Jane Perkins. Arr. Boston Massachusetts 1854

[colinperkins]

Hi

I am trying to find information about the Jane Perkins, born 1826 and who arrived as passenger on the 'Mary Lowell' at Boston in 1854. I do have a direct ancestor of that name and age, who disappeared from British Census records after 1851, and whose whereabouts I have been trying to trace for many years

Many thanks

Colin Perkins

[ShaunJ]

She was one of 8 people named Perkins (out of a manifest of just 9 passengers ) travelling from the Bahamas to Canada. The "country to which they severally belong" is stated as the West Indies. The group (mostly children) was headed by Cyrus Perkins, aged 40.

[*Sandra*]

It was a family of Perkins who arrived on the  Mary Lowell from Inagua, Bahamas to Massachusetts - Country to which they severely belong was West Indies.  Destination Canada. Cyrus Perkins aged 40 years - Jane was 28 years - Mary E perkins 25 years, Jane aged 15 years, Mary M aged 10 years- Robert aged 13 years - Henry aged 2 years and George aged 1 year.

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Can you tell us more about your Jane Perkins ?  Parents names, other siblings - anything that might give us further clues ?

Sandra

[colinperkins]

Thank you so much to ShaunJ and Sandra for both your answers, which arrived so quickly!

Sadly, the lady you have identified for me is not the Jane Perkins I search for - she was born in Taunton, Somerset. England and was unmarried on the 1851 Census.

Back to the drawing board

Many thanks again

Colin Perkins

[ShaunJ]

Jane the mother was 26 years

We don't know that she was the mother. They are just names in order of age, Cyrus first, then the females, then the males. Her age is given as 28.

[*Sandra*]

Jane the mother was 26 years

We don't know that she was the mother. They are just names in order of age, Cyrus first, then the females, then the males. Her age is given as 28.

Yes, I realised on a second read thru Shaun.  Alas not the family Colin was looking for.

[*Sandra*]

Is this the one Colin ?

Taunton St James - HO107 Piece 1923 Folio 93 Page 19

Elizabeth Perkins    64 Born Somerset. Widow.
Sarah Perkins 25
Jan Perkins   23 Employed in silk factory.
Rachael Perkins 17

Jan Perkins is Jane on the image.

Sandra

[colinperkins]

Yes, Sandra - that is the lady I have been searching for, for so long.

Her father John Perkins b.1788 Atherington, Devon; died in the January 1851, and her two sister Sarah and Rachael married two brothers (James and Simeon Stevens) at Taunton in 1856. Her mother Betty King dies in 1870 at Butleigh, Somerset. Jane's younger brother Henry (b. 1828 at Taunton) is my 2x Greatgrandfather). I have the whole family pretty well covered in my tree but Jane just seems to disappear and I just haven't been able to find her.

Should you discover anything, I would be very pleased to hear from you.

Kind regards

Colin Perkins