Joseph Chidlow

[hatton65]

I have got the birth certificate for Mary Ann Smith born 6 oct 1894, it comfirms leah chidlow and joseph smith are her parents,

Leah chidlow's born 15 September 1868 comfirms joseph smith and Ann Chidlow formaly Jeffreys.

Ann would have been 36 when she had Leah

Also on the 1871 census and 1881 census it says that Thomas a grandchild is living with them.

Did Joseph have other children who were old enough to have a child when they were starting the new family.

I still cannot find the marriage of Joseph to Ann Jeffreys

[wrjones]

I couldn't find the Chidlow/Jeffreys marriage anywhere either!

It may be interesting that Thomas given as Chedlow on Ancestry in 1891,is given as a boarder with a Williams family in Prees.Also given as a boarder is an unmarried Martha Chidlow given as born in Bilston Staffordshire in c 1855-RG12/2124/14/1.

I can't find this Martha anywhere in 1861.

Regards
William Russell Jones.

[wrjones]

This Thomas is definitely named as the son of this Martha in 1901,this time Martha is given as born in Prees in c 1855-RG13/2554/14/5.

Regards
William Russell Jones.

[wrjones]

One thing is for sure,I'm not finding the birth of this Martha Chidlow anywhere as such.

Regards
William Russell Jones.

[wrjones]

Here we are!This is the winning smack!

Transcribed as Chidler on Ancestry in 1861 are Joseph,Ann and daughters Martha and Mary-RG09/2005/83/25.

Regards
William Russell Jones.

[wrjones]

Again transcribed as Chidler on Ancestry,there is this birth of a Martha in the Wolverhampton District in 1855 which covered Bilston at that time.Jan/feb/Mar quarter 1855,Volume 6b,Page 46.

Regards
William Russell Jones.

[wrjones]

Transcribed on Ancestry as a marriage between a Joseph Chidler and an Ann Jefferies,it took place in the Wolverhampton District in the Apr/May/Jun quarter of 1854.The Volume is 6b,the page number is "scrambled".Maybe someone can look for this marriage on another resource to give you the correct Page number?

Regards
William Russell Jones.

[hatton65]

Hi William
That fantastic thank you very much, I will look at the info you have found later on but fingers crossed it who we are looking for, it sounds right and we did think Mather was unmarried, she would have been 15 when she had thomas, I think she was working as a servant in the 1871 census,  it's funny though I found her in a later census and she put thomas as her brother, maybe joseph and Ann brought him up as their own They did that in them days.

thanx Andrea

[Kaz13]

Hi
I have just discovered your postings regarding the Chidlow family and Thomas is my great grandfather! His mother was indeed Martha (daughter of Joseph Chidlow) and she was unmarried when she had Thomas in 1871. He was born in the workhouse and brought up by Joseph and Ann as their son John was of a similar age.
Eventally Thomas and Martha lived together again according to the later census.


Karen