Edward FRETWELL

  General Notes:

Edward was a hand loom weaver before becoming a collier. It would appear his brother Henry was a witness to his marriage to Harriet Bates in 1845. Harriet died in 1857 and Edward married Elizabeth Jagger in 1860. Edward died in 1897 when his address was 90 Clifton Street, Attercliffe, Sheffield.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Baptism, 18 Nov 1821, Penistone, St John The Baptist, Yorkshire, England. Residence: Hoylandswaine, Yorkshire

• Census, 1841, Near Lanes, Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England. In the same household appear to be his brother Richard, his mother Elizabeth and her second husband John Fretwell.

• Marriage, 19 Feb 1845, Barnsley, St Mary, Yorkshire, England.

• Census, 1851, 18 Elm Court, Cawthorne, Yorkshire. Head, Hand Loom Weaver. Born: Hoylandswaine

• Census, 1861, 15 Barnby Furnace, Cawthorne, Yorkshire. Head, Coal Miner Marital Status.Born: Hoylandswaine

• Census, 1871, Barnby Furnace, Cawthorne, Yorkshire. Head, Colliery Store Keeper. Born: Silkstone

• Census, 1881, 77 Wilton Lane, Kimberworth, Rotherham. Head, Lamp Gauze Maker. Born: Hoyland Swaine, Yorkshire

• Census, 1891, 90 Clifton Street, Attercliffe, Sheffield. Head, Tinner. Born: Silkstone, Yorkshire

Edward married Harriet BATES, daughter of Living and Living, on 18 Feb 1845 in Barnsley, St Mary's, England. (Harriet BATES was born on 8 Mar 1823 in Dodworth, Yorkshire, England, christened on 11 Jan 1824 in Silkstone with Stainborough, All Saints, Yorkshire, England, died about 1857 in Hoylandswaine, Yorkshire, England and was buried on 4 Feb 1857 in Silkstone with Stainborough, All Saints, Yorkshire, England.)

Edward next married Elizabeth JAGGER on 18 Oct 1860 in Silkstone, Yorkshire, England. (Elizabeth JAGGER was born about 1822 in Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England, died in 1900 in Ecclesfield, Wortley, Yorkshire and was buried on 28 Jun 1900 in Christ Church Cemetery, Attercliffe, Sheffield.)