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ELIZA CASTLEDINE

Birth: before 6 December 1840, Bingham, Nottinghamshire

Baptism: 6 December 1840, St. Mary and All Saints, Bingham, Nottinghamshire

Parents: Henry Castledine and Lucy Edenborough

Death: about March 1930, Nottingham registration district

Burial: unknown date and location

 

Occupation: House Maid (1861)

 

Addresses: Needham Street, Bingham, Nottinghamshire (1841 census), Union Street, Bingham, Nottinghamshire (1851 census), Bingham (30 August 1860), North Field House, Langar near Barnston, Nottinghamshire (1861 census), Bottesford (13 November 1870), Orston Lane, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1871 census), 7 Orston Lane, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1881 census), 5 Richards Row, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1891 census), 53 High Street, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1901 census), High Street, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1911 census)

 

 

 

First Putative Partner: FRANCIS FREAR

Addresses: East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire (30 August 1860)

 

Notes: On 30 August 1860, a female named Eliza Castledine (resident at Bingham) brought a successful affiliation case against Francis Frear, of East Bridgeford. Francis was ordered to pay 2s. 6d. per week towards the maintenance of Eliza’s child, and any related court expenses.

 

 

1. Possible Child of FRANCIS FREAR and ELIZA CASTLEDINE: JAMES CASTLEDINE

Birth: about June 1860, Bingham, Nottinghamshire

Death: about December 1860, Bingham registration district

Burial: unknown date and location

 

 

Second Putative Partner: UNIDENTIFIED MALE

Notes: The birth date of Eliza’s son Arthur Castledine is variously given as 6 June 1863 or 25 December 1863, and his birth was not registered. Arthur was subsequently described as a “son-in-law” to Eliza’s husband John, and used the surname Castledine in later life.

 

 

2. Child of ELIZA CASTLEDINE and UNIDENTIFIED MALE: ARTHUR CASTLEDINE

Birth:  6 June 1863 or 25 December 1863, Bingham, Nottinghamshire

Baptism: 13 November 1870, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire

Death: about December 1942, Honiton registration district

Burial: unknown date and location

 

Notes: The 1939 register suggests 6 June 1863 as Arthur’s birthday; his baptism record favours 25 December 1863.

Occupation: Scholar (1871), Private RMLJ (1901), Goverment Labourer Royal Dockyard (1911), Masons Labourer (Retired) RMLI Pensioner (1939)

 

Addresses: Orston Lane, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1871 census), 79 East Street, East Stonehouse, Devon (1901 census), 119 Union Street, Stonehouse, Devon (1911 census), 119 Union Street, Plymouth, Devon (1939 register)

 

 

Marriage: about December 1891, East Stonehouse registration district

 

Spouse: ELIZABETH MARDON

Birth: 1868, East Stonehouse, Devon

Death: about March 1937, Plymouth registration district

Burial: unknown date and location

 

Addresses: 79 East Street, East Stonehouse, Devon (1901 census), 119 Union Street, Stonehouse, Devon (1911 census)

 

 

 

Marriage of ELIZA CASTLEDINE: 9 February 1868, St. Mary and All Saints, Bingham, Nottinghamshire

 

Spouse: JOHN BRANSTON

Birth: 1 February 1847, Bottesford, Leicestershire

Baptism: 4 April 1847, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire

Parents: Thomas Branston and Sarah Smedley

Death: about March 1935, Nottingham registration district

Burial: unknown date and location

 

Occupation: General svt (1861), Agr Lab (1871), General Labourer (1881), General Laborer (1891), Gardener Domestic (1901), Farm Labourer (1911)

Addresses: Beyond Bar, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1851 census), Grange Farm, Orston, Nottinghamshire (1861 census), Orston Lane, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1871 census), 7 Orston Lane, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1881 census), 5 Richards Row, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1891 census), 53 High Street, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1901 census), High Street, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1911 census)

 

 

Children of ELIZA CASTLEDINE and JOHN BRANSTON:

 

1. LUCY CASTLEDINE BRANSTON (my great-grandma)

Birth: 27 December 1868, Bottesford, Leicestershire

Parents: John Branston and Eliza Castledine

Death: 20 March 1942, Long Bennington, Lincolnshire

Burial: St. Swithin’s Church, Long Bennington, Lincolnshire

 

