SHORT PROFILES OF SOME NAMESBarr, Blackford, Fletcher, Harrison, West |
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William WEST (about 1771) |
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| Relationship to me: | 4.Gts. Grandfather (Chart) |
| Born: | Exhall abt 1771 |
| Bapt: | 10 April 1774 at Exhall Parish Church , Warwickshire |
| Parents: | John WEST and Ann ( maiden name not known) |
| Marriage: | His wife was called Eleanor (Ellen) ... The marriage has not been found (1851 Census says Ellen was from Ireland and was born about 1775) |
| Death: | William died aged 82 in 1854 and was buried at Exhall on 16 April 1854 |
| Occupation: | Ribbon Weaver |
| Children: | 1. William WEST in Exhall, about 1803... Christened at Exhall on 25th September 1803. Married Mary Fletcher |
| 2. Eleanor WEST in Exhall, about 1811... Christened at Exhall on 12 Aug 1811. | |
| 3. Eleanor WEST in Exhall, about 1812...Christened at Exhall on 9 Mar 1812. | |
| 4. Margaret WEST in Exhall, about 1815. Christened at Exhall on 26th March 1815. Margaret married John Elson in May 1884. | |
| Death of Wife: | Eleanor died in 1859 and was buried at Exhall on 23 Nov 1859.). |
| General: | In 1851 aged 80 he was at Exhall Village, living with his wife Ellen (75) and grandson George ELSON. Both William and Ellen were described as Paupers. |
| 1841 Census | William and Ellenor were living at Wheelwright Lane, Exhall, Warwickshire with their daughter Margaret's family |
| 1851 Census | William and Ellen were at Exhall, Warwickshire with 10 year old grandson John Elson. |
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William WEST (about 1803) |
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| Relationship to me: | Gt.Gt.Gt. Grandfather (Chart) |
| Born: | About 1803 at Exhall, Warwickshire |
| Bapt: | Exhall Parish Church on 25th September 1803. |
| Parents: | William WEST and Ellen ( maiden name not known) |
| Marriage: | He married 2 times: 1. Mary FLETCHER at Exhall Parish Church on 24th February 1823. (Witnesses James Fletcher and Thos. Cox). Mary was the daughter or Thomas Fletcher and Mary (Die) 2. William married Susannah JUDD on 20 October at St.Laurence's Church, Foleshill. |
| Death: | William died on 9 August 1865, aged 62. |
| Occupation: | Ribbon Weaver |
| Children: | 1. John WEST...Exhall 1823 John married Eliza Westrap in 1843. |
| 2. William WEST...Exhall 1823 William married Sarah Dillam on 18 Jul 1844 at Bedworth. He was a Blacksmith in 1851 and lived at Foxford. | |
| 3. Ellen WEST...Exhall 1825 Ellen married Thomas HARRISON in 1847. | |
| 4. Thomas WEST...Exhall 1827. Thomas was a Ribbon Weaver until about 1861. He married Amy Hudson in 1853 and they later moved to live in Sheffield. | |
| 5. Eliza WEST...Foleshill 1830. Eliza married Francis Lowe 26 Aug 1850, St.Laurences. | |
| 6. George WEST...Foleshill 1832. George was a Ribbon Weaver in 1851 and married Elizabeth Ball in 1857. | |
| 7. Ann WEST...Foleshill 1833. Her occupation was Ribbon Weaver. Ann married Thomas Ball in 1859. | |
| 8. Alfred WEST...Foleshill 1836. Alfred died as a baby and was buried on 17 April 1836. | |
| 9. Alfred WEST...Foleshill 1840. Alfred died as a baby and was buried on 11 June 1840. | |
| Death of Wife: | Mary died on 15 July 1855 aged 54. |
| General: | He lived at Longford in 1841, 1851 and 1861 |
