Cheshire Blacksmiths

[garstonite]

Lol...I meant in the book...so I presume it is a Story - and not a compilation of several Blacksmiths ??
allan

[toby webb]

I'm with you Allan,
The book is not fiction. It deals with all sorts of aspects of blacksmithing and inserts names throughout. Unfortunately the index is not comprehensive so Neston & Oakes are not to be quickly checked but I have scanned through the pages and haven't found anything of interest for you. The nearest is mention of a blacksmith in the 1850s in Harwarden but no name is given. Sorry not to do better, but it may interest you to get your local library to find a copy for you.
Toby.

[garstonite]

Thanks for looking Toby - I will have a look in our local library for that book ....cheers
allan

[wilcoxon]

http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/tithemaps/

This is a link to the Cheshire Tithe maps, it is quite useful but doesn`t give occupations.
Sometimes there are clues. 
You can use search by name or place.  I spotted another Dale, a son perhaps ?
Marthall And Little Warford Rostherne 194a
Peter Holland/ occupier -  Samuel Dale,  House, Garden and Smithy

[keyboard86]

Hi the post above is a Samuel aged 68 occ Blacksmith b Marthall Residing at House, Eayerton Arms, Marthall, And Warford, Little Warford in 1851
Census ref HO1072163/291/4

Also a William Dale b 1808 Middlewich who in 1881and many years prior resides at The Flash, Kinderton & Hulme
Census ref RG11/3531/12/18
Keyboard86

[toby webb]

Josiah Dale, another blacksmith , born Sproston was married to a Sarah Ann. I cannot make sense of her birthplace in 1861 census [ age 26]. Spools Heath is put forward but I cannot find any such place. Can anyone help?

[Colin D Gronow]

Great heath, near Market Drayton, Staffordshire TF9, UK.

[toby webb]

That seems a possibility but there does seem to be an 's' at the end of the first word. T