Chapter 2
The children and grandchildren of John Kelsall (c1780 - 1850)
Master Pedigree:
[for earlier generations, see tba]
_________________________________________
: : : : :
Richard JOHN Thomas Mary Sarah
Kelsall KELSALL Kelsall Kelsall Kelsall
bp.18/04 bp.16/09 bp.22/02 bp. bp.
1779 1781? 1784 17.. 17..
@ STOKE @ STOKE @ STOKE @ STOKE @ STOKE
bu. d.23/10 d. d. d.
< 1830? 1850 1... 1... 1...
@ STOKE @ SHELTON @ @ @
m. m.24/06 m. m. m.
: : 1799 : : :
@ @NEWCASTLE@ @ @
: :ELIZABETH: : :
: :RATCLIFFE: : :
: :(d.1848) : : :
. : . . .
__________:__________________________________________________
: : : : : :
Thomas Sarah Richard John William Joseph
Kelsall Kelsall Kelsall Kelsall Kelsall Kelsall
bp.05/10 bp.09/11 bp.03/06 bp.08/11 bp.07/08 bp. ?
1799 1800 1803 1807 1809 1811?
bu. bu.30/06 d. 19/04 d. 01/04 d. 06/11 d. 03/08
1839 1818 1871 1878 1833 1866
@ Chester @ Burslem @ Burslem @Liverpool@ Shelton @ Chester
m. m. - m. (1) m. (2) m. m. m.
: 01/07 : 10/11 : 15/09 : 14/07 : 29/09 : 15/06
: 1824 : 1828 : 1834 : 1836 : 1828 : 1846
@ Chester @ Brewood @ Stoke @ Hanley? @ Stone @ Stoke
: Letitia : Jane : Ann : Martha : Martha : Mary Ann
: Pinchers : Ward : Kettle : Kelsall : Ford : Baker
: (d.1847) : (d.1834): (d.1864): (d.1882): (d.1882): (d.1877?)
:: : ::::::::: :::::: :: ::::
AB C DEFGHIJKL MNOPQR STV WXYZ
A: Thomas (1825 - 1825)
B: Elizabeth Penelope (1829 - 1879)
C: Elizabeth (1833 - 1834)
D: John (1835 - 1919)
E: Richard (1837 - 1910)
F: Joseph (1839 - 1895)
G: Thomas (1840 - 1903)
H: Ann (1842 - 1849)
I: Mary Elizabeth (1844 - ? +)
J: Sarah (1846 - 1849)
K: Martha (1848 - 1929)
L: Sarah (1850 - ? +)
M: John (1839 - 1864+)
N: Richard (1840 - 1910)
O: Mary (1842 - 1845)
P: Elizabeth (1844 - ? +)
Q: Sarah Ann (1847 - ? +)
R: Henry (1849 - 1903)
S: Thomas (1829 - 1889)
T: John (1829 - ? +)
V: William (1833 - 1893)
W: Thomas (1847 - ? +)
X: Elizabeth (1849 - ? +)
Y: John (1850 - ? +)
Z: Joseph (1856 - ? +)
THOMAS KELSALL 1799 - 1839
1) Birth/Baptism:
Printed Register of Stoke, St.Peter:
__________________________________________________________________________
|1799 | |
|Oct 5th| Thomas, of John & Elizabeth Kelshall |
|_______|__________________________________________________________________|
2) Marriage Licence:
_______________________________________________________________________
|The Thirtieth Day of June in the|
|Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and twenty four|
| |
|ON which day appeared personally Thomas Kelsall|
|of the Parish of Liverpool in the County|
|of Lancaster and Diocese of Chester|
|Fishmonger |
|and being sworn on the HOLY EVANGELISTS alleged and made Oath as|
|follows :- That he is of the Age of twenty four |
|Years and upwards, and a Bachelor and intends to marry|
| Letitia Pinchers of the Parish of Saint|
|Oswald in the City and Diocese of|
|Chester |
|aged twenty four Years and upwards, and a spinster|
|and he prayed a Licence to solemnize the said Marriage in the Parish|
|Church of Saint Oswald |
|aforesaid. In which said Parish the said|
|Thomas Kelsall further made Oath, That |
|the said Letitia Pinchers hath had her |
|usual Abode for the Space of Fifteen Days now immediately preceeding.|
|And he further made Oath, That he believeth that there is no Impediment|
|of Kindred or Alliance, or of any other lawful Cause, nor any Suit|
|commenced in any Ecclesiastical Court, to bar or hinder the Proceeding|
|of the said Matrimony according to the Tenor of the said Licence. |
| |
|[Signed:] |
| |
| Thos Kelsall |
| |
| |
|The same Day the said |
|Thomas Kelsall |
|was sworn before me, and |
|Licence issued, |
| |
|Thomas Mawdesley |
| Surrogate |
| |
|_______________________________________________________________________|
It is interesting to note that Thomas Kelsall is said to be of the
Parish of Liverpool at the time of his application for a marriage Licence,
in view of later Family connections with that City.
I have traced this marriage of Thomas Kelsall (1799 - 1839) to
Letitia Pinchers in St.Oswald's Parish Church Chester on 1st July 1824:
3) Marriage:
______________________________________________________________________
|Date: 1 July 1824 |
|______________________________________________________________________|
|Groom: |Sig-| Parish: |Occupation:|Condition:|Banns/ |
|________________|ned?| | | |Licence:|
| Bride: | | | | | |
|________________|____|________________|___________|__________|________|
|Thomas Kelsall | û |Liverpool. |Fishmonger |Bachelor |Licence |
|Letitia Pinchers| û |of this Parish. | |Spinster | |
|________________|____|________________|___________|__________|________|
|Witnesses: |(1) |James Davenport Williams |
| |(2) | ? |
| | | |
|________________|____|________________________________________________|
4) Family:
Chester St.Oswald - Parish Registers: Baptisms 1813 - 1829 [MFPR 571]
______________________________________________________________________
|1825 |
|______________________________________________________________________|
|July| Thomas |Thomas Kelsall|Northgate |Fishmonger |
|26 | son of |and |Street | |
| | |Letitia | | |
|____|____________|_______________|__________|_________________________|
______________________________________________________________________
|1829 |
|______________________________________________________________________|
|Feb.| Elizabeth |Thomas Kelsall|Northgate |Fishmonger |
| 4 | Penelope |and |Street | |
| | daughter of|Letitia | | |
|____|____________|_______________|__________|_________________________|
5) Burials:
Chester St.Oswald - Parish Registers: 1813 - 1854 [Mf 108/7]
..CHECK:
______________________________________________________________________
|1825 |
|______________________________________________________________________|
|Thomas Kelsall |Cathedral Precincts|Aug 1.|Inft. |
|_______________|___________________|______|___________________________|
______________________________________________________________________
|1839 |
|______________________________________________________________________|
|Thomas Kelsall |Cathedral Precincts|Dec 10|40 years |
|_______________|___________________|______|___________________________|
______________________________________________________________________
|1847 |
|______________________________________________________________________|
|Letitia Kelsall|Cathedral Precincts|Sep 21|57 years |
|_______________|___________________|______|___________________________|
6) Memorial Inscriptions:
I have located Thomas's grave in the Cathedral grounds at Chester
which gravestone states:
______________________________________
| Underneath |
| lie the Remains of THOMAS |
| Infant son of THOMAS & |
| LETICIA KELSALL, who |
| died August 11th 1825 |
| Aged 2 months |
| Also THOMAS KELSALL |
| ~Father of the above~ |
| who departed this Life |
| December 5th 1839 |
| Age 40 years |
| The Memory of the just |
| Is sweet and blossoms in the dust |
| Also LETITIA KELSALL |
|Wife of the above died Sepr 16th 1847 |
| Aged 59 years |
|______________________________________|
7) Will and Testament:
Thomas's Will is of interest in confirming the name of Thomas's
only known survivng child, his daughter Elizabeth and that of his brother
John. I assume that as John was one of the executors it was a natural
consequence that on the death of Letitia in 1847 Elizabeth should be offered
a home in Liverpool with her uncle John and his family.
This is the last Will and Testament of me Thomas Kelsall of the
City of Chester Fishmonger I give and bequeath unto my dear Wife
All my Household Furniture Plate Linen and China together with my
Horses Carts and Carriages and all other my Utensils in Trade for
and during the term of her Natural life And as to all my ready
money money out at Interest Book debts and all other my personal
Estate of what nature or kind soever I Give and bequeath the same
unto my Brother John Kelsall and to William Edwards a Clerk in the
Town Clerks Office Chester Upon Trust to collect and get in all my
outstanding debts and do and shall pay all my just debts funeral
and Testamentary expenses in the first place and as to the residue
of my said personal Estate Upon Trust to place the same out at
interest either in the Parliamentary Stocks or Funds of Great
Britain or on Real or personal security as they my said Trustees
shall seem best and do and shall alter vary and Transpose such
Stocks Funds or other securities for Others of a like Nature when
and as often as the same shall be necessary or requisite. And the
Interest and dividends do and shall from time to time as the same
shall from time to time become due and be received pay the same
unto my said dear Wife for and during the term of her Natural life
and from and after her decease I Give and bequeath all my said
Household Furniture Plate Linen and China and all the said Trusts
monies unto my Daughter Elizabeth to be paid and payable to her on
her attaining her age of Twenty one years But if my said Daughter
Elizabeth shall depart this life under the said age of Twenty one
years and without leaving lawful Issue Then I Give and bequeath
the said Household Furniture Plate Linen and China and all the
said Trust monies unto among and between all my Brothers and
Sisters and the Children of my late Brother William in equal
shares share and share alike I Give and bequeath my Gold Watch
unto my daughter Elizabeth for her own use and benefit And lastly
I do direct my said Trustees and the survivor of them and the
Executors and Administrators of such Survivors shall not be
charged with any more of my Estate and Effects than shall actually
come to their respective hands neither shall they be liable or
accountable one for the other but each of them for himself and for
his own acts deeds and defaults And I do direct that in case my
said daughter shall survive my said Wife it shall be lawful for my
said Trustees and the Survivor of them to lay out such part of the
interest of the said Trust monies for and towards the maintenance
and education of my said Daughter until she arrive at the Age of
Twenty one years And I do hereby nominate and appoint my said
Brother John and the said William Edwards Executors of this my
last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I the said Thomas
Kelsall the Testator have to this my last Will and Testament set
my hand and seal this Ninth day of April in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and thirty five -
Signed sealed published and )
declared by the said Thomas )
Kelsall the Testator as and ) Thos Kelsall
for his last Will and Testament )
in the presence of us who at )
his request and in his presence )>
and in the presence of each other )
have hereunto set our names )
as Witnesses - )
John Kelsall
Willm Wilding
One further thought about this Will is the nomination of William
Edwards as an executor. If there is a link between our Family and that of
the Family shown on the 1820's Pedigree, it is an interesting possibility to
consider whether the William Edwards here is a relation of the Sarah Edwards
who married Thomas Kelsall at Stoke on January 19th 1778.