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Charles BARR (about 1837) |
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| Relationship to me: | Gt.Gt. Grandfather (Chart) |
| Born: | About 1837 at Foleshill, Coventry |
| Bapt: | 16 Jul 1837 at Foleshill, Coventry |
| Parents: | Joseph BARR and Susannah ( maiden name PAGE) |
| Marriage: | He married 2 times: 1. Ellen BLACKFORD at St. Paul's Parish Church on 13th April 1857. Ellen was a Ribbon Weaver from the Keresley area of northern Coventry, the daughter of Frederick and Elizabeth. 2. Charles remarried in Mar QTR 1870 to Jemima HANDS. |
| Death: | |
| Occupation: | Ribbon Weaver in 1851-1861 and Bricklayers Labourer in 1871 |
| Children: | By Ellen: 1. Frederick Joseph BARR...Foleshill 1857. Chr. at St.Paul's on 10th April 1859. Frederick was an Elastic Silk weaver in 1881. |
| 2. Ellen BARR...Foleshill 6th March 1859. Chr. at St.Paul's on 10th April 1859. | |
| 3. Charles BARR...Foleshill 1860. Married Elizabeth PROPHETT? | |
| By Jemima: 4. Joseph BARR...Foleshill 1871. |
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| Death of 1st Wife: | Ellen died in July 1863 when Charles was 26. |
| General: | Charles had a traumatic start to his life as his mother died when he was 4. At the age of 7 his father remarried. |
| 1841 Census | Lockhurst Lane, Foleshill, Coventry |
| 1851 Census | Carpenters Lane, Foleshill, Coventry |
| 1861 Census | He was head of household in Carpenters Lane, Foleshill. |
| 1871 Census | Charles was with his 2nd wife and sons Frederick and Charles at Rowleys Green, Longford, near Coventry. Jemima's son Henry Hands was also with them. |
| 1881 Census etc | The family were now at 8 Kingfields, Foleshill and Charles was there until 1913. |
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Ellen BARR (1859) |
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| Relationship to me: | Gt. Grandmother (Chart) |
| Born: | 6th March 1859 at Foleshill, Coventry |
| Bapt: | 10 Apr 1859 at St.Paul's, Foleshill, Coventry |
| Parents: | Charles BARR and Ellen ( maiden name BLACKFORD) |
| Marriage: | William HARRISON 25th Dec 1876 at the Salem Chapel, Foleshill. Witnesses Thomas Harrison and Betsy Smith. |
| Death: | Ellen died February 1921 at Church Rd, Foleshill, Coventry, at 62 years of age. She was buried on the 10th Feb 1921 at Windmill Road Cemetary, Longford, Coventry. |
| Occupation: | |
| Children: | 1. Joseph HARRISON...Foleshill ..1877. Chr. at St.Laurence's on 15th July 1877. He marr. Ada Morton Sep QTR 1898 and was a Blacksmith in 1901 living in Chapel Lane, Foleshill |
| 2. William HARRISON...Foleshill ..16 Dec 1878. Was a Coal Miner in 1901. | |
| 3. Frederick HARRISON...Foleshill.. Abt. 1880. ..Was a Coal Miner in 1901. He married Agnes Leah. They lived at Edgwick, Foleshill....Children Violet 1919-1929 and Frederick | |
| 4. Walter Leonard HARRISON...Foleshill.. Abt. 1882...Was a Cycle Machinist in 1901. | |
| Death of Husband: | |
| General: | |
| 1861 Census | Aged 2 she was at Carpenters Lane, Foleshill with her parents and siblings |
| 1871 Census | Not found. She was not with her parents. |
| 1811 Census | Courthouse Green, Coventry with her husband William and sons Joseph (3), William (2), and Frederick (1).. |
| 1891 Census | She was living at 110 Church Lane ( now Old Church Road) Foleshill, in 1891 with her husband William and sons Joseph (13), William (12), Frederick (11) and Walter Leonard (9). |
