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Please would someone with access to the 1841 take a look at an entry and give an opinion on it for me.

It's the h/h of Matthew Jackson in South Shields bn circa 1790. In the h/h are his wife Mary and dtrs Jane and Ann.

Because of the way groups are bracketed it looks like they are a complete h/h but underneath there is an entry for William Cotton age 10.

Any idea what the curved squiggle after Cotton is?

Underneath his entry are three other people age 55, 60 and 15 who also aren't bracketed together. I haven't found family connection to William Cotton (yet) and the other surnames don't mean anything to me.

My interpretation of these entries is that William Cotton is in the h/h of my Matthew Jackson as surely a ten year old would not be living alone even then.

I was also wondering if the line across the 'inhabited'/'names' boxes that nearly always seems to be at the completion of the household is exactly that to signify the end of one property and beginning of another.

Thanks for taking a look.

Jill

1841 census - household transcription
Person: JACKSON, Matthew
Address: Shadwell Street, Jarrow, Shields, South


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JACKSON, Matthew M 50 1791 Scotland VIEW
JACKSON, Mary F 50 1791 Durham VIEW
JACKSON, Jean F 20 1821 Durham VIEW
JACKSON, Ann F 15 1826 Durham VIEW
COTTON, William M 10 1831 Durham VIEW
WAKE, Mary F 55 1786 Durham VIEW
SHOTTON, John M 60 1781 Durham VIEW
MARSHALL, Margret F 15 1826 Durham VIEW
COOPER, William M 25 1816 Durham VIEW
COOPER, Jane F 20 1821 Durham VIEW
COOPER, George M 0 (7 months) 1841 Durham VIEW
PEACOCK, Margt F 25 1816 Ireland VIEW
PEACOCK, George M 4 1837 Durham VIEW
PEACOCK, Jane F 2 1839 Durham VIEW
WALTON, Isabella F 40 1801 Durham VIEW

No sorry I cannot see who he belongs to either

William Cotton
England and Wales Census, 1841
birth: 1831 — Durham
christening:
baptism:
death:
burial:
residence: 1841 — Jarrow, Shields, South, Durham, England
parents:
spouse:
child:
marriage:

record title: England and Wales Census, 1841
name: William Cotton
event: Census
event date: 1841
gender: Male
age: 10
birthplace: Durham
record type: Household
registration district: Shields, South
sub-district: Shields, South
civil parish: Jarrow
county: Durham

This is not answering your question, but I have family members, as children, on their own in a household because their parents are away that night. Or that is how I interpreted it.

The enumerator is very keen on his brackets, his own, private, system?

I can't be of very much help, I am sorry.

I have looked at the image and it does appear that William is in the same household as the Jackson family above.

I cannot work out what that curved 'squiggle' would be and there are no other similar marke on any other families around.

Perhaps someone else can do better?

Dea Xxx

1881

William COTTON Other M Male 40 Sunderland, Durham, England Master
George Thomas POULTNY Other M Male 42 London, Surrey, England Chf Mate
John George GROOMBRIDGE Other M Male 38 Sunderland, Durham, England 2nd Mate
William HUNNAM Other M Male 36 Hilton, Durham, England Carpenter
Frederick DIZNAN Other U Male 22 London, Surrey, England Boatswain
Stephen READ Other W Male 46 R..., Kent, England Seaman
Robert W. WRIGHT Other M Male 44 Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Seaman
Thomas Hny. MATTHEWS Other M Male 29 London, Surrey, England Seaman
Charles MARSHALL Other M Male 56 London Bermondsey , London, Middlesex, England Seaman
George William MORRIS Other U Male 22 London, Surrey, England Seaman
Charles Desmond HAMMON Other U Male 20 Tunstall, Suffolk, England Seaman
Henry PESKETT Other U Male 16 Woolwich Boy
John ROBINSON Other M Male 52 Walton, Northumberland, England Chf Engineer
George MEAD Other M Male 47 Deptford, Kent, England 2nd Engineer
Thomas WATERFALL Other M Male 44 Deptford, Kent, England Craneman
Ambros FORD Other M Male 66 Stepney, Middlesex, England Fireman
John CASTLE Other U Male 23 Deptford, Kent, England Fireman
Harry AMEY Other U Male 27 Deptford, Kent, England Fireman
Albert CRAMP Other M Male 26 Down, Kent, England Fireman
John ADAMS Other M Male 41 Margate, Kent, England Chf Steward
(Continued)


