hi any thing on a eva jackson born in 1879 runcorn marriage to henry rowland in 1898 in st helens

Hello hendresian,

The 1911 UK census shows that Eva Rowland had been married for 12 years to Henry Rolwland. The census also shows that Eva, in 1911, was 32 years old and born in Runcorn, Cheshire. Her husband Henry is listed as a 32 year old coal miner hewer, from Crewe, Cheshire. In the household with Eva and Henry are their five children, all born St. Helens, Lancashire. These are 12 year old Ethel; 10 year old Maud; 8 year old Charles Henry; 6 year old Frances; and 3 month old John. The family in 1911 are living in 35 Carter Street, St. Helens.

The 1911 census transcription is from the 1911census pay-as-you-go website at: http://www.1911census.co.uk/


1911 England Census

Address 35 CARTER ST ST HELENS

District Prescot
Enumeration District 39
County Lancashire
Subdistrict St Helens
Parish St Helens

Source Citation RG14PN22793 RG78PN1333 RD456 SD5 ED39 SN179

Name: Relationship to head: Marital Status: Years married: Sex: Age in 1911: Occupation: Where born:

ROWLAND, HENRY HEAD MARRIED M 32 COAL MINER HEWER Crewe Cheshire
ROWLAND, EVA WIFE MARRIED 12 F 32 RUNCORN Cheshire
ROWLAND, ETHEL DAUGHTER F 12 SCHOOL ST HELENS LANC
ROWLAND, MAUD DAUGHTER F 10 SCHOOL ST HELENS LANC
ROWLAND, CHARLES HENRY SON M 8 ST HELENS LANC
ROWLAND, FRANCES DAUGHTER F 6 ST HELENS LANC
ROWLAND, JOHN SON M 3 ST HELENS LANC
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I next looked for the General Register Office (GRO) birth indexes for Henry and Eva’s children, Ethel, MAUD, Charles, Frances, and John. GRO indexes can be accessed from the FreeBMD website at: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/

I found GRO indexes for what I believe to be all five of these children, though you would have to order each record from the GRO to confirm that the parents are Henry Rowland and Eva Jackson, as GRO indexes do not provide the names of the parents..

The index for Ethel shows her birth recorded in the Prescot (Lancashire) Registration District for the March quarter of 1899. The index follows:


Births Mar 1899

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

Rowland Ethel Prescot 8b 759
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Ethel’s birth record can be found in Volume 8b, Page 759 of copies of the GRO registers. If you don’t have Ethel’s birth cert, you can order the record from the GRO website at: http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/

The least expensive method of ordering GRO certificates is to order them online, and by providing the Volume (8b), and Page Number (759), from the birth index you see above.

Before ordering certificates online, you will need to type in your email address and provide a password to log in to the site.

The GRO link to log onto the site can be found at: https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp

The cost of a certificate by ordering online is £7.00.

The birth certificate for Ethel should provide you with her date and place of birth, the names of her parents, and her father’s occupation. To see the range of information GRO birth, marriage, and death records may contain, go to Barbara Dixon’s website at: http://www.dixons.clara.co.uk/Certificates/indexbd.htm

The Prescot Registration District recorded births, marriages, and deaths for several towns and parishes in Lancashire, including St. Helen’s. A list of the towns and parishes in the Prescot district can be found in the GenUKI website link at: http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/prescot.html

Below is the GRO birth index for MAUD Rowland. Her birth was recorded in the Prescot district for the December quarter of 1900. Her birth record can be found in Volume 8b, Page 739 of the GRO registers:


Births Dec 1900

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

Rowland MAUD Prescot 8b 739
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Next are the GRO birth indexes for Charles Henry, Frances, and John Rowland, all recorded in the Prescot district:


Births Dec 1902

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

Rowland Charles Henry Prescot 8b 771
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Births Jun 1905

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

Rowland Frances Prescot 8b 802
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Births Dec 1907

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

Rowland John Prescot 8b 766
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Beginning with the September quarter of 1911, GRO birth indexes included the maiden name of the child’s mother. I found three birth indexes of Rowland children whose mothers’ maiden name was Jackson. These could refer to the children of Henry Rowland and Eva Jackson. The children include Hannah (1911), James (1913), and John (1915).

