Paternal Family Tree: Chadwick of Hayfield
On 12th October 1831 [his father] Azariah Chadwick (age 19) and [his mother] Hannah Hinchcliffe (age 20) were married.
Azariah Chadwick: In 1812 he was born to George Chadwick at Glossop, Derbyshire [Map]. In July 1860 Azariah Chadwick died at Glossop, Derbyshire [Map].
Hannah Hinchcliffe: On 27th September 1811 she was born to Thomas Hinchliffe and Hannah Langley at Hadfield, Derbyshire [Map]. In April 1848 she died at Lower Barn Hadfield, Derbyshire [Map].
On 6th October 1839 George Chadwick was born to [his father] Azariah Chadwick (age 27) and [his mother] Hannah Hinchcliffe (age 28) at Mottram, Cheshire.
In April 1848 [his mother] Hannah Hinchcliffe (age 36) died at Lower Barn Hadfield, Derbyshire [Map].
1851. 1851 Census Derbyshire Hadfield Page 36. Lower Barn Hadfield, Derbyshire [Map].
[his father] Azariah Chadwick (age 39). Head. 41.
George Chadwick (age 11). Son. 12.
In July 1860 [his father] Azariah Chadwick (age 48) died at Glossop, Derbyshire [Map].
1861. 1861 Census Cheshire Hollingworth District 12 Page 28. Hollingworth, Cheshire [Map].
John Jackson. Head. 26.
Mary Chadwick. Wife. 27.
George Chadwick (age 21). Brother-in-law. 21.
On or before 1876 George Chadwick (age 36) and Sophia Smith (age 32) were married.
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On or before 13th February 1876 [his son] Harry Chadwick was born to George Chadwick (age 36) and [his wife] Sophia Smith (age 32) at Hadfield, Derbyshire [Map]. He married 1st July 1901 Alice Haigh and had issue.
Harry Chadwick: On 1st July 1901 Harry Chadwick and Alice Haigh were married at All Saints Church, Glossop [Map]. In May 1923 Harry Chadwick died at Hayfield, Derbyshire [Map].
1881. 1881 Cheshire Tintwhistle. 5 New Road, Tintwhistle.
George Chadwick (age 41). Head. 41. General Labourer.
[his wife] Sophia Smith (age 37). Wife. 38.
[his son] Harry Chadwick (age 4). Son. 5.
In 1883 [his wife] Sophia Smith (age 39) died at Hadfield, Derbyshire [Map].
On 1st July 1901 [his son] Harry Chadwick (age 25) and [his daughter-in-law] Alice Haigh (age 21) were married at All Saints Church, Glossop [Map].
In July 1909 George Chadwick (age 69) died at Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [Map].
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Chadwick
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Chadwick
GrandFather: George Chadwick
Great x 1 Grandmother: Martha Hill
Father: Azariah Chadwick
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Hinchcliffe
GrandFather: Thomas Hinchliffe
Mother: Hannah Hinchcliffe
GrandMother: Hannah Langley