John Charles Fretwell (1871 - 1946)

Born 7 May 1871 in Bolton upon Dearne, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Smith) Fretwell — married Dec 1895 in Rotherham,West Riding of Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died 1946 at about age 74 in Wath upon Dearne, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

John Charles Fretwell was born on 7 May 1871 in Bolton Upon Dearne, Yorkshire, England to Richard Fretwell and Mary Ann (Moore) Fretwell. His birth was registered in Doncaster, Yorkshire in the second quarter of the year, with mother's maiden name Moore.^[1]

John Charles Fretwell, son of Richard & Mary Ann, was christened on 8 May 1871 in Bolton upon Dearne.^[2]

In 1881 John C Fretwell (age 9, Scholar) lived at Moor Lane in Wath Upon Dearne, Yorkshire with his father Richd (38, Railway Signalman), mother Mary A (40), and four siblings: Thomas (17, Lab), Mary E (13, Scholar), Amy (6), and Fred (0), as well as lodger Henry Gernow (30, Ry Porter).^[3]

In 1891 John Chas Fretwell (age 19, Porter on Railway) was a boarder at Guiseley Hill in Roystone, Yorkshire in the household of Joseph Bewers.^[4]

John Charles Fretwell married Martha Smith in 1895. The marriage was registered in Rotherham, Yorkshire in the last quarter of the year.^[5]

John and Martha had five children:

1. Beatrice Fretwell (1896-)
2. May (Fretwell) Kinvig (1900-1977)
3. Richard Clarence Fretwell (1903-1905)
4. Clarence Douglas Fretwell (1905-1984)
5. Amy Fretwell (1907-)

In 1901 John Fretwell (age 29, Mixer) lived in Wath upon Dearne with his wife M (27) and two daughters: B (5) and May (0).^[6]

In 1911 John C Fretwell (age 39, Labourer General) lived in Wath upon Dearne with his wife Martha (37) and three children: May (10), Clarence Douglas (5), and Amy (3), as well as visitor J Marney (51, Labourer General) and lodger J Bushell (25, Labourer General).^[7] Their other daughter, Beatrice (15), lived with Martha's mother Annie Smith.

In 1939 John C Fretwell, born in 1871, lived at 21 Vicar Road in Wath Upon Dearne with his wife Martha Fretwell, born in 1873.^[8]

John C Fretwell passed away in 1946, aged 75 years. His death was registered in Rother Valley, Yorkshire in the second quarter of the year.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X4F-7CP : 1 October 2014), John Charles Fretwell, 1871; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. [mother's maiden name included on the GRO Index (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp)]
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFGM-4RH : 22 March 2020), John Charles Fretwell, 1871.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27Y-GLLN : 11 December 2017), John C Fretwell in household of Richd Fretwell, Wath Upon Dearne, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 25, Piece/Folio 4681/37, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,313.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:725P-6W2 : 7 May 2019), John Chas Fretwell in household of Joseph Bewers, Royston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding) county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D1Z-YGK : 13 December 2014), John Charles Fretwell, 1895; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1895, quarter 4, vol. 9C, p. 1095, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9PY-RB1 : 21 May 2019), John Fretwell, Wath upon Dearne, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Wath subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWKY-QHW : 14 June 2019), John C Fretwell, Wath upon Dearne, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
8. ↑ "1939 Register" via findmypast (https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/1939-register)
9. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVC9-JWT9 : 4 September 2014), John C Fretwell, 1946; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Rother Valley, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.