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A Spanner in the Works, or, finding the Wadsworths of London
« on: Friday 06 November 09 22:43 UTC (UK) »

You all know the feeling…you get your chart almost completed, ancestors stretching out to the Dark Ages, famous Poets, Scoundrels, Anarchists, some poachers, the lot…and a bolt out of the blue (in this case another poster) cuts your chart in half and now you're back to a Great Great Grandfather, when three minutes before you were looking at 23 generations, a couple of Estates, some posh country homes and  "huge tracts of land" out on Wadsworth Moor, S. Yks…

Oh well.

Here goes: John Wadsworth, born 1819, apparently in Middlesex, St. Georges in the East, London. Married Harriot/Harriet Morton, of Hoyland, S. Yks, around 1840 in Sheffield. John's US transcript from the register of death indicates his father was "John Wadsworth"…no mention of mother's name. They had a slew of kids, all of whom I have, and thence on to me much later.

That's it. I know, not much to go on. But I've got everything from John and Harriot on out. Now I need his father and mother, some link to them through his 1819 birth. Maybe. And then maybe I can put the two halves of the chart back together and redeem my heritage…or at least get my wife off my back for spending so much time on the daggone computer! One word…

Heeelllllpppp!

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Re: A Spanner in the Works, or, finding the Wadsworths of London
« Reply #1 on: Friday 06 November 09 23:19 UTC (UK) »

I see the "Harriot Morton" marriage on freebmd.rootsweb.com - it would be a good idea to get the certificate to check that the information given at his death was correct. You would also get the occupation of John's father.

You should also perhaps check out the William Wadsworth, 30, a joiner, b. 'out of county' but also living in Sheffield in 1841 with Harriet (presumed wife), Jane and Emma (presumed children), and an Alfred, 17, b. in Yorkshire (brother?).

William appears to be in the 1861 census in Ecclesall Bierlow, giving his age as 50 and birthplace as Middlesex St. Georges.

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Re: A Spanner in the Works, or, finding the Wadsworths of London
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 07 November 09 10:50 UTC (UK) »

From Saint George in the East baptisms
1811 Apr 14, William John, s/o John & Elizabeth WADSWORTH, Jane Street, Labourer, born 25 Jan 1811
1813 Jan 24, Mary, d/o John & Elizabeth WADSWORTH, Jane Street, Labourer, born 16 Sep 1812
1817 Feb 9, Catherine, d/o John & Elizabeth WADSWORTH, Jane Street, Cooper, born 12 Dec 1815

1841
Sheffield
John WADSWORTH, 22, Joiner, Not born in county
Harriot WADSWORTH, 22, Born in county
HO107/1335/B9/Sheffield/Yorkshire/ED19/9/11

1851 census
Worksop
John WADSWORTH, lodger mar 32, Carpenter, born Middlesex, St George in the East
HO107/2122/9/11

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Re: A Spanner in the Works, or, finding the Wadsworths of London
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 07 November 09 17:42 UTC (UK) »

Remember that even in that era people moved around the country; cousins married, and people married out of the family in one generation for their children to marry back into it in a subsequent generation.
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Re: A Spanner in the Works, or, finding the Wadsworths of London
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 07 November 09 23:25 UTC (UK) »

Thanks, everyone for your input!
jorose: the certificate I have is for Johns' death here in the states - he lived in New York state and I was able to get an uncertified copy - but still has the right death into. He died from "apoplexy" on Jan 11, 1892 at age 73 - so birth date at 1819 is correct.
I sent for a copy of his marriage record that will hopefully show parentage - but the UK Gov site was so unintuitive that I don't know if the transaction went through and if I'll ever see the document! Talk abut the need for some good web design! Maybe I should hire myself out…

Eyesee: Wouldn't it be nice to see my John being the son of John and Elizabeth Wadsworth as your info shows - maybe he's their 4th child!? Will see…1819 would fall right in line and his father was specified as John on his death certificate. The other two census records tie in nicely with other info I have, so it would be nice to know Elizabeth's maiden name, and that may give some further clues…

Redroger: Nice to see you're looking out for me!! Cheers and all that. Like my wife's Russian grandparents always said…"Go ahead and marry your cousin…at least you know they come from a good family!"

Of course, here in the South (Virginia, USA) marrying your cousin could get you shot by an older brother…or as we say in jest…"He married family. His mother, sister, cousin." I won't describe the photo…you get the drift…

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Re: A Spanner in the Works, or, finding the Wadsworths of London
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 07 November 09 23:36 UTC (UK) »

For the curious, I have attached my chart - broken in half with notes from your comments below, that show what I thought was my line, and that now has been cut down to size…serves me right for grandiose aspirations and casting aspersions about The Poet's (who else, but William W.) verse and my own doggerall…

There may be some info there that will help - or not. But it's a major sized sheet and is in PDF form.

Gerry

* Wadsworth_Family_Chart_Revised.pdf (317.65 KB - downloaded 11 times.)
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Re: A Spanner in the Works, or, finding the Wadsworths of London
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 07 November 09 23:39 UTC (UK) »

The IGI has a marriage in London in 1809 for a John WADSWORTH and Elizabeth INGS, which may or may not be him.

