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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
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
1927-03-24 Burial
  • Place: Grave 4/6, Inghamite Chapel, Wheatley Lane


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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