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Henry Theobald

Male 1857 - 1943  (86 years)


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  • Name Henry Theobald 
    Born 1857  Derby Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Boatman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1943 
    Person ID I26638  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2026 

    Father Thomas Theobald,   b. 1823, Draycott, Derbyshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Ellen Chapman,   b. 1830, Chellaston, nr Derby Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1878  (Age < 47 years) 
    Married 19 Jun 1848  Alvaston, Derbyshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F08248  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ellen Bailey,   b. Abt Feb 1858, Newton, Middlewich Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1895  (Age < 36 years) 
    Married 15 Oct 1876  St Michael and All Angels, Middlewich Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Mary Jane Theobald,   b. Abt Nov 1878, Northwich Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2026 
    Family ID F15316  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ellen Keene,   b. 1864, Oldbury, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1904  (Age < 39 years) 
    Married 2 Dec 1895  St Lawrence, Long Eaton, Derbyshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Ellen Theobald,   b. Abt Aug 1897, Wolverhampton Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Henry Theobald,   b. 30 Nov 1899, Rode Heath, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Ruth Theobald,   b. Abt Aug 1903, Congleton Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2026 
    Family ID F08258  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Sarah Jane Bailey,   b. 1877, Church Lawton, nr Alsager, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt Feb 1904  Congleton Register Office Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2026 
    Family ID F08259  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Family records show that Henry was convicted of killing two horses at Alrewas, Lichfield, in 1879 and sentenced to 10 years hard labour. He is in Chatham Jail, Kent, in the 1881 census, married, but listed as a bachelor in 1895 marriage record.

  • Sources 
    1. [S010079] England and Wales Marriages 1538-1940 (Ancestry).

    2. [S010056] Parish record.

    3. [S010069] MC.

    4. [S010116] Cheshire BMD and Free BMD.



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