Let us know what the marriage cert says.

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Re: A Spanner in the Works, or, finding the Wadsworths of London
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 07 November 09 23:50 UTC (UK) »

Outstanding detective work, Eyesee…(IanC…took me a few to get the acronym!…a little slow tonight…)

I'll copy and paste into the chart attached below for reference.

Cheers.

I owe you a pint of Wadsworths 6X!
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Re: A Spanner in the Works, or, finding the Wadsworths of London
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 08 November 09 00:09 UTC (UK) »

1851 if you did not have it

West Handley, Staveley, Derbyshire
Harriott WADSWORTH, head mar 32, Coalminers wife, born Sheffield, Yorks
Elizabeth WADSWORTH, dau 8, Scholar, born Hoyland, Yorks
Alfred WADSWORTH, son 6, Scholar, born ditto
John WADSWORTH, son 4, Scholar, born Sheffield, Yorks
Frank WADSWORTH, son 3, born ditto
Robt WADSWORTH, son 5mo, born Staveley, Derbyshire
HO107/2148/101/19

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UDY, CLEMENCE/CLEMENTS,WHITE, COITE, COBELDICK, Cornwall
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Re: A Spanner in the Works, or, finding the Wadsworths of London
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 08 November 09 00:14 UTC (UK) »

Eyesee: Thanks, I have it! The Robert (5months old) was my GGrandfather - the imperious looking guy on the chart. He was a homeopathic doctor in Rochester, New York, his wife, Myrta Miller, was an artist - she's the one in the fur wrap…I have a few of her paintings.
Thanks for the census info. I had mistakenly thought all the family were born in Hoyland…Have to fine Stavely, Derbyshire on the Google maps!

Cheers.

Is a virtual pint ok?
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Re: A Spanner in the Works, or, finding the Wadsworths of London
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 08 November 09 14:11 UTC (UK) »

Thanks for chart Gerry, Will look at it later. By the way, my grandfather's 2XGreat grandfather is also his great grandfather. What would that get you in Virginia?
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Re: A Spanner in the Works, or, finding the Wadsworths of London
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 08 November 09 14:50 UTC (UK) »

Gerry, A possible connection from the Wadsworth line into my wife's tree.George Hutchinson b 1772 Doncaster married Mary Wadsworth at Doncaster 29 Nov 1797.I see that your tree has a Mary Wadsworth daughter of John Wadsworth. Though her place in the baptismal list between George bapt 1787 and Sarah bapt 1791 would suggest a date c1789 and therefore preclude her unless it was a late baptism I notice that no dates were given.
George was my wife's 3X great grandfather.
Something else that makes me think there is a connection is that his grand daughter Lucy Jackson Hutchinson married John Smith, farmer of  Clayton with Frickley bThurlstone 1837, the son of William Smith and Susannah Crossley of whom we have an entry in a Methodist hymn book Susannah Crossley Water Hall Penistone 1826 etc. Fully detailed on other threads on Rootschat.She was the daughter of Leonard Crossley and Rebecca Senior. Researching other lines has shown me that someone marries out of a family, and their descendant frequently marries back into the line after a couple of generations. I have this clearly documented in the 19th century in my mother's tree.
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Re: A Spanner in the Works, or, finding the Wadsworths of London
« Reply #12 on: Sunday 08 November 09 14:53 UTC (UK) »

Staveley and Hoyland are former mining villages in what is in reality the same extended coalfield, and it is very likely that the same owners had pits in both villages, and in what is now and then Sheffield.
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Re: A Spanner in the Works, or, finding the Wadsworths of London
« Reply #13 on: Sunday 08 November 09 15:41 UTC (UK) »

Redroger…"my grandfather's 2XGreat grandfather is also his great grandfather. What would that get you in Virginia?"

One word.

Arrested!

LOL…actually I can't even do the maths required to figure it out. I usually have to draw a picture…must be the graphic artist, I guess.

I googled Staveley and got the map up to see what the place looks like. I'd love to visit…probably doesn't have a pub…bummer!

All the chart to the left of my John and Harriot Wadsworth is now in question. If I can get the halves back together - which is possible - then we're back to a very cool chart. Of course, the father of my John and Harriot was named John and could be the John and Elizabeth (Ings)? from the info below. Then it's off to the races to find that John's parentage. Does this stuff ever end!!??

In Virginia, being a "Coal Miners Daughter" has always been a step to stardom! Look at Dolly Pardon. Well…do it discretely!
As Michael Palin said in "The Holy Grail "…she's got huge tracts of land! (in a Scottish accent)…
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Re: A Spanner in the Works, or, finding the Wadsworths of London
« Reply #14 on: Sunday 08 November 09 15:53 UTC (UK) »

What happened Gerry was that the son of the oldest child in a very long family born over a 20+ year period married the youngest daughter, i.e. he married his aunt! Illegal of course, but in a small village it was virtually impossible to find a partner that you were allowed to marry by church law, so the authorities turned a blind eye. Interesting enough it does make me my own third cousin, once removed. But I'd still be arrested in VA!
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