Micklethwaites - The Branches

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I have traced my branch back as far as John Micklethwaite - he married Hannah Mitchell at Almondbury in 1827 when they were both described as being "of Crosland of this parish". John died in 1849 in the cholera outbreak which swept the insanitary conditions in Johnny Moore's Hill (in Paddock, Huddersfield) where they lived. He was said to be 44 at his death.

The problem is that I don't know where he was born as he died before the 1851 census. So I started collecting Micklethwaites to see if I could find him. Out of this came the 5 possibilities below:

John baptised 1803 to James in Mirfield. He was quickly ruled out as I found a burial for him.
John baptised 1805 to Daniel and Sarah (nee North) in Flockton. I have no burial or marriage or census information for this John. However, this is a distinct possibility for my ancestor but on very thin grounds. John had children named Samuel Henry, Daniel, Charlotte, Betty and Mitchell. There are very few Henrys in the various branches, but 2 of them are in this branch. Not the best grounds but all I have at present until I can find someone who will join my DNA project.
John baptised Kirkburton 1805 to Samuel. Again I have no further information on this John, but there is a naming connection. Also there was a sister Martha, and a Martha Micklethwaite married Thomas Thomas in Almondbury in 1833, which is where my John married.
John born 1803 Cumberworth to Charlotte - she later married Joshua Marsden. Again there are name connections. However, Joshua and Charlotte do appear on the 1841 census and have a son John aged 35 or so. I think this is him!
The dark horse in this race is Godfrey, who died in Longwood (next door to Paddock) in 1809. There are various marriages and deaths of wives in this area, such as Mary died 1805 (after childbirth I wonder?). Was John actually Godfrey's son, and as his father was a pauper was not baptised? Longwood parish records so far have revealed nothing. There is also confusion as to whether there were 2 Godfreys, father and son, or just one who married 4 times - I haven't yet found a baptism for such a son, but maybe it was non-conformist.

I have had my DNA tested - so far however this has shed no light on my tree.

As I collected Micklethwaites, I also collected variants of the name - at the last count I had over 250. The main ones are Micklethwaite and Micklethwait. There are then many minor mis-spellings of those two. However, transcriptions, such as Ancestry, add many unlikely ones, such as Sucklethnary and Makeltherde. Additionally, there are other established surnames to consider, such as Micklewright, Micklefield, Mickleborough, Michaelwaite and Micklewhite (and their variants of course). Micklewright, Micklefield and Mickleborough I believe are largely unrelated, except where the name has been used instead of Micklethwaite. I have traced Michaelwaite and Micklewhite, the former from Lincolnshire, the latter in London - Sir Michael Caine is a member of this branch which appears to be derived from a Mickelthwaite, but not a lot of people know that! (See also articles on my Features page). There is another Micklewhite branch - in the Bahamas, descended from slaves once owned by Richard Micklethwaite who died in 1802. Whilst we know his parents' names, we don't know where they came from.

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Micklethwaites - The Branches
The Name, The Places, The Branches

	I have traced my branch back as far as John Micklethwaite - he married Hannah Mitchell at Almondbury in 1827 when they were both described as being "of Crosland of this parish". John died in 1849 in the cholera outbreak which swept the insanitary conditions in Johnny Moore's Hill (in Paddock, Huddersfield) where they lived. He was said to be 44 at his death. The problem is that I don't know where he was born as he died before the 1851 census. So I started collecting Micklethwaites to see if I could find him. Out of this came the 5 possibilities below: John baptised 1803 to James in Mirfield. He was quickly ruled out as I found a burial for him. John baptised 1805 to Daniel and Sarah (nee North) in Flockton. I have no burial or marriage or census information for this John. However, this is a distinct possibility for my ancestor but on very thin grounds. John had children named Samuel Henry, Daniel, Charlotte, Betty and Mitchell. There are very few Henrys in the various branches, but 2 of them are in this branch. Not the best grounds but all I have at present until I can find someone who will join my DNA project. John baptised Kirkburton 1805 to Samuel. Again I have no further information on this John, but there is a naming connection. Also there was a sister Martha, and a Martha Micklethwaite married Thomas Thomas in Almondbury in 1833, which is where my John married. John born 1803 Cumberworth to Charlotte - she later married Joshua Marsden. Again there are name connections. However, Joshua and Charlotte do appear on the 1841 census and have a son John aged 35 or so. I think this is him! The dark horse in this race is Godfrey, who died in Longwood (next door to Paddock) in 1809. There are various marriages and deaths of wives in this area, such as Mary died 1805 (after childbirth I wonder?). Was John actually Godfrey's son, and as his father was a pauper was not baptised? Longwood parish records so far have revealed nothing. There is also confusion as to whether there were 2 Godfreys, father and son, or just one who married 4 times - I haven't yet found a baptism for such a son, but maybe it was non-conformist. I have had my DNA tested - so far however this has shed no light on my tree. As I collected Micklethwaites, I also collected variants of the name - at the last count I had over 250. The main ones are Micklethwaite and Micklethwait. There are then many minor mis-spellings of those two. However, transcriptions, such as Ancestry, add many unlikely ones, such as Sucklethnary and Makeltherde. Additionally, there are other established surnames to consider, such as Micklewright, Micklefield, Mickleborough, Michaelwaite and Micklewhite (and their variants of course). Micklewright, Micklefield and Mickleborough I believe are largely unrelated, except where the name has been used instead of Micklethwaite. I have traced Michaelwaite and Micklewhite, the former from Lincolnshire, the latter in London - Sir Michael Caine is a member of this branch which appears to be derived from a Mickelthwaite, but not a lot of people know that! (See also articles on my Features page). There is another Micklewhite branch - in the Bahamas, descended from slaves once owned by Richard Micklethwaite who died in 1802. Whilst we know his parents' names, we don't know where they came from. The index pages do not have the menus on them - use Control+Click to open them in a new tab or use the "Back" button on your browser to return.