Fletchers of Chester, watchmakers

[Pere David]

Just found this thread. sorry havent got any posts yet so cant pm you. will post a few of these so that i can.

[Pere David]

and another.

[Pere David]

I am a great great grandson of Joseph Taylor Fletcher, via Lawrence Fletcher and Lawrence Gordon Fletcher. I am in possession of a family tree which goes back to 1270 and I am also in contact with a member of the Hunt family who is very high in genealogical circles.
At the present a member of the Hunt Family is in the process of building a Fletcher family tree with the intention of making it available only to any one who features on it.
For that reason it would be good to make contact, but I am a novice in the use of this site, so am not sure where to go from here.
I am told that you can pm me so I hope that you will.
Pere David

[Penny H]

My husband is a great, great, great grandson of James Francis Fletcher, via James Francis Fletcher and Edward Taylor Fletcher. This son of James and Frances emigrated to Australia in 1852. It is very difficult to source British records from Australia so any help would be appreciated.

[Pere David]

According to my family tree James Fletcher born 1787 married Frances Taylor in 1808 and died in 1834.
They had 4 sons and 8 daughters. Edward taylor Fletcher died in infancy, but James Fletcher born 1822 emigrated to Australia.He had Thomas Moore Fletcher and two other sons of which we have no details.
Thomas Fletcher had Joseph Fletcher who was known to be living in Ballarat in 1927 and he had a son Gordon living in Melbourne in 1927.
This is al the information I have on the Australian connection, but if anything matches please come back to me as I have a lot of infomation about the Fletchers in general.

[Briannicus]

What a strange coincidence, David, or is it just that it's Sunday morning?  I was putting the information that arrived from Penny this morning into our gedcom when this arrived. Believe you already have it via William. You can always message me privately
Brian

[Halken]

I have only just discovered your discussion regarding the Fletchers of Chester. I have had considerable trouble with this family for lack of information. My 4 x greatgrandparents were Joseph Fletcher and Mary French. Joseph (1784-1843) was the minister of the Independant chapel, Stepney and lived at Cottage Grove, Mile End.
Today I received a copy of the admon. doc. from Chester Record Office of his father, Robert's estate, confirming that he was a silversmith of Chester, who died 22 Oct 1841 in Romsey, Hants. I assume that this must be the same Robert who was the elder of the two well known clockmakers of Chester, although the only other reference to his family that I have so far found was to his daughter Mary, who published a volume of poetry in 1846 with Joseph.
It seems, from your corresponence, that Robert might have been the son of James Fletcher (Cordwainer) who married Mary Dennil (?), and that he was the son of Robert (bap. 1681) & Elizabeth Stuard (d.1719).
This is a big leap forward in my information on the family and I would be most interested to see your extensive Fletcher tree; and also to know if you are able to supply the name of Robert the elder's wife.

[Pere David]

I have Joseph Fletcher born 1784 at Chester. Congregational minister of Blackburn and then Stepney. DD of Glasgow University. Married Mary France and had one son Joseph born 1816 at Blackburn and died 1875 at Christchurch Hants.
I have Robert Fletcher born c. 1755, died c. 1837. Born at Eastgate Chester. Goldsmith and a noted non-conformist.He was one of three sons of Robert Fletcher b. 1730 d. 1788, a noted maker of long case clocks.
His three sons were Robert b. 1755, John b. 1763 a printer and newspaper proprietor, sheriff 1813, mayor 1825. (no traceable male issue) and James b. 1757 d. 1837. He had a son James whence my line developed.

[Halken]

Hello Pere David.
Yet another cousin seems to have appeared on the scene related to the Fletchers of Chester. I believe that the Robert referred to by you as the Goldsmith and non-comformist of Chester, is the same as the Robert who died in Romsey in 1841 and who, it seems, married Eleanor Grainley in 1756, and was the father of, amongst others, Joseph the Independant/Congregational minister in Blackburn and Stepney, London.
I am learning new facts about this family daily.