John Fish b. ABT 1798 Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, Great Britain d. Y : Jacob Strong Family

1798 - Yes, date unknown

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Birth	Abt 1798	Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, Great Britain [3]
Gender	Male
Died	Yes, date unknown
Person ID	I307	Jacob Strong and Sarah Hill
Last Modified	31 Aug 2015

Father	James Fish, b. Abt 1751, Of Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, Great Britain , d. 8 Jun 1834, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Mother	Jane Thompson, b. Abt 1756, Eccleshill, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, Great Britain , d. 1832, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Married	19 Sep 1776	Blackburn, Lancashire, England, Great Britain
Family ID	F295	Group Sheet

Notes	John Fish belongs in this family, as evidenced in the will of James Fish, his father, in 1834. Please see source for John's birth. However, no christening record has been found to date for a John, son of James and Jane Fish. FHL film 089321 James Fish of Over Darwen, Yeoman Bequests: 1. Property called Day Eye 2. Cottages situate at Cuck Stoll in Over Darwin 3. Son James forty pounds 4. Son Thomas forty pounds 5. Son William forty pounds (now abroad; has 14 years to return to England to claim his inheritance) 6. Son Richard forty pounds 7. Son John forty pounds 8. Daughter Peggy, now wife of Thomas Waddicor 9. Daughter Mary, now wife of John Shorrock 10. Children of son Thomas now deceased 11. Children of son William who are residing in Over Darwen 12. Son Arthur (now abroad; has 14 years to return to England to claim his inheritance) 13. Ann wife of James Jackson only child of daughter Alice Whitehead deceased 14. Peggy only child of daughter Jane Shorrock deceased 15. Jane natural daughter of his daughter Mary Dated: February 3, 1834 Proved: June 20, 1834 Testator died June 8 1834 Executors: Ralph Cocker and Thomas Waddicor. There is a christening record for a John Fish on 29 November 1778 at the Lower Independent Chapel at Over Darwen, the son of "Jno. and Jane Fish" of Dye House. This clearly does not refer to the son John listed in James'will, as he had a son, James christened on 14 December 1778.

[S33] Professional Research done by John Anderegg.
John Anderegg researched this entire family. He noted the following as sources for the family group of James Fish/Jane Thompson.
1) Parish Registers of Blackburn Cathedral, Blackburn, Lancashire; Altham, Lancashire; Accrington, Lancashire; Over Darwen, Lancashire. All received by correspondence.
2) FHL film #560876, Parish Registers of Lower Independent Church, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England.
3) FHL film #560875, Parish Registers of Pole Lane Independent Church, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England; Parish Registers of Particular Baptists Church, Islington, Blackburn, Lancashire, England.
4) FHL film #560892, Parish Registers of Wesleyan Methodist Church, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England.
5) Cemetery Records of Lower Independent Church, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England. Personally researched in England.
6) Cemetery Records of Over Darwen, Lancashire, England (Church of England).
Personally researched in England.
7) FHL film # 087285. 1851 Census of Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, p. 255,
35 White Hall.
8) Computer File Index and Temple Index Bureau.
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[S29] Professional Research done by A. Boyd Nielsen.
[S1126] Wills and Administrations of Lancashire Only, 1558-1857.
Will of father, James Fish, dated 3 Feb 1834; proved 20 Jun 1834.