To see the whole connection go to my family tree page
 

James Fidler's son Peter was an explorer / Surveyor in Canada and he had a very interesting life. It is a must to read all about him on Wayne Jone's web site. www.interlinx.qc.ca/~wjones/index.html

For more on Peter Fidler click here  and check out Neil Bridgwater's page.
 
 
 

Mary Glossop Bapt: 25th Mar, 1747, married James Fidler 13th May, 1768 in Duckmanton, Derbyshire,

England. James was a Miller and Farmer at Sutton Mill. Mary died 1827 in Bolsover, Derbyshire, Eng.

James Bapt: 1734 Derby, Eng, Died: 16th May, 1809 buried: 18th May, 1809 at Sutton Scarsdale,

Derby, Eng - aged 75 - decay of nature. James Fidler's Parents were Samuel Fidler & Sarah

Oldfield,who married in this parish 7th Apr, 1727.
 
 

Peter Bapt: 17th Sept, 1769 at Bolsover, Derbyshire, Eng, married Mary Mackagone 1794 (Mary was a

Cree Indian from the "Home Gaurd" Indian village near York Facotory) at York Factory, Canada.

Died: 17th Dec, 1822 at Fort Dauphin, Canada. Mary Mackagone Bapt: 1771 at York Factory, Canada.

Died: 20th Jun, 1826 at Red River, Canada.

Sarah Bapt: 2nd Aug, 1772 married Joseph Bee (Butcher at Knifesmith Gate) 7th Apr, 1802 at Chesterfield, Derby, England

James Bapt: 11th Apr, 1774 married Hannah Beardmore 21st Dec, 1803 at Staveley, Derbyshire, Eng.

James Died: 1846 at Duckmanton, Derbyshire, Eng. James also took over at Sutton

Mill when his father died in 1809. See More Below.
 
 

Thomas Jonathan Born: 20th Jun 1795

Charles Born: 18th Oct 1798

George Born: Nov 10th 1800

Sarah (Sally) Born: 26th Nov 1802

Decusroggan Born: 12th Oct 1804

Andrew Born: 29th Nov 1806

Alban Born: 17th Jun 1809

Mary Born: 27th Jun 1811

Faith Born: 26th Aug 1813 Died: 6th Oct 1813

Clement Born: 24th Nov 1814

Colette (Polly) Born: 5th Mar 1817

Margaret Born: 18th Jun 1819

Peter Born: 2nd Jul 1820

Harriett Born: 9th Jul 1822
 
 

James Publicly Bapt: 1st Jul, 1810.

George Privatley Bapt: 6th Sept, 1812. Publicly recieved into congregation 25th Dec, 1814.

Jasper Bapt: 25th Dec, 1814. Married to Sarah Walker, 29th Nov, 1829.

Hannah Bapt: 29th Jun, 1817.

Ann Bapt: 24th Oct, 1819.

Mary Bapt: 3rd Feb, 1822.

Joseph Bapt: 7th May, 1824.

Charles Bapt: 21st Oct, 1826 Buried: 15th Nov, 1826. Aged 7 weeks old. Must have been born before

the 21st Oct then.
 

  Peter Fidler's father, James Sr., was illiterate and always signed his name with an X. This is found on his marriage license and the marriage register, as well as on the papers relating to his involvement in village affairs. He was a village constable. In those days the village was organized from the church. Vestry meetings were held where such positions as village constables, road surveyors were elected. The constable was a sort of trouble shooter, solving village arguments, seeing to the needy or any problems of the parishoners. The road surveyor which Peter's brother James Jr. was one, saw that every person in the village gave so many days a year free to attending the roads. There is a record of James Sr. signing his X for coal for a needy family. Peter Fidler's mother Mary signed her name to the marriage register and his sister Sarah and brother James were good writers, judging by their signatures.