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Joseph Cupit = Hannah (Francis/Fanny) Shaw

My Great Great Grandparents

Once again I have to thank another researcher for information - Jeff Cupit is a descendant of Joseph Cupit and emailed me after having seen my website.  He has provided me with new information as well as confirming details I already had. 

The record from the Parish Registers showing Joseph and Fanny Shaw's marriage -

MARRIAGES folemnized in the Parish of Alfreton

in the County of Derby in the Year 1821

Joseph Cupit of this Parish

and Fanny Shaw of this Parish

were married in this Church by Banns with Confent of

_____________________this seventeenth Day of

September in the Year One thoufand eight hundred and twenty one

By me John Pepper Vicar

This Marriage was folemnized between us Joseph Cupitt X Mark

                                                                     Fanny Shaw X Mark 

In the Prefence of John Longdon and Joseph Nally*

* The names of the above witnesses were difficult to decipher and may be incorrect

Joseph and Francis Cupit's children were:

William* born abt 1822 Mary born abt 1824 George** born abt 1825 died 1887  Elizabeth born abt 1828 Ruth born abt 1831 Joseph baptized 1 Sep 1833 died 1834 Joseph baptized 12 Apr 1835 Ann baptized 2 July 1837 Eliza born abt 1839

*My Great Grandfather     **Jeff's Great Great Grandfather

Joseph was born about 1797 - Joseph and Francis were married as shown above, on 20 September 1821 at Alfreton, Derbyshire and lived at Ironville when my Great Grandfather, William was born - some Census entries for William, however state born Codnor.  However the 1841 Census shows them living at Kirkby in Ashfield, Notts:-

1841 Census - The Cupit family on Portland Row in Selston,

Kirkby in Ashfield, Notts

Joseph Cupit,

age 44, a Coal Miner

Hannah*, age 40 William, age 19

George,

age 15

Elizabeth, age 13 Ruth, age 10

Joseph,

age 6

Ann, age 3

Eliza, age 2

Not born in Nottinghamshire Born in Nottinghamshire

* Joseph's wife named as Hannah

I found a website with a timeline showing that in:

1823     Portland Row, Selston  built, which was a continual row of 47 terraced houses with no jennels.  (Demolished in 1966).

1966    Portland Row, Selston demolished. 

Please visit http://www.jacksdale.org.uk/ for further information on Jacksdale, Westwood and neighbouring Nottinghamshire villages, including Selston and Ironville. 

Portland RowThe picture of Portland Row, shown on the left, can be found on "Picture the Past" - this website contains some wonderful pictures from Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.  Another website has two photographs of Portland Row - this website gives details of a former resident of Portland Row who fought tirelessly for the community.

According to the Librarian at Selston Library, Portland Row was situated "just inside" Selston so close was the boundary that the front doors were probably in Selston, Derbyshire and the back doors in Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire!  In Selston Library I found a book produced by the WEA (Workers Education Association) and written by Ronald W. Storer of 19 Commonside, Selston - "Selston - Portland Road" covering the history of Portland Road with lots of information about Portland Row. The Librarian suggested I contact my own library and request the book as they had several copies made available for outside library loans.  I followed his suggestion and the book subsequently arrived for me to read it throughly.

According to the book the 45 identical houses at Portland Row were built by the Butterley Company in 1823 and they were unique owing to being a row of houses, built in brick and with a roof of blue slates. Joined at one end there was an extra small dwelling, leaving a small space between the houses and the school. The book confirmed that Portland Row was a very long, continuous terrace of forty-seven houses and the overall length was 720 feet with no passages for access from the front to the rear of the houses.  Anyone wanting to go to the backs would have to go round either end. 

The cost quoted was £60 per house and were intended for miners working in the Portland Fields collieries. Each house had a living room, kitchen and pantry on the ground floor, with a flight of stone stairs leading to two bedrooms.  Each house had a very long garden at the read, 360 feet long and the occupants could grow or rear their own food.  Pigs could be reared but apparently the householders were forbidden to keep dogs as pets at some stage. 

The house floors were of stone in the living room, brick in the kitchen and lime mortar in the upstairs rooms. The window frames were made of cast-iron and consisted of twelve small lights.  In the living rooms a black leaded fireplace with oven and boiler was provided and brick-built coppers were installed in the kitchens.  Earth closets with an ash pit were in bricked built out-buildings with pan tiled roofs.

The book's author, repeated the opinion of the Selston Librarian, stating that "Although considered to be in Selston, the buildings were actually in Kirkby in Ashfield, but so close to our boundary, that when walking out of the front door, one stepped into Selston."

Thanks to Michael Spencer from the DERBYSGEN-L@rootsweb.com list - Michael posted the following information extracted from the pages of the Belper Board of Guardians Minute Books -

BELPER GUARDIANS 1842

Ripley  Joseph CUPIT 44, wife 40, Geo 16, Elizabeth 14, Ruth 12, Joseph 8, Ann 5, Eliza 2, Frances 2m.

Reside Kirkby, Mansfield Union - Ruth, Joseph and Ann are ill.

Michael explained that if they survive and if they were having difficulties they may appear in the Admission register for either Belper or Mansfield Union.  It  may be they needed outdoor relief, that is they were "supported " financially  or otherwise, but did not have to go into the Workhouse.  Once better they may not have had any dealings with the Guardians again.

Joseph and Fanny had another child, christened Fanny, on 18 February 1842, who unfortunately died a month later on 27 March. 

