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I am looking for information on the following fellow, James (son of James of Kendal, England).


The Mercury, Tuesday 10 July 1900
Marriages.
CAPSTICK-DUTHIE.-On June 8, at the Collins-street Congregational Church, Melbourne, by the Rev. Dr. Bevan, James, eldest son of James Capstick, Kendal, England, to G. E. M. (Nurse Duthie, Hobart), eldest daughter of the late W. Vincent Duthie of Ballarat.


He died in 1937 aged 75 in Victoria. Gertrude was born 1864 and died in 1938; I don't think they had any children. (I have the DUTHIE ancestors sorted for now, just looking for info on James please) :-)

Was he previously married? When did he come to Australia? Who were his parents?

1881 Census???

Edward SPEIGHT M Male 30 Kendal, Westmorland, England Butcher Farmer Of 40 Acres
Grace SPEIGHT M Female 28 Windermere, Westmorland, England
Annie Jane SPEIGHT Female 5 Windermere, Westmorland, England Scholar
Charles Edwin SPEIGHT Male 3 Windermere, Westmorland, England Scholar
Edward Clapham SPEIGHT Male 2 Windermere, Westmorland, England
Arthur Clifton SPEIGHT Male 3 m Windermere, Westmorland, England
Agness CLAPHAM U Female 26 Windermere, Westmorland, England Nurse (Sub Med)
Isabella WALKER U Female 18 Lamorby, Cumberland, England Gen Serv Dom
>>>James CAPSTICK U Male 20 Kendal, Westmorland, England Butchers Man
Christopher GIBSON U Male 18 Ambleside, Westmorland, England Butchers Apprentice

Source Information:
Dwelling Victoria Street
Census Place Applethwaite, Westmorland, England
Family History Library Film 1342255
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 5206 / 85
Page Number 40




Is this his family in 1881???

James CAPSTICK Head M Male 43 Sedbergh, York, England Tailor & Woollen Draper Emp 7 Men & 3 Boys
Eliz. CAPSTICK Wife M Female 45 Kendal, Westmorland, England
Hannah CAPSTICK Daur U Female 17 Kendal, Westmorland, England
Fredk. CAPSTICK Son U Male 16 Kendal, Westmorland, England
Chas. B. CAPSTICK Son Male 14 Kendal, Westmorland, England Scholar
Geo. A. CAPSTICK Son Male 12 Kendal, Westmorland, England Scholar
Walter S. CAPSTICK Son Male 11 Kendal, Westmorland, England Scholar
Frances M. CAPSTICK Daur Female 7 Kendal, Westmorland, England Scholar
Cecilia BIRKETT Sister In Law U Female 52 Kendal, Westmorland, England Visitor
Sarah GASS Serv U Female 20 Kendal, Westmorland, England General Dom Serv

Source Information:
Dwelling 6 Castle Villas
Census Place Kendal, Westmorland, England
Family History Library Film 1342257
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 5214 / 92
Page Number 24

or with his in-laws, wife and child (occupation is a better fit with his father's line of work)

John LEATHER Head M Male 64 Kendal, Westmorland, England Loom Tuner
Agnes LEATHER Wife M Female 60 Kendal, Westmorland, England
William LEATHER Son U Male 20 Kendal, Westmorland, England Carpet Wea
Margaret LEATHER Daur U Female 18 Mealbank, Westmorland, England Worsted Twister
Mary BENSON Aunt U Female 77 Kendal, Westmorland, England
>>> James CAPSTICK Son In Law M Male 20 Heversham, Westmorland, England Woollen Spinner
Dinah CAPSTICK Daur M Female 22 Kendal, Westmorland, England Woollen Twister
Susanna CAPSTICK Gd Daur Female 2 Kendal, Westmorland, England

Source Information:
Dwelling Fold Yd 7
Census Place Kendal, Westmorland, England
Family History Library Film 1342257
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 5213 / 8
Page Number 7

fits with

Deaths Jun 1899 (>99%)
Capstick Dinah 40 Kendal 10b 455

He was still in England in 1901

1901 England Census
about James Capstick Name: James Capstick
Age: 41
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
Relation: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: Kendal, Westmorland, England

Civil parish: Kendal
Ecclesiastical parish: St Thomas
County/Island: Westmorland
Country: England


Registration district: Kendal
Sub-registration district: Kendal
James Capstick 41
Susannah Capstick 22
John Capstick 18
Thomas Capstick 14
Rosina Capstick 10

Aha, thanks Jax. So maybe the first Jas as butcher is more likely...?

There were certainly a lot of Capsticks in Kendal!

