Jane Monkhouse

[Donez]

Hi, thanks for help yesterday

Could someone please check 1851 census, (or earlier), for a Jane Monkhouse, born abt 1835 in Ulverstone, Westmorland. Her age has varied by 3 years on later census records.

Thanks

[LancsLass]

Hi...Coul this be Jane in 1851.....?

HO107/2274 folio 378
Stonecroft,Osmotherley.Lancs.
Robert Monkhouse.(H) 53 Weaver..b. Ulverston.
Mary................(53)    wife.              b. Urswick.
JANE....(dau)  18                              b.Ulverston.
John..........(son)  11                         b.      "
William...(Gr,son)  5                          b.      "

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Regards..
LL.

[LancsLass]

Also in 1841...

HO107/531/7 folio 8

Stone Croft. Osmotherley. Ulverston.
Robert Monkhouse. 42  Check Weaver.
Mary              "    42
Ann......14
Jonathan....12
James....11
Jane....8
Mary....6
John.....2                all born in County..

LL.

[Donez]

Thanks LancsLass

Confused though

1841 8 years old
1851 18 years old
1861 24 years old (though a servant, so householder may have guessed)
1871 35 years old
1881 46 years old

May have to dig again!

She was called Jane Monkhouse in 1861 as a servant, though the householder (Critchley) had children, living later in 1871 with her as Jane Smith. (Children called Critchley)

I had assumed this was the same Jane.

In 1881 she had a different husband though still a Smith.

Tracked in 1861, 1871 and 1881 through her son Robert Critchley b. 1862 in Preston, Lancs.

I'll have a rethink

Thanks again

[LancsLass]

Well we would all like to knock a few years off our age i suppose..!
Nice to think they did it back then too....
Check Osmotherley in 1861..Looks like both Robert & Mary had died..Robert 1853 and Mary (2 possibles) 1853 or 1859.
Found sons John. James & Jonathan..no sign of Jane though, so looks like she had moved on...
Did find a marriage in Preston..?
Jane Monkhouse to John Joseph Barton...... 1870

Did find a John Barton living at home but showing married..no sign of wife...
Scene gets cloudier...sorry.

LL.

[Donez]

Many thanks.

I'll keep digging!

She is certainly elusive.

[sillgen]

Have you got Robert's birth certificate?    What does it give as her maiden name?   Jane is such a common name that there could well be two separate people involved here.
Andrea