Liverpool & South West Lancashire FHS - Forum

Evening All,

Can I pick your brains please. Trying to solve a puzzle for a friend of mine. We were having a conversation about family history, as you do. He mentioned that his G.G grandfather was the G.H Fletcher in the local shipping company. It was registered in Liverpool and Spain sold to White Star who later became Cunard, possibly through bankruptcy. One of the pictures his grandfather showed him was of The Charlwood and The Savior Faire.....The latter having a detailed write up of the launching!!!! However We can’t find his full name anywhere, even the latter calls him Mr FletcherHis grandfather was from Hoylake and a family middle name was HOPE a name which has come down the family. Where can we look for G.H. Fletcher.....so we can start a tree to see if he’s connected to him. Would be grateful of anywhere I can look........this is what when you talk genealogy with friends.....be warned

Hi Sue,

George Hamilton Fletcher.

Name:
George Hamilton Fletcher

Publication Year:
1861

Address:
Stanley mount Shrewsbury park Ox ton office H F

Residence Place:
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Occupation:
Ship Broker, Ship Owner And Merchant

Hi Bertieone

Hope your well and thank you so much.

Right part of the world......will put it to him tomorrow....I’m not so sure though. Will let you know. Sue x

Hi Bertieone,

Well that’s his dreams of a rich relative gone.......I think his grandad told him porkies.

Hi Sue,

If your friend has descended from Samuel Francis Fletcher/Nina Hope, married, Birkenhead 1933.

Perhaps porkies.

Samuel Francis Fletcher, 1909.
Samuel Francis Fletcher, 1878.
Thomas William Fletcher, 1844.
Thomas Fletcher, 1815.

Hopefully I have the correct line?

Morning Bertieone

No it’s actually
Robert Fletcher 1824 bury - 3 Dec 1865 Cheshire

The name Hope then starts to appear. He had a lot of information on Wallace Armand Fletcher. I think it was George Fletcher about 1857 Manchester that has maybe misled them. But knowing me I could be wrong. He’s a fisherman that comes here once a week.....and you know how it is when you get talking. Also his grandfather had told him there was a connection with G H Fletcher ship owner. Tried going side ways on tree but no luck.....none that I could see any way. Thanks for taking an interest Bertieone. Xx

Thank you, Sue,

George Hamilton Fletcher was born 1824, Liverpool,

Parents, John Fletcher/Sarah Jagger, married Liverpool, 1822.

Any connection would likely go back towards John Fletcher.

Your fisherman friend will understand "the one that got away"

If only, he was told it was his G. G. Father