Church of St.Mary & St.Luke
SHARESHILL Staffordshire

A genealogical web site
Christenings marriages witnesses burials
- mid 1700s
PACE PITT CORBETT DUDLEY GOSLING and others

Rev. William Henry HAVERGAL M.S.
and daughter
Frances Ridley HAVERGAL
1836-1879
both wrote many hymns
appearing in hymnbooks
"Like a River Glorious"
The Rev.
William Henry HAVERGAL M.S
Vicar of Shareshill - 1860
and Hon. Canon of Worcester Cathedral.
Memorial tablets to his honour
are in Worcester Cathedral
St. Nicholas and Shareshill churches.

SHARESHILL parish included Little Sardon, Great Sardon (Sardon Magna) Laney Green, Cheslyn Hay west of CANNOCK, near ESSINGTON, BUSHBURY & WOLVERHAMPTON - MAP - of area

from the microfilm

  • 20 May 1725 - EDWARD PITT wed JANE WILKS both of SHARESHILL
  • 31 Aug 1727 - ANN dau of JOHN PITT buried
  • 10 Jun 1728 - JOHN son of THOMAS CORBIT of Great Sardon bap
  • 29 Mar 1730 - Elizabeth MALDER wed WILLIAM BOYDON
        - both of Little Sardon
  • 23 Sept 1730 - JOSHUA PASTE (PACE) wed MARGARET MALDER
        both of Little Sardon - likely born JOSEPH at Ranton 1709
  • 1 Feb 1735 - bapt JOSEPH son of JOSHUA PASTE/PACE of Little Sardon .
  • 1 Feb 1735 - bapt. MARY d/of JOSHUA PASTE/PACE
  • 30 March 1738 - buried - GEORGE PACE/PASTE of Little Sardon
        probably born Prees Shropshire 1670 father Joseph
      and brother of John PACE of Sheriffhales
  • 15 Jan 1738 - married - JOHN PASTE/PACE & MARY HAND - both of Shareshill
  • 6 Oct 1741 - bap Sarah dau of THOMAS CORBIT of Gt Sardon
  • 11 July 1742 - bapt - SARAH d/of JOSHUA PAST/PACE Little Sardon
  • 7 Sept 1742 - buried - JOSHUA PAST/PACE of Little Sardon
       - probably husband of Margaret Mather/Malder wed 1730
  • 19 Sept 1742 - bapt - HANNAH d/of THOMAS PITT Shareshill
  • 19 July 1757 - married - JOSEPH PACE & MARY EVANS
        - witnesses THOS & JAMES PITT
  • 25 Jan 1760 - bapt - MARY d/of JOSEPH PASTE/PACE
  • 18 Oct 1760 - bapt - JOHN s/of JOSEPH PASTE/PACE
  • 26 Apr 1762 - wed - JOHN HAND and ELIZABETH SARGEANT
  • 1 Feb 1763 - buried - DOROTHY DUDLEY widow of Sardon
  • 26 Jul 1763 - buried - MARY, d/of JOSEPH PACE of Laney Green
  • 29 Jan 1764 - bapt - THOMAS s/of JOSEPH PACE
  • 22 Jun 1764 - buried - THOMAS s/of JOSEPH PACE
  • 1765 - JAMES PITT & GEORGE JACKSON were church wardens - THOMAS FEILDE was the curate
  • 27 Jun 1765 - buried JOHN PITT -
  • 20 April 1767 - MARY PACE wed EDWARD CORBETT
        - witnesses....ABIGAIL PACE & JAMES PITT
  • 9 Aug 1767 - buried - MARY DUDLEY of Great Wyrley  
  • 10 Oct 1768 - ABIGAIL PACE married JOHN GOSLING
        - witnesses....MARY & JAS(?) PITT
  • 1770 - buried - MARY, wife of JOSEPH PACE of Laney Green
    ....after the death of Mary EVANS in 1770
  • 10 Jun 1771 - JOSEPH PACE wed MARY PITT 1771
        - JAS PITT & JOSEPH PACE....witnesses
    CLICK HERE - GO TO SPOT in the PACE LINEAGE PAGE
  • 28 Sept 1772 - bap - GEORGE son of JOSEPH PACE of Laney Green
  • 22 Nov 1772 - bap - JOHN son of JAMES PITT
  • 11 APR 1773 - bap - JOHN son of EDWARD CORBETT of Sardon
  • 29 Aug 1773 - bap - WILLIAM son of JOHN GOSLING
  • 9 Nov 1775 - buried - THOMAS PITT
  • Feb 18 1776 - bapt - Mary dau of JOHN GOSLING
  • 4 Apr 1776 - buried - JAMES CORBETT of Sardon
  • 11 Sept 1776 - buried - THOMAS son of SARAH CORBETT of Sardon
  • 3 Apr 1777 - buried - MARY CORBETT of Goldbridge
  • 17 Apr 1777 - buried - JAMES PITT
  • 25 Jan 1778 - bapt - JOHN base child of MARY PACE (illigitimate>
  • 8 Oct 1778 - buried - JOHN PACE of Laney Green
  • 18 Jul 1779 - bapt - RICHARD son of ELIZABETH CORBETT
  • 22 Feb 1781 - buried - JAMES son of JOHN GOSLING
  • 7 Nov 1781 - buried - MARY CORBETT of Little Sardon
  • 7 Jul 1793 - bapt - MARY dau of WILLIAM PACE Laney Green
  • 25 Aug 1799 - bapt - ANN dau of WILLIAM/MARY PACE Laney Green
  • 10 Apr 1803 - bapt - SARAH d of GEORGE/MARY PACE Laney Green
  • 10 Feb 1805 - bapt - PHOEBE d of GEORGE/MARY PACE
  • 26 May 1805 - bapt - THOMAS
    .....son of WILLIAM/MARY PACE Laney Green
  • 31 Dec 1806 - buried - MARY PACE of Laney Green
  • 21 May 1811 - buried - WILLIAM PACE of Laney Green
  • 23 Oct 1811 - buried - ANN PITT of Shareshill