Occupation: general servant domestic (1881)

Addresses: Orston Lane, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1871 census), Staunton Arms, Staunton Arms, Nottinghamshire (1881 census), 7 Mill Lane, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1891 census), 36 High Street, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1901 census), Long Bennington (12 August 1904, 15 June 1906), Main Road, Long Bennington, Lincolnshire (1911 census), Main Road, Long Bennington, Lincolnshire (1911 census, electoral rolls for 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926)

 

Marriage: 4 June 1888, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire

 

Spouse: SAMUEL ROWLAND (my great-grandad)

Birth: 24 July 1860, South Witham, Lincolnshire

Baptism: 7 August 1860, St. John the Baptist’s Church, South Witham

Death: 28 January 1942, Long Bennington, Lincolnshire

Burial: St. Swithin’s Church, Long Bennington, Lincolnshire

 

 

Please follow this link for details of Samuel Rowland and Lucy Castledine Branston’s family.

 

 

2. JOHN THOMAS BRANSTON

Birth: 27 October 1870, Bottesford, Leicestershire

Baptism: 13 November 1870, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire

Death: 24 October 1940, Dunnville, Ontario, Canada

 

Occupation: scholar (1881), coal miner (1891), Coal Miner Contractor (1911), lab (21 March 1913)

Addresses: Bottesford (13 November 1870), Orston Lane, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1871 census), 7 Orston Lane, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1881 census), Birks Terrace, Alfreton, Derbyshire (possible, 1891 census), 64 Bagshaw St, Pleasley Hill, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire (1911 census)

 

Emigration Notes: On 21 March 1913, John T. Branston (aged 42, occupation “lab”) sailed from Liverpool on the Tunisian (a ship operated by the Allen Line). His destination was stated as Halifax or St. John, New Brunswick, Canada.

 

 

Marriage: about June 1893, Belper registration district

 

Spouse: ANNIE MILNES

Birth: about June 1874, Ambergate, Derbyshire

Death: 20 December 1960, Dunnville, Ontario, Canada

 

Addresses: 64 Bagshaw St, Pleasley Hill, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire (1911 census)

 

Emigration Notes: On 27 August 1913, Mrs. A. Branston (aged 49) sailed from Liverpool on the Virginian (a ship operated by the Allen Line). With her were her children Wilfred (aged 18, a miner), Hedley (aged 16, a miner), Wesley (aged 13, a scholar), Evelyn (aged 11), John (aged 10), Lily (aged 7), Percy (aged 4) and Henry (aged 3). Their destination was stated as Quebec, Canada.

 

 

 

3. ADA EDINBURGH BRANSTON

Birth: 1 July 1872, Bottesford, Leicestershire

Baptism: 13 October 1872, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire

Death: about March 1952, Loughborough registration district

Burial: unknown date and location

 

Occupation: domestic help (1939)

Addresses: 7 Orston Lane, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1881 census), 12 Dunstan Street, Carlton, Nottinghamshire (1901 census), 75 Haydn Road, Sherwood, Nottinghamshire (1911 census), 123 Park Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire (1939 register)

 

Marriage: 13 March 1900, St. Mary and All Saints, Bingham, Nottinghamshire

 

Spouse: JOHN GOODWIN

Birth: 1868, Bingham, Nottinghamshire

Death: about March 1928, Nottinghamshire registration district

Burial: unknown date and location

 

Occupation: laborer railway (1901), green grocer (1911)

Addresses: 12 Dunstan Street, Carlton, Nottinghamshire (1901 census), 75 Haydn Road, Sherwood, Nottinghamshire (1911 census)

 

 

 

4. SARAH ANN BRANSTON

Birth: 19 November 1873, Bottesford, Leicestershire

Baptism: 28 August 1874, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire

Death: about December 1951, Basford registration district

Burial: unknown date and location

 

Occupation: scholar (1881) unpaid domestic duties (1939)

Addresses: 7 Orston Lane, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1881 census), Bottesford (2 June 1890), Mill Road, Heanor, Derbyshire (1891 census), 27 Thorpe Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire (1901 census), 92 Norman Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire (1911 census), 89 Wharncliffe Rd, Ilkeston, Derbyshire (1939 register)