8) Probate details:
Wills proved at Chester Consistory Court:
1840: Thomas Kelsall of Chester, Fishmonger: Probate
SARAH KELSALL 1801 - 1818
1) Birth/Baptism:
D3276/1/1/2 St.John's Parish Church, Lane End [Longton], Staffs.
__________________________________________________________________________
|1800 | |
|Nov 9th| Sarah, daughter of John & Kelsal, Labr. |
|________|_________________________________________________________________|
|1801 | |
|May 22nd| Sarah, daughter of John & Elizh. Kelsal, Labr. |
|________|_________________________________________________________________|
2) Death/Burial:
Staffordshire Burial Index:
___________ _________________ ___________ _______ ________________________
|Date: |Name: |Abode: |Age: ³Buried at: |
|___________|_________________|___________|_______|________________________|
|1818 Jun 30|Sarah Kelsall| | 17 |Burslem St. John |
|___________|_________________|___________|_______|________________________|
Apart from the reference in the I.G.I. to Sarah's baptism and the
Staffordshire Burial Index's reference to the burial of one Sarah Kelsall in
1818, nothing is known of this or indeed any other daughter of John and
Elizabeth Kelsall. There is good reason for stating that there were at least
two daughters who survived Sarah as the Will of Thomas Kelsall (1799 -
1839) gives a bequest of his residuary estate to "all my Brothers and
Sisters and the Children of my late Brother William..."
If this is a reference to our Sarah, then it is also a pointer to
the whereabouts of the Family in June 1818, namely Burslem. This presents a
problem insofar as the apparently undisputed fact that her Parents were
living in Shelton and Hanley in later years, and both apparently died whilst
living in Hanley. Sarah's brother Richard, however, did have his business in
Burslem and, of course, all his family were baptised in either St.John's or
St.Paul's Parish Churches. Other family connections seem to be more Shelton
and Hanley than Burslem.
The Chronology of Family events appears to be:
1799 marriage at Stoke.
1799 baptism of Thomas at Stoke.
1800 - 1803 baptisms of Sarah and Richard at Lane End, Longton.
1807 - 1809+ baptisms of John, William possibly Joseph and others at Hanley.
1818 burial of Sarah at Burslem
1818 - 1846 business in Hanley and Shelton
1818 " " Shelton
1822 " " "
1834 no mention in Trade Directory
1835 business in Vine street, Shelton
1841 " " " " "
1846 " " Crown Bank, Shelton.
RICHARD KELSALL 1803 - 1871
1) Baptism:
D3276/1/1/2 St.John's Parish Church, Lane End [Longton], Staffs.
________ _________________________________________________________________
|1803 | |
|June 3rd| Richd., son of John & Elizh. Kelsal, Carrier |
|________|_________________________________________________________________|
Richard Kelsall was married twice; his first marriage to Jane Ward
of Brewood near Wolverhampton proved tragically short as she died in 1833.
Marriage Licence:
__________________________________________________________________________
| At Brewood the 10th day |
| of November 1828 before the Reverend |
| Matthew Kemsey, Clerk, AB |
| Surrogate, &c. |
| Appeared Personally Richard Kelsall |
| of the Parish of Stoke upon Trent |
| in the County of Stafford and Diocese of Lichfield & Coventry |
| Fishmonger Bachelor, of the age of twenty one years |
| and prayed a Licence for the Solemnization of Matrimony in the Parish |
| Church of Brewood in the |
| County of Stafford and Diocese of Lichfield & |
| Coventry between him and Jane Ward |
| of the Parish of Brewood in the |
| County of Stafford and Diocese of Lichfield & |
| Coventry, Spinster, of the age of nineteen years, but |
| under the age of twenty one years |
| And made Oath that he believeth that there is no Impediment of Kindred |
| or Alliance, or of any other lawful Cause, nor any Suit commenced in |
| any Ecclesiastical Court, to bar or hinder the proceeding of the said |
| Matrimony, according to the Tenor of such Licence: And he further made |
| Oath that she the said Jane Ward hath had her usual place of |
| abode within the said Parish of Brewood for the space of fifteen Days |
| last past |
| & he further made oath that the consent of |
| George Ward the Father of the said Jane |
| Ward hath been obtained to such marriage. |
| |
| |
| [Signed:] |
| |
| |
| Richard Kelsall |
| |
| |
| Sworn before me Matthew Kemsey , AB, |
| Surrogate |
| |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
Marriage Register of Brewood, Staffs., ref D4014/1/10
Nr. 254, page 85.
______________________________________________________________________
|Date: 10 November 1828 |
|______________________________________________________________________|
|Groom: |Sig-| Parish: |Occupation:|Condition:|Banns/ |
|________________|ned?| | | |Licence:|
| Bride: | | | | | |
|________________|____|________________|___________|__________|________|
|Richard Kelsall | û |Stoke upon Trent| |Bachelor |Licence |
|Jane Ward | û |Brewood | |Spinster | |
|________________|____|________________|___________|__________|________|
|Witnesses: | |John Kelsall |
| | |George Ward |
| | |Zacharias Boyden |
|________________|____|________________________________________________|
Richard and Jane had at least one daughter, Elizabeth whose
baptism is recorded on the I.G.I.:
I.G.I.: Staffordshire, England. Edition of July 1984:
________________________________UU________________________________________
|Name: |M:Male |T|Event date:|Town, Parish: |Source: |
| |F:Female |y| | | |
| |___________| |p| | |_______|____|
| |Father: | |e| | |Batch: |Ser |
| | Mother:| | | | | |-ial|
|_________________|______|____|_|_|___________|_______________|_______|____|
|Elizth. Kelsall|Richd.|Jane|F|C|10 Nov 1833|Burslem,St.John|C010043|0269|
|_________________|______|____|_|_|___________|_______________|_______|____|
It appears from the Parish Register, that Elizabeth died in
infancy and was buried:
__________________________________________________________________________
|Stoke St. Peter ad Vincula, Burials: (Ref.: F 1188/13) |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
|Nr.:| Name: | Abode: | Date: |Age:|
|____|_____________________|______________________________|___________|____|
| 19| Frederick Holford | Cross street |10 Feb 1833| 1 |
| 74| Ann Kelsall | Hanley |27 Mar | 82 |
| 264| William Kelsall | Shelton | 5 Dec | 24 |
| 278| Ann Kelsall | Stoke |15 Dec |Inf.|
| 319| Elizabeth Kelsall | Shelton |26 Jan 1834|Inf.|
| 388| Mary Kelsall | Hanley |30 Mar | 3 |
| 525| John Kelsall | Shelton |17 Aug | 2 |
|1284| Joseph Kellsall | Hanley |22 Jan 1835|Inf.|
|____|_____________________|______________________________|___________|____|
Elizabeth's mother, Jane, had died in December 1833, which was
reported in the Staffordshire Advertiser:
________________________________________________________________
|7 Dec 1833 |
|Died |
|At Burslem on Friday se'nnight, aged 24 years, Jane, wife of Mr.|
|Richard Kelsall, fishmonger. |
|________________________________________________________________|
Jane Kelsall's burial is to be found on the Staffordshire Burial Index:
_________________________________________________________
|Date: |Name: |Abode: |Age: |Buried at: |
|___________|__________|___________|_______|______________|
|1833 Dec 4|Jane | |24 |Brewood |
|___________|__________|___________|_______|______________|
If for no other reason than the substantial gap between the date
of marriage and the date of Elizabeth's baptism, I would suggest that other
child or children were born to Richard and Jane but, so far, I have no
evidence to support this assertion.
Richard Kelsall then married one Ann Kettle, who came from
Middlewich Cheshire, on 15th September 1834 at St.Peter's Parish Church,
Stoke,
Marriage Register of Stoke on Trent, Staffs. ref D1385/4
Nr.:787, page 263
______________________________________________________________________
|Date: 15 September 1834 |______________________________________________________________________
|Groom: |Sig-| Parish: |Occupation:|Condition:|Banns/ |
|________________|ned?| | | |Licence:|
| Bride: | | | | | |
|________________|__ _|________________|___________|__________|________|
|Richard Kelshall| û | | |Widower |Banns |
|Ann Kettle | x | | |Spinster | |
|________________|___ |________________________________________________|
|Witnesses: | û |Joseph Kelsall |
| | û |Thomas Lake |
|________________|____|________________________________________________|
and in fairly short succession had, it appears, 4 sons and 5
daughters.