My Great Great Grandfather,  Joseph Cupit, died on 2 November 1842, and was buried at Kirkby in Ashfield on 4 November 1842, aged 45 years.   I have obtained a copy of Joseph's death certificate, details of which can be found further down the page

To progress further back in time, I need to establish the parents of Joseph.  Jeff Cupit sent me details of a Cupit researcher's website, Joyce Cupit, living in Denmark - this researcher has put together every mention of Cupit and variants found on the IGI:

http://www.cupit.dk/slaegt-uk.htm the closest is the following entry:

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Joseph CUPIT, Chr 1797 NOTT
Fa: William CUPIT, Mo: Mary C053952 967787

There is doubt though as the entry states christened "1797 NOTT" and on the 1841 Census, Joseph is shown to be born out of county.

Also living on Portland Row in 1841 were Joseph and Fanny's daughter and son in law Samuel and Mary Jepson - they were married March quarter 1841 registered Basford vol 15 page 527, living with John and Rebecca Eggleshaw:-

John Eggleshaw, age 22, a Coal Miner Rebecca Eggleshaw, age 22

Samuel Jepson,

age 22, a Coal Miner

Mary Jepson, age 17
John and Rebecca, both born in Notts Samuel and Mary, not born in Notts

Another family residing on Portland Row were the Skevington family:

Thomas Skevington, age 42, Coal Miner

Ann Skevington, age 35

Annis* Skevington, age 17

William Skevington, age 13

James Skevington, age 11

Lucy Skevington, age 9

Hannah Skevington, age 2

Thomas and Sarah Skevington, twins, 4 days old.

All were born in Nottinghamshire except Thomas and Annis

*Annis married William Cupit in 1842 - my Great Grandparents.  Her parents, Thomas and Ann Skevington, my 2 x Great Grandparents. Their son, William later married Lucy Leivers; and James married Lizzie Ann Green.

There were other Skevington people on Portland Row in 1841, James Skevington, age 65, a Publican and William Skevington, age 24 - they were both born out of county.  Thomas Skevington's parents were James Skevington and Hannah Wright - I'm not sure yet, if this James found in 1841 is Thomas's father.

White's Directory of 1832 records a Thos Skevington, Victualler at Portland Colliery - this might be the Thomas Skevington shown above.

In 1841, Fanny's parents, Humphrey and Mary Shaw were also at Ironville, Alfreton on Foundry Row with 3 boarders:

Humphrey Shaw, age 60, Coal Miner Mary Shaw, age 60 William Bennet, age 18, Labourer George Cotton, age 20, Labourer Thomas Horsecroft, age 15, Labourer
Only Mary Shaw was born in Notts.

The Jacksdale and Westwood community website timeline tells us that:

1811    Foundry and Furnace Rows built with a schoolroom nearby.  Formerly known as Nether Bullock Close. 

1973    The old King ‘Billy’ Street demolished along with Furnace and Foundry Rows. 

 

William Cupit = Annis Skevington

My Great Grandparents

 

Their wedding certificate:

CERTIFIED COPY of an ENTRY of MARRIAGE

Given at the GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE

1842, Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Kirkby in Ashfield in the County of Nottingham

No

When married

Name and Surname

Age

Condition

Rank or Profession

Residence at the time of marriage

Father's name and surname

Rank or profesion of father

61

January 10th 1842

William Cupit

Anis Skevington

Minor

Minor

Bachelor

Spinster

Collier

-

Kirkby in Ashfield

Kirkby in Ashfield

Joseph Cupit

Thomas Skevington

Collier

Collier

Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after banns; by me

Richard Brough Maltby

William and Anis signed their marks and the Witnesses were Josiah Brown X his mark and Annis Taylor

William and Annis had 9 children -

Hannah born abt 1842

died 1843

Ann Sarah born abt 1844 Lucy born abt 1849 Ann born abt 1851 Eliza born abt 1853 Joseph born abt 1855 Fanny born abt 1859 Hannah born 18 May 1861* Mary born  1865

 * My grandmother

Joseph Cupit's death occurred in 1842 - here are the details found on his certificate -

CERTIFIED COPY of an ENTRY of DEATH

Given at the GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE

Registration District of Basford

1842 DEATH in the Sub-District of Greasley in the Counties of Nottingham and Derby

Columns 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

No

When and where died

Name and surname

Sex

Age

Occupation

Cause of death

Signature, description and residence of informant

When registered

Signature of registrar

16

Second November 1842 Upon Selston Common in the Parish of Selston

Joseph Cupit

Male

45 years

Collier

Sudden Natural Death

C Swann Coroner, Castle Gale, Nottingham

Eighth November 1842

W Scott Smith Registrar

Joseph's burial appears in the Parish Records:

BURIALS in the Parifh of Kirkby in Ashfield

in the County of Nottingham in the Year 1842

Name. Abode. When buried. Age. By whom the Ceremony was performed
Joseph Cupit Kirkby November 4th 45 yrs Richard Jones

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1851 Census

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William and Annis were living at 5 Portland Row, in Selston, in Kirkby in Ashfield Parish - Annice is defined as 'Blind' in the "Whether Blind, or Deaf-and-Dumb" column:

William Cupit, Head, Married, age 29, Miner, born Notts, Codnor Parks 

Annice Cupit, Wife, Married, age 28, born Notts, Codnor Parks - Blind

Lucy Cupit, age 2, born Notts, Kirkby

Ann Cupit, age 6 months, born Notts, Kirkby

Hannah Skevington, Sister, age 12, born Notts, Kirkby Sarah Skevington, Sister, age 9, born Notts, Kirkby

The strange thing about this Census entry is that the enumerator has placed ditto marks on every entry, under the word "Miner" in the occupation column. 

