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Tuesday, 22 September 2009

Derby Registration District Marriages - Part 2

Courtesy of Sue Horsman's Derby Marriage Challenge, this post contains details of further Saddington marriages which took place in the Derby Registration District.

In the Parish Church of Holy Trinity, Derby:

No. 68
January 25 1879
George Saddington, 24, Bachelor, Ticket examiner, Derby, John Saddington, Framework Knitter
Margaret Annie Bowen, 21, Spinster, -, Derby, Thomas Bowen, Joiner
After banns
Both bride and groom signed their names.
Witnesses - Robert Blood, Harriet Blood

In the Parish Church of St Luke, Derby:

No. 351
November 6 1892
Frederick Saddington, 23, Bachelor, Butcher, Appleby, Derbys, Henry Saddington, Butcher
Jessie Ward, 20, Spinster, -, 17 Crosby[?] Street, James Ward, Farmer
By Licence
Both bride and groom signed their names.
Witnesses - Samuel Banks, Eliza Banks

In the Parish Church of St Chad, Derby:

No. 386
August 30 1902
Frank Saddington, 24, Bachelor, Shunter, 43 Vale Street, John Saddington, Labourer
Alice Jemima Bloor, 21, Spinster, -, 17 Mill Hill Road, George Bloor, Blacksmith
After banns
Both bride and groom signed their names.
Witnesses - Albert Tharme, Ealand Tharme

In the Parish Church of St Paul, Derby:

No. 206
June 2 1906
George Smith, 27, Bachelor, Waggon Builder, 42 Colombell Street, William Holt Smith, Waggon Builder
Lucy Saddington, 22, Spinster, -, 10 Roman Road, Arthur Saddington, Moulder
After banns
Both bride and groom signed their names.
Witnesses - Arthur Saddington, Jane Saddington, Willons Charles Wright, Elizabeth Holt Smith

Subsequently, the locations of six other Saddington marriages have also been discovered, together with the names of their respective spouses, as follows:

December quarter 1853 - Thomas Saddington married Susannah Sporway at the Derby Register Office.

December quarter 1864 - William Saddington married Sarah Wild at the Derby Register Office.

December quarter 1869 - James Saddington married Emma Shephard at the London Road Methodist New Connection.

December quarter 1877 - Henry William Herdman married Mary Saddington at the Derby Register Office.

September quarter 1888 - George Henry Saddington married Elizabeth Meller at the Babington Lane Swedenburg Chapel.

June quarter 1903 - Henry Frederick Rankin married Mary Saddington at the Derby Register Office.

If any of these happy couples feature in your family tree, please do let me know.

Tuesday, 30 September 2008

Saddington Marriages at Foxton, Leicestershire

This post gives details of Saddington marriages found in the register of the Parish Church of St Andrew, Foxton, Leicestershire between 1837 and 1942 (on microfiche at Leicestershire and Rutland Record Office - ref: DE3378/1).

January 22 1846
Thomas Watson, ?, Bachelor, Farmer, Great Wigston, John Watson, Farmer
Martha Saddington, ?, Spinster, -, Foxton, William Saddington, Butcher


Both bride and groom signed the register.
Witnesses - William Saddington, Martha Watson

September 9 1847

William Saddington, full age, Bachelor, Butcher, Foxton, William Saddington, Butcher
Ann Ravens, full age, Spinster, - Foxton, Matthew Ravens, Servant


Both bride and groom signed the register.
Witnesses - Mary ?, Anne ?

April 6 1874
Thomas Bosworth, full, Widower, Tailor, Lambeth, Surrey, Titus Bosworth, Tailor
Frances Saddington, full, Spinster, -, Foxton, John Saddington, Blacksmith


Both bride and groom signed the register.
Witnesses - John Saddington, Sarah Saddington

November 26 1874
Septimus Frederick Wood, full, Bachelor, Engineer, Broughton, Northants, John Wood, Engineer
Frances Ann Saddington, full, Spinster, Schoolmistress, Foxton, William Saddington, Butcher

Both bride and groom signed the register.
Witnesses - ?, Louisa Simons

June 18 1883
Charles Henry Saddington, ?, Bachelor, Clerk on M[idland] Railway, Foxton, William Saddington, Corn Factor
Clara Banks, ?, Spinster, -, Swadlincote, Derbys, Nehemiah Banks, Earthenware Manufacturer

Both bride and groom signed the register.
Witnesses - Nehemiah Banks, M J Hogg

October 16 1884
Joseph Saddington, 23, Bachelor, Blacksmith, Foxton, Thomas Saddington, Blacksmith
Sarah Susan Peake, 24, Spinster, -, Foxton, Thomas Peake, Labourer


