William Jewson

[hannah-ws]

I’m trying to find information relating to William Jewson (senior). I’ve hit a dead end.

His son, also named William, emigrated to South Australia in 1857 on the passenger ship Sumner when he was 14 years old, with his mother Mary (36yrs) and his sister Sarah Ann. William junior’s South Australian marriage records lists his father’s name as William.

The 1851 England census lists Mary, William, and Sarah Ann living in Tilney St Lawrence, Norfolk. The 1851 census also lists Mary Jewson as a widow, so whoever William (senior) was, he had to have died before 1851.

I can’t find any record of a William Jewson marrying a Mary in the Norfolk/Cambridgeshire area. There’s quite a clan of Jewsons living in Norfolk at the time, but I haven’t been able to definitively link them to this family. Sarah Ann’s baptism record from 1842 doesn’t list the father, and just has Mary Jewson listed.

I’ve been trying to untangle this for weeks. Let me know if things don't make sense. It’s possible I’ve gotten myself completely confused. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[rosie99]

Welcome to rootschat

I wonder if this is Sarah's birth registration

JEWSON, SARAH  ANN     Mothers maiden surname BARTON 
GRO Reference: 1842  Sept  Quarter in WISBECH UNION  Volume 14  Page 149

[rosie99]

If the birth registration is correct this is a possible marriage

Marriage Jun qtr 1839   
BARTON    Mary       
JEWSON    John       
Wisbech    14   215

[Milliepede]

The 1851 England census lists Mary, William, and Sarah Ann living in Tilney St Lawrence, Norfolk. The 1851 census also lists Mary Jewson as a widow, so whoever William (senior) was, he had to have died before 1851.

How old is everyone on that census please?  Can't find it at the moment.

Is there a matching birth registration for William Jewson junior.

[Milliepede]

William Jewson born Jun 1839 ** has MMN Barton so marriage before civil registration perhaps 

If that is the correct MMN for Mary. 

Mary Barton baptised 7 Mar 1819 Tilney St Lawrence parents William & Mary so that fits age wise.

If they did have a son in 1839 then they should be on the 1841 census together as Jewson.

**baptism has parents John a labourer & Mary like the marriage Rosie found so not father William.

Death for William age 0 in Mar 1840 so he won't be on a census. 

Barking up the wrong tree perhaps or could father as William be an error and it really was John 

Either way can't find a death for John Jewson that fits either.

[Ladyhawk]

The 1851 England census lists Mary, William, and Sarah Ann living in Tilney St Lawrence, Norfolk. The 1851 census also lists Mary Jewson as a widow, so whoever William (senior) was, he had to have died before 1851.

How old is everyone on that census please?  Can't find it at the moment.

Is there a matching birth registration for William Jewson junior.

1851 census https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGC5-J7Q
Mary Jewson            Head   32   Tilney, Norfolk
Sarah Ann Jewson   Daughter   8   Tilney, Norfolk
William Jewson           Son           6   Tilney, Norfolk

[Ladyhawk]

There’s this birth entry in Australia  mmn Barton

James GOFF born 10 Mar 1859
Birth Place:   Saddleworth
Registration Place:   Gilbert, South Australia, Australia
Father:   Robert Goff
Mother:   Mary BARTON
Page Number:   153
Volume Number:   16

added his death entry

James Goff Age: 3 Weeks
Death 31 Mar 1859 Saddleworth
Father Robert Goff
Registration Place:   Gilbert, South Australia
Page Number:   177 Volume Number:   10

Did Mary remarry?

Jun 1856   
GOFF    Robert        Wisbeach    3b   947    
JEWSON    Mary        Wisbeach    3b   947

Was there an occupation given for William Jewson Jnr’s father on his m/c?

EDIT to add -

Same registration district as the birth/death of James Goff and same father's name - Is her mother Mary BARTON? Not seeing a birth registration for Catherine to confirm mmn.

Catherine Sumner GOFF age 22 Months
Death 02 Apr 1859 Saddleworth
Residence Place:   Saddleworth
Father   Robert Goff
Registration Place:   Gilbert, South Australia
Page Number:   177
Volume Number:   10

[rosie99]

Tilney St Lawrence
Baptism    14 Jul 1839
Person forename - William
Father John
Mother Mary
surname   JEWSON
Father occupation Labourer

Transcript on freereg of Sarah Ann's baptism 7 Aug 1842 does not name a father (as already mentioned)

[hannah-ws]

It’s good to be here!

I haven’t figured out how to reply to you all individually, so here goes.

Thank you rosie99! The record I found for Sarah Ann Jewson listed her baptism year as 1842, so the birth registration and marriage you have looks right! Thank you!

Yes Ladyhawk, Mary did remarry, sorry I forgot to mention. She married Robert Goff in 1856. They had two children, Catherine Sumner and James, who both died young in Saddleworth.

I could only access a snippet of William Jnr’s marriage record transcript, so it’s possible I got the wrong name, and his father is actually named John. Is it possible that William could have been John’s middle name?

Thank you everyone for your help!