle Forest Edwin Smith Boarder S 32 Cotton Weaver _ X _ Lancs Brierfield Transcribed from Census-1891-RG12-3379-74-37.jpeg by dh [Transcriber's note: Elizabeth A Smith is Margaret's sister, not daughter. See Margaret's 1881 census transcript]
T8	1901 census RG13 piece 3884 folio 51 page 9 Administrative County Lancashire Civil Parish of Brierfield Ecclesiastical Parish of Brierfield. St Luke County Borough, Municipal Borough or Urban District of Brierfield Ward of Municipal Borough or of Urban District of North Rural District of [blank] Parliamentary Borough or Division of Clitheroe Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank] Schedule 53 7 Railway St Peter Butson Head M 50 Chip Potatoe Dealer Own Acct At Home Yorks Tan Hill Margaret Butson Wife M 46 Lan'e Brierfield Elizabeth A Smith Daur S 28 Dressmaker Own Acct At Home Lan'e Brierfield James Smith Father in Law Wid 75 Retired Cotton Spinner Lan'e Coolam Transcribed from Census-1901-RG13-3884-51-9.jpeg by dh
T9	1927 Page 521 BUTSON Margaret of 15 Commercial-street Brierfield Lancashire widow died 20 March 1927 Probate London 9 April to Elizabeth Ann Smith spinster. Effects £245
T10	Burial: 24 Mar 1927 Wheatley Lane Inghamite, Fence in Pendle, Lancs. Margaret Butson - Widow of Peter Butson Age: 72 years Abode: 15 Commercial Street, Brierfield Grave: 6 Section: 4 Buried by: H. Whittaker Register: Burials Section 1-4 1877 - 1928, Page 314 Source: Original Parish Register

File sources

Ref.	Type	File name
F1	Image	42561_339039__0001-00035.jpg
F2	Image	Census-1881-RG11-4162-91-6.jpeg
F3	Transcript	Census-1881-RG11-4162-91-6-Smith.text
F4	Image	Census-1891-RG12-3379-74-37.jpeg
F5	Transcript	Census-1891-RG12-3379-74-37-Butson.text
F6	Image	Census-1901-RG13-3884-51-9.jpeg
F7	Transcript	Census-1901-RG13-3884-51-9-Butson.text
F8	Transcript	Census-1901-RG13-3884-51-9-Peter-Butson.txt
F9	Image	Census-1911-RG14PN24911-RD472-SD4-ED21-SN199.jpeg
F10	Image	Census-1911-RG14PN24911-RD472-SD4-ED21-SN199-cover.jpeg
F11	Image	1927-Probate-MargaretButson.jpeg
F12	Transcript	1927-Probate-MargaretButson.txt

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