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My great grandmother Was Alice Jones born 1/4/1872 -Wicklewood Workhouse , Norfolk. I know very little about her or who her parents were. Her mother could be Martha Jones born 1845 Colton , Norfolk, who married John Cawthorn , Wisbech 1890. I would be grateful of any information regarding, John Cawthorn & his family . Thankyou.
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My great grandmother Was Alice Jones born 1/4/1872 -Wicklewood Workhouse , Norfolk. I know very little about her or who her parents were.
Have you got her birth certificate - I presume there is no father shown?
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An on line tree has his birth as 3 rd Sept 1849 Wisbech, Cambridgeshire and his parents as Freeman Cawthorn ( 1823 – 1876) and Caroline Skeels 1819.
Here is the family in 1861 RG 9; Piece: 1048; Folio: 139; Page: 37 Wisbech
Freeman Cawthorn 38 Labourer Chatteris, Cambridgeshire
Caroline Cawthorn 40 charwoman Chatteris, Cambridgeshire
John Cawthorn 11 errand boy Chatteris, Cambridgeshire
Richard Cawthorn 9 Chatteris, Cambridgeshire
Caroline Cawthorn 4 Wisbech
Mary Ann Cawthorn 1 Wisbech
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This looks like him in 1881 - names fit with the 1891 when he is with Martha.
RG11; Piece: 1696; Folio: 89; Page: 8
Wisbech 3 Cooks Passage
John Cawthorn 31 Bargeman Chatteris
Maria Cawthorn 29 Wisbech
Walter Cawthorn 5 Wisbech
Albert Cawthorn 3 Wisbech
Fred Cawthorn 1 Wisbech
Ethel Cawthorn 1 month Wisbech
Edith Cawthorn 1 month Wisbech
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Maria's death
Deaths Jun 1890
Cawthorn Maria 38
Wisbeach 3b 343
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So he didn't hang about did he?
Marriages Sep 1890
Cawthorn John
Jones Martha
Wisbech 3b 1121
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Possible first marriage
Marriages Jun 1875
CAWTHORN John
HOWARD Maria
Holbeach 7a 677
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John CAWTHORN age 25, Father FREEMAN Cawthorn Married Maria HOWARD age 23, Father ABRAHAM Howard, 22 June 1875, Sutton-Bridge, Lincoln
John CAWTHORN age 41 , Father FREEMAN, Married Nartha JONES age 47, Father WILLIAM Jones, 14 September 1890, St. Peter, Wisbeach, Cambridge
Both on Familysearch.Org
Trish :)
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ALICE Jones Baptised 30 January 1876, St Andrew, Colton, Norfolk, Mother MARTHA Jones
Birth 1 April 1872
(FreeREG)
1881 Alice Jones age 10 is a Scholar in the Forehoe Union Workhouse, born c 1871 Wicklewood
1891 she is a Servant in Wisbceh, Cambridgeshire in the Bothamley Household, age 19 born 1872 Wicklewood, Norfolk.
1891 Census Martha CAWTHORN is born c 1844 Coulton (sic), Norfolk
MARTHA Jones Baptised 14 Feb 1844, St Andrew, Coltonn, Norfolk
Parents WILLIAM/MARY
Fathers Occp Labourer
(FreeREG)
1881 Census
14 Sandy Land, Wisbech St Peter, Cambridgeshire
Martha Jones, 36, Head, Unm, Charwoman, born Coulton, Norfolk
John Jones, 12, Son, Scholar, born Whittle Wood, Norfolk
George Jones, 4, Son, born Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Florence E. Jones,1, Daug, born Wisbech
There a several John Jones c 1868/1869 lodging with Families in 1871 so cant pin him down.
Also cant find Martha.
JOHN HENRY Jones Baptised 30 Jan 1876, St Adrew, Colton Mother MARTHA Jones
Birth 12 November 1868
(FreeREG0
So Baptised same day as Alice***
1891 Census Florence is under FLORRIE Janes;
John Cawthorn, 41
Martha Cawthorn, 47
Walter Cawthorn, 15
Albert Cawthorn, 13
Fred Cawthorn, 11
Ralph Cawthorn, 5
Mabel Cawthorn, 1
Florrie Janes, 11
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Martha was a busy Girl
1901 Census John cawthorn has 2 Step/Daugs with him
ELIZABETH Jones c 1861 born Barford, Norfolk
FLORENCE Jones c 1879 Wisbech, Cambridgeshire (we know who she is)
1891 Elizabeth JONE c 1864 Barford is a Servant in Lancashire
1881 Elizabeth JONES c 1863 Barford is a Servant in Wisbech
Cant track her in 1871 Census either
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Martha MAY be living under BEALES in 1871 with Daug Elizabeth and Son John;
1871 Census
Wisbch St Peter, Cambridgeshire
RG10/1616/39/30
William Beales, 39, Head, Mar, Ag Lab, born Deopham, Norfolk
MARTHA Beales, 28, Wife, Mar, born Coulton, Norfolk
Arthur Beales, 12, Son, Scholar, born London
ELIZABETH Beales, 9, Daug, Scholar, born Barford, Norfolk
Robert Beales, 7, Son, Scholar, born Barford, Norfolk
JOHN Beales, 3, Son, born Barford, Norfolk
Back to the JONES Family;
1841 we have;
William Jones 25
Mary Jones 25
Thomas Jones 2
William Jones 7 Mo
1851 in Colton;
William Jones 37
Mary Jones 37
Thomas Jones 12
William Jones 10
John Jones 8
MARTHA Jones 7****
Marriage from FreeREG;
14 October 1837, St Andrew, Colton, Norfolk
William JONES, Father THOMAS
Mary WEBSTER, Father JOHN
Notes; Rectors Transcript - Not Verified - Grooms Mother MARY