Stephen & Phillippa CHESTERFIELD - Baptisms of their children

[thecouch]

I am wondering if someone could guide me in identifying the nine children of Stephen and Phillippa Chesterfield of Gorran, Cornwall.  All of their children were born before the 1837 date of official birth registration.  I do know that Phillippa Chesterfield died in 1836 and was buried in St Gorran. 

Thank you in advance,
thecouch

[PaulineJ]

Time window for these births?
How do you know that there were nine?
Which (if any) do you alreday hold a name & date for?

Pauline

[avm228]

Hello

A "parent search" on the IGI database at www.familysearch.org yields the following extracted baptism records for children matching those parents' names:

James Chesterfield b 4 Sep 1818, chr 28 Oct 1818 Wesleyan, St Austell
Elizabeth Ann Chesterfield b 3 Jul 1820, chr 27 Sep 1820 Wesleyan, St Austell
John Chesterfield chr 26 Apr 1824 Gorran
James Chesterfield chr 26 Apr 1824 Gorran
Maria Chesterfield b 22 Nov 1825, chr 15 Feb 1829 Wesleyan, St Austell
Stephen Chesterfield chr 25 Dec 1827 Gorran
Elizabeth Chesterfield b 18 Jun 1829, chr 9 Jul 1829 Wesleyan, St Austell
Timothy Chesterfield chr 1 Sep 1833 Gorran, d 15 Jan 1836
Timothy Chesterfield chr 18 May 1836 Gorran

Anna

[trish1120]

MARRIAGE on IGI;
Stephen CHESTERFIELD
Philippa or Philipa ROBINS
07 February 1818, Gorran, Cornwall, England

DEATH from Cornwall OPC;
Mrs Chesterfield
Parish, West Briton
20 May 1836
Residence, Goran, St., High Lanes
Register Notes, On Monday last; Wife of Stephen; leaving 9 children

Trish

[thecouch]

Thanks so much for your help.  Trish, your post is the answer I was going to give regarding how I know there were 9 children.  Anna, your response provides proof for 8 of 9 children.  Went on to the National Archives Website this morning but couldn't find any more information than we already have.  Can someone suggest any other 'stones' I could turn over to try and find the ninth child? 

Caroline

[avm228]

Thanks so much for your help.  Trish, your post is the answer I was going to give regarding how I know there were 9 children.  Anna, your response provides proof for 8 of 9 children.  Went on to the National Archives Website this morning but couldn't find any more information than we already have.  Can someone suggest any other 'stones' I could turn over to try and find the ninth child? 

Caroline

Why only 8 of 9? Do you mean because the first Timothy is said to have died? (In fact, since there are two called James and two called Elizabeth there may well have been at least 2 deaths before Timothy's).

[thecouch]

I do know that the two 'James' listed are in fact reference to the same person. As per a letter I received quite a while ago from a fellow Chesterfield family genealogist, it indicated that James was in fact baptised with his brother John on Apr 26, 1824 at the parish church but a note under his name states that he was born Oct 5, 1818.  This is the reason why I say 8 of 9 children.  Hope this makes sense.

Caroline

[avm228]

I do know that the two 'James' listed are in fact reference to the same person. As per a letter I received quite a while ago from a fellow Chesterfield family genealogist, it indicated that James was in fact baptised with his brother John on Apr 26, 1824 at the parish church but a note under his name states that he was born Oct 5, 1818.  This is the reason why I say 8 of 9 children.  Hope this makes sense.

Caroline

Oh, I see - that does make sense.

Interesting that none of the listed daughters is called Philippa!

[thecouch]

It is interesting that they made such an effort to have both names of Elizabeth and Timothy as well.  I have not officially confirmed yet whether or not the first Elizabeth actually died although I would think it'd be safe to assume this (ie. I have not yet found the official death registration).

I also know that this son James did name one of his daughters Phillippa (born 1850).
Caroline