Find Ancestors

Hi Derek,

It took me a few minutes, but i think i worked it out, James and Sarah were 1st cousins, thank you so much.

I did know the name Marple, as in Dorothys middle name was a possible previous surname, my own parents had this, dads was his mothers and mums was her grandmothers.

BTW..my mother in law was a Gratton.

Sylvia (in Oz)

good morning Sylvia....yep..they were first cousins.....there are so many Grattons.Ferns. and Marples at Bonsall..that I could probably show all sorts of relationships between them........depends on how far you want to go with your Family Tree..........I have previously researched the Marple family for somebody on GR.....it's a massive Derbyshire family.

Let me know if I can be of any further help to you.

Best wishes

Derek.

Good morning Derek, its evening here,

Can you help with a couple of names please, you sent me,

JAMES GRATTON married SARAH FERN at Bonsall 14.02.1791
and had the following children:-

Hannah 03.03.1793
Elizabeth 01.02.1795
Mary 24.07.1796
Ann 13.05.1798 (Buried 21.02.1800)
James 09.06.1802
John 22.04.1804
SAMUEL 13.01.1811
Dorothy Marple 07.06.1812
William 25.12.1816

Can you check if these are children of the same couple,

Sarah 1791
Grace 1799
Henry 1806
Frances 1815

Thank you for your help

Sylvia (in Oz )

Yes Sylvia..same parents. Baptisms as follows:-

Sarah 24.07.1791
Grace 12.01.1800
James 25.05.1806
Frances 04.08.1815.

Interesting how often the same given name recurs in successive generations......

Derek

Sylvia.....here's something to wake up to!..see also message before this one.

Have been looking back into the direct line of Gratton as far as I can.

JAMES GRATTON baptised 13.03.1731 married SARAH MARPLE 01.01.1762...............was the son of William Gratton and Elizabeth nee Eaton..William was in turn the son of WILLIAM GRATTON and MARY nee BROCKSOPP........Details:-

William Gratton married Mary Brocksopp 25.04.1677 (I CAN GO NO FURTHER BACK)........they had the following children:-

Ellen 17.10.1677
WILLIAM 09.05.1680......married ELIZABETH EATON 04.03.1717
Robert 15.04.1683
John 03.08.1686
Joseph 11.04.1689
Thomas 14.08.1692

ELIZABETH EATON was one the following children of JOHN AND SARAH EATON..whose marriage I can't find....

Thomas Eaton 16.11.1684
David Eaton 12.06.1687
ELIZABETH EATON 28.10.1688
Hannah 27.12.1691
Mary 30.06.1695
Anne 01.06.1698
John 01.10.1702

WILLIAM GRATTON and ELIZABETH EATON married 25,04.1677 and had the following children:-

David Gratton 08.03.1719
Samuel Gratton 25.07.1721
Hannah Gratton 07.10.1723....buried 30.10.1723
William 02.09.1725......buried 29.03.1726
Sara 07.04.1727
Joseph 02.08.1728....buried 21.08.1730

and JAMES GRATTON 13.03.1731 who married Sarah Marple 01.01.1762.

not bad eh??......Parish Record research is so much more fun than simply copying and pasting Census and BMD Records!!

All the best

Derek

Morning Derek,

Wow thank you, that will keep me busy, what a shame i have things to do around the house before i can add that lot. LOL

Are there any occupations listed for any of them please, i know lead mining was one of the main ones in the area.

I shall look for wills too.

Yes much more fun.

Sylvia(in Oz)

Hello Sylvia.....no occupations till well into the 19th Century..usually on Marriage Records..recording Father's Occupation, and of cours on the Censuses 1841 onwards.

Yep one of the main occupations was Lead/Stone and Marble mining.and mainly Agricultural jobs.....after about 1800..Framework Knitting was one of the main occupations........

Derek.

Hi Derek,

MarieCeleste suggested you may be able to help me.

Would you possibly be able to look up and see if any more information is available to add to the following I have.

Baptism, Stanton By Bridge, Derby, 26 Dec 1824, Henry Clayton - father Joseph Clayton, mother Patience.

Thank you in advance.

S. x

Hello Staffslass......will certainly have a look...will be a few days if you don't mind.

Derek.