Cherilyn

For info

1871 England Census
about James Capstick Name: James Capstick
Age: 9
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862
Relation: Son
Father's Name: James Capstick
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Capstick
Gender: Male
Where born: Kendal
Civil parish: Kendal
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
Town: Kendal
County/Island: Westmorland
Country: England
Registration district: Kendal
Sub-registration district: Kendal
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Household schedule number: 45
Piece: 5287
Folio: 45
Page Number: 11
Household Members: Name Age
James Capstick 33
Elizabeth Capstick 36
James Capstick 9
Hannah Capstick 7
Frederick Foster Capstick 6
Charles Birkett Capstick 4
George Alfred Capstick 2
Walter Squire Capstick 1
Hannah Birkett 27

Possible James for the 1881 you posted married to Agnes and remained in UK settling in Birkenhead, Lancs working as Butcher, Slaughterman and in 1911 ? ship's butcher.

1891 England Census
about James Capstick Name: James Capstick
Age: 29
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Agnes Capstick
Gender: Male
Where born: Kendal, Westmorland, England

Civil parish: Birkenhead
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England

Occupation: Butcher

Registration district: Birkenhead
Sub-registration district: Birkenhead
ED, institution, or vessel: 14
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 2881
Folio: 26
Page Number: 45

Household Members: Name Age
James Capstick 29
Agnes Capstick 27
Edward B Capstick 5
Kate Capstick 3
William Capstick 1
William Nicholson 69
Hugh Lees 31
John Devenport 26
Richard Caddick 22


1901 England Census
about James Capstick Name: James Capstick
Age: 39
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Agnes Capstick
Gender: Male
Where born: Kendal, Westmorland, England

Civil parish: Hoylake cum West Kirby
Ecclesiastical parish: Hoylake Holy Trinity
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England

Occupation: Slaughterman

Registration district: Wirral
Sub-registration district: Woodchurch
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 66
Piece: 3387
Folio: 77
Page Number: 11

Household Members: Name Age
James Capstick 39
Agnes Capstick 37
Edward B Capstick 15
Kate Capstick 13
Alfred Capstick 6
Frank Capstick 3
Redvers N Capstick 1

1911 England Census James crossed out as well as Edward and Kate who were married - possibly on board ship.
about James Capstick Name: James Capstick
Age in 1911: 49
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Civil parish: Toxteth Park
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street Address: 326 Park Road Liverpool
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Ship ?? looks like Butcher
Registration district: Toxteth Park
Registration District Number: 454
Sub-registration district: Toxteth Park South West
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Piece: 22237

Household Members: Name Age
James Capstick 49 - James name crossed through
Agnes Capstick 47
Edward Capstick 21
Kater Capstick 23
Alfred Capstick 16
Frank Capstick 13
Redworth Capstick 11
Dorothy Capstick 9
Annie Capstick 7
Jack Capstick 5

Vera

Thanks, Vera.

The James jnr in the 1871 looks good for the eldest son of James of Kendal.

I agree the other Jas as butcher with Agnes seems to be the first 1881 I posted...so still need to find 'my' Jas jnr in 1881.

Will have another look.

No luck - does seem to fit as the butcher one - unless he was already in Australia by 1881?

A different tack - is there a James CAPSTICK snr in Kendal in 1901 (given Jas jnr married in 1900 in Australia and it stated his father was there at the time!)

I guess born c1835 +/- 10yrs.

???

I thought perhaps he had headed for Australia between 1871 and 1881 but can't find anything on him travelling out although there was one moving from New Zealand to Melbourne in 1887 but no record from UK to NZ.

I can only find 3 likely James born at that time in that area but then he may have been born elsewhere and the press record just showing where his father was living at the time of marriage.

I'll take a look for James Snr.

Vera

Forgot I looked at James Snr and family previously. Elizabeth died im 1884 and James Snr re-married Matilda Wheeler. In 1891 he was living with Matilda, Florence M (Frances M) and Walter S. In 1901 he is with Matilda and the son of that marriage.

I've just noticed that in 1861 James Snr appears to be lodging in Kendal and next door is an E Capstick with wife Fanny. E Capstick born same place as James Snr and is a Butcher. Wonder when he married Elizabeth ? and had James Jnr.

1891 England Census
about James Capstick Name: James Capstick
Age: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Matilda Capstick
Gender: Male
Where born: Howgill, Yorkshire, England

Civil parish: Kendal
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
County/Island: Westmorland
Country: England

Registration district: Kendal
Sub-registration district: Kendal
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 4332
Folio: 61A
Page Number: 27

Household Members: Name Age
James Capstick 53
Matilda Capstick 37
Walter S Capstick 21
Florence M Capstick 17
Ernest S Jones 29
Margaret Ridding 18

dob not right on this one - Enummerator scored thru age most likely 63. Still working as a Tailor on his own account.
1901 England Census
about James Capstick Name: James Capstick
Age: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Matilda Capstick
Gender: Male
Where born: Howgill, Yorkshire, England

Civil parish: Kendal
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
County/Island: Westmorland
Country: England

Registration district: Kendal
Sub-registration district: Kendal
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 117
Piece: 4913
Folio: 14
Page Number: 19
Household Members: Name Age
James Capstick 53
Matilda Capstick 47
John D Capstick 9

Vera

Thanks, Vera, bit confused not sure if we have sorted this or not!

