Two points before I even look at other information: - 'Back Lane' does Not suggest anyone died in the street: there are many 'Back Lanes' in which people lived. If someone died of exhaustion and apoplexy it means he or she had a stroke, brought on by the severe exhaustion suggested by the person signing the death certificate. Regards, Penny ----- Original Message Follows ----- From: Rebecca Line <beckyline@uku.co.uk> To: ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-SHROP] Joseph and Charlotte Heath and Family of Shrewsbury, Shropshire Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 20:21:22 +0100 > Hello, > I wonder if anyone could help me with this query? > > I am trying to find out more about my great great grandmother Ellen > Chant nee Heath from Shrewsbury. I believe that she may be the daughter > of Joseph and Charlotte Heath who I have found on the 1851 and 1861 > census'. In 1851 Joseph (aged 40) and Charlotte (aged 39) were living > at Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury with children: > Elizabeth - 16 > Emma - 14 > Morris? - 16 > Mary - 5 > Ellen - 3 > Ann - 1 > > In 1861 the family was living at Beeches Lane: > Joseph - 51 > Charlotte - 48 > Ellen - 14 > Ann - 12 > George - 10 > > Joseph Heath died in 1863 and the family moved to the Birkenhead area; > Charlotte died in 1889 with her daughter, Mary, present at the death. I > have found out bits and pieces about most of the children i.e. Ann > married a German chap called "Meyer", Mary married someone named > "Cadwallader" and then a chap called "John Egglestone" but I cannot find > out anything more about the child Ellen and so, although I suspect that > she may be my great great grandmother, I cannot make the connection. On > FreeBMD I have found an Ellen Heath who seems to be the one who appears > on these census returns - born 1847 in Shrewsbury - but again I cannot > make the connection as I do not have a definite date of birth for my > great great grandmother. I can find her in her married name of Ellen > Chant on later census returns but her ages vary greatly and even her > death certificate does not clarify this. > > If anyone can tell me anything at all about this family I would be most > interested; particularly if someone else knows what happened to this > Ellen Heath. The father, Joseph's, occupation is shown on various > documents as "ostler", "groom" and "horse dealer" - could there be a > gypsy connection here does anyone think? Mary Heath's first husband, > Maurice Cadwallader, was a basket maker - is this a gypsy trade? I know > that my great great grandmother, Ellen, married someone who was a basket > maker also. > > Just one more question! Joseph Heath died in June 1863 with the place > of death shown as "Back Lane", Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury. Would "Back Lane" > have been an actual address in Shrewsbury or does this suggest that he > died in the street? > His death certificate states "exhaustion" and "apoplexy". > > I would love to receive any help, advice or comments! > > Many thanks, > Rebecca > South Yorkshire > > REMEMBER - The question you are asking may have already been answered. > Threaded Archives at - > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS/Archives > > Searchable Archives at - > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message