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.
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.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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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.
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.
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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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