James WILLDER = Jane MOSEDALE
Married EST 1815
James
Born 1793, Burnaston
Christened 1793, Derby St. Osmund
Died 1874, [Newport, Shropshire]
Occupation: Farmer of Plardiwick
RW#: 1/197
Notes amended 15 Feb 2008
c1815-18: Presumed moved from Colton to Whittington, Lichfield, Staffs.
then possibly to Bowers, Eccleshall, Staffs (possibly wife's parent's house; dtr Eliza and son John born there). Baptised as an adult in Belper, Derbyshire 1816.
c1820-25: Farmer of Plardiwick Hall, Staffs.
c1821-22: Left Church of England. Became Independent Protestant (IDP).
c1825: Moved to Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs. for short period (possibly staying with sister Lydia).
c1826: Moved to Bilston, Staffs (son Theodopholus born there 1826)
c1841: Schoolmaster of Gnosall Heath, Staffs.
c1848-60: Dairyman of Aston, Birmingham (there in 1851 census. May have resided at Swynnerton, Staffs for a time in this period, and witnessed marriage of Ann Mosedale - Jane's sister?).
c1860-70: Retired to West Derby, Liverpool (there in 1861 census. Son John already living nearby).
c1870-72: Staying at West Kirby, Cheshire (visitor at son-in-law Joseph Janion's Public House).
c1872-73: Retuned to Plardiwick, Staffs.
1874: Died Plardiwick, Staffs.
Note: [Newport Salop] includes a church of Staffs. incl. Gnosall, etc.
Jane
Born 1789
Died 1873, [Newport], Staffs.
Occupation: of Swynnerton, Staffs. ?
RW#: 1/197w
Richard James = Catherine BLOOD ? > Family
Married 1856, [West Derby], Liverpool
Richard James
Born 1816, Whittington, [Lichfield], Staffs.
Christened 1816, Wade St. Chapel, Lichfield & again 1820 at Gnosall!
Died 1898, [Stoke-on-Trent], Staffs.
Occupation: Brassmith/Hatter of Birmingham, Farmer of Gnosall, Licensed Victualler
RW#: 1/224
Brass Caster of Birmingham c.1837-52
In Handsworth c.1852-55
In Liverpool c.1856-60
Hatter of Birmingham High Street c.1860-67
Farmer of Norbury Manor, Gnosall, Staffs. c.1870-76 (270 acres, 28 men, 2 boys, 2 women)
Licensed Victualler 1881
(Violet &) Gladys Willder of Formby, Liverpool wrote to Ray: 'Great grandfather Willder was born at Burnaston. Apparently moved to Plardiwick Manor, Gnosall, Staffs, & later to Liverpool.'
Catherine
Born 1818
Died 1876, [Newport], Salop (Norbury Manor?)
Occupation: of Horninglow, Burton-on-Trent
RW#: 1/224w(ii)
Is this Gladys & Violet's Miss Blood?
= Eliza ROBERTS > Family
Married [West Bromwich] Handsworth St. James
Eliza
Born EST 1819
Died 1855, [West Bromwich]
Buried Handsworth St. James
RW#: 1/224w(i)
Mary Ann = Joseph PURCELL > Family
Married 1843, [Liverpool]
Mary Ann
Christened 1818, (Colton, Staffs)
RW#: 1/225
1841: 5 Kingston Lower Row with brother Theophilus
Mary may have married again.
Went to live at West Derby
Father living at West Derby with Mary 1861. Father James was Head of Household.
Mary may then have moved to West Kirby and was visited by (or lived with?) father and Jane (mother) in 1871.
