Emma MILLS

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: 1861; Silk Weaver

Notes:

Birth:
Pits o' th' Moor" is a now almost-forgotten name for an area of land lying
between Winton and Patricroft. The latter two places are now districts
within the town of Eccles, but back in 1842, they were two separate hamlets
which lay within the Registration Sub-District of Barton-upon-Irwell. The
area in question was part of a triangle of land bounded by the roads known
to-day as Worsley Road, New Lane and Liverpool Road. By the end of the 19th
century, this area was fully developed with terraced housing and two or
three small factories, but in 1842 it was still mostly open farmland. The
first 1848 Ordnance Survey map of the area clearly shows it as labelled
"Pits o' th' Moor". The "pits" in question were almost certainly old marl
pits, which had filled with water, and are shown on the map as ponds.

Christened:
Baptism: 4 Jan 1846 St Mary the Virgin, Eccles, Lancashire, England
Emma Mills - Daughter of James Mills & Anne
Abode: Winton
Occupation: Sawyer
Baptised by: W.B. Marsden Off. Minr.
Register: Baptisms 1844 - 1846, Page 247, Entry 1976
Source: LDS Film 1545552

Died:
Informant - Fred Hughes, son, of 92, Kennerley Road, Davenport

Emma married Jabez HUGHES on 05 Nov 1869 in Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Barton on Irwell. Jabez (son of William HUGHES and Ann OVERTON) was born in 1849 in Burcot, Shropshire; died on 10 Mar 1922 in 168, Worsley Road, Winton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Dec Q 8c 634 Barton on Irwell

Jabez - Joiner. Father: William Hughes, Shoe Maker
Emma - Power Loom Silk Weaver. Father: James Mills, Sawyer, deceased.

Witnessed by William Walton and Isabella Jones

Modern address -168 Worsley Road Eccles MANCHESTER M30 8LT

The original cottage demolished around 1974

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Married:
Matthew Mills is an error. James Mills was Emma's father.

1. James Mills HUGHES was born in 1871 in Swinton; died in 1919 in Bridgwater Foundry, Patricroft.
2. Emma HUGHES was born in 1872 in Salford; died in 1920.
3. Fred HUGHES was born on 22 Sep 1874 in Winton, Barton Upon Irwell, Lancs.; died in 1963 in 45, Lockerbie Avenue, Blackpool.
4. Sarah Ann HUGHES was born in 1876 in Winton, Barton Upon Irwell, Lancs..
5. Jessie HUGHES was born in 1879 in Winton, Barton Upon Irwell, Lancs.; died on 19 Mar 1949 in 12, Ashbourne Road, Eccles, Lancashire.
6. Edna HUGHES was born in 1882 in Winton, Barton Upon Irwell, Lancs.; and died.

Notes:

Christened:
Baptism: 6 Dec 1807 St Mary the Virgin, Eccles, Lancashire, England
James Mills - Son of Matthew Mills & Sarah
Abode: Winton
Occupation: Husbandman
Source: LDS Film 1545488 (and MFPR 167 at MCL)

Died:
Sep Q 1869 8c 327 Barton

James married Ann HUGHES before 1835 in ?. Ann was born about 1802 in Wellington, Shropshire; died in 1856 in Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Was she related to the Hughes family that Emma Mills married into?

Died:
FreeFormatDate:Mar Q Barton 8c 320

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Husbandman (a tenant farmer raising animals rather than arable farming.) Status below Yeoman

Notes:

Occupations.
From 1810 to 1816 he is recorded as a labourer.
From 1816 onward he is recorded as sawyer


Buried:
! in the margin indicates cholera victim

Matthew married Sarah LOMAX on 2 Apr 1804 in St. Mary, Prestwich. Sarah (daughter of Nathan LOMAX) was born in 1784 in Barton; was christened on 26 Dec 1784 in St. Mary the Virgin, Eccles; died in 1827 in Winton, Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire; was buried on 22 May 1827 in St. Mary the Virgin, Eccles. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Possible parents Nathan Lomax (Weaver)and Ann of Barton.

Thomas married Sarah ANDREW on 31 Mar 1782 in St. Mary, Prestwich cum Oldham. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]