The following entry shows the Head of household as Ann Skevington, a widow, age 60 living at Nos 25 and 26 Portland Row:

Ann Skevington, Head, Widow, age 60, Publican, born Notts, Kirkby

Lucy Skevington, daur, Unmarried, age 22, General Servant, born Notts, Kirkby

Hannah Skevington, daur, age 14, born Notts, Kirkby Sarah Skevington, Sister, age 11, born Notts, Kirkby

I'm not certain whether this is 'our' Skevington family  - widow of Thomas Skevington - parents of my Grandmother Annice.   In 1841 Ann Skevington's age is shown as 35 and if this is the family, Hannah and Sarah are showing in both of the above Census entries, albeit the ages don't match;  Lucy was 9 in 1841.

In the 1851 Census Humphrey and Mary Shaw were living in Ironville, Alfreton on King William Street* - this information and the following entry were kindly supplied to me by a member of the DERBYSGEN-L@rootsweb.com email list.  HO107/2145; Folio 482; Page 3 - I believe the entry includes my 3 x Great Grandparents Humphrey and Mary Shaw. 

George Barker

Head, Married, age 43,  Coal Miner, born Codnor, Dby

Ruth Barker,  wife, Married, age 43,  born Ilkeston, Dby

Isreal Barker,  son, Unm, age 16,  Labourer at Iron Works, born Ironville, Dby

Samuel Barker, 

age 9, son, Scholar, born Ironville, Dby

Humphrey Shaw, Head, married, age 78, Late coal miner (Parish relief) born Elton Moor, Dby Mary Shaw, Wife, Mother in law, married age 77, Nurse, born Ilkeston, Dby.

http://www.jacksdale.org.uk/pages/HomeP/IVKingBillySreet.htm - photos of King William Street can be seen by clicking this weblink.

According to the IGI George Barker married Ruth Shaw on 1 June 1830 at Alfreton; and Israel Barker was christened on 9 November 1834, also at Alfreton.

*King William Street also mentioned in the timeline:

1834    Butterley Company built King William Street at Ironville, which was the axle to their new ‘model village’

Here is Humphrey's daughter, my 2 x Great Grandmother, living with her 2nd husband, James Waterhouse in the Parish of Alfreton, at Ironville - on Library Terrace:

James Waterhouse, 

age 57 Head, Forge Labourer, born Ettensell, Staffs

Fanny Waterhouse,  wife, age 47, a Lace Trimmer,  born Ilkeston, Dby

Joseph Cupit,

age 16,

 son in law, unmarried, Forge Labourer, born Portland, Ntt

Eliza Cupit, age 11, daughter in law, Lace Trimmer, born Notts, Portland

John Leighton, Lodger, unmarried, age 51, Forge Labourer, born Ketley, Sal George Jephson, Grandson,  age 4, born Portland, Ntt

According to Jeff Cupit, Fanny, Joseph's widow later remarried in 1846 (4 years after Joseph's death) the record describes her as a widow, marrying James Waterhouse of Ironville at Alfreton.  Her father was named as Humphrey Shaw.  There is a record of this on the IGI showing Fanny Cupit's marriage to James Waterhouse on 25 May 1846 at Alfreton, Derby England.  I have sent for the Phillimore's transcriptions of  Derbyshire Parish Registers which Archive CD Books are promoting at the moment. 

Fanny's daughter Ann was living with William Cupit and his wife Hannah; Ann described as their niece, leads me to believe that William could be the brother of Joseph Cupit - they were living in High Street, Clay Cross, DBY:

William Cupit, Head, Mar, age 49, Coal Miner, born Notts, Brinsley

Hannah Cupit, Wife, Mar, age 45, Notts, Brinsley

Ann Cupit, Niece, age 13, born Notts, Kirkby

John Hand, Visitor, age 22, Unm, Coal Miner, born Notts, Eastwood

Ellen Hand, Visitor, age 19 Unm, Dress Maker, born Notts, Eastwood

In the disability column - every entry of this household had a tick alongside their details.

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Humphrey Shaw = Mary Gordon

my Great Great Great Grandparents

Humphrey Shaw married Mary Gordon at St Mary's Church on 9 September 1798 - he was a coal miner; they had several children whilst living in Ilkeston:-

 

Looking through the microfilm of the Ilkeston registers, I have found the following entries starting with the marriage record of Humphrey and Mary:

Page 49

No.145 Humphrey Shaw Coalminer

                       and Mary Gordon Spinster

Both of this Parish were married in this Church

                    By Banns                           this   Ninth Day

of September One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety

eight                                        By me Geo Allen Vicar

This Marriage was folemnized  Hum’ (his X mark) Shaw  

between us                             Mary (her X mark) Gordon

In the Prefence of William Pollard & William Lacey (both signed)

In the Baptism records:

1802 - May 20 George S of Humphrey Shaw & Mary

1803 - April 23 Robert of Humphrey & Mary Shaw

1804 - Sept 17th  Fanny of Humphrey & Mary Shaw

1810 - May 28th Ruth of Humphrey & Mary Shaw

But the Burial records included

1803 - April 26th Robert of Humphrey & Mary Shaw Infant

1807 - March 15th Alice of Humphrey & Mary Shaw Infant

The IGI has details of 2 more children born to a Humphrey and Mary Shaw (not verified):

