James FIELDING
1802 - see notes
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Name James FIELDING Birth Dec 1802 "Westhaith", Heptonstall, Yorkshire 
[1] - baptised at 42 weeks
Baptism 3 Oct 1803 St. Thomas, Heptonstall, Yorkshire [1] Gender Male Occupation Weaver [2] Reference Number V314 Death see notes Person ID I314 VaughanDavies Last Modified 29 Jan 2025
Father Robert FIELDING, b. 1759, Heptonstall, Yorkshire d. 1816, Heptonstall, Yorkshire (Age 57 years) Relationship natural Mother Betty PICKLES Relationship natural Marriage 28 Aug 1783 Heptonstall, Yorkshire [3] Notes - Interestingly there is a marriage in Apr 1785 at St Thomas, Heptonstall between Robert Fielding and Mary Horsfall and in May between John Fielding and Mary Pickles!!!!
Family ID F327 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Hannah HODGSON, b. 1800, Wadsworth, Yorkshire Marriage 31 Jul 1823 St. Thomas, Heptonstall, Yorkshire [4] Family Note He is a Weaver at his marriage [4] Children 1. John FIELDING, b. 1824, Newbridge, Heptonstall, Yorkshire d. 26 May 1876, Hollings, Heptonstall, Yorkshire (Age 52 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. Robert FIELDING, b. 14 Mar 1826, Hollings, Heptonstall, Yorkshire d. 28 Dec 1885, Halifax, Yorkshire (Age 59 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. Abel FIELDEN, b. 19 Oct 1828, Heptonstall, Yorkshire d. 21 May 1878, Beech St., Halifax (Age 49 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. William Pickles FIELDEN, b. 3 Feb 1831, Heptonstall, Yorkshire [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. Freeman FIELDEN, b. 15 Sep 1836, Heptonstall, Yorkshire d. 12 May 1917, "Fulwood Cottage", West Drive, Cleveleys, Lancashire (Age 80 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]6. Eli FIELDING, b. 1839, Heptonstall, Yorkshire d. 2 Dec 1907, 20, Rose Terrace, Battinson Rd., Halifax (Age 68 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F208 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Jan 2025
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Birth - Dec 1802 - "Westhaith", Heptonstall, Yorkshire 
Baptism - 3 Oct 1803 - St. Thomas, Heptonstall, Yorkshire Marriage - 31 Jul 1823 - St. Thomas, Heptonstall, Yorkshire = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - In the baptism of his children in 1837, he is described as a Weaver.
Also a grandson, Henry Fielding aged 9, b Wadsworth
Also notice William Fielding (a 37) and his family just nearby in the 1841 Census.
It is very difficult to be sure about where James comes from. The name is extremely common, and so there is much guesswork. However, he does seem to have been very consistent about his age, leading to a DOB of 1803 give or take a year in the different censuses and also his birth place (Heptonstall), also giving this at his marriage. Assuming he was baptised within a few weeks of his birth, I have therefore identified the following possible people in Heptonstall:-
James Fielden bapt 20/4/1802 to William and Hannah
James Fielden bapt 3/10/1803 to Robert and Betty.
The latter has been used as Betty's maiden name was PICKLES, which is given to their son William.
There are a number of possible William and Hannah/Ann marriages, but none have this surname or anything like it.
At the 1871 Census, he was living in Midgley, about half way between Hebdon Bridge and Halifax. However most of his children were in Halifax, so a death registered in Halifax is reasonable, especially as the most likely scenario for Hannah is Halifax in 1870. Again there are two possibilities -
Q2 1873, aged 69
Q2 1878, aged 75
I have not yet found burial records for either of these possibilities. Clearly the first is arithmetically more accurate, but there is no real reason to favour this over the other one.
- In the baptism of his children in 1837, he is described as a Weaver.
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