__________________________________________________________________________
|Baptisms Register of Burslem St.Paul: |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
|Date:|Name: |Father:|Mother: |Surname:|Address: |Father's Q.T.or P|
|_____|_________|_______|_________|________|_____________|_________________|
|1835:| | | | | | |
|_____|_________|_______|_________|________|_____________|_________________|
|Aug. |John |Richard|Ann |Kelsall |Burslem |Fishmonger |
| 3rd | | | | | | |
|_____|_________|_______|_________|________|_____________|_________________|
|1836:| | | | | | |
|_____|_________|_______|_________|________|_____________|_________________|
|June |John |Richard|Ann |Kelsall |Burslem |Fishmonger |
|26th | | | | | | |
|_____|_________|_______|_________|________|_____________|_________________|
|1837:| | | | | | |
|_____|_________|_______|_________|________|_____________|_________________|
|May |Richard |Richard|Ann |Kelsall |Burslem |Fishmonger |
|28th | | | | | | |
|_____|_________|_______|_________|________|_____________|_________________|
|1839:| | | | | | |
|_____|_________|_______|_________|________|_____________|_________________|
|Feb. |Joseph |Richard|Ann |Kelsall |Burslem |Fishmonger |
| 3rd | | | | | | |
|_____|_________|_______|_________|________|_____________|_________________|
|1840:| | | | | | |
|_____|_________|_______|_________|________|_____________|_________________|
|July |Thomas |Richard|Ann |Kelsall |Burslem |Fishmonger |
|26th | | | | | | |
|_____|_________|_______|_________|________|_____________|_________________|
__________________________________________________________________________
|Baptisms Register of Burslem St.John: |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
|Date:|Name: |Father:|Mother: |Surname:|Address: |Father's Q.T.or P|
|_____|_________|_______|_________|________|_____________|_________________|
|1842:| | | | | | |
|_____|_________|_______|_________|________|_____________|_________________|
|Mar. |Ann |Richard|Ann |Kelsall |Burslem |Fishmonger |
|13th | | | | | | |
|_____|_________|_______|_________|________|_____________|_________________|
|1842:| | | | | | |
|_____|_________|_______|_________|________|_____________|_________________|
|June |Ann |Richard|Ann |Kelsall |Burslem |Fishmonger |
|26th | | | | | | |
|_____|_________|_______|_________|________|_____________|_________________|
|1844:| | | | | | |
|_____|_________|_______|_________|________|_____________|_________________|
|May |Mary |Richard|Ann |Kelsall |Burslem |Fishmonger |
|26th |Elizabeth| | | | | |
|_____|_________|_______|_________|________|_____________|_________________|
|1846:| | | | | | |
|_____|_________|_______|_________|________|_____________|_________________|
|Feb. |Sarah |Richard|Ann |Kelsall |Burslem |Fishmonger |
| 8th | | | | | | |
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
|Baptisms Register of Burslem St.John: |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
|Date:|Name: |Father:|Mother: |Surname:|Address: |Father's Q.T.or P|
|_____|_________|_______|_________|________|_____________|_________________|
|1848:| | | | | | |
|_____|_________|_______|_________|________|_____________|_________________|
|May |Martha |Richard|Ann |Kelsall |Burslem |Fishmonger |
| 7th | | | | | | |
|_____|_________|_______|_________|________|_____________|_________________|
|1850:| | | | | | |
|_____|_________|_______|_________|________|_____________|_________________|
|Sep. |Sarah |Richard|Ann |Kelsall |Burslem |Fishmonger |
| 1st | | | | | | |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
__________________________________________________________________________
|1851 Census: |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
|S.R.D.: Parish : |
|R.D. : Ecclesiastical Distr.: |
| City,Borough : |
| Town,Village : |
|E.D. : |
|folio :464b |
|Schedule :182 |
|Address :Waterloo road |
|Occupants : |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
|Richard Kelsall|H|M |48|Fishmonger Staffs. ; Burslem |
|Ann Kelsall|W|M |40| do. ; do. |
|John Kelsall|S|U |15|Fishmonger do. ; do. |
|Richard Kelsall|S|U |14| do. do. ; do. |
|Joseph Kelsall|S| |11|Scholar do. ; do. |
|Thomas Kelsall|S| |10|Scholar do. ; do. |
|Mary Kelsall|D| | 6| do. ; do. |
|Martha Kelsall|D| | 3| do. ; do. |
|Sarah Kelsall|D| |8m| do. ; do. |
|_________________|_|_______|__|___________________________________________|
__________________________________________________________________________
|1861 Census RG 9 1929 [taken 7-8/4/1861] |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
|S.R.D.:Wolstanton Parish :Burslem |
|R.D. :Burslem Ecclesiastical Distr.:St.John's |
| City,Borough : |
| Town,Village :Burslem |
|E.D. : 15 |
|folio : |
|Schedule nr.: 91 |
|Address :29 Queen St. |
|Occupants : |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
|Richard Kelsall|Head|Marr|57|Fishmonger Staffs. ;Stoke |
|Ann " |Wife|Marr|52| Cheshire ;Middlewich |
|John " |Son |Unm.|25|Fishmonger Staffs. ;Burslem |
|Joseph " |Son |Unm.|22| " " ; " |
|Thomas " |Son |Unm.|20| " " ; " |
|Mary Elizabeth | | | | |
| " |Daur|Unm.|17| " ; " |
|Martha " |Daur|Unm.|13| " ; " |
|Sarah " |Daur|Unm.|11| " ; " |
|William " |Neph|Unm.| 8| Cheshire ;Chester |
|Richard Smith |Vis.|Unm.|22|Fishmonger Staffs. ;Bilston |
|John Kelly |Serv|Unm.|19| Middlesex ;London |
|Edwin Bateman|Serv|Unm.|14| Staffs. ;Burslem |
|_________________|____|____|__|___________________________________________|
In table form:
__________________________________________________________________________
|Forename: |Born/Bpt: |Died: |Married: |Spouse: |
|______________|__________|__________|__________|__________________________|
|John |21/ 7/1835|26/09/1919|29/ 4/1863|Mary Stubbs |
| | | | 9/ 7/1889|Florence G.Bennett |
|Richard |28/ 5/1837| 3/12/1910|21/12/1864|Jane E. Sparrow n‚e Balls |
|Joseph | 3/ 2/1839|26/12/1895|13/ 1/1864|Mary Halford |
| | | | 6/ 5/1891|Josephine Fitzhenry |
|Thomas |26/ 7/1840| 2/ 5/1903|23/12/1868|Sarah Beeching |
|Ann |13/ 3/1842| 6/ 2/1849| - | - |
|Mary Elizabeth|26/ 5/1844| / / | / / |Thomas DICKINSON |
|Sarah | 8/ 2/1846| 4/ 2/1849| - | - |
|Martha | 7/ 5/1848| 2/ 3/1929| / / |Samuel BERISFORD |
|Sarah | 1/ 9/1850| ? | ? | |
|______________|__________|__________|__________|__________________________|
Richard and Ann's first son, John, appears to have been baptised
twice, firstly on the 3rd August 1835 and then again, a little under a year
later on the 26th June 1836. This "double baptism" is repeated for Ann who
is shown as being baptised on the 13th March and again on the 26th June
1842.
It is interesting to note that the boys were born in succession
followed by the girls; the boys were baptised at St.Paul's Church whereas
the girls were baptised at St.John's Church, both in Burslem.
On visits to Stafford County Record Office and Hanley Library I
discovered confirmation that 2 daughters of Richard and Ann had died
young; Ann (baptised 26th June 1842) and an older Sarah (baptised 8th
February 1846). the Burial Register for St.John's, Burslem Church records
the following burials:
1849
Sarah Kelsall Queen St. Feb 4th [aged] 2yrs 10mo.
Ann Kelsall Queen St. Feb 6th [aged] 7yrs.
I think it most likely that the girls died in an outbreak of
Cholera, epidemics of which took many lives in 1849, 1852-54 and 1856. and
is again corroborated in a negative way by the gravestone in St.John's,
Burslem which is damaged as the inscription reads:
______________________________________
| Also Ann Mother of above |
| And the Beloved Wife of |
| Richard Kelsall |
| Who Died October 25th 1864 |
| Aged 55 years |
| Beneath this tomb lies sleeping here |
| A Dutiful wife and Mother dear |
| Whose life we prized |
| Whose death lament |
| But still must learn to be content |
|______________________________________|
Ann Kelsall died intestate, but when Richard died in 1871, his
Will was proved and Probate was granted to his sons:
PROBATE CALENDAR:
1871
KELSALL Richard 17 May The Will of Richard Kelsall late of Burslem Staffs
Fishmonger who died 17th April 1871 at Burslem was proved at the Principal
Registry by John Kelsall of Prestwich Lancs., farmer and Richard Kelsall of
7 Anson Street Liverpool Fishsalesman the sons the executors. Effects <#100
WILL:
This is the Last Will and Testament
of me Richard Kelsall of Burslem in the County of Stafford
Fishmonger First I direct all my just debts funeral and
testamentary expenses to be paid as soon as conveniently may be
after my decease out of my personal estate. I give devise and
bequeath unto and to the use of my trustees and executors
hereinafter named and the survivor of them and the executors and
administrators of such survivor and their and his assigns all my
real and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever situate upon
the trusts and subject to the declarations following namely Upon
trust immediately after my decease to sell dispose of collect get
in and convert into money as well all my said personal estate
including my business as Fishmonger and any other business in
which I may be engaged at the time of my decease as also the house
shop and premises in which I now reside situate in Queen St.
Burslem aforesaid Upon trust to invest the monies arising
therefrom in or upon the public stocks or funds or on first
Mortgage of real property in England with power from time to time
to vary such investments And upon further trust to receive and
stand possessed of the dividends and annual income arising from
such investments as aforesaid and also the rents and profits of
all other my real estate Upon trust out of the same to pay to each
of my two daughters Martha and Sarah the sum of ten shillings
weekly so long as they shall respectively be under the age of
twenty one years and unmarried And after the majority of the
younger of my said two daughters Martha and Sarah or the marriage
of both my said daughters whichever may first happen Upon Trust to
sell and dispose of all my said residuary real estate either by
public auction or private contract and to stand possessed of that
capital of my said real and personal estate and of all
accumulations or unapplied portions of the amount arising
therefrom Upon Trust to divide the same in equal shares amongst
such of my sons and daughters John Richard Joseph Thomas Mary, the
wife of Thomas Dickinson Martha and Sarah as shall attain the age
of twenty one years and the issue who shall attain that age or
such of my said children as shall die under the age of twenty one
years as tenants in common such issue nevertheless only taking
amongst themselves per stirpes as tenants in common the part or
share which his her or their deceased parent would have been
entitled to receive if such parent had lived to acquire a vested
interest therein Provided nevertheless and I hereby direct that my
said son Richard whom I have hereinafter nominated and appointed
one of the executors of this my Will shall as soon as conveniently
may be after my decease give notice in writing to my said son John
that I have given to him (as I hereby do) the option of purchasing
the house shop and premises in which I now reside situate in Queen
Street in Burslem aforesaid together with the goodwill stock and
effects therewith connected and hereinbefore directed to be sold
immediately after my decease And if my said son should be willing
to make such purchase contract and agree with my said son Richard
for the same within the space of one calendar month next after
such notice shall have been so given (which contract or agreement
I hereby authorise and require my said son Richard to enter into
accordingly) then and in such case as soon as conveniently may be
after such contract or agreement shall be entered into a valuation
shall be made of my said house shop premises and goodwill stock
and effects therewith connected by two competent persons one of
them to be chosen by my said son Richard and the other of them by
my said son John and if such two persons should disagree in the
[premises?] then by a third person or umpire to be nominated by
the two persons so first chosen whose decision shall be final And
then and in such case it shall be lawful for my said son Richard
and he is hereby directed and required to convey transfer and
assign my said house shop premises and goodwill stock and effects
therewith connected to my said son John absolutely Provided my
said son pay within three calendar months next after such
Valuation as aforesaid shall have been ascertained the sum of
money at which the said house shop and premises and goodwill stock
and effects shall be so valued as aforesaid Provided and I do
hereby declare that if my said son Richard shall refuse to take
upon him the execution of the trusts of this my Will or shall die
then and in such case all and every the powers and authorities
given to and vested in him by the proviso lastly hereinbefore
contained shall be exercised and carried into effect by my
surviving children except my said son John Provided further that
in the event of the refusal of my said son John so to purchase I
direct that my said son Richard shall have the like option of
purchasing my said house shop and premises and the goodwill stock
and effects therewith connected upon the same terms and subject to
the said conditions and restrictions as are hereinbefore expressed
with regard to my said son John And in the event of my said son
Richard declining or refusing so to purchase I direct that the
same be offered in like manner and subject as aforesaid to my
other sons according to their seniority And in case of the refusal
of all my said sons so to purchase the same shall be offered in
like manner and subject as aforesaid to my said daughters
according to their seniority And in case none of my said sons or
daughters shall think fit to purchase my said house shop and
premises and the goodwill stock and effects therewith connected
the same shall be sold persuant to the clause hereinbefore
contained relative to such sale Provided further that until my
said house shop and premises and the goodwill stock and effects
therewith connected be disposed of as hereinbefore directed it
shall be lawful for my said trustees or the survivor of them or
the executors or administrators of such survivor or their or his
assigns to carry on manage and conduct my said business or
businesses in the same manner to all intents and purposes as I
myself could do if I were living and acting therein And the
profits arising therefrom shall form part of my personal estate
and be applied as hereinbefore directed I declare that the share
or interest of any female taking under this my Will shall be for
her own sole and separate use and bounty and shall not be subject
to the debts control or intermeddling of any husband with whom she
may intermarry and that her receipt alone notwithstanding
coverture shall be a good and effectual discharge for the money
therein authorised [?] to be received I give and devise unto my
said trustees all estates vested in me as trustee or mortgagee to
hold the same unto my said trustees their heirs and assigns for
ever or for all my estate and interest therein but subject
nevertheless to the equities affecting the same respectively And
lastly I appoint my said sons John and Richard to be Trustees and
Executors of this my Will hereby revoking all former and other
Wills by me at any time heretofore made In witness whereof I the
said testator Richard Kelsall have to this last Will and Testament
contained in three sheets of paper set my hand this Fifteenth day
of March One thousand eight hundred and sixty six - Richard
Kelsall - The above Written Will of the above named testator
Richard Kelsall was signed by him at the foot or end thereof and
each of the preceeding sheets thereof was signed by him in the
presence of us being both present at the same time who in his
presence in the presence of each other and at his request have
hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses - Fred: H. Tomkinson -
Taylor H. Tomkinson Solicitors Burslem
Proved at London 17th May 1871 by the oaths of John Kelsall and
Richard Kelsall the sons the Executors to whom Admon was granted.
Richard was buried in the same grave at St.John's Churchyard:
______________________________________
| Also Richard Kelsall |
| Husband of the above |
|who departed this life April 19th 1871|
| Aged 67 years |
| |
| A Honest Man a Friend Sincere |
| A loving Father lieth here |
|______________________________________|
The Family keep good company as many members of the Wedgwood
family are buried in St.John's Churchyard.
The daughters of Richard Kelsall (1803 - 1871)
__________________________________________________________________________
|Forename: |Born/Bpt: |Died: |Married: |Spouse: |
|______________|__________|__________|__________|__________________________|
|Ann |13/ 3/1842| 6/ 2/1849| - | - |
|Mary Elizabeth|26/ 5/1844| / / | / /1864|Thomas DICKINSON |
|Sarah | 8/ 2/1846| 4/ 2/1849| - | - |
|Martha | 7/ 5/1848| 2/ 3/1929| / / |Samuel BERISFORD |
|Sarah | 1/ 9/1850| ? | ? |Fred. HARRISON? |
|______________|__________|__________|__________|__________________________|
On the 26th August 1995, I looked at "Biographical Notices 1874 -
1923" which is a collection of newspaper cuttings of various death notices
and obituaries of various Liverpool "worthies", now microfilmed (by the
Mormons) and held at the Microfilm Unit of The William Picton Library,
Liverpool. The Liverpool Courier for Wednesday, December 7th, 1910 carried a
report of the funeral of Richard Kelsall (1837 - 1910) which stated that the
principal mourners were "John Kelsall (brother) William Beresford and Fred
Harrison (brothers-in-law)." It appears that Sarah, on an as yet unknown
date, may have married one Fred Harrison.
MARY ELIZABETH DICKINSON n‚e KELSALL 1844 - ?
I have already noted the deaths in early childhood of Ann and
Sarah in 1849 and which are commemorated on their parents' gravestone in
St.John's Churchyard, Burslem. Mary Elizabeth appears to have married Thomas
Dickinson by 1864 or 1865 and had by him at least three children:
__________________________________________________________________________
|Registration District : Wolstanton |
|1864 Marriage Solemnized at : |
|District of : |
|in the County of : Stafford |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|_______|_________|_____|_________|__________|_________|________|__________|
|When |Name and |Age |Condition|Rank or |Residence|Father's|Rank or |
|married|surname | | |profession|at the |name and|profession|
| | | | | |time of |surname |of father |
| | | | | |marriage | | |
|_______|_________|_____|_________|__________|_________|________|__________|
| |Thomas | |Bachelor |Fishmonger|Newcastle| | |
| |DICKINSON|years| | | |DICKINSO| |
|1864[?]| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |Mary | 21 |Spinster | -------- |Burslem |Richard | Fish |
| |KELSALL |years| | | |KELSALL | Monger |
| | | | | | | | |
|_______|_________|_____|_________|__________|_________|________|__________|
|Married in according to the rites and ceremonies of the |
| Established Church by by me,|
| |
|This marriage :.Thomas.Dickinson.......in the.............................|
|was solemnized ........................presence...........................|
|between us, :.Mary.Kelsall...........of us...:..........................|
| ...........................................................|
|__________________________________________________________________________|
Baptisms Register, Burslem St.John:
__________________________________________________________________________
|Date: |Name: |Father & Mother: |Surname, Abode, Occupation: |
|__________|_______________|_________________|_____________________________|
| 7/ 5/1865|Ann |Thomas & Mary |Dickinson, of Newcastle |
| | | | Fishmonger |
|__________|_______________|_________________|_____________________________|
| 3/ 3/1867|Richard Kelsall|Thomas & Mary |Dickinson, of Burslem |
| | | Elizabeth| Fishmonger |
|__________|_______________|_________________|_____________________________|
|23/ 8/1868|John Kelsall|Thomas & Mary |Dickinson, of Burslem |
| | |Howard Elizabeth| Fishmonger |
|__________|_______________|_________________|_____________________________|
ANN KELSALL DICKINSON 1865 - 1940
1) Baptism:
__________________________________________________________________________
|Date: |Name: |Father & Mother: |Surname, Abode, Occupation: |
|__________|_______________|_________________|_____________________________|
| 7/ 5/1865|Ann |Thomas & Mary |Dickinson, of Newcastle |
| | | | Fishmonger |
|__________|_______________|_________________|_____________________________|
2) Marriage:
__________________________________________________________________________
|Registration District : West Derby |
|1887 Marriage Solemnized at : Christ Church, Gt.Georges Road, Waterloo |
|District of : |
|in the Counties of : Liverpool & Lancaster |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|_______|_________|_____|_________|__________|_________|________|__________|
|When |Name and |Age |Condition|Rank or |Residence|Father's|Rank or |
|married|surname | | |profession|at the |name and|profession|
| | | | | |time of |surname |of father |
| | | | | |marriage | | |
|_______|_________|_____|_________|__________|_________|________|__________|
|15 |Walter | 30 |Bachelor |Gentleman |Yarmouth |Oswald |Gentleman |
|June |DIVER |years| | | |DIVER | |
|1887 | | | | | |(deceased) |
| | | | | | | | |
| |Annie | 21 |Spinster | |Waterloo |Thomas | Fish |
| |Kelsall |years| | | |Dickinson Merchant |
|1893 |DICKINSON| | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
|_______|_________|_____|_________|__________|_________|________|__________|
|Married in Christ Church according to the rites and ceremonies of the |
| Established Church by licence by me,|
| |
| |
|This marriage :.Walter.Diver...........in the......Richard Kelsall........|
|was solemnized ........................presence....Jane.Kelsall...........|
|between us, :.Annie.Kelsall..........of us...:...G.[?].Ickells.?........|
| .Dickinson..........................Louisa.E..Cooper.......|
|__________________________________________________________________________|
I have also copied out a report in "The Times" of the Divorce
case: Diver v Diver (April 29th 1908) It reads:
Diver v Diver
Divorce
"This was the petition of Annie Kelsall Diver nee Dickinson for
the dissolution of her marriage with Walter Diver on the ground of his
cruelty and adultery.
Mr.Bayford said that the parties had been married on June 15th
1887 at Christ Church Waterloo Sephton Lancs., and there was one child issue
of the marriage [OSWALD]. The parties had lived for many years in Great
Yarmouth, where the respondent was a man of some position, holding a number
of appointments, inter alia, that of chairman of the Race Committee. He was,
however, a man of ungovernable temper who habitually seduced his domestic
servants. This accounted for the difficulty that his wife had had in
obtaining corroboration of his many acts of cruelty to her. On one occasion
the respondent had thrown a tumbler at his wife, and on another he had cut
her shoulder with a razor, the mark of which wound she still carried. On
other occasions he had assaulted and threatened her, and she had also
suffered in health through his misconduct. In 1894 Mrs.Diver had instituted
proceedings for divorce, but at her husband's request, she abandoned them
and forgave him. In 1904 they went to live at Caistor and in 1905 they moved
to London, where they took a flat at Kensington-hill-gardens. After a time
the petitioner's suspicions were aroused by her husband's conduct with a
maidservant named Edith Harvey, especially having regard to what had
occurred with other servant girls at Great Yarmouth. Accordingly Harvey
having left her service in October 1907, she in November herself left the
flat with her son and caused observations to be kept on the respondent.
Almost immediately he was found to be secretly introducing Harvey into the
flat, spending the night with her in his own room, keeping the servant
engaged in conversation on the following morning while Harvey made good her
escape.
Evidence having been given in support of the petition, Mr.Justice
BARGRAVE DEANE pronounced a decree nisi with costs and gave the petitioner
the custody of her child."
In September '94, I wrote to a Mr. A. A. Diver of Romford, Essex,
who appears to be undertaking a One-Name Study of the Diver Family with a
view to seeing if he knew anything more, especially about Oswald. I received
a very interesting letter in return, which, inter alia, gave me the
following details about the Divers:
BIRTHS:
___________________________________________________________________
|NAME: |MOTHER: |S.R.D.: |VOL|PAGE|QUARTER: |YEAR|
|______________|________________|___________|___|____|_________|____|
|Walter Diver| |Yarmouth | 4b| 17|September|1857|
|Oswald Diver| |Yarmouth | 4b| 21|September|1888|
|______________|________________|___________|___|____|_________|____|
MARRIAGES:
___________________________________________________________________
|NAME: |SPOUSE: |S.R.D.: |VOL|PAGE|QUARTER: |YEAR|
|______________|________________|___________|___|____|_________|____|
|Walter Diver| |W. Derby | 8b| 704|June |1887|
|Oswald Diver|Burden or Cooper|Leeds North| 9b| 544|March |1929|
|______________|________________|___________|___|____|_________|____|
DEATHS:
_______________________________________________________
|NAME: |AGE|S.R.D.: |VOL|PAGE|QUARTER: |YEAR|
|______________|___|____________|___|____|_________|____|
|Oswald Diver| 59|Yarmouth | 4b| 7|June |1886|
|Walter Diver| 76|Paddington | 1a| 12|September|1933|
|Oswald Diver| 48|Wokingham | 2c| 397|September|1937|
|Annie K. Diver| 72|Yarmouth | 4b| 10|June |1940|
|______________|___|____________|___|____|_________|____|
It seems possible that Oswald may have committed suicide.
WILL of Annie Kelsall Diver:
THIS IS THE LAST WILL of me ANNIE KELSALL DIVER of 26 Elm Grove
Road Gorleston on Sea Widow I revoke all former Wills made by me I
appoint Walter John Joseph of Norwich to be the executor and
trustee of this my Will I bequeath to him all my property of every
description including any over which I may have a power of
appointment by Will In trust after payment of my debts funeral and
testamentary expenses as to my wearing apparel for Freda Brown of
Colney Rectory Norwich and as to the remainder of my said property
for Muriel Applewhaite of 26 Elm Grove Road Gorleston on Sea
aforesaid AS Witness my hand this 14: day of April 1940.
A.K.Diver
SIGNED by the testatrix as her last Will in the presence of us who
at her request in her presence and in the presence of each other
all being present at the same time have subscribed our names as
witnesses.