Eliza baptised 6 June 1819, in Alfreton, Derbyshire

Elizabeth baptised 22 June 1834 in Alfreton, Derbyshire

The IGI also shows a child, born to Eliza Shaw as being baptised on 7 April 1839 , Alfreton

I found Humphrey Shaw's death on Ancestry and purchased the death certificate:

CERTIFIED COPY of an ENTRY of DEATH

Given at the GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE

Registration District Belper

1854 DEATH in the Sub-District of Alfreton in the County of Derby

Columns 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

No

When and where died

Name and surname

Sex

Age

Occupation

Cause of death

Signature, description and residence of informant

When registered

Signature of registrar

345

Twelfth October 1854

Ironville

Humphry Shaw

Male

79 years

Collier

Decay of Nature

Not Certified

X The mark of Mary Shaw present at Death

Ironville

Thirteenth October 1854

Francis Mather Registrar

Humphrey was buried at Ironville on 15 October 1854, age given though was 83?

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Thomas Skevington = Ann Taylor

my Great Great Grandparents

Via Genes Connected, I was contacted by Raymond Abbott - Raymond's 2 x Great Grandmother was Sarah**, the 11th child of Thomas and Ann Skevington.  Annice* my Great Grandmother was their 1st child.  Raymond has confirmed that Thomas and Ann were the parents of the following children:-

Annice*

b 1 Jan 1820

James

b 25 Jan 1825

Ann b 1 Jan 1827

William b 1829

Lucy

b 15 Jan 1832

George b 31 Dec 1833

John

b 10 July 1835

Thomas

b 11 Apr 1837

d 2 May 1837

Hannah

b 1 Sep 1839

Thomas

b 19 May 1841

d 13 June 1841

Sarah**

b 19 May 1841

Searching Selston Parish Registers, I found the following which might be the baptism of Annice's mother, Ann Taylor:

1786-1804 Vol 7 Register Book for the Parish of Selston

in the County of Nottingham

1803 - September - 26th Ann daughter of William Taylor and his wife

Later baptisms gave more information ie:

BAPTISMS folemnized in the Parifh of Selston

    in the County of Nottinghham                                                           in the Year 1813

When Baptized

Chriftian Name

Parents Name

Abode

Quality, Trade or Profeffion

By whom the Ceremony was performed

Chriftian

Surname

Sept 9

[1813]

No. 29

Joseph

son  of

William  

Ann

Taylor

Codnor P.

Extr.

Labourer

I Pepper

Curate

I think William and Ann Taylor may be my 3 x Great Grandparents, if so they are the parents of Ann Taylor who later married Thomas Skevington and the baptism shown above, dated 1803 could be Ann's baptism. According to Selston P.R's William and Ann Taylor also baptised the following children:

9 Sept 1813 - Joseph 9 April 1815 - Thomas 26 April 1817 - George 30 May 1819 - Annis

 And this entry is a copy of my Great Grandmother, Annice's baptism taken from the Selston Registers:

Page 50

BAPTISMS folemnized in the Parifh of             Selston

          in the County of                  Nottingham                                 in the Year 1823

2nd March

No. 398

Annice

Daughr of

Thomas

&

Ann

Skevington

Codnor P.

Extra Pl

Collier

I Pepper

Curate

Thomas Skevington was the son of James and Hannah Skevington (nee Wright) - I found the following entry in Selston P.R's for the year 1819:

Page 31

28th April

No. 247

Hannah

Daughr of

James

Hannah

Skevington

Codnor P.

Extra Pl

Labourer

H Tenour Officiating

Minister

and entries in 1824 on page 54:

11th Jan.

No. 430 

Mary

Daghtr of

Joseph

&

Fanny

Cupit

Codnor P.

Extra Pl

Collier

I Pepper

Curate

11th Jan.

No. 431

 

Lucy

Daghtr of

James

&

Hannah

Skevington

Codnor P.

Extra Pl

Collier

I Pepper

Curate

Raymond Abbott's research shows Thomas Skevington born 25 November 1798; died 5 Apr 1848* - marrying Ann Taylor born 1800; died 19 December 1852 at Poplar, London.  Their gravestone is in St Helen's Church Cemetery at Selston, Notts. 

St Helen's Church, SelstonInside St Helen's Church, SelstonSt Helens Church, SelstonGrave of Thos and Ann SkevingtonGrave of Thos and Ann SkevingtonThe first two photographs of St Helen's Church, Selston, shown on the left were very kindly taken and forwarded to me by Janet Kirk who is a volunteer photographer for the Derbyshire GENUKI website. The 3rd picture is from the North East Midland Photographic Record "Picture the past" and shows Selston Church in 1905.  This website is well worth a visit, containing photographs from Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

The 4th and 5th pictures were taken by me when I visited Selston on 3 May 2007 and found the grave of Thos and Ann Skevington in St Helen's Churchyard. The gravestone was very large and its position under the trees made it very hard to photograph, so I took two pictures - the details on Thomas's death vary from the information given on his death certificate where he was shown as age 51 and the date given as 4th April 1848 - on the grave it states 5th April 1848 aged 49.  Return to top

 

