Joseph COLEMAN

Notes:

The death record on the Ancestry CD of Rhode Island records says his next of kin (probably parents) were William & Annie Coleman. However, it is possible that these names referred to his son, William, and his second wife, Annie.

He may have been born in either Hucknall-Under-Huthwaite or Sutton-in-Ashfield. It is not clear to me where the family was at the taking of the 1851 census -- whether they had already moved to Sutton or not. They were at Sutton-in-Ashfield by 1861. The 1891 census gives his birthplace as Sutton-in-Ashfield.

In the 1871 census, Joseph & Elizabeth are living at 26 Union St., Mansfield, with Elizabeth's parents, Gilbert & Ann Slack. Daughter Ann is 6 months old.

The UK 1881 census shows this family living at 1 Alfred Ct., Mansfield, Nottingham, England. Joseph is listed as the 33-year-old head of the household. His occupation is given as a "fruiterer." Elizabeth Coleman is listed as his 33-year-old wife. The children are listed as:
Ann 10
John 8
Eliza 6
Ellen 4
William 1month
(birthplace of all the children is given as Mansfield)

Also listed is William Haslam, a 19-year-old servant (a carter).

In 1891 they were at 12 Stockwell Gate, Mansfield (Fishmonger's Shop). Ann is not with them; Florence is listed as Clara; also in the household is Elizabeth Slack 18, servant (probably niece). Nearby, at 19 Chandlers Ct., is Elizabeth's widowed sister, Sarah Adcock, age 47.

In the 1910 US Census, Joseph, age 63, and his (second or third?) wife, Annie, age 36, are living at 78 Oak St., Providence, RI. They are renting there. The census says he immigrated to America in 1895, but did not become a US citizen. Also, they have been married about 4 years, and both can read and write.

Joseph married Elizabeth SLACK 11 Jul 1870, St. John's Church, Mansfield, Notts, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Gilbert SLACK and Ann MARSHALL) was born Abt 23 May 1847, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England; died 13 Sep 1893, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England; was buried 15 Sep 1893, Mansfield Cemetery, Nottinghamshire, England. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Joseph Coleman and Elizabeth Slack were married on July 11, 1870, at St. John's Church, Mansfield, Nottingham. Joseph's occupation is given as a frame work knitter; Elizabeth's is spinster. Witnesses on the certificate were John Adcock and Sarah Adcock. Sarah (b. 1843) was Elizabeth's sister, and John was Sarah's wife; they married April 16, 1865, also at St. John's.

Notes on St. John's Anglican Church taken from "A History of The Parish Church of Saint John the Evangelist" by E. W. Mellors: The church was erected in 1855/56. The building consists of a chancel, nave, two side aisles, and an 80-foot tower. The spire is about 100 feel high. Mansfield stone was used in the main building, and Ancaster stone for the spire. The foundation stone was laid by the Bishop of Lincoln on 6th Jan 1855, and the church was consecrated 29th July 1856. The seating accommodates 1,000 people. The lovely east window illustrates scenes from the life of Our Lord. Its cost was defrayed by the congregation and friends, and it was put in position in 1870. The organ was placed in the church in 1865, and restored in 1897. It is an excellent example of tone and workmanship.

I have visited this church and photographed it. There is a friendly and vital Christian community worshipping there now, as of 2004.

1. Ann Coleman was born Abt Oct 1870; died Abt Aug 1882.
2. John Joseph Coleman was born Abt Dec 1872, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England; died Abt 11 Mar 1899, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England; was buried 13 Mar 1899, Mansfield Cemetery, Nottinghamshire, England.
3. Eliza Coleman was born 1 Aug 1874, England; died 8 Oct 1931, Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., CA; was buried , Angeles Abbey Memorial Park, Compton, CA.
4. Ellen COLEMAN was born 4 Apr 1877, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England; died 26 Oct 1953, Warwick, RI; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI.
5. William Coleman was born Between 1879 and 1881, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England; died Aft 1894.
6. Florence Coleman was born 1884, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England; died Aft 1941.
7. Gertrude Coleman was born Abt 1885, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England.

Joseph married Annie Remick 29 Nov 1905, RI. Annie was born Abt 1874, England; died Aft 15 Apr 1910. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the 1841 census William & Hannah and the four oldest (living) children were at Hopkin Lane, Hucknall-Under-Huthwaite near Sutton.

In 1851 they have six children, including Joseph, our ancestor.

In 1861 the family is at Forest Land End, Sutton-in-Ashfield, with the five youngest children. It is noted that Nathan is mentally retarded.

In 1871 they are back in Hucknall-Under-Huthwaite and have with them their unmarried son Nathan, whose occupation is given as "moulder"; in 1881 they are at Mansfield Rd., Sutton-in-Ashfield, where Nathan is a "coal miner"; and in 1891 he is simply "unmarried." The three of them are still together, living on Mansfield Rd., Sutton.

William married Hannah MOORE 21 Jun 1831, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. Hannah was born Abt 1811, Pilsley, Derbyshire, England; died Aft Apr 1891. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Twice Hannah's birthplace is given as Pilsley, Derbyshire, and once as Selston, Nottinghamshire.

Samuel married Elizabeth WILSON 11 May 1803, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. Elizabeth (daughter of John WILSON and Ann Unknown) was born Abt Aug 1779, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England; died Aft 1851. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the 1841 census, Elizabeth Allsop is a widow, age 60, living at Hucknall Huthewaite. Her married son Samuel Coleman (Colman) and his family are living with her.

Notes:

The names and dates for Samuel's children as I received them in a gedcom seem to be too close -- they are probably baptisms. If so, they may be correct; but I have taken the liberty of changing them so they will make sense. Still, I am not absolutely certain that these children are all in this family group, as no sources were noted.

Also, they may have had two older children, John & Sarah. The list as I received it included a son John, b. March 1778, and Sarah's date of birth was given as July 1778. Also, Samuel and a second William were born too close. There were two Johns, two Williams, and two Samuels.

Samuel married Ann MARTIN 19 Jan 1778, Selston, Nottinghamshire, England. Ann was born 1761. [Group Sheet]

John — Ann Unknown. [Group Sheet]