Both bride and groom signed the register.
Witnesses - Joseph Peake, Harry Marshall

August 31 1905
Edmund Ivens Spriggs, 33, Bachelor, Doctor of Medicine, Foxton, Joseph Spriggs, Merchant
Alice Mary Watson, 26, Spinster, -, Foxton, Thomas Saddington Watson, Grazier


Both bride and groom signed the register.
Witnesses - Thomas Saddington Watson, Elizabeth Ivens Spriggs

August 4 1923
John Saddington, 33, Bachelor, Blacksmith, Foxton, Joseph Saddington, Blacksmith
Mary Elizabeth Downes, 27, Spinster, -, Foxton, James Downes, Groom


Both bride and groom signed the register.
Witnesses - James Downes, Thomas Saddington

Now, a little extra information to round out the names and dates.

Martha Saddington (born 1812), who married Thomas Watson in 1846, was a daughter of William Saddington (1765-1844) of Foxton and his wife, Mary Austin. A second daughter, Elizabeth (born 1810), married John Watson (probably Thomas' brother, as both were born in Scarrington, Notts) in 1831. Her son, Thomas Saddington Watson, was the father of Alice Mary Watson, who married Edmund Ivens Spriggs in 1905.

Martha and Elizabeth's brother, William (1817-1898), married Ann Ravens in 1847, and their daughter, Frances Ann (born 1850), married Septimus Frederick Wood in 1874, while their younger son, Charles Henry Saddington (born 1861), married Clara Banks in 1883.

Frances Saddington, who married Thomas Bosworth in 1874, was born in Great Bowden in 1814, a daughter of John Saddington (born 1767) and Frances Goward. The witnesses, John and Sarah Saddington, were her bachelor brother and her spinster sister.

Joseph Saddington (1861-1910), who married Sarah Susan Peake in 1884, was Frances' great nephew, being a son of Thomas Saddington (1830-1901), the eldest son of Frances' brother, Thomas (1800-1883) and his wife, Hannah Deacon (1811-1851).

Finally, John Saddington (1890-1969), who married Mary Elizabeth Downes in 1923, was the younger son of Joseph Saddington and Sarah Susan Peake.

To fit all these elements together, it remains only to say that William Saddington of Foxton (1765-1844) was a first cousin of John Saddington of Great Bowden (born 1767), their fathers, Thomas (circa 1734-1810) and John (1737-1799) respectively, being the sons of John Saddington (1710-1780) and Elizabeth Bates of Foxton.

If you are related to these families, please get in touch.

Monday, 5 May 2008

Saddingtons who appeared at the Old Bailey, London's Central Criminal Court

Following the completion of The Proceedings of the Old Bailey (1674 - 1913), this post is intended to give a snapshot view of those Saddingtons who appeared at the Old Bailey, either as defendants, as prosecutors, as members of the jury, as witnesses, or who were in any other way mentioned in criminal cases. The entries will be presented in date order.

3 September 1766

Bateman Saddington was the prosecutor in the trial of Alice Weaver for "stealing a pair of shoes, value 4s". Verdict - Not Guilty.

6 September 1769

Bateman Saddington
was a witness in the trial of Joseph Simpson for highway robbery. Verdict - Guilty. Punishment - Death.

13 April 1774

Robert Saddington sat on the Second London Jury for the Proceedings on the King's Commission of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Gaol-Delivery, held for the City of London.

6 December 1775

Bateman Saddington was a character witness for Richard Baker, when he was tried along with John Radcliffe and Elizabeth White for coining offences. Verdicts: Baker - Guilty, Radcliffe - Guilty, White - Not Guilty. Punishments: Baker - Death, Radcliffe - Death.

10 September 1777

William Barnard, "assistant to Mr Saddington, a surgeon and apothecary in Fleet-street", was a witness in the trial of John Knutt for murder. Verdict - Not Guilty.

13 January 1790

William Saddington, of the Pied Bull in Islington, was the prosecutor in the trial of Joseph Pollard for housebreaking. Verdict - Guilty of stealing sheets, but not of breaking out of the house. Punishment - Imprisonment.

7 December 1791

William Saddington, of the Pyed Bull, was a witness in the trial of George Banks and Robert Barnes for grand larceny. Verdicts: Banks - Guilty, Barnes - Not Guilty. Punishment - Transported for 7 years.

