Death Notice: Margaret Hooley

It is Friday again, when I share something that I have found whilst looking for records, that is interesting or adds information to our family tree.

I cannot find a Margaret Hooley in our family tree, so it doesn't look as if she was related to us.

I chose this article because of the way it is written. I do not know when inst. was last used in newspaper articles, but I had never come across it before. It is an abbreviation for instant and refers to the current month. In the article below, Margaret Hooley's death is reported as "7th inst." it was published on 14 January 1831, so this means that she died on 7 January 1831.

Published in the Chester Chronicle on 14 January 1831, page 2

The transcription reads:
7th inst. aged 15, Margaret, eldest daughter of Mr. Charles Hooley, of Fletcher's-buildings, in this city. She was "cut down" like a blooming flower, and carried to the "house appointed for all living" amidst the inexpressible grief of her afflicted parents and friends.