Joseph Sewell and Emily Faulder do not appear to be in the 1891 census. It may be that they were abroad (possibly together on business). (more…)
17 August, 2010
Inter-relationships of other surnames marrying into the Family
Investigating other surnames marrying into the Family – particularly where there are two people of a particular surname marrying in – raising the question as to whether they are related.
- Forster surnames: Annie (m Joseph Faulder 1919), Eliza (m Edward Norman 1856)
- Graham surnames: Elizabeth (m George Blaylock 1828), Deborah (m William Faulder 1921), Janet (m Thomas James 1706?)
- Jackson surnames: Ann (m Robert Faulder 1754), William (m Hannah Faulder 1858),
- James surnames: Edward (m Mary Falder 1738), Elizabeth (m William Blaylock 1765?), Thomas (m Eleanor Faulder 1855)
- Pattinson surnames: John (m Catherine Faulder 1855, m Elizabeth Faulder 1859), John Lawson (m Mary Faulder 1900).
- Catherine and Elizabeth Faulder were sisters, and consequently John’s second marriage was, at that time, illegal. The 1835 Deceased Wife’s Sister Act (Lord Lyndhurst’s Act) made such unions illegal until it was repealed by the 1907 Deceased Wife’s Sister’s Marriage Act.
- Story surnames: Emily (m Joseph Sewell Faulder 1882), Annie (m Tom Clark 1929)
(Comments of the “Are we related” type (much welcomed) are being collated on a collection of “Are we related?” pages.)
Other descendants of William’s paternal Grandparents (Robert Fa(u)lder and Anne Jackson)
Robert’s Will refers to four children (Mary Newby and three minors). (known family tree
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- Mary Faulder – who married William Newby (1778): four possible daughters – not traced
- Robert Faulder – who married Catherine Blaylock (1803): Only one known adult son William – well traced
- Ann Faulder – little known
- Unnamed minor son – I now believe this to be Thomas, whose daughter Isabella married John Norman (the brother of Thomas Norman who married Mary Faulder, daughter of the first of Catherine Blaylock’s marriages).
Other Descendants of William’s parents (Robert Faulder and Catherine Blaylock)
Only other descendant found to date is a younger brother Thomas who died as an infant. Documentation relating to the Administration of Catherine Blaylock does not indicate that there are other children.
Descendants of William Faulder (Son of Robert and Catherine)
Not all of William’s children have been traced through marriage and death and checked for grand-children.
- His daughter Isabella married Thomas Clark (and had two children and at least four grandchildren – known family tree). I am now in contact with the daughter of one of those grandchildren.
- His son Thomas probably married (shown as ‘single’ in 1891 census, as ‘wid’ in 1901 census), but no record found for either his marriage or the death of his wife.
- His daughter Sarah married Robert Telford in 1868 but died in 1870; to investigate further for any possible children. The GRO indices show no Telford/Faulder children in that time period, nor illegitimate Faulder children in the two years prior to the marriage.
Ancestors of William Faulder
Further work into the Faulders in Cumberland per 1837. In particular were the two Robert Faulders married to Catherine Blaylock related? (speculative work in progress ). At this time life becomes complicated by the variable spelling of the surname.
Review of Faulder Families in Cumberland
Initially concentrating on Faulders born in Cumberland (and their descendents) as detailed by the censuses of 1841-1911. This work is being held on Ancestry.co.uk. There would appear to be about five strands of Faulders in Cumberland. By charting them it is possible by matching some people to unrelated strands to be certain that they are not part of our strand. Unless, of course, tracing their ancestors gives a clue to ours!
See also existing pubic domain work on surname distributions in 1881 and 1998 
The Origin of the Faulder Surname
- Suggestion that “Faulder” is a corruption of “Folder”, one associated with (Sheep) Folds.
- However, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) suggests that the modern word “Fold” (as in “A pen or enclosure for domestic animals, esp. sheep”) is derived from the Old English “Fald” – this would suggest that it is the “Fold” spelling which is the corruption.
- The OED entry for “Fauld” also gives the following examples (amongst others):
- 1788 BURNS My Hoggie ii, The lee-lang night we watch’d the fauld, Me and my faithfu’ doggie.
- c1470 Henry the Minstrel, The actis and deidis of the illustere and vailßeand campioun Schir William Wallace v. 177 Twa scheipe thai tuk besid thaim of a fauld.
- 1802 R. ANDERSON Cumberland ballads 49 Auld Marget in the fauld she sits.
- The Scottish Tour guide, Sandy Stevenson, notes that “fauld” is an alternative Scots word for “field”.
- Also within Scottish phonology, it is noted that “auld” often reduces to the modern “old” – again supporting the argument that “Fold” is a corruption of “Fauld”.
- An alternative derivation of the surname is that it is derived from a maker of “faulds”. A “Fauld” is the piece of articulated armour that straps onto the bottom of the breastplate. It usually consists of two or four flared pieces called lames. (Example (bytheswordinc.com))
Other Families which are interweaved into Faulder descendants
Where surnames crop up a number of times, I want to know if they are related to each other (for instance have two brothers married two sisters). This Chart of Surnames shows how some of the families are interweaved. (more…)
Ancestors outside the main paternal line.
The following family trees show my cousins (living generations though are not shown). (more…)
