Marsh
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18. JOHN MARSH was born in 1852 at Hindley Green in the district of Bolton. The 1881 census shows him residing with the Holden family as a lodger in Westhoughton with his brother Luke. He was working as a Railway Goods Clerk and a Coal Miner Hewer by the 1901 census. He married Mary at St Bartholomew in Westhoughton in 1885. The following year they had daughter 9. Martha Ellen Marsh . The family were living at 321 Church Street when she was born and her death was recorded at the same address in 1915.
19. MARY HIGHAM was born in 1864 at Hindley , Lancashire. The 1901 census show the family staying at 73 Warish Lane, Westhoughton, Lancashire and Mary working as a cotton weaver. ,
Children
Martha Marsh b. 1886
Sarah Marsh b. 1892
Robert Marsh b. 1897
Maggie Marsh b. 1895
Elizabeth Marsh b. 1891
321 Church Street Westhoughton today.
X3 GRANDPARENTS
36. LUKE MARSH was born in 1811 at Westhoughton and Christened on 9th November 1811. He married Martha at St Mary the Virgin Deane Parish Church Bolton on 31 Dec 1837 and had eight children. In 1851 census he is living at Chorley Road, Westhoughton working as a silk weaver. By the 1861 census he was staying at Wingates a small village part of Westhoughton. In 1871 he is a widow living in Wingates with his son John. Records show he died aged 95 in 1906.
37. MARTHA KIRKMAN was the daughter of Michael Kirkman and born in 1817 at Westhoughton. As well as bearing 9 children the census reports show her working as a silk weaver and a colliery worker too.
Children
Ann Marsh b. 1839
William Marsh b. 1840 d. 1915
Martha Marsh b. 1841
Margaret Marsh b. 1842
Elisabeth Marsh b. 1844
John Marsh b. 1846
18. John Marsh b. 1852
Ellen Marsh b. 1855
Luke Marsh b. 1863
In the census report dated 1851 William aged 11 was a Coal Drawer at the pit and Margaret aged 9 was an Errand Girl.
The Westhoughton cotton industry running down until the art of Silk Weaving was introduced to the hand-loom weavers of Westhougton in the year 1826 In the 1840’s John Chadwick built a Silk Mill in the town.
Deane Parish Church Bolton
Market Street Westhoughton
X4 GRANDPARENTS
72. WILLIAM MARSH was born in 1787 . He was a weaver and married Margaret at Deane Bolton Lancashire on 24th October 1809. By the 1841 census They were staying at Dpglane Upholland with son Thomas aged arouns 20 to 24 and Elizabeth Webster, probably his wife and 2 sons, Thomas, aged 3 and Richard aged 4 months.
73. MARGARET BAMBER born 1788.
Children
Luke C. 1817
Jane
John b. 2/4/1814 d. 1/7/1819. John d. 1821
William
Elizabeth
Town Hall and Market Street Westhoughton