The Froggatt Family of Stoney Middleton & SheffieldThomas Froggatt - Jane FURNISAccording to the records copied in the IGI, the earliest mention of the Froggatt family at Stoney Middleton is for Thomas Froggatt and Jane Furnis. They are recorded as having 9 children, with the following baptism dates::
Benjamin Froggatt - Goodith ?According to the IGI records, Benjamin FROGGATT and his wife (possible Goodith ?) had 10 children at Stoney Middleton:
Benjamin Froggatt - Elizabeth LomasFrom the IGI records, Benjamin FROGGATT and Elizabeth LOMAS married at Stoney Middleton on 17 May 1780. They had 9 children with baptism dates recorded at Stoney Middleton as:
John Froggatt - Alice BachornJohn married Alice BACHORN on 20 November 1809 at Hathersage. John and Alice had 6 children whose baptisms were recorded at Stoney Middleton:
John was the blacksmith at Stoney Middleton for many years. In 1841 the 3 youngest children were living with them, as well as their grand-daughter Jane:
In 1851 they had moved to Church St, Middleton, Eyam:
George Froggatt - Ann Thorpe (and Maria ?, and Elizabeth Crossland, nee Earnshaw)George married Ann THORPE in the March quarter, 1839 at Sheffield. Ann was born about 1821 in Sheffield according to the census information. George was a "white metal smith" later a "Britannia metal smith". Britannia metal is an alloy of 93% tin, 5% antimony and 2 % copper. It looked similar to pewter but was harder and easier to work, According to the census information, George was married 3 times and had 7 children in total, 4 from his first wife and 3 from his second:
In 1841, the family are living at "Hollis Croft", Sheffield, where George was a white metal smith. Note that their oldest daughter, Jane, was with George's parents on census night:
In 1851, George and family are living at Baily Field, Sheffield. George's wife is now Maria (likely to be Maria LAMB. There is a marriage in March quarter 1846 at Sheffield). The gap in the ages of the children between Allis (Alice) aged 11 and George aged 2 suggests that his first wife Ann died between mid-1841 and about 1848. There are several Ann Froggatt deaths in the index that would match.
In 1861 George is living with another new wife, Elizabeth and her sons Henry and John CROSSLAND at Bates St, Nether Hallam:
In 1871, Elizabeth is a widow, living alone as a charwoman at 72 Hermitage St, Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield:
Elizabeth Froggatt is not in the 1881 census, suggesting she had either died or remarried. There are no deaths for an Elizabeth of the right age, but there is a marriage between Elizabeth Froggatt and Edwin James Gregory, at Sheffield in the June quarter 1875. If this is the correct Elizabeth, she was again a widow by 1881, when she appears as Elizabeth Gregory, widow, aged 61 living at Stubley Hollow, Dronfield, her town of birth:
When Elizabeth married George Froggatt in mid-1858, she was a widow with 3 children (Henry b 1847, Mary 1848 & William 1850) from her marriage to William CROSSLAND. William died in mid-1853. William had been married previously to Emma (?) and had two children (Frances 1836 and Edward 1838). George Froggatt - Ellen AthertonGeorge married Ellen ATHERTON in the Dec quarter 1874 at Ecclesall Bierlow. They had 8 children:
In the 1871 census George is working as a bricklayers labourer in Ecclesall Bierlow:
In 1881, George and family are boarding at 17 Burgess St, Sheffield. George is a Brass Finisher:
In the 1891 census, George and family are at 9 Mary Place, Manchester. George is now a spring maker:
And in 1901 they are at 5 Sunnyside Tce, Long Acre, Aston, East Birmingham. George is making garden tools:
George Froggatt - Annie BridgeAccording to his birth certificate, George was born at 19 Daisy Walk, Sheffield on 16 May 1884:
He married Annie BRIDGE in late 1913, registered at Prestwich (8d/560). George and Annie had 4 children:
George's Will was dated 13 May 1931:
Raymond Lloyd - June TwamleyRaymond and June were married in mid-1950 in Manchester. They had 4 children, all born in Manchester:
In the mid-1960s the family emigrated to New Zealand. Last updated: 19/08/2010 |