| 1901 Census etc | After 1891 she lived in Church Lane ( now Old Church Road) Foleshill, for the rest of her life. |
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Joseph BARR (about 1799) |
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| Relationship to me: | Gt.Gt.Gt. Grandfather (Chart) |
| Born: | About 1799 at Foleshill, Coventry. |
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| Parents: | John BARR and (mother not known) |
| Marriage: | He married 3 times: 1. Elizabeth RANDLE at St. Laurence's Parish Church on 28th April 1817. (Witness Robert Dolton) 2. Susannah Page (spinster) at St.Laurence's, Coventry, on 7 April 1828. (Witness: Thomas Truslove and Anne Barr) 3. Joseph remarried to Susannah TRIPPES on 13th October 1844 at St.Laurence's. (Witnesses were: Sarah Brookes and Zebediah Brookes). |
| Death: | |
| Occupation: | Mason's Labourer |
| Children: | .By Elizabeth: 1. Hannah BARR...Foleshill 1818. Chr. 11th Oct 1818. Married Charles Noon |
| 2. John BARR........Foleshill 1821 Chr. 8 Apr 1821. | |
| 3. Joseph BARR...Foleshill 1824 Chr. 4 Jul 1824. Baby Joseph died aged 6 months.Buried 14 Dec 1824 at St.Laurence's. | |
| 4. Joseph BARR...Foleshill 1825. | |
| 5. William BARR...Foleshill 1825. Chr. 6th Nov 1825. William married Rosanna Neal 27 Mar 1842 at Foleshill. | |
| By Susannah: 6. Sarah BARR...Foleshill 1831. Became a Weaver. |
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| 7. Rebecca BARR... Foleshill 1833. Became a Weaver. | |
| 8. Emma BARR... Foleshill 1835 Became a Weaver. | |
| 9. Charles BARR... Foleshill 1837. My gt.gt.grandfather. | |
| 10. Alice BARR... Foleshill 1839. | |
| Further Children or Step
children: 11. Sarah Trippas BARR...1840 Sarah married Homer Duncan and died in Salt Lake City 1916. |
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| 12. Harriett BARR...1842 | |
| 13. Tresa Tripas BARR...1843 Theresa married John Randle on 9 Nov 1862 at Holy Trinity, Coventry. | |
| Death of 1st Wife: | Elizabeth died in 1826 and was buried at St.Laurence's, Foleshill, Coventry |
| Death of 2nd Wife: | Susannah died in 1841 and was buried on 23 Jun at St. Laurences's. |
| General: | |
| 1841 Census | Joseph was head of household at Lockhurst Lane, Foleshill, Coventry with his second wife Susannah and children |
| 1851 Census | He was with his third wife Susannah and children in Carpenters Lane, Foleshill. |
| 1861 Census | He was with his third wife Susannah and children in Carpenters Lane, Foleshill. |
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Charles BARR (about 1860) (N.B. Much of this information was provided by another researcher, a direct descendant of Charles's son Joseph) |
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| Relationship to me: | Brother of Gt. Grandmother (Chart) |
| Born: | Foleshill about September 1860. |
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| Parents: | Charles BARR 1837 and Ellen ( maiden name Blackford) |
| Marriage: | He married Elizabeth PROPHETT at Coventry in Sep QTR 1881 |
| Death: | 1916 aged 56 at Coventry |
| Occupation: | Labourer in a Chemical Works in 1881. |
| Children: | 1. Ellen Selina BARR...Coventry 1881 |
| 2. Joseph BARR...Coventry 1887. Joseph married Emily HARPER. He served in the Great War 1914-1918 in the Rifle Brigade, Warwickshire. In 1919 he was a Steel Stamper. Joseph died 1920 at Coventry. | |