Eveline Gambling. Thomas Gambling, both of 18 Marine Parade,
Gorleston on Sea.
3-fols:
On the 10th. day of May 1940 Probate of
this Will was granted at Norwich.
Certified to be a correct copy.
PROBATE CALENDAR:
1940
DIVER Annie Kelsall of 26 Elm Grove-road Gorleston on Sea (Great Yarmouth)
Suffolk singlewoman [sic] died 18th April 1940 Probate NORWICH 10th May
[1940] to Walter John Joseph county court registrar. Effects :#54-11s
The children of Thomas Dickinson & Mary Elizabeth ne‚ Kelsall
RICHARD KELSALL DICKINSON 1867 - 1897
1) Baptism:
__________________________________________________________________________
|Date: |Name: |Father & Mother: |Surname, Abode, Occupation: |
|__________|_______________|_________________|_____________________________|
| 3/ 3/1867|Richard Kelsall|Thomas & Mary |Dickinson, of Burslem |
| | | Elizabeth| Fishmonger |
|__________|_______________|_________________|_____________________________|
2) Marriage:
__________________________________________________________________________
|Registration District : |
|1893 Marriage Solemnized at : |
|District of : |
|in the County of : |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|_______|_________|_____|_________|__________|_________|________|__________|
|When |Name and |Age |Condition|Rank or |Residence|Father's|Rank or |
|married|surname | | |profession|at the |name and|profession|
| | | | | |time of |surname |of father |
| | | | | |marriage | | |
|_______|_________|_____|_________|__________|_________|________|__________|
| |Richard | 26 |Bachelor | | |Thomas |Fish......|
| |Kelsall |years| | | |DICKINSON |
|1893 |DICKINSON| | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |Jessie | 20 |Spinster | | |William | Ship |
| |BALLS |years| | | |BALLS | Owner |
| | | | | | | | |
|_______|_________|_____|_________|__________|_________|________|__________|
|Married in .......Church according to the rites and ceremonies of the |
| Established Church by ....... by me,|
| |
| |
|This marriage :.Richard.Kelsall........in the.............................|
|was solemnized .Dickinson..............presence...........................|
|between us, :.Jessie.Balls...........of us...:..........................|
| ...........................................................|
|__________________________________________________________________________|
3) Death:
Saint Catherine's House Index of Deaths:
_________________________________________________________
|Year|¬|Name |Forename |Age|S.R.D. |Vol|Page|
|____|_|________|_________________|___|__________|___|____|
|1897|2|Kelsall |Richard Dickinson| 30|West Derby|8b |337 |
|____|_|________|_________________|___|__________|___|____|
4) PROBATE CALENDAR:
1897
DICKINSON-KELSALL
Richard of Crosby-road North, Waterloo, Liverpool, fish-salesman, died 29th
June 1897 Administration Liverpool 12th August 1897 Jessie
Dickinson-Kelsall, widow. Effects: œ2322-8-6.
ADMINISTRATION:
BE IT KNOWN that at the date hereunder written Letters of Administration of
the personal Estate of Richard Dickinson-Kelsall of Crosby Road North
Waterloo in the County of Lancaster Fish Salesman who died on the 29th June
1897 at Crosby Road North aforesaid intestate, and had at the time of his
death a fixed place of abode at Crosby Road North aforesaid within the
District of the Hundred of West Derby in Lancashire were granted by Her
Majesty's High Court of Justice at the District Probate Registry thereof at
LIVERPOOL to Jessie Dickinson-Kelsall of Normanhurst Crosby Road North
aforesaid the lawful Widow and Relict of the said intestate, she having been
first sworn well and faithfully to administer the same
Dated the 12th day of August 1897
Gross value of Estate ... œ 2322. 8.6
Net value of Personal Estate œ 2228. 7.8
Extracted by John C. Parkinson Solicitor Liverpool
Sureties Richard Kelsall of Crosby Road North aforesaid Fish Merchant and
Joseph James Kelsall of Austerlands Gt Georges Road Waterloo aforesaid Fish
Merchant
5) Jessie Dickinson Kelsall
__________________________________________________________________________
|Registration District : West Derby |
|1902 Marriage Solemnized at : Christ Church, Gt.Georges Road, Waterloo |
|District of : |
|in the Counties of : Liverpool & Lancaster |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|_______|_________|_____|_________|__________|_________|________|__________|
|When |Name and |Age |Condition|Rank or |Residence|Father's|Rank or |
|married|surname | | |profession|at the |name and|profession|
| | | | | |time of |surname |of father |
| | | | | |marriage | | |
|_______|_________|_____|_________|__________|_________|________|__________|
|29 |John | 37 |Widower |Solicitor |Beethoven|Robert |Gentleman |
|July |Hollings |years| | |House |Bryan | |
|1902 |SUNTER | | | | |SUNTER | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |Jessie | 29 |Widow | |33 Great |William | Ship |
| |Dickenson|years| | |Georges |BALLS | Owner |
| |KELSALL | | | | | | |
|_______|_________|_____|_________|__________|_________|________|__________|
|Married in Christ Church according to the rites and ceremonies of the |
| Established Church by licence by me,|
| |
| |
|This marriage :.John.Hollings.Sunter...in the......Richard.Kelsall........|
|was solemnized ........................presence....Robert.B.Sunter........|
|between us, :.Jessie.Dickenson.......of us...:..........................|
| .Kelsall...................................................|
|__________________________________________________________________________|
JOHN KELSALL DICKINSON 1868 - ?
1) Baptisms Register, Burslem St.John:
__________________________________________________________________________
|Date: |Name: |Father & Mother: |Surname, Abode, Occupation: |
|__________|_______________|_________________|_____________________________|
|23/ 8/1868|John Kelsall|Thomas & Mary |Dickinson, of Burslem |
| | |Howard Elizabeth| Fishmonger |
|__________|_______________|_________________|_____________________________|
At the date of writing this section (8/1/1994), this is the only
fact known of this person.
The children of Samuel Beresford and Martha n‚e Kelsall
__________________________________________________________________________
|Registration District : Wolstanton |
|1880 Marriage Solemnized at : |
|District of : |
|in the County of : Stafford |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|_______|_________|_____|_________|__________|_________|________|__________|
|When |Name and |Age |Condition|Rank or |Residence|Father's|Rank or |
|married|surname | | |profession|at the |name and|profession|
| | | | | |time of |surname |of father |
| | | | | |marriage | | |
|_______|_________|_____|_________|__________|_________|________|__________|
| |Samuel | |Bachelor | |Newcastle| | |
| |BERESFORD|years| | | |BERESFORD |
|1880 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |Martha | 31 |Spinster |--------- |Burslem |Richard | Fish |
| |KELSALL |years| | | |KELSALL | Monger |
| | | | | | | | |
|_______|_________|_____|_________|__________|_________|________|__________|
|Married in according to the rites and ceremonies of the |
| Established Church by by me,|
| |
|This marriage :.Samuel.Beresford.......in the.............................|
|was solemnized ........................presence...........................|
|between us, :.Martha.Kelsall.........of us...:..........................|
| ...........................................................|
|__________________________________________________________________________|
The family of Samuel and Martha Beresford:
__________________________________________________________________________
|Forename: |Born/Bpt: |Died: |Married: |Spouse: |
|______________|__________|__________|__________|__________________________|
|Samuel Richard| / /188.| / / | / / | |
|Harold | / /188.| / / | / / | |
|Frank | / /188.| / / | ? | |
|______________|__________|__________|__________|__________________________|
Daughters-in-law:
Marion
Mabel
Grandchildren:
Joan
Roger
Kathleen
Ann
William Geoffrey
SARAH HARRISON [?] n‚e KELSALL 1850 - 18??
It is purely speculative on my part that Sarah Kelsall married one
Fred. Harrison but based on the funeral notice for Richard Kelsall, her
brother, who died in December 1910, which refers to a brother-in-law Fred
Harrison. As has been suggested above, unless this person is a brother of
Richard's late wife Jane E. Kelsall, n‚e Balls, then I suggest it is
reasonable to speculate that Fred Harrison is the husband of Sarah. Other
than that, nothing more is known at present of Sarah or her family, assuming
she had children.
JOHN KELSALL 1807 - 1878
..3/4/89 L.J.R.O.
Bishop's Transcripts:
______________________________________________________________________
|HANLEY St.John |
| |
|Baptisms 1808 - 09 |
|______________________________________________________________________|
|1807 | |
|Nov. 8|John son of John & Elizabeth Kelso |
|_______|______________________________________________________________|
Marriage: (based on I.G.I. 1992 Edition)
______________________________________________________________________
|Date: 14 July 1836 |
|______________________________________________________________________|
|Groom: |Sig-| Parish: |Occupation:|Condition:|Banns/ |
|________________|ned?| | | |Licence:|
| Bride: | | | | | |
|________________|____|________________|___________|__________|________|
|John Kelsall | | | | | |
|Martha [Ford] | | | | | |
|________________|____|________________|___________|__________|________|
|Witnesses: | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|________________|____|________________________________________________|
On the 24th July '93, I checked the 1992 Edition of the I.G.I. and
found the following stated to be the children of John Kelsall and Martha
Ford::
__________________________________________________________________________
|Name: |Father:|Mother:|M: |T|Event date:|Town, Parish: |Source: |
| | | |Male |y| | |____________|
| | | |F: Fe|p| | |Batch: |Ser-|
| | |Mother:|-male|e| | | |ial:|
|_________|_______|_______|_____|_|___________|_______________|_______|____|
|John |John K.|Martha Ford|M|B| 1839|Hanley |2260321|0022|
|Richard | " | " " |M|B|10 Oct 1840|Hanley, Shelton|2260365|0058|
|Richard | " | " " |M|B| 1841|Hanley |2260321|0020|
|Mary | " | " " |F|C|02 Oct 1842|Hanley [INFANT]|2260448|0063|
|Elizabeth| " | " " |F|C|10 Nov 1844|Hanley |2260448|0063|
|Sarah Ann| " | " " |F|B| 1847|Hanley |2260321|0020|
|Henry | " | " " |M|B| 1849|Hanley |2260321|0020|
|_________|_______|___________|_|_|___________|_______________|_______|____|
I have already referred to the disastrous fire at Hanley St. John
in 1842 during the Chartist Riots which caused the destruction of various
parish registers. In particular, it seems that the surviving registers:
Baptisms: 1789 - 1803, 1842 - 1956
Marriages: 1837 - 1976
Burials: 1827 - 1912
inconveniently miss the marriage of John Kelsall and Martha Kelsall formerly
Ford in 1836 as well as the baptisms of the first three children. To date
[30/8/1995] I have not checked for the younger children, nor, indeed, have I
checked the B.Ts. However, on looking at the 1992 edition of the I.G.I. I
noticed all the events listed here. Judging by the batch reference number,
the information appears to be based on a submission by a member of the
Mormon Church possibly as long ago as 1922. I suspect that as John, born in
1839 or thereabouts and who marries on Christmas Day 1864, just seems to
disappear afterwards, it just may be the case that John and his bride
emigrated to the U.S.A. immediately after their marriage. Perhaps they had
joined the Mormon Church?
