52 Ancestors: Week 6 - Valentine

We have two people called Valentine on my side of the family tree and both are Valentine Fell.

Valentine Fell (abt 1786-1839) is my 4th great grandfather and his story will come up (eventually) in the ancestors I cover on Monday's. 

 

His son was also called Valentine, he unfortunately had a very short life, but the baptism record from a family tree research angle is really good. He was born on 5 February 1833 and the record gives alot of information and is readable. He was baptised in the Wesleyan Methodist Church, Burslem, Staffordshire.

The transcription reads:

Valentine the son of Valentine Fells of Burslem in the Parish of Burslem in the County of Stafford, potter and of Lucy his wife, who was the daughter of William and Elizabeth Colclough was born on the fifth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Thirty Three. And was solemnly baptised with water, in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost on the Thirteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Thirty Three by me William Leach.

Valentine died in February 1833 and was buried 4 days after he was baptised in St John, Burslem, Staffordshire.