Partial Transcript
Registration District: Wigan
1904. Death in the Sub-district of Wigan in the Counties of Lancaster and Wigan CB
| When and where died | Eighteenth June 1904 22 Pottery Street |
| Name and surname | Edward Barton |
| Sex | Male |
| Age | 62 years |
| Occupation | Iron Moulder |
| Cause of death | Spinal Paralysis Certified by [illegible] Bradbury |
| Signature, description and residence of informant | Ann McKnight, daughter In attendance 69 Byrom Street, Wigan |
| When registered | Twentieth June 1904 |
| Signature of registrar | Robert Halliwell Registrar |
[Certified copy obtained from the General Register Office, 22 January 2008]
Research Notes
Edward’s daughter Annie was better known as Annie Thompson. McKnight was the surname of Annie’s husband’s stepfather, who raised him. As a young man her husband was known as Thomas McKnight and she seems to have used that surname here for some reason.