I have located in the St.Catherines House Index the following
which I assume are references to the births of these children.
__________________________________________________________________________
|Births: | |
|_________________________________________________________________|________|
|Year|Quarter|Name |Forename |Mother |S.R.D. |Vol|Page|Comments|
|____|_______|________|_______________|_______|__________|___|____|________|
|1839|1st |Kelsall |John | - |Stoke |17 |139 |<--- |
|1840|3rd |Kelsall |Richard | - |Stoke |17 |149?| |
|1840|4th |Kelsall |Richard | - |Stoke |17 |172 | |
|1842|4th |Kelsall |Mary | - |Stoke |17 |161 |<--- |
|1844|4th |Kelsall |Elizabeth | - |Stoke |17 |170 |<--- |
|1847|1st |Kelsall |Sarah Ann | - |Stoke |17 |185 |<--- |
|1849|2nd |Kelsall |Henry | - |Stoke |17 |21x |<--- |
|____|_______|________|_______________|_______|__________|___|____|________|
A Mary Kelsall died, age not stated, in the 3rd quarter of 1845 in the
Stoke S.R.D. ref.: 17 107.
It appears that Mary may have been buried on 21st September 1845.
__________________________________________________________________________
|Shelton St.Mark Burials: (Ref.: F 4904/1/42) |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
|Nr.:| Name: | Abode: | Date: |Age:|
|____|_____________________|______________________________|___________|____|
| 80| Mary Kelser | Shelton (see above) |21 Sep 1845| 3 |
| 445| Elizabeth Kelsall | Hanley |16 Oct 1846| 52 |
| 892| Elizabeth Kelsall | Shelton |11 Nov 1847| 3 |
| 952| Elizabeth Kelsall | Shelton | 6 Jan 1848| 68 |
|1692| Richard Kelsall | Hanley | 3 Mar 1850| 4 |
|1750| George Kelsall | Shelton |15 Apr |Inf.|
|1946| John Kelsall | Shelton |27 Oct | 70 |
|____|_____________________|______________________________|___________|____|
|Shelton St.Mark Burials: (Ref.: F 4904/1/45) |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
|Nr.:| Name: | Abode: | Date: |Age:|
|____|_____________________|______________________________|___________|____|
| 21 | Joseph Kelsall | Piccadilly | 6 Aug 1866| 4 |
| 66| Amelia Kelsall | 15 Cannon street |18 Oct 1866|1 mo|
|____|_____________________|______________________________|___________|____|
Speculative:
The children of John Kelsall and Martha, formerly Kelsall, ne‚ Ford
__________________________________________________________________________
|Forename: |Born/Bapt:|Died: |Married: |Spouse: |
|______________|__________|__________|__________|__________________________|
|John | / /1839|Post 1864|25/12/1864|Martha Jane Breward |
|Richard |12/10/1840|1st ¬ 1910| / / |Mary Ann Goldsmith |
|Mary |02/10/1842|3rd ¬ 1845| - | - |
|Elizabeth |10/11/1844| / / | / / | |
|Sarah Ann | / /1847| / / | / / |William GOLDSMITH |
|Henry | / /1849|06/02/1903| / / |Ann ? |
|______________|__________|__________|__________|__________________________|
The 1851 Census of Liverpool provided the following information:
__________________________________________________________________________
|1851 Census HO 107 2184 (taken 30/3/1851) |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
|S.R.D.:Liverpool Parish :Liverpool |
|R.D. :Islington Ecclesiastical Distr.:St.Simons |
| City,Borough :Liverpool |
| Town,Village :Liverpool |
|E.D. : 1m |
|folio : |
|Schedule nr.:143 |
|Address :45 Gloucester st. |
|Occupants : |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
|John Kelsall|Head|Marr|44|Fishmonger Staffs. ; Hanley |
|Martha do. |Wife|Marr|42| |
|William do. |Son |Unm.|18|Son of Fishmonger do. ; do. |
|John do. |Son | |12|Scholar do. ; do. |
|Richard do. |Son | |10| do. do. ; do. |
|Henry do. |Son | | 2| do. ; do. |
|Sarah Ann do. |Daur|_ | 4| do. ; do. |
|Elizabeth do. |Niece | |22|Dressmaker Chester ; Cheshire |
|John Ellis |Lodger|M.|58|Watchdialmaker Midsx. ; London |
|Ann do. | do. _|M.|33|Wife of do. Lancs. ; Liverpool |
|Henry do. | do.| | 7|Son of do. do. ; do. |
|John do. | do.| | 4| do. do. do. ; do. |
|Edwin do. | do.| | 2| do. do. do. ; do. |
|George do. | do.| |1m| do. do. do. ; do. |
|_________________|____|____|__|___________________________________________|
Judging by the place of birth for the children of John and Martha,
it is clear that they must have moved to Liverpool in the 18 months between
the birth of Henry in 1849 and the date of the 1851 Census.
For reasons I discuss in the section on William Kelsall (1809 -
1833) I consider that William (18) above is the nephew of John Kelsall.
In addition, on the 6th July 1991, I came across the following
baptism in St.Simon, Liverpool :
__________________________________________________________________________
|Date:|Name: |Father:|Mother: |Surname:|Address: |Father's Q.T.or P|
|_____|_________|_______|_________|________|_____________|_________________|
|1854 | | | | | | |
|Nov. |Josiah |John |Martha |Kelsall |Gloucester |Fish Salesman |
|29th | | | | |St. | |
|_____|_________|_______|_________|________|_____________|_________________|
This corresponds with an entry in the S.C.H. Index of births for
the 4th quarter of 1854:
__________________________________________________________________________
|Year:|Quarter: |Name: |Mother: |Registration District:|Volume:|Page: |
|_____|_________|_______|_________|______________________|_______|_________|
|1854 |3rd |Josiah | |Liverpool |8b |218 |
|_____|_________|_______|_________|______________________|_______|_________|
It appears that this child may well have died very shortly
thereafter as there is an entry in the Index of deaths:
__________________________________________________________________________
|Year:|Quarter: |Name: |Age: |Registration District:|Volume:|Page: |
|_____|_________|_______|_________|______________________|_______|_________|
|1854 |4th |Joseph | |Liverpool |8b |238 |
|_____|_________|_______|_________|______________________|_______|_________|
Certainly, by 1861 there is no trace of any Josiah with the
family:
__________________________________________________________________________
|1861 Census RG 9 2719 [taken 7-8/4/1861] |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
|S.R.D.: Liverpool Parish : Everton |
|R.D. : Islington Ecclesiastical Distr.: St.George |
| City,Borough : Liverpool |
| Parliamentary Borough: Liverpool |
| Town,Village : Liverpool |
|E.D. : 56[?] |
|folio : |
|Schedule nr.: 11 |
|Address : 29 & 31 Atherton Street |
|Occupants : |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
|John Kelsall|Head|Marr.|56|Fishmonger |Stafford, Hanley |
|Martha do. |Wife|Marr.|52|Milk House Keeper| do. do. |
|John do. |Son |Unm. |22|Fishmonger | do. do. |
|Sarah Ann do. |Daur| |14|Scholar | do. do. |
|Henry do. |Son | |11| do. | do. do. |
|Jane Short |Serv| |18|General Servant | do. do. |
|__________________|____|_____|__|_________________|_______________________|
__________________________________________________________________________
| 1871 Census RG10 3845 [taken -3/ 41871] |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
|S.R.D.: West Derby & Toxteth Park Civil Parish/Township: West Derby |
|R.S.D.: West Derby City/Municipal Boro'.: Liverpool |
| Municipal Ward : West Derby |
| Prliamentary Borough : Liverpool |
| Town : Liverpool |
| Ecclesiastical Distr.: St.Stephen the |
| Martyr |
|E.D. : 34 |
|folio : |
|Schedule nr.: 47 |
|Address : 54 Paddington |
|Occupants : |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
|John Kelsall|Head|Marr.|64|Fishmonger Hanley ; Staffs. |
|Martha do. |Wife|Marr.|62| Stoke ; Staffs. |
|Henry do. |Son |Unm. |21|Dock Labourer Hanley ; Staffs. |
|Sarah do. |Daur| |24|None do. ; do. |
|_________________|____|_____|__|__________________________________________|
I obtained a copy of the Will of John Kelsall (1807 - 1878) a few
years ago. It gave me useful clues about the link between John (1807 -
1878), William (1809 - 1833) Martha (1809 - 1883) Thomas (1829 - 1889)
William (1833 - 1893). It reads:
This is the last Will and Testament of me John Kelsall of Duddon
in the County of Chester Farmer I bequeath the wines liquors fuel
and other consumables household stores and provisions of which I
shall die possessed to my dear Wife Martha Kelsall absolutely I
bequeath all the leasehold property and other personal estate of
or to which I shall be possessed or entitled at the time of my
decease or over which I have any disposing power unto my son Henry
Kelsall and my stepson Thomas Kelsall Son of my said Wife Upon
trust to sell and convert the same into money and thereout to pay
my debts and funeral and testamentary expenses and to invest the
clear residue thereof in or upon the Permanent Public stocks funds
or securities of the United Kingdom or upon good freehold or
leasehold Securities by Mortgage or in or upon the Stocks funds
shares debentures or securities of any Railway or Stock Company or
Municipal Corporation in England or Wales with power to vary the
said stocks funds shares and securities at their or his discretion
And upon trust to pay to or permit my said Wife to receive the
income of the said investments during her life and after her
decease to divide as will [?] the capital as the income thereof
between and equally amongst my son John Kelsall my son Richard
Kelsall my said son Henry Kelsall my daughter Sarah Ann Gouldsmith
wife of William Gouldsmith the said Thomas Kelsall son of my said
Wife and William Kelsall another son of my said Wife their
respective executors administrators and assigns I devise all the
real estate of or to which I shall be possessed or entitled at the
time of my decease or over which I have any disposing power
(except estates vested in me upon trust or by way of Mortgage)
Unto and to the use of my said Wife and her assigns for her life
And after her decease to the use of the said Henry Kelsall and
Thomas Kelsall their heirs and assigns Upon trust to sell my said
real estate together or in parcels by public auction or private
contract with power to make any special conditions as to title or
evidence of title or otherwise and with full power to buy in the
premises at any public sale or to rescind either on terms or
gratuitously any contract and to resell without being answerable
for any consequent loss And to convey the premises so sold to the
purchaser or purchasers thereof And I direct that the said Henry
Kelsall and Thomas Kelsall the surviviors of them or other the
trustees or trustee for the time being of this my Will shall stand
possessed of the net moneys to arise from the sale of my said real
estate Upon trust to pay and divide the same unto and equally
between and amongst the said John Kelsall Richard Kelsall Henry
Kelsall Sarah Ann Gouldsmith Thomas Kelsall and William Kelsall
their respective executors administrators and assigns And I direct
that all moneys to which my said daughter shall become entitled
under this my Will shall be for her sole and separate use And I
further direct that in case any one or more of the Legatees
hereibefore mentioned shall die during my life leaving issue the
legacy or share or legacies or shares of such person or persons so
dying shall not lapse but the issue of each person so dying shall
take his or her or their deceased parents share provided always
and I declare that the said Henry Kelsall and Thomas Kelsall or
the survivor of them or the heirs or assigns of such survivor may
with the consent in writing of my said Wife sell my said real
estate during her life in the same manner as they are hereinbefore
entrusted to do at her death and that in the event of my said real
estate being sold during the life of my said Wife the money to
arise from any sale or sales thereof shall be invested in the same
manner and held upon the same trusts as are hereinbefore mentioned
and declared concerning the moneys to arise from my said personal
estate I give to my executors (as Trustees) all such estates and
hereditaments as shall at the time of my decease be vested in me
as Mortgagee or upon any trust subject to the equities and trusts
affecting the same respectively I appoint my said Son Henry
Kelsall and the said Thomas Kelsall Executors of this my Will and
hereby revoke all former testamentary dispositions by me made In
witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this First day of May
One thousand eight hundred and seventy six
Signed by the said John Kelsall the |
Testator as his Will in our joint presence | John Kelsall
who in his and our joint presence have |
hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses |
Thomas Cawley
Solicitor Tarporley
William J Iredale
his Clerk
Proved at Liverpool the 19th September 1878 by the oaths of
Henry Kelsall the Son and Thomas Kelsall the Stepson of the
deceased (Son of his wife Martha) the Executors to whom
administration was granted
The Testator John Kelsall was formerly of Duddon in the County
of Chester but late of 6 Penton Street West Derby Road Liverpool
in the County of Lancaster Farmer and died on the 1st April 1878
at 6 Penton Street aforesaid
Under #100 Roberts and Dickson Solicitors Chester
Certified to be a correct copy
Probate Calendar
1878
KELSALL John 19 Sept. The Will of John Kelsall formerly of Duddon in the
County of Chester but late of 6 Penton street west Derby rd. Liverpool
Lancs., farmer who died 1st April 1878 at 6 Penton street was proved at
Liverpool by Henry Kelsall of 18 Garden lane Chester the son and Thomas
Kelsall of Plumb Terrace Garden lane fishmongers the executors. Personal
estate <#100.
