This page was first written in late 2000 – I’ve kept it for anyone
ending up here hoping to find something about “Wardle” 9/7/09
My great-grandfather, Albert, was the fourth of 10 children, whose father was James Wardle, a lay preacher at the Baptist church in Kegworth. James Wardle married Frances Hardy on 9-Feb-1861 (Frances Hardy, born 1841 in Kegworth (or Chester-Le-Street?) died 29-Nov-1920). Their children:
- John born 1861 married Emma
- Eliza born 1863 married James Barker
- Harriett born 18-May-1864 married William English (born 26-Oct-1860 in Northern Ireland)
- Albert born 15-Jul-1866 married Sarah Jane Brentnall
- Margaret born 1869 married Albert Marsh (born 14-Mar-1870 in Stowe, Bury St Edmunds)
- George born 1871 married Florence Parker Brentnall on 28-Sep-1891
- Hannah born 5-Apr-1872 married Samuel Wilders (born 1873 in Kegworth)
- Caroline born 16-Nov-1875 married George Croker (born in Isleworth, London)
- John born 1876 (correct? or repeat entry born 1861?)
- Ellen (Nellie) born 12-May-1877 died 1-May-1966 in Kegworth
- Fanny born 19-May-1879 married Thomas Henry Seal (born 11-Oct-1877 in Leicester)
James Wardle’s father was John Wardle born 1810 in Diseworth.
Harriett and Fanny were married in the Baptist Church in Kegworth, which probably explains why there’s more detail about them and their children.
A Wardle family gathering in Blackpool, 1903
The photograph was taken at Blackpool in 1903*
Back row left to right: unknown, Albert, James, George Croker, James Barker, unknown, unknown
Middle row (l-r): Unknown, Sarah Jane (with baby Grace), Frances (née Hardy), Caroline Croker (née Wardle), Eliza Barker (née Wardle)Unknown
Front row (l-r): Harold, Doris, Frances Croker, Albert Barker, Marjorie and Eric
* Wardle unless stated otherwise
If a date is close to one you’re trying to connect to, or you spot something that doesn’t tally, please let me know.
Back row left to right: George Bowler, William North, George H.Wallis, Samuel Wilders, John Adkins, John Woolley, Ernest Woolley
Front row (standing): John Waterhouse, Joseph Barker, Percy Mills, James Shepherd, Edwin W.Wilders, Frederick Woolley
Seated: John Young, James Wardle
Not sure how my dad ended up with this photograph (and unfortunately lacking a date). James Wardle was a lay preacher at the Baptish Church in Kegworth.
4 Comments
Question about the second picture. Would you be able to increase the size of William North and where is Kegworth?
Hi Joy,
I need to ask my dad if he can scan in the photo at a higher resolution (or wait until later next month when I’m next home to do it).
Kegworth is in Derbyshire, England, just south of Derby and Nottingham. A map is here http://www.multimap.com/s/BzFkLHJm if that’s any help.
Thanks for visiting! Dan
Are any of James’ offspring likely to be the father of Cyril William Wardle, of Loughborough, born 1897? He (and the rest of his descendants) were all Baptists.
Thanks for the message, Mike. I don’t know myself the current family tree file is on my dad’s computer. Loughborough doesn’t ring a bell with me, but I’ll ask and let you know.
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