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Revell Family Study

Chesterfield

Chesterfield - Charter of King Henry III. confirming to THE Burgesses of Chesterfield ... Witness - Petro de Ryvall

1232 - Charter granting to Richard Briewer son of William Briewer and his heirs the manor of Chesterfield, with Brimington and Whittington and the soke, and the whole wapentake of Scarsdale, to hold in fee farm of the King and his heirs. The charter also creates Chesterfield a free borough, granting to it a market and fair and all the same liberties as the borough of Nottingham. Confirming 'hominibus Willelmi Bnwerre qui de eo tenent et tenebunt in villa de Cestrefeld hbertatem quam idem Willelmus eis concessit scilicet quod sint liberi Burgenses," and that they may have the same liberties and free customs which King John granted to the same William. Witn. Richard Marshall, Comes Penbrochie, Peter de Ryuall capicerRus, Pictaviensis, Ralph fil. Nicholai, Godfrey de Crancumb, Geoffrey Dispensator, Geoffrey de Cauz, Richard fil. Hugonis. Dat. apud Theokesbiriam, 28 Dec, anno 17 1232. Source

 

David Allen m Elinor Revell 29 Aug 1574 Chesterfield

 

Francis REVELL, (1599-1658) bp. Dronfield son of Edward and Anne m. 1638 Chesterfield to Anne ELLIS (b.1616 Chesterfield d/o Rich. Child:

Children of Thomas and Marie Revell:

 

Hewe Callo m Isabell Revell 19 Jul 1607 Chesterfield

 

Thomas REVELL son of Edward REVELL Chesterfield yeoman, was apprenticed in 1653 to John PEARSON cutler

 

Children of Johis and Julians Revell (John son of John and Alice (Nee Stacye) Revell of Whiston d.1662?):

 

Children of John Revell (born 1660 Clowne) m. APR 1689 Elizabeth (Nee Adshead):

 

Children of John Revell and Barbara(Nee Bright):

 

Maria Revell m. JOHEM SHAWE 07 NOV 1702 Chesterfield

 

Elizabetha Revell m. THOMAS WETTON 25 NOV 1712 Chesterfield

 

Maria(Mary) Revell m. THOMAS JOHNSON 11 SEP 1716 Chesterfield

 

Johes Revell, Alderman m. 19 MAR 1722 Chesterfield DOROTHEA MILNES, dau of Wm Milnes of Tapton Hall. Children:

Dorothy died 10th November 1740 aged 77.

 

Sara Revell m. RICUS LOMAS 12 DEC 1723 Chesterfield

 

Maria Revell m. THOMAS WHEATCROFT 30 MAR 1725 Chesterfield

 

Frances Revell, daughter of Robert Revell of Carnfield m. Strelley Pegge 22 May 1735. Frances died of smallpox aged 20 in Nottingham

 

Children of Willi Revell:

 

Children of Daniel Revell:

 

Children of Jno Revell:

 

Ann Revell m. SAMUEL WARD 14 NOV 1748 Chesterfield

 

Elizabeth Revell m. ALEXANDER DAMM 23 DEC 1749 Chesterfield

 

Children of Richard Revell and Eliz. (Nee Roberts):

 

Hannah Revell m. THOMAS DAMM 06 DEC 1778 Chesterfield

 

Mary Revell m. JOHN ASKEW 30 AUG 1797 Chesterfield

 

 

Children of William Revell (b.1779 Clowne) and Mary(Nee Milnes) Revell:

Walton

Elizabeth Revell of Walton m. at Chesterfield Meeting (Quakers) 28/7/1745 to Isaac Metcalf of Brampton Moor

 

Children of Elizabeth REVELL:

 

Children of Robert REVELL m. Ann:

 

Ann REVELL had daughter Eliza b.1844 Chesterfield

 

William REVELL (b.1824 Hope son of Thos/Mary m. 1846 Hope Hannah BENNETT (b.1813 Hope d/o Edw/Mary) Child:

Source: Bishops Transcripts

Births and Christenings - Chesterfield

Revel Mary Elizabeth 1867
Revel Ralph Harry 1876
Revell Annie 1865
Revell Lawrence Ambray 1868
Revell Anna 1868
Revell Charles Francis 1869
Revell Harry 1869
Revell Emily 1873
Revell Henry 1873
Revell Sarah Elizabeth 1874
Revell Arthur 1880
Revil Francis 1854
Revil Elizabeth 1883
Revill Mary Ellen 1866
Revill Samuel 1874
Revill John 1875
Revill Ernest 1878
Revill George 1880
Revill Hannah 1882
Revill Samuel 1885
Revill George 1885 Source

