Cheshire Surname Research

[Lesley Marten]

My interests are PERKIN at Antrobus and RATHBONE at Northwich. 

So far only back as far as Joseph Perkin, born 1828, at Antrobus (although I know his father's name was Samuel, a farmer).

Have sketchy information back to George Rathbone and Margaret Johnson, who married 1791 at Great Budworth.

[peterbennett]

Hi Lesley
             Welcome to rootschat, If there is ever anything you need help with please ask, I have most of the Cheshire census info back to 1841, and parish marriage indexes pre 1837.
             
regards

peterbennett

[Lesley Marten]

Hi Peter

Many thanks for your kind offer.  Straightaway, I would be very grateful for anything you can turn up for my Joseph Perkin in any of the censuses pre-1881 or his family and in the Antrobus parish records.  At the moment I am presuming Joseph's parents to be Samuel Perkin and Sarah Percival, who married 1811 at Witton, St. Helen, as these are the only likely candidates I have found in the area.  I know a Samuel Perkin, farmer, was Joseph's father from Joseph's marriage certificate to Fanny Broomhead at Warrington St. Paul in 1868.  Joseph's occupation was a Wheelwright.  Joseph and his family were living in Beech Lane, Weaverham at the time of the 1881 census.  He stated his place of birth as Antrobus in the 1891 census.  The only other thing I know about Joseph is that he had previously been married, I think to Martha Moseley in 1846, although I'm yet to send for the certificate to confirm this is the right Joseph.

Many, many thanks once again for anything you can find.

Lesley

[odessa]

Hi Lesley,
The BVRI has some baptisms listed at Weaverham(St Mary's) for children of Joseph Perkin & Fanny.
Sarah 11 OCT 1868
Mary Ellen 05 FEB 1871
Joseph 07 JUN 1874
James 05 NOV 1876
Elizabeth 08 NOV 1878
You can check these entries by asking Cheshire Records Office for photocopies from the film of the Registers (quite reasonably priced) I'll see what else I can find for you.
Regards,
odessa

[odessa]

Hi Lesley,
The BVRI also has a baptism at St Mary's, Gt Budworth for a Joseph PERKIN son of Samuel Perkin & Sarah on 04 APR 1824. Gt Budworth would be a possible parish church used by families living in Antrobus. There are also other children attributed to Samuel & Sarah baptised at Gt Budworth.
Again this entry can be checked at CRO.
odessa

[Lesley Marten]

Dear Odessa

Many thanks for the info.  Do you by chance have the details of the other children for Samuel and Sarah?  I'm not expecting to be able to get to the CRO any time soon unfortunately.

Regards

Lesley

[odessa]

  Hi Lesley,
Yes, here they are..........children of Samuel Perkins & Sarah recorded at Gt.Budworth.
Martha bap 27 JUN 1813
Abigail bap 18 JUN 1815
Martha bap 09 NOV 1817
Edward bap 14 NOV 1819
Anne bap 13 JAN 1822
Joseph bap 04 APR 1824
Sarah bap 10 SEP 1826
Samuel bap 28 SEP 1828
Ellen bap 09 JUN 1833
Margaret bap 31 MAY 1835
You can order photocopies from CRO on-line or by post, it may be worth ordering one for Joseph Perkin, as the birth is pre registration, and the index is not 100 per cent reliable. You will also learn the fathers occupation and where in the parish they were living, this might help confirm that you have the right Joseph.
Regards,
odessa.

[peterbennett]

Hi Lesley
              I have the following from the 1841 census

Antrobus HO 107- 92- 2 pages 3/4 Perkin and Moseley

The only one not found is Joseph, I searched all the Runcorn reg districts. Its possible he worked and lived in Warrington in which case you would need the Lancashire pieces, which I do not have. I will look at the 1851 for you sometime tomorrow, I there is anything you cant read on the scan let me know.

regards

peterbennett

[Lesley Marten]

Odessa

Thanks for the info. - I had no idea I could order stuff online from the CRO!!!  Many thanks for the tip.

Peter

Thanks for the 1841 census image, which I can read fine.

Cheers both

Lesley