William Castledine of Wilne, Derbyshire, was Ari’s 8x great-grandfather. He was born on 30 September 1712 and baptised on 1 October at the church of St Chad, along with his twin brother Samuel.
Bench mark, St Chad’s church, Wilne, used to record the height above sea level
He married Elenor Freeman on 28 Mar 1748 (both described as ‘of Draycott’), and a son, Joseph, was baptised in January 1749 and buried on 9 December that year.
The mill in Draycott, built in 1888.
Elenor died in January 1749, and William married Martha Earthley on 7 June 1750 at the same church. A daughter, Ann, was born in 1750 but died as a baby. Thomas was born in 1752, and then there was a gap before twins John and Philip in 1761. Another son, Edward, died in March 1765.
In 1763 the church got a coat of paint, recorded in the parish records:
William died in January 1772 and was buried on 13 January.
Ari, this is how you are related to William:
