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Based on Charles' Marriage :-

Warwickshire, England, Marriages and Banns,
Name: Eliza Grubb
Birth Year: abt 1850
Age: 22
Spouse Name: Charles Checkley
Spouse Age: 30
Marriage or Bann Date: 23 Jan 1872
Event Type: Marriage
Parish: Bedworth
Father Name: Thomas Grabb
Spouse Father Name: Job Checkley

His father is Job and I would like to find his mother.
As I cannot find a birth for Charles I thought the details would be in the 1851 Census. There seem to be several Jobs about so finding one with a son Charles is the only hope. A further problem seems to be that the family has connections with the army so postings take them all over. Has anybody got a nack of solving this please?

Many thanks,
Frances

p.s, What follows is the original thread

51 census request at end



I have been given fresh information on the Checkley family, who lived at Napton on the Hill, next to Southam, Warks. I believe children were born who should be in the 1881 census and the parents were :-

Marriages Mar 1872
CHECKLEY Charles Foleshill
6d 489

Grubb Eliza Foleshill
6d 489

Can anybody see this family please?

Many thanks,
Frances

There is this one?

Name: Charles Checkley
Age: 32
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849
Relationship to Head: Head
Spouse: Eliza Checkley
Gender: Male
Where born: Long Itchington, Warwickshire, England
Civil Parish: Stockton
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England
Marital Status: Married
Education:

Employment status:

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Occupation: Laborer At Lime Works
Registration district: Southam
Sub registration district: Southam
ED, institution, or vessel: 23
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 3115
Folio: 136
Page Number: 26
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Checkley 32 occ Labourer in Lime Works
Eliza Checkley 31 b Priors Marston, Warwichshire
Amy Checkley 3 b Long Itchington
Clara Checkley 9mths b Stockton

This is the marriage you referred to

Name: Charles Checkley occ Sergeant 22nd Regiment
Birth Year: abt 1842
Age: 30
Residence: Napton Warwickshire
Spouse Name: Eliza Grubb occ Domestic Servant
Spouse Age: 22
Residence: Bedworth
Marriage or Bann Date: 23 Jan 1872
Event Type: Marriage
Parish: Bedworth
Father Name: Job Checkley occ Labourer
Spouse Father Name: Thomas Grubb occ (something) Maker

Witnesses: Thomas Grubb and Mary Ann Grubb

Thank you Londonbells but this doesn't look right. Names that have been given include George (died young), Francis Henry and possibly after 1881 were Walter Arthur, Herbert and Marion so it looks like I should have suggested the 1891 census, please

1881 is free on familysearch

have you looked there?

Use familysearch, as I just have, to find info


Name: William George Checkley
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 1884
Christening Place: STOCKTON, WARWICK, ENGLAND
Father's Name: Charles Checkley
Mother's Name: Eliza
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C04272-4

Charles' occupation on his Marriage Certificate was Sergeant this being the case and if he was still in the Army in 1881 census he and his family could be overseas......just a thought

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Greaves Works, Stockton Road, Stockton, Southam, Warwickshire, England


First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Charles Checkley Head Married Male 43 1848 Labourer At Line Works Long Itchington, Warwickshire, England Transcription
Eliza Checkley Wife Married Female 43 1848 - Priors Marston, Warwickshire, England Transcription
Clara Checkley Daughter - Female 10 1881 Scholar Stockton, Warwickshire, England Transcription
John Checkley Son - Male 8 1883 Scholar Stockton, Warwickshire, England Transcription
William Checkley Son - Male 7 1884 Scholar Stockton, Warwickshire, England Transcription

Look for births for the names you give

How did you work back to these people?

Do you have any factual info about children.......or is it all hearsay?

As again you have hit the nail on the head and Francis Henry was born in Cork but the family then returned for the later children.

First name Charles
Last name Checkley
Service number 1110
Rank Private
Unit or Regiment 1st Btn 22nd Foot (Cheshire) Depot
Regiment stationed at Parkhurst
Year 1861
National Archives reference WO12 / 3923
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Record collection Regimental & service records
Collections from Great Britain

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England


First name(s) Charles
Last name Checkley
Relationship -
Marital status Unmarried
Gender Male
Age 20
Birth year 1841
Occupation Private Soldier
Birth town -
Birth town as transcribed WARWICK NAPTON
Birth county -
Birth county as transcribed -
Birth place other as transcribed -
Street -
Parish Carisbrooke
City or borough Newport
County Hampshire
Country England
Municipal ward South
Parliamentary borough Newport
Ecclesiastical district St Johns
Registration district Isle of Wight
Enumeration district -
Piece number 655

And Francis Henry was born..........when, please?

Thank you Jacqueline but the information came from Aunt Marion nee Checkley so probably fairly accurate.

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
18, Carlton Mount, Leeds, Yorkshire, England


First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Charles Checkley Head Married Male 58 1843 Armourer Warwickshire, England Transcription
Eliza Checkley Wife Married Female 51 1850 - Bedworth, Warwickshire, England Transcription
Francis W Checkley Son Single Male 21 1880 Saddler Ireland Transcription
Walter A Checkley Son Single Male 18 1883 House Decorator Leeds, Yorkshire, England Transcription
Herbert Checkley Son Single Male 16 1885 Butcher Leeds, Yorkshire, England Transcription
Marian Checkley Daughter Single Female 14 1887 Tea Weigher & Packer Leeds, Yorkshire, England Transcription


1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Carlton Street, Leeds, Yorkshire, England


First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Charles Checkley Head Married Male 48 1843 Armourer Sergeant Knapton, Warwickshire, England Transcription
Eliza Checkley Wife Married Female 41 1850 - Knapton, Warwickshire, England Transcription
Francis H Checkley Son - Male 11 1880 Scholar Ireland Transcription
Walter A Checkley Son - Male 8 1883 Scholar Leeds, Yorkshire, England Transcription
Herbert Checkley Son - Male 6 1885 Scholar Leeds, Yorkshire, England Transcription
Marion Checkley Daughter - Female 4 1887 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England Transcription

If you'd looked for the births...................................!

Didn't Aunt Marion tell you where she was born?

Here is a baptism of one of their children

Name: Charles Kederick (could be Frederick) Checkley
Parish: Napton on the Hill
Baptism Date: 9 Jan 1876
Father's Name: Charles Checkley occ Sergeant in the Army
Mother's name: Eliza Checkley
Abode: 22nd Regiment, 1st Battalion stationed at Fleetwood

I think in 1880 while his father was posted to Cork, Ireland

I did look for them in FreeBMD but didn;t realize they were in Leeds at that time nor their precise dates. So a big thankyou for everything you have found.

Hi all. Being good and obeying the rules I am using this old Checkley thread to ask for the 1841 census for Job Checkley who was born in 1829 in:-

Name: Job Checkley
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 19 Jan 1829
Christening Place: NAPTON ON THE HILL,WARWICK,ENGLAND
Father's Name: Job Checkley

Mother's Name: Eleanor

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C04659-1 , System Origin: England-ODM , GS Film number: 502292

I believe he has a son Charles in 1842 but I cannot find a marriage for Job in FreeBMD or FamilySearch and wonder if he has a wife by 1841 please?

Many thanks,
Frances