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Albert Wagstaff b.1870 fathers surname webster?!

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HeyJudeB4Beatles

HeyJudeB4Beatles Report 5 Nov 2012 20:06

I have Ancestry Worldwide membership which gives access to West Yorkshire BMD records. Just ask on here :-)

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 5 Nov 2012 19:50

Many thanks Jude... just had a look at the records, it's great to see it all in b&w not that that am a sceptic! For future research how can I access such records myself or are they for the eyes of the elite?

HeyJudeB4Beatles

HeyJudeB4Beatles Report 5 Nov 2012 19:40

Have pm'd the baptism images

Jude

Marked As Answer Marked as Answered

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 5 Nov 2012 19:33

A big thank you to brummiejan, Moody blue, Barbara & Heyjudeb4beatles and anybody else I forgot to mention who responded to my thread.
Today I've learned, don't believe everything you read on official documents! Jacqueline xox

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 5 Nov 2012 19:24

Thanks for the pub info that's really kind of you. I found out about the pub that was in our family from c1800 passed down through several generations & I've visited it abt 2 yrs ago. The staff told me there's a "Wagstaff Society" can you believe it? and they regularly meet there for dinner. I'll have to look it up on tinternet!

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 5 Nov 2012 19:13

Cheers Barbara, twas definitely a clerical error then, what a palavor!

HeyJudeB4Beatles, Sam & Arthur christened same day as Albert & Fred? That'd cover all the boys then!

Barbara

Barbara Report 5 Nov 2012 19:12

This maybe off interest
The Fox House Inn
Penistone Road
Hepworth

Introduction

We would like to welcome you to The Foxhouse Inn

A family owned and run business developed over the past 35years operated by the proprietor / chef


Mr. Michael Leon Millas.

Situated just outside the village of Holmfirth a popular tourist destination due to its long relationship with the TV show “last of the summer wine”

The main building dates back some 100 years and was a home farm before it became an Inn.


We offer a wide range of meals either in the bar for lunch or dinner or a romantic evening meal in our restaurant. The food is focused on being modern British with influences from around the world but classic dishes and recipes can still be found on our specials boards.We pride ourselves on using locally sourced produce from the farms that surround the Inn.


We can cater for large or small functions and make menus to suite you.


A wide range of beers and wines are served daily with traditional hand pulls cask ales alternating every three days from local brewers.
Our warm welcome extends to everyone and we look forwards to serving you in a relaxed friendly atmosphere overflowing with Yorkshire hospitality.
A wide range of menus run every day from set specials to 4 course menus and our famous Sunday Carvery.
These menus are produced with only fresh seasonal ingredients sourced locally from farms to markets when possible by our chefs.


If you google it there is a photo

Barbara

Barbara Report 5 Nov 2012 19:05


Name:

Albert Wagstaff
Parish:

Penistone, St John the Baptist

Baptism Date:

14 Nov 1875

Father's Name:

John Wagstaff

Mother's name:

Mary Ann Wagstaff



Name:

Fred Wagstaff

Parish:

Penistone, St John the Baptist

Baptism Date:

14 Nov 1875

Father's Name:

John Wagstaff

Mother's name:

Mary Ann Wagstaff

HeyJudeB4Beatles

HeyJudeB4Beatles Report 5 Nov 2012 19:01

Sam and Arthur christened same day

Barbara

Barbara Report 5 Nov 2012 19:01

This is Albert baptism and also his brother Fred on the same day
Father John Wagstaff of the Foxes an Inn keeper
and his mother Mary Ann

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 5 Nov 2012 18:56

Hi Barbara,
to be sure is this Albert's baptism record, 14 Nov 1875 with John Wagstaff stated as his father?

