James Wardle (1839-1914)

My great-grandfather, Albert, was the fourth of 10 children, whose father was James Wardle, a lay preacher at the Baptist church in Kegworth. James Wardle married Frances Hardy on 9-Feb-1861 (Frances Hardy, born 1841 in Kegworth (or Chester-Le-Street?) died 29-Nov-1920). Their children:

• John born 1861 married Emma
• Eliza born 1863 married James Barker
• Harriett born 18-May-1864 married William English (born 26-Oct-1860 in Northern Ireland)
• Albert born 15-Jul-1866 married Sarah Jane Brentnall
• Margaret born 1869 married Albert Marsh (born 14-Mar-1870 in Stowe, Bury St Edmunds)
• George born 1871 married Florence Parker Brentnall on 28-Sep-1891
• Hannah born 5-Apr-1872 married Samuel Wilders (born 1873 in Kegworth)
• Caroline born 16-Nov-1875 married George Croker (born in Isleworth, London)
• John born 1876  (correct? or repeat entry born 1861?)
• Ellen (Nellie) born 12-May-1877 died 1-May-1966 in Kegworth
• Fanny born 19-May-1879 married Thomas Henry Seal (born 11-Oct-1877 in Leicester)

James Wardle's father was John Wardle (b1810).

Harriett and Fanny were married in the Baptist Church in Kegworth, which probably explains why there's more detail about them and their children. Copying the information out from the family tree software onto Planet Dan, I recognise names that I've seen on photos on display in the spare bedroom (esp. Sam Wilders and I think James Wardle or John Wardle with a long white beard). Maybe coming soon...

This photograph was taken at Blackpool in 1903*
Back row left to right: unknown, Albert, James, George Croker, James Barker, unknown, unknown
Middle row (l-r): Unknown, Sarah Jane (with baby Grace), Frances (née Hardy), Caroline Croker (née Wardle), Eliza Barker (née Wardle)Unknown
Front row (l-r): Harold, Doris, Frances Croker, Albert Barker, Marjorie and Eric

* Wardle unless stated otherwise

If a date is close to one you're trying to connect to, or you spot something that doesn't tally, please let me know. I'm not that impressed with the merge function on my dad's family treesoftware, and particularly for older ancestors with less information, I can see duplicates appearing in his tree.