| 3. Lavinia BARR...Coventry 1890. | |
| 4. Leonard BARR...Coventry 1892. | |
| 5. Ada BARR...Coventry 1897. | |
| 6. Elsie BARR...Coventry 1900. | |
| Death of Wife: | |
| General: | Ironically in similar fashion to his father, Charles had a traumatic start to his life as his mother died when he was 2. At the age of 9 his father remarried. |
| 1861 Census | He was 8 months old with his parents in Carpenters Lane, Foleshill. |
| 1871 Census | Charles was with his father and step-mother at Rowleys Green, Longford, near Coventry. |
| 1881 Census | The family were now at 8 Kingfields, Foleshill. |
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Frederick Joseph BLACKFORD (about 1808) |
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| Relationship to me: | Gt.Gt.Gt. Grandfather (Chart) |
| Born: | Differing information given on several Censuses. 1851, 1861 and 1881 state London, possibly Hammersmith but 1871 states Wolverton, Northants. Equally there are several different ages quoted from 1806 to 1812. It is believed to be about 1808. |
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| Marriage: | He married Elizabeth MILLWARD on 22 Apr 1833 at St.Martin's, Birmingham. Little is known about Elizabeth apart from the fact that she was born in Warwickshire at either Ansley (north of County) or Ipsley (southwest of County) in about 1814-1818. |
| Death: | He died on 20 May 1882 aged 79, buried at St. Laurences, Foleshill, Coventry |
| Occupation: | Ag. Labourer, Labourer, or General Labourer. |
| Children: | 1. Frederick BLACKFORD...About 1832/3 From 1841 Census but he did not appear on later Censuses. |
| *2. James BLACKFORD...Foleshill about 1832/4. Married Sarah Anne Flowers in 1854 at Foleshill. ( More details of this line available. Please send email.) | |
| 3. Elizabeth BLACKFORD...Foleshill about 1836 Died 12 Sep 1847 aged 11 (NBI). Another daughter known as Betsy on the 1851 census aged 7 months was born later and was known as Elizabeth on the 1861 Census. | |
| 4. Elenor BLACKFORD...Keresley about 1840 She was a Ribbon Weaver at age 11. She married Charles BARR | |
| 5. John BLACKFORD...Foleshill about 1842. On the 1851 census he was 8, but did not appear on census returns again until 1891 aged 48, Farm Labourer, living at Holbrooks Park Gate with Elizabeth 44, Ann 6, and Ellen Elizabeth 4. | |
| 6. Amos BLACKFORD...Foleshill about 1845 He married Elizabeth Rogers at West Brom in 1867 | |
| 7. Sarah BLACKFORD...born Foleshill 8th May 1848. Sarah was a Silk Weaver. She married David Moore in 1871. She was a witness at brother Job's wedding. | |
| *8. Elizabeth (Betsy) BLACKFORD...born Foleshill 1 Sept 1850. She married Joseph Tedds at Foleshill in 1869 and in 1881 they were at Holbrook Lane, Foleshill near to brother Frederick and sister Sarah (Moore). | |
| 9. William BLACKFORD... born 10 Aug 1853. Married Sarah Ann Wilkinson on 23 Jan 1871 at Foleshill and the family lived at Holbrooks near his father | |
| *10. Job BLACKFORD...Foleshill June 8, 1856 He married Martha Over on March 29, 1875 in St. Lawrence's Church, Foleshill. He died 1882 in Foleshill. ( More details of this line available. Please send email.) | |
| Death of Wife: | |
| General: | At some time before 1833 Frederick had
moved from London to Redditch, on the Worcestershire / Warwickshire boundary.
