Is There A Joseph Littlewood In Eckington

Joe Littlewood (1839-1912) was baptised at St. Peter and St. Paul parish church, Eckington, on 19 May, 1839, the son of Joseph Littlewood (1797-1866), moulder, of Renishaw, and his wife Ann (formerly Whitehead, 1798-1890). The family lived at the Renishaw Iron Works, and Joe became a moulder there like his father. On 26 December 1864, he married Harriet Snowden (1837-1906) at Eckington Parish Church. The couple lived at Emmett Carr, Renishaw, where they had eight children: Joseph (1865-1938), Sarah Ann (b. 1867), William (1869-1875), Mary (1875-1955), Emily (1876-1877), Ruth (1876-1955), Jane (b. 1878) and Ellen (1870-1971). Shortly after Ellen was born, the family moved to Angel Street, Eckington and later to Appleby Cottages, Renishaw. Harriet died in December 1906, aged 70, and was buried at Eckington Cemetery. By 1911, Joe had become an inmate of Chesterfield Workhouse and probably died there in 1912.