Found; Digitized original marriage records! A treasure.

This has been a very productive Sunday afternoon; researching on Ancestry.com.

 I found digitized marriage records for

 Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921 

So far I have found original records for:

two sets of third great-grandparents.  

Samuel Hepworth who married Sarah Jackson on

 25 Jun 1820 at Saint John, in Wakefield, York, England 

parents to John and Thomas Hepworth who joined the LDS church in 1850. 

Thomas is a gggrandfather I will be blogging about the most whenever I get going on this Hepworth line. 

The other ggggrandparents are;

James Fletcher b 16 Feb 1807, he married Julia Lightfoot on 29 Jun 1826 at 

St. Anne's, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England 

What's so great about this record is up until now is Julia's maiden name was unknown.  Now we know; LIGHTFOOT. 

Next is Thomas Hepworth b 1826 and Mary Fletcher b1832;

As I have posted before they were married 

27 Aug 1848

 Then John Hepworth b 1822  and Francis Amelia Fletcher b 1828 

married 28 Jan 1850 

What's so special about the original record, it shows the signature  of my ancestors.  Only one witness to John Hepworth and Frances Amelia Fletcher marriage cannot write her name; she has an x as her mark, it reads 

Jane Spencer her x mark.

Next post:  Naming pattern's of the English and how my ancestors followed the tradition or NOT.  

 James Fletcher and Julia Lightfoot
 Original digital marriage record for my third great grand father and mother
(before finding this record Julia's maiden name was 'unknown')
Father and Mother to Francis Amelia and Mary.

Samuel Hepworth and Sarah Jackson original digital marriage record
My third great grandfather and mother.
Parents to Thomas and John Hepworth 

Thomas Hepworth and Mary Fletcher digital original marriage record.
Second great grandfather and mother.
Migrated to Zion in 1852

John Hepworth and Francis Amelia Fletcher digital original marriage record.
Second great granduncle and aunt.
Migrated with brother Thomas Hepworth and Sister Mary Fletcher
  to Zion 1852

Hepworth Brother's Marries Fletcher Sisters

     Great Grandfather James Fletcher Hepworth's parents are Thomas Hepworth and Mary Fletcher from England.  This is a copy of their Marriage Certificate married on 27 Aug. 1848 at the Church of  St. Nicholas  in Liverpool, Lancaster, England.  The witnesses's are John Hepworth, Thomas's older brother by four years and Frances A. Fletcher, Mary's older sister by four years.  Thomas's father is Samuel Hepworth a Butcher by occupation (this is very important when researching this family) and Mary's father is James Fletcher, his occupation is Painter even though it looks like, Printer on this copy.
Thomas is twenty one years of age and Mary is sixteen.
Thomas's occupation is also a Butcher; an occupation he is for the rest of his life.

     Two years later his brother John Hepworth married Frances Amelia Fletcher on 26 Jan 1850 in the same Church of St. Nicholas in Liverpool.  John is twenty eight years old and Frances Amelia is twenty one.  I don't have a copy of their certificate of marriage. I found their marriage information on FamilySearch.org. This is a picture I found on the internet of St. Nicholas Church located in Liverpool, Lancaster, England, Est. in 1360 still in operation today.  Could this be the very Church the Hepworth Brothers married the Fletcher Sisters?  I think I am safe to say, Yes.
     Thomas and Mary along with John and Francis migrate to Zion in 1852.
   
     It has only been the last two years that I know anything about John and Francis.  I spent all of the year 2010 doing newspaper research and went from nothing to a 2 inch binder filled with interesting news.
 
Stay Tuned to the life histories of the HEPWORTH's.

   


   

James Fletcher Hepworth my great grandfather.

     It's time to come back to posting information about my ancestors.  I hope to post on a regular basis from this date on about the Hepworth family.    

 This is my great-grandfather James Fletcher Hepworth.  Written on the back of this picture is his name and words "abt 19 years old."  To me he looks more like a rough and tough sixteen or seventeen year old.
The look on his face is a 'no nonsense' type of young boy don't you think?
    James was born on 7 May 1857 in Salt Lake City; he is the fifth child of thirteen children born to Thomas Hepworth and Mary Fletcher.
     James is named after his maternal grandfather James Fletcher.
James was twenty five when he married my great-grandmother Sarah Ann Kidgell (named after her mother Sarah Ann Cashmore Kidgell) who was eighteen at the time.  She was known as Sadie.  Like James, Sadie was the fifth child of nine children.  They were married on 30 Nov 1882 at the Hepworth house in
Salt Lake City.  
   

Sadie Kidgell

     This is the
tie in into the Hepworth family.
I am very fortunate to have many treasured pictures of this family that I will be posting the rest of the year. My next post will be on the the parents coming from England to the Salt Lake Territory.



 

Valentine's Day

         Every year I send valentine's; to my grandchildren,

 a friend and of course my husband. 

  Usually I purchase Valentine socks and send to my granddaughters.  This year that all escaped me.  I did not send Valentine socks or a Valentine to my granddaughters or a Valentine to a friend.  I did get a Valentine for my husband.  

Today, Feb 13th, I got my Valentine from Earl.  A BEAUTIFUL Valentine

 and a i Tunes gift card.

Exchanging Valentine's with my spouse is most important.  

I have often mentioned how 'living' gets in the way of my life, my life of doing my favorite things.  I need to take some time out to do some other things that does

 not include my favorite things.    I will be back posting on my blog in March. 

Thanks for stopping by. 

   

Saltair Resort in the early 1900's.

Saltair on the southern shore of the Great Salt Lake

Everyone seems to be having a great time especially the man on the right with his leg straight up in the air. Isn't there always someone like that in a crowd?  Looking to the left of the leg is a man up to his chest in the water, next is a lady, and next to her is my grandmother Ethel Hepworth Tomlinson with her mother next to her, Sarah Kidgell Hepworth.  What fun!

