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Title: Pextons in Sheffield
Post by: cowboy on Friday 09 July 04 21:49 BST (UK)

Hi Everyone :)
 I am trying to find any information relating to CHARLES and LAURA PEXTON ( nee GILL).
They lived in sheffield in the early 1900`s . I believe they had four children,

       RUBY
       DOUGLAS dob 1202/1917
       JACK
          ?
CHARLES was a joiner by trade
I do not know if Charles was born in sheffield,but I have hit a brickwall here  as until I can get a dob I can`t match him to any of the Charles pextons on the cencus. I`m a newbie at this , so any help or comments would be much appreciated !.

cheers Ian.

Other fh ints,  PEXTONS in Hull, KIRKBURTON and Kirkheaton

Title: Re: Pextons in Sheffield
Post by: winston on Tuesday 13 July 04 19:32 BST (UK)

Hi,

have found this on 1891 census at house no ? Clapton Fields, Marsh, Huddersfield

Billy Pexton 42 born Kirkheaton Blacksmith
Elizabeth Pexton 38 born Huddersfield
arthur pexton 14 born huddersfield
frank pexton 7 born kirkheaton
charles pexton 5 born kirkheaton

I know this Charles is still alive on the 1901 census but I have run out of credit to see if everyone is there but he is still in Hudds working as an errand boy  aged 15.

Title: Re: Pextons in Sheffield
Post by: cowboy on Wednesday 14 July 04 19:47 BST (UK)

 :) Hi Winston,
thanks for your help,I do know of some pextons from kirkheaton, but not  the family you listed!. I`ve been to the village graveyard and there are thirteen gravestones with pextons ( none of the names you gave) so I`m hoping this family is the one that moved on to sheffield.
The charles you mentioned would have been 31 in 1917 when my dad was born, which I think could be plausible ???.
So thanks again, you may have helped me to get through my
BRICKWALL.

regards, Ian.