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Note: BIRTH RECORD The civil registration of the birth certificate of Elizabeth Sudworth
states the following:
1. Elizabeth Sudworth was born on April 22, 1865, at Downall Green,
Ashton in Makerfield.
2. The mother of Elizabeth Sudworth was Ruth Sudworth, formerly
Fairhurst.
3. The father of Elizabeth Sudworth was James Sudworth.
4. James Sudworth was a ship smith. (Elizabeth Sudworth's marriage
certificate and her baptism record state her father's occupation as
blacksmith.)
5. James Sudworth signed the registration form with an x.
Holy Trinity from 1838 on was the church that served those living in the
north end of Ashton in Makerfield, including the Downall Green area where
Elizabeth Sudworth was born. Microfilm of the register of Holy Trinity
is not available through the Mormon library. However, the Wigan Records
Office does have this microfilm, and provided information by E-Mail
stating that:
1. The date of birth was April 22, 1865.
2. The date of baptism was June 4, 1865.
3. The parents were James and Ruth Sudworth.
4. James Sudworth was a blacksmith.
1881 CENSUS
At the time of the 1881 census, Elizabeth was working as a live-in
domestic at the Ashton in Makerfield home of Robert McGill, a land and
mines surveyor.
OTHER
The International Genealogical Index incorrectly gives her month of birth
as September. The IGI also gives the place of birth as North Ashton.
The Downall Green area where Elizabeth was born is in the north end of
Ashton in Makerfield, and is next to North Ashton.
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