See also

Ellen Knowles (1820-1897)

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • Jun 1820

  • Chorley, Lancashire

  • Baptism:

  • 2 Jul 1820 (age 0)

  • the Parish Church of St Laurence2

  •  

  • Address: Chorley, Lancaster

  • Census (living with father):

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 20-21)

  • 1841 Census. Living with father

  • Death:

  • 4 Dec 1897 (age 77)

  • Chorley, Lancashire3 4

  •  

  • Address: 41 Brook Street

    It is assumed that after the death of her husband Peter in 1894 she was able to stay on at 41 Brook Street where they had lived for over 30 years.

Marriage

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1842, Register Entry for Marriage of Peter Longton and Ellen Knowles

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1851, 1851 Census for Household of Peter Longton in Chorley, Lancashire

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1861, 1861 Census for Household of Peter Longton in Chorley, Lancashire

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1881, 1881 Census for Household of Peter Longton in Chorley, Lancashire

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1891, 1891 Census for Household of Peter Longton in Chorley, Lancashire

  • Spouse:

  • Peter Longton (1819-1894)

  • Children:

  • James Longton (1850?-1918)

  • Marriage Banns:

  • 12 Dec 1841 (age 21)

  • St George's Parish Church1

  •  

  • Address: Chorley, Lancashire

  • Marriage:

  • 1 Jan 1842 (age 21)

  • the Parish Church of St George5

  •  

  • Address: Chorley, Lancashire

  • Census for household:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 30)

  • Chorley, Lancashire6

  •  

  • Address: Laynes Lane

    The household consisted of Peter, his wife Ellen, and their children Edward (age 7), Sarah (age 2) and James (age 3 months).

  • Census for household:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 40)

  • Chorley, Lancashire7

  •  

  • Address: Brooke Street

    The household consisted of Peter, his wife Ellen, and their children Edward (age 18), Sarah (age 12), James (age 8), Hannah (age 2) and Isabella (age 1).

  • Census for household:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 60)

  • Chorley, Lancashire8

  •  

  • Address: 41 Brooke Street

    The household consisted of Peter, his wife Ellen and their daughter Isabella (age 21). Peter is not working. The family have the cottage which from the 1891 is known to have 4 rooms to themselves.

  • Census for household:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 70)

  • Chorley, Lancashire9

  •  

  • Address: 41 Brook Street

    They are now living by themselves on their own means which means that they have been able to save enough for Peter to retire.

Sources

1.

Parish Register for Banns of Peter Longton and Ellen Knowles, St George, Chorley, Lancashire, from 12 December 1841 to 26 December 1841, Lancashire Archives.

2.

Parish Register for Baptism of Ellen Knowles, St Laurence, Chorley, Lancashire, 2 July 1820, Lancashire Archives.

3.

England and Wales Death Registration Index, Ellen Longton, Q4 1897, Chorley, Vol. 8e, Page 365, General Register Office.

4.

Gravestone for Peter Longton & Ellen Longton: Chorley Cemetary, Chorley, Lancashire;

5.

Parish Register for Marriage of Peter Longton and Ellen Knowles, St George, Chorley, Lancashire, 1 January 1842, Lancashire Archives.

6.

1851 England, Wales & Scotland census, Laynes Lane, Chorley, Lancashire, head of household: Peter Longdon, National Archives.

7.

1861 England, Wales & Scotland census, Brooke Street, Chorley, Lancashire, head of household: Peter Longton, National Archives.

8.

1881 England, Wales & Scotland census, 41 Brooke Street, Chorley, Lancashire, head of household: Peter Longton, National Archives.

9.

1891 England, Wales & Scotland census, 41 Brook Street, Chorley, Lancashire, head of household: Peter Longton, National Archives.