FLINT of Clayton

[Barbara.H]

It may be that the Flint / Hunston marriage I found was a bit previous... (must be one of Migky's spanners  )

this family on the 1881 look more promising;

Back of Ashton New Rd, 4 Boothmans Buildings
Richard Flint  27, Carter  b. Droylsden
Mary Flint    30   b. Wales
Thomas Flint    9
John Edward Flint    6
James Flint    3   born Clayton Droylsden
Hugh Flint

  Barbara

[trish1120]

I'm ducking in case you have my name on one

[Mr. MIGKY]

CLICK 4 FLINT MANCHESTER


Migky 

[trish1120]

Missed

Gosh I never realised that Flint was such a common name.

Trish

[JustinL]

Migky - Love the spanner! I shall show your list of Flints to my colleague to see who he recognises - if anybody.

Barbara - I do not believe that James Hunston was the son of Richard and Mary; Chorlton on Medlock and Clayton are close to each, but not adjacent.

I shall urge my colleague to buy James' marriage cert.

Justin

[trish1120]

Hi Justin,
Yes, the marriage cert is a must
As first son is names Thomas, I think James father is likely to be a Thomas.
Also the Thomas, born 1810, with 3 younger wives is a fustian cutter.

Cheers,
Trish

EDIT; Also cannot find James Flints birth on freebmd, but there is a James Henry HUNSTON birth, December 1875, Chorlton 8c 750. Maybe they married later if they are his parents??

[JustinL]

The marriage cert will be ordered tomorrow!

My colleague was always told by his grandparents and father that the Flints had come to Clayton from Tideswell in Derbyshire. He even recalls going to Tideswell as a lad (a good 35 years ago) with his father to look at the Flint graves in the local cemetery. Apparently a local man came out of a house across the road from the cemetery and asked what they were doing - he turned out to be a Flint!

Anyway, the 1881 census records two Flints from Tideswell living in east Manchester:

Samuel Flint, b. c1833, living at 78 Ashton New Road, Clayton with 10 year-old son, Washington.

William Flint, b. c1835, living at 2 Halls Buildings, Droylsden with older wife.

Justin

[trish1120]

Hi Justin,
I just checked my mail before going to bed and saw your reply so logged back in.
I think this is spooky

1891 Census
6 Townhead, Primrose Cottage
TIDESWELL, DERBYSHIRE
RG12/2777/180/2

Thomas FLINT, 81,head, mar, fustian cutter, born Manchester
Esther, 53, mar, Manchester

1881 you have, married to Esther, living in Manchester
1871 he is a widower, youngest child 3mths, in Newton Lancs
1861 married to Kate, living in Newton, son SAMUEL,18 and TA DA- Mother Mary FLINT 76, born TIDESWELL
1851 Cant find yet
1841 In Manchester married to Mary

All these he has same occp, 2 much younger wives + lots of children. I think I have found all 3 marriages as well.
I am just hoping the 1881 Census Job, which looks like Jos is short for James and not Joseph.

Even if he is not your Jame's Father there is a definite connection to Tideswell.

Cheers,
Trish

[JustinL]

Trish,

Thanks very much for that - very interesting indeed. All roads lead to Tideswell!

I shall look through the IGI batches for any matches.

Does this mean that John Flint (b. 1830) who started out as a fustian cutter was Thomas' eldest son? In fact, was Thomas the progenitor ne plus ultra?

I would be very interested to see the details of your census finds.

Could Jos be Jas = James?

Take care, Justin