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My parents were looking for family gravestones in St. Peter's Churchyard, Harborne..... they found an Isaac GREAVES ( 1807-1875).

I found him on the 1851 census living in York St, Harborne

Isaac GREAVES(42) gardener born Harborne,
wife Mary(46)born Halesowen,
kids born Harborne...George(21)unmarried lapidary, Mary Ann(12), Mary(8),
Sarah GATCHFIELD(82) mother-in-law & John GATCHFIELD(52)b-in-law..ag.labourer..both born Halesowen

I am having no success chasing up these GATCHFIELDs can't find them on census other than this one...and can't find any on the BCC tree

Anyone know anything about GATCHFIELDs?

Cheers
Expat

IGI Submitted
Mary Gatchfield
Birth: About 1806
Marriages:
Spouse: Isaac Greaves
Marriage: 29 MAY 1827 Aston Juxta, Birmingham, Warwick, England

Deaths Sep 1853
GATCHFIELD Sarah K. Norton 6c 214

Gosh kdw that was fast!
Didn't have that marriage but it fits perfectly with the ages of the children..... son George born in 1829

I found several GATESFIELDs on IGI and am wondering if they are the same family?
Thanks
Expat

Hi Expat, don't you have any normal names I found the following in the Halesowen St John's Register:-

2.11.1824 Elizabeth Gathfield Burial Ridgeacre 28 years

4.7.1833 John Gatchfield Burial Wards End 73 years

Will post any more I find.

Linell.

linell wrote:Hi Expat, don't you have any normal names I found the following in the Halesowen St John's Register:-

2.11.1824 Elizabeth Gathfield Burial Ridgeacre 28 years

4.7.1833 John Gatchfield Burial Wards End 73 years

Will post any more I find.

Linell.

Thanks Linell
I think some of my ancestors made up their names as they went along!!!
... then of course ....I do have the ones with 'normal names'..... but they are names like Jones and Taylor and there are too many of them... so that's difficult too!!
It's still fun working it all out though isn't it?
Expat

Keeps your mind active

My mom's family are the Jones's and Taylors from Tipton

My dad's family wasn't so bad - Salt from Clent

Then I started on my dad's Welsh side and found Hughes, Williams and yet more Jones'

expat66 wrote:

linell wrote:Hi Expat, don't you have any normal names I found the following in the Halesowen St John's Register:-

2.11.1824 Elizabeth Gathfield Burial Ridgeacre 28 years

4.7.1833 John Gatchfield Burial Wards End 73 years

Will post any more I find.

Linell.

Thanks Linell
I think some of my ancestors made up their names as they went along!!!
... then of course ....I do have the ones with 'normal names'..... but they are names like Jones and Taylor and there are too many of them... so that's difficult too!!
It's still fun working it all out though isn't it?
Expat

Oh yes I forgot about your Jones and Taylors Keep beavering away Ex Pat, it will all come together one of these days.

is this one done for now?

do you want it moved to Brickwalls?
what more do you want on this thread

unless otherwise advised will archive

Northern Lass wrote:is this one done for now?

do you want it moved to Brickwalls?
what more do you want on this thread

unless otherwise advised will archive

Still wondering whether those Gatesfields I found on IGI are the same family?
Other than that.... this might aswell be archived for now NL
Thanks
Expat