By 1834 the couple had moved to the Holbrooks area in the north of Coventry where they remained for the rest of their lives. |
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Thomas HARRISON (about 1852) |
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| Relationship to me: | Brother of Gt. Gt.Grandfather (Chart) |
| Born: | About 1852 at Foleshill, Coventry |
| Bapt: | |
| Parents: | Thomas and Ellen (nee West) |
| Marriage: | He married Emma Marriott on 6 Jul 1875 at St. Laurence's Church, Foleshill, Coventry |
| Death: | |
| Occupation: | Blackmith in 1881 but Engineer Mech. in 1901. |
| Children: | 1. Thomas HARRISON..about 1881. |
| 2. Albert HARRISON...about 1882. | |
| 3. William HARRISON....about 1885. | |
| 4. Ellen Frances HARRISON...1888....Married 3 times... She moved to Australia at age of 18 and stayed there until she was 80. She died in 1982 in Coventry. | |
| Death of Wife: | |
| General: | In 1881 the family were at Courthouse Green in Foleshill, Coventry but in 1901 they were at 108 Church Lane, Foleshill. |
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Joseph HARRISON (about 1877) |
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| Relationship to me: | Brother of my Grandfather (Chart) |
| Born: | About 1877 at Foleshill, Coventry |
| Bapt: | |
| Parents: | William and Ellen (nee Barr) |
| Marriage: | He married Ada MORTON in Sep QTR 1898 at Foleshill |
| Death: | |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith in 1901 |
| Children: | 1. William Joseph HARRISON...1898 at Foleshill, Coventry |
| 2. Sidney HARRISON | |
| 3. Nelly HARRISON | |
| 4. Ivy HARRISON....Married Jack Grainger... For many years they kept a shop in Bournemouth...Ivy survived Jack and died in 1991 in Bedworth, Warwickshire. | |
| 5. Nelly HARRISON. | |
| 6. Arthur HARRISON. | |
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Walter Leonard HARRISON (about 1882) |
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| Relationship to me: | Brother of Gt. Grandfather (Chart) |
| Born: | About 1882 at Foleshill, Coventry |
| Bapt: | |
| Parents: | William Harrison and Ellen (nee Barr) |
| Marriage: | He married Mary Elizabeth Watson at St.Laurence's, Foleshill in 1905. |
| Death: | He died in 1925 in Coventry. |
| Occupation: | Was a Cycle Machinist in 1901 |
| Children: | 1. Elizabeth HARRISON 2. Leonard HARRISON |
| Death of Wife: | |
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Joseph Barkby HARRISON (1826) |
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| Relationship to me: | Brother of Gt.gt. Grandfather (Chart) |
| Born: | 1826 at Exhall, Warwickshire |
| Bapt: | 12 Nov 1826 at Bedworth Parish Church |
| Parents: | Joseph and Sarah Harrison |
| Marriage: | He married 3 times: 1. Ann Webb on 13 Apr 1846 at Walsgrave-on-Sowe 2. Matilda Parker on 20 Oct 1863 at Stockingford, Nuneaton, Warwickshire. 3. Emma Porter in 1887. |
| Death: | Joseph probably died on 7th January 1899 at 15 Lawdens Road, Deritend, Aston, Birmingham. |
| Occupation: | Joseph was a Coal Miner by the young age of 14 and still a Coal Miner in 1861. He later became a Coal Merchant, possibly on the canal barges. |
| Children: | 1. Mary Ann HARRISON...About 1848 at Sowe, Coventry. (1861 Census) |
| 2. Richard HARRISON...Born 12 July 1854 at Sowe, Coventry. He married Mary Payne on 4 Dec 1876 in St Editha's Church Tamworth. (email). | |
| 3. Ruth HARRISON...About 1859 at Foleshill, Coventry. (1861 Census) | |
| 4. Sarah Anne HARRISON...About 1860 at Foleshill, Coventry. (1861 Census) | |
| 5. Martha HARRISON...Either 1852 or 1860 at Foleshill, Coventry. (1861 Census) Married ? Hopewell. | |
| Death of 1st Wife: | Ann died at Foleshill, near Coventry on 1 April 1861 aged 34. |