WILLIAM KELSALL 1809 - 1833
1) Birth/Baptism:
B.Ts. for Hanley, St.John:
__________________________________________________________________________
|1809 | |
|Aug 7th| William, of John & Elizabeth Kelso, Shelton, born Jan 3, 1809 |
|_______|__________________________________________________________________|
As we have seen above, according to the Will of Thomas Kelsall
(1799-1839), Thomas had a brother, William, who was already dead by the date
of the Will (9 Apr 1835). This corresponds to the death reported in the
Staffordshire Advertiser for the 7 Dec 1833 of a William Kelsall of
Piccadilly, Shelton, Stoke. William's Will was witnessed and signed by John
Kelsall and a cursory inspection of both William and Thomas's Wills show
that the 2 signatures of "John Kelsall" are the same, hence corroborating
the already strong case for saying that all three are brothers.
I have found in the Marriage Register that William Kelsall
married Martha Ford of Stoke at Stone St.Michael's Parish Church on the 29th
September 1828.
Stone St.Michael Register of Marriages - PSH 129
______________________________________________________________________
|Date: 29 Sept. 1828 |
|______________________________________________________________________|
|Groom: |Sig-| Parish: |Occupation:|Condition:|Banns/ |
|________________|ned?| | | |Licence:|
| Bride: | | | | | |
|________________|____|________________|___________|__________|________|
|William Kelsill | û |of this parish |Butcher |Bachelor |Licence |
|Martha Ford | x |Stoke upon Trent| |Spinster | |
|________________|____|________________|___________|__________|________|
|Witnesses: | û |John Kelsall |
| | x |Sarah Glover |
|________________|____|________________________________________________|
William and Martha had 3 children (according to the I.G.I.):
__________________________________________________________________________
|Name: |M:Male |T|Event date:|Town, Parish: |Source: |
| |F:Female |y| | | |
| |_____________ |p| | |____________|
| |Father: | |e| | |Batch: |Ser |
| | Mother:| | | | | |-ial|
|_______________|______________|_|_|___________|______________|_______|____|
|Thomas Kelsall|William|Martha|M|C|09 Aug 1829|Hanley |C010582|7503|
|John Kelsall|William|Martha|M|C|11 Aug 1833|Hanley |C010582|9090|
|William Kelsall|William|Martha|M|C|11 Aug 1833|Hanley |C010582|1091|
|_______________|_______|______|_|_|___________|______________|_______|____|
For reasons already mentioned, it is unlikely that any baptism of
these children will have survived the fire at Hanley. Again, I have yet to
check the B.Ts.
The Staffordshire Advertiser reported William Kelsall's death:
___________________________________________________________________
| 7 Dec 1833 |
|Died |
|On Monday last, in Piccadilly, Shelton, aged 28 years, Mr.Wm. |
|Kelsall, fruit-dealer; leaving a widow and three infants to deplore|
|their bereavement. |
|___________________________________________________________________|
Last Will and Testament:
This is the last Will and Testament of me William Kelsall of
Shelton in the parish of Stoke upon Trent in the County of
Stafford Fishmonger made when of sound and disposing mind memory
and understandingDo Will order and direct in manner and form
following, That is to say First I will order anddirect that all my
just Debts Funeral expences and the costs and charges of proving
and executing this my Will be fully paid and satisfied by my
Executors hereinafter named. Then I give devise and bequeath all
my Real and Personal Estate money securities for money Book and
other debts, Plate,Linen, Books, Pictures Household goods and
furniture Together with all and every other nature or kind of
property whatsoever which I may be possessed of or to which I may
be entitled and wheresoever the same may or shall be at the time
of my Death Unto my Brother John Kelsall of Shelton aforesaid
Fishmonger and to my Uncle William Ratcliffe also of Shelton
aforesaid Earthenware manufacturer and the survivor of them and to
the executors of such survivor for the uses Trusts and purposes
hereinafter mentioned that is to say. First upon Trust to pay and
discharge my debts funeral and other expenses from and out of the
first money belonging to my Estate which shall or may come into
their hands Then upon Trust that my said Executors and Trustees or
the survivor of them do take an inventory and valuation, or cause
to be taken such Inventory and valuation of all and Singular my
Household Goods and Furniture hereinbefore mentioned, but to
permit and allow my Dear Wife Martha Kelsall to have and enjoy the
free and uninterupted use of them for and during the full term of
her natural life and remains unmarried And also that my said
Executors and Trustees or the Survivor of them as soon as
conveniently may be after my decease Call in the whole of my money
whether at Interest or otherwise and also collect my outstanding
debts, And put and place out the same at the best legal rate of
Interest that can be gotten, upon good and sufficient security or
securities, and pay over the said Interest money by half yearly
payments, to my said Wife Martha Kelsall for and during the term
of her natural life and remains unmarried But should my said Wife
Martha Kelsall marry again or live an incontinent life. Then my
Will and mind is that her use and enjoyment of my said Household
Goods and Furniture, amd also her receiving the Interest of my
money shall cease and determine And I will and direct that my
Executors and Trustees as aforementioned do forthwith convert my
said Household goods and furniture into money either by public
auction or private sale as and in their discretion, so that the
best price may be had and gotten for the same and put and place
out at Interest, upon good security, the money arising from the
Sale or Sales thereof, and apply the Interest money of the whole
of the before mentioned property in the maintenance and Education
of all my Children until my youngest Child shall arrive at and
attain the age of Twenty one years. Then upon this further special
Trust and confidence that they my said Executors and Trustees and
the survivor of them and the Executors or Administrators of such
survivor do and shall call in the whole of my money (as soon as
conveniently may beafter the Death of my said wife Martha Kelsall
or her marrying again or living an incontinent life and my
youngest Child having attained the age of Twenty one years) and
divide and pay the said money unto and amongst all my Children
equally share and share alike. But should any of my said Children
have departed this life prior to his her or them having had and
received their respective share leaving any Child or Children
lawfully begotten then and in that case such Child or Children
shall be entitled to his her or their parents share so dying as
they shall severally and respectively arrive at and attain their
several and respective age and ages of Twenty one years and the
Interest in the mean time to be applied towards their maintenance
and education - And I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my
aforementioned Brother John Kelsall and my said Uncle William
Ratcliffe to be Executors of this my Will hereby renouncing
revoking and making null and void all and every other Will or
Wills at any time heretofore by me made and I do hereby publish
and declare this and no other to be my last Will and Testament
written upon four sheets of paper to the three first of which I
have set my hand only and to the fourth and last sheet my hand and
seal the Twenty second day of March in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and Thirty two
Signed sealed published and declared
by the said William Kelsall the Testator |
as and for his last Will and Testament |
in the presence of us who in his presence |> William Kelsall
and in the presence of each other and |
at his request have hereunto |
subscribed our names as Witnesses |
thereto - - - - - - - - - - - - -
John Kelsall
Mary Dawson
Jane Dawson
One significant feature of this Will is the reference to William's
uncle William Ratcliffe, which lends weight to the marriage noted in 1799 of
John Kelsall to Elizabeth Ratcliffe as being the correct marriage. I have
not, as yet, looked for any Wills of Ratcliffes which might assist in
showing this and perhaps other family links.
JOSEPH KELSALL 1811 - 1866
1) Birth/Baptism:
Register of :
__________________________________________________________________________
|1811[?]| |
| | Joseph, of John & Elizabeth Kelshall |
|_______|__________________________________________________________________|
It would appear to be the case that there is no surviving record
of Joseph Kelsall's baptism. I have searched the PRs for various of the
parishes in the areas of Stoke on Trent, in particular, the parish of Lane
End under the name Kelsall or Kelso but without success. I have also looked
at the BTs for Lane End Parish Church to double check the micro-film of the
PR. It is to that extent more than possible that, together with his missing
sisters, Joseph was baptised at some other parish or perhaps in some other
denomination, but marries within the Established Church.