Hannah was not in the 1911 census as she was born after that census was taken:


Births Dec 1911

Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page

ROWLAND Hannah Jackson Prescot 8b 1508
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Births Mar 1913

Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page

Rowland James Jackson Prescot 8b 1587
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Births Mar 1915

Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page

ROWLAND John Jackson Prescot 8b 1490
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Next is the 1901 census transcription for Henry and Eva Rowland and their two children, living in an address of 29 Allanson Street, St. Helens, Lancashire. This enumeration shows that 21 year old Henry worked as a “coal drawer below ground,” and that he was born in Crewe, Cheshire. His wife, 21 year old Eva Rowland, is shown to have been born in Rucorn, Cheshire. The two children in the household, both born St. Helens, are 2 year old Ethel and her 6 month old sister MAUD. Also in the household is Henry’s 19 year old brother John Rowland, who was working as an apprentice sheet grease flattener. The household also includes a 24 year old boarder, James Makin, from St. Helens. The transcription below comes from the Ancestry.com subscription website. Unless otherwise indicated, all other census transcriptions in this reply will also be from Ancestry.com:


1901 England Census

Civil Parish: St Helen
Ecclesiastical parish: Parr St Peter
Town: St Helen
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street Address: 29 Allanson St.

Registration district: Prescot
Sub-registration district: St Helens
ED, institution, or vessel: 40
Household schedule number: 155

Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 3525; Folio: 124; Page: 29.


Name, Relation to Head of Household, Condition as to Marriage, Sex, Age, Occupation,
Employer/Worker/Own Account, If Working at Home, Where Born

Henry Rowland, Head, Married, Male, 21, Coal Drawer Below Ground, Worker, Cheshire Crewe
Eva Rowland, Wife, Married, Female, 21, Cheshire Runcorn
Ethel Rowland, Daughter, Single, Female, 2, Lancashire St. Helens
Maud Rowland, Daughter, Female, 6 months, Lancashire St. Helens
John Rowland, Brother, Single, Male, 19, App Sheet Grease Flattener, Worker, Lancashire St. Helens
James Makin, Boarder, Single, Male, 24, Glass Sheet Labourer, Worker, Lancashire St Helens
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I then located the GRO marriage index for Eva Jackson and Harry/Henry Rowland. This index also contains the names of two other people, Margaret Barr and Robert Mather. The marriage of Eva and Henry was recorded in the Prescot district for the September quarter of 1898. Their marriage certificate can be found in Volume 8b, Page 1239 of the GRO registers:


Marriages Sep 1898

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

Barr Margaret Prescot 8b 1239
Jackson Eva Prescot 8b 1239
Mather Robert Prescot 8b 1239
Rowland Harry Prescot 8b 1239
Rowland Henry Prescot 8b 1239
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Next, I looked for Eva Jackson in the 1891 census, and believe I found her living with her parents William and Mary, and her brother John, in an address of 59 Charles Street, St. Helens. Eva is shown to be a 12 year old scholar born in Runcorn, Cheshire. Her father William is a 60 year old general labourer born in Frodsham, Cheshire. Her mother Mary is 57, and also born in Frodsham. Her brother John, also born in Frodsham, is a 20 year old general labourer.

The census transcription follows:


1891 England Census

Civil Parish: Windle
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
Town: St Helens
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street Address: 59 Charles St.

Registration district: Prescot
Sub-registration district: St Helens
ED, institution, or vessel: 13

Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 3021; Folio 27; Page 47; GSU roll: 6098131.


Name, Relation to Head of Household, Condition as to Marriage, Sex, Age, Occupation,
Employer/Employed/ Neither Employer nor Employed, Where Born

William Jackson, Head, Married, Male, 60, General Labourer, Employed, Cheshire Frodsham
Mary Jackson, Wife, Married, Female, 57, Cheshire Frodsham
John Wm Jackson, Son, Single, Male, 20, General Labourer, Employed, Cheshire Runcorn
Eva Jackson, Daughter, Female, 12, Scholar, Cheshire Runcorn
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Below are what I believe to be the GRO birth indexes for William and Mary Jackson’s children, John and Eva.
Both of the births were recorded in the Runcorn Registration District. John’s birth was recorded in the June quarter of 1870, and can be found in Volume 8a, Page 205 of the GRO registers. Eva’s birth was recorded in the December quarter of 1879 and can be found in Volume 8a, Page 215 of the GRO registers:


Births Jun 1870

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

Jackson John William Runcorn 8a 205
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Births Dec 1879

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

Jackson Eva Runcorn 8a 215
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Moving back in time in the census returns, I also located Eva and her family in the 1881 census living in an address of 119 Merton Bank Road, Parr, Lancashire. William and Mary Jackson have seven children in the household with them. Also listed is 24 year old Thomas Jackson, from Frodsham, Cheshire. He likely was William’s brother, as William is also shown to have been born in Frodsham.

