Joseph Hatfield (abt. 1775)

Born about 1775 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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Biography

Joseph Hatfield was baptised on 9 June 1775 at St. Martin in Birmingham.^[1] His parents were Joseph Hatfield and Catherine Staples.

Joseph was noted as a gun polisher on the marriage records of his daughter Susannah (1844) and his son Charles (1845 and 1850).^[2]

Joseph married Mary Blakemore on 13 August 1799 at St. Mary in Handsworth, near Birmingham. The witnesses were Charles Blakemore and Elizabeth Blakemore.^[3] Joseph and Mary had the following children:

• Harriot Hatfield was baptised on 29 September 1800 at St. Philip, Birmingham.^[4] Harriot married John Gilbert and was a victualler.^[5]
• Joseph Hatfield, son of Joseph and Mary, was buried on 5 February 1804 at St. Philip.^[6]
• Charles Hatfield was baptised on 29 January 1806 at St. Philip.^[7] Charles was a tortoiseshell box maker and retail brewer.^[8][9]
• Susannah Hatfield was baptised on 1 February 1808 at St. Philip.^[10] Susannah married James Green Brittain.^[11]

Joseph's wife, Mary, was buried on 18 June 1809 at St. Mary in Birmingham, described as Joseph's wife.^[12]

Joseph probably married again as a Joseph Hatfield (widower) married Jane Millner (widow) on 8 October 1811 at St. Philip in Birmingham. The witnesses were Mary Ann Millner and James Boulton.^[13]

Joseph (of Digby Street) was buried on 2 October 1830 at St. Mary, Birmingham, age 55 [c. 1775 birth].^[14]

Sources

Described as a gun finisher on Lench Street in the 1800 and 1801 Chapman's directories.^[15]

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWJZ-SZ9 : 20 March 2020), Joseph Hatfield, 1775.
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2SW-PJ4 : 12 March 2020), Susannah Hatfield in entry for James Green Brittain, 1844.
3. ↑ Reference Number: DRO 86/24; Archive Roll: Reel 2.
4. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NYY1-WSZ : 21 September 2020), Harriot Hatfield, 1800.
5. ↑ 16 Mar 1834, Aston, St Peter and St Paul, witnessed by Wm Harcourt and Susannah Hatfield; Reference Number: DRO 41; Archive Roll: M83.
6. ↑ Reference Number: DRO 25; Archive Roll: M61/M295.
7. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NYYB-L4V : 21 September 2020), Charles Hatfield, 1806.
8. ↑ Married Ann Roberts 1845, father Joseph a gun polisher; Reference Number: DRO 41; Archive Roll: M86.
9. ↑ Married Caroline Bourne 1850, father Joseph a gun polisher; Reference Number: DRO 39; Archive Roll: 531.
10. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NYY1-K6T : 21 September 2020), Susanna Hatfield, 1808.
11. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2SW-PJ4 : 12 March 2020), Susannah Hatfield in entry for James Green Brittain, 1844.
12. ↑ Reference Number: EP 10/2/2/11; Archive Roll: 7.
13. ↑ Reference Number: DRO 25; Archive Roll: M46.
14. ↑ Reference Number: DRO 29; Archive Roll: M29.
15. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.K. and U.S. Directories, 1680-1830 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.