A marriage between William Unsworth and Jane ???

[aidansrest]

Hi
Trying to trace a marriage between a William Unsworth and his wife, Jane.
Their first child appears to be John, baptised in Hartlepool on the 2nd November 1817
His birth was followed by those of;
Thomas, baptised in Hartlepool on the 30th May 1819
Jane, baptised in Hartlepool on the 4th October 1821
Ann, baptised in Sunderland on the 3rd February 1825.

The family can be found, still in Sunderland on the 1841 census, living in Johnson Street, where William was employed as a weaver.
He was born 'out of county' but all the other members were born in the county of Durham.

Both he and Jane's approx year of birth was given as being 1791.

Daughter, Jane, married James Middlehurst in St Michael & All Angels, Sunderland in 1845, confirming her father's name as William Unsworth.

Can anyone trace a marriage?? Or find them in 1851?

Thanks in advance

Sue

[rosie99]

01 Apr 1808
Bishopwearmouth, St Michael & All Angels
William Unsworth and Jane Rafter

That does seem a bit early 

[aidansrest]

Yes I saw that too, and wondered but they would have both been teenagers then - if their year of birth in 1841 is to be believed.

Sue

[rosie99]

Ages in 1841 are generally rounded down so they could have been born before 1791.  I can't see any other children for them though.

[aidansrest]

Yep I was guessing that they were born five years either side of 1791, but, if they did marry in 1811, I would have thought they would have had children prior to John - but, perhaps he was their first surviving infant?

Sue

[ColC]

   UNSWORTH, JANE       57 
GRO Reference: 1847  D Quarter in SUNDERLAND UNION  Volume 24  Page 202

No death for William before 1851 unless he died elsewhere?

Colin

[rosie99]

Maybe they did have more children.

Where were James Middlehurst and Jane in 1851

[aidansrest]

Its frustrating isn't it? Especially when we don't know where he was born either?

Sue

[aidansrest]

James and Jane were in Scotland in 1851, and had travelled around before 1861, when they were back in Sunderland at the time of the census.
They remained in Sunderland, James dying there in 1871

Sue