John Braithwaite Horrocks1

#16171, (9 June 1816-July 1877)
Last Edited17 May 2023
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John Braithwaite Horrocks was baptised at Christ Church on Sunday, 9 June 1816 at the village of Walmsley near the town of Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire.1 John lived in June 1841 at the village of Turton near the town of Bolton, Lancashire.2 His occupation was recorded as being a wheelwright in the census.3

He married Hannah Martin, daughter of a carter, daughter of Elizabeth (?), at St. Mary the Virgin on Sunday, 20 June 1841 at Deane, Bolton, Lancashire.. Both bride and groom signed their marriage certificate with a mark.2,4 John and Hannah lived in March 1849 at Sharples, Bolton, Lancashire.5

He was recorded as head of household in the 1851 census with Hannah Martin as his spouse at 130 Blackburn Road, Sharples, Bolton, Lancashire. He was 34 years old.6 His occupation was recorded as being a wheelwright in the census.6 John and Hannah lived in January 1855 at Sharples, Bolton, Lancashire.7

John died in July 1877 at Fylde Registration District, Lancashire, at age 61.8

Family

Hannah Martin (c 1824-30 Aug 1916)
Children

Citations

  1. [S742] Manchester, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915 Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com) Name: James Horrocks; Gender: Male; Parish as it Appears: Bolton-le-Moors; Spouse: Elizabeth Horrocks; Child: John Braithwaite Horrocks; Reference Number:GB127.L243/1/3/2.
  2. [S1372] Manchester, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930 Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com) Name: John Horrocks; Gender: Male; Marriage Age     : Of Full Age; Event Type: Marriage; Marriage Date:
    20 Jun 1841; Marriage Place: Deane, St Mary, Lancashire, England; Parish as it Appears: Deane; Father: James Horrocks; Spouse: Hannah Martin; Reference Number: GB127.L85/1/3/9.
  3. [S397] National Census for England, 1841 (online image) Class: HO107; Piece: 537; Book: 20; Civil Parish: Bolton Le Moors; County: Lancashire; Enumeration District: 4; Folio: 57; Page: 15; Line: 17; GSU roll: 306921.
  4. [S338] Ancestry.com.au Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com.au/) https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/…
  5. [S742] Manchester, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915 Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com) Name: Tomason Horrocks; Baptism Date: 25 Mar 1849; Baptism Place: Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England; Parish as it Appears: Bolton-le-Moors; Father: John Horrocks; Mother: Hannah Horrocks; Reference Number: GB127.L243/1/3/19.
  6. [S392] National Census for England, 1851 (online image) Class: HO107; Piece: 2208; Folio: 475; Page: 34; GSU roll: 87218.
  7. [S1428] Births and Baptisms Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com) Name: John Horrocks; Baptism Date: 7 Feb 1855; Baptism Place: Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England; Parish as it Appears: Bolton-le-Moors; Father: John Horrocks; Mother: Hannah Horrocks; Reference Number: GB127.L243/1/3/22.
  8. [S1425] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915, Name: John Braithwaite Horrocks; Age: 61; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816; Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep; Death Registration Place: Fylde, Lancashire, United Kingdom; Death Date: Sep 1877; Inferred Death Place: Lancashire, United Kingdom; Volume: 8e; Page: 369.
  9. [S1428] Births and Baptisms Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com) Name: Elizabeth Horrocks; Baptism Date: 5 Dec 1841; Baptism Place: Walmsley, Christ Church, Lancashire, England; Father: John Horrocks; Mother: Hannah Horrocks; Reference Number: GB127.L99/1/2/1.
  10. [S1428] Births and Baptisms Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com) Name: James Horrocks; Baptism Date: 20 May 1843; Baptism Place: Walmsley, Christ Church, Lancashire, England; Father: John Horrocks; Mother: Hannah Horrocks; Reference Number: GB127.L99/1/2/1.
  11. [S1431] Lancashire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1986 Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com) Name: Thomas Braithwaite Horrocks; Age: 0; Birth Date: 1846; Burial Date: 3 May 1846; Burial Place: Walmsley, Christ Church, Lancashire, England; Reference Number: GB127.L99/1/4/1.