John Pritchard

1847 - 1902  (55 years)

• Name	John Pritchard
  Birth	1847	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [1, 2]
  Christening	31 Jan 1847	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [3]
  	John Pritchard Gender: Male Christening Date: 31 Jan 1847 Christening Place: WELLINGTON, SHROPSHIRE, ENGLAND Mother's Name: Sarah Pritchard
  Gender	Male
  Residence	30 Mar 1851	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [4]
  	Address: Ketley
  Residence	7 Apr 1861	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [2]
  	Address: Ketley Town
  Occupation	7 Apr 1861  [2]
  	Coal Miner
  Residence	2 Apr 1871	Ketley, Shropshire, England   [5]
  Occupation	2 Apr 1871  [5]
  	Engine driver
  Residence	3 Apr 1881	Dawley, Shropshire, England   [6]
  	Address: Blues Hill
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881  [6]
  	Railway engine driver
  Residence	5 Apr 1891	Malinslee, Shropshire, England   [7]
  	Address: Church Road
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891  [7]
  	Stationary engine driver
  Residence	31 Mar 1901	Dawley, Shropshire, England   [8]
  	Address: New Town
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901  [8]
  	Engine driver
  Death	1902	Madeley, Shropshire, England   [9]
  Notes	1861 census - listed as John PURCELL, but found later as John PRITCHARD 1871 census - Joseph CANDLIN and Ellen E. CANDLIN (brother and sister of wife, Esther) with the family
  Person ID	I348	Gilbert
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2020

  
  

  Mother	Sarah Pritchard,   b. 1820, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. 31 Mar 1882, Wellington, Shropshire, England (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther Candlin,   b. 1 May 1849, Ketley, Shropshire, England d. 1942, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	18 Oct 1869	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [10, 11]
  	Marriage date: 18 Oct 1869 Marriage place: Wellington, All Saints County: Shropshire Denomination: Anglican Groom: John Pritchard, of Age, Bachelor, Engineer, Ketley Bride: Esther Candlin, of Age, Spinster, Ketley, Father - Richard Candlin, Heater Witnesses: William Price, Mary Price Archive Reference: P291/A/3/14 Page: 112
  		Shropshire, Wellington: All Saints Church (Postcard) Wellington Parish church where members of the PURCELL and PRITCHARD families may have been christened and married. There is a very large cemetery in the grounds of the church which needs to be investigated.
  Children	1. William Henry Pritchard,   b. 15 May 1870, Ketley, Shropshire, England d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Mary Louisa Pritchard,   b. 10 Jan 1875, Dawley, Shropshire, England d. 1945, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England (Age 69 years)   3. John Edgar Pritchard,   b. 30 Dec 1876, Dawley, Shropshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   4. Nellie Pritchard,   b. 15 Jul 1882, Dawley, Shropshire, England d. 1946, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England (Age 63 years) + 5. Lucy Pritchard,   b. 10 May 1885, Dawley, Shropshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   6. Percy Pritchard,   b. 1892, Dawley, Shropshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2018

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1847 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Christening - 31 Jan 1847 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: Ketley - 30 Mar 1851 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: Ketley Town - 7 Apr 1861 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Marriage - 18 Oct 1869 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Residence - 2 Apr 1871 - Ketley, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: Blues Hill - 3 Apr 1881 - Dawley, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: Church Road - 5 Apr 1891 - Malinslee, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: New Town - 31 Mar 1901 - Dawley, Shropshire, England Death - 1902 - Madeley, Shropshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Location       : City/Town       : District/Borough       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S129] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Births) - England and Wales, Pritchard, John; Mother's Maiden Surname: -; GRO Reference: 1847 M Quarter in WELLINGTON (SALOP) UNION Volume 18 Page 195 (accessed 15 Aug 2017). [S3] 1861 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Purcell, John; Birth year: 1847; Birth town: Wellington; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Wellington; Parish: Wellington; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG09; Piece: 1898; Folio: 109; Page: 33 (accessed 22 Aug 2018). [S128] England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (FamilySearch), Pritchard, John; Birth place: Wellington, Shropshire; Birth year: 1847; Mother's name: Sarah Pritchard (accessed 28 Mar 2019). [S2] 1851 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Pritchard, John; Birth year: 1847; Birth town: Wellington; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Wellington; County: Shropshire; Ref: HO107; Piece: 1997; Folio: 394; Page: 27 (accessed 23 Aug 2018). [S4] 1871 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Pritchard, John; Birth year: 1847; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Wellington; Parish: Wellington; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG10; Piece: 2808; Folio: 6; Page: 3 (accessed 10 Aug 2018). [S5] 1881 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Pritchard, John; Birth year: 1847; Birth town: Ketley; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Madeley; Parish: Dawley; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG11; Piece: 2635; Folio: 85; Page: 50 (accessed 7 Jul 2018). [S6] 1891 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Pritchard, John; Birth year: 1847; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Madeley; Parish: Dawley; Town: Malins Lee; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG12; Piece: 2098; Folio: 33; Page: 19 (accessed 4 Jun 2018). [S7] 1901 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Pritchard, John; Birth year: 1847; Birth town: Wellington; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Madeley; Parish: Dawley Magna; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG13; Piece: 2524; Folio: 40; Page: 32 (accessed 23 Apr 2018). [S180] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Deaths) - England and Wales, Pritchard, John; Age: 53; GRO Reference: 1902 S Quarter in MADELEY Volume 06A Page 385 (accessed 15 Aug 2017). [S262] General Register Office (England and Wales), UK BMD (FindMyPast) Marriage index, Pritchard, John - Candlin, Esther; 1869; Wellington (Shropshire), Shropshire; D Quarter; Volume: 6A; Page: 1487 (accessed 11 Oct 2018). [S213] Shropshire Marriages (FindMyPast), Pritchard, John - Candlin, Esther; 1869; Wellington, All Saints (accessed 4 Aug 2018).