FAMILY OF EDWARD FLETCHER
Sources : 1851 and 1861 Censuses (Heanor); Birth and death certificates
| FATHER | ||
| Edward FLETCHER (Occupation = Coal Agent) |
b. (1807) | Heanor, Dbys |
| bp. not known | ||
| m. Martha ALLEN 14/8/1826 | Heanor, Dbys | |
| d. 13/12/1854 | Heanor, Dbys | |
| MOTHER | ||
| Martha ALLEN | b. (1811) | Heanor, Dbys |
| bp. not known | ||
| m. Edward FLETCHER 14/8/1826 | Heanor, Dbys | |
| d. not known | ||
| CHILDREN | ||
| Joseph FLETCHER (Occupation = Coal Miner) |
b. (1834) | Heanor, Dbys |
| bp. not known | ||
| m. not known | ||
| d. not known | ||
| Elizabeth FLETCHER (Occupation = Dressmaker) |
b. (1836) | Heanor, Dbys |
| bp. not known | ||
| m. not known | ||
| d. not known | ||
| Mary FLETCHER | b. (1837) | Heanor, Dbys |
| bp. not known | ||
| m. not known | ||
| d. not known | ||
| Edward FLETCHER (Occupation = Coal miner) |
b. (1839) | Heanor, Dbys |
| bp. not known | ||
| m. not known | ||
| d. ? between 1851-61 | ||
| George
FLETCHER (Occupation = Coal pit engine worker) |
b. 22/10/1840 | Heanor, Dbys |
| bp. not known | ||
| m. Sarah Ann HALLAM 16/9/1862 | Ilkeston, Dbys | |
| d. not known | ||
| Sarah FLETCHER (Occupation = Dressmaker) |
b. (1843) | Heanor, Dbys |
| bp. not known | ||
| m. not known | ||
| d. not known | ||
| Alfred FLETCHER (Occupation = Coal miner) |
b. (1846) | Heanor, Dbys |
| bp. not known | ||
| m. not known | ||
| d. not known | ||
| Edward FLETCHER | b. (1855) | Heanor, Dbys |
| bp. not known | ||
| m. not known | ||
| d. not known | ||
| Theresa FLETCHER | b. (1858) | Heanor, Dbys |
| bp. not known | ||
| m. not known | ||
| d. not known | ||
Additional Information : Edward Fletcher died in 1854 but the 1861 census states that the youngest child, Theresa, was Martha's daughter. Clearly Edward could not have been Theresa's father - it is not clear whether Martha conceived Theresa by another man, or possibly Theresa was an illegitimate child of Elizabeth, Mary or Sarah Fletcher and was brought up by Martha. Support for the second possibility comes from the 1891 and 1901 census, where George Fletcher is living with Theresa (referred to as "Thirza"). The 1891 census says that George is her brother, but the 1901 says that he is her uncle.