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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Derbyshire => Topic started by: marp on Tuesday 09 April 19 05:00 BST (UK)
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I have hit something of a brick wall with a direct ancestor Arabella Fletcher who married Thomas Stanley (sometimes spelling of Standley) on 25 September 1804 in Pentrich. Arabella was the third wife of Thomas.
I have looked up baptisms in Pentrich and found the following:
1765 June 29 Arabella base D of Hannah Fletcher (presumably base means illegitimate)
1767 28 Sept Arabella Base D of Hannah Fletcher
However, in between these dates is a Pentrich burial for an Arabella Fletcher on 26 August 1765.
I am assuming that the child baptised in 1765 died and was buried in 1765 and Hannah Fletcher had another daughter with the same name baptised in 1767. Of course in family history sometimes these assumptions can be quite wrong!
However, I cannot pinpoint Hannah Fletcher. I believe there were a number of women with the name Hannah Fletcher in Pentrich at that time.
Has anyone got more information on Hannah Fletcher and daughter Arabella?
Thank you to anyone who can supply more information on the Fletcher family of Pentrich.
marp
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I have hit something of a brick wall with a direct ancestor Arabella Fletcher who married Thomas Stanley (sometimes spelling of Standley) on 25 September 1804 in Pentrich. Arabella was the third wife of Thomas.
I have looked up baptisms in Pentrich and found the following:
1765 June 29 Arabella base D of Hannah Fletcher (presumably base means illegitimate)
1767 28 Sept Arabella Base D of Hannah Fletcher
However, in between these dates is a Pentrich burial for an Arabella Fletcher on 26 August 1765.
I am assuming that the child baptised in 1765 died and was buried in 1765 and Hannah Fletcher had another daughter with the same name baptised in 1767. Of course in family history sometimes these assumptions can be quite wrong!
However, I cannot pinpoint Hannah Fletcher. I believe there were a number of women with the name Hannah Fletcher in Pentrich at that time.
Has anyone got more information on Hannah Fletcher and daughter Arabella?
Thank you to anyone who can supply more information on the Fletcher family of Pentrich.
marp
Yes, 'base' would mean illegitimate.
It does look as if the first child Arabella died in Aug 1765, and then Hannah had another daughter a couple of years later, and gave her the same name.
I have many instances where a child died, and that name was then used for a later child.
It would seem that name was very important to her to use it again.
Perhaps it was the name of her mother, or a favourite sister.
Interesting too that she had stayed in the same place by the birth of the second child.
Have you looked at the families of the Hannah Fletchers you say were around in Pentrich at that time to see if there any other mentions of an Arabella?
Have you looked for any wills for 'Fletcher' around Pentrich around about the right time?
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Hi
Arabella Fletcher, was buried Pentrich 26 August 1765, Infant of Pentrich. You can see the image on
Ancestry in All Derbyshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812.
Re the 2nd Arabella who married T S,her entry in the 1841 Cenus aged 70, is a “rounded age” so actual age born between 1766 - 1771. Which would fit with her Bpt 1767.
Now looking for Hannah Fletcher
Spendlove
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Hi
Cannot find a Hannah Fletcher, born in Pentrich. However there are two Anne Fletchers born
14.10. 1747 dau of Robert & Mary
7.12.1748 dau of Enoch & Mary
Ann/e Anna quite often used as Hannah,
Also have you looked at
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Espire/Yesterday/index.htm
Spendlove
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Hi
Hannah had another daughter Mary in 25 May 1771
Hannah seems to have been buried at Pentrich 3.7.1803 age 63 years
Ciderdrinker
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Hi, yes I had a look at Yesterday's Journey without success. I also found that Hannah Fletcher had another daughter Mary.
Thank you for the burial information.
marp