The transcription below is from the Latter Day Saints (LDS) website at: www.familysearch.org:


1881 England Census

Household:

Name, Relation, Marital Status, Gender, Age, Birthplace, Occupation, Disability

William Jackson Head M Male 45 Frodsham, Cheshire, England Labourer Chemical
Mary Jackson Wife M Female 46 Frodsham, Cheshire, England
Sarah Ellen Jackson Daur U Female 24 Frodsham, Cheshire, England
Anne Jackson Daur U Female 20 Frodsham, Cheshire, England
Rodger Jackson Son U Male 18 Frodsham, Cheshire, England Apprentice To Fitter
John W. JACKSON Son Male 10 Runcorn, Cheshire, England Scholar
Claire Jackson Daur Female 8 Runcorn, Cheshire, England Scholar
Ade Jackson Daur Female 5 Runcorn, Cheshire, England Scholar
Eve Jackson Daur Female 1 Runcorn, Cheshire, England
Thomas Jackson Lodger U Male 24 Frodsham, Cheshire, England Lab Chemical Works

Source Information:
Dwelling 119 Merton Bank Rd
Census Place Parr, Lancashire, England
Family History Library Film 1341894
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 3737 / 78
Page Number 22
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Utilizing the names and ages of the Jackson children in the 1881 census, I looked for the GRO birth indexes for Sarah Ellen, Anne, Rodger, Claire, Ade, and Eve Jackson. Sarah Ellen, Anne, and Rodger are shown to have been born in Frodsham, Cheshire. Frodsham was in the Runcorn Registration District. I believe I located the birth indexes for all these children, except for a child named Anne. I did however find a GRO birth index for a Hannah Jackson. This may pertain to Anne. I also found a GRO birth index for a “Clara” Jackson, rather than a Claire Jackson, and a GRO index for an Ada Jackson, rather than “Ade.”

The indexes follows:


Births Jun 1857

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

Jackson Sarah Ellen Runcorn 8a 216
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Births Sep 1861

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

JACKSON Hannah Runcorn 8a 205
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Births Dec 1863

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

JACKSON Rodger Runcorn 8a 198
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Births Jun 1873

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

Jackson Clara Runcorn 8a 220
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Births Dec 1876

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

Jackson Ada Runcorn 8a 22[35]
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You’ll notice that the index for Ada, just above, lists two page notations in Volume 8a where the birth can be found, indicated by “22,” and “[35].” This means the volunteer at FreeBMD who transcribed the index didn’t know if Ada’s birth was in Page 223 or Page 225 in Volume 8a. The FreeBMD and Ancestry.com websites both provide access to copies of the GRO registers. I found the index for Ada Jackson and enlarged it. The page number in Volume 8a where her birth can be found is 225.

Because Eva had brothers and sisters several years older than herself, I knew members of her family would be found, before she was born, in the 1871 and 1861 census enumerations. I looked for William and Mary Jackson and their children in the 1871 census and found them living in Sewell Street, Runcorn. The oldest child in the household is 15 year old Ralph Jackson, who like his father, worked as a labourer and was born in Frodham. Six of Ralph’s siblings are in the household, along with a cousin, 21 year old labourer Joseph Davies, from Frodsham:


1871 England Census

Civil Parish: Runcorn
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
Town: Runcorn
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England

Street Address: Sewell St.

Registration district: Runcorn
Sub-registration district: Runcorn
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Household schedule number: 118

Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 3690; Folio: 113; Page: 20; GSU roll: 842107.


Name, Relation to Head of Household, Condition as to Marriage, Sex, Age, Occupation, Where Born

William Jackson, Head, Married, Male, 35, Labourer, Frodsham Cheshire
Mary Jackson, Wife, Married, Female, 37, Frodsham Cheshire
Ralph Jackson, Son, Male, 15, Labourer, Frodsham Cheshire
Sarah E Jackson, Daughter, Female, 13, Frodsham Cheshire
Mary Jackson, Daughter, Female, 11, Scholar, Frodsham Cheshire
Hannah Jackson, Daughter, Female, 9, Scholar, Frodsham Cheshire
Rodger Jackson, Son, Male, 7, Scholar, Frodsham Cheshire
John W Jackson, Son, Male, 11 months, Frodsham Cheshire
Joseph Davies, Cousin, Unmarried, Male, 21, Labourer, Frodsham Cheshire
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Below is the 1855 GRO birth index for Ralph Jackson:


Births Jun 1855

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

Jackson Ralph Runcorn 8a 234
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I found a Mary Ellen Jackson, born 1858, and a Mary Jackson, born 1859, in the GRO indexes. Both births were registered in Rucorn. I’m not sure which would be for the daughter of William and Mary Jackson:


Births Mar 1858

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

Jackson Mary Ellen Runcorn 8a 199
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Births Mar 1859

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

JACKSON Mary Runcorn 8a 204
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William and Mary Jackson and three of their children, 6 year old Ralph, 4 year old Sarah E., and 2 year old Mary are in the 1861 census living in Ship Street, Frodsham, Cheshire.