| General: | In 1861 Joseph and the 5 children were living at Tusses Bridge, Alderman's Green, near Coventry. Little is known about his whereabouts between 1863 at Nuneaton and 1881 when he was living at 32 Sandy Lane, Aston, Birmingham, although in 1876 he was probably at Glascote, Tamworth. All these addresses were near to the canal and it is believed that Joseph was a Bargee by this time. |
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Emmanuel HARRISON (about 1831) |
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| Relationship to me: | Brother of Gt.gt. Grandfather (Chart) |
| Born: | about 1831 at Exhall, Warwickshire |
| Bapt: | 19 Feb 1832 at Bedworth Parish Church, Warwickshire |
| Parents: | Joseph and Sarah Harrison |
| Marriage: | He married Charlotte Walker on 8 Dec 1852 at Walsgrave-on-Sowe, Coventry |
| Death: | Probably between 1868 and 1871. |
| Occupation: | At the age of 19 Emmanuel was a Tailor (1851 Census). In 1861 at the age of 29 he was a Police Constable in the country village of Corley, near Coventry. |
| Children: | 1. Joseph H. HARRISON...About 1854 at Sowe, Coventry... Chr. 7 Jan 1855 at Walsgrave (IGI).. He married Sarah Ann Robbins on 25 Dec 1876 at St.Matthews Church, Rugby. He lived at 28 James St, Rugby in 1881. |
| 2. William HARRISON...About 1857 at Sowe, Coventry... Chr. 1 Jun 1857 at Walsgrave. | |
| 3. Elizabeth HARRISON...About 1860 at Fillongley or Corley, Warwickshire. (IGI). ..Chr. 16 Sep 1860 at Corley. | |
| 4. Mary Ann HARRISON...About 1862 at Fillongley or Corley, Warwickshire | |
| 5. Charlotte Ellen HARRISON...Mar QTR 1864 at Rugby, Warwickshire. | |
| 6. Sarah J. HARRISON...Jun QTR 1866 at Rugby, Warwickshire. Sarah was chr. on 1 Jun 1869 at St. Andrews, Rugby. | |
| Death of Wife: | |
| General: | |
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Thomas Fletcher (about 1760) |
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| Relationship to me: | Gt.Gt.Gt.Gt. Grandfather (Chart) |
| Born: | About 1760 |
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| Parents: | |
| Marriage: | He married Mary DIE (or DYE) at St, Michaels on 2nd Jul 1797 |
| Death: | Thomas died in 1816 and was buried at Exhall on 21 Jan 1816. |
| Occupation: | |
| Children: | 1. John Fletcher..Chr. 27 Oct 1797 at Holy Trinity, Coventry.. John married Sarah Gibbs 19 Aug 1827 at St.Laurence's |
| 2. Mary Fletcher...Chr. 2 Sep 1799 at Holy Trinity Mary married William West in Exhall, 24 February 1823 | |
| 3. James Fletcher .... Chr. 23 Apr 1802 at Holy Trinity, James married Hannah Odams 25 April 1825 at Allesley. They moved to live at Berkswell. | |
| 4. Samuel Fletcher ... Chr. 26 May 1805 at Holy Trinity Samuel married Sarah Beesley at Bedworth on 29 Oct 1827. He died in 1831, buried 10 Feb 1831 at Bedworth | |
| 5. Catherine Fletcher .. Chr. 8 Aug 1807 at Holy Trinity | |
| Death of Wife: | |
| General: | The children were christened at Holy Trinity, in central Coventry but several state on Censuses they were born at Exhall or Coundon. It is possible that the family lived in the countryside to the north west of Coventry but maintained a connection with the central Coventry areas where the family came from. |
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Mary Fletcher (about 1799) |
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| Relationship to me: | |
| Born: | Aboyt 1799 at Coventry, Warwickshire. |
| Bapt: | 29 Sep 1799 at Holy Trinity, Coventry. |
| Parents: | Thomas and Mary |
| Marriage: | She married William West in Exhall, 24 February 1823. (Witnesses James Fletcher and Thos. Cox) |
| Death: | Mary died on 15th July 1855 at Foleshill, Coventry. |
| Occupation: | Mary was a Ribbon Weaver in 1851 |
| Children: | 1. John WEST...Exhall 1823 John married Eliza Westrap in 1843. |
| 2. William WEST...Exhall 1823 William married Sarah Dillam on 18 Jul 1844 at Bedworth. He was a Blacksmith in 1851 and lived at Foxford. | |
