John Jackson

1807 - 1842

John was born in Chapel en le Frith on August 17th 1807 ⁽¹⁾, the first child of George and Jane. Soon after his birth the family moved to Little Hucklow ⁽²⁾, where his mother originally came from ⁽³⁾. A brother George followed in 1809 ⁽²⁾, but he only lived for a few months ⁽⁴⁾. A sister Martha was born in 1812 ⁽⁵⁾, and then another brother Edward in 1814 ⁽⁶⁾, but he died the following year ⁽⁷⁾, Another brother, William, was born in 1816 ⁽⁸⁾. His youngest sister Hannah followed in 1821 ⁽⁹⁾, and finally his youngest brother Thomas in 1823 ⁽¹⁰⁾. His sister Hannah died in 1829 ⁽¹¹⁾.

John married Sarah Bocking of Abney in 1830 ⁽¹²⁾, and they had their first child, Ann, a few months later ⁽¹³⁾. Their son George followed in 1832 ⁽¹⁴⁾, and their other daughter, Elizabeth was born in 1834 ⁽¹⁵⁾.

John's father died in 1835 ⁽¹⁶⁾, then his wife, aged just 29, in 1840 ^(17)(18), leaving John to raise their children alone ⁽¹⁹⁾. John also died young, of dropsy, aged just 35, on 9th December 1842 ⁽²⁰⁾. He was buried two days later in Hope ⁽²¹⁾.

• Ann was born in Little Hucklow in 1831. Nothing is known of her after 1841, and she appears likely to have died over the next decade.
• George has his own page.
• Mary was born in Little Hucklow in 1834. Following the death of her parents, she went to live with her uncle, Thomas Jackson, in Tideswell. Nothing is known of her after 1851.

1. Parish Register of St Thomas a Becket's, Chapel en le Frith includes the entry:
   [August 1807] John son of George & Jane Jackson of this Town born 17^th Aug. bapt^d the 26^th Day.
2. Parish Register of St John the Baptist's, Tideswell includes the entry:
   [1809, Baptisms] Nov^r 12 George son of George & Jane Jackson of Little Hucklow
3. See his mother's page for details.
4. Parish Register of St Peter's, Hope includes the entry:
   [Burials, June 1810] George Son of George Jackson Little Hucklow   22
5. Parish Register of St John the Baptist's, Tideswell includes the entry:
   [1812, Baptisms] Aug^t 12 Martha, Daug^r of George & Jane Jackson of Little Hucklow
   Martha was apparently baptised twice, because the Parish Register of St Peter's, Hope also includes the entry:
   [Christenings, September 1812] Martha Dau^r of George & Jane Jackson of Little Hucklow   14
6. Parish Register of St John the Baptist's, Tideswell includes the entry:
   

   When baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents Name		Abode	Quality, Trade or Profession
   		Christian	Surname
   May 15th [1814]	Edward son of	George & Jane	Jackson	Little Hucklow	Labourer

7. Parish Register of St Peter's, Hope includes the entry:
   

   Name	Abode	When buried	Age
   Edward Son of George Jackson	Little Hucklow	3d May [1815]	10

   I believe there to be an error in the register. His age should have been entered as '1', but an erroneous zero has made it into '10'.
8. Parish Register of St Peter's, Hope includes the entry:
   

   When baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents Name		Abode	Quality, Trade or Profession
   		Christian	Surname
   8th September [1816]	William Son of	George Jane	Jackson	Little Hucklow	Labourer

9. Parish Register of St Peter's, Hope includes the entry:
   

   When baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents Name		Abode	Quality, Trade or Profession
   		Christian	Surname
   20th November [1821]	Hannah Daughter of	George & Jane	Jackson	Little Hucklow	Labourer

10. Parish Register of St Peter's, Hope includes the entry:
    

    When baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents Name		Abode	Quality, Trade or Profession
    		Christian	Surname
    20th July [1823]	Thomas Son of	George & Jane	Jackson	Little Hucklow	Labourer

11. Parish Register of St Peter's, Hope includes the entry:
    

    Name	Abode	When buried	Age
    Hannah Jackson	Little Hucklow	30 March 1829	8

12. Parish Register of St Peter's, Hope, includes the entry:
    John Jackson of this parish
    Bachelor
    and Sarah Bocking of this Parish
    Spinster
    were married in this Church by Banns with Consent of
          this fifteenth Day of
    November in the Year One thousand eight hundred and thirty
    By me Charles Cecil Bates Vicar of Castleton
    

    This Marriage was solemnized between us	John Jackson
    	Sarah Bocking   X   Mark

    In the Presence of	William Middleton
    	N Woodroofe

13. Parish Register of St Peter's, Hope includes the entry:
    

    When baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents Name		Abode	Quality, Trade or Profession
    		Christian	Surname
    Mar 6 [1831]	Anne Dau: of	John & Sarah	Jackson	L. Hucklow	Labourer

14. Parish Register of St Peter's, Hope includes the entry:
    

    When baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents Name		Abode	Quality, Trade or Profession
    		Christian	Surname
    Decr 16th [1832]	George Son of	John & Sarah	Jackson	L: Hucklow	Labourer

15. Parish Register of St Peter's, Hope includes the entry:
    

    When baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents Name		Abode	Quality, Trade or Profession
    		Christian	Surname
    1834 Novr 2nd	Elizabeth Dau: of	John & Sarah	Jackson	L. Hucklow	Labourer

16. Parish Register of St Peter's, Hope includes the entry:
    

    Name	Abode	When buried	Age
    George Jackson	L. Hucklow	Sept 21st [1835]	yrs 50

17. Death Certificate from Registration District of Bakewell states:

    When and where died	Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Cause of death	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered
    Twenty- sixth November 1840 at Little Hucklow	Sarah Jackson	Female	29 years	Wife of John Jackson Miner	Phthisis	the mark of Jane Jackson Present at the death Little Hucklow	Twenty second of January 1842

    Note: The death appears to have been registered 14 months after it happened. The registrar at Bakewell assures me the death is definitely recorded as 1840, and the registration definitely took place as 1842. She said that she imagined the death must have really been 1841, but this cannot be the case as the burial was in 1840 ⁽¹⁸⁾. There must have been some reason for the excessive delay in registering the death, but we're unlikely to find out what it was.
18. Parish Register of St Peter's, Hope includes the entry:
    

    Name	Abode	When buried	Age
    Sarah Jackson	Little Hucklow	Novr 29th [1840]	29

19. Census of 7th June 1841 reads:
    Place: Little Hucklow
    

    John Jackson	30	Labourer	y
    Ann do	10		y
    George do	8		y
    Elizabeth do	6		y

20. Death Certificate from Registration District of Bakewell states:

    When and where died	Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Cause of death	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered
    Ninth of december 1842 at Little Hucklow	John Jackson	Male	35¼ years	Labourer Husband of the late Sarah Jackson	Dropsy	William Jackson present at the death Little Hucklow	Ninth december 1842

21. Parish Register of St Peter's, Hope includes the entry:
    

    Name	Abode	When buried	Age
    John Jackson	L. Hucklow	Dec 11th [1842]	35