I am trying to find the parents of :- Clara Bastow (bn. abt 1890), Florence Bastow (bn. abt 1896), Ethel Bastow (bn. abt. 1898) and Louis Bastow (bn. abt. 1900).
Probably somewhere in the West Riding, maybe the Pontefract area but not sure on that one. A later childs marriage was registered in Tadcaster.
Sorry a bit vague but hope that somebody can come up with the parents.
Many thanks
Bob
« Last Edit: Friday 14 December 07 14:42 GMT (UK) by Joyce C »
William Bastow Head M 28 Coal Miner Yorks Allerton Bywater Jane Hannah do Wife M 31 Yorks Heckmondwike Abraham do Son S 9 Yorks Castleford Ann Bousefield do Daur S 7 Yorks Castleford Florence do Daur S 5 Yorks Allerton Bywater Ethel do Daur S 3 Yorks Kippax Louis do Son S 10mo Yorks Kippax
On the 1891 census they are boarding with a Green Family at 4a Back Bank Street, Castleford. William is shown as 19 and Jane H as 22 (birth places are the same as in 1901). Pontefract RG12/3764 Folio 16 Page 25
You can see William Bastow (born 1873 Allerton Bywater) with his parents Abraham and Ann and some siblings on the 1881 census free of charge on http://www.familysearch.org/
You can also see Jane H Jaques (born 1870 Heckmonwike) with parents George and Rachel and some siblings on the 1881 census on the same site.
However I think that Rachel is her Stepmother since on the 1871 census her parents are shown as George and Ann.
I cannot find a Clara Bastow born in Yorkshire between 1888 and 1896 who is not shown as a daughter in a completely different family. Are you certain that she was a sister of the other three that you named ?
Here is a bit of clarification regarding Jane Hannah's parents....
Probable Marriage Registration
1869 Dewsbury AMJ quarter 9b 636
Ann Bousfield George Jaques
Based upon the 1901 census shown above (seven year old daughter) I would suggest that this might be a certainty. Ann would be the mother of Jane Hannah but it looks like she died when Jane Hannah was only two years old.
Possible Death Registration
1872 Dewsbury OND quarter 9b 131
Ann Jaques Aged 26
......George then re married.....
Possible Marriage Registration 1873 Dewsbury AMJ quarter 9b 935
George Jaques Rachel Ledgard
Based on the 1891 census (where they have a son called John Ledgard Jaques) I would suggest that this is also a certainty.
On the 1881 census entry Rachel's age is shown incorrectly as 38 (born 1843). On other census entries she is shown as being born in 1853.
I hope that some of this helps (rather than confuse)