Searching Ilkeston registers, I found what I think was the baptism of Thomas Skevington although the date was unclear, I interpreted it as 7 November, but it was so difficult to read, it could have been 25th as Raymond Abbott's research showed:

1798 - Nov 7? Thos. Son of James  & Han'h Skevington

*I found Thomas Skevington's death listed in Ancestry.co.uk and sent for the certificate; showing:-

CERTIFIED COPY of an ENTRY of DEATH

Given at the GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE

Registration District Basford

1848 DEATH in the Sub-District of Greasley in the Counties of Nottingham & Derby

Columns 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

No

When and where died

Name and surname

Sex

Age

Occupation

Cause of death

Signature, description and residence of informant

When registered

Signature of registrar

106

Fourth April 1848

Portland Row

Thomas Skevington

Male

51 years

Collier

General Dropsy 8 Months

Certified

The mark of X   James Skevington Occupier Portland Row

Seventh April 1848

N. Scott Smith Registrar

and another death in 1850 - James Skevington, strangely again on 4th April - the signature of a coroner and the registration 30 June - 2 months after the death - there might be a report in a local newspaper:

CERTIFIED COPY of an ENTRY of DEATH

Given at the GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE

Registration District Basford

1850 DEATH in the Sub-District of Greasley in the Counties of Nottingham & Derby

Columns 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

No

When and where died

Name and surname

Sex

Age

Occupation

Cause of death

Signature, description and residence of informant

When registered

Signature of registrar

189

Fourth April 1850 at

Portland Row Kirby

James Skevington

Male

73 years

Publican

Sudden Natural Death and not otherwise supposed from Apoplexy

L Snaner? Coroner  Castle Gate Nottingham

Thirtieth June 1850

W. Scott Smith Registrar

I also obtained this certificate for Ann Skevington, shown in Raymond's research to have died in Poplar, London.  The record on the death certificate matches the date on the gravestone in Selston churchyard, but the name on the certificate does look a lot like 'Skerrington' -

CERTIFIED COPY of an ENTRY of DEATH

Given at the GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE

Registration District Poplar

1852 DEATH in the Sub-District of  Bow and Bromley  in the Couny of Middlesex

Columns 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

No

When and where died

Name and surname

Sex

Age

Occupation

Cause of death

Signature, description and residence of informant

When registered

Signature of registrar

408

Nineteenth December 1852

Kerbey Street, Bromley

Ann Skerrington

Female

49 years

Widow of Thomas Skerrington

Collier

Bronchitis

2 months

Certified

E Taylor

Present at the Death 6 Kerbey Street, Bromley

Twenty second December 1852

I. Dunstan Registrar

1861 Census

My 3 x Great Grandmother, Mary Shaw, widowed in 1854 was still living in King William Street (No.10) with her daughter and son-in-law, George and Ruth Barker: 

George Barker, 

Head, Married, age 52,  Coal Miner, born Codnor*, Dby

Ruth Barker,  wife, Married, age 50,  born Ilkeston, Dby Mary Shaw, Step Mother, widow, age 87,  born Ilkeston, Dby.

*On Ancestry.co.uk George's birthplace has been transcribed as Colkirk, the enumerator's writing is very hard to decipher here, but Colkirk is in Norfolk not Derbyshire. I couldn't find Mary on the 1871 Census, so I looked for her in the death indices and after sending for one wrong entry, I found her death registered at Belper in 1861:

CERTIFIED COPY of an ENTRY of DEATH

Given at the GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE

Registration District BELPER

1861 DEATH in the Sub-District of Alfreton in the County of Derby

Columns 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

No

When and where died

Name and surname

Sex

Age

Occupation

Cause of death

Signature, description and residence of informant

When registered

Signature of registrar

220

Fifth August 1861

Ironville

Mary Shaw

Female

88 years

Widow of Humphrey Shaw Coal Miner

Dropsy

2 months Certified

X The mark of

Elizabeth Swindell present at the Death Riddings

Sixth August 1861

Francis Mather Registrar

My Great grandparents, William and Annis were still living at Portland Row, Selston, Notts in 1861 -

William Cupitt,

Head, Marr, age 39, Coal Miner, born Dby, Codnor Park

Annice Cupitt, Wife, Marr, age 38, born Notts, Kirkby in Ashfield Lucy Cupitt, daughter, age 12, scholar, born Notts, Kirkby in Ashfield

Ann Cupit, daughter, age 9, Scholar, born Notts, Kirkby in Ashfield

Eliza Cupitt, daughter, age 8, Scholar, born Notts, Kirkby in Ashfield Joseph Cupitt, son, age 6, Scholar, born Notts, Kirkby in Ashfield Fanny Cupitt, daughter, age 2, Scholar, born Notts, Kirkby in Ashfield

Referring again to the timeline:

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1861    Census shows that 263 people lived in the 47 terraced houses at Portland Row, Selston  of which 117 were children

James and Fanny Waterhouse were still living at  Library Terrace, No. 5 with a visitor and an assortment of lodgers:

James Waterhouse, 

age 66 Head, Watchman in works, born Sedgely, Staffs

Fanny Waterhouse,  wife, age 57,  born Derbysh, Ilkeston, Eliza Anthony, visitor, age 13, servant domestic, born Derbysh, Codnor Park

William Gallina, Lodger, Widower, age 41, Pudler, born Staffs

James Clare, Lodger, Unm, age 26, Mechanic Iron Turner, born Staffs, Leasley John Maston, Lodger, Unm, age 21, Puddler, born Staffs, Wolverhampton

