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Title: mary ann checketts
Post by: kat10 on Saturday 05 March 11 15:55 GMT (UK)
Hello  - can any one assist me please - I know that My grandfather was born 1905 - his mother was mary ann checketts.

mary ann Checketts - lived in Alcester at some point and married harry Blundell 1884 - Harry died in 1900

I would very much like to know the years her other 3 children were born between 1884 - 1900 - known as Nora, jessie and frank.

Any information about where the family lived in 1901 and 1911 - would be very much valued.
thank you for any help -Katx
Title: Re: mary ann checketts
Post by: Mort29 on Saturday 05 March 11 16:08 GMT (UK)
her marriage to Harry was 1894 - not 1884.

Marriages Dec 1894   
 
Blundell  Harry    Alcester  6d 1161   
Checketts  Mary Ann     Alcester  6d 1161


1901 census of Great Alne, Warks - RG13/Piece 2944 Folio 61 Page 10
 
Mary Ann Blundell 34 WIDOW Head born Aston Cantlow, Warks
Leonora M Blundell 5 dau born Gt Alne
Jessie E Blundell 3 dau ditto
Frank H Blundell 5 Months son ditto
Title: Re: mary ann checketts
Post by: Galium on Saturday 05 March 11 16:14 GMT (UK)
Births December Q 1895
Blundall    Leonora Mary         Alcester    6d   629

Births March Q 1898
Blundell    Jessie Eva         Alcester    6d   733   

Births December Q 1900
Blundell    Frank Harry         Alcester    6d   662
Title: Re: mary ann checketts
Post by: Galium on Saturday 05 March 11 16:22 GMT (UK)
From the familysearch site:
Marriage at Great Alne 12 November 1894
Harry Blundell
Age: 32
Father: Edward Blundell
Mary Ann Checketts
Age: 28
Father: William Bartlam Checketts

Baptism at Aston Cantlow
21  March 1867
Mary Ann Checketts
Father: William Bartlane* Checketts

This name is also transcribed as 'Bartlow' on familysearch, but FreeBMD shows it as Bartlam on  his birth and death records.
Mother: Susannah Elizabeth
Title: Re: mary ann checketts
Post by: Mort29 on Saturday 05 March 11 16:34 GMT (UK)
ah, as we are going beyond the call of duty:-


1871 census of Aston Cantlow -  RG10/Piece 3211 Folio 84 Page 2
 
William Chekets {sic} 30 Head born Aston Cantlow: Carpenter
Elizabeth Chekets 24 Wife born Bearley, Warks
Mary A Chekets 4 dau Aston C.



1871 census of Haselor, Warks - RG10/Piece 3211 Folio 124 Page 6  @ 31, Cottage
 
Edward Blundel 34 Head born Great Alne, Warks: Ag Lab
Ellen Blundel 28 Wife born Binton, Warks
Harry Blundel 8 son born Shelford, Aston Cantlow, Warks
William T Blundel 5 son born Haselor
Walter Blundel 2 son ditto
James A Blundel 1 ditto

Title: Thank you
Post by: kat10 on Saturday 05 March 11 23:57 GMT (UK)
How kind you both are - Thank you both Mort29 and Galium

all this information - its so wonderful - can't believe it...........

I can now start to put this puzzle together.............

Thank you again - I am amazed.

best wishes - katx
Title: Re: mary ann checketts
Post by: ChrisB35 on Friday 11 November 22 15:12 GMT (UK)
Mary Ann Checketts (1867-1959), married to Harry Blundell, was my third cousin twice removed. Her grandmother, Anne Brookes was a sister of my 3 x great grandfather George Brookes.

Cheers,
Chris