Bearing in mind the daughters name, I think this may be the christening of the James Capstick married to Dinah Leather on that 1881 census - states he was born Heversham which is a couple of miles from Milnthorpe:

James Capstick
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 29 Jun 1860
Baptism/Christening Place: MILNTHORPE,WESTMORLAND,ENGLAND
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Susannah Capstick
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C06165-1
System Origin: England-ODM
Source Film Number: 97400

Looks like Susannah had 2 other children - Isabella ch Milnthorpe 23/2/1857 and Edward born 1863, ch Kendal 1/6/1869. They are on the 1871 census as Capstick, but Susannah going by the name Smith.

Marriages Jun 1866 (>99%)
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BROWNRIGG John Kendal 10b 1032
Capstick Susannah Kendal 10b 1032 <<<<<<
SMITH Joseph Kendal 10b 1032 <<<<<<
Unsworth Eleanor A Kendal 10b 1032

She then married Horatio Duty in 1873 & was on the 1881 census in Kirkby Kendal.

Think, if the christening for James is correct he can be ruled out?

Cherilyn

ha ha your confused. I confuse myself all the time on here. I was leaning more towards your original 1881 of the James who was working as a Butcher in the 1881 census with the Speight family. Only because there was that tenuous link to the Capstick's and butchering/butchery in the 1861 census of James Snr and next door neighbour E Capstick (possibly James Snr's brother)

Of the 3 Capstick's I could find - one married Dinah and as Jax posted was still in UK in 1901, one appeared to have married and settled in Liverpool. So possibly James 1881 with the Speights is linked to the 1881/1871 family James Snr b Yorkshire - Tailor/Draper and Elizabeth. However still can't be certain because no place of birth for the James Jnr.who married in Melbourne. Do you have his marriage cert?

Vera

Think Vera may be on to something. 1861 has James snr living next to Edward & Fanny - this is probably their marriage:

Marriages Jun 1857 (>99%)
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Capstick Edward Sedburgh 9a 10
Hutchinson Fanny Sedburgh 9a 10
Hutchinson Frances Sedburgh 9a 10

Then, the christening of their son James:


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Name: James Capstick
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 21 Jun 1861
Baptism/Christening Place: Kendal, Westmoreland, England
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Edward Capstick
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Fanny
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03947-8
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 1657403
Reference Number: item 12

Marriage for James/Elizabeth?

Marriages Jun 1861 (>99%)
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Birkett Elizabeth Kendal 10b 945 99%)
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And their son? - don't know what's gone wrong, but it didn't post registered Q1- 1862

CAPSTICK James Kendal 10b 603

So the butcher James Capstick settled in Liverpool could be Edward's son, and the James Capstick born Heversham/Milnthorpe can be ruled out as well I think it only leaves the other James son of James & Elizabeth and registered Q1/1862. (The other 2 christened before this, and no sign of christening for this one.)

Wonder where he was in 1881 - can only see the other 2?? Or then again it could be this one:

MEESON, Richard Head Married M 70 1811 Musical Intrt Maker
Aldermanbuy VIEW
MEESON, Sarah Wife Married F 44 1837
Standon, Hertfordshire VIEW
MEESON, Ricd Colling Son Single M 0 1881
Islington, Middlesex VIEW
COPSTICK, James Boarder Single M 19 1862 Wool Brokers Artld Clerk
Kendal, Westmorland VIEW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
SELF, Ewely Sister In Law Widow F 74 1807
Cromer, Norfolk VIEW
MADDOCK, Harriet Widow F 32 1849 Domestic Servant
London City Of, London, Middlesex VIEW
Piece: 272
Folio: 66
Page: 5
Registration District: Islington
Civil Parish: Islington
Municipal Borough:
Address: 14, Cole Brook Row, Islington
County: London, Middlesex

I can't see the one above on any future census, nor a death prior to 1901 to match him. Think he must be a stong contender for your James, I'd be inclined to order the birth certificate.

oh well done Flip, he does look a good match, need to have a good think about this one!
lol Vera, it is difficult when so many names the same - and there i was thinking Capstick wasn't a common name!!!

Thanks Cherilyn. I think the occupation may proove a clue - lots of wool in NZ & Australia! Familysearch NZ collection has a J Capstick going back & forth between NZ & Aus, but he could just be crew and there isn't enough details to know if it's him.

Maybe someone with better access to shipping records could find him sometime between 1881/1891? Or maybe coming back to UK at some point.