I couldn't find Fanny nor her 2nd husband, James in the 1871 Census, but found their deaths on Free BMD.  My 2 x Great Grandmother  Fanny Waterhouse, formerly Cupit nee Shaw, died in 1862:

CERTIFIED COPY of an ENTRY of DEATH

Given at the GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE

Registration District Belper

1862 DEATH in the Sub-District of Alfreton in the County of Durham (sic) - this has to be a typing error!

Columns 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

No

When and where died

Name and surname

Sex

Age

Occupation

Cause of death

Signature, description and residence of informant

When registered

Signature of registrar

485

Seventeenth November 1862

Ironville

Fanny Waterhouse

Female

59 years

Wife of James Waterhouse Pudler(sic)

Paralysis 60 hours - Congestion of Brain

Certified

Ann Atkin present at the Death

Ironville

Eighteenth November 1862

Francis Mather Registrar

and her husband, James Waterhouse in 1866:

CERTIFIED COPY of an ENTRY of DEATH

Given at the GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE

Registration District Belper

1866 DEATH in the Sub-District of Alfreton in the County of Derby

Columns 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

No

When and where died

Name and surname

Sex

Age

Occupation

Cause of death

Signature, description and residence of informant

When registered

Signature of registrar

408

Nineteenth September 1866

Ironville

James Waterhouse

Male

75 years

Pudler (sic)

Decay of Nature Certified

X The Mark of Sarah Shaw present at the Death

Ironville

Twentieth September 1866

Francis Mather Registrar

There was a family named Shaw - James and Sarah Shaw, living next door to Fanny and James Waterhouse, shown in the 1861 Census living at No.6 Library Terrace

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Hannah Cupit was my Grandmother and daughter of William and Annice.  Hannah's birth certificate shows she was born shortly after the 1861 Census:

CERTIFIED COPY of an ENTRY of BIRTH

Given at the GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE

REGISTRATION DISTRICT Basford

1861 BIRTH in the Sub-District of Greasley in the Counties of Nottingham & Derby

Columns 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

No

When and where born

Name (if any)

Sex

Name and Surname of Father

Name and Maiden Surname of Mother

Rank or Profession of Father

Signature, Description and Residence of Informant

When Registered

Signature of Registrar

368

Eighteenth May 1861 

Portland Row

Hannah

Girl

William Cupit

Anise Cupit formerly Skevington

Coal Miner

X the mark of Anise Cupit Mother

Portland Row

Fourteenth June 1861

W Scott Smith Registrar

By the 1871 Census, Annice and William Cupit had moved from Kirkby in Ashfield to (I think) Hunshelf.  I have found the family in the Sheffield 1871 Census Index, but my time at the microfiche machine ran out.  More information after my next visit . . .

1871 Census

The family had not moved to Hunshelf, but the Civil Parish of Attercliffe cum Darnall in Sheffield at 64 Brittania Road - there is still a Brittania Road at Darnall in the Sheffield A-Z.

William Cupit,

age 50, Coal Miner, born Derbysh, Iron Ville

Annice Cupit, age 49, born Notts, Kirkby

Joseph Cupit, son, age 15, Coal Miner, born Notts, Kirkby

Fanny Cupit, daughter, age 12, Notts, Kirkby Hannah Cupit, daughter, age 10, scholar, Notts, Kirkby Mary Cupit, daughter, age 6, scholar, born Derbysh, Selston

1881 Census

Jeff Cupit had found my website and filled in some gaps for me, one of which was the whereabouts of Annis in 1881 - Jeff informed me she was recently widowed and that she was living with her married sister, Lucy Dean (nee Skevington) and she was transcribed as "Annie Cupit" rather than Annis.

Annis, recently widowed was living with her married sister, Lucy Dean (nee Skevington) -

Samuel Dean, Head, age 52, born Selodger? probably Selston, Nottingham, a coal miner under Vewer (must be Hewer!) Lucy Dean, wife, age 49, born Kirby*, Nottingham Annie Cupit, Sister in Law, widow, age 58, born Kirby*, Nottingham; Occupation Annuitant; 30 years deaf and almost blind Lucy Hannah Skivington, niece, unmarried,  age 26, born Bradwell, Derby; Occupation Assistant School Mistress Ann Fitzpatrick, niece, age 6, born Manchester - scholar

John Fitzpatrick, nephew, age 4,

born Brampton, Derby - scholar

They were living at Nesfield Colliery, Barlow, Derbyshire

* Kirkby in Ashfield

On the same schedule, the entry above showed another Skevington family, James and Emma, their address shown as "Engine hollow"!?

James Skevington, Head, Marr, age 51, Coal Miner, born , Notts, Kirby, Emma, Wife, age 48, born Essex, Harwick William, Son, Unm, age 18, Coal Miner, born London, Poplar Thomas, son, unmarried,  age 16, Scholar, born Derbyshire, Brampton Lillie, Daur, age 5, born Derbyshire, Brampton

The details of my Great Grandfather's death are shown here:

CERTIFIED COPY of an ENTRY of DEATH

Given at the GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE

Registration District of Sheffield

1877 DEATH in the Sub-District of Attercliffe in the Counties of York

Columns 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

No

When and where died

Name and surname

Sex

Age

Occupation

Cause of death

Signature, description and residence of informant

When registered

Signature of registrar

101

Tenth  October 1877  in the workings of the Nunnery Colliery, Attercliffe

William Cupit

Male

55 years

Coal Miner

Probably

heart disease

2 hours illness

William Smith, Brother in law, 9 Hazle Road, Darnall

Tenth October 1877

Gersty Chapman Registrar

William Smith, brother in law, present at death - William Smith had married Eliza Cupit (Eliza was Joseph and Fanny Cupit's daughter)  after the 1851 Census where Eliza had been living with her mother Fanny and her 2nd husband James Waterhouse in Ironville; in the 1861 Census William and Eliza were married and living in Selston at "Bottom Mexbro" -

William Smith, Head, Marr

age 23, Coal Miner, born Notts, Kirkby

Eliza Smith, Wife, Mar, age 22, born Notts, Kirkby William Smith, son, age 4months,  born Derbyshire, Grass Moor

in the 1871 Census they were living on the same street as Eliza's brother, William and his wife, Annice Cupit  - residing at 74 Brittania Road, Attercliffe cum Darnall with their two daughters. 

William Smith, Head, Marr

age 33, Coal Miner, born Notts, Portland Row

Eliza Smith, Wife, Mar, age 31, born Notts, Portland Row

Deraida Smith, daughter, age 4, Coal Miner, born Notts, Silkstone

Lilly Smith, daughter, age 2, Yorksh, Darnall

in 1881their address  was 34 Brittania Road -

William Smith, Head, Marr

age 43, Coal Miner, born Notts, Portland Row

Eliza Smith, Wife, Mar, age 42, born Notts, Portland Row Deranda Smith, daughter, Unm, age 14, Factory Girl (Umbrella), born Notts, Selston William E. Smith, son,  age 9, Scholar, born Yorkshire, Darnall Mary Smith, daughter, age 7, Scholar, born Yorkshire, Darnall Emma Smith, daughter, age 5, Scholar, born Notts, Hucknall Torkard

By 1891, The Smith family had moved from Attercliffe to Newstead in Nottinghamshire in Colliery House No. 97:

William Smith, Head, Marr,

age 53, Coal Miner, Employed, born Notts, Kirkby

Eliza Smith, Wife, Mar, age 52, born Notts, Kirkby William E. Smith, Son,  single, age 19, Coal Miner, Employed, born Yorks, Darnall Emma Smith, Daur, age 15, Pupil Teacher School, Employed, born Notts, Hucknall Torkard

1901 Census has a William and Eliza Smith living in a part of Nottingham (identified by Ancestry.co.uk as Bulwell) at 125 Northgate and William had left the pit:

William Smith, Head, Marr, age 63, Hay Dealer, Own Account, Working at home, born Notts, Nottingham

Eliza Smith, Wife, Mar, age 63, born Notts, Belper; with a tick in the disability column.

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I have been unable to trace my Grandmother, Hannah Cupit as yet in the 1881 Census, but she may have been in Yorkshire in the Bolsterstone,  Hunshelf or Brampton locality as she married Josiah Braithwaite in 1881 in Brampton Parish Church - Marriage Certificate details shown on the Braithwaite page and which also shows the whereabouts of Hannah and Annice after 1881.

The 1881 Census includes William's brother Joseph living at 22 Victoria Street, Alfreton (their name though was spelt using the double 't' -

Joseph Cupitt, Head, age 47, born Selston, Nottingham, a Puddler Mary Cupitt, wife, age 46, born Alfreton, Derbyshire Anna Cupitt,  Daughter, age 13, born Ironville, Derbyshire Mary Cupitt, Daughter, age 10, born Ironville, Derbyshire, a Scholar Sarah Cupitt, Daughter, age 7, born Ironville, Derbyshire, a Scholar Elizabeth  Cupitt, Daughter, age 5, born Ironville, Derbyshire, a Scholar

Joseph Cupitt, son, age 2, born Ironville, Derbyshire

The Jacksdale and Westwood Community website timeline informs us that:

1836    To 1837 Victoria Street, Ironville built. 

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My Grandparents, William and Annice Cupit were living in Attercliffe, Sheffield when William died in 1877, I have tried to discover what happened to the rest of the family at the time of the 1881 Census.  As shown above, Annice had moved to Derbyshire and was living with her sister, Lucy Dean, but none of her children were present -

Hannah born abt 1842

died 1843

Ann Sarah born 1844 died 1846 Lucy born abt 1849 Ann born abt 1851 Eliza born abt 1853 Joseph born abt 1855 Fanny born abt 1859 Hannah born 18 May 1861 Mary born  1865

Lucy - born abt 1849:

Tragically, I found a Lucy Cupit in 1871 in the Nottingham District Pauper Lunatic Asylum at Snenton:

Lucy Cupitt

Lunatic

Unm.

22

Seamstress

Selstone, Notts

 

and in 1881 Lucy was still in residence in the District Lunatic Asylum for the County of Nottingham, Snenton, Notts:

Lucy Cupit

Pauper Lunatic

Unm.

32

Domestic Servant

Notts, Selstone

Imbecile

I couldn't find Lucy at first in the 1891 Census, but found her by trawling through the Snenton Asylum list - no full names were used in this Census, only the inmate's initials:

L. C.

Resident Patient Insane

S.

42

Seamstress

Neither employer nor employed: X

Notts, Selston

Lunatic

Similarly in 1901, the inmates were identified by their initials and the institution now called the District County Asylum, in North East Nottingham:

L. C.

Resident Patient

S.

