William Mansfield 1803 - 1844

William Mansfield (1803 - 1844)

William Mansfield was born in 1803 and baptised on ? in Barsby. He was the fourth child (and second one named William) of William Mansfield and Ann Parker. William Snr was also a carpenter, and all of his sons followed him into the trade. It is unknown why William relocated to Kegworth, however we know that he was living there

On 23 Feb 1826 William married Ann Starkey - who was 17 at the time - in Kegworth. Ann is the daughter of William Starkey and Sarah Marriot. William Mansfield and Ann had gained a formal license from Thomas Stevenson on 21 Feb 1826. This was necessary because Ann was under 21 and meant that the reading of Banns was not necessary.  The marriage was witnessed by her father William Starkey and her sister Elizabeth Newham.

William and Anne had at two children :

• Sarah Starkey Mansfield Born 1827 Died 1898. Married Thomas Fullelove 1846

• Robert Mansfield Born 1829. Died 1902. Married Ann Porter 1865

There is a potential record of a William Mansfield - charged with Fraud- in 1827 in Leicester.

We do now that by 1841 his wife has re

there is a notation on Sarah Ann Starkey's birth certificate that indicated that her father William Mansfield turned out to be a married man. This would explain why both children were using the name Starkey rather than Mansfield and why there is no discernible record of William - who may have just gone back to his wife.

Interestingly his previous wife Ann also remarried in 1833.

On Dec 14 1833 he marries Eliza Clarissa Price at St Marys, Bryanstones Square, London. William and Eliza had 4 children:

• Mary Ann Mansfield Born 1835

• William Mansfield Born 1838

• Eliza Mansfield Born 1840 Died 1841

• Edward Parker Mansfield Born 1841

The 1841 census finds the family living at ????

The family suffered a tragedy later in 1841 when their daughter Eliza dies at the age of ?.

Eliza dies some time in the first 3 months of 1844 at the age of 27. It is anticipated that this death was as a result of pregnancy. Anywhere between 5 and 8 months later William passes away at the age of 41. He is buried in a non conformist burial at

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