TREDWELL ‘PUZZLE’
The following information has been acquired by my working together with a descendant of John and Maria Tredwell. We are both convinced that there is a connection with our Tredwell lines as there are too many coincidences, but we have yet to find the proof. In particular the families of John and Maria and Francis and Esther are closely linked regarding the birth places of their children and it is as though they followed each other round the country. John named one of his sons Francis – sadly he died at birth. Both their first born were situated very closely together in Stoke Prior and Dodderhill. Francis then moves to Birmingham and Kingswinford. Then in 1830/31 they are within a stone`s throw of each other in Rushton Spencer and Bosley. 1833 they are both in Bromsgrove. 1835-37 they are both in Winchfield, Hants. and then 1841 in Folkestone, although John moves to Handsworth, Staffs for the 1841 census. Then they are back in the Droitwich area – Francis having died in 1847. In 1851 Sarah Ann (John and Maria`s daughter) is a visitor with Elizabeth Harding (Francis` daughter) in Stourbridge. In 1861 widow Esther and daughter Elizabeth Harding are living almost next door to Betsey Ann, Anne Maria and Sarah Ann in Witton. Unfortunately I do not know where Francis was born, but John was born in Southam, Warks. This has shown no further leads as yet. If anyone can throw any light on this, there are some people who would be very keen to know!
Descendants of John Tredwell
1 John Tredwell 1795 – 1853
.. +Maria Pittaway 1803 – 1852
…….. 2 Elizabeth Tredwell 1826 – 1826
…….. 2 Francis Tredwell 1827 – 1827
…….. 2 William Tredwell 1829 –
…….. 2 Betsey Ann Tredwell 1831 –
………… +William Loynes 1830 –
………………. 3 William Benjamin Loynes 1866 –
………………….. +Eliza Jones 1865 –
………………. 3 Frank Solomon Tredwell Loynes 1868 –
………………….. +Fanny Hitchings 1869 –
………………. 3 Harry Shilvock Loynes 1870 – 1872
………………. 3 Annie Loynes 1874 –
………………….. +George Samuel Crompton
…….. 2 Annie Maria Tredwell 1835 –
………… +William Drinkwater 1833 –
………………. 3 Maud Mary Drinkwater 1866 –
………………….. +Frank William Johnstone 1865 –
……………………….. 4 Ivy Johnstone 1889 –
……………………….. 4 Marguerite Johnstone 1891 –
……………………….. 4 Claude Johnstone 1894 –
……………………….. 4 Gwendoline Johnstone 1896 –
……………………….. 4 Annie Ellen Johnstone 1898 –
………………. 3 William John Drinkwater 1868 –
………………….. +Elsie Beatrice McArthur 1876 –
……………………….. 4 William Drinkwater 1896 –
……………………….. 4 Charles Drinkwater 1899 –
…….. 2 Sarah Ann Tredwell 1838 – 1880
………… +John Munslow
…….. *2nd Husband of Sarah Ann Tredwell:
………… +George Phipps 1838 –
…….. 2 John Tredwell 1841 –
………… +Harriet Brecknell 1841 –
………………. 3 Alice Tredwell 1867 –
………………. 3 Florence Mary Tredwell 1869 –
………………. 3 John William Tredwell 1872 –
………………….. +Rosa Instone 1871 –
……………………….. 4 John Tredwell 1896 –
………………. 3 Francis Charles Tredwell 1874 –
………………….. +Alice E 1876 –
……………………….. 4 Maud Tredwell 1889 –
……………………….. 4 Alice Tredwell 1891 –
………………. 3 Annie Maria Tredwell 1877 –
………………. 3 Thomas Henry Tredwell 1884 –
…….. 2 Ann Sophia Tredwell 1845 –
…….. 2 David Solomon Tredwell 1848 –
………… +Kate 1863 –