My brother and I are trying to find out more about our great grandmother Emily (Hannah) Jackson who was born in Fulham in 1862/3. She is recorded in the 1881 census living at home with her parents Alexander Matthew and Louisa Jackson at 65 Hampden Road Islington. No occupation is given. Alexander was a tailor.
By 1891 census she was married to Job Jenkins and still living locally but we know nothing about her life between 1874 and 1888. She does not seems to have had any sort of skill so we assume she was in service, or some other lowly occupation locally, in Islington, from the age of about 14 (1874) up till her marriage to Job Jenkins (c 1888).
A man called Wilfrid seems to have figured in her life during this period and finding out if he was a local tradesman or employer is also something we should like to explore. Would there be any other ways of finding out if she was employed locally, during these years, maybe as a domestic servant - trade directories, rate books etc?
