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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Cheshire => Topic started by: tofgem on Monday 30 July 07 17:03 BST (UK)
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Can anyone tell me anything about Anne / Annie Chesters.
She appears in the 1871 census living with Joseph and Jane Hulme in Pepper Street, Middlewich, described as 'nurse child'. She is still there in 1881 and is decribed as 'general servant'. She is still with the same family in 1891 in Wheelock Road Sandbach, and in 1901 is still with the same family in Crewe Road, Sandbach, described as a boarder and working at the silk mill. She was born in Minshull Vernon c. 1868. No-one seems to know who she was. We are all puzzled.
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A nurse child was sometimes the description given for a child being looked after by another family for payment.
Have you found any Chesters families living nearby in the census?
There are two possible births in the Nantwich registration district for
Ann Chesters, Sep Quarter 1868 Nantwich 8a 327 and Sep Quarter 1869 Nantwich 8a 317
and there's an Annie Jane Chesters March Qu 1870 Nantwich 8a 349, so a bit difficult to know which would be the correct one.
Do you know if she married later on? That would perhaps help with father's name from her marriage certificate.
Barbara
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Barbara
You beat me to it, I was just going to post the following definition:
a child may often be found at a nearby addresses, where he or she may be boarding with a neighbour who has a bit of space to spare. Similarly an infant may be found nearby as a Nurse-child. Perhaps mum was too ill from the birth to cope with the newborn.
I wonder if Jane Hulme's maiden name was Chesters and Anne was a niece of hers?
Liz
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Liz,
Thought of that, but the only marriage I could see in Nantwich area was to a Jane Smallwood - of course tofgem could tell us!!
Barbara :)
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Hi
Annie Chesters (B) 1867 Northwich 8a-213
Ann Chesters (B) 1868 Nantwich 8a-327
genechaser
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I wholeheartedly go along with established practice that a name will indicate from where they originate. I realise you are looking for a birth in England, but thought you might be interested to know that there is a CHESTER(S) family in Scotland. My father was CHESTER but we [an online cousin and myself] have found them using the additional consonant prior to his birth.
You'll find them in the Borders, and Northumberland which explains why they are located all over the place. We've even found them in Ireland.
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Annie Chesters (B) 1867 Northwich 8a-213
Hi, yes, found the Nantwich births, see my earlier posting, but Nantwich is the district covering Minshull Vernon, so don't think this Northwich one would be the right one
Barbara
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Hi,
The only Ann Chesters I could find was a birth.
20/09/1868 Nantwich ANNIE CHESTERS
Parents Robert & Harriet. Fathers occupation Coal Agent
Regards
Juju
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Hi Juju,
thanks for that, that's one I found earlier on freebmd but of course didn't know parents.
Just looked at that family in 1871, Robert & Harriet are in Nantwich with children including 2-yr-old Ann, so that rules her out as she wouldn't be the same one as the 'nurse child' living in Middlewich.
Wonder if the one we're looking for was the 1869 Sep Qu Nantwich one then? - can't seem to find another that age in 1871 census
Barbara
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Hi Barbara,
Dont forget that when the census was taken Ann would have been 2 yrs old as she would not of had her birthday yet. Also the date I gave was for a baptism not a birth. Sorry for the typo.
Regards
Juju
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Hi Juju,
sorry, edited my post below:
To sum up, so far we found 2 likely candidates for birth reg for Ann 'nurse child' born Minshull Vernon living in 1871 with the Hulmes in Middlewich, either Ann Chesters Sep qu 1868 or Annie Jane Chesters Sep Qu 1869.
The one you've found can be ruled out I think as she was with her own family in 1871 census, and she would be the 1868 reg, so I've been looking for another Ann in 1871 to fit the 1869 reg. and haven't found one. Hopefully that means that that 1869 birth reg. could well be for the Ann born in Minshull Vernon.
I'll leave it to tofgem now to mull over what's been found and decide whether to order the cert... :)
Barbara
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Hi everyone
Thanks a lot for your help. I had put this topic on hold, but I will check through your research and check it against mine. I am determined to solve the mystery somehow, sometime.
Tofgem
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Hi Tofgem
Thanks, it's always good to know if we've helped or not. Please keep us posted and good luck
Barbara :)
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Hi everyone
I am revisiting this mysterious person, but I have still had no success as to her birth or christening.
I cannot find her on the 1911 census either.
However, I have found a death on FreeBMD which gives the death of Annie Chesters in J/A/S 1908 registered in Congleton, but the Cheshire BMD gives the death of an Annie Chesters in 1906 in Sandbach. Congleton includes Sandbach and Sandbach would fit in with her location on the 1901 census and the family with which she was living. Hoever: 1906 or 1908?
Please can anyone suggest any sources of Sandbach burials which could help?
Tofgem