Whittington's of Derbyshire

[skessling]

Hi ! I am new to this board. I am from the USA and researching the family name of Whittington. I found my Great grandmother Emma Whittington on the British 1861 census. She was 2 months old at the time. (born in jan 1861). Her parents were Charles and Julia. The census shows an older brother Ellis (ellic) 2 yrs old. The family moved to the USA about 1867.
When they came to the US the census shows an older sister Mary,and Emma name shows up as Margaret (possibly a middle name).
Charles Ellis Whittington was born around New Castle, I believe.,aroung 1837.
JUlia was born around 1839.

[Bo Peep]

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[Trish]

Hi ! I am new to this board. I am from the USA and researching the family name of Whittington. I found my Great grandmother Emma Whittington on the British 1861 census. She was 2 months old at the time. (born in jan 1861). Her parents were Charles and Julia. The census shows an older brother Ellis (ellic) 2 yrs old. The family moved to the USA about 1867.
When they came to the US the census shows an older sister Mary,and Emma name shows up as Margaret (possibly a middle name).
Charles Ellis Whittington was born around New Castle, I believe.,aroung 1837.
JUlia was born around 1839.Have you also found the following on the 1861 census -- maybe this is the missing Mary?

Census: 1861: RG9/2532 Folio 107 Page 27
Address: Eckington Road, New Whittington, Derbyshire
-- Daniel Cook Hd [Head] Wdr [Widower] 70 Coal Miner [born] Yorkshire Rotherham
-- Mary Goddard Boarder W 45 Housekeeper [born] India British Subject
-- Mary do Visitor Unm 10 Scholar [born] Yorkshire Wentworth
-- Walter Goddard Visitor Unm 9 Scholar [born] Yorkshire Wentworth
-- Mary Ann Whittington GranDaur Unm 3 do [born] Derbyshire Chesterfield
-- Joseph Cook Son M 20 Coal Miner [ born] Yorkshire Rotherham
-- Eliza do Daur in L M 18 [born] Derbyshire Brampton

There is a marriage record for Charles Ellis Whittington which shows a Julia Ann Cooke as a possible bride in the 3rd quarter of 1856 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. [Ref: Volume 7b Page 727]

This all fits together rather beautifully when you take a look at the Daniel Cook family in 1851:

Census: 1851: HO107/2147 Folio 722 Page 19
Address: Bath Terrace 14, Hasland, Derbyshire
-- Daniel Cook Head Mar 58 Ironstone Miner [born] Yorks Rotheram [sic]
-- Mary Wife 56 [born] do Weston
-- Julia Ann Dau 13 [born] do Rotheram
-- Joseph Son 13 Scholar [born] do do
-- Charles Whittington Apprentice 14 Apprentice to Ironstone Miner [born] Newcastle
-- William Froggott Lodger Un 22 Labourer [born] Yorks Rotheram
-- John Bramher do do 20 Miner [born] do Ecclesfield

Do you have all this?

Trish

[Trish]

No, not twins, just an enumeration error, I think, judging by the 1841 entry:

Census: 1841: HO107/1328 Folio 30 Page 8
Address: Thorpe Common, Rotherham, Yorkshire
-- Daniel Cook 45 Coal Miner Y [Yes for born in same county]
-- Mary do 45 Y
-- Thomas do 19 Coal Miner Y
-- Martha do 15 Y
-- Vincent do 14 Coal Miner Y
-- Lydia [difficult to read the name] do 12 Y
-- Julia ann do 2 Y
-- Joseph do 3 months Y
-- John Wilson 12 Ap N

Also, just a couple of households away, there's a George Cook, 20, Coal Miner, living with one other young coal miner.

Trish

[skessling]

No, not twins, just an enumeration error, I think, judging by the 1841 entry:

Census: 1841: HO107/1328 Folio 30 Page 8
Address: Thorpe Common, Rotherham, Yorkshire
-- Daniel Cook 45 Coal Miner Y [Yes for born in same county]
-- Mary do 45 Y
-- Thomas do 19 Coal Miner Y
-- Martha do 15 Y
-- Vincent do 14 Coal Miner Y
-- Lydia [difficult to read the name] do 12 Y
-- Julia ann do 2 Y
-- Joseph do 3 months Y
-- John Wilson 12 Ap N

Also, just a couple of households away, there's a George Cook, 20, Coal Miner, living with one other young coal miner.

Trish
THanks ! You got it right. I was not sure about the name Cook, but you just confirmed it. I was having trouble with different spellings of Whittington and not finding Mary Ann. I have been able to find all info I can in the USA connection, but am having trouble searching English records.

Thanks again!

[Trish]

THanks ! You got it right. I was not sure about the name Cook, but you just confirmed it. I was having trouble with different spellings of Whittington and not finding Mary Ann. I have been able to find all info I can in the USA connection, but am having trouble searching English records.

Thanks again!Well, we all love a challenge. If there's something that's tripping you up, especially with respect to the English side, just post the problem and someone is bound to respond.

You've found Charles in 1841?

Trish

[skessling]

Thanks!