> I would like to receive your mailing list, please. I am > researching > the COLWELL family for a relative. His great-grandfather was Ernest > Colwell, > who was born in Middleton in 1872. > Ernest emigrated to the United States about 1895 and was a Methodist > Episcopal Minister during his lifetime. He lived in Pennsylvania and in > New > York State. > Ernest's father was John Colwell who was born in Hucclecote, > Gloucestershire, in 1840 or 1841. He died in 1887. He is listed in the > 1881 British > Census as a Wesleyan Minister. His brothers Joseph and Richard also > became > British Wesleyan Ministers. > My sources for the above information have been the British Census > Records, the United States Federal Census Records, and the web site of > the the > Hucclecote Methodist Church in Gloucestershire. > > I am seeking information about the John Colwell family in Middleton. > I am assuming that he lived in MIddleton for 2 or 3 years, including the > year > 1872 when his son Ernest was born. It is my understanding the Methodist > ministers moved every 2 or 3 years. If there is a Methodist church still > active in > Middleton, I would like to contact them to ask the dates of John's > service, > and I would like to ask them if they have a baptismal record for Ernest. > I > would very much like to find out his exact date of birth, and also his > mother's > maiden name. She is listed in the census records as "as Ann P." with no > maiden name given. > If anyone else is researching this family, i would enjoy > corresponding > with them and would be happy to share any information that I have found. > > Thank you for your attention. My e-mail address is > SBockstein@aol.com > > Sylvia I. Bockstein, 172 Jackson Street, Jefferson Massachusetts, zip code > 10522-1469. > >

Hi Sylvia, Here is the baptism entry: Long Street Wesleyan Methodist Church. 22 May 1871. Ernest s/o Joan and Ann Powel Colwell of Middleton. Born 7 April 1871. The mothers maiden name could be Powel, but you would need to purchase the birth cert for confirmation of this. This is the only baptism for this family in Middleton. The registers for Long Street for this time period are not at the church. They have been deposited in archives at Manchester Central Library. I have indexed all entries (baps and marriages) including other non-conformist churches in Middleton. Long Street Wes Meth has a web site: http://www.fencegate.demon.co.uk Best wishes, Doreen. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.10.1/64 - Release Date: 04/08/2005

Keyboard isn`t working properly today (feeble excuse!) The fathers name should, of course, be John and not Joan. Doreen. ----- Original Message ----- > > Long Street Wesleyan Methodist Church. 22 May 1871. > Ernest s/o Joan and Ann Powel Colwell of Middleton. > Born 7 April 1871. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.10.1/64 - Release Date: 04/08/2005