John Love - Missing?

[crazykev]

I have a relative called John Love who was born in Jackfield, Ironbridge in 1833. Married Susan Turner in 1857 and is shown on the 1861 census as living in Essington, Staffs with his wife Susan and son Robert. However on the 1871 census Susan is shown as married but boarding with her mum with sons Robert (12) Hezekiah (9) and Mercy (3) and there is no sign of John. On the 1881 census  Susan is marked as widowed. However I cannot find any death certificate for John Love. Can anyone help?

Thanks

Kev

[PaulStaffs]

Kev, there's a John Lowe of the right age, death registered at Wolverhampton nr Essington...

Deaths Dec 1876
Lowe    John    44    Wolverhampton    6b   329

[crazykev]

Thanks Paul, I will send for a death cert for more info.

Kev

[Willow 4873]

Hiya Kev

Save your money

Off the W-ton Archives site buried St Peters 17 Dec 1876 John LOWE 45years Locksmith

Could he perhaps have been working abroad? One woman in my tree always appeared without her husband listed as married until 1901 when she was a widow but some thoughtful soul had written 'husband working in India on the railroads' on the 1891

Willow x

[crazykev]

Hi Willow,

Not sure now whether this is the right one as John Love was a coal miner and not a lock smith?

Kev

[Willow 4873]

Hiya Kev

Thats what I ment - I dont think its the right one either

Essington came under Penkridge registration then Cannock after 1877

Willow x

[crazykev]

Willow,

Sorry for the misunderstanding. Have been checking through the census' again and still cannot find sight nor sound of him. It doesn't help that he seemed to move about a lot, 1841 at home in Shropshire, 1851, a visitor in Willenhall, 1861 living in Essington.

Oh well I'll keep looking. I did find a John Love that was classed as a lunatic in 1871 but he was also a different John Love.

[Willow 4873]

Just to confuse things more on the 1891 census we have

at 37 George Street, Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire

John Love 59 Widow b Shropshire coal miner

RG12/2674 Folio 88 Page 31

Hes there on the 1901 too with a new wife

20 Allen Street Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire

John Love 67 head M b Salop Shropshire coalminer
Sarah Love 59 wife M b Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire

RG13/3156 Folio 106 Page 14

Willow x

[crazykev]

Just looked him up on 1911 census and he is still alive as is his wife

LOVE, JOHN     HEAD     MARRIED         M     77     COAL MINER - HEWER     BROSELEY - SALOP - SHROPSHIRE           
LOVE, SARAH    WIFE    MARRIED    20    F    72       HUCKNALL NOTTS

curiouser and curiouser!!!

So question is did Susan and John agree to split and class each other as dead?? will have to do some digging as there was another John Love in Broseley at the same time.