George Litchfield, 10th Child of Godfrey
and Lucy:
1839 Birth: George was baptized on 3 March 1839 in
Belper, Derbyshire, England.[1]
1841 Census: At two years of age, George was living with his parents and three brothers, Godfrey (15), Noah (10), and Octavius
(8). Godfrey is farming.[2]
1848 Birth: Hannah Brooks,
wife of George Litchfield, was
baptized on 23 Jul 1848. [3]
1851 Census: Twelve year old George
is in school. He lives with his two
parents and three brothers, Godfrey (28),
Thomas (24) and Octavius (16). His father,
Godfrey is farming 65 acres.[4]
1861 Census: Caught George
visiting with his brother Octavius,
his sister-in-law Sarah and niece Lucy.
George was 23, unmarried and working as a carpenter.[5]
1870
Marriage: George Litchfield (31) married Hannah
Brooks (28) on Oct 28, 1870 in Duffield, Derbyshire, England. George’s occupation is “Joiner”. [6]
1871 Census: At the age of 33, George was living with his wife Hannah (27) and his mother Lucy
(83) on Pennicorn Farm where he was farming about 50 acres. A thirteen year old farm servant/indoor servant, William Holmes,
was also living there.[7]
1871 Birth: Jane was born
in Aug 1871 in Belper, Derbyshire, England.[8]
1873 Birth:
Annie Litchfield was born 21 Aug 1873 in Belper.[9]
1878 Baptisms: The children (Jane, Annie and George Edward) of George Litchfield were all baptized on 10 June 1878 in the Christ
Church.[10] At this time the family was living in St.
Peter and George was working as a joiner. This record was in the Christ Church
Baptism book but stated their “abode” was S. Peter, other people on the page
had Christ church listed as their abode.
I wonder if the baptism took place at St. Peter but was registered in
the Christ Church book.
1881 Census: George
(42) is living in Belper and working as a “joiner”. Living with him is his wife Hannah (40), his daughters Jane (10) and Annie (8) and his 5 year old son George.[11]
1882 Parish
death record: George died at the age of 42.
He was buried on 26 Aug 1882 at St. Peter’s Church, Belper, Derbyshire,
England.[12]
1891 Census:
Hannah Litchfield (49) is
widowed. She is living in Belper with
her three children Annie (17), George E (14) and Jane (9). She is working as
a net mender.[13]
1898
Marriage: George Edward Litchfield (22) married Susannah Woodward (24) on Sept 22, 1898 at St Peter’s Church,
Belper, Derbyshire England. George Edward had been living at Broadholme in
Belper and working as a joiner. Susannah
had been living on Cumming’s Street in Derby[14]
1901 Census:
Hannah Litchfield (61) is living in
Belper on Broadholme (or Fishermen’s res?) with her two daughters Jane (29), Annie (27), her son George
(24), his wife Susan (28) and her
infant grandson. She is not working but
Jane and Annie are net menders and George is a joiner.[15]
1904
Marriage: Annie Litchfield (29) married George
Warnier Cupit (28) on May 28, 1904 at St. Peter’s Church, Belper,
Derbyshire, England. George had been
living in Riddings and working as a laborer[16]
1911
Census:
· Hannah
Litchfield (70) is living on
Broadholme in Belper with her son George
(34), his wife Susannah (37), their
two children, Franis Edward (10), Leonard George (5) and her unmarried
daughter Jane Litchfield (39).[17]
· Annie Cupit (36) is living on Top Farm Greenhill Lane in Alfreton,
Derbyshire, England with her husband George
Cupit (35) and two children Alfred
George Cupit (3) and Lenord Earnest
Cupit (2).[18]
1927 Death:
Hannah Brooks Litchfield died at the
age of 86 during the spring of 1927 in Belper, Derbyshire, England.[19]
1941 Death:
Susannah Woodward, daughter-in-law of
George Litchfield, died at the age of 67 in September 1941 in Belper,
Derbyshire, England.[20]
1951 Death: George Edward
Litchfield, died in Jun 1951 in Belper, Derbyshire, England.[21]
1951 Death:
Jane Litchfield, died in the first
quarter of 1951, in the registration district of Welton, Lincolnshire, England.[22] Check this record to verify it is the correct
person. See recommendations.
1957 Death:
George W Cupit, died in the 3rd
quarter of 1957 in the registration district of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.[23] Check this record to verify it is the correct
person. See recommendations.
Children of George Litchfield, Grandchildren of
Godfrey and Lucy Litchfield:
Jane Litchfield. See
recommendation section.
Annie
Litchfield Cupit. I have been unable to locate a death record.
George
Warnier Cupit, spouse of Annie
Litchfield. See recommendation section.
Recommendations:
Hannah
Brooks, wife of George
· Look for the baptism record. She was baptized on 23 Jul 1848, in FHL
British Film 1752218 item 5, page 6.[24]
Find the will Hannah left - Litchfield, Hannah of Broadholme, Belper, Derbyshire widow died 26 Jun 1927 Administration Derby 26 Aug to Jane Litchfield spinster. Effects £9 13s. 11d.
Find the will Hannah left - Litchfield, Hannah of Broadholme, Belper, Derbyshire widow died 26 Jun 1927 Administration Derby 26 Aug to Jane Litchfield spinster. Effects £9 13s. 11d.
