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Nottinghamshire / Re: Stapleford
« on: Thursday 03 November 11 16:14 GMT (UK)  »
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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Nottinghamshire / Re: Stapleford
« on: Monday 31 October 11 20:03 GMT (UK)  »
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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Nottinghamshire / Re: Stapleford
« on: Thursday 17 February 11 18:44 GMT (UK)  »
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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