I have an interest in the MICKLETHWAITE family from Onesacre.

This is an outline of this part of my family tree which has connections to entries on your website.

Descendants of John Micklethwaite

1 John Micklethwaite

...... 2 Benjamin Micklethwaite b: Abt. 1784 in Bradfield, South Yorkshire

.......... +Sarah Charlesworth

.............. 3 Sarah Ann Micklethwaite b: Abt. 1824

.............. 3 Harriott Micklethwaite b: Abt. 1827 in Bradfield, Yorkshire

.................. +Robert Braithwaite b: Abt. 1824 in Hartwith, Yorkshire

...................... 4 John Braithwaite b: Abt. 1850 in Hunshelf, Yorkshire

.......................... +Annie ? b: Abt. 1853 in Peniston, Yorkshire

...................... 4 Thomas Braithwaite b: Abt. 1852 in Wortley Lordship/Stocksbridge, Yorkshire

.......................... +Sarah ? b: Abt. 1856 in Stocksbridge, Yorkshire

...................... 4 Jane Braithwaite b: Abt. 1854 in Hunshelf, Yorkshire

...................... 4 Benjamin Braithwaite b: Abt. 1855 in Hunshelf, Yorkshire

...................... 4 Joseph Braithwaite b: Abt. 1858 in Hunshelf, Yorkshire

...................... 4 Josiah Braithwaite b: Abt. 1860 in Green Moor, (Hunshelf) Stocksbridge, Yorkshire d: 11 October 1914

.......................... +Hannah Cupit b: 18 May 1861 in Kirkby-in-Ashfield/Selston, Nottinghamshire

.............. 3 Matilda Micklethwaite b: 7 January 1829 in Bradfield, South Yorkshire
Baptised: 26 April 1829 Stocksbridge Ebinezer Chapel, South Yorkshire

.............. 3 Eliza Micklethwaite b: Abt. 1832

.............. 3 Joel Micklethwaite b: 9 May 1834 in Bradfield, South Yorkshire

.................. +??

...................... 4 James Aaron Micklethwaite b: Abt. 1865 in Woodroyd, South Yorkshire

...................... 4 John Thomas Micklethwaite b: Abt. 1867 in Woodroyd, South Yorkshire

...................... 4 William Henry Micklethwaite b: Abt. 1869 in Woodroyd, South Yorkshire

.............. *2nd Wife of Joel Micklethwaite:

.................. +Jane Ann ? b: Abt. 1845 in Wharncliffe Side, South Yorkshire

...................... 4 Joel Micklethwaite b: Abt. 1878 in Haywoods Park, South Yorkshire

...................... 4 Joe Micklethwaite b: Abt. 1880 in Haywoods Park, South Yorkshire

.............. 3 Hannah Micklethwaite b: 27 August 1836

.............. 3 Aaron Micklethwaite b: Abt. 1839 in Green Moor, Penistone, Yorkshire

.................. +Elizabeth ? b: Abt. 1840 in Wharncliffe Side, Bradfield, South Yorkshire

...................... 4 John Micklethwaite b: Abt. 1863 in Wharncliffe Side, Bradfield, South Yorkshire

...................... 4 George Micklethwaite b: Abt. 1866

You will see Sarah, Benjamin's wife was a CHARLESWORTH. A name in which you have expressed an interest yourself. Benjamin was a nonconformist and a school teacher at Onesacre school who was evicted for not paying his rent.
Below is an extract from my notes regarding the family

.............between 1829 and 1837 Benjamin lived with his family at Onesacre, Bradfield, Ecclesfield South Yorkshire.

In 1837 Bradfield Poor Law Records (The originals of which are in the Bradfield Poor law Archive held by Bradfield Parish Council) indicate he and his family were removed for non payment of rent. As stated by the following transcription of an examination of settlement certificate:

Micklethwaite, Benjamin, on 7 Feb 1837 at Bradfield. He was a school Master aged about 53 and born in Bradfield.
His father John a Clothier was legally settled in Hunshelf by Hiring and Service with Jonas Ramsden. That Examinants father lived principally in Bradfield Parish after he was married and frequently had relief from Hunshelf. In the year 1823 examinant was elected Master of the hamlet school at Onesacre in Bradfield and occupied the School and the House and Garden but which are not worth in examinants estimation to rent £10 a year by a good deal. Examinant was removable at any time by receiving from the School trustees three month’s notice. He left the situation yesterday, after receiving three months notice. Examinant ?? did any let to gain a settlement in his own right along with his wife and five children (see below) is now poor and chargeable to Bradfield (SE) Ref 60-438.

A Removal order for Benjamin, Sarah his wife and their five children Sarah Ann (13), Matilda (8), Eliza (5), Joel (2) and Hannah (6 mos) from Bradfield to Hunshelf (R) Ref; 60-437, was signed by H. S. Parker & Stuart Corbett, but it was not carried out and the case went to the Midsummer Quarter Sessions at Rotherham on 4 Jul 1837, where Stuart Corbett, Doctor of Divinity, John Fullerton, Esquire, and B. Dixon, Deputy Clerk of the peace signed the order.

Hunshelf was ordered to pay to Bradfield £4:9s:6d: being damages sustained in maintaining the party pending the said order of removal (R) Ref:60-44.

I have been unable to locate the family on the 1841 census - the entries on the probable piece were too feint and in 1851 bizarrely the head of the family is given as one of the daughters. Benjamin and Sarah are nowhere to be found. I have also been unable to locate an entry in the St Caths index for their deaths. I wonder what happened to them?

Hope this is of interest to you.

Carl Chapman

Suffolk

UK

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