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Source Information:
Vessel "Hawk"
Census Place Cliffe, Kent, England
Family History Library Film 1341209
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 0883 / 38
Page Number 1

I think the enumerator brackets families together.
William Cotton is in the same household, but not a member of the family.
So I agree with you.

Agree with Patchem, as for the squiggle.......I think that is just what it is.

Strange if you search Cotton/Jarrow he is the only one.

By address search this is listed as one household:

Sched
3592 JACKSON, Matthew M 50 1791 Scotland
3592 JACKSON, Mary F 50 1791 Durham
3592 JACKSON, Jean F 20 1821 Durham
3592 JACKSON, Ann F 15 1826 Durham
3592 COTTON, William M 10 1831 Durham
3592 WAKE, Mary F 55 1786 Durham
3592 SHOTTON, John M 60 1781 Durham
3592 MARSHALL, Margret F 15 1826 Durham
3592 COOPER, William M 25 1816 Durham
3592 COOPER, Jane F 20 1821 Durham
3592 COOPER, George M 0 1841 Durham
3592 PEACOCK, Margt F 25 1816 Ireland
3592 PEACOCK, George M 4 1837 Durham
3592 PEACOCK, Jane F 2 1839 Durham
3592 WALTON, Isabella F 40 1801 Durham

Civil Parish: Jarrow Municipal Borough: Shields, South Address: Shadwell Street, Jarrow, Shields, South County: Durham

Strangely, they have a 1 year old child as a household in another part of the street.

Thank you all for taking the time to look for me. I'll keep William in mind as I keep finding more family. I've been really lucky with this line thanks to the family never going anywhere, all being hatched, matched and dispatched in the same church.

Excitingly for me, I now think that Mary, Matthew's wife is Mary Manuel and I have three in FamilySearch to choose from who were born in the county compared to three further ones who were not.

So I'm just a little bit Spanish. :)

Thanks again for all your opinions.

Jill

the squiggle, looks like it could be a question mark.
was the enumerator not sure of the name?

Hi Alan.

I wondered if it was a question mark too but it seemed quite a daft thought. Not daft that you and I thought about it but presumably the enumerator asked the names in the household so you would have thought that they would know the names. Unless of course something like William being a foundling so not actually knowing his name for certain.

Jill

im wondering if he could of been there just playing
on the night. there is a jane hotton living in the same street, aged 55. could the ( ? mark) ? be that his name is hotton not cotton ? also intriging there is a margaret shotton living in the same street, aged 65, could she be john shottons wife?
could there be a enumator cock-up? shotton-hotton-cotton?
were the jacksons just having a party on the night?

regards alan

I was thinking that maybe it was just that a squiggle........but found it strange there were no other Cottons in Jarrow.......but lots of Shottons nearby??????????

Matthew Jackson was a master mariner, so I was assuming William Cotton was a cabin boy that was staying with them.
Perhaps that is me being fanciful, but if AoGG is correct with 1881, he was a sailor.

hi jillian,
sorry i was late replying to your message.
i was checking all the names in their street. its possible the jacksons didnt know williams last name. so he might of tried to tell the enumarator himself.( did he have a speach problem) we will never know. just some ideas im throwing at you.
regards alan

Thanks everyone again. I love all your ideas. As you say Alan, we will never know. Except that I live in hope.

Jill