Jackson - Edwinstowe

[otterlady]

Hi We are looking for any information on the Jackson family lived  in and around Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire. My father in Law Fred Jackson was born there about 1932ish, We believe it was at large family who moved to Tibshelf in Derbyshire. We know that he had sisters called Sarah, Josie, Betty but we would like to know about his mum and dad and earlier family just to get us started

Many thanks

Sheila

[Alexander.]

Hi Sheila,

Jackson is a very common name so it's difficult to research without much information. Just checking the 1901 census (30 years earlier) there are quite a lot of Jacksons in Edwinstowe. Do you have Fred's marriage certificate, to find out his father's name? Was Fred his full name, or was he a Frederick with a middle name perhaps?

I can't see any Fred* Jacksons born in Southwell district (Edwinstowe was in that district) around 1932.

Regards,
Alexander

[Alexander.]

Actually I seem to recall that Edwinstowe was part of Mansfield district by the 1930s, but I'm not sure if that is right. If so, there is this possible birth:

Births Dec qtr. 1931
Jackson, Fred, Simpson, Mansfield, vol. 7b: 159

I just want to make sure that Fred is not still alive is he, as we're not allowed to post about living people?

[Alexander.]

It looks like that is probably the right one as there are a number of other children with mother's surname Simpson, born in Mansfield district, including a Sarah, Josephine and Bessie. Won't post details in case they are alive.

This could be a possible marriage for the parents:
Marriages Jun qtr. 1916
Jackson, Henry, Simpson, Mansfield, vol. 7b: 125
Simpson, May, Jackson, Mansfield, vol. 7b: 125

However you want to be careful with names like Jackson and Simpson, not to make too many assumptions.

[otterlady]

Hi Fred was my father in law and he died a few years ago, in Reading, Berkshire. We think he was the youngest sibling. We think that all of them are possibled deceased. Only one we are not sure was Sarah and she was living in London. Just remember another one was Annie, no males remembered.

Sheila

[otterlady]

Hi  Fred married a Doreen Nora Parsons in Reading Berkshire in 1954m My husband was a 9month baby and was born at the end of January 1955

Both parents died at a young age and could not ask the relevant questions
Thanks
Sheila

[Alexander.]

Hi Sheila,

You say he died in Berkshire - then this is probably his death:

Deaths May 2000
Jackson, Fred, b. 16 Oct 1931, West Berks, 51E: 24

To see all the possible siblings of Fred you can go to http://freebmd.rootsweb.com and select Mansfield district, put in Jackson for the surname and Simpson for the Mother's surname, and it will show their approximate birth years. Be careful though because they may not all be children of the same parents - there was another Jackson-Simpson marriage in 1911 in Mansfield district.

If you think that Fred's father came from Edwinstowe you could check the 1911 census to see if he was there - but no lookups are allowed on RootsChat.

Alexander

[otterlady]

Hi Yes that is my father in law, you have been great thank you so much, now we can get started

Sheila

PS Great service

[peejay999]

Hi Sheila.  This post is a bit old but I've just found you.  I was brought up in Tibshelf in the Jackson family.  I knew my aunts Josie (Oakley) and Betty (Clay) well and Fred, Annie and Grandad Jackson (George) when I was very young. My father was William (Bill) Jackson.  He died November 1990 aged 74 in Cork, Ireland. My mother tells me that there were other siblings that I never knew - Bill, Charlie and Sarah.  There's possibly more still there in mother's memory but it's hard to get to.  She's 96 now and still going strong.  She mentioned today that there are some well known characters in George Jackson's siblings in Edwinstowe - one may have been Peter Jackson.  If you've found out anything more over the last year I would love to know it.

Peter