On 18th August 1833 [her father] John Bottomley [aged 23] and [her mother] Sarah Whitworth [aged 21] were married at The Minster Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Halifax [Map].
In April 1849 [her father] John Bottomley [aged 39] died at Halifax.
On or before 16th September 1849 Mary Hannah Bottomley was born to John Bottomley and Sarah Whitworth [aged 37] at Sowerby Bridge [Map]. She was baptised on 16th September 1849 at St George's Church, Sowerby Bridge [Map]. Their address is given as Sowerby Street, Sowerby Bridge.
John Bottomley: On 18th August 1833 he and Sarah Whitworth were married at The Minster Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Halifax [Map]. In April 1849 he died at Halifax.
30th March 1851. 1851 Census Sowerby. 116 Heath Street, Sowerby Bridge.
[her mother] Sarah Whitworth [aged 39]. Head. Widow. 40. Burler. Soyland, Yorkshire?
[her brother] Charles Bottomley [aged 15]. Son. 16. Wool Sorter Assistant. Sowerby Bridge [Map].
Jeremiah Bottomley [aged 15]. Son. 14. Errand Boy. Sowerby Bridge [Map].
John Bottomley [aged 10]. Son. 11. Cotton?. Ditto.
Frederick Bottomley [aged 4]. Son. Unmarried. 5. Scholar. Ditto.
Mary Hannah Bottomley [aged 1]. Daughter. 1. Ditto.
1861. 1861 Census Yorkshire Sowerby Bridge. 108 West End, Sowerby Bridge.
[her mother] Sarah Whitworth [aged 49]. Head. Widow. 49. Washerwoman. Soyland?
[her brother] John Bottomley [aged 20]. Son. Unmarried. 20. Engine Mechanic. Sowerby Bridge [Map].
William H Bottomley [aged 17]. Son. Unmarried. 17. Sailor. Ditto.
Frederick Bottomley [aged 14]. Son. Unmarried. 14. Woolen? Ditto.
Mary Hannah Bottomley [aged 11]. Daughter. 11. Worsted Spinner. Ditto.
2nd April 1871. 1871 Census Yorkshire Sowerby Bridge. Rayburn Cottage, Norland, Sowerby Bridge.
[her brother] Frederick Bottomley [aged 24]. Son-in-law. 32.
Mary Hannah Bottomley [aged 21]. Wife. 21. Weaver.
[her future husband] Henry Oxley [aged 18]. Boarder. 21. Schoolmaster.
Frederick Bottomley: Around 1847 he was born to John Bottomley and Sarah Whitworth at Sowerby Bridge [Map].
On 4th July 1871 Henry Oxley [aged 18] and Mary Hannah Bottomley [aged 21] were married at The Minster Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Halifax [Map]. The witnesses were her brother Frederick Bottomley [aged 24] and John Thomas.
Around 1878 [her son] Harry Oxley was born to [her husband] Henry Oxley [aged 25] and Mary Hannah Bottomley [aged 28] at Barthomley, Cheshire. He married 10th August 1904 Edith Annie Collinson.
On 31st March 1880 [her son] Frederick Oxley was born to [her husband] Henry Oxley [aged 27] and Mary Hannah Bottomley [aged 30]. He married 23rd August 1913 Sarah Ellen Hyde and had issue.
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1881. 1881 Census Lancashire St Anns Springfield Street. 5 Springfield Street, Lancaster.
[her husband] Henry Oxley [aged 28]. Head. 28. Certificated Schoolmaster. Leeds [Map].
Mary Hannah Bottomley [aged 31]. Wife. Sowerby Bridge [Map].
[her daughter] Ada Oxley. Daughter. 7. Scholar. Leeds [Map].
Edith Oxley. Daughter. 5. Scholar. Bedale.
Harry Oxley [aged 3]. 3. Son. Barthomley, Cheshire.
Frederick Oxley. 1. Son. Lancaster, Lancashire [Map].
Ada Oxley: Around 1884 she was born to Henry Oxley and Mary Hannah Bottomley.
Around 1882 [her daughter] Florence Oxley was born to [her husband] Henry Oxley [aged 29] and Mary Hannah Bottomley [aged 32] at Lancaster, Lancashire [Map].
Around 1883 [her son] Herbert Oxley was born to [her husband] Henry Oxley [aged 30] and Mary Hannah Bottomley [aged 33].
Around 1884 [her daughter] Ada Oxley was born to [her husband] Henry Oxley [aged 31] and Mary Hannah Bottomley [aged 34].
Around 1886 [her daughter] Sarah Oxley was born to [her husband] Henry Oxley [aged 33] and Mary Hannah Bottomley [aged 36] at Heywood, Manchester.
