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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Nottinghamshire => Topic started by: Bejantine on Wednesday 16 February 11 13:56 GMT (UK)
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Hi
Does anyone know of any online parish registers for St Helen's or where I can buy them (if possible). I need the years 1800-1900
Thanks
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Hi
Take a look at the Nottinghamshire Family History Society website.
Stapleford bapts, marriages & burials are covered on their discs
www.nottsfhs.org.uk
Carol
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Thank you
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Dear Carol,
I've been trying to find more about the parents of William Stevenson, clock & watchmaker, 1791 - 1881; and the exchange on this website suggests you might know more than me !
I do know, however, that his father was John Stevenson of Ruddington. Maxwell Craven's Clockmakers of Derbyshire book states that he too was a clockmaker of Ruddington, though as William was brought up by and apprenticed to his maternal grandfather, John Hallam, I've always assumed John died young.
I'd be most grateful for any help please, and can certainly tell you more of the Stevenson family's more recent history as William's grandaughter, Edna, married my great-grandfather, Stephen Chesters Thompson, in 1897.
Best wishes,
Simon Chesters Thompson
Brant Broughton
Lincolnshire
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Hello Simon and welcome to Rootschat
What information are you looking for? Do you have John Stevenson's marriage? if so,when & where?
I think it would be better if you started a new topic on the Notts look up request page. That way more people will read it and will be able to join in the search.
Carol
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hi stephen chesters thompson was the brother of my greatx3 grandfather- he was john thompson who married mary ann whitby they had 9 children stephen born 1862 was my great grandfather
any info on stephen chesters thompson born 1870 would be most welcome
kind regards christine
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Hello Christine -
Stephen Chesters Thompson (1870 - ca.1940) was my great-grandfather. I obviously didn't know him, and unfortunately my father can't quite remember him; however, several people I know / have known do, and I have a nice photograph of him on my study wall.
As you probably know, he had an older sister called Charlotte, and I believe their mother, Harriet, died having a third child (which didn't survive). On his mother's death, I was told me he was packed off to stay with relatives on their farm in Cheshire, though I've never been able to establish with certainty who they were.
However, he returned to Manchester not too long afterwards and in the 1890s set-up a firm of surveyors & auctioneers there, which my grandfather (Stewart: 1911 - 87) and father (also Stephen, b.1937) followed him into. I understand he was a great extrovert but also a staunch methodist. A much loved and relatively recently deceased family friend recalled being chased round the garden by him as he puffed on a large cigar, calling choo-choo - she then became known as choo-choo everafter.
When my grandfather was young they lived at a house called The Larches in Heaton Mersey, near Manchester. My grandfather was their youngest child, having two rather curious sounding big sisters called Edna and Doris, one whom I recall being told ran a pet shop and kept a crocoile in the bath.
When in his 60s he sustaind some sort of knee injury when getting up from the table, and it was from complications of this that I understand he eventually died - all would have been easily cured these days. My grandfather was about to be called-up and managed to get a short dealy while he arranged for an aunt or female cousin to run the family firm in his absence. I'm told she did this spectacularly well until my grandfather's safe return.
Stephen CT is, I believe, buried in Southern Cememtery, Manchester, with lots of his family - I must one day go to find them all.
Do please tell me about my Great-great-great uncle John.
Best wishes,
Simon Chesters Thompson
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hi simon
thank you so much for your reply, what a fasinating story, lucky you knowing all this info.
i will try to tell you about my thompson family.my greatx2 grandfather john was born in 1837 and died in 1893. he married mary ann whitby they had 8 children, their 2nd child was my greatgrandfather, he was also called stephen born 1862 and died in 1930.
stephen married mary ann fleet, they had 9 children, their 2nd son was my grandfather alfred born 1888 and he died in 1948 unfortunatly before i was born, he to was a farmer, he had a farm in a place called cholmondeston- near winsford cheshire.