Jane
Litchfield, daughter of George
· A Jane Litchfield married John William Shrives on Sept
30, 1894 in Surrey England.[25] This is not our Jane Litchfield because she
is on the 1901 census still living with her mother and not married. I am suspicious she never married.
· I found a death index for a Jane Litchfield dying in
1951 at the age of 79 in Welton, Lincolnshire.
The death age matches Jane’s birth year but the death location does not
match. The last census available is the
1911 Census. Jane is 39, single and
living at Broadholme, Belper, Derbyshire, England. It is possible she moved to Lincolnshire
sometime during the ensuing 40 years. This
death record requires more research.
Check to see if she left a will.
Annie
Litchfield, daughter of George
· Find the death record for Annie.
George
Warnier Cupit, spouse of Annie Litchfield, daughter of George
· I found a record for a George W Cupit, age 82, who
died sometime between Jul-Sept 1957 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.[26] This is a strong match except for the
location so further investigation is required.
Perhaps George and Annie moved to Lincolnshire and Jane moved with
them. Checking city directories for the
time period between 1911 and 1950 might help me pinpoint their location during
these years.
[1] Church of
England, Chapelry of Belper (Derbyshire),
Baptism Register, Volume 4, page 259, FHL British microfilm 20808800 Doc # George 11
[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 # George 26, April
23, 2012
[3]
Church of England, Parish Church of Melbourne (Derbyshire), Christening
Register, FHL British Microfilm 1752218 item 5 p 6; FamilySearch.org, Doc # George 2, Jan 11, 2012
[4] 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey,
England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO),
1851. Class: HO107; Piece: 2145; Civil
Parish: Heage; County: Derbyshire; Enumeration District: 1c; Folio: 61; Page: 10; GSU
roll: 87776-87777. Doc # George 27, April
23, 2012
[5] 1861 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com, Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey,
England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO),
1861, Class: RG 9; Piece: 2510; Folio: 17; Page: 27; GSU
roll: 542982. Doc # George 28, April
23, 2012
[6] Church of
England, parish Church of Duffield (Derbyshire). Derbyshire Record Office, Matlock, FHL
microfilm #1,041,433, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT Doc # George 9
[7] 1871 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com, Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey,
England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO),
1871, Class: RG 10; Piece: 3583; Folio: 29; Page: 21; GSU
roll: 839773. Doc # George 29, April
23, 2012
[8] www.freebmd.org.uk
Published by permission of the
Controller of HMSO and the Office for National Statistics. Belper, Derbyshire,
England Volume 7b p 454 Doc # BMD 2 1/19/2012
[9]
www.freebmd.org.uk Published
by permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Office for National Statistics.
Belper, Derbyshire, England Volume 7b p 486 Doc #
George 35 1/19/2012
[10] Church of
England, Christ Church, (Belper, Derbyshire), Baptisms pages 42 & 43, FHL
British microfilm 2082647 Doc# George #7
[11] 1881 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com, Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey,
England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO),
1881, Index provide by The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Class: RG 11; Piece: 3412; Folio: 115; Page: 24; GSU
roll: 1341816. Doc # George 30, April
23, 2012
[12]
George Lichfield burial record, Church of England, Chapelry of Heage,
(Derbyshire, England), Burial Register 1882, Derbyshire County Record Office,
Matlock, (FHL film # 2080805) Doc. # George 14
[13] 1891 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Census Returns of England
and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK
(TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891. Class: RG12; Piece: 2743; Folio: 110; Page: 23; GSU
roll: 6097853.
Doc #
George 31 5/22/2012
[14] Church of
England, Chapelry of Belper (Derbyshire), County Record Office at Matlock,
Derbyshire, Parish marriage register for St. Peter’s 1847-1908 (1889), FHL microfilm #2,080,803, Doc # George 12
[15]
1901 England
Census [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Census
Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National
Archives, 1901. Class: RG13; Piece: 3228; Folio: 104; Page: 23. Doc # George 32 5/22/2012
[16] Church of
England, Chapelry of Belper (Derbyshire), County Record Office at Matlock,
Derbyshire, Parish marriage register for St. Peter’s 1847-1908 (1889), FHL microfilm #2,080,803 Doc # George #13
[17] 1911 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Census Returns of
England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the
UK (TNA), 1911. Class: RG14; Piece: 20997. Doc # George 34, 5/22/2012
[18] 1911 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Census Returns of
England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the
UK (TNA), 1911. Class: RG14; Piece: 20964. Doc # George 33, 5/22/2012
[20] Susannah
Litchfield death index 1941, England and
Wales Civil Registration Indexes, London, England: General Register Office,
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index:
1937-1983, Vol. 7b, page 884, www.FreeBMD.org.uk, Doc
# George 22 4/13/2012
[21] George
Edward Litchfield death index 1951, England
and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, London, England: General Register
Office, England & Wales, FreeBMD
Death Index: 1937-1983, Vol. 3a, page 44, www.FreeBMD.org.uk, Doc # George 23 4/13/2012
[24] Church of England, Parish Church of Melbourne
(Derbyshire), Christening Register, FHL British Microfilm 1752218 item 5 p
6
[25] England
Marriages, 1538-1973, Extraction for marriage of John William Shrives,
FamilySearch.org Doc # George #15 4/13/2012