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1861 census lookup - please

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fregar

fregar Report 18 Sep 2011 12:23

Looking for Jane Blair b 1857, Cockermouth l only have her marriage, and have nothing on her family, many thanks

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 18 Sep 2011 12:30

Do you have the marrige certificate giving her father's name?
Do you know for sure that she was born Cockermouth?
There's one born 1856 registered at Whitehaven.

Maddie

Maddie Report 18 Sep 2011 12:32

is this a possibilty

BLAIR, Ann Head Married F 26 1835 Charwoman
Cockermouth
Cumberland VIEW
BLAIR, Jane Daughter F 5 1856 Scholar
Carlisle
Cumberland VIEW
RG number:
RG09 Piece:
3918 Folio:
66 Page:
24

Registration District:
Carlisle Sub District:
3 St Mary Enumeration District:
3 Ecclesiastical Parish:
St Mary

Civil Parish:
Saint Mary Within Municipal Borough:
Carlisle Address:
Finkle Street, Saint Mary Within, Carlisle County:
Cumberland

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 18 Sep 2011 12:34

Possible birth but in 1859

Name: Jane Blair
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1859
Registration district: Cockermouth
Inferred County: Cumbria, Cumberland
Volume: 10b
Page: 479

patchem

patchem Report 18 Sep 2011 12:36

Could you tell us who and when she married?
Thanks

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 18 Sep 2011 12:37

??

name: Jane Blair
event: Census
event date: 1861
gender: Female
age: 5
relationship to head of household: Daughter
birthplace: Carlisle, Cumberland
record type: Household
registration district: Carlisle
sub-district: 3 St Mary
ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
civil parish: Saint Mary Within
county: Cumberland

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 18 Sep 2011 12:37

parents:William Blair,? Ann

name: Jane Blair
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 15 Jul 1856
baptism/christening place: CLEATOR,CUMBERLAND,ENGLAND
father's name: William Blair
mother's name: Ann
indexing project (batch) number: C04645-1
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 90594

fregar

fregar Report 18 Sep 2011 12:38

Hi Glitterbaby, can you give me info on the 1859 birth for Jane Blair, l have no marriage certificate just found on BMD but thank you all

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 18 Sep 2011 12:38

parents:William Blair,? Anne

name: Jane Blair
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 30 Nov 1856
baptism/christening place: St. Mary's, Carlisle, Cumberland, England
father's name: William Blair
mother's name: Anne
indexing project (batch) number: I04543-3
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 90586

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 18 Sep 2011 12:39

Who did she marry and when?

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 18 Sep 2011 12:42

I can not give you any more info on the 1859 birth

Which census have you found her on ?

patchem

patchem Report 18 Sep 2011 12:43

Carlisle is 25 miles from Cockermouth, Whitehaven is 14 miles and Cleator is 12 miles.
Come back, fregar, please.

fregar

fregar Report 18 Sep 2011 12:43

Anne of Green Gables that seems a good bet, l have just looked at my notes and saw for her Cleaton, Cumberland, but didntthink that was were she was actually born there, Maddie what you sent ties in with Anne of Green Gables

Potty

Potty Report 18 Sep 2011 12:45

I think this is the marriage:

Marriages Sep 1880 (>99%)
BLAIR Jane Carlisle 10b 589
Croser Charles Carlisle 10b 589

the above couple in 1881:

Jane Croser
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: Charles Croser
Gender: Female
Where born: Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Civil parish: St Mary Within
County/Island: Cumberland
Country: England

Street Address: 81 Corporation Road
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Carlisle
Sub-registration district: St Mary
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 5157
Folio: 88
Page Number: 27
Household Members: Name Age
Charles Croser 32
Jane Croser 24
William Croser

Edit: 1891 and 1901 POB given as Cleator.

fregar

fregar Report 18 Sep 2011 12:47

Patchum - Jane Blair was married to Charles Croser in 1880 Carlisle

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 18 Sep 2011 12:50

Still no father around, mother says she's a widow now.
1871 census
Corporation Rd., Rickeygate, Carlisle
Ann Blair, head, widow, 40, laundress, born Cockermouth
Jane, dau, 14, machine winder, born Cleator Hall
Mary Ann, dau, 5, born Carlisle

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 18 Sep 2011 12:53

Sister Mary Ann:

Births Jun 1865 (>99%)
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BLAIR Mary Ann Carlisle 10b 466

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 18 Sep 2011 13:07

Ann Blair and daughter Mary Ann are living next door to Charles & Jane Croser in 1881.

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 18 Sep 2011 13:15

In 1891 Charles & Jane now have 7 children but not first born William. Ann & Mary Ann Blair still living next door.