Joseph Chidlow

[hatton65]

I have found my 2nd great grandfather his name was Joseph Chidlow and was born in market drayton in 1834 but I cannot find out who he married, it was Ann on the census form of 1891 and they lived in Prees I think it says back lane.

I have found the family in census 1871, 81,91 and 1901, I am certain it is the right family as Leah went to Marry Joseph Smith ?? What a name to look up hey but they are defo my Grans parents. On the cesus Thomas is the Grandson so they must have another child born old enough to have a child who wasnt on the census. Think it must have been a son as the baby's name is Chidlow too.

I know that Leah was my Great Grandma (Josephs daughter)

 I also cannot find anything about their son who was 20 (on the 1891 census) his name was John Chidlow.

Hope somebody can help

[Manchester Rambler]

Hello, and welcome to RootsChat!

There is a possible marriage for Joseph and Ann registered in Market Drayton in 1863, but to be 100% sure, you really need a birth cert for one of their children to confirm her maiden name:

Marriages Mar 1863
(possible spouses - 2 others on same page)
CHIDLOW  Joseph
PALIN  Ann
Mt Drayton 6a 1075

This is the reference for Leah's birth:

Births Sep 1868
CHILDOW  Leah
Wem 6a 731

Rambler

[Manchester Rambler]

This could be John in 1901 - his occupation matches 1891:

RG13/2554/36/6
Crackmoor Lane, Prees, Shropshire
John CHIDLOW  Head  31  Baker  b. Hodnet, Shropshire   (town hard to read, and looks as if it's been crossed out)
Annie CHIDLOW  Wife  34  b. Hodnet
George CHIDLOW  Son  7  b. Prees
Joseph CHIDLOW  Son  5  b. Prees
John CHIDLOW  Son  3  b. Prees

[hatton65]

Where would be the best place to order a birth certificate from.  I have access to ancestry.co.uk.  How much would it cost? thanks it seems a silly question but I seem to get thing wrong so from now on I am going to ask instead of struggling.  I did have Ann Palin on my tree but needed some reassurance.

Thanks again John Chilow (the baker) says born in Hodnet - is this prees that is what confuses me, but i think this is the right tree ( i did look at this a few weeks ago ).

[Manchester Rambler]

You can order a certificate online from http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/ - it will cost £9.25. 

Ask as many questions as you like - we were all new once! 

[hatton65]

Thanks for that I thought it more expensive I guess some website are dearer than others.  I think the town says Newport.

[wrjones]

This is a map of the area,you will see that Prees,Hodnet and Market Drayton are no more than about four miles apart;
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0kfc/

Regards
William Russell Jones.

[hatton65]

Thanx for the map, when you don't know the area it seems a million miles away, here in sunny Widnes it does anyway.   

[hatton65]

Hello All

I ordered a birth Certificate for Leah Chidlow born (15 September) 1868 and on it - it says her father was Joseph Chidlow (by the way his occupation say farm labourer - I think) and mother Ann Chidlow (formerly Jeffreys). I cannot find a marriage for them.

I was convinced her name was Ann Palin.

Could it have been that Ann Married a Palin before she married Joseph
or
There is a death for Ann Chidlow in 1965 - could this have been his 1st marriage to Ann Palin and he went on to marry Ann Jeffreys.

How is it I can't find a marriage for them?

I have now ordered a birth certificate for Mary Ann Smith - Leah's eldest daughter and my Grandmother just to check for certain I have the right family tree, but I am sure I have the right tree.  I will know next week

Thanks Andrea