William Hardwick (1827 - 1888)

Born 1827 in Dronfield, Derbyshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Crofts) Hardwick — married 20 Feb 1849 in Dronfield, Derbyshire, England

Husband of Sarah (Stones) Hardwick — married 29 Mar 1859 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Husband of Elizabeth (Hibbert) Hardwick — married 1874 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Descendants

Died 1888 at about age 61 in Unstone, Derbyshire, England

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Biography

William Hardwick was baptised in Dronfield on 21 May 1827, he was the son of Henry Hardwick and Hannah Wright ^[1]

He married Jane Crofts, daughter of John Crofts in Dronfield on 20 February 1849 (his name is indexed as Ardwick) ^{[2] [3]}

William's second wife was Sarah Stones. They were married in Sheffield in 1859. ^[4]. The marriage took place in Sheffield, Cathedral Church of St Peter & St Paul on 29 March 1859. Sarah's father was John Stones, a miner. ^[5]

In 1874, William married for a third time to Elizabeth Swift (nee Hibbert), in Chesterfield district ^[6]. The marriage took place at Beetwell Street Primitive Methodist Chapel, Chesterfield ^[7]

William passed away in Chesterfield district in 1888, he was 60 years old ^[8]

Census

1841 Apperknowle, Unstone, Dronfield, Derbyshire ^[9]

• Heny Hardwick Male 45 Derbyshire
• Hannah Hardwick Female 40 Derbyshire
• William Hardwick Male 15 Derbyshire
• John Hardwick Male 12 Derbyshire
• Henry Hardwick Male 8 Derbyshire
• Elizabeth Hardwick Female 7 Derbyshire
• Thomas Hardwick Male 5 Derbyshire
• George Hardwick Male 2 Derbyshire
• Geoe Priestly Male 40 Derbyshire

1851 Bentley Hall, Chesterfield, Derbyshire ^[10]

• William Hardwick Head Married Male 23 1828 Coal Miner Dronfield, Derbyshire, England
• Jane Hardwick Wife Married Female 21 1830 - Dronfield, Derbyshire, England
• John Hardwick Son - Male 0 1851 - Dronfield, Derbyshire, England

1861 Unstone, Derbyshire ^[11]

• William Hardwick Head Male 33 Apperknowle, Derbyshire, coal miner
• Sarah Hardwick Wife Female 30 Apperknowle, Derbyshire
• John Hardwick Son Male 10 Apperknowle, Derbyshire
• George Hardwick Son Male 8 Apperknowle, Derbyshire
• Betsy Hardwick Daughter Female 6 Apperknowle, Derbyshire
• Emma Hardwick Daughter Female 3 Apperknowle, Derbyshire
• Frances Hardwick Daughter Female 1 Apperknowle, Derbyshire

1871 Apperknowl, Unstone, Chesterfield, Derbyshire ^[12]

• William Hardwick Head - Male 44 1827 - Derbyshire, England
• Sarah Hardwick Wife - Female 40 1831 - Derbyshire, England
• John Hardwick Son - Male 20 1851 - Derbyshire, England
• George Hardwick Son - Male 18 1853 - Derbyshire, England
• Frances Hardwick Daughter - Female 11 1860 - Derbyshire, England
• Eliza Hardwick Daughter - Female 9 1862 - Derbyshire, England
• William Hardwick Son - Male 7 1864 - Derbyshire, England
• Jane Hardwick Daughter - Female 6 1865 - Derbyshire, England
• Herbert Hardwick Son - Male 1 1870 - Derbyshire, England

1881 Unstone, Derbyshire ^[13]

• William Hardwick Head Male 52 Unstone, Derbyshire, England
• Elizabeth Hardwick Wife Female 43 Unstone, Derbyshire, England
• William Hardwick Son Male 17 Unstone, Derbyshire, England
• Herbert Hardwick Son Male 11 Unstone, Derbyshire, England
• Ernest Hardwick Son Male 10 Unstone, Derbyshire, England
• Albert Hardwick Son Male 5 Unstone, Derbyshire, England
• Richard Hardwick Son Male 3 Unstone, Derbyshire, England
• Frederick Swift Son Male 19 Unstone, Derbyshire, England
• Herbert Swift Son Male 17 Unstone, Derbyshire, England
• William Swift Son Male 14 Unstone, Derbyshire, England
• Annie Swift Daughter Female 12 Unstone, Derbyshire, England
• Thomas Swift Son Male 8 Unstone, Derbyshire, England

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KB81-5XN : 30 November 2017), William Hardwick, 20 May 1827; citing 20 May 1827; citing Christening, Dronfield, Dronfield, Derbyshire, England, Derbyshire Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 1,041,034.
2. ↑ (https://www.freebmd.org.uk) GRO index Q1 1849 Chesterfield vol 19 page 413
3. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVYX-3PL : 10 February 2018), William Ardwick and Jane Crofts, 20 Feb 1849; citing Dronfield,Derby,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,035.
4. ↑ (https://www.freebmd.org.uk) GRO index Q1 1859 Sheffield vol 9c page 349
5. ↑ Findmypast Yorkshire Marriages [1]
6. ↑ (https://www.freebmd.org.uk) GRO index Q3 1874 Chesterfield vol 7b page 965
7. ↑ Findmypast Derbyshire Registrars Marriage Index [2]
8. ↑ (https://www.freebmd.org.uk) GRO index Q1 1888 Chesterfield vol 7b page 484
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7SB-5DX : 28 May 2019), HO107 0195-06 f6 p6
10. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGDZ-Z2V : 11 September 2019),
11. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7N3-C5P : 20 April 2019),
12. ↑ Findmypast [3]
13. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q272-9KSC : 13 December 2017),