I am satisfied that the Joseph Kelsall who figures in the 1841
Census for Vine Street, Shelton, Stoke on Trent (P.R.O. ref.: HO 107 992) is
for this Joseph Kelsall together with his parents and cousin William:
2) Census 1841:
__________________________________________________________________________
|1841 Census HO 107 992 [taken 6/6/1841] |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
|S.R.D.: Parish : |
|R.D. : Ecclesiastical Distr.: |
| City,Borough :Stoke on Trent |
| Town,Village :Shelton |
|E.D. : |
|folio : |
|Schedule nr.: |
|Address : Vine street |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
| Occupants | Age| Q.T. or P: | Born in this county? |
|_________________________|____|___________________|_______________________|
| John Kelsall | 60 | Fishmonger | Yes |
| Elizabeth " | 63 | | do. |
| Joseph " | 25 | Fishmonger | do. |
| William " | 8 | | do. |
| James Gelling | 20 | M[ale] S[ervant] | do. |
| Sarah Boutree | 15 | F[emale] S{ervant]| do. |
|_________________________|____|___________________|_______________________|
3) Marriage:
Joseph Kelsall married Mary Ann Baker on the 15th June 1846 at
the Parish Church of St.Peter, Stoke on Trent:
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|Registration District :Stoke-upon-Trent |
|1846 Marriage Solemnized at :St.Peters Church |
|Parish of :Stoke-upon-Trent |
|in the County of :Stafford |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|_______|________|_____|_________|__________|_________|________|___________|
|When |Name and|Age |Condition|Rank or |Residence|Father's|Rank or |
|married|surname | | |profession|at the |name and|profession |
| | | | | |time of |surname |of father |
| | | | | |marriage | | |
|_______|________|_____|_________|__________|_________|________|___________|
|June |Joseph |of |Bachelor |Fishmonger|Hanley |John |Fishmonger |
|15 |KELSALL |full | | | |KELSALL | |
| | |age | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |Mary Ann|minor|Spinster | -------- |Hanley |Samuel |Fireman |
| |Baker | | | | |BAKER | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
|_______|________|_____|_________|__________|_________|________|___________|
|Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the |
| Established Church by Banns |
| by me, Thos. Reddall |
|This marriage in the |
|was solemnized:..Joseph Kelsall..........presence:..William Forrester.....|
|between us, :..Mary Ann Baker..........of us...:..Ruth Lakin............|
|__________________________________________________________________________|
4) Family:
I have obtained the birth certificate for their first child Thomas
who was born on the 7th May 1847 at Old Hall street, Hanley.
__________________________________________________________________________
|Registration District :STOKE-UPON-TRENT |
|1847:Birth in the ----district of :Hanley |
|in the County of :Stafford |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|_______|______|___|________|__________|__________|_____________|__________|
|When |Name, |Sex|Name,and|Name, |Occupation|Signature, |When |
|and |if any| |surname |surname |of father |description |registered|
|where | | |of |and maiden| |and residence| |
|born | | |father |surname of| |of informant | |
| | | | |mother | | | |
|_______|______|___|________|__________|__________|_____________|__________|
|Seventh|Thomas|Boy|Joseph |Mary Ann |Fishmonger|Joseph Kelsal| Twelfth |
|of May | | |Kelsall |Kelsall | | | of |
| | | | |formerly | | Father | May |
|1847 | | | |Baker | | Hanley | 1847 |
|Old Hall | | | | | | |
|Street | | | | | | | |
|Hanley | | | | | | | |
|_______|______|___|________|__________|__________|_____________|__________|
I have found Joseph and Mary Ann in the 1851 Census:
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|1851 Census HO 107 2004 (taken 30/3/1851) |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
|S.R.D.:[Stoke on Trent] Parish :Stoke on Trent |
|R.D. : Ecclesiastical Distr.:St.John |
| City,Borough :Stoke on Trent |
| Town,Village :Hanley |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
|E.D. : 1d |
|folio : 96b |
|Schedule nr.:134 |
|Address :Vine street |
|Occupants : |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
|Joseph Kelsall|H |M |39|Fishmonger Staffs. ; Shelton |
|Mary A. do. |W |M |26| do. ; do. |
|Thomas do. |S | | 4|Scholar do. ; do. |
|Eliz. do. |D | |1«_ do. ; do. |
|John do. |S | |10m| do. ; do. |
|Catherine Daley |Ser|U |21_|Housemaid Ireland |
|John Bentley|do.|U |25|Servant Cheshire ;Macclesfield|
| | __ | | |
|Thomas Kelsall|Nephew|U |19|Fishmonger Staffs. ; Shelton |
|_________________|______|__|__|___________________________________________|
and in the 1861 Census:
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|1861 Census RG 9 1936 [taken 7-8/4/1861] |
|_________________________________________________________________________|
|S.R.D.:Stoke Parish :Shelton |
|R.D. :Shelton Ecclesiastical Distr.:Shelton |
| City, Borough : |
| Town, Village :Hanley |
|E.D. : 15 |
|folio : |
|Schedule nr.: 31 |
|Address : 17 Piccadilly |
|Occupants : |
|_________________________________________________________________________|
|Joseph Kelsall|Head|Marr| 49|Fishmonger & Fruiterer Staffs.; Hanley |
|Mary Ann do. |Wife|Marr| 39| do. ; do. |
|Thomas do. |Son | | 14|Scholar do. ; do. |
|Elizabeth do. |Daur| | 11| do. do. ; do. |
|John do. |Son | | 9| do. do. ; do. |
|Joseph do. |Son | | 4| do. do. ; do. |
|________________|____|____|___|__________________________________________|
CHESTER CHRONICLE AUGUST 4TH 1866
FATAL ACCIDENT - Mr.Kelsall fishmonger of the New Market with his uncle, Mr.
Joseph Kelsall, his brother, and a young cousin, were driving along the
railway bridge to the goods station on Thursday evening, when, on passing
the kerb stone at the gates the vehicle was overturned and the whole of the
occupants thrown violently to the ground. Mr. Joseph Kelsall sustained such
severe injuries that he died in a few minutes after the accident. The rest
of the party were not much hurt. An inquest on the body of the deceased will
be held this morning.
STAFFORDSHIRE SENTINEL
On the 20th May 1995, I looked at the microfilm copy of the
Staffordshire Advertiser and saw quite a different story, one of
drink-driving...
INQUISITION:
City and Borough of Chester, and County of the same City to wit.
AN INQUISITION indented, taken at the Infirmary in the aforesaid City and
Borough, the fourth day of August in the thirtieth Year of the Reign of our
Sovereign Lady VICTORIA, by Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, before me, JOHN HOSTAGE,
Gentleman, Coroner of our said Lady the Queen for the aforesaid City and
Borough, upon view of the Body of Joseph Kelsall then and there lying dead,
upon the Oath of Henry Wilbraham, Joseph Jones, Charles Thorpe, James Jones,
James Smith, Samuel Meacock Junior, Thomas Ellis, Thomas Bellis, George
John Hensley Brown, William Conway, Henry Morris and David Williams good
and lawful Men of the aforesaid City and Borough, who being then and there
duly Sworn and Charged to Inquire on the behalf of our said Lady the Queen,
when, where, how, and by what means the said Joseph Kelsall came to his
Death, do upon their Oath say that the said Joseph Kelsall on the second day
of August in the Year aforesaid, at the aforesaid City and Borough, was in a
spring cart then and there being driven by one Thomas Kelsall when it so
happened that one of the wheels of the said cart caught against a stone
placed to protect a door post at the entrance of the goods warehouse of the
London and North Western Railway Company thre situate and the said cart was
thereby then and there accidentally casually and by misfortune upset and the
said Joseph Kelsall was thrown from the said cart and sustained divers
injuries from the shock whereof the said Joseph Kelsall on the said second
day of August in the year aforesaid at the city and borough aforesaid did
die _____ And so the Jurors aforesaid, on their Oath aforesaid, do say that
the said Joseph Kelsall in manner and by the means aforesaid, accidentally,
casually, and by misfortune, came to his Death, and not otherwise. IN
WITNESS whereof, as well the aforesaid Coroner as the Jurors aforesaid,
have to this Inquisition set their Hands and Seals, the Day and Year, and at
the Place first hereinbefore written.
[Signed:]
John Hostage [L.S.] Henry Wilbraham L.S. Thomas Bellis L.S.
Joseph Jones L.S. G. J. H. Brown L.S.
Coroner Chas. Thorpe L.S. William Conway L.S.
James Jones L.S. Henry Morris L.S.
E John Tatlock Jas. Smith L.S. David Williams L.S.
Samuel Meacock Jr. L.S.
his deputy Thomas Ellis L.S.
Last Will and Testament:
Joseph Kelsall had made a Will on the 12th December 1865 in which
he mentions by name his wife Mary Ann but not those of his children. He
appointed two friends to be the executors of his Will, namely Richard
Langley and George Olivant. For some reason his friends renounced Probate
and a grant of Admon with Will attached was granted to his widow, Mary Ann.
By 1878 a further Grant of Admon with Will was issued out of the Lichfield
District Registry to his son Thomas Kelsall (yet another fishmonger...)
presumably on the death of Mary Ann.
This is the last Will and Testament of me Joseph Kelsall of the
Borough of Hanley in the County of Stafford Fishmonger made this
twelfth day of December 1865 in manner & form following (that is
to say) In the first place I direct payment of all my just debts
funeral and Testamentary and the expences of proving this my Will
as soon as conveniently may be by my Executors hereinafter named
and subject thereto I give devise & bequeath unto Richard Langley
of Piccadilly Hanley afsd. Ironmonger and George Olivant of Hanley
aforesaid Publican All my real and personal Estate Upon trust so
far as relates to my personal Estate to permit my wife Mary Ann
Kelsall she continuing my Widow to carry on the Trade or business
in which I shall be engaged at my death & use and employ for that
purpose such part of my personal estate as shall be then used or
employed therein I direct that my Trustees shall permit my wife
she continuing my ww personally to occupy as her residence the
Messuage wherein I now reside at the Borough of Hanley afsd And to
use therein my household furniture utensils plate linen china &
consummable stores she keeping the sd. Messuage in repair and
paying the expense of insuring the same from loss or damage by
fire And also the Taxes & other outgoings affecting the same I
direct but subject to the previous dispositions that my Trustees
shall convert my personal Trust properties and invest any surplus
after paying my debts at interest on Government or real securities
And I direct my Trustees shall permit my wife she continuing my
widow to receive from my death the net annual income proceeding
from my Trust property however constituted or invested I direct
that my wife during her widowhood shall out of the income to be
received by her persuant to the last clause maintain & educate &
bring up my children I direct that my Trustees with the
concurrence of my wife & should she be dead then of their own
discretion may by Mortgage of all or any part of my real Estate
raise such sum or sums of money for each Child obtaining the age
of 21 as they or he may think proper not exceeding the sum of #100
each and should my wife die or marry again before my youngest
Child obtains the age of 21 years then and in such case I direct
my Trustees to apply the whole such rents interest and proceeds in
maintaining educating and bringing up such of my Children as shall
be incapable of maintaining themselves And on the death or second
Marriage of my said Wife & the youngest Child having attained the
age of 21 years I then direct that my Trustees shall stand
possessed of all my residue real & Personal Estate Upon trust to
C.S. sell & convert the same into money either by Public Auction or
private contract with power to rescind all or vary any contract
and whose receipts shall be absolute discharge for all monies
under my Will Upon further Trust to divide the same equally
amongst such of my Children as shall be then living share & share
alike and to such of them as shall be dead leaving issue such
issue shall take their deceased parents share in equal proportions
I devise all Trust Estates vested in me at the time of my decease
To my Trustees Upon ye like Trusts I could have held the same had
I been liveing I direct that purchasers & others taking the
receipt of my Trustees on paymt. or transfer to them of any money
or effects shall be exonerated from all liability in respect of
the applicon. thof. I Direct that my Trustees may deduct and
mutually allow to each other all disbursements and expences
incident to the execution of my Will and shall be responsible each
for his own acts and defaults only and irresponsible for losses
occurring without ...h..t wilful neglect or default and shall be
indemnified with or out of my trust propy against all liabilities
consequential on the execution of my Will and parlarly. as regards
the carrying on of my trade persuant