Mary Norton

Mary Norton 

Born: 30 November 1860, Manchester 

Baptised: 2 October 1861, Manchester

Father: George Norton (b. 1823)

Mother: Ann Norton (b. 1834)

Brothers: William Henry Norton (b. 1857), George Frederick Norton (b. 1870)

Sisters: Alice Ellen Norton (b. 1854), Lucy Norton (b. 1856), Fanny Norton (b. 1863), Anne Hunstone Norton (b. 1866), Emily Farrow Burton (b. 1877)

In 1861 – 

She is at 69 Elizabeth Street, Cheetham, Manchester. Her father is listed as ‘Cheese Factory’. Mary, her mother and siblings (Alice, Lucy and William) are unlisted. There is a servant, Ann Meredith (b. 1835). 

In 1871 – 

She is at Bury New Road Shop, Broughton. Her father is listed as ‘Provision Dealer’. Her sister, Alice, is listed as ‘Assistant Shop’. Mary, her mother, her siblings (Lucy, Fanny, Anne and George) and her grandmother, Alice Thurston (b. 1799), are unlisted.

In 1881 – 

She is at LDTC as a student.

In 1891 – 

She is at Oak Road, Crumpsall. Her father is listed as ‘Cheese Factory Manager’. Mary, her mother and siblings (Alice, Fanny, Annie and Emily) are unlisted. Her brother, William, is listed as ‘Solicitor’. Her brother, George, is listed as ‘Insurance Clerk’. Arthur Barmaia (b. 1861), a visitor, is listed as ‘Surgeon’. There is a servant, Charlotte Bennett (b. 1871). 

In 10/99 – 

Address is 5 Birch Avenue, Old Trafford, Manchester. 

In 1911 – 

She is at Dawstone Colwyn Bay, Llandrillo Yn Rhos, Denbighshire. Mary and her sister, Fanny, are listed as ‘Private Means’. Her niece, Joyce Norton Edmondson (b. 1894), is unlisted. There is a maid, Mary Clare Hennings (b. 1889). 

In 1921 – 

She is at Somerfood, Hazler Crescent, Church Stretton, Shropshire. Mary and her sisters, Fanny, Anne and Emily, are unlisted. 

Nothing more definitive found