| 3. Thomas WEST...Exhall 1825. Thomas was a Ribbon Weaver in 1851, still unmarried. | |
| 4. Ellen WEST...Exhall 1825 Ellen married Thomas HARRISON in 1847. | |
| 5. Eliza WEST...Foleshill 1830. Eliza married Francis Lowe 26 Aug 1850, St.Laurences. | |
| 6. George WEST...Foleshill 1832. George was a Ribbon Weaver in 1851 and married Elizabeth Ball in 1857. | |
| 7. Ann WEST...Foleshill 1833. Her occupation was Ribbon Weaver. Ann married Thomas Ball in 1859 | |
| 8. Alfred WEST...Foleshill 1836. Alfred died as a baby and was buried on 17 April 1836. | |
| 9. Alfred WEST...Foleshill 1840. Alfred died as a baby and was buried on 11 June 1840. | |
| General: | Notes: Mary's birth has been difficult to determine in view of stated place of birth on Censuses. Help has been given by another descendant of Thomas Fletcher who has a family bible. It seems that Mary and her siblings were christened at Holy Trinity, in central Coventry, but, confusingly, several state on Censuses they were born at Exhall , Coundon or Keresley. It is possible that the family lived in the countryside to the north west of Coventry but maintained a connection with the central Coventry areas where the family came from. |
| 1841 Census | Longford, Foleshill, near Coventry |
| 1851 Census | Longford, Foleshill, near Coventry |
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James BLACKFORD (about 1834) |
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| Relationship to me: | Brother of my Gt.Gt. Grandmother Ellen (Chart) |
| Born: | About 1834 in Foleshill, Coventry |
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| Parents: | Frederick Joseph Blackford and Elizabeth (nee Millward) |
| Marriage: | He married Sarah Anne Flowers at Foleshill Parish Church, on 29 August 1854 . |
| Death: | James died in 1861 aged 29 and was buried at St.Laurence's, Foleshill . |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer in 1851 |
| Children: | 1. Mary Ann BLACKFORD ...Foleshill about
1855 Mary married Albert Barson 2 June
1874. 2. Sarah Ann BLACKFORD ...Foleshill about 1856/7. Sarah married Alfred Launchbury on 8 Feb 1874 at Exhall.. 3. James BLACKFORD ...Foleshill about 1858/9. James married Jane (possibly Launchbury). 4. Amos BLACKFORD ...Foleshill about 1860/1. Amos was unmarried in 1891. |
| Death of Wife: | |
| General: | N.B. James's line is also being researched by David Blythe whose email address is: info@davidblythe.com |
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Thomas WEST (about 1827) (Information provided by another researcher and descendant of Thomas) |
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| Relationship to me: | Brother of my Gt.Gt. Grandmother Ellen West (Chart) |
| Born: | About 1827 at Foleshill, Coventry |
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| Parents: | William West and Mary (nee Fletcher) |
| Marriage: | He married Amy Hudson at Keresley Parish Church on 7 Mar 1853 . |
| Death: | |
| Occupation: | Ribbon Weaver in 1851 and 1861 but in 1881 he was a labourer in a Sheffield iron works. |
| Children: | 1. William WEST born 1853 at Keresley. William became Steam-Hammer driver in a steel works. He married Harriet Rose in Brightside Parish Church Sheffield on 22 Jul 1877. They had 3 children: Amy, Florrie and William. |
| 2. Amey WEST born 1858 at Keresley | |
| 3. Lizzie WEST born about 1861 at Keresley. | |
| 4. Rosey WEST born 1866 at Sheffield | |
| 5. Ann WEST born 1869 at Sheffield. | |
| 6. Mary WEST born 1871 at Sheffield. | |
| 7. Thomas E.L. WEST born 1880 at Sheffield. | |
| Death of Wife: | |
| General: | Thomas and his family moved to Sheffield soon after 1861 where his descendants still live. |
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