Peter William Fletcher (1832 - 1913)

[Neale1961]

sorry to be finicky - Peter WAS born 1829 - not 1832

Peter William FLETCHER
Baptism 27 Aug 1832
Liverpool, St. Peter
Parents Daniel Fletcher (Victualler) and Martha Fletcher
Abode – Powall St

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9Y4-JS5Q-1?i=895

[eileenwilson]

familysearch confirms year of birth by his age at death

Peter William Fletcher
Sex   Male
Age   84
Marital Status   Widowed
Occupation   Laborer
Event Type   Death
Event Date   21 Mar 1913
Event Place   Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario
Occupation   Laborer
Birth Year (Estimated)   1829
Birthplace   England
Death Place   Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario
Death Age   84 years

Have already disproven this Peter Fletcher. He was from Germany. See my previous post.

[eileenwilson]

did you notice Daniel now runs a pub in 1834 - so - in 1841 census is he still running the pub ??
hope this helps in some way xx


In the 1841 census, he is a mariner in St. Thomas, Liverpool, with surviving children Elizabeth aged 15, and Mary, aged 6.  Both Daniel and Martha indicate they were not born in the county while the children were.

[jorose]

Even in 1911, William Fletcher of 84 Poulette street gives his origin as "German". For the purposes of Canadian censuses, this is always the male-line origin.

Agreed that the birthplace of England in two records only found at the end of his life may be just a mistake, perhaps some confusion from his time in the House of Refuge. Everything else seems to point to the German man who is present in Ontario for many years.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6X1W-FG1?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMQ7Y-BY1&action=view
Peter Fletcher (Austrian), married to a Dorothy, with a son William aged 2, is on the Ontario census of 1861.

[J.J.]

Just adding:  there may also be another earlier baptism,
as it is close to the area & date they were married 
John Fletcher  b. 24 Jan 1823   Chr: 2 Mar 1823
Winwick, Lancashire, Eng U K  Parents Daniel & Martha
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J9JY-75H

Adding: Here's the image...Buried in a mixup of jumbled together dates.
and he is listed as occ: Husbandman...Thus the more rural abode!
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6SGQ-VSC?i=55