2. By 1860, one fourth of mostly urban English children age 5
and under had died. Education Act of 1870 said all children between
ages 5 and 10 should be educated. In 1880 schooling became
compulsory. By 1891 schooling was free. Not until 1902 was there a
system of public secondary education.
3. One consequence of so many children not surviving to age
five is that they might not show up on the censuses because they
were born and died between censuses. One way to look into this is
to consider that in most families, children were born about every
two years. If there is a gap of more than three years, consider
looking for a child who was born but died during that period of
time.
4. William Sinclair Gelling Family Group Sheet This is all the
information Sister S started with. She was also interested where
the name Sinclair came from, since it is not a common name on the
Isle of Mann.
5. Here Are The Three Families We Will Follow: Jane QUINE and
Thomas CRETNEY, Rebecca GARRETT and William Sinclair GELLING, and
their children, Hannah GELLING and Robert CRETNEY
6. Thomas Cretney Marriage Record to Jane Quine Bride's marital
status: not stated. Bride's father: not stated. (MS09754/3/1)
7. Thomas Cretney and Jane Quine Family Group Sheet Notice the
six year gap between John and William. You would expect more
children to have been born in this time period. Sister S later
learned that both John and Robert emigrated to the United States.
Robert and his wife, Hannah, lived and worked on Johns farm.
William married and stayed on the Isle of Mann. His son, Thomas
Arthur, discussed later, also emigrated to the US.
8. Thomas Cretney Family Tree taken from Ancestry.com Other
children and their birth information are included, but not
documented
9. John Cretney (son of Thomas and Jane, b. 1836) and his
family in the 1870 US Census John said he was born in England
rather than Isle of Mann a common practice.
10. Thomas Arthur Cretney (son of James and Rebecca, born 1881)
Passport Application-Front. While he is not a direct ancestor of
Sister S, he was famous, and his life is well documented, including
information that does relate to Sister Ss direct line family.
11. Thomas A Cretney Passport Application- Back Side, which
includes a detailed physical description.
12. Thomas A. Cretney Passport Picture
13. Robert Cretney Family-1900 Census. Hannah says that she has
born 5 children (Jennie, James, Effie, Ernest and Gladys) and all 5
are living, but the gaps in the ages doesnt support it. Since
Hannah was born too soon for compulsory education, she could
probably neither read nor write. She is also an immigrant and may
not have understood the question or how to answer it.
14. Robert Cretney Family on the 1880Census Tracking the Robert
Cretney and Hannah/Annie family back from 1900, the 1880 census
shows five children, the youngest is an unnamed two month old baby,
all of whom have whooping cough. Comparing the children to those
listed on the 1900 census (Jennie b 1875, James b 1784, Effie b
1886, Ernest b 1891 and Gladys b 1898) Thomas and William arent
listed. Are they married or dead? Rebecca J is likely Jennie, and
Edith and the unnamed infant are missing in 1900, likely
deceased.
15. Robert Cretney Naturalization Card. At that time, a mans
wife and children were automatically naturalized when he was.
16. Robert Cretney in the 1895 Wisconsin State Census It is
hard to see in this picture, but Robert Cretney is listed as having
5 males and 4 females in his family, 7 born in the United States,
and 2 born outside the US (he and his wife). If you remove him and
his wife from the numbers, that leaves 4 males and 3 females, and
we know that the unnamed baby did not survive.
17. This obituary confirms the information previously
gathered.
18. This page contains the obituary of a Lorraine M (Morgan)
Cretney married to a Robert G Cretney, the son of the previous
Robert Cretney. More research is needed to show a connection.
19. Madison, Wisconsin, p. 26 This Gladys Lynch is Gladys
Cretney, daughter of Robert and Hannah. The obituary mentions eight
brothers and sisters, apparently not counting the infant who died.
Perhaps Gladys did not know about the baby girl if the family did
not talk about her.
20. (Ernest) The SSDI gives the exact birth and death dates of
Robert (Ernest) Cretney.
21. This is a comparison screen of Sister Ss RootsMagic family
data and the same William Sinclair Gelling family on FamilySearch.
While there are possible new family members, they need to be
researched, documented and verified before she adds them to her
tree.
22. William Sinclair Gelling & Family on
FamilySearch.org
23. This match on MyHeritage shows the maiden name of James
Henrys spouse, Amelia. Sister S wanted to go to the Isle of Mann
iMuseum site to verify the information.
24. In comparing Effie Catherine Gelling to possible Family
Search matches, one record showed a spouse, and another showed her
parents, both of which need further research.
25. Edith Margaret (daughter of William and Rebeccah) was not
found on the Isle of ManGelling n. Sister S surmised she may have
gone to the mainland. On Free BMD, she found a Edith getting
married in Jun 1896. Based on what she knows about the Isle of Mann
naming patterns, she is guessing that she married William Clucas
Kennaugh. When she searched Ancestry.com, she found a Wm C married
to an Edith on the 1900 census.
26. William Clucas and Edith Kennaugh family on the 1911 Census
Line 7 shows a visitor, John Gelling b ~1853, who is single. This
is Ediths brother , John, who never married.
27. Effie Catherine Gelling, daughter of William Sinclair
Cretney, married Arthur Bintley in 1896. the following page is from
Ancestry.com and has a picture as well as birth and death
dates.
28. Hannah Cretney (widow of Robert) as Widow-1905 Wisconsin
Census
29. Excerpt from Book about the Cretneys Home Area One exciting
thing about this excerpt is that where there is information about
one family member, there is likely to be information about others,
especially since the phrase youngest daughter is used. Likely more
information about the parents and siblings will be included.
30. This Isle of Mann record shows the baptismal record of a
William Sinclair Gelling whose parents both have the surname of
Gelling, which is unusual. Access to the imuseum is usually by
subscription but if you have an Ancestry.com account, you can
access it through their website.
31. Due to the work of indexers, several record hints are
available for Thomas Cretney and other family members.