 

First Marriage: 2 June 1890, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire

 

Spouse: WILLIAM WOOLLEY

Birth: 1864, Clifton, Nottinghamshire

Death: about March 1933, Basford registration district

Burial: unknown date and location

 

Occupation: shepherd (1890) coal miner (1891) coal miner loader under ground (1901) coal miner (1911)

Addresses: Clifton in Notts (2 June 1890), Mill Road, Heanor, Derbyshire (1891 census), 27 Thorpe Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire (1901 census), 92 Norman Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire (1911 census)

 

 

Second Marriage: about March 1935, Basford registration district

 

Spouse: WILLIAM WATERFIELD

Birth: 23 April 1877, Quarry Bank or Dudley, Staffordshire

Parents: William Waterfield and Clara Ann Dunn

Death: about March 1945, Ilkeston registration district

Burial: unknown date and location

 

Occupation: scholar (1881), coal miner (1891), coal miner hewer (1901, 1911), underground haulage rope oiler coal miner (1939)

Addresses: High Street, Kingswinford, Worcestershire (1881 census), 19 Springfield Terrace, Ilkeston, Derbyshire (1891 census), 1 Club Row, Ilkeston, Derbyshire (1901 census), No 6 Club Roe, Ilkeston, Derbyshire (1911 census), 89 Wharncliffe Rd, Ilkeston, Derbyshire (1939 register)

 

Notes: Census records suggest that William Waterfield had married his first wife Lily Oakes in 1898; they had three children - William Henry (1899), Arthur (1901) and Ernest (1902).

 

 

5. ELIZABETH BRANSTON

Birth: 30 December 1874, Bottesford, Leicestershire

Death: 22 March 1948, Alfreton, Derbyshire

Burial: unknown date and location

 

Occupation: scholar (1881), Domestic Duties (1939)

Addresses: 7 Orston Lane, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1881 census), Mill Road, Heanor, Derbyshire (1891 census), High Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire (1901 census), Sleetmoor Lane, Nr Alfreton, Derbyshire (1911 address), Colice Dove, Nottingham Road, Alfreton, Derbyshire (1939 register), Colice Dove, Nottingham Road, Alfreton, Derbyshire (probate record)

 

 

Marriage: 8 April 1900, Swanwick, Derbyshire

 

Spouse: CHARLES MILNES

Birth: 31 August 1878, Sleetmoor Lane, in the parish of Swanwick, Derbyshire

Death: 30 June 1956, 118 Mansfield Road, Alfreton, Derbyshire

Burial: unknown date and location

 

Occupation: Coalminer Hewer (1901), Shot firer in coal mine (1911), Underground Colliery Deputy ARP Warden (1939), retired colliery deputy (wife’s probate record)

Addresses: High Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire (1901 census), Sleetmoor Lane, Nr Alfreton, Derbyshire (1911 address), Colice Dove, Nottingham Road, Alfreton, Derbyshire (1939 register)

 

 

6. CHARLOTTE BRANSTON

Birth: 13 June 1877, Bottesford, Leicestershire

Death: 6 April 1952, Kegworth, Leicestershire

Burial: unknown date and location

 

Occupation: General Servant (domestic) (1891), housewife (1939)

Addresses: 7 Orston Lane, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1881 census), Clipsham Hall Stables, Clipsham, Lincolnshire (1891 census), Station Road, Kegworth, Leicestershire (1901 census), High Street, Kegworth, Derbyshire (1911 census), 26 Borrowell, Kegworth, Leicestershire (1939 register)

 

Marriage: 17 October 1895, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire

 

Spouse: GEORGE MUSSON DUNMORE

Birth: 17 April 1869, South Witham, Lincolnshire

Death: about March 1957, Loughborough registration district

Burial: unknown date and location

 

Occupation: groom (domestic) (1901), Groom (1911), gardener (1939)

Addresses: Station Road, Kegworth, Leicestershire (1901 census) High Street, Kegworth, Derbyshire (1911 census), 26 Borrowell, Kegworth, Leicestershire (1939 register)