Born in Chorley, Leyland (Lostock Grove).1,2

From the Birth Certificate :-
1) Father - John Eccles,
2) Mother - Victoria Mary Luis Eccles, late Kay,  formerly Fernandes
3) Occupation of father - Cotton spinner
4) Description & residence of informant - John Eccles, father, Lostock Grove, Leyland.
5) When registered - 24 August 1875.

Recorded in census in Preston, Longton (Farington House).3

Recorded in census in Guilford, Godalming (Charterhouse School).4

At boarding school with Richard Calvert & Herbert Calvert

Attended the funeral in Bamber Bridge, St Saviour.5

Of William Eccles (1830-1892)

Mentioned in Will.6

Of John Eccles (1831-1905)
Annoated as "my son John Gilbert Luis Eccles"

Occupation Cotton Spinner & Manufacturer.7

Recorded in census in Preston, Longton (Farington House).7

Married Hannah Mary STANNING in Chorley, Leyland Parish Church.27,28,29,30

From the Marriage Certificate :-
1) By Banns
2) Vicar - J. H. Stanning
3) Witnesses - William Ernest Luis Eccles, Constance Mary Luis Eccles, John Eccles, V. M. L. Eccles, John Stanning, A. L. de Tavora Fernandes
4) Groom - John Gilbert Luis Eccles, 28, Bachelor, Cotton spinner & Manufacturer, Farington
5) Father of the groom - John Eccles, Cotton Spinner & Manufacturer
6) Bride - Hannah Mary Stanning, 27, Spinster, Leyland
7) Father of the bride - John  Stanning, Bleacher

From the Times :-
"On the 2nd inst., at the parish church, Leyland, by the Rev. Canon Stanning, Vicar of Leigh (uncle of the bride), assisted by the Rev. O. de L. Baldwin (Vicar of the parish) and the Rev. A. Evington, Vicar of St. Ambrose, Leyland, JOHN GILBERT LUIS ECCLES, eldest son of John Eccles, Esqre., J.P.,of Farrington House, near Preston, to HANNAH MARY, eldest daughter of JOHN STANNING, Esqre., J.P., of Broadfield, Leyland, Lancashire"

Mentioned in Codicil to Will.6

Of John Eccles (1831-1905)
First codicil

Executor.8

Of the Will and Codicils of John Eccles (1831-1905)
Joint executor with :-
Victoria Mary Luis Eccles
William Ernest Luis Eccles

Directories.9

Barrett's Directory of Preston & Fylde Districts - 1907.
Bamber Bridge
Eccles John G. L., J.P. (William Eccles & Sons); h. Withy Grove.
Cotton Spinners & Manufacturers
Eccles Wm & Sons - Withy Trees Mill. Tel 412 &  413

Birth of daughter Barbara Mary Luis ECCLES in Preston, Walton le Dale.19,20,21

Birth of daughter Evelyn Diana ECCLES in Chorley, Leyland.22,23,10

Registered birth in Chorley, Leyland.10

Of Evelyn Diana Eccles

Occupation Cotton Manufacturer.11

Recorded in census in Chorley, Leyland (Broadfield).11

Head of household - Harriet Sarah Stanning née Ainsworth
Annotated as "Son in law"

Birth of daughter Nancy Joan ECCLES in Swindon.24,25,13,26

Letters of Administration.12

Administrator for the estate of Victoria Mary Luis Eccles, formerly Kay, née Fernandes

Resident (The Grange, Ascott -unde-Wychwood).12

Died in Chipping Norton.16,17,18

From the Times :-
"On Feb. 3, 1940, JOHN GILBERT LUIS, husband of MARY ECCLES, late of the Grange, Ascott-under-Wychwood, elder son of the late John Eccles, of Faringdon House, near Preston, Lancs. Funeral private, No flowers or mourning, by request."

Probate in Oxford.18

Executors :-
Hannah Mary Eccles widow
Barbara Mary Luis Eccles spinster
Charles Dorrington Batt solicitor

Occupation Cotton Manufacturer.10

Information from :-
1909 - Birth Certificate of Evelyn Diana Eccles

Resident in Chorley, Leyland (Broadfield).10

Information from :-
1909 - Birth Certificate of Evelyn Diana Eccles

Occupation Cotton Spinner.13

Information from :-
1913 - Birth Certificate of Nancy Joan Eccles

Occupation Independant Means.14,15

Information from :-
1938 - Marriage Certificate of Evelyn Diana Eccles & Maurice Edward Adamthwaite
1945 - Marriage Certificate of Nancy Joan Eccles & Cuthbert Savile Baines