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Hi Looking for any information on John Heighway Here is what i have so far:

1871 Census:
Grocers Shop, Church Preen, Shrops.
John HEIGHWAY hd. 40 Ag.Lab. b. Stanton Lacy
Caroline HEIGHWAY wife 36
Caroline HEIGHWAY dau. 7
Willm. HEIGHWAY son 5


1881 Census:

Callaughton, Much Wenlock, Shrops.
John HEIGHWAY hd. 50 Ag.Lab. b. Stanton Lacy
Caroline HEIGHWAY wife 48 Home duties b. Munslow
William HEIGHWAY son 17 Ag.Lab. b. Munslow
Edwin HEIGHWAY son 13 Ag.Lab. b.Cardington
Charles HEIGHWAY son 8 b. Church Preen
Richard HEIGHWAY son 6 b. Much Wenlock
Walter HEIGHWAY son 4 b. Much Wenlock

poss mar ?

Marriages Dec 1852

BERRY Eliza Church Stretton 6a 1051
Evans Mary Church Stretton 6a 1051
Halford Richard Church Stretton 6a 1051
Hanson John Church Stretton 6a 1051
Heighway John Church Stretton 6a 1051
Pheysey Joseph Church Stretton 6a 1051
Poston Caroline Church Stretton 6a 1051
Preece Anne Church Stretton 6a 1051

Thankyou I am still missing the birth/christening for John and 1891 census if anyone can help please. Thankyou.

1891. Bourton, Shropshire.
John Heighway 60. Day labourer. Ludlow, Shropshire.
Caroline Heighway 55. Munslow, Shropshire.
Edwin Heighway 23. Gardener. Rushbury, Shropshire.
Charles Heighway 18. Church Preen, Shropshire.
Walter Heighway 13. Much Wenlock, Shropshire.

From,

https://www.familysearch.org/search/col ... ion=EUROPE

John Highway.
Baptism/Christening Date: 20 Mar 1831.
Baptism/Christening Place: Madeley, Shropshire.
Father's Name: Edwd. Highway.
Mother's Name: Mary.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C03379-4.
System Origin: England-EASy.
Source Film Number: 992317.
Reference Number: item 4 p 43.

Thanks Jimmy
I have just printed off a map of Shropshire so I can get some idea of where these places are.
It looks like the Christening you have given me in 1831 ties in exactly with the death I have and even though it says Highway, the death says Heighway:

Deaths Sep 1907
HEIGHWAY John 76 Madeley 6a 329

Madeley isn't on my map though. Most of the censuses I have say he was born in Stanton Lacy which doesn't appear to be on the map either. The marriage I have for John & Caroline is Church Stretton which is on my map. Are these places near to each other?

Also on my 1841 census John is living with William & Ann Heighway (aged 40) He is aged 11. I assumed they were his parents (Ludlow District). Maybe this is wrong as it seems quite far away from Church Stretton, and according to the christening his parents were Edward & Mary...

On Google maps, Madeley is about 20 - 25 miles from Stanton Lacy, both places are on Google maps.

Jimmy wrote:From,

https://www.familysearch.org/search/col ... ion=EUROPE

John Highway.
Baptism/Christening Date: 20 Mar 1831.
Baptism/Christening Place: Madeley, Shropshire.
Father's Name: Edwd. Highway.
Mother's Name: Mary.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C03379-4.
System Origin: England-EASy.
Source Film Number: 992317.
Reference Number: item 4 p 43.

Going by John occupation Ag lab this looks like the wrong one.

1851. Madeley. Shropshire.
Erland Heighway 51. Chainmaker. Broseley, Shropshire. Edward on image.
Mary Heighway 40.
John Heighway 20. Blacksmith.
Sarah Ann Heighway 16.
Emma Heighway 13.
Margaret Heighway 10.
Mary Ann Heighway 7.
Harrit Heighway 2.

Others born Madeley.

Yes it's the wrong one unfortunately which means the death I have is also wrong
Here is the 1851 for John in which his future wife is living in the same household....but it says he was born in Bromfield and he's a wagoner.
1851 Census:
Acton Scott, Shropshire.
Thomas Lewis 48.
Catherine Lewis 46.
Frances Lewis 12.
Catherine Lewis 7.
Mary Lewis 10 MO.
John Lewis 9.
Catherine Paston 19. Bromfield, Shropshire.
John Heighway 21. Servant, Wagoner. Bromfield, Shropshire.
George Ducket 22.
William Childe 12.

In 1861,71 & 1881 he is married to Caroline, born Stanton Lacy and Agricultural Labourer, and now going through everything again he must have died before 1901 because in 1901 census Caroline is a widow so my death in 1907 is definately wrong

not sure if you have sorted this
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