Fletchers of North/South Leverton Nottinghamshire

[delabane]

The informant may have only known that William was quite a bit older than his wife. This William had a brother called Samuel, although again it is not the most unusual name.

Ah I think thats William Fletcher's oldest Son William. Samuel is where I came from.

[QueenoftheWest]

The informant may have only known that William was quite a bit older than his wife. This William had a brother called Samuel, although again it is not the most unusual name.

Ah I think thats William Fletcher's oldest Son William. Samuel is where I came from.

My apologies, I think I got my wires crossed 

I thought that the William baptised in 1771 in Sturton-Le-Steeple to Thomas and Mary Fletcher had a brother called Samuel, but I do not know why I thought that as I am now unable to find any baptism of a Samuel to this couple, so I will amend my earlier post.

In 1799, a Samuel Fletcher did marry at the same church as William Fletcher and Elizabeth Fenton, but again no relevant witnesses that could suggest a connection to your William.

I fully sympathise with your plight, as William Fletcher is a not an unusual name and it is going to be quite a challenge proving his origins with any certainty. Hopefully someone else may have some ideas.

Queenie 

[delabane]

Thats ok, I welcome all input. The oldest Samuel I am aware of was 1824-1905 and he married a Jane Spowage. While the William Fletcher appears to have died in South Leverton in 1827, I am wondering if he came from another parish.


I think its like this:

William Fletcher SR ??-1827
Elizabeth Fenton???

Children of above
1815 08 20      William JR   
1819 04 18      Sarah   
1821 09 16      John   
1824 07 18      Samuel SR     (my ancestor who married Jane Spowage)
1830 11 11      Charles      FLETCHER   Elizabeth (nee Fenton?)      Widow   

Burials
1821 12 12   Sarah FLETCHER    age 2      SOUTH LEVERTON All Saints
1831 05 29   John   FLETCHER     age 9   SOUTH LEVERTON All Saints
1831 06 09   Charles FLETCHER    Inf   SOUTH LEVERTON All Saints

South Leverton All Saints
Elizabeth FLETCHER (nee Fenton???) age 53
Burial date   15 Oct 1843?
abode   South Leverton

and for her husband --
South Leverton All Saints
William FLETCHER  age 63 born in 1764???
Burial date   18 Mar 1827
abode   South Leverton

[fletch001]

Hello Ben,
Thought i might have a look to see if i can help. Thank you for your comments on my post Fletcher family of Lenton.
I have found the marriage cert for Samuel Fletcher and Mary Taylor, obviously his second marriage.
Regards
Mike Fletcher

[fletch001]

Ben,
correct Baptism for Jane Spowage.
Regards
Mike

[delabane]

Ben,
correct Baptism for Jane Spowage.
Regards
Mike

Hello Mike!

Many thanks, yes that was his first marriage. Sadly it seems father and son both lost thier first wives and remarried and became father quite late in life. So far my tree looks like this:

Ben (myself)
Steven
Gordon
Clarence
Samuel Jr
Samuel Sr (1824-1905)
William (??-1827?)

All I know is that Samuel Sr's parents were a William and Elizabeth Fletcher (nee Fenton??).

There is a baptism for a William Fletcher in 1793 who was born to a Eliz Fletcher but no father and nothing else can be found. The only Eliz Fletcher born nearby in Retford, was 1780 but would make her 13/14 years old!

I then found a burial for a William Fletcher in 1827 but he is 63, which isn't impossible. However I am not able to find a baptism locally to mark him out.

I been stuck on this for 2 years!

[fletch001]

Hi Ben,
Snap i am in the same boat with a few of my ancestors. I am looking for you and i will let you know if and when i find something. As they say two heads is better than one sometimes.
Mike

[delabane]

Hi Ben,
Snap i am in the same boat with a few of my ancestors. I am looking for you and i will let you know if and when i find something. As they say two heads is better than one sometimes.
Mike

Hello Mike,

Many thanks, yes that is right!

It seems that William and Elizabeth (Fenton) had several children only 2 survived into adulthood (William JR and Samuel SR):

1815 08 20      William JR   
1819 04 18      Sarah   
1821 09 16      John   
1824 07 18      Samuel SR     (my ancestor who married Jane Spowage)
1830 11 11      Charles      Elizabeth window by 1827, illegitimate???   

Burials
1821 12 12   Sarah FLETCHER    age 2      SOUTH LEVERTON All Saints
1831 05 29   John   FLETCHER     age 9   SOUTH LEVERTON All Saints
1831 06 09   Charles FLETCHER    Inf   SOUTH LEVERTON All Saints

Many thanks

[fletch001]

Ben,
From FindMyPast files regarding William 1794

Mike