Joseph
Died 1849
RW#: 1/225h(i)
= Joseph JANION > Family
Married 1851, [Liverpool]
Joseph
RW#: 1/225h(ii)
Born EST 1819, (Bowers, Staffs)
Died 1893, [Ledbury]
Occupation: Boarding house keeper of Mathon, Worcs 1831, Spinster
RW#: 1/225A
Frederic(k) = Sophia MOSEDALE > Family
Married 1851, (Aston SS Peter & Paul)
Frederic(k)
Christened 1820, (Gnosall)
Died 1866, [Birmingham]
Occupation: Publican of Birmingham 1851, Brass Caster 1863/4
RW#: 1/226
Publican 110/111 Moland Street 1851-53
1851: Birmingham (as Wilder)
1861: Birmingham (as Wilder)
Brass Caster of 347 Bridge Street West 1863 Corporation Directory and 1864 Post Office Drectory
Sophia
Born 1826
Died AFT 1862
Occupation: of Maclesfield, Cheshire
RW#: 1/226w
1861: Birkenhead (visitor)
1871: no trace, presumed deceased
Christened 1821, Etwall & Derby Friargate
Died 1822, Etwall
RW#: 1/212
Multiple baptism records kept for the bretheren, hence exact place of baptism indeterminable
Jane = > Family
Married ABT 1874, [Liverpool]
Jane
Born ? Bilston, Staffs
Christened 27 Jul 1823, (Newport Staffs Independent Protestant)
Occupation: Milliner of Birmingham
RW#: 1/227
1841: Milliner, 5 Kingston Lower Row, Ladywood, Birmingham (with Mary Ann & Theo)
Christened 1824, (Newport Staffs Independent Protestant)
RW#: 1/228
Edwin = Mary Ann LEE > Family
Married 18 Jun 1847, Manchester Cathedral [Manchester Registration District]
Edwin
Born 1825, Plardiwick
Christened 25 Jan 1825, Independant or Dissenting Protestants, Newport, Salop
Died 1872, [Liverpool]
Occupation: Licensed Victualer of Liverpool
RW#: 1/229
Tool manufacturer, Salford, Manchester, 1847.
Presumed moved to Liverpool before 1849.
Licensed Victualer of Tithebarn Street, Liverpool 1872.
1851: Liverpool
1861: Liverpool
1871: Liverpool ('Willden')
Will £5000.
Violet & Gladys Willder of Formby, Liverpool furnished Ray with this man's father who 'married Miss Blood' and his decendants. Their writing is poor, and some transcription maybe wrong. The marriage to Miss Blood only works if father James married twice.
According to Gladys: 'Great grandfather Willder was born at Burnaston. Apparently moved to Plardiwick Manor, Gnosall, Staffs, & later to Liverpool.'
Mary Ann
Born 1813, Bilston, Staffs
Died 1871, [Liverpool]
RW#: 1/229w
of Springfield Lane, Salford
Theophilus = Hannah WIGLEY > Family
Married 17 Sep 1848, [Aston] (Aston, SS Peter & Paul)
Theophilus
Born EST 1826, Bilston, Staffs (Dorlaston?)
Christened 1826, (Longton, Lane End Independent)
Died 1887, [Aston]
Occupation: Brass Caster of Birmingham
RW#: 1/230
1841: 5 Kingston Lower Row, Ladywood with sister Mary
Brass Caster of Bordesley, Birmingham 1842
1851: Aston
Aston Manor 1855
Aston Park 1859
1861: no trace
1871: no trace
Strip Caster of 197 Herbert Road, Small Heath 1876/77
6 Chapman Road, Small Heath 1878
1881: Metal Mixer, 246 Green Lane, Aston
166 Green Lane, Small Heath 1883
154 Green Lane, Small Heath 1886
Brass Caster of Birmingham c1848-1878
Resident of Small Heath from 1870s
Hannah
Born 1829
Died 1854, [Kings Norton]
Occupation: of Bordesley
RW#: 1/230w(i)
= Hannah HARTLEY > Family
Married 7 Apr 1855, [Aston] (Aston, SS Peter & Paul)
Hannah
Born 1835
Died 1877, [Aston]
Occupation: of Handsworth
RW#: 1/230w(ii)
= Elizabeth Hannah FORSTER > Family
Married 1880, [Aston]
Elizabeth Hannah
Born 1835
Died 1900
Occupation: of Hutton le Hole, Yorks
RW#: 1/230w(iii)
1891: Aston ?
John = Jane Elizabeth NICHOLLS > Family
Married 28 Jan 1850, [Birmingham] (St. George)
John
Born EST 1827
Died 1896, [West Derby] Liverpool
Occupation: Hairdresser of Birmingham 1850, Stationer & Tobacconist of Kirkdale, Liverpool 1873
RW#: 1/231
Hairdresser of Birmingham 1850 (possibly resident in Stratford on Avon)
Moved to Liverpool c.1853
Stationer & Tobacconist of 247 Walton Rd, Kirkdale, Liverpool 1873 (Gore's Directory)
Widower at 2 Windsor Rd, West Derby, Liverpool 1881
Later at Thirza Foulkes' residence
Jane Elizabeth
Born 1825
Died 1875, [West Derby] Liverpool
RW#: 1/231w
Born EST 1839
Occupation: at Gnosall Heath 1841
RW#: 1/232
Ray also has est 1818 for this marriage, and est 1819 for Richard's birth
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