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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Jane Roughton mother of Reeves
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Hi Folks
William and Jane Roughton had a son called Reeves in 1895 who died in 1897 in Rotherham (4 other children died too out of nine). I'm trying to find Jane's maiden name. I worked on the surmise that it was Reeves as it was customary for a mother's name to be used for a son in this way but I cannot find a Jane Reeves born Rotherham 1862/3 (1901 census) or a marriage between William and Jane. I suspect that they weren't married although they had all these children. I am particularly interested in this name because my paternal families are Roughton and Reeves who all lived in Doncaster and surrounding towns (with others in Saltburn) and I'm trying to make a connection from my line to this couple.
Are there any Rotherham records that I could look up please?
Diana
William and Jane Roughton had a son called Reeves in 1895 who died in 1897 in Rotherham (4 other children died too out of nine). I'm trying to find Jane's maiden name. I worked on the surmise that it was Reeves as it was customary for a mother's name to be used for a son in this way but I cannot find a Jane Reeves born Rotherham 1862/3 (1901 census) or a marriage between William and Jane. I suspect that they weren't married although they had all these children. I am particularly interested in this name because my paternal families are Roughton and Reeves who all lived in Doncaster and surrounding towns (with others in Saltburn) and I'm trying to make a connection from my line to this couple.
Are there any Rotherham records that I could look up please?
Diana