THE NEEDHAM FAMILY |
LINKS: Neil Wagstaff's Great NEEDHAM Site Derbyshire Family History Society Website My webpage on the History of the Duke of York Inn, in relation to the Needhams. |
The Needham family originate from Derbyshire. I have followed the line back from Maria Needham, who married Henry Tyrer in 1908, to her Great grandfather George Needham of the Duke of York Inn, Pomeroy. There is still a question mark, however,
over the line beyond George. Thanks here, go to Neil Wagstaff, who has done alot of research on the Needhams and has helped aim me in the right direction. The furthest I can go at present is William Needham, who was probably the only son? of William Needham and Martha Armfield? born in 1731 and baptised on 30th August, 1731 at Chelmorton parish church. William married Elizabeth Wright, daughter of John Wright, on 18th June, 1754 at Chelmorton parish church. They had four children, all baptised at Chelmorton; William Needham bp 12. 4.1755 Chelmorton m 3.7.1774 Bakewell to Elizabeth Ingleby (b 1761) Sarah Needham bp 11.1.1761 Chelmorton Anne Needham bp 22.8.1761 Chelmorton Elizabeth Needham bp 4.2.1770 Chelmorton William Needham was the eldest/only son of William Needham and Elizabeth Wright? born in 1755 at Chelmorton and baptised there on 12th May 1755. He married Elizabeth Ingleby, daughter of George Ingleby and Elizabeth of Tideswell, on 3rd July 1774 at Bakewell parish church. They had nine children between 1775 and 1792; Joseph Needham (labourer) bp 22.1.1775 Chelmorton m ? to Grace bur 11.1.1854 Chelmorton William Needham bp? bur 22.8.1779 Chelmorton Eliza Needham bp 28.3.1779 Chelmorton Martha Needham bp 25.11.1780 Chelmorton Ellen Needham bp 1.12.1782 Chelmorton William Needham bp 20.3.1785 Chelmorton ? bur 30.7.1794 Chelmorton Sarah Needham bp 11.2.1787 Chelmorton Ann Needham bp 10.10.1790 Chelmorton George Needham (Publican Duke of York) bp 12.8.1792 Chelmorton m 4.4.1817 Chelmorton to Ann Nall (b 1791) bur 3.8.1824 Taddington Nothing is known about when or where William and Elizabeth died. George Needham was the youngest son of William Needham and Elizabeth Ingleby? baptised on 12th August, 1792 at Chelmorton, Derbyshire. (NB This is not 100% fact, but as close as I get get at present). What is certain is that he married Ann Nall, daughter of Robert Nall and Ellen Dicken (Thanks to Cath Collison for this info) on 4th April, 1817 at Chelmorton parish church. The same year, George became Publican of The Duke of York Inn at Pomeroy. They had four children born at the Duke of York, baptised at Chelmorton: George Needham (Farmer) bp 15.2.1818 Chelmorton Matthew Needham (Farmer) bp 9.5.1819 Chelmorton m1 18.3.1861 Tideswell to Julia Elizabeth Bowden m2 28.9.1857 Tideswell to Mary Howell bur 25.11.1888 Taddington aged 69 Mark Needham (Grocer) bp 1.10.1820 Chelmorton m 21.6.1846 Buxton to Ann Brocklehurst (born 1828) d 1852? Ellen Dicken Needham (Publican) bp 12.5.1822 Chelmorton m 1847 to George Dicken d 1899 Up until 1816 the Duke of York pub had been run by Richard Needham and his wife Nancy Hulme. The relationship between Richard and George is as yet unknown. If anyone can tell me I will be very grateful. (email on homepage) Please also see the History of the Duke of York. Richard Needham and Nancy Hulme married on 15th April 1813 at Bakewell. They had previously had two children born at the Duke of York: Elizabeth Needham bp 3.4.1814 Chelmorton, George Needham bp 3.12.1815 Chelmorton But it appears that they moved to Heaton Norris and had four further children. Richard deid ther in 1852 aged 64. George died at the young age of 34 in 1824 and was buried on 3rd August 1824 at Taddington. His widow Ann and her children continued to run the pub; she was listed as both Farmer and Duke of York publican in the 1857 Directory of Chelmorton. Ann was publican up until 1859 when she died. Her son George took over as publican but only for a short time. Mark Needham was the third son of George Needham and Ann Nall, born in 1820 at the Duke of York Inn, Pomeroy, near Buxton, Derbyshire. He was baptised at Chelmorton parish church on 1st October 1820. In 1841 he was living with his widowed mother Ann and his siblings at what was called "Shut House", Chelmorton, ie The Duke of York. His mother ran the pub from the time of his father's death until her own in 1859. Mark married Ann Brocklehurst, daughter of John Brocklehurst, farmer and Maria on 21st June 1846 at Buxton parish church. He was a Bathman at that time. They had two sons: George Francis Needham bp 26.10.1846 Buxton m 1.4.1872 Earle Sterndale to Ann Wardle John Needham (Railway/Hotel Porter) b 23.8.1848 bp 10.9.1848 Buxton m ? to Ann Sneath m ?1884 to Amy Schofield? By 1848 Mark had become a shopkeeper. His wife Ann appears to have died before the time of the 1851 census, when he was living back at the Duke of York with his mother and eldest son George. In 1851 the young son John was found to be living with his grandmother Maria Brocklehurst and ?grt grandmother Sarah Newton, at Buxton. It is not yet clear what happened to Mark after 1851 or when exactly he died, but he does not appear to be on the 1861 census. John Needham was the second son of Mark Needham and Ann Brocklehurst, born in Buxton on 23rd August 1848. He was baptised at Buxton parish church, Derbyshire on 10th September, 1848. John was living with his grandmother Maria Brocklehurst at the time of the 1851 census. By 1881 John is living in Burlington Place, Burbage with his wife Ann (nee Sneath), children and his grandmother Maria (now Maria Drake) aged 73. So far there is no sign of this marriage; all we know about her is that she was born in Rutland. John and Ann had three children: John Needham b 1874 Derby (remained unmarried) Anne Needham b 1876/7 bp 18.2.1877 Buxton Maria Needham b 22.11.1879 Burbage bp 7.1.1880 Buxton m 23.5.1908 Walton-on-the-Hill to Henry Tyrer (b 1881) d 1957 At the time of Maria's birth, John was a goods Porter for the Midland Railway, but by the 1881 census he was a hotel porter and his wife Ann, a lodging house keeper. It seems likely that both mother and daughter Ann died at some time before 1891. At this time they had moved to Liverpool and were living at 51 Buchanan Road, Walton-on-the-Hill. John was now a Dock porter and was married to Amy, born in Scotland. Their son John was 16 and working at a grain store and Marie/Maria was at school. There is no mention of her sister Ann. In 1901, John, now a widower, was still living at 51 Buchanan Road with his son John and daughter Maria who was a topper at a jam factory. John died on 24th May, 1910 aged 61. Maria Needham was born on 22nd November 1879 at Burlington Place, Burbage. She was baptised on 7th January, 1880 at Buxton parish church. Maria married Henry Tyrer on 23rd May, 1908 at the parish church in Walton-On-the-Hill. She was still living at Buchanan Road at the time with her father John, who was a witness at the wedding and a labourer. Maria and Henry lived at Walton-on-the-Hill and had seven children. Maria died in 1957. |
The opposite photograph shows Maria with husband Henry Tyrer and their two youngest children taken approx. 1911 |
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