HeyJudeB4Beatles

HeyJudeB4Beatles Report 5 Nov 2012 18:50

This is the only birth that matches

Births Jun 1870 (>99%)
Wagstaffe Albert Huddersfield 9a 301


Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 5 Nov 2012 18:48

I thought it might be his older bro' Issac as a m. witness and it's a match with Issac's wife Clara. Didn't have her surname so cheers for that. To be sure am going to work through all the siblings and if it's Wagstaff all the way I'll assume it's an error.
Any ideas on how to get hold of his original birth cert or entry which should have his parents names?

HeyJudeB4Beatles

HeyJudeB4Beatles Report 5 Nov 2012 18:47

Everything points to it being an error!!

Barbara

Barbara Report 5 Nov 2012 18:42

Albert Wagstaff
Age: 11
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Relation: Son
Father's Name: John Wagstaff
Mother's name: Mary Ann Wagstaff
Gender: Male
Where born: Hepworth, Yorkshire, England

Civil parish: Hepworth
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street Address: Foxes
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Farm Labourer

Registration district: Huddersfield
Sub-registration district: Newmill
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 4372
Folio: 152
Page Number: 5
Household Members: Name Age
John Wagstaff 40
Mary Ann Wagstaff 35
Isaac Wagstaff 16
Fred Wagstaff 13
Albert Wagstaff 11
Sam Wagstaff 9
Arthur Wagstaff 6
Lily Wagstaff 3
Emily Wagstaff 1

This is the Albert Wagstaff that married Hannah Battye witness Isaac Wagstaff

1875

Name:

Albert Wagstaff



Parish:

Penistone, St John the Baptist



Baptism Date:

14 Nov 1875



Father's Name:

John Wagstaff



Mother's name:

Mary Ann Wagstaff
On the same date together with his brother Fred
Fathers Occupaation The Foxes Inn Inn Keeper

I think there is a mistakes on the marriage cert and Webster should be Wagstaff
it would not be the first time this has happened

HeyJudeB4Beatles

HeyJudeB4Beatles Report 5 Nov 2012 18:42

Lily's marriage

Name: Lily Wagstaff
Birth Year: abt 1878
Age: 38
Marriage or Bann Date: 20 Jul 1916
Parish: Holmbridge, St David
Father's Name: John Wagstaff
Spouse's Name: John Marsh
Spouse's Father's Name: John Marsh

Witness was an Emily Battye

her sister

Marriages Dec 1903 (>99%)
BATTYE Arthur Huddersfield 9a 664
WAGSTAFF Emily Huddersfield 9a 664

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 5 Nov 2012 18:32

Well spotted Moody Blue.
Just out of interest who were the witnesses? No chance of a mix-up there?
It does sound very much like an error.
Jan

HeyJudeB4Beatles

HeyJudeB4Beatles Report 5 Nov 2012 18:32

From A - the West Yorkshire record

Name: Albert Wagstaff
Birth Year: abt 1870
Age: 24
Marriage or Bann Date: 2 Jun 1894
Parish: Shepley, St Paul
Father's Name: John Webster
Spouse's Name: Hannah Battye
Spouse's Father's Name: James Battye

Isaac a witness so correct family I would say

This is Isaac's marriage

Name: Isaac Wagstaff
Birth Year: abt 1865
Age: 31
Marriage or Bann Date: 28 Nov 1896
Parish: Hepworth, Holy Trinity
Father's Name: John Wagstaff
Spouse's Name: Clara Kaye
Spouse's Father's Name: Joseph Kaye

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 5 Nov 2012 18:25

Yes i wondered too if it was an error on the m cert. I was thinking of checking up on his siblings m certs to see whether they matched alberts.

Moody Blue

Moody Blue Report 5 Nov 2012 18:24

His father in 1881 occupation was:-

Farmer Of 14 Acres And Licensed Victualler ( so not just an Inn Keeper) and in 1891 his brother Isaac was a Cattle dealer so it is an occupation within the Wagstaff family. maybe as brummiejan has suggested, it may be an error.....perhaps by the clerk who filled in the register etc.