Around 1886 [her daughter] Edith Oxley was born to [her husband] Henry Oxley [aged 33] and Mary Hannah Bottomley [aged 36] at .
Around 1890 [her son] William Oxley was born to [her husband] Henry Oxley [aged 37] and Mary Hannah Bottomley [aged 40] at Gorton.
1891. 1891 Census Manchester Gorton Church Lane. 115 Church Lane, Gorton.
[her husband] Henry Oxley [aged 38]. Head. 38. Schoolmaster.
Mary Hannah Bottomley [aged 41]. Wife. 39.
[her daughter] Ada Oxley [aged 7]. Daughter. 17.
Edith Oxley [aged 5]. Daughter. 15. Scholar.
Harry Oxley [aged 13]. Son. 13.
Frederick Oxley [aged 10]. Son. 11.
Florence Oxley [aged 9]. Daughter. 7.
Herbert Oxley [aged 8]. Son. 6
Sarah Oxley [aged 5]. Daughter. 3.
Around 1892 [her daughter] Winifred Oxley was born to [her husband] Henry Oxley [aged 39] and Mary Hannah Bottomley [aged 42].
1901. 1901 Census Lancashire South Manchester Chorlton cum Medlock. 11 Abbey Street, Chorlton on Medlock.
Mary Hannah Bottomley [aged 51]. 48. Sowerby Bridge [Map].
[her daughter] Edith Oxley [aged 15]. Daughter. 25. Bedale.
[her son] Harry Oxley [aged 23]. 23. Son. Bookeeper. Barthomley, Cheshire.
Frederick Oxley [aged 20]. 21. Son. Grocers Assistant. Lancaster, Lancashire [Map].
Florence Oxley [aged 19]. 18. Fancy?? Lancaster, Lancashire [Map].
Herbert Oxley [aged 18]. 16. Lancaster, Lancashire [Map].
Sarah Oxley [aged 15]. 13. Heywood, Manchester.
William Oxley [aged 11]. Son. 11. Gorton.
Winifred Oxley [aged 9]. Daughter. 9. Gorton.
On 30th December 1902 [her husband] Henry Oxley [aged 50] died at 10 Rectory Street, Leeds. He left a widow Mary Hannah Bottomley [aged 53], and six children: Edith Oxley [aged 16], Florence Oxley [aged 20], Sarah Oxley [aged 16], William Oxley [aged 12], Winifred Oxley [aged 10], all single, and Harry Oxley [aged 24], married with one daughter. He was buried at Becket Street Cemetery, Leeds. He is described as a Commercial Traveller; all censuses describe him as a School-Master? Grave 8804.
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On 10th August 1904 [her son] Harry Oxley [aged 26] and [her daughter-in-law] Edith Annie Collinson [aged 6] were married at St Silas Church, Ardwick. He is shown as a Book Keeper. She has no profession. He is living at 109? St, Greenheys, she at 5 St Silas Street. His father's profession is a School Master, her father's a Mason. The witnesses are Joseph (possibly) Appleward and Charlotte Collinson. The service was performed by Rector James Clayton. The difference in their ages was 20 years.
Edith Annie Collinson: Around 1898 she was born.
1911. 1911 Census Lancashire South Manchester Didsbury. 41 Haydn Avenue, Moss Side.
Mary Hannah Bottomley [aged 61]. 60. Widow. House Keeper. Sowerby Bridge [Map].
[her daughter] Edith Oxley [aged 25]. 35. Single. Milliner. Bedale. Shown as Bedale, Cheshire.
Florence Oxley [aged 29]. 28. Single. Photographers Assistant. Lancaster, Lancashire [Map].
Sarah Oxley [aged 25]. 23. Single. Photographers Assistant. Heywood, Manchester.
William Oxley [aged 21]. 20. Single. Ships Steward. Gorton.
Winifred Oxley [aged 19]. 18. Single. None. Working at home. Gorton.
Harry Oxley [aged 33]. 33. Married 6 Years. 2 Born Alive and still living. Mercantile Clerk. Stone Merchant. Barthomley, Cheshire.
Madge Oxley [aged 5]. 5. Daughter of Harry. Didsbury, Manchester.
On 23rd August 1913 [her son] Frederick Oxley [aged 33] and [her daughter-in-law] Sarah Ellen Hyde [aged 24] were married.
On 14th October 1924 Mary Hannah Bottomley [aged 75] died at 41 Haydn Avenue, Moss Side.
Grandfather: Jeremiah Bottomley
father: John Bottomley
Grandfather: Charles Whitworth
mother: Sarah Whitworth
Grandmother: Sarah m Whitworth