Mary Richard was born in about 1856 in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales, [1] the daughter of John Richards. [2]
She married James Seddon on 14 April 1877 at St Peter's church, Blackburn, Lancashire, England. [2]
The couple had a son in 1877 whi died in infancy.
In 1881, a cotton winder, she was living with her husband and (adopted) daughter, lodging at 48 Whalley Bank, Blackburn. [1]
Betsy Atherton Head Married F 35 Grocer Blackburn, Lancashire, England
William Atherton Son M 15 Weaver Cotton Blackburn, Lancashire, England
John Richard Atherton Son M 13 Weaver Cotton Darwen, Lancashire, England
Enoch Atherton Son M 11 Weaver Cotton ? Blackburn, Lancashire, England
James Seddon Lodger (head) (lodger) Married M 26 Labour Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Mary Seddon Wife Married F 25 Cotton Winder Montgomeryshire, Wales
Louise Birtwall Daughter F 4 Scholar Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Jane Sogern Lodger Married F 38 Cotton Winder Manchester, Lancashire, England
In 1891, she was living with her husband and adopted daughter in Blackburn.[3]
James Seddon Head M 36 Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Mary Seddon Wife F 34 Treveglous, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Louisa Birtwell Adopted daughter F 14 Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Annie Richards Lodger F 29 Treveglous, Montgomeryshire, Wales
In 1911, she was living with her husband and children at 36 Plymouth Street, Blackburn. [4]
James Seddon Head Married M 56 Labourer Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Mary Seddon Wife Married F 55 Newtown, Wales
Cecelia Prendergast Boarder Single F 18 Ring Spinner Wigan, Lancashire, England
James Walsh Relative grandchild (other relative) M 3 Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Ernest Walsh Relative grandchild (other relative) M 4/12 Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Sources
↑ 1.01.11881 Census:
"1881 England Census"
Class: RG11; Piece: 4180; Folio: 89; Page: 4; GSU roll: 1342002; ED, institution, or vessel: 4 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7572 #11607009 (accessed 6 December 2023)
Mary Seddon (25), wife, Cotton Winder, in household of Betsy Atherton (35) at 48 Whalley Bank in Blackburn registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Montgomeryshire, Wales.
↑ 2.02.1Marriage:
"Lancashire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936"
Original data: Lancashire Anglican Parish Registers. Preston, England: Lancashire Archives Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2576 #15283573 (accessed 6 December 2023)
Mary Richards (21) marriage to James Seddon on 14 Apr 1877 in Blackburn, St Peter, Lancashire, England.
↑1891 Census:
"1891 England Census"
The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3403; Folio: 138; Page: 11; GSU roll: 6098513 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6598 #21300360 (accessed 6 December 2023)
Mary Seddon (34), wife, in household of James Seddon (36) in Blackburn in Blackburn registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Treveglous, Montgomeryshire, Wales.
↑1911 Census:
"1911 England Census"
The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 474; ED, institution, or vessel: 31; Piece: 25057 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2352 #22519292 (accessed 6 December 2023)
Mary Seddon (55), wife, in household of James Seddon (56) at 36 Plymouth St Blackburn, Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Born in Newtown, Wales.
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