1861 England Census

Civil Parish: Frodsham
Ecclesiastical parish: St Lawrence
Town: Frodsham
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England

Street Address: Ship Street

Registration district: Runcorn
Sub-registration district: Frodsham
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Household schedule number: 81

Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 2599; Folio: 51; Page: 16; GSU roll: 542997.


Name, Relation to Head of Household, Condition as to Marriage, Sex, Age, Occupation, Where Born

William Jackson, Head, Married, Male, 28, Labourer Alkali Works, Cheshire Frodsham
Mary Jackson, Wife, Married, Female, 29, Wife, Cheshire Frodsham
Ralph Jackson, Son, Male, 6, Scholar, Cheshire Frodsham
Sarah E Jackson, Daughter, Female, 4, Scholar, Cheshire Frodsham
Mary Jackson, Daughter, Female, 2, Infant, Cheshire Frodsham
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I next looked for the GRO marriage index for William Jackson and Mary. I found an index which includes a William Jackson and two Marys. One of these is Mary Davies and one is Mary Newell. If you go back to the 1871 census for the family of William and Mary Jackson, you’ll notice that 22 year old Joseph Davies is in the household. He is listed as a cousin, but this may have been Mary’s cousin, rather than William’s. GRO marriage indexes don’t list people in order by marriage partner, but alphabetically by surname. I figured however, at this point in the research, that William Jackson had married Mary Davies, based on Joseph Davies in the 1871 census with the family. The index below shows the marriage recorded in the Runcorn district in the September quarter of 1854. The marriage can be found in Volume 8a, Page 283 of the GRO registers:


Marriages Sep 1854

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

Davies Mary Runcorn 8a 283
JACKSON William Runcorn 8a 283
Newell Mary Runcorn 8a 283
Oultram George Runcorn 8a 283
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I located a second marriage index which confirms that William Jackson and Mary Davies were married. This was found at the Cheshire BMD website search engine at: http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/

The index follows:


Surname, Jackson
Forename(s): William

Spouse's Surname: Davies
Spouse's Forename(s): Mary

Year: 1854

Church / Register Office: Frodsham St Lawrence
Registers At: Cheshire West
Region: Cheshire
Reference: 125/2/41
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I next wanted to see if I could locate William Jackson and Mary Davies individually in the 1851 census. I found one possibility for William. The 1851 census shows an 18 year old William Jackson working as a farm labourer for the family of Thomas and Ellen Wild, in an address listed as, “Weaversham Wood (a detatched portion of the Parish of White Gate),” Cheshire. William is 18 years old and born in Frodsham. Also working as a farm labourer in the Wild household is 21 year old Thomas Wild, also born Frodsham. Thomas may have been William’s older brother:


1851 England Census

Township: Weaverham
Civil Parish: Whitegate
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England

Street Address or Place: Weaversham Wood (a detatched portion of the Parish of White Gate)

Registration district: Northwich
Sub-registration district: Weaverham
ED, institution, or vessel: 6a
Household schedule number: 129

Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 2165; Folio: 92; Page: 34; GSU roll: 87148-87149.


Name, Relation to Head of Household, Condition as to Marriage, Sex, Age, Occupation, Where Born

Thomas Wild, Head, Married, Male, 62, Farmer of 570 Acres employing outdoor 5 labourers, Cheshire Over
Ellen Wild, Wife, Married, Female, 53, Farmers Wife, Carnarvonshire
Mary Wild, Daughter, Unmarried, Female, 30, Faramers Daughter, Cheshire Hartford
Catherine Wild, Daughter, Unmarried, Female, 26, Farmers Daughter, Cheshire Hartford
Elizabeth Wild, Daughter, Unmarried, Female, 23, Farmers Daughter, Cheshire Weaverham
Thomas Wild, Son, Unmarried, Male, 21, Farmers Son, Cheshire Weaverham
Martha Thomason, Servant, Unmarried, Female, 20, Cheshire Bartington
John Woodworth, Servant, Unmarried, Male, 25, House Servant, Cheshire Wincham
John Jackson, Servant, Unmarried, Male, 20, Farm Labourer, Cheshire Frodsham
William Jackson Unmarried, Male, 18, Farm Labourer, Cheshire Frodsham
Thomas Gilgrass, Servant, Unmarried, Male, 14, Farm Labourer, Cheshire Little Leigh
William Richardson, Servant, Unmarried, Male, 15, Farm Servant, Cheshire Weaverham
Patrick Muldoon, Day Labourer, Widower, Male, 37, Farm Servant, Ireland
Thomas Muldoon, Day Labourer, Unmarried, Male, 28, Farm Servant, Ireland

