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Fletcher Family in Blackburn
« on: Thursday 27 April 17 05:49 BST (UK) »
Hello,
I'm researching the Fletcher family in Blackburn. My Methodist great, great grandfather, John Robert Fletcher, was a solicitor in Blackburn, and worked on Preston New Road at Alma Place. The building is still there today. He lived in West Park Rd, next to the Corporation Park, through which he would have walked, (I suppose) to get to work. I think his father's name was James, (born perhaps in 1810) and his mother was Mary, but more than this, I don't know.
Any clues would be gratefully received!
Many thanks!

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Re: Fletcher Family in Blackburn
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 27 April 17 06:44 BST (UK) »
Hi

Welcome to rootschat

Just adding details
1881 John R Fletcher is age 43 born Padiham with wife 41 and children as per link
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q275-27XV
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Re: Fletcher Family in Blackburn
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 27 April 17 06:48 BST (UK) »
1861 has his parents living in the same property as him - James 49 (born Burnley) and Mary 51
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7LJ-6X5
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Re: Fletcher Family in Blackburn
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 27 April 17 06:54 BST (UK) »
Possible birth registration
Births Mar 1838 
John Robert Fletcher
Mothers maiden name Whitaker
Burnley reg district    21   236
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Re: Fletcher Family in Blackburn
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 27 April 17 13:07 BST (UK) »
Thank you so very much! I didn't know where they were living in 1861, so that's a real bonus. It appears that Marl Terrace is no longer there - perhaps it was razed to make room for the Royal Blackpool Teaching Hospital, which is located on Haslingden Rd now.
I also didn't know JR Fletcher's mother's maiden name, Whitaker - that's great. I don't have a subscription to any ancestry website, as I am only able to do my research off and on (time and resources being a problem), so I'm limited as to the depth of research I can do. Bless you.

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Re: Fletcher Family in Blackburn
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 27 April 17 13:18 BST (UK) »
Birth registration details which showed mmn were from the GRO website
https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp

Familysearch have quite a lot of the census transcripts
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Re: Fletcher Family in Blackburn
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 27 April 17 13:42 BST (UK) »
Wonderful! Thank you!

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Re: Fletcher Family in Blackburn
« Reply #7 on: Friday 28 April 17 16:04 BST (UK) »
St Peter, Burnley
16th March 1829
James Fletcher,x,a Millwright bachelor of his chapelry
Mary Whitaker,x,Spinster of this chapelry
married by banns by Thomas Smyth assistant curate
witness to the marriage Yates Whinam and James Hay,
James was from Bell View within the parish of Habergham Eaves
and Mary from Healey Wood also Habergham Eaves
Gunning County Down,Kneale Isle of Man,Riddle Tynemouth,Bibby Kendal/Bradford,Colenso Penzance/Barrow-in-Furness,Steele Corney Fell,Chapman Ely,Dawes Alfreton,Blamire Westmoreland and Ulverston
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Re: Fletcher Family in Blackburn
« Reply #8 on: Friday 28 April 17 17:29 BST (UK) »
Bless you! Thank you very much indeed.
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