This picture was made into a post card.  

Saltair is located on the southern shore of the Great Salt Lake in Utah about fifteen miles from Salt Lake City.  It was completed in 1893 and was fun wonderful place to take your family. 

History of Saltair

  My father writes about Saltair in his life history of how Uncle George Little the step-father of Pauline and Katie Olsen, two of his favorite cousins  "was a Chief Engineer for the Salt Lake City Saltair Railroad  in charge of transporting people and materials to the Saltair Resort.  With this connection, Myself, [Vern] Pauline and Katie got free tickets to Saltair and we would go once a week.  It was like a miniature Disneyland, rides, games, dancing, roller skating,

and swimming in the lake and always a picnic lunch."  

Sam and Edna Perrins My Grandparents

Sam Perrins and Edna Clair Phippen
18 July 1900 Albion, Cassia, Idaho 

     This beautiful wedding picture of two beautiful people are my grandparents; parents of my Mother.  Samuel Perrins b 27 Feb 1876 in Plain, Luzern, Pennsylvania.  He lived to be eighty nine years old when he died at my family’s home in Pocatello, Idaho on 7 Jan 1966.  I had been married four years and Grandfather was a big part of my life. 

     Sam married Grandmother on 18 July 1900 in Albion, Idaho.  Edna Clair Pippen was born in Cedar Fort, Utah on 23 May 1878.  She moved with her family to Albion, Idaho in 1880 when she was two years old. Grandfather moved with his family to Albion in 1881; he was six.

       Sadly, I didn’t know Grandmother Perrins as well as Grandfather.  She died at age seventy on 18 February 1949; I was six my brother Gary was thirteen.    There is a story to be told about the circumstances surrounding her impending death and the people in the town of Albion which I will blog about at a later date.   

     Today I feel the nudge to blog about a couple of the many memories of my older brother Gary and a cousin Kent.   Gary and Kent were born in the same year; 1936 and had similar recollections that were written down and sent to me several years ago. 

Grandma Perrins and Grandpa
abt. 1947

     I would guess this picture was taken about 1947; a familiar picture to all of the grandchildren.  Cousin Kent says this for all of us.  "People, who do not have Grandparents in their life, miss a very essential part of family nurturing.  What you miss from your parents, you get paid double from your grandparents.  Nothing seem more comforting than a hug and a kiss on the cheek or forehead from Grandma, or the tolerance and encouragement one gets from a Granddad."

     Both Gary and Kent thought of Grandpa and Grandma as "people you did not want to mess with.  I [Kent] recalls Grandpa Perrins as a broad shouldered very muscular person with big heave forearms.  Even when he was in his seventies I [Kent] could not beat him arm wrestling.  Grandma Perrins was tall with a no nonsense stern look, that could put you in your place with just a wag of the finger.  I guess you had to learn that trait raising eight children and having lots of grandchildren."

Yet, their compassion, understanding and loving care was always there.  I think that depth of love has been passed onto other generations.  We have all been blessed with their presence in our lives. 

Grandma Perrins and the Roller Derby

"Their was the time a bunch of us kids were roller skating down the sidewalk 'hill' by the south gate to the Normal. [Albion State Normal School]  It had a curve at the bottom of the hill, which was near the opposite of the house.  Remembering those old skates that latched to your shoes seems so archaic when compared to the roller blades to today.  Still, I bet we had just as much fun. 

      One could pick up a lot of speed on that hill and the big challenge was to see how fast you could go and still make the turn at the bottom of the hill and stay on the sidewalk.  If you didn't it meant some bruised knees and maybe some tears.   But, no matter how many times we failed, we would struggle back up the hill with our skates still on; if they did not come off.  I [Kent] think Grandma Perrins, made herself the self appointed guardian of the turn.  Her job was to help us around the curve or to be there to catch us before we fell.  I can still see her running around the turn as we approached it and guiding us around with arms held out, making sure she would catch us if we fell.  I think she prevented a lot of bruised knees and tears that go with it that day." 

"She was a very gallant lady and I think she was having as much fun as us kids." 

Fred driving the 'Candy' Truck.

     One more post on the Kidgell's and I won't promise this will be the last.  I just couldn't resist posting this picture.
     Fred is at the wheel ready to deliver candy.  The W. F. Jensen Candy business was very poplar through out the state of Utah and adjoining states.  In fact some special makes of candy found there way as far east as New York.
 
   I don't know if this is the candy truck Fred was driving when he left the road to avoid what could have been a very serious accident.
     F.C. Kidgell 

He worked fifteen years for the candy company when he quit in 1930.
     This is the letter written in his behalf.

November 20th , 1930

To Whom it may concern. 

This is to certify that the bearer, Mr. Fred C. Kidgell has been in our employ for the past 15 years as Salesman.  Owing to recent changes made in our policy of doing business, Mr. Kidgell felt inclined to leave our employ.  We are loud in our praise for his honesty and dependability.  Mr. Kidgell s f excellent character, a good salesman and an efficient collector.  The accounts he was handling for us was always in fine condition.  We regret that is is not possible for him to remain in our service.  He leaves us with our best wishes for his future success.  It is a pleasure to recommend him to any one who may be in need of his service

W.F. Jensen Candy Co. 

By. (Signed) W. F. Jensen    

     Very impressive letter of recommendation. It makes one wonder what the 'changes' were that made Fred decide to leave.   Unfortunately, Fred was unable to find steady work because of his age.  He worked the last nine years of his life doing various jobs, keeping busy around the house helping whoever he could.    My father was a lot like his uncle Fred.  After Dad retired he worked at various jobs, always kept busy for as long as his body would allow him.