Marriage of Squire Joseph Howard and Mary Ann Ward
Joseph and Mary Ann married on Thursday, 25 December 1851, at St Michael and All Angels, Mottram. Joseph was a 20 year old bachelor and lived in Newton. He was a weaver and his father, Joseph, was a roller coverer. Mary Ann was a 19 year old spinster and also lived in Newton. She was a weaver and her father, George, was a porter. Joseph could sign his name, but Mary Ann could not. The witnesses were William Alfred Hibbert and James Mellor.