Fifth Generation

74. Joseph Hornby Birley J. P.^{3,22,230,231,232} was born on 12 March 1827 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.⁴ He was christened on 19 April 1827 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. In 1881 he was a Sugar Merchant in Newton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England.²³³ Listed in Census as "Head" meaning head of household. Joseph died on 5 October 1881 at the age of 54 in England.³

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OF NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS, LANCASHIRE

Joseph Hornby Birley J. P. and Frances Dix were married on 23 November 1854 in Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England.⁴ Frances Dix^3,22,24,234, daughter of Robert Dix, was born on 10 October 1826 in London, London, Middlesex, England.^3,233 She died on 9 May 1891 at the age of 64 in Lancashire, England.³

Joseph Hornby Birley J. P. (KFP6-RXG) and Frances Dix (LCBP-BQQ) had the following children:

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Hugh Francis Birley J. P. (LHXX-7B5).

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Cicely Birley (K8GR-HW7).

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Joseph Wilfred Birley^{3,22,24,235,236} was born on 28 May 1863 in Newton-Le-Willows, England.³ He died on 16 September 1892 at the age of 29 in Los Angeles, California, U. S. A..³ He was also known as Joseph Wilfred. Note: "of San Quenton" is intriguing. Might it be that this relative was a naughty boy who got to serve "hard time"?

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