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Hi Linda,

I have two birth certificates for Fitchett children, Martha and Priscilla one born in Tipton ( the Factory address) - one born in Wolverhampton - the address says " Springfield". Did try a search on Ancestry for just Priscilla born Wolverhampton 1851 but the first time Priscilla appears on a census is  1871 when she is in Nantwich with her husband William Thomas Pearson.  As Priscilla was born in February I had hoped she would have been on the 1851 still in Wolverhampton - but as her father was a boatman I did wonder if the family - including the new born Priscilla were once again sailing somewhere on the Canal system.

It would make such a difference finding the family on the census because the BMD site has Fitchett births in both Wolverhampton and Dudley - some were infant deaths - so working out which are my Fitchetts is certainly a bit of a puzzle without the aid of the census.  The only reason I found Martha  was because she was living with her married sister Priscilla on the 1881 in Nantwich listed as a " lodger " - so I sent for the birth certificate.

Thank you so much for all of your help -

Susan

 

Hello Linda,

Certainly a very good day for me that you were " locked out " many thanks for finding out so much information- will have to try and find the boats  listed on the 1861 census as to date have only found the Fitchett family on the " Cires " on the 1871 when they were halfway down the Shropshire Union Canal at Henhull just outside Nantwich, Cheshire- if I could find them on the 1861 it would be a real bonus - I was thinking that the reason I had been unable to find the family was that the name had been mis-spelt .

Many thanks  again for your help
Susan

Hi Sarah,

Thank you very much for the website - it looks from the date on the plaque as if it is unlikely that members of the Pearson family would have been buried at St Mary's. Church.

Have just left the family history research too late, no great aunts or uncles around to tell the family stories mores the pity. 

Look forward to seeing more of you wonderful pictures,

Susan

Hi Sarah,

What wonderful pictures you have taken , but so very sad about the state of the Churchyard. Could not believe the names on the first gravestone that appeared - had to quickly get my files - and yes  John Alfred Cartlidge was the father of Eliza Gertrude Annie Cartlidge who married my gt. uncle Albert Pearson ( of 48 Welsh Row ) on the 21st October 1903, at The Parish Church Acton.

Should you  ever see any Pearson graves on any of your visits to the Churchyard I would really appreciate it at to date I have " lost " 3 generations of the Pearson family who are buried in Nantwich - all of the names are listed in the Burial Records for St Mary's Church Nantwich, starting with Thomas Pearson buried 5th April 1868, his wife Mary buried 18th October 1885, Rose Pearson 3 February 1920 aged 32 and Priscilla Pearson ( my gt grandmother ) 15th March 1922 aged 71. The address for the Pearsons from the 1880's was 48 Welsh Row Nantwich, so had thought that maybe they might have been buried in one of the few old graves that I believe used to be at St Mary's but no records seem to be available.

Thank you once again for such amazing pictures, quite made my day

Susan