Middlemore Family Genealogy

Hawkesley Family

61. Robert Middlemore, of Walsall, maltster and innholder, baptized at King's Norton, V December, 1766, and died at Walsall, 28 March, 1827, aged sixty. Though his children were baptized in the parish church of Walsall, yet his death is recorded in the register of the Roman Catholic church of St. Mary there, "sacramentis rite susceptis, aged 60," and he was buried there in the chapel burial ground. His will was proved at Lichfield 23 November, 1827.

His wife, Frances, died at Walsall, 1 February, 1832,and was buried there.  Her will is recorded at Lichfield.

They had. issue,:

  1. Richard Middlemore, of Walsall, proprietor of. a coach which ran between Walsall and Birmingham. Baptized at Walsall, 6 January, 1797 ; died, "after a painful and protracted illness," 6 November, 1840, aged forty-four.  Will proved at Lichfield in 1841. By his wife, Mary Blakemore, he left no issue.
  2. William Middlemore, of 102, StaffordStreet, and of Lower Rushhall Street, Walsall, was baptized 1800, and died at Holly Hedge Lane, Walsall,  March, 1884, aged eighty­four. His wife, Eliza Roper, survived him and died in 1889, aged seventy-seven, but they left, no issue.
  3. Joseph Middlemore, the third son, baptized. 26 November, 1802, is said to have married, and to have had issue a daughter, Ann. Nothing further is known of him.
  4. Peter Middlemore, of whom next (62).
  5. Ann Letty, born 14 December, 1806, baptized at Walsall parish church, 27 Oftober, 1808 ; married at Walsall, 16 January, 1829, John Fairfield, of Church Street, Walsall, but had no issue ; died at Manchester, 2 June, 1854, and was buried at Walsall.
  6. Elizabeth, baptized..at Walsall, 27 October, 1808, died at Walsall in 1848 ; married at Walsall, 16 October, 1830, Thomas Kirkpatrick, of Walsall, draper. They had issue six children.
  7. Fanny, baptized 21 February, 1812, married James Douglas and left issue two children, who emigrated to Wisconsin about 1854.
  8. Mary, baptized 2 February, 1820, died at Sutton Coldfield, 2 August, 1882, and was buried at St. Peter's church, Walsall; married (1) Robert Douglas, and (2) Andrew Canning, of Walsall. By her first husband she had two sons and three daughters.