End of the Part of the Township of Weaverham in the Parish of White Gate
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I then found 19 year old Mary Davies living in the household of her parents, 48 year old mariner, John Davies, and John’s 46 year old wife Hannah. John and Hannah, as well as other members of the household, including Mary, were born in Frodsham. Aside from Mary, John and Hannah’s other children include 9 year old Roger and a daughter whose first name appears to be “Sheareth,” though the census page is faded in some spots and this daughter’s name is difficult to make out:


1851 England Census

Civil Parish: Frodsham
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England

Street Address: Ship Street

Registration district: Runcorn
Sub-registration district: Budworth
ED, institution, or vessel: 1a
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 173

Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 2164; Folio: 652; Page: 47; GSU roll: 87146-87147.


Name, Relation to Head of Household, Condition as to Marriage, Sex, Age, Occupation, Where Born

John Davies, Head, Married, Male, 48, Mariner, Cheshire Frodshead
Hannah Davies, Wife, Married, Female, 46, Cheshire Frodshead
Mary Davies, Daughter, Unmarried, Female, 19, Engaged in House Work, Cheshire Frodshead
Roger Davies, Son, Male, 9, Scholar, Cheshire Frodshead
Sheareth Davies, Daughter, Female, 7, Cheshire Frodshead
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I found a GRO birth index which may pertain to John and Hannah’s son Roger. I didn’t find a GRO birth index for a Sheareth Davies, however:


Births Mar 1841

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

Davies Roger Runcorn 19 209
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In the 1841 census I found the Davies family as well as William Jackson enumerated on the same page, though in different households located in Ship Street, Frodsham. The Davies household is listed first on the page. John Davies is shown to be a 30 year old mariner born in Cheshire. His wife Hannah is 30 years old and also born in Cheshire. The children in the household, also born in Cheshire are 13 year old Thomas, 8 year old Mary, and 5 month old Rodger:


1841 England Census

Civil Parish: Frodsham
Hundred: Eddisbury (Second Division)
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England

Street Address: Ship Street

Registration district: Runcorn
Sub-registration district: Frodsham

Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece 97; Book: 7; Civil Parish: Frodsham; County: Cheshire;
Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 12; Page: 17; Line: 7; GSU roll: 241237.


Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Whether Born in Same County

John Davies, 35, Male, Gardener?, Yes
Hannah Davies, 30, Female, Yes
Thomas Davies, 13, Male, Yes
Mary Davies, 8, Female, Yes
Rodger Davies, 5 Mo, Male, Yes
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There will not be GRO birth indexes for Thomas or Mary Davies, as they was born before the British government commenced with civil registration in 1837.

Two households away from the Davies family in Ship Street is the residence of John and Hannah Lowe and their children. In the household with them are 8 year old William Jackson and 15 year old Joseph Jackson. William and Joseph may have been brothers. Unlike future census enumerations, the 1841 census does not give the relationships of people to the head of the household, and so I can’t be sure if Joseph and William Jackson may have been related to John or Hannah Lowe:


Ship Street


Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Whether Born in Same County

John Lowe, 30, Male, Butcher, Yes
Hannah Lowe, 30, Female, Yes
Sarah Lowe, 10, Female, Yes
Margaret Lowe, 8, Female, Yes
Samuel Lowe, 6, Male, Yes
Elizabeth Lowe, 4, Female, Yes
Mary Lowe, 2 months?, Female, Yes
William Jackson, 8, Male, Yes
Joseph Jackson, 15, Male, Yes
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All of the information I found concerning the Jackson and related surnames should be looked at as finding aids at this time, and not proof of ancestry. You will need to further research the Jackson and related surnames to confirm if they are your ancestors.

Best Wishes,

Dave Boylan

Hi dave sorry only just noticed your answer to my message posted,thank you for the information am were you fit in the family tree,