Isaac Dawson, baptized 1813 Emley Church, but when did he die and where buried?

[rolnora]

I use google earth lots on UK research, it certainly has helped with my geography.

I find Genuki helpful when searching for registration districts and parishes
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/
 

[heatherjulie]

1881
272 Market Street, Droylsden
Isaac Dawson  66 Grocer
 Martha Dawson  52
 Jno. Parry  son in law 29 born Eyton Wales Baker
 Mary Hannah Parry Daughter   27
 Frank Parry Grandson  6
 Richd. Parry  Lodger 20 Born Eyton Wales  Baker
RG11/4044/103/41

[heatherjulie]

Isaac Dawson

Estimated Birth Year abt 1811

Registration Year 1899

Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun

Age at Death 88

Registration district Skirlaugh

[JoanieD]

Thanks, rolnora for the info on Martha’s death.

And rosie99, I will spend some time checking out the genuki site. I only started researching my family’s roots less than a month ago. I am still leaning my way around ancestry.com  They give you so many hits it can be intimidating. Even with marking that you want some fields to be “exact” they give you many things that don’t pan out. I use famiilysearch.org sometimes and freeBMD although I know ancestry.com is pulling into from there. I have gotten some of the best info from you folks here on rootschat.com.  You are helpful and wonderful!

Heather…you crossed out the info on the Skirlaugh district death. Did you figure out that it cannot be my Isaac?

Rosie99, he was with wife Martha on the census of 1881. I do not find him in the 1891 census which is why I thought he must have died. He did live to a ripe old age! The Isaac you found in 1891 is not my Isaac. My Isaac was not a farmer and the children listed there are not his children and that is not his place of birth. The year of birth is correct, or at least 1811 is when my Isaac was baptized.

[JoanieD]

Well, I looked again at the Find A Grave website at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=60729494 which is the gravesite of Isaac's son, Benjamin, and Benjamin's family in New Bedford, Massachusetts. I note that they put the year of birth and year of death of Isaac on the stone along with all the other family members. Do you think that he could actually be buried there? I suppose Isaac could have come to live out the last of his years with his son Ben. Ben was in Massachusetts by 1868 so he was definitely there when his father was alive. We know his dad was in England in 1881 for the census but we don't know where he went from there. I guess I could check ships' manifests to find out if Isaac went to the USA. I had seen this site before and knew that had info about Isaac on the site, but I didn't realize his name is actually on the stone too. I suppose it could be just for informational purposes. What do you think? I know they put year of birth as 1814 and I have Isaac being baptized in 1811, but Isaac could have very well told Ben that 1814 was when he was born.

[JoanieD]

I DID find my gr gr gr grandfather Isaac Dawson came to the USA on November 7, 1887 on board the Etruria. His youngest daughter, Mary, had died at age 33 two months earlier and his second wife had died some years ago, so it looks like he and his son Benjamin decided he should go live with Benjamin and his family in New Bedford, Massachusetts. So, Isaac the baker (and then grocer) from Droylsden is buried only one state away from me! He lived until 1893 and I hope they were good years for him.

[rosie99]

Heather…you crossed out the info on the Skirlaugh district death. Did you figure out that it cannot be my Isaac?

I don't think that the skirlaugh death is yours I believe he is on census with a wife Ann in 1881 and 1891.

[heatherjulie]

I crossed it out because it was in East Riding of Yorkshire and not near Huddersfield which was West Riding of Yorkshire and I realised that it was the one mentioned by Rosie99 .

[rosie99]

I DID find my gr gr gr grandfather Isaac Dawson came to the USA on November 7, 1887 on board the Etruria.

 So, Isaac the baker (and then grocer) from Droylsden is buried only one state away from me! He lived until 1893 and I hope they were good years for him.

Glad you found him, no need to look for him over here then   

Heatherjulie,  Glad your Yorkshire knowledge is better than mine I had not even looked where Skirlaugh was