    50 years later
    GEORGE PACE wed MARY CORBETT
    - 23 Apr 1821 - witness....JOHN PITT

  • 07 Jul 1814
    Chr Anne dau of George & Mary PACE Laney Green - labourer
  • 07 Jul 1814
    Chr Maria dau of George & Mary PACE Laney Green - labourer
  • 06 Feb 1820
    Chr Edward s of Elizabeth PACE Laney Green single woman
  • 08 Jun 1834
    Chr Lucy d of Joshua/Hannah PACE Laney Green shoemaker
  • 10 Jun 1838 Chr Archisadella d of Joshua/Hannah Laney Green shoemaker
  • 29 Mar 1840 Chr William s of Joshua/Hannah Laney Green shoemaker
  • 24 Dec 1842 Chr Charles s of Joshua/Hannah Laney Green shoemaker
  • 24 Aug 1845 Chr Edward s/Joshua/Hannah Laney Green shoemaker
  • 26 Apr 1849 Chr Emily d/Joshua/Hannah PACE Laney Green shoemaker
  • 02 Nov 1851 Chr Fanny d/Joshua/Hannah PACE Laney Green shoemaker
  • 27 Jun 1852 Chr Caroline Hezia d/Lucy PACE Laney Green single woman
  • 17 Sept 1854 Chr Joshua s of Joshua/Hannah PACE Laney Green
  • 05 Jul 1857 Chr Mary Ann d/Joshua/Hannah PACE Laney Green

    PACE records
    for St.Mary & St.Luke Church Shareshill 1564-1838

    These records are from the LDS microfilm - the IGI on FamilySearch.org showed only four entrys so I ordered the Microfilm knowing that GEORGE PACE of Prees, my 6X great grandfather, came to SHARESHILL from RANTON around the 1720s so many PACES would have been buried at SHARESHILL afterwards.

