Betty KAY

1861 - 1887  (26 years)   Has 2 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

James KAY

1821 - 1875  (54 years)

Birth	29 Jun 1821	Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
Christened	23 Sep 1821	Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
Died	16 Aug 1875	Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
	Age: 54y
Family	Elizabeth BRADBURY,   b. Abt 1829, Harwood Lee, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Jul 1849 and Sep 1849	Bury district, Lancashire, England
Children	1. Elizabeth Ellen KAY,   b. Abt 1852, Harwood, Lancashire, England   2. Ann KAY,   b. 28 Nov 1856, Harwood Lee / Bradshaw / Tottington, Lancashire, England   3. Mary Alice KAY,   b. Abt 1859, Harwood Lee, Lancashire, England   4. Betty KAY,   b. 22 May 1861, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth BRADBURY

Abt 1829 - 1904  (75 years)

Birth	Abt 1829	Harwood Lee, Lancashire, England
Died	29 Aug 1904	106 Ferndale, Tottington Road, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
	Age: 75y
Buried	2 Sep 1904	Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
	Age: 75y
Family	James KAY,   b. 29 Jun 1821, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Jul 1849 and Sep 1849	Bury district, Lancashire, England
Children	1. Elizabeth Ellen KAY,   b. Abt 1852, Harwood, Lancashire, England   2. Ann KAY,   b. 28 Nov 1856, Harwood Lee / Bradshaw / Tottington, Lancashire, England   3. Mary Alice KAY,   b. Abt 1859, Harwood Lee, Lancashire, England   4. Betty KAY,   b. 22 May 1861, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England

John MASSER

1862 - 1902  (40 years)

Birth	Between Apr 1862 and Jun 1862	Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
Died	29 Dec 1902	2 Worsley Street, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
	Age: 40y
Buried	2 Jan 1903	Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
	Age: 40y
Father	John Yates MASSER,   b. Bef 21 Oct 1821, Holcombe, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England
Mother	Ann YATES,   b. Bef 28 Sep 1828, Holcombe Lane, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
Married	21 May 1853	Holcombe Emmanuel Chapelry, Holcombe, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England
Family	Betty KAY,   b. 22 May 1861, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
Married	6 Mar 1886	Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England

• Name	Betty KAY
  Birth	22 May 1861	Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England   [1, 2]
  	AMJ 1861 Bury district, Volume 08C, Page 381 GRO givens Mother's Maiden Surname as Greenhalgh so could be wrong or her mother was not Elizabeth Bradbury
  1871 Census	2 Apr 1871	Stormer Hill Closes, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England   [3]
  	Age: 9y
  	RG10/3947, Folio 88, Page 17 Daughter, Scholar
  Baptism	21 Jan 1876	Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England   [1]
  	Living at Stormer Hill Closes
  Gender	Female
  1881 Census	3 Apr 1881	Club Row, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England   [4]
  	Age: 19y
  	RG11/3851, Folio 161, Page 51 Daughter, Unmarried, Weaver (Cotton)
  Ancestor Count	2
  Reference Number	M 0008b
  Death	15 Aug 1887	Worsley Street, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England   [5, 6, 7, 8]
  	Age: 26y
  	JAS 1887 Bury district, Volume 08C, Volume 293
  Burial	19 Aug 1887	Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England   [6, 7, 8, 9]
  	Age: 26y
  	Previously Lived at Worsley Street, Tottington
  Person ID	I368	Ruth
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	James KAY,   b. 29 Jun 1821, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England d. 16 Aug 1875, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth BRADBURY,   b. Abt 1829, Harwood Lee, Lancashire, England d. 29 Aug 1904, 106 Ferndale, Tottington Road, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	Between Jul 1849 and Sep 1849	Bury district, Lancashire, England   [10]
  	JAS 1849 Bury, Volume 21, Page 226
  Family ID	F148	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John MASSER,   b. Between Apr 1862 and Jun 1862, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England d. 29 Dec 1902, 2 Worsley Street, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	6 Mar 1886	Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England   [9, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  	JFM 1886 Bury district, Volume 08C, Page 621 Both of Tottington Parish John was a Bachelor, Labourer, Living at Tottington Betty was a Spinster, Living at Tottington Witnesses: Amos Whittaker & Mary Alice Kay
  Family ID	F104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 May 1861 - Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England 1871 Census - Age: 9y - 2 Apr 1871 - Stormer Hill Closes, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Baptism - 21 Jan 1876 - Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England 1881 Census - Age: 19y - 3 Apr 1881 - Club Row, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Marriage - 6 Mar 1886 - Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Burial - Age: 26y - 19 Aug 1887 - Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  BETTY MASSER nee KAY Probably born after 1861 Census ie after 07 April 1861 ADDRESSES: Stormer Hill Closes, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire (02 April 1871) Club Row, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire (03 April 1881) Worsley Street, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire (19 August 1887 - at burial) OCCUPATIONS: Scholar (02 April 1871) Weaver (Cotton) (03 April 1881) CENSUSES: (1861-1887) 02 April 1871 - yes 03 April 1881 - yes Parish Registers: Baptism: Found - Marriage: Found - Burial: Found Last checked: 07 August 2017

  
  

• Sources

  [S2539] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Baptism - Kay, Betty - 1876 - Tottington, Page 247, No. 1970. [S13] BMD - GRO Index - Birth, AMJ 1861 Bury district, Volume 08C, Page 381. [S354] 1871 Census - Kay, James & Elizabeth, RG10/3947, Folio 88, Page 17. [S359] 1881 Census - Kay, Elizabeth, RG11/3851, Folio 161, Page 51. [S15] BMD - GRO Index - Death, JAS 1887 Bury district, Volume 08C, Volume 293. [S2339] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Burial - Masser, Betty nee Kay - 1887 - Tottington, Page 196. [S31] Monumental Inscription - Tottington St Annes Churchyard Transcripts, Page 11. Massar, Betty, d. 15 Aug 1887, age: 26yr, w/of John [S351] Monumental Inscription - Masser - Graves - Tottington St Annes, Ref: K7. [S2126] Church - Tottington St Annes, Tottington, Lancashire. [S14] BMD - GRO Index - Marriage, JAS 1849 Bury, Volume 21, Page 226. [S2372] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Marriage - Masser, John & Kay, Betty - 1886 - Tottington, Page 159, No. 317. [S2382] Banns - Lancashire - Masser, John & Kay, Betty - 1886 - Tottington, Page 103, No. 305. Banns: 07, 14 & 21 February 1886 [S14] BMD - GRO Index - Marriage, JFM 1886 Bury district, Volume 08C, Page 621. [S765] BMD - Lancashire Index - Marriage, CE28/1/317.