James TORKINGTON
Manchester England Non-Conformist Marriages, 1758-1937
Manchester England Non-Conformist Births and Baptisms, 1758-1912
Victoria, Australia Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923
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1881 Census Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England, pg 50
NOTE: immigrated to New Zealand 1889
He married Clara Wright 17 Jul 1879 at Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England . Clara Wright was born at Heanor, Derby, England 19 Dec 1855 daughter of Henry Wright and Charlotte Pearson .
They were the parents of 4
children:
Florence Torkington
born 1880.
Wilfred Torkington
born 5 Jan 1882.
Annie Torkington
born 20 Mar 1884.
Henry Arthur Torkington
born 21 Mar 1891.
James Torkington died 9 May 1932 at Northland, New Zealand .
Clara Wright died 22 Oct 1931 at Northland, New Zealand .