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[mallow]

Thank you so much crystal for your kind offer, I would be grateful for a look up of gravestones whatever you can find, I am getting desperate

[linell]

There is also a Methodist Chapel in Armitage, your Harriet may have been baptised there, would need to check when the Chapel was built.  HTH Linell.

[handm]

Hello,

Thanks for jogging my memory Linell. There was also a small Congregational chapel (later known as URC) on the main road through Armitage, but I do not know its dates or what became of its registers. Stafford RO might have information on that.

Handm

[linell]

Oh thanks for that Handm, we tend to forget about all the little old Chapels.

Linell.

[crystal lady]

Hi Mallow

Sorry for the delay in replying, yesterday was OH's birthday so we were out most of the day and the house is now in uproar as Blues have won the cup - OH and family are true blue fans so I'm grabbing a few moments of peace and quiet 

Well, I don't think I have solved your query in fact I may have raised some more    It was abit wet and windy so only did a quick search but found the following for you:

In loving memory of
Federick Greatrix
Who died March 21 1959
aged 64 yrs

...................................................

In loving memory of
Sarah
the beloved wife of
Robert Greatrix
late of Bromley Lane, Handsacre
who died at Warwick
on 18 December 1901
after a lingering illness
in her 50th year

Also, of the above
Robert Greatrix
who passed away
May 27 1930
in his 79th year

Peace Perfect Peace

................................................

Humm - they are not as early as we wanted but they do show a Greatrix presence in the village and Handsacre and Armitage boundry each other.  You could try tracing these back and seeing if they link up with your Hannah?

Sorry I've not been able to add anything positive to the thread.  I will be visiting Lichfield RO in a few weeks if you would like anything checking there.  Do you have any other info on this family?  Hopefully the weather will be better next time we go to the churchyard and I will be able to have a better look, the churchyard is rather unsteady in places and OH would not let me go slithering around parts of it as it was a bit wet and muddy.  Fingers crossed.

Crystal

PS I will also try and check the Methodist Chapel graves.

[mallow]

Thank you so much Crystal for help, wandering around a wet and windy graveyard on OH birthday does not sound like much fun ,I will have a look at names you got anyway and see if I can find out anything.  When you go to Lichfield maybe you would be able to check the register there for me please ,her birth was between 1830=1836 and her marriage to George Williams between 1855-1860 Harriet Greatrex was my GG Grandmother on my Mothers side of the family but I have no information about her other than that piece on the 1861 census and her death that means I cannot go back any further without a birth entry.

[linell]

Mallow there are no births before 1837, only baptism's.  There are a few Churches around Armitage, ones in Lichfield and Rugeley, hopefully something will turn up.  Linell.

[crystal lady]

Hi Mallow

I was at  the Records Office in Lichfield this morning and had a look for your Harriet's baptism - I checked the baptisms at Armitage (which includes Handsacre) for the years between 1820 and 1844.  No sign of Harriet I'm afraid  but did find these which may come in useful or might add to the confusion 

22 March 1834, Charles, son of William & Mary Greatrix, Handsacre, Pipe Maker.
20 May 1835, John, son of Edward & Hannah Greatrix, Armitage, Labourer.
25 April 1841, Hannah, daughter of James & Mary Greatorex (the last bit was a bit smudged),       
Armitage, Labourer, born 20th March.
25 April 1841, Caroline, daughter of James & Mary Greatorex (again abit smudged), Armitage, Labourer, born Feb 17th.
18 Feb 1843, Charles, son of James & Maria Greatorix, Armitage, labourer, born 3 May 1843.

I've just realised something - the daughters of James & Mary baptised 1841 - I must have missed the year of birth for one of them otherwise the mother would have been giving birth in Feb & March - sorry, will recheck that for you 

Not a lot of help I'm afraid, we may have to widen the search area?  I'm hoping to get back to Armitage soon and have a look round the chapel church yard. I have looked there for some of hubbies and know that there are not a lot of headstones. I would be interested if you find out where the records are for the chapel as it may solve some of hubbies missing rellies.

Let me know if you need anything else checking or verifying.

Crystal.

[linell]

Hi Mallow, I've lost track now of what Census information you have, I found this family in 1841 Derbyshire?

Litchurch Street Litchurch
Millicent Greatorex 41 Laundress (all ticked Yes born in County)
Caroline 18 Silk Factory
Eliza 15
Mary 13
Sarah 11
Harriet 3

Hope this helps from Linell.