Elizabeth Jackson - Market Bosworth

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Mary Ragg, wife of Frederick Ragg, has maiden name Jackson. Her age (b c1830) place of birth (M Bosworth) and later appearances in censuses as a widow with mother or brother  indicates she is  a daughter of William and Jane Jackson of The Pastures

[Neale1961]

William Jackson   -  The will of William Jackson late of Mkt Bosworth … farmer who died 29 Sept 1874 at Mkt Bosworth was proved at Leicester by Thomas Jackson of Coton, farmer and William Jackson of Leagrange, farmer, the sons.

[Neale1961]

I have spent such a long time trying to work out who was Sarah Jackson - the witness to the  2 Jackson marriages in Carlton, in the 1830s. Despite extensive searching, I really haven’t found anything much at all.
I have eliminated the only Sarah Jackson who is in Market Bosworth in 1841-51 census, as she was from Derbyshire.  I was looking at the possibility she was John Jackson senior’s sister, Sarah b.1769.

Today I found this burial and it took my interest because of the place Nailstone

Sarah Jackson - Burial 2 Nov 1841 Nailstone, age 70, (b 1771)
It is probably this death registration - Dec quarter 1841, age 69.

The trouble is I can’t find her in the 1841 census. She should be there if she died in late 1841. Can anyone else see her?

From what I read, it seems that FindMyPast has church records from Nailstone.

[mckha489]

The burial register gives her abode as
Barton in the Beans

[Neale1961]

Oooh! That is even more encouraging, as that is where John Jackson was from on his marriage in 1801.
Can you find her in the census?

Maybe the death certificate would be useful.

[Neale1961]

Assuming that Aunt Elizabeth Jackson born in Barwell in 1773, was the sister of Thomas’s father, John Jackson ………
then we have these Baptisms in Barwell (all with father Thomas Jackson)
•   John 2 Apr 1771
•   Mary 12 mar 1772
•   Elizabeth 26 Dec 1773

John Jackson (senior) had a sister Mary JACKSON born 1772
 I think this might be her marriage in market Bosworth on 28 Jan 1798 to Edward BAILEY

Children:
Mary 1798-1821, John 1799-1800, Ann 1803-?, Thomas 1805-1825, John 1808-1809, Edward 1811, Susannah 1815, Ann 1820-1821

Mary BAILEY burial 1829 Market Bosworth

[mckha489]

That is even more encouraging, as that is where John Jackson was from on his marriage.
Can you find her in the census?

Nope.  I am trying to find the correct lot to page through

[mckha489]

Parish = Barton

She has been transcribed as

Sarah   Jackson   Female   39   1802   Leicestershire, England

But I am sure the image shows 69


https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/6460301:8978?tid=&pid=&queryId=10f1a3f1-9c65-4987-9c16-de49e1211217&_phsrc=YOl3&_phstart=successSource

[Neale1961]

Clever mckha489! Thank you.
Yes that looks like her - Agree age is 69 & living on independent means, as I might have expected.

You know I looked at that census record 5 days ago - why couldn't I find it again? !

Probably informant at death will be the live-in servant, so that won't help.
I do believe that is the Sarah Jackson we've been looking for, and will be John's sister.