    I did visit the churchyard cemetery but did not find any PACE graves. I was told that not everyone could afford a grave marker. I thought this rather strange.

    GEORGE PACE Chr 1670 at PREES Shropshire had appeared to have a brother JOHN PACE Chr at WROCKWARDINE Shropshire 1665 Saint Peter's Church parents JOSEPH PACE and MARGARET PALMER. The link between GEORGE and JOHN PACE was determined by means of DNA testing and results of myself, born BIRMINGHAM UK and many DESCENDENTS of JOHN PACE in AMERICA.

    For more on this DNA match in the PACE FAMILY
    Go to PACE SOCIETY of AMERICA web site - CLICK HERE

  • Feb 25 1732
    Elizabeth d/o Joshua Pace of Little Saredon (BAP)
    July 26 1763
    James s/o Joshua Pace of Laney Green (BURIAL)
  • Jun 10 1771
    Joseph Pace widower & Mary Pitt widow both of this parish (MAR)
  • Set 28 1772
    George s/o Joseph Pace of Laney Green (BAP)
  • Oct 8 1778
    John Pace of Laney Green (BURIED)
  • Nove 15 1790
    Mary Pace of Laney Green (BURIED)
  • Dec 26 1790
    William s/o William Pace of Laney Green (BAP)
  • Jul 7 1793
    Mary d/o William Pace of Laney Green (BAP)
  • Sep 11 1796
    Eliz d/o William & Mary Pace of Laney Green (BAP)
  • Jun 19 1797
    John Turner & Sarah Pace both of this Parish (MAR)
  • Aug 25 1799
    Ann d/o William & Mary Pace of Laney Green (BAP)
  • Dec 5 1802
    Margaret d/o William & Mary Pace of Laney Green (BAP)
  • Apr 10 1803
    Sarah d/o Geo & Mary Pace of Laney Green (BAP)
  • May 21 1811
    William Pace of Laney Green (BURIED)
  • Oct 15 1815
    Mary Pace of Laney Green age 44 (BURIED)
  • Oct 29 1816
    Joseph Pace of Laney Green age 36 (BURIED)
  • Apr 23 1821
    George Pace & Sarah Corbett both of this Parish (MAR)
  • Jun 9 1822
    Elizabeth Pace of Laney Green age 26 (BURIED)
    NEXT TO THIS ENTRY IS
  • Jun 25 1822
    George PEACE of Laney Green age 77 (BURIED)
    SHOULD THAT HAVE PACE?
  • Jul 10 1831
    George Pace of Laney Green age 60 (BURIED)
  • Jan 15 1837
    Sarah Pace of Laney Green age 65

    • What's common to south Staffordshire and

    Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
    Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
    and the Crows Nest Pass area
    of the Canadian Rockies ???

    COAL MINING

    On a recent visit to
    SYDNEY, Nova Scotia

    I noticed
    PITT STREET
    and
    STAFFORD STREET
    were main streets downtown

    THIS COULD INDICATE
    STAFFORDSHIRE COAL MINERS
    LIKELY CAME HERE

    The name CORBETT was popular
    in the SYDNEY telephone book.

    SYDNEY
    - on CAPE BRETON ISLAND -
    in Nova Scotia

    WHILE ON ANOTHER TRIP

    WILKES-BARRE PENNSYLVANIA
    Another coal mining area

    A SIMILAR OBSERVATION
    when I filled up the car with gas/petrol
    the filling station was located on

    - STAFFORD STREET -

    Perhaps SHARESHILL families
    emigrated to work in coal mines
    of these mining areas
    CAPE BRETON Island
    Nova Scotia
    Sydney Mines, North Sydney
    New Waterford
    and Glace Bay

