Around 1862 John Fletcher was born to Joseph Fletcher [aged 32] and Sarah Yates [aged 26].
1871. Census. Wormhill, Derbyshire [Map].
[his father] Joseph Fletcher [aged 41]. 35. Quarryman.
[his mother] Sarah Yates [aged 35]. Wife. 35.
John Fletcher [aged 9]. Son. 9.
Joseph Fletcher: In 1830 he was born to John Fletcher at Peak Forest, Derbyshire [Map]. In July 1911 he died at Chapel en le Frith, Derbyshire [Map].
Sarah Yates: In 1836 she was born. In 1923 she died.
1881. Census. Dove Holes, Derbyshire [Map].
[his father] Joseph Fletcher [aged 51]. 51. Limestone Quarry Man.
[his mother] Sarah Yates [aged 45]. Wife. 45.
John Fletcher [aged 19]. Son. 19. Limestone Getter.
On 31st December 1883 John Fletcher [aged 21] and Emma Stafford were married at St Thomas Becket's Church, Chapel en le Frith [Map]. He was resident at Dove Holes, Derbyshire [Map], she at Wormhill, Derbyshire [Map].
1891. Census. Higher Bibbington [Map]. No. 3. Second Row.
John Fletcher [aged 29]. Head. 29. Quarryman.
[his wife] Emma Stafford. Wife. 26.
On 25th February 1896 [his daughter] Edith Fletcher was born to John Fletcher [aged 34] and [his wife] Emma Stafford. She married January 1920 Charles Hadfield.
On 2nd April 1911. Census: Buxton Road [Map].
John Fletcher [aged 49]. Head. 48. Quarry man Stone Blaster.
[his wife] Emma Stafford. Wife. 47.
[his daughter] Edith Fletcher [aged 15]. Daughter. 15.
Edith Fletcher: On 25th February 1896 she was born to John Fletcher and Emma Stafford. In January 1920 Charles Hadfield and she were married.
In July 1911 [his father] Joseph Fletcher [aged 81] died at Chapel en le Frith, Derbyshire [Map].
In January 1920 [his son-in-law] Charles Hadfield [aged 33] and [his daughter] Edith Fletcher [aged 23] were married.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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In 1923 [his mother] Sarah Yates [aged 87] died.
In March 1924 John Fletcher [aged 62] died.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Fletcher
Grandfather: John Fletcher
Great x 1 Grandmother: Hannah Kemsel
father: Joseph Fletcher
mother: Sarah Yates