The LONG Family

Jessie Crawford Long (1905)

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Born on 1905, Nov 19 in 12 Ferndale Street, Burnley, Lancashire
Married  to Wilfred Hartley Spencer on 1927, Sep 20 in Jubilee Primitive Methodist Chapel, Burnley

Wilfred was born in 1899.

They had issue:

Name Date of Birth Birthplace Date of Baptism
Sheila 1931, Jan 12 Darwen, Lancashire  
Elizabeth 1938, Jan 14 Palmers Green, London 1938, Feb 27

Jessie was born in Ferndale Street and Wilfred was born in Roebuck Street, Burnley, but by 1912 they were living as next door neighbours, Wilfred at 85 and Jessie at 87 Athol Street, Burnley.

Wilfred left school at 12, but Jessie carried on until she was 14 when she had to leave in order to boost the family finances.  They both worked in the local mill where Wilfred's father was a Cotton Loom Overlooker.

By the time they were married in 1927, Wilfred was a Cotton Loom Overlooker living in Darwen and Jessie a Cotton Weaver.  They settled in Darwen after they were married and Sheila was born there in 1931.