AITKEN to WHAITE - Person Sheet
AITKEN to WHAITE - Person Sheet
NameJohn BLOWER 
Birth Datebef 24 Jun 183811166
Birth PlaceWarton, Warwickshire, England
MemoLocation from 1871, 1881 census.
Chr Date24 Jun 183811167 Age: <1
Chr PlaceGrendon, Warwickshire, England
Reside Date7 Jun 184111168 Age: 2
Reside PlaceGrendon, Warwickshire, England
MemoJohn BLOWER, 3 years was living with his grandparents Samuel Blower, 45 , his wife Elizabeth, 45 and their son Samuel, 12.
Reside Date7 Apr 185111169 Age: 12
Reside PlaceGrendon, Warwickshire, England
MemoJohn BLOWER, 13, Bird Tender lived with his grandparents Samuel Blower, 60, farm labourer & Elizabeth, 63, Laundress. Also living there was Samuel & Elizabeth’s son Samuel, 22, farm labourer.
Death DateSep 189011170 Age: 52
Death PlacePrestwich, Lancashire, England
MemoMost likely death as not found after 1881 census.
OccupationBird Tender (1851), Coal Miner?(1861), Labourer (1867), Gardiner(1871-1881)
FatherWilliam BLOWER (<1819-<1841)
MotherMary (-<1841)
Spouses
1Mary Emma WHAITE , 1C4R
, 1C4RBirth Datebef 28 May 184311161
Birth PlaceHulme, Manchester, Lancashire, England
MemoLocation from 1871 census.
Chr Date28 May 184311162 Age: <1
Chr PlaceManchester, Lancashire, England
MemoAt the Cathedral.
Reside Date31 Mar 190111163 Age: 57
Reside PlaceSalford, Lancashire, England
MemoLiving at 2 West High Street was Mary Blower, 59, domestic. House head was Alfred Richardson, 63, House builder and his son Geoffrey,28 House builder. Mary was a cousin of Alfred.
Reside Date2 Apr 191111164 Age: 67
Reside PlaceBolton, Lancashire, England
MemoLiving at 110 Church Road was Mary Emma BLOWER, 68. She was a widow who had had 3 children 2 of whom were living in 1911. She wrote her birthplace as Greenheys, Manchester.
Death DateDec 193611165 Age: 93
Death PlaceOldham, Lancashire, England
FatherSeptimus WHAITE (1807-1892)
MotherMary Ann WOODHEAD (ca1814-1861)
Marr PlaceManchester, Lancashire, England
Marr MemoAt the Cathedral, John a widower & labourer and father William. Mary’s father was Septimus.
Reside Date2 Apr 187111173
Reside PlaceHulme, Manchester, Lancashire, England
MemoLiving in Runcorn Street were John BLOWER, 31, Gardener, his wife Mary E, 29 and there sons Frederick, 3 and Albert, 1.
Reside Date3 Apr 188111174
Reside PlacePendlebury, Lancashire, England
MemoLiving at the Childrens Hospital Lodge were John BLOWER, 40, Gardener (domestic) and his wife Mary Emma, 38 and their sons Frederick, 14 and Albert, 10.
Notes for John BLOWER
Suggested death of John Blower on 30 Aug 1867. [ entry 379 Bailey Street Oswestry reg Sep qtr 1867.6a.402* Cause: Phthisis Pulmonalis 6 months age 34 years Hatter Journeyman Informant x his mark Samuel Parfrey North Castle St Oswestry]
This is NOT the correct John as our John and Mary Emma had three sons, Frederick in 1867, Albert in 1870 and Henry, born in 1873. Henry dies in 1874. The confusion apparently caused by entry in the 1871 census when daughter is recorded as Mary BEARD. This Mary is not Mary Emma as she is listed separately in the 1871 census with John Blower. The 1881 census however has them listed as John & Mary Emma BLOWER.
Who is this Mary BEARD, daughter? It is pretty clear from birth date shown in the 1871 census she is actually Elizabeth BEARD. and her husband Joseph is called John in this census. Elizabeth was informant of husband John’s (Joseph) death and signed as M Beard so appears she was known as Mary. Perhaps Mary Emma was know as Emma to the family!
John BLOWER was a widower when he married Mary Emma. Unfortunately the only entry in the 1861 census that is likely to be John, is in Grenton and indicates he was married but no record of his wife has been found. His occupation was coal miner. After investigating the marriages before 1867 of John Blowers and eliminating most of them the most likely first wife was Ann Phoebe MILLARD [marriage 1859 Q4 Atherstone, volume 6D & page 529]. If she was John’s wife there was a death of a Ann BLOWER in 1862 [Q4 Atherstone volume 6D page 276] and this could be Ann Phoebe.
This is NOT the correct John as our John and Mary Emma had three sons, Frederick in 1867, Albert in 1870 and Henry, born in 1873. Henry dies in 1874. The confusion apparently caused by entry in the 1871 census when daughter is recorded as Mary BEARD. This Mary is not Mary Emma as she is listed separately in the 1871 census with John Blower. The 1881 census however has them listed as John & Mary Emma BLOWER.
Who is this Mary BEARD, daughter? It is pretty clear from birth date shown in the 1871 census she is actually Elizabeth BEARD. and her husband Joseph is called John in this census. Elizabeth was informant of husband John’s (Joseph) death and signed as M Beard so appears she was known as Mary. Perhaps Mary Emma was know as Emma to the family!
John BLOWER was a widower when he married Mary Emma. Unfortunately the only entry in the 1861 census that is likely to be John, is in Grenton and indicates he was married but no record of his wife has been found. His occupation was coal miner. After investigating the marriages before 1867 of John Blowers and eliminating most of them the most likely first wife was Ann Phoebe MILLARD [marriage 1859 Q4 Atherstone, volume 6D & page 529]. If she was John’s wife there was a death of a Ann BLOWER in 1862 [Q4 Atherstone volume 6D page 276] and this could be Ann Phoebe.