John BIDDULPH born in Penkridge

[kevsters]

Hi, have traced my paternal side 5 generations to a John BIDDULPH, born in Penkridge circa 1795. I have him in the 1841 & 1851 censuses but can find no other records/details.  Grateful if anyone can add any detail.   Thanks 

[Willow 4873]

Hi welcome to Rootschat! He is with his daughter Emma and husband John Wilcox in 1861 the age is wrong because its is unreadable on the census Mary was buried 15.5.1858 a St Michael and All Angels

I can't tie down a date of death for him though

FreeREG is good for Penkridge details

Willow x

[kevsters]

Hi,  yes I have him in the 1841, 1851 & 1861 censuses but cannot find any birth, parent details nor, as you, his death.

Thanks for looking 

[Capetown]

I would suggest you join

Ye Old Penkridge (Facebook)

We lived in Penkridge for 20 years and now are only a few miles away.  There are people on Facebook who use the Stafford Reference Library - and have access to many records.

Hope this helps.

[Capetown]

Just remembered a website - as Penkridge had the Littleton family of Teddesley Estate

and if you Google:

Teddesley Estate Workers and Tenants

http://www.timespast.org.uk

There is this entry


BIDDULPH James 1867 - Penkridge, Old Workhouse, employed on Teddesley Farm

On the 1851 census, James BIDDULPH is aged 32 - and a few doors away in Market Street from the The Horse & Jockey Pub - which is still there today.

[Capetown]

Edwin BIDDULPH - born 1829

Ancestry:

UK Royal Hospital Chelsea Pension Admission and Discharges

Name: Edwin Biddulph
Pension Admission or Examination Age: 38
Birth Year: abt 1829
Birth Place: Pancrage, Stafford (Penkridge as transcribed on Ancestry)
Pension Admssion or Examination Date: 28 May 1867
Regiment: 59 Foot
Rank: :Private
Regimental Number 130

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The date of birth tallies with the 1841 and 1851 census.

His marriage at Penkridge in on Freereg and on later census he is a Widower.

[kevsters]

Thanks Capetown,  the book looks interesting  .

I have info/details on the 'children' but it's the Mother & Father I can't find anything on 

[trish1120]

I cant see any bapts for John/Marys children and given the gap in childrens ages could Mary be a second Wife?

[MaureeninNY]

Is BIDDLE a variant spelling?

There are some baptisms on FMPast for children of John and Mary BIDDLE in Penkridge about the right
time-including Edwin(1828) and Emma(1832).

Maureen