Thank you very much, whenever you have time if it saves me a trip to Derbyshire with the cost of fuel as it is I am extremely grateful.

S. x

Thank you Derek, i think James Gratton b.1767 was a Shoemaker, thats if i have the right 1841 census, Theres a Henry with him age 30, who i don`t have,

Think i have finally got them all on the tree

Sylvia (in Oz)

PS.. Just realised i asked for a Henry Gratton b.1806 and you gave me a James 25 -5-1806, would you mind checking that again for me please.

Sylvia........sorry..yes HENRY GRATTON 25.05.1806.........too many James's on my mind!!

Derek.

hello derek

have you forgotten that you pm me about the argyle family in canada saying that you had some photos and stuff

your number one fan

sally w

Thanks for that Derek, looks like i have the right 1841 census then.

Sylvia (in Oz)

hi derek
hope you are keeping well i reminded you on 31st jan about a look up of the marriage of william sweeting and ann copson just to let you know i now have the certificate ,so as not to waste your time looking as i know your busy.
could i ask about william he was supposed to be born crich derbyshire or doncaster (cork ireland which i presume is wrong as it only says doncaster) on the census. what i was wondering if you could find a baptism of william sweeting 1811 father john shoemaker in or around derbyshire
thanks sharon

Hi Derek, I`m back with the Smedley`s of Bonsall this time,

What i have are submitted enties from IGI, i know they are not always right.

john Smedley baptised 1 Sept 1782 married Hannah Needham c1786? (though you say Leedham) 28 July 1805

Children
Mary c1807
Winifred c1810
Adam c1813
James c1815
John c1819

Adam Smedley c 1747 or c1756? married Alice Heathcote c1757...4 Nov 1781

Children
John c1782
Adam c1786
Hannah c1790
Ann c1793
Alice c1795

There may be other children i haven`t found.

Adam Smedley dies 31 July 1809? and leaves a will Alice dies 23 July 1837? though shes not in the deaths on Ancestry

Can you please confirm any of these dates, as they are IGI submitted.

Thank you for your help

Sylvia (in Oz)

Good morning Sylvia..I can confirm all of your findings except there is a gap in the Bonsall Baptisms1745-1750..so ADAM SMEDLEY is approximate..He died 08.01.1809 aged 61..giving approc dob 1748.
Alice was buried 26.07.1837 aged 80..approx dob 1757..though she is not in the Bonsall baptisms.

Children of John and Hannah LEEDHAM (four Leedham families in Register as opposed to millions of Needhams)

Mary 1807..not in register anywhere.
WINIFRED 10.12.1810
Adam 07.06.1813

James 15.09.1815
John 29.08.1818


Adam married Alice Heathcote 08.11.1781
children.

John 01.09.1782
Adam 06.08.1786 buried 14.05.1864 aged 73
Hannah 03.01.1790
Ann 06.01.1793.buried 23.01.1794
Alice 07.03.1795

more later

Derek.

Thanks Derek, i look forward to seeing what if anything you can find!!

Julia (In Cambs)

hi derek
would like some assistance if possible
1841 census
issac parker 30 born horsley
sarah parker 30 born milford
john sweeting nephew 9 born draycott derbyshire (my descendant)

on igi marriage issac parker to sarah car at duffield 26 12 1831 dont know whether this is their marriage

what im trying to find out is which ( issac or sarah) family does john sweeting come from
hope ive explained that ok thanks sharon

Hello Staffslass........this is a conundrum......HENRY CLAYTON baptised 26.12.1824 at Stanton-by Bridge son of Joseph and Patience is correct.

BUT.a very big but..Father (Joseph) is described as "Sojourner"...i.e. Visitor...literally "passing through".........He may only have been in Stanton for a very short time.....

There is no indication of where he came from..and its the only CLAYTON baptism in the Stanton records.....

Finding Joseph is a nightmare..but i have found a clue....which may or may not fit into anything you already have.

I went through all the JOSEPH CLAYTON marriages on IGI..and there is only one possibility..

JOSEPH CLAYTON born c1798 Oxfordshire married Patience (no surname) at Witton Warwickshire in 1818.......very sketchy and not to be relied on..but its the only one I can find.and I can't find them on the 1841 Census......

I'll keep looking for a while..sorry

Derek.