Joseph Phipps was Ari’s 4x great-grandfather. This is the only photo we have of him.
He was born on 25 October 1848 in Holbrook, Belper, Derbyshire, the son of William Phipps and Mary Taylor. He was baptised on 6 October 1850.
In the census of 1851 we can see him aged 3 with his parents:
By 1861 he is working as a cotton mill hand, with his older brother John and younger brother Francis.
On 30 December 1867 he married Ellen Boothby at St Alkmund’s church in Duffield, and by then his occupation was collier. The 1871 census shows him as a coal miner, and the couple have two children, William and Joseph. They are still living in Holbrook.
By 1881 he appears on the census as a labourer, and three daughters have been born: Mary Ann, Elizabeth and Emma.
In 1891 he is a quarry labourer, and they are living in Holbrook St.
In 1901 he has a new occupation, that of newsagent, and in 1911 the description “Nottingham Guardian” is added. He is now 63. Two sons, Joseph and John, are living with him and his wife, and the census shows that they have had eleven children altogether, with five having died before 1911.
Now we come to the sad part of the story, discovered through newspaper accounts. Joseph appeared in the newspapers a few times during his life.
This was in 1885:
Derby Daily Telegraph, 30 Jan 1885
This episode was from 1896:
Derby Daily Telegraph, 5 Nov 1896
On 23 July 1915, the Belper News reported:
An inquest was held the following day.
Let’s do a happy story next! Ari, this is how you are related to Joseph:
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