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I am researching William Burrows, my Great gGreat Grandfather, 1836 - 1905, married to Catherine Nowell, 1836 - 1877. I have found excellent inf on your site - gravestone and 1841 census. Have I missed anything more?

I have some information about a William Burrows b1836. Don't know whether this is of any help:


Descendants of Henry BURROWS


Generation No. 1

1. HENRY1 BURROWS was born 1796. He married BETTY UNKNOWN. She was born 1796.

Children of HENRY BURROWS and BETTY UNKNOWN are:
i. ALICE2 BURROWS, b. 1821; m. ROBERT EMMETT, 22 May 1843, St James Church, Briercliffe1; b. 30 Jun 1821.
2. ii. MARY BURROWS, b. 1825.
iii. JANE BURROWS, b. 1826.
iv. JOHN BURROWS, b. 1828.
v. HENRY BURROWS, b. 1831; m. TABITHA LEVER, Sep 1860, Burnley 8e 303; b. 08 May 1840, Haggate, Briercliffe, Lancashire, England.

Notes for TABITHA LEVER:
1861 Census - RG9; Piece: 3073; Folio: 79; Page: 8
Haggate, Briercliffe
Henry Burrows, Head, Mar, 27yrs, Powerloom Weaver Cotton, b. Briercliffe
Tabitha Burrows, Wife, Mar, 21yrs, Powerloom Weaver Cotton, b. Briercliffe

1871 Census - RG10; Piece: 4152; Folio: 13; Page: 19
Haggate, Briercliffe
Henry Burrows, Head, Mar, 40yrs, Weaver Cotton Mill, b. Briercliffe
Tabitha Burrows, Wife, 31yrs, Weaver Cotton Mill, b. Briercliffe
Nancy Burrows, Daughter, 12yrs, Scholar, b. Briercliffe
John Burrows, Son, 8yrs, Scholar, b. Briercliffe

1881 Census - RG11; Piece: 4152; Folio: 137; Page: 4
37 Bread Street, Habergham Eaves
Nancy Burrell, Daughter, 21yrs, Weaver, b. Burnley
John Burrell, Son, 18yrs, Twister, b. Burnley
Henry Burrell, Head, 51yrs, Labourer, b. Burnley
Tabatha Burrell, Wife, 42yrs, Labourer Wife, b. Burnley



vi. NANCY BURROWS, b. 1834.
vii. WILLIAM BURROWS, b. 1836.
viii. THOMAS BURROWS, b. 1840.


Generation No. 2

2. MARY2 BURROWS (HENRY1) was born 1825. She married JAMES EMMETT 21 Jun 1850 in St James Church, Briercliffe, son of HARTLEY EMMETT and ELLEN CATLOW. He was born 05 Jun 1819.

Children of MARY BURROWS and JAMES EMMETT are:
i. ELLEN3 EMMETT, b. 1853, Briercliffe, Lancashire.
3. ii. THOMAS EMMETT, b. 1855, Briercliffe, Lancashire.
4. iii. ANN EMMETT, b. 1859, Briercliffe, Lancashire.
iv. NANCY EMMETT, b. 1859, Briercliffe, Lancashire.
v. HARTLEY EMMETT, b. 1862, Briercliffe, Lancashire.
vi. JOHN EMMETT, b. 1865, Briercliffe, Lancashire.
vii. JOSEPH EMMETT, b. 1870, Briercliffe, Lancashire.


Generation No. 3

3. THOMAS3 EMMETT (MARY2 BURROWS, HENRY1) was born 1855 in Briercliffe, Lancashire. He married ELIZABETH COOK 18 Sep 1875 in St James Church, Briercliffe.

Children of THOMAS EMMETT and ELIZABETH COOK are:
i. JAMES4 EMMETT, b. 1878.
ii. MARY ANN EMMETT, b. 1883.
iii. ANNIE EMMETT, b. 1886.


4. ANN3 EMMETT (MARY2 BURROWS, HENRY1) was born 1859 in Briercliffe, Lancashire. She married MOSES GREENWOOD 1883 in Burnley Register Office or Registrar Attended. He was born 1858.

Children of ANN EMMETT and MOSES GREENWOOD are:
i. MARGARET ANN4 GREENWOOD, b. 1885.
ii. ELLEN ADA GREENWOOD, b. 1886.
iii. JOHN THOMAS GREENWOOD, b. 1888.



Endnotes

1. Church Records, Robert Emmett, Weaver, Bachelor, Aged Full of Haggate Briercliffe Father - Hartley Emmett, Weaver. Alice Burrows, Weaver, Spinster, Aged Full of Haggate Briercliffe. Father - Henry Burrows, Weaver Witnesses: John Spencer, Sarah Jackson .

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