    WILKES-BARRE
    PENNSYLVANIA

    SOUTHERN ALBERTA
    Lethbridge, Drumheller,
    Frank, Crowsnest Pass

    PACE family of SHARESHILL, Staffordshire

    origin - PREES, Shropshire - migration NORBURY & RANTON, Staffordshire settling at SHARESHILL parish in 1720s - GEORGE PACE & 2nd wife ELIZABETH nee PICKEN

    2 GEORGE PACE 1670-1738
    b 1670 PREES, Shropshire
    + 1st wife
    MARY (ELIZABETHA) COTTERELL
    married 19 Oct 1693 NORBURY, Staffordshire

    • 3 MARGARET PACE
      - Chr 19 Aug 1694 NORBURY, Staffs.
    • MARY PACE
      - Chr 3 Dec 1696 NORBURY
      + RICHARD BARNETT
      - m 4 Feb 1720 at RANTON, Staffs.
      • 4 Francis BARNETT - Chr 02 AUG 1723 Ranton
      • 4 Sarah BARNETT - Christening: 26 FEB 1724 Ranton
      • 4 Richard BARNETT - Christening: 12 SEP 1725 Ranton
      • 4 Ann BARNETT - 14 DEC 1725 Ranton
      • 4 Thomas BARNETT - Christening: 22 SEP 1728 Ranton
      • 4 John BARNETT - Christening: 09 MAR 1729 Ranton
    • JANE PACE
      - Chr 12 Nov 1699 RANTON
    • GEORGE PACE
      - Chr 5 Apr 1708 RANTON

    MARY COTTERELL
    died     15 Apr 1708 at RANTON,
    about 10 days after the birth of son GEORGE.

    GEORGE PACE
    + 2nd wife
    ELIZABETH PICKEN
    married 30 Dec 1708 RANTON, Staffordshire
    • JOSEPH PACE
      Christening: 10 Sep 1709
      RANTON, Staffordshire
      Father: GEORGE PACE
      Mother: ELIZABETH

    SOMETIME AFTER
    JOSEPH PACE's Christening 1709 - RANTON - the PACE family relocated to SHARESHILL parish about 10 or 12 miles south/east of RANTON. TODAY's location near Junction 11 of M-6 Motorway.

    PACE family descendents - still present today and run Holly's FARM MARKET near WHEATSHEAF INN

    • JOSEPH (Joshua) PACE 1709-1742
      born 1709 RANTON, Staffordshire
      Referred to as JOSHUA
      in SHARESHILL parish
      + MARGARET MATHER/MALDER
      - m 23 Sept 1730 SHARESHILL

      From PRs records in left column
    • 7 Sept 1742 - buried -
      JOSHUA PAST/PACE of Little Sardon - probably husband of Margaret Mather/Malder wed 1730

    EXPLANATION
    Although the 1709 Christening at RANTON mentioned JOSEPH, the name JOSHUA appears later in SHARESHILL parish. Confusing? This name change occured previously with JOSHUAH Chr 1618 at PREES, his marriage in 1653 at HIGH ERCALL (age 35) and CHRISTENINGS at RODINGTON of ANN PACE 1655 (age 37) WROCKWARDINE of JOHN PACE in 1665 (age 47) and PREES in 1670 of GEORGE PACE (age 52). The father's name name appears as JOSEPH.

    An exhaustive study of all local parishes for PACE CHRISTENINGS was the only way to determine that JOSHUA and JOSEPH were likely the same person. The few Christenings and rather extensive time between them may indicate the father may have been a tradesman, artisan, merchant instead of a farmer.

