Hi Cliff Thanks for your reply. That would be great if you could forward me the list of chapelrys for Leek. Regards Garth H PS I have family from Cheddleton. It would be funny if we were connected in some way. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cliff & Ann" <anncliff.b@uqconnect.net> To: <ENG-STS-THE-POTTERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 10:04 AM Subject: Re: [Pots] Joseph Holtham > Garth, > I had a similar problem. > I found my ancestor in Endon and his parents in Cheddleton. > Endon is a chapelry of Leek. > It appears that our ancestors might give the general area of their birth as > Leek but were baptised in a chapelry of Leek. > > I used the publication "Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service, > Guide to Sources, No.1- Parish Registers and Bishops' Transcripts" to locate > the chapelrys.. > > If you want a list of chapelrys of Leek please let me know. > > Hope this helps. > > Cheers > Cliff > (from Oz) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Garth Houltham" <garph@ihug.co.nz> > To: <ENG-STS-THE-POTTERIES-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 5:25 AM > Subject: [Pots] Joseph Holtham > > > >I am searching for the birth of Joseph Holtham c 1766 in Leek. His > >Staffordshire Militia records say he was born there but I can't find any > >reference in St Edwards Parish registers. I would love to know who his > >parents were. Can anyone make any suggestions as to where to look next? He > >married his first wife Catherine Gibson in 1803 but I don't connect with > >any children until 1812. Could he have been away with the Militia and his > >wife was left at home. In total he had 14 children from his two marriages. > >The second wife was Margaret Hawley. > > > > > > ==== ENG-STS-THE-POTTERIES Mailing List ==== > > The List for the Pottery Towns of the Ancient County of Staffordshire > > > > > > > > -- > > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.1 - Release Date: 4/1/2005 > > > > > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.1 - Release Date: 4/1/2005 > > > ==== ENG-STS-THE-POTTERIES Mailing List ==== > The List for the Pottery Towns of the Ancient County of Staffordshire >