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willetts

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chucklebug

chucklebug Report 27 Mar 2010 16:32

willetts of pedlbury salford

FannyByGaslight

FannyByGaslight Report 27 Mar 2010 16:37

When?Dates..

Who?Names..

What do you wish to know?

Flick

Flick Report 27 Mar 2010 17:28

It's actually Pendlebury.

But if you want help, we need info from you.

And 'please' wouldn't go amiss

chucklebug

chucklebug Report 1 Apr 2010 00:10

thank you fannyby gaslight
for your reply the names i need are richard willetts and his wife? their son james b 1878 and his brothers sisters
please any help of any kind if you have any info onthis family of willetts
kind regards
valerie

Cheshiremaid

Cheshiremaid Report 1 Apr 2010 00:43

Possible 1901 census for James..

Name: James Willetts
Age: 23
Estimated birth year: abt 1878
Relation: Nephew
Gender: Male
Where born: Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

Civil parish: Ripley
Ecclesiastical parish: All Saints
County/Island: Derbyshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Belper
Sub-registration district: Ripley
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 232
Household Members: Name Age
Thomas Willetts 37 >>>born Wednesbury, Staffordshire
Caroline Willetts 48
John Adlington 25
Elizabeth Adlington 26
James Adlington 2
James Willetts 23


Possible birth...

Name: James Willetts
Year of Registration: 1878
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Salford
County: Greater Manchester, Lancashire
Volume: 8d
Page: 49 (click to see others on page)

Linda

Flick

Flick Report 1 Apr 2010 09:40

Valerie

1881 census is free

www.familysearch.org

The family should be on there

Where did you get the info about his father's name?

chucklebug

chucklebug Report 5 Apr 2010 20:55

thank you i got his fathers name of the marriage cert i sent for but can not find the right one on the 1881 cens kind regards valerie

chucklebug

chucklebug Report 5 Apr 2010 20:58

thank you linda
the adlingtons were witness to james and mary ann [wedding] i do not know james mothers name his father was richard
valerie

FannyByGaslight

FannyByGaslight Report 5 Apr 2010 22:03

Valerie
Please can you tell me what Richards occupation was on the marriage cert...

Did James have a second name and when did he marry Mary ann?

1911??

WILLETTS, James Head Married M 33 1878 Coal Miner Hewer Lanckershire Pendlebury
WILLETTS, Mary Ann Wife Married
10 years F 33 1878 Derby Shurland
WILLETTS, Gertrude Daughter F 12 1899 Derby Ripley
WILLETTS, Mary Ellen Daughter F 8 1903 Derby Heage
WILLETTS, Fanny Daughter F 7 1904 Derby Heage
WILLETTS, Caroline Daughter F 5 1906 Derby Ripley
WILLETTS, Marie Daughter F 3 1908 Notts Westwood
WILLETTS, James Son M 1 1910 Notts Westwood
WILLETTS, Richard Brother Single M 26 1885 Coal Miner Hewer Staffordshire Wolverhampton
WILLETTS, Thomas Uncle Married M 50 1861 Coal Miner Hewer Staffordshire Wendsbury
WILLETTS, Caroline Aunt Married
10 years F 61 1850 Glostershire Bristol

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
20310 Reference:
RG14PN20310 RG78PN1217 RD428 SD3 ED11 SN15

Registration District:
Mansfield Sub District:
Blackwell EnumerationDistrict:
11 Parish:
Pinxton

Address:
Park Lane 100 Pinxton Alfreton

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1901

WILLETTS, Thomas Head Married M 37 1864 Coal Miner Underground Hewer
Wednesbury
Staffordshire
WILLETTS, Caroline Wife Married F 48 1853
Elster
Gloucestershire
ADLINGTON, John Boarder Married M 25 1876 Coal Miner Underground Labourer
Pendleton
Lancashire
ADLINGTON, Elizabeth Boarder Married F 26 1875
Bilston
Staffordshire
ADLINGTON, James Boarder Single M 2 1899
Pendleton
Lancashire
WILLETTS, James Nephew Single M 23 1878 Coal Miner Underground Loader
Pendlebury
Lancashire

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Address:
Malthouse Yard, Ripley County:
Derbyshire


chucklebug

chucklebug Report 5 Apr 2010 22:32

thank you again for reply this is my james willetts but his wedding was sep 1901 but i will send the cert details when i get home im visiting my daughter in kiddiminster for a few days
it states his farther richard a miner james a miner
it is the correct mary ann hinds wife
pinxton is about 4 miles away from kirkby in ashfield where his daughter florence her son and his grandson barrie willetts was born 1922 barrie 1943
this info is agreat help as myself and other family members can get no father than james no one knew where they came from
thank you once again valerie

FannyByGaslight

FannyByGaslight Report 5 Apr 2010 22:51

Bilston is a town in England's West Midlands region. It is situated in the south-eastern corner of the City of Wolverhampton. Three wards of Wolverhampton City Council cover the town: Bilston East and Bilston North, which almost entirely comprise parts of the historic Borough of Bilston, and Ettingshall which comprise a part of Bilston and parts of Wolverhampton.

1891 this may be them as original image has name Willets?

WILLET, Richard Head Married M 35 1856 Coal Miner
Willenhall
WILLET, Ellen Wife F 36 1855
Wolverhampton
WILLET, William Son M 14 1877
Bilston
>>>>>>>WILLET, James Son M 12 1879 Scholar
Bilston
>>>>>>>WILLET, Richard Son M 7 1884 Scholar
Bilston
WILLET, Samuel Son M 5 1886 Scholar
Bilston
WILLET, Maria Daughter F 3 1888 Scholar
Bilston
WILLET, Thomas Son M 1 1890
Bilston

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RG number:
RG12 Piece:
3775 Folio:
45 Page:
11

Registration District:
Barnsley Sub District:
Barnsley EnumerationDistrict:
24 Ecclesiastical Parish:
Gawber

Civil Parish:
Barugh Municipal Borough:
Barnsley Address:
Higham Road, Barugh, Barnsley County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
****************************************************

1881

WILLITS, Richard Head Married M 26 1855 Coal Miner
Willenhall
Staffordshire
WILLITS, Ellen Wife Married F 27 1854
Wolverhampton
Staffordshire
WILLITS, Elizabeth Daughter Single F 6 1875
Bilston
Staffordshire
WILLITS, William Son Single M 4 1877
Bilston
Staffordshire
WILLITS, James Son Single M 2 1879
Bilston
Staffordshire
WILLITS, John Son Single M 0 1881
Essington
Staffordshire
WILLITS, John Boarder Single M 33 1848 Coal Miner
N K
Staffordshire
WILLITS, Joseph Boarder Single M 23 1858 Coal Miner
N K
Staffordshire

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RG number:
RG11 Piece:
2785 Folio:
101 Page:
25

Registration District:
Cannock Sub District:
Cannock EnumerationDistrict:
Ecclesiastical Parish:


Civil Parish:
Cannock Municipal Borough:
Address:
19, Hill St, Cannock County:
Staffordshire


chucklebug

chucklebug Report 11 Jun 2011 00:43

thank you so much for all the info very kind of you to go to this trouble
regards valerie