Charles Priestley, Primitive Methodist minister

[piedstilt]

My daughter-in-law challenged me to see if I could verify a family legend that they were descended from Joseph Priestley, the scientist (1773-1804) - which seems unlikely since he emigrated to the States and I imagine his children stayed there.

However, I have been able to trace the family back to the above. Charles was born c. 1831 in Barrow on Soar and married Eleanor Lister Turnbull. Their son John is the forebear of the NZ Priestleys.

Eleanor died in 1863 and he subsequently married Lavina/Lavinia Ellen Rouse. Together they had Charles (c.1869), Sarah (c.1871) Arthur (c.1873) and Joseph (c.1875).

I'm now stuck and wonder if (by a miracle) anyone has been tracing members of this second family?

Grateful for any clues!   

[Mike from Leicester]

Greeting's ....
Found these burials for Priestley in Barrow-Upon-Soar :-

PRIESTLEY   JOSEPH   5   DEC   1828   57   PUBLICAN
PRIESTLEY   WILLIAM   22   MAY   1831   80   BUTCHER BROTHER OF LATE SAMUEL
PRIESTLEY   ANN   18   DEC   1831   INF   DAU OF JOHN & ELIZABETH
PRIESTLEY   ELIZABETH   1   APR   1832   71   WID OF SAMUEL
PRIESTLEY   JOSEPH   28   OCT   1834   20   SON OF LATE JOSEPH & ELIZABETH
PRIESTLEY   MARY   25   JUN   1848   78   WID OF SAMUEL
PRIESTLEY   FRANCES   8   MAY   1853   62   ABODE MT.SORREL WIFE OF JOSEPH
PRIESTLEY   ELIZABETH   1   OCT   1859   75   
PRIESTLEY   JOSEPH   12   DEC   1862   65   ABODE MT.SORREL
PRIESTLEY   SAMUEL   4   MAY   1863   41   ABODE MT.SORREL
PRIESTLEY   JOHN   17   DEC   1868   42   
PRIESTLEY   JOHN   5   DEC   1869   80   
PRIESTLEY   SARAH   17   MAY   1871   78   


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MIKE

[piedstilt]

Thanks Mike for taking the trouble to post that info for me. There are a few possibles there and I'll see if I can follow them up in some way.

One of the problems is that the family moved around quite a bit (perhaps ministering to other Primitives?) and the children were born, variously, in Northumberland, Durham and Derbyshire. This doesn't mean that Charles's family did, of course, so it is worth a shot.

Thanks again,

Ros