Monday, May 7, 2012

Noah Litchfield baptized 29 Aug 1830


Noah Litchfield, 8th child of Godfrey and Lucy:
1830 Birth: Noah Litchfield, son of Godfrey and Lucy, was baptized 29 Aug 1830 in Belper, Derbyshire, England. [1] The family was still living in Belper where Godfrey was farming.

1841 Census: Noah (10) was living with his parents and three brothers, Godfrey (15), Octavius (8) and George (2) in Heage, Derbyshire, England.[2]

1849 Death: Noah died at the age of 19.  He was buried on 2 Nov 1849 at St Peter’s Church (Heage Chapelry).[3]   Newspaper reports death on 29 Oct.  States Noah is the 5th son of Godfrey Litchfield.  The family is living in Heage Common.[4]




[1] Church of England, Chapelry of Belper (Derbyshire), Bishops Transcripts for Belper, Baptisms Register 1829, page 96,  FHL British microfilm 497383 (Doc Noah #2)
[2] 1841 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England, The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841, Class: HO107; Piece: 180; Book: 13; Civil Parish:  Duffield; County:  Derbyshire; Enumeration District: 15;  Folio: 32; Page: 20; Line: 22; GSU roll: 241287. Doc # Noah 5
[3] Noah Litchfield burial record, Church of England, Chapelry of Heage, (Derbyshire, England), Burial Register 1849, Derbyshire County Record Office, Matlock, (FHL film # 2080805)  Doc. # Noah 3
[4] British Newspapers, FHL computer

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St Peter's Church, Belper, Derbyshire, England

St Peter's Church, Belper, Derbyshire, England
Godfrey Litchfield and Dorothy Jennison were married in this church on 16 March 1853