Marion Palmer (on GenesReunited.com) reports that Joshua married Mary Hallett.
The
1841 census,
1851 census
and
IGI
shows Joshua married to Mary Ann. Joshua was a farmer living in Soham.
Joshua and Mary had the following children:
- Hallet Fletcher,
christened Christmas Day 1833.
- Tabitha Fletcher, christened
3rd November 1835.
On 16th March 1854, Tabitha married James Audus. James and Tabitha had one child:
- Emily Audus born 1870. The
1881 census shows Tabitha and James (an agricultural labourer from Isleham, Cambs.) with their daughter Emily Audus, born 1870. In 4Q1886 (Newmarket, 3b, 1103), Emily married Jesse Wake. The
1901 census
shows Emily married to Jesse, a farmer on Great Fen Drove
The
1891 census
shows James and Tabitha living in Great Fen Drove.
Tabitha died 2q1923 (Newmarket, 3b, 491) aged 87.
- Walter Fletcher, born about 1839. The
1881 census
shows Walter married to Emily (born 1845 in South Lambeth) living in West Ham - Walter had moved to London by the mid-1860's. Walter and Emily had the following children:
- Eliza Fletcher born 1867 in Lambeth. The
1901 census
shows Eliza as single, blind and boarding with the Gillman family in West Ham
- Albert Fletcher born 1875
- Fred Fletcher born 1877 in South Lambeth
- Emily Fletcher born 1878
- Mary Ann Fletcher born 1880
- Thomas Fletcher born 1881 in Canning Town
- Maud Fletcher born 1887 in Plaistow
The
1901 census
shows Emily widowed living with her family in Limehouse
- John Fletcher, born about 1841. The
1881 census
shows John married to Sarah (born 1848 in Mildenhall, Suffolk) and a farmer of 6 acres at Great Fen Drove. John and Sarah had the following children:
- John Robert Fletcher born 1863
- Joseph Francis Fletcher born 1864. The
1901 census
shows that Joseph was married to Mary (born 1859 in Soham) and was a farmer on Great Fen Drove in Soham. Joseph and Mary had the following children:
- Arthur Fletcher, born 1889. The Soham Chronicle of 7th November 1890 says
"On Saturday afternoon Mr. Joseph Francis Fletcher, a farmer living in Soham Fen was at work in his yard and his little son, Arthur, aged 1 year and 10 months. After a time he missed the child and searching found him in an open drain with his head downwards in the water. When pulled out he was found to be quite dead. Mr. C.W. Palmer, county coroner, held an inquest and a verdict of “Accidental death” was returned"
- Maud Fletcher born 1894
- May Fletcher born 1895
- Frank Fletcher born 1897
- Joshua Fletcher born 1866
- Kezia Fletcher born 1871
- Georgiana Fletcher born 1878
- Alfred Fletcher born 1880
By the time of the
1901 census
John was widowed and living with his son Joseph
- Frederick Fletcher, born about 1844. The
1881 census and the
1901 census
shows Frederick married to Sarah from Prickwillow (Cambs.). Frederick was a farmer on the Great Fen Drove.in Soham. Frederick and Sarah had the following children:
- Mary Ann Fletcher born 1869
- John Francis Fletcher. born 1871
- Tabitha Fletcher born 1874
- Sarah Elizabeth Fletcher born 1880
- Fred Fletcher born 1883
- Naomi Fletcher born 1885
- Naomi Fletcher, born about 1847. The
1881 census
shows that Naomi married Alfred Starling (born 1843 in Soham). Alfred and Naomi were living in Lambeth, and back in Soham for the
1901 census
- Mary Ann Fletcher, born about 1850
Joshua died 3q1851 (Newmarket, 14,75). The
1861 census
shows Mary farming 14 acres with the help of her son Frederick. Mary's daughters Naomi and Mary Ann were also living with her. Mary died 3q1864 (Newmarket, 3b, 334).