WATKINS of Much Birch

[Spidermonkey]

And it looks as if both Isabella and Thomas lived to the grand age of 90:

from www.freebmd.org.uk

Thomas Watkins died Sept qtr Ross 6a 319 aged 90
Isabella Watkins died Dec qtr Ross 6a 315 aged 90

1901 Census: Almshouse, Ross
Isabella WATKINS  H  Wid  90                                      West Indies
Isabel DAKIN?  Visitor  S   62  Living on own means    Heref Much Birch

[Emjaybee]

You have saved me a load of work MT x 10

Mike

[RCB]

1841 Census, Much Birch.
Living alone, Barracks? Much Marcle.
William Gunter age 75 (1766)  stone mason  not born in county

nearby  Birch common
Joseph Gunter age 35, stone mason, born Foriegn parts
Elizabeth age 33, born in county, as are the children
Mary 14
Richard 9
Thomas 5
Sophia 6 months
also a younger brother?  Benjamin Gunter age 25, mason, not born in county
so  William was a stone mason in the west Indies, and Benjamin seems to have been born in the UK, so the family returned before 1814-15

There are Watkins and Gunters here in the Church records for Much Birch
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/

cheers fred

[Emjaybee]

Many thanks I'm now a Gunter hunter

[RCB]

Just noticed among the Watkins on Birch Common, about the right age to be parents of Thomas
between Gaylo Cottage and Little Nuttall
Thomas Watkins age 60, carpenter (all born in county)
Ann age 55
John age 20
Sarah age 15

[Spidermonkey]

I did reply, but it seems to have been lost in the ether..........

The short version of the post was that on the 1881 census, Joseph Gunter is entered as having been born "on board the Allenhope" West Indies.

I presume the Allenhope to be a ship, so perhaps there would be a passenger register with addresses etc?

[Taffia]

Hi there
Just came accross this post. Do you know if Thomas Watkins's son Albert William married a Jane Fisher? Am tracing the Watkins family tree on my Dad's side. I think am on the right path! Albert and Jane had son Oliver Albert who married a Rhesa Stephens. They had several sons one called Rees who is my granddad
Thanks for any help
Regards
Taffia 😊