Wills

REVELL Ann 1914 Chesterfield
REVELL Dolly 1892 Ashover
REVELL Edmund 1879 Ashover
REVELL Eliza 1917 Chesterfield
REVELL Henry 1886 Norton
REVELL Henry 1899 Chesterfield
REVILL Alfred 1915 Stonehouse,Devon
REVILL Charles 1915 Bolsover
REVILL Henry 1894 Beighton
REVILL John 1881 Eckington
REVILL Joseph 1911 Bolsover
REVILL Mary ann 1926 Derby
REVILL Reginald 1918 Ripley
REVILL Reuben 1903 Bolsover
REVILL Richard 1874 Chesterfield and Wingerworth
REVILL Ruth 1894 Ilkeston

Parish Registers Church of St. Mary & All Saints Chesterfield

Baptisms

November 21st 1838 Calow Sarah daughter of John and Ruth Revell - Father's Occupation Labourer
December 16th 1840 Hasland Eliza Ann born Nov.15th daughter of John and Ruth Revell - Father's Occupation Mason
February 14th 1843 Corbriggs Mary Anne daughter of John and Ruth Revell - Father's Occupation Stone Mason
March 14th 1847 Grassmoor Charles born Nov. 3rd 1845 son of John and Ruth Revell - Father's Occupation Stone Mason
March 31st 1848 Birchill, Hasland Lavinia born March 1st 1848 daughter of John and Ruth Revell - Father's Occupation Stone Mason

Census Returns

Temple Normanton - March 30th 1851

Richard Revill, age 66, farmer of 107 acres and wife Sarah, age 67, now moved to Normanton Common, Temple Normanton and living with their son Charles 30 and their granddaughter Caroline age 3 (baptised Chesterfield May 16th 1847. I.G. Index) the daughter of their son Ralph (baptised Bolsover July 23rd 1823 I.G. Index) and Caroline? Note: The enumerator is unable to elicit the place of Sarah Revill's birth and records it as U.K. - unknown. Richard's birthplace for the first time is recorded as Duckmanton.

Hasland - March 30th 1851

Aaron Revill, age 30, farmer of 80 acres, son of Richard and Sarah Revill, living at Hasland Green with Mary Thornally 21, his niece. Mary Thornally was the daughter of John Thornally and Mary Thornally nee Revill, the eldest child of Richard and Sarah Revill.

Bolsover - April 7th 1861

Richard Revill, 78, now retired and Sarah Eliza, 77, moved to Middle Street, Bolsover and living with their granddaughter, Caroline age 13. This is the first occasion that Sarah Revill's middle name Eliza is shown. Charles Revill's daughter is named after her grandmother "Sarah Eliza". Richard Revill confirms his place of birth as Duckmanton and Sarah Revill's is now given as Elmton.

Temple Normanton - April 7th 1861

Charles Revill, age 36, farmer of 180 acres, living on Normanton Common with his wife Jane 30 and 9 month old daughter Sarah Eliza.

Hasland - March 30th 1851

John Revill, stonemason and Ruth his wife, living at Grassmore, Hasland Chesterfield with five children. In this return their son is given the name Charles John, in subsequent returns the name of John is omitted.

Grassmoor - April 3rd 1881

Charles and Caroline Revill have now moved to Charles Street, Grassmoor, Hasland and in the last ten years have produced five children: Kate 9, Charles 7, Maud 5, Sarah 3, John 1,

Calow - March 30th 1851

Godfrey Longden, ironstone miner and his wife Ann with their daughter Dorothy living at Windmill Hill. Dorothy unmarried aged 19, is later to become the mother of Caroline Longden. See Sutton-Cum-Duckmanton April 2nd 1871

Calow - April 7th 1861

Godfrey Longden with his wife Ann and their granddaughter Caroline aged 8. Her mother Dorothy now 29 has left home. Next door is the Slack household consisting of Daniel Slack and Martha Slack with Daniel's daughter Ann, and son John and three members of the Longden family. Obviously Martha Slack was at one time married to a Longden by whom she had three children. Similarly, Daniel Slack was left a widower by the death of his first wife by whom he had one daughter, Ann and one son, John.

Sourced by Stanley C. Taylor from Census Returns and Parish Registers

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