1 December 1819

John Castle, "clerk to Saul and Saddington, who are wine and brandy merchants", was a witness in the trial of Thomas Broom, Thomas Harrison and Richard Brooks for grand larceny. Verdicts - Not Guilty.

23 October 1822


Joseph Saddington, "foreman to a working jeweller", was a witness in the trial of Edward M'Williams for burglary. Verdict - Guilty of stealing in the dwelling house, but not of breaking and entering. Punishment - Death.

15 June 1835

John Saddington, "governor of the Poor House, and vestry-clerk of Woodford [Essex]", was the prosecutor in the trial of John Hawkins for stealing from his master. Verdict - Guilty. Punishment - Transported for 7 years.

16 December 1844

William D. Saddington sat on the Fourth Jury for the Proceedings on the Queen's Commission of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Gaol Delivery for the City of London, and Gaol Delivery for the County of Middlesex, and the parts of the Counties of Essex, Kent and Surrey within the Jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court.

24 October 1853

George Smith, alias William Saddington, age 36, pleaded Guilty to the theft of 1 mare and 1 collar, value £18 and 17d, the property of Henry Edmonds. Punishment - 4 years Penal Servitude.

15 June 1857


James Saddington, age 24, was tried with Alfred Barker for robbery on William Forsyth, and stealing from his person 1 key and £12 in money, and William Quin for feloniously receiving the same. Verdicts: Saddington and Barker - Guilty, Quin - Guilty. Punishment: Saddington and Barker - Confined for 2 years, Quin - Confined for 6 months.

26 February 1866

Thomas Saddington, age 40, pleaded Guilty to feloniously marrying Jessie Kimpton, his wife Caroline being alive. Punishment - Confined for 18 months.

28 May 1877

Joseph Saddington, who kept "the Eagle in Farringdon Road", was a witness in the trial of Henry Jones for unlawfully uttering counterfeit coin. Verdict - Guilty. Punishment - 15 months imprisonment.

19 October 1885

Ellen Saddington Woods, the illegitimate daughter of Mary Ann Woods and a potman named Saddington, was the victim and a witness in the trial of her mother for "feloniously cutting and wounding Ellen Saddington Woods, with intent to murder her" and "wounding her with intent to do her some grievous bodily harm". Verdict - Guilty. Punishment - "Strongly recommended to mercy by the Jury on account of her previous good character, and the trials to which she had been subject." - 7 years' Penal Servitude.

11 January 1886

Joseph Saddington, who kept "the Eagle public-house, Farringdon Road", was a witness in the trial of Frederick Maskell for "unlawfully uttering counterfeit coin, having another in his possession." Verdict - Guilty. Punishment - 18 months' Hard Labour.

8 March 1886

Elizabeth Saddington, who was "employed at the Tiger Tavern, Sidney Road, Hackney", was a witness in the trial of William West for "feloniously uttering counterfeit coin". Verdict - Guilty. The prisoner then pleaded Guilty to a previous conviction at the Old Bailey on 11 March 1878. Punishment - 18 months' Hard Labour.

16 May 1904

Charles Saddington, "a guard in the service of the London and North Western Railway", was a witness in the trial of Frederick Langham for arson. Verdict - Guilty. The prisoner then pleaded Guilty to a conviction of felony at Chester on 26 July 1884. Punishment - 10 years' Penal Servitude.

28 March 1911

Lewis Saddington, age 50, an agent, was prosecuted for "stealing one banker's cheque, the goods of William Elkane and others and feloniously receiving the same; feloniously uttering, knowing the same to be forged, a cheque for £80 14s, with intent to defraud". Verdict - Guilty of uttering. The prisoner then pleaded Guilty to a conviction of felony at York Assizes on 31 October 1908. In total, he had five previous convictions. Punishment - 3 years' penal servitude and 5 years' preventive detention.

10 September 1912

Mabel Saddington, 'manageress, "Railway Hotel"', was a witness in the trial of Frederick Ernest Clark for "feloniously demanding with menaces from William Alfred Clark, 3s 4d, one check, and one knife, with intent to steal the same". Verdict - Guilty. The prisoner pleaded Guilty to a previous conviction of felony at Thames Police Court on 24 November 1902. Punishment - 9 months' hard labour.

This last entry was a great find for me, because it refers to the Railway Hotel, Silvertown, which is the public house which my great grandfather, William James Saddington, ran for many years. He would have been the manager at the time of this event, and Mabel Saddington is probably his sister, Mabel Gertrude, who should properly have been described as Mabel Brown, as she married in 1909.

If any of these entries relate to members of your family, please do not hesitate to contact me.