Frances (Barton) Garner (1878 - 1955)

Born 1878 in St Helens, Lancashire, England

Wife of William Garner — married 3 Jan 1898 in St Helens Parish Church

Died 1955 at about age 77 in St Helens, Lancashire, England

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Biography

Frances Barton was born in 1878 in St Helens. She was the daughter of James Barton and Mary (Watkinson) Barton. She was christened April 7th 1878 at St Nicholas church in Sutton (Anglican). Her father, according to the christening record, was a labourer.

By 1881, Frances' father had become a grocer and baker.

Frances married William Garner on January 3rd 1898 at St Helens Church (Anglican). By 1901 William was working as a journeyman baker, and the couple had two children. By 1911, they still only had the two daughters, and William was still a journeyman baker. A son, William Arthur, was born in 1916.

William probably died in 1949. Frances died in 1955 at the age of 77.

Sources

• Birth registration listed on https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp

• Baptism on http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Search/indexp.html

• Marriage "St. Helens Area Marriage Index 1538-1940" CD published by St Helens Townships Family History Society http://www.sthelenstownshipsfhs.org.uk/

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27L-YRG1 : 13 December 2017), Francess Barton in household of James Barton, Sutton, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 21, Piece/Folio 3739/123, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,077.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9LK-9P1 : 8 April 2016), William Garner, St Helens, Lancashire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing St Helens subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWY9-516 : 2 August 2017), William Garner, St Helens, Helens, Lancashire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

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