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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Westmorland => England => Westmorland Lookup Requests => Topic started by: jsm on Tuesday 06 May 08 18:39 BST (UK)
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Why is it that some families seem so straightforward - and others are just a nightmare????
This branch of mine is definitely the second sort - having eventually managed to trace my great grandmother Mary Ann MARK, I was pleased to see her parents on the 1841 census too - THOMAS and ISABELLA MARK living with Isabella's father JOHN JACKSON in Haverbrack Westmorland.
I have tried to find out where John Jackson (born c 1784, married to Isabella and with children Isabella c1814 and George c1812)came from, but have failed miserably.
I decided instead to see what I could find about Thomas Mark - which is where I have hit trouble. The only FACT I have about him (from the 1841 census) is that he WASN'T born in Westmorland - no definite baptism record, no marriage that I can find, no death. Others have speculated that he might be the Thomas Mark who left for the Australian goldrush in 1859, having married a Jane Barnes in Liverpool. But is this him? And how can I find out? Any help at all would be appreciated.
Thank you!
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Hi Jsm,
Found this but Georges birth is 1818 ???
1841 Westmorland
HO107/ 1159/ B3/ Page 2
John Jackson age 57 b Westmorland cant read occ
George Jackson age 23 b Westmorland occ ag lab
Do you think this could be them?
Sue
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Yup, that's them. George is Isabella's brother. John Jackson's occupation was Ferry Boat Man - there used to be a ferry across the River Kent back then, quite a tricky occupation I imagine - there was a famous accident in the early part of the last century when several people fell overboard and drowned!
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On census image i could only make out last word of occ and that was man.
So George was b 1818 and not 1812 then :)
Do you know if he married and have you got info on him?
Sue
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Have i got something wrong here?
You say you found Thomas and Isabella living with John Jackson in 1841 so which one
is wrong ??? Is the one i found the same person :)
Sue
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ooops - sorry. George (Isabella's brother) was baptised September 1817, so yes was probably born 1816 or '17 not 1812. It was Thomas Mark (Isabella's partner - don't want to say husband, as I'm not at all sure they ever married) who was born in 1812.
I did attempt to find George - but there are so many George Jacksons................ I gave up.