Hi Emms,
I will give you what information I have but I am helping someone else, so I need to go back to her to ask how she knows Roberts wife was a Lowther. As far as I know she hasn't found a marriage.
You mentioned Cockermouth and interestingly there is a birth of Ann to a Robert & Elizabeth 30 June 1844 but she would have had to have died because they had a daughter in 1849 Workington who went onto marry Mirehouse Newton.
Robert first appears in the 1861 census under a mis-spelling of Jounsley at High Street. He is a coal miner in 1861 1871 & a carter in 1881 & 1891 - died in 1897.
The sons William 1843 Whitehaven, Charles 1846 Whitehaven & Robert 1848 Workington appear to be coal-miners or carter.
Son, Robert 1848 died in the St Helens Colliery. Workington explosion in April 1888.
A daughter Catherine was born Dec 1851 (birth cert says High Street) Workington but the census that year was 31 March 1851 & so far we haven't found them. We are slowly going through all the scans and wonder if Town Head later became High Street ?
1871 34 High Street.
1881 38 High Street
1891 61 King Street.
Robert died 1997 Betsy 1899.
Many thanks, all help much appreciated. It really is a problem one.
Best Wishes.
Sandra.