51

Seamstress

Worker

Notts, Selston

Lunatic

It has proved impossible at the moment to find her in the 1911 Census, I have had one transcript attempt but its too costly to attempt another whilst they are charging so much.

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Ann - born 1851

Ann appears in the 1851 and 1861 Cenus records, but was not with the family in the 1871 Census when they had moved to Attercliffe, Yorkshire.  I found a marriage for an Ann Cupit, registered in Sheffield in December 1870, the possible marriages were Edward Booker or Benjamin Slater.  I then searched the 1871 for Ann and I believe this is her, living in Attercliffe and Darnall at 2 Cleaveland Place:

Benjamin Slater, Head, Marr

age 21, Labourer in Steel Works, born Yorks, Sheffield

Anne Slater, Wife, Mar, age 20, born Notts, Nottingham

Annie and Benjamin had moved to Dronfield by 1881 and Benjamin was working in the steelworks - their address is given as Holmley Lane -

Benjamin Slater, Head, Marr

age 30, Hammer Man at Steel Works, born Yorkshire, Sheffield

Annie Slater, Wife, Mar, age 30, born Notts, Selston

John Wm Slater,  Son, age 9, Scholar, born Yorkshire, Darnall Joseph Slater,  Son, age 8, Scholar, born Yorkshire, Attercliff Annie Slater, Daur, age 5, Scholar, born Derbyshire, Norton Benjamin Slater,  Son, age 2, born Derbyshire, Coal Aston

William Garrick, Boarder, age 27, Labourer in Steel Works, born Staffordshire, Wednesbury

Searching for Ann in 1891, I discovered Benjamin living in Otley, North Yorkshire with a younger wife - at 61 Kirkgate and he had changed professions!

Benjamin Slater, Head, Marr

age 40, Hair Dresser, Employer, born Yorkshire, Sheffield

Mary Slater, Wife, Mar, age 29, born Derbyshire, Eckington

John Wm Slater,  Son, age 20, Hair Dresser Assistant, Employed, born Yorkshire, Attercliffe cum Darnall Annie Slater, Daur, age 15, Wool Twister Worst., born Derbyshire, Norton Benjamin Slater,  Son, age 11, Scholar, born Coal Aston, Chesterfield Edwin Slater,  Son, age 8,  Scholar, born Yorkshire, Masbro, Rotherham Samuel Slater,  Son, age 6,  Scholar, born Yorkshire, Darnall & Sheffeld Sarah A. Slater, Daur, age 4, Scholar, born Yorkshire, Jump, Barnsley

I found a death registered in Chesterfield June 1881 for Annie Slater, age 30 - vol 7b page 399; and a marriage for Benjamin Slater to either a Mary Ann Kirk or Mary Newton registered in Rotherham in September 1881.

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Eliza born abt 1853

Details of Eliza - not yet available

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Joseph born abt 1855

Another Tragedy hit the family in 1872, if the death I found on FreeBMD is Annice and William's only son, Joseph; registered in Sheffield a Joseph Cupit age 17 was shown - vol 9c page 312.  I couldn't find a matching Joseph on any of the Census records but do intend trying to find out more about this death.

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Fanny born abt 1859

Fanny was 12, and was shown in the 1871 Census, living with her parents in Attercliffe.  There is a marriage for a Fanny Cupit  to a William Brown or William Clarke appearing on FreeBMD and registered in Sheffield in the December quarter of 1873.  If this is 'our' Fanny Cupit, she married at the age of 14 or 15!  The following census shows William Clarke, living in Hoyland with his wife, Fanny and 2 children:

William Clarke, Head, Marr, age 30, Coal Miner, born Derbyshire Hasland Fanny Clarke, Wife, Mar, age 24, born Nottinghamshire, Kirkby Fanny Clarke, Daur, age 5, born Yorks, Rotherham Annice Eliza Clarke, Daur, age 3, born Yorks, Hoyland

Strangely in 1891, William's wife was shown as Mary, age 27, born Selston - the household was living at 13 Park Terrace, Worsbro', Barnsley (could William's new wife be Fanny's sister?) :

William Clarke, Head, Marr, age 39, Colliery Deputy, Employed, born Derbyshire Hasland Mary Clarke, Wife, Mar, age 27, born Notts, Selston Fanny Clarke, Daur, S, age 16, School Teacher, Employed, born Yorks, Rotherham Mary E. Clarke, Daur, age 7, Scholar, born Yorks, Hoyland Nether Gertrude Clarke, Daur, age 5, born Yorks, Hoyland Nether William H. Clarke, Son, age 3, born Yorks, Hoyland Nether Lilian A. Clarke, Daur, age 6 mo. born Yorks, Worsbro'

FreeBMD has a death of a Fanny Clarke, registered in Barnsley March Quarter of 1882, age 25 vol 93 page 166.  FreeBMD also show a marriage between William Clarke and Mary Ann Firth which was registered at Barnsley in December of 1882, 9c p290. There was also a death registered for Annice Eliza Clarke, age 6 March quarter 1884.

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Hannah born 18 May 1861

Hannah Cupit was my Grandmother - she appears with the family in all the records to 1871 in Attercliffe - I have not found her to date in 1881.  She married Josiah Braithwaite on 29 May 1881 in Brampton Bierlow, near Rotherham. 

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Mary born 1865

May was 6 years old in the 1871 Census record when the family were in Attercliffe.  To date I have been unable to find her in any census after 1871, nor anything from FreeBMD registers.

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