    • JOSEPH PACE born 1 Feb 1735 Little Saredon
      In 1742
    • JOSHUA PASTE of Little Saredon
      left a will. Upon inquiry to Lichfield J.R.O. they could only find the inventory, and not the will.
    • JOSHUA PAST/PACE of Little Sardon buried 7 Sept 1742
      - probably husband of MARGARET MATHER or possibly MALDER (which also appears in the PRs) wed 1730

    JOSEPH PACE
    b 1 Feb 1735 Little Saredon
    + 1st wife MARY EVANS m 19 Jul 1757
    + 2nd wife - MARY PITT m 10 June 1771

    WILLIAM PACE 1765-1812
    Chr 14 Jul 1765 Shareshill
    + MARY BROWN m 1 Nov 1785 Haughton
    buried MARY PACE of Laney Green 15 Nov 1800

    JOSHUA PACE 1808-1895
    Chr 10 July 1808 Laney Green
    + HANNAH HICKIN m 30 Sept 1833

    EDWARD PACE 1845-1877
    Chr 24 Aug 1845
    + EMILY CULLWICK m 21 Apr 1868 Shareshill

    CHARLES VICARAGE PACE 1870-1926
    - b 18 Dec 1870 Laney Green (Shareshill parish)
    + ANNIE ARCH m 1898

    other PACE & related families

    Children of
    JOSHUA and HANNAH PACE

    • 08 Jun 1834 Chr LUCY
      d of Joshua/Hannah PACE
      Laney Green shoemaker
      • 27 Jun 1852 Chr Caroline Hezia
        d/Lucy PACE
        Laney Green single woman

    • 10 Jun 1838 Chr ARCHISADELLA
      d of Joshua/Hannah
      Laney Green shoemaker

    • 29 Mar 1840 Chr WILLIAM
      s of Joshua/Hannah
      Laney Green shoemaker

    • 24 Dec 1842 Chr CHARLES
      s of Joshua/Hannah
      Laney Green shoemaker

    • 24 Aug 1845 Chr EDWARD
      s/Joshua/Hannah
      Laney Green shoemaker

    • 26 Apr 1849 Chr EMILY
      d/Joshua/Hannah PACE
      Laney Green shoemaker

    • 02 Nov 1851 Chr FANNY
      d/Joshua/Hannah PACE
      Laney Green shoemaker

    • 17 Sept 1854 Chr JOSHUA
      s of Joshua/Hannah PACE
      Laney Green

    • 05 Jul 1857 Chr MARY ANN
      d/Joshua/Hannah PACE
      Laney Green



    It's 54 years between the marriages of EDWARD CORBETT - MARY PACE in 1767 and SARAH CORBETT - GEORGE PACE in 1821. PITT folks were witnesses at both weddings, plus others. It seems that PACE, PITT, CORBETT folks were rather close in those years.

    Links to other sites but having an association to the above.

    ESSINGTON, South Staffordshire - of interest to Essington & Shareshill people
    The CORBETT Study Group - a CORBETT surname group

    Subject: Re: CORBETT & PACE - Shareshill, Staffordshire
    Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 From: "JEAN C NOBLE" To: gordpace @ eagle.ca

    Hi Gord
    Thanks for these two Pace/Corbett marriages. Do you have any details about the parentage of the Corbetts? I'll make a check through all my records and see if I can identify them and will let you know if I have any luck.
    Best wishes
    Jean

    The Corbett Study Group - (established March 1989)
    Member 1016 of the Guild of One Name Studies

    Web Site:CLICK HERE

    (Jean C Noble, Truro, Cornwall, England)

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: gordpace
    To: jcn @ lineone.net
    Sent: 27 April 2000 12:48
    Subject: Corbett & Pace - Shareshill, Staffordshire

    > Hello,
    > In my Pace lineage of Shareshill, Staffordshire
    > the following Pace ancestors married CORBETT folks:

    > MARY PACE wed EDWARD CORBETT 20 April 1767
    > - witnesses....ABIGAIL PACE & JAMES PITT

    > > GEORGE PACE wed MARY CORBETT 23 Apr 1821 - witness....JOHN PITT

    > Best regards,
    > Gord Pace - Ontario Canada

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