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JOHN BRAITHWAITE 1849-1931
Part of the Jackson Family History Research
John Braithwaite was born at Hunshelf, near Stocksbridge, Yorkshire on 6 November 1849 - son of Robert and Harriet Micklethwaite. His brother, Josiah, was my Grandfather.
John's information prior to 1881 can be found by clicking the above Braithwaite Family Page link
1881 Census
John had moved with his parents away from Stocksbridge - they were living in nearby Dronfield on Post Office Lane. John had married Annie Silverwood, the marriage shown on BMD as being in the Dec. quarter of 1873 - they had moved to Dronfield to work in the Dronfield steel rail making plant owned by Wilson Cammell -
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John Braithwaite, age 31, born Penistone, York, Labourer at Steel Works |
Annie Braithwaite, wife, age 28, born Penistone, York |
Gertrude Braithwaite, daughter, age 7, Scholar, born Yorks, Bradfield |
Edith Braithwaite, daughter, age 3 born Derby, Dronfield |
Infant Braithwaite, son, no age given born Derby, Dronfield |
More about the Dronfield move can be found on the Braithwaite family page and their subsequent move up the country to live and work in Cumberland following the Company's move to Workington.
1891 Census
As stated, John and his family had also moved up to Workington and were found at 16 Roper Terrace:
| John Braithwaite, Head, M, age 41 Steel Works Labourer, born Penistone, Yorkshire | Annie Braithwaite, wife, M, age 38, born Penistone, Yorkshire | Gertrude Braithwaite, daughter, single, age 17, a dressmaker, born Penistone, Yorkshire | Edith Braithwaite, daughter, single, age 13, a scholar, born Derbyshire, Dronfield | Ernest Braithwaite, son, age 10, a scholar, born Derbyshire, Dronfield | Clara Braithwaite, daughter, age 7, a scholar, born Cumberland, Harrington | John C. Braithwaite, son, age 4, born Cumberland, Workington |
The 1901 Census shows John and Annie Braithwaite, still settled in Workington, but now living at 325 Snapes Row:
| John Braithwaite, Head, age 51, Steelworker foreman over labourers on Railbank, born Yorks, Penisstone | Annie Braithwaite, wife, age 48 born Yorks, Penisstone | Gertrude Braithwaite, daughter, age 27, a dressmaker, own account working at home, born Yorks, Stocksbridge | Edith Braithwaite, daughter, age 23, a dressmaker, own account working at home, born Derbyshire, Dronfield | Ernest Braithwaite, son, age 19, an Steelworker on Railbank, born Derbyshire, Dronfield | Clara Braithwaite, daughter, age 17, born Cumberland, Harrington | John C Braithwaite, son, age 13, Errand boy, born Cumberland, Workington |
Shown in the 1911 Census John and Annie are still at the same address at Mossbay, Workington - but living alone:
| John Braithwaite, Head, age 61, Steelworker labourer, born Yorkshire, Penestono Parish! | Annie Braithwaite, wife, age 58 born Yorkshire Penistone - Married 37 years* |
* So far I have only viewed the transcript
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The Internet has proved to be a wonderful source for me, for instance, I typed "John Braithwaite" into the Google search engine and one of the items listed was the Guest Book of Jane Lach's Bolsterstone website. There was an email dated 2002 from Elizabeth Nash, part of which I repeat below:
"Just found your site and am
particularly interested in the descendents of Cristopher Braithwaite. I am the
Great grandaughter of John Braithwaite and Annie Silverwood and have information
of their children, grandchildren etc."
With this message was an email address, however this 'bounced' but I found a 'Nash' telephone number on the BT website and tried it. And I found another distant cousin!
Elizabeth's connection is John and Annie's daughter Clara, shown above in the 1901 Census, aged 17. Clara married John Cartwright and they have four daughters, Thora, Ruth, Barbara and Clara. Elizabeth's mother is Ruth and she kindly sent me the photographs shown above.
Picture 1: John and Annie Braithwaite nee Silverwood. John was Robert and Harriet Braithwaite's eldest son.
Picture 2: John and Annie's daughter Clara with husband John Cartwright and daughters (from left: Thora, Ruth, Barbara and Clara.
Elizabeth sent me these photographs and more information regarding this 'branch' of our Braithwaite family:
John Braithwaite's birth was registered March quarter 1850 at Wortley; he married Annie Silverwood on 6 Oct 1873 in Penistone - both signed the register and their witnesses to their marriage were James Moorhouse and Ann Ayres; Their residence at the time of the marriage was given as Heywoods. Annie's parents were Benjamin Silverwood and Annis Morton. Their children were:
| Gertrude Braithwaite; born c1874, Bradfield, YKS; married Thomas Roper (1874-1921); son Harold born 1903 in Workington. |
| Edith Braithwaite born c1878 Dronfield, DBY; married Frederick Drabble born (1875-1925); their children were Roy (1906-1925); Olive (1909-1920); Leslie (1913); Ivy (1916-2002); and Herbert (1919) |
| Ernest Braithwaite born c1882 Dronfield, DBY; married Ann Wildgoose; their children were Florence, Edna, Gertrude, Annie and Ellen |
| Clara Braithwaite born 1 Jan 1884 in Harrington, Workington, died 5 Jul 1963 in Maryport. Clara married (7 April 1909) John William Cartwright born 16 Jul 1883 in Workington, died 16 Nov 1957 in Workington. (John's parents were Eli Timothy William Cartwright and Mary Ann Boardman.) Clara and John's daughters were Thora, Clara, Ruth and Barbara. |
| John Clement Braithwaite born 1887 in Workington; John married Harriet (surname not known) |
John Braithwaite died 23 June 1931 and was buried at Salterbeck Cemetery, Workington; and his wife Annie died in Workington on 24 August 1937
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Updated 9 September 2009