my grandfather married frances collins they had 6 children- my mum ethel was born in 1919 and died last year at the age of 91- mumhad 2 brothers who never married albert and tom- they carried on with the farm untill their deaths a few years ago hope you can follow all of this and if you would like to know anything else about the other children of john then please get back in touch
kind regards christine
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hello simon
do you know what happened to charlotte, i have found a marriage for charlotte fairhurst thompson in 1891 to a patrick casey connolly, but can't find anything for her after this, did wonder if she could have gone to ireland with her new husband
best wishes christine
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Hello Christine -
That is interesting, so John was Stephen's older brother, and was presumably also born at Wharton. As I'm sure you'll know, George & Elizabeth married in 1830, but I think Elizabeth died not very long after Stephen's birth in 1840.
Several of Elizabeth Chesters's relations farmed too, some near Holmes Chapel, though around Winsford seems to be the family patch. In fact, the first Stephen CT's in-laws, the Fairhursts (hence Charlotte's second name) were farmers / smallholders near Northwich too.
You'll see from the marriage certificate that the Stephen CT's older child, Charlotte, married Patrick Casey Connolly in Leek R.C. Church while her father (then remarried to Caroline) lived at a house nearby on Rudyard Lake - of which there's rather a lot I could tell you.
Once married they they moved (and I expect this is why you can't trace her) to a Drogheda Hall / House (?) in Ireland. I was led to believe (and I don't think one can libel the dead!) he was a drunk and things were not a great success. Other than that I'm afraid I don't know a great deal about her, save that she survived some appalling hunting accident when she fell on spiced railings.
However, she eventually returned to Cheshire / Manchester without her husband, who may have been dead by then. She probably died in the 1930s / 40s. She had no children but my grandparents occasionally mentioned "Lotty's pots" - which I think were some sort of ornament, rather than an insinuation that she was mad. Anyway, I don't believe I ever saw the said pots, though I think my parents have one of her Irish paintings.
Best wishes, Simon
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hello simon, nice to hear from you. after elizabeth died in 1846 george remarried mary partington on the 6th aug 1848, they had 3 children- joseph 1849, elizabeth 1852 and george 1855.
on the 1841 cencus george thomson and elizabeth had 2 children with them, william thomson born 1830 and emelia thomson born 1832, james,john, ann and stephen also with them, so this must be correct family, but who do you thinl william and emelia were, elizabeth would have been to young to be their mother
thank you for sharing your family info - very interesting
kind regards christine
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Hello- Patrick Casey Connolly was Mayor of Drogheda from 1884-1885 and was appointed High Sheriff of County Louth by Queen Victoria in 1892. His residence was in Beaulieu, outside Drogheda. He died in 1894.
Jonathan
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Hi Guys, my name is Adrian Stevenson.
I can tell you about the Stevensons of Ruddington. Being one of them, I have done extensive work on my Stevenson family tree. The family still live in the village and I still work there, but now live over the border in Derbyshire.
@ Christine: you are my 1st cousin 3x removed of husband of 3rd cousin 3x removed!!
@ Simon: we are direct 6th Cousins. William Stevenson 1745 – 1784 is our common ancestor. His son, John Stevenson (my Great Uncle x 4) did not die young. In fact, he lived to the ripe old age of 91. Here is a rather nice story about him:
"Sarah was considered one of a large family, well to do and intelligent- the most beautiful girl in the neighbourhood....She and her infant daughter dying so suddenly (in childbirth) so unhinged her husband's mind that, giving his little boy William two shillings and sixpence and bidding him to go to this Grandfather Hallam, the sorrowing father went off and after many months of uncertainty, news came that he had enlisted with the Army" (He fought with Sir John Moore)
"Many years passed and a broken down and wounded man returned to his native land and the little lad who he had deserted at such a tender age became the stay and comfort of his last years which were prolonged to the age of 91"
Cheers, Ade.