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Handsworth Cemetery, Sheffield

Published: June 6, 2005    Last modified: November 11, 2016

Due to the rather unpredictable weather, we decided, on the spur of the moment, to visit Handsworth Cemetery, Sheffield, in order to locate the graves of Daniel JACKLIN 1862-1953 and Ziller JACKLIN (née Ziller ALLEN) 1858-1949.

Finding the cemetery was an achievment in itself. Trying to navigate and search for a cemetery even through Sunday traffic, meant a few wasted trips up and down the busy Handsworth Road. That is until I realised the entrance is off Orgreave Lane.

The only clue I had to the location of the grave was the grave number. The Sheffield City Council website appears to be down so I could not get a plan in advance. There was a basic plan at the entrance to the cemetery and it was easy enough to find the correct section. It would appear the lower side of the cemetery has been 're-organised', by which I mean the headstones appear to have been made safe, re-aligned and any superfluous masonary removed. I checked the section several times and re-checked the cemetery plan several times, but all to no avail. A JACKLIN headstone could not be found. I will try and obtain more information, then I will return and try again.

The top side of the cemetery is in a very sorry state with a high percentage of headstones being laid flat for safety reasons; take this to mean Sheffield City Council's lack of commitment as the custodians of our heritage.

Notes:

  1. A rather ironic title from the Health and Safety Executive: Live issues - message regarding safety of cemetary (sic) memorials - FAQs
  2. Sheffield City Council: Survey of Cemetery Memorials

I wonder how many people died tripping, slipping or falling due to uneven pavements...

2015-03-30 Both of these links are now redundant.

Updates:
2015-03-30

Sheffield City Council: Cemetery Opening Times.
Sheffield City Council: Cemetery Plans.
Sheffield City Council: Plan of Handsworth Cemetery (Download a Microsoft Word document).

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George Hill and Fanny Allen

Published: June 5, 2005    Last modified: November 11, 2016

Following on from my research of Sarah ALLEN, I turned my attention to Fanny ALLEN, another daughter of John ALLEN and Fanny ALLEN (née Fanny LITTLEWOOD). A search of FreeBMD returned a marriage in 1886 for one Fanny ALLEN and one George HILL. Unfortunately this date is too late for the England and Wales Census 1881. So using FreeCEN, I performed a search for George HILL on the England and Wales Census 1891. This found a record for the household of George HILL at Wilson's Yard, Saxilby, Lincolnshire, England. The birth place of Fanny HILL (née Fanny ALLEN) the wife of George HILL is recorded as Little Gringley, Nottinghamshire: Walter HILL the eldest son is also recorded as being born at Little Gringley, Nottinghamshire.

I think it is safe to assume that I have the correct Fanny HILL (née Fanny ALLEN) together with her husband George HILL. I can now add a few details for another of the ALLEN sisters.

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Elizabeth Allen 1861-Deceased

Published: June 5, 2005    Last modified: November 11, 2016

Looking back though some of my old posts I realise this post regarding my great grandmother Ziller JACKLIN (née Ziller ALLEN) was a little precipitant. Probably due to the fact that I had taken a 2 year hiatus from family history research, I had forgotten the family is in possesion of a birth and a marriage certificate for Ziller ALLEN 1859-1949. Of course as soon as I got to see the certificates I realised Elizabeth ALLEN is probably a sibling. I now need to follow some of the leads in the notes I attached to her GEDCOM entry.

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Jesse Butroid and Sarah Allen

Published: June 1, 2005    Last modified: February 17, 2017

A few weeks ago I made this link between Sarah ALLEN and Jesse BUTROID. Browsing the England and Wales Census 1891 I found them living close to Daniel JACKLIN and Ziller JACKLIN (née Ziller ALLEN), my great grandparents, at Aston-cum-Aughton. Searches for Jesse BUTROID and Jesse BUTROYD were inconclusive so I moved on to other research. What a pleasant surprise when a couple of days ago I was emailed by a descendant of Jesse BUTROID and Sarah BUTROID (née Sarah ALLEN). The descendant found my Family Tree page and some notes I had saved while searching for Jesse BUTROID. He very kindly provided some of the missing details. I am now able to confirm Sarah ALLEN did indeed marry Jesse BUTROID and can now update my GEDCOM and Family History pages. I have also been able to corroborate the dates of various events sorrounding the ALLEN and BUTROID families. Some days are much better than others and some days the world gets smaller!

Related Posts:
Jesse Butroid 1862-1943 and Sarah Allen 1862-1943: Family tree updated
Jesse Butroid and Sarah Butroid (née Sarah Allen): Marriage details
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Ivy Dixon 1901-1983: Research

Published: May 24, 2005    Last modified: May 22, 2022
Back - Alice Dixon, Charles Edward Dixon Front - Ivy Dixon

Back - Alice Dixon, Charles Edward Dixon
Front - Ivy Dixon

This weekend I decided to take a break from my research of Ziller ALLEN 1858-1949 and my paternal grandfather's line; instead I concentrated on Ivy JACKLIN (née Ivy DIXON) 1901-1983, my paternal grandmother's line.

Ivy DIXON 1901-1983 was born on the 5th of October 1901 at Upton (Upton-cum-Kexby) near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, the third child of Samuel DIXON 1869-1906 and Mary Maria DIXON (née Mary Maria MAPLETHORPE) 1878-1964. Though she has the surname DIXON, I always remember her being referred to as Grannie CARTER, a reference to her stepfather Joseph CARTER 1877-1959.

FHJ Ref: 020
Census: England and Wales Census 1881
Place: Hagworthingham, Lincolnshire, England
Household: Charles Dixon

SURNAMEFIRST NAME(S)RELSTATUSSEXAGEOCCUPATIONWHERE BORNREMARKS
DixonCharlesHeadMarriedMale54Farm LabourerThimbleby, Lincolnshire
DixonSusanWifeMarriedFemale46Winceby, Lincolnshire
DixonSarahDaughterFemale14ScholarHagworthingham, Lincolnshire
DixonSamuelSonMale11ScholarHagworthingham, Lincolnshire
DixonRebeccaDaughterFemale9ScholarHagworthingham, Lincolnshire
DixonAdaDaughterFemale2ScholarHagworthingham, Lincolnshire

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FHJ Ref: 021
Census: England and Wales Census 1901
Place: Upton, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
Household: Samuel Dixon

SURNAMEFIRST NAME(S)RELSTATUSSEXAGEOCCUPATIONWHERE BORNREMARKS
DixonSamuelHeadMarriedMale32Farm LabourerHagworthingham, Lincolnshire
DixonMary MariaWifeMarriedFemale24Kexby, Lincolnshire
DixonCharlesSonSingleMale3Marton, Lincolnshire
DixonAliceDaughterSingleFemale1Upton, Lincolnshire

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Though I have often visited Upton (Upton-cum-Kexby) and Marton, villages close to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, the villages of Thimbleby and Winceby are new to me.
This 1880 map of Lincolnshire can be found on the Lincolnshire Wolds web site.

Notes:
1. Hagg refers to Hagworthingham.
2. Ivy DIXON was born in October 1901, thus she is not recorded in the 1901 census.

Updates:
2011-12-31 After a days cycling in the Lincolnshire Wolds, and realising we were not far from the village of Thimbleby, we stopped by to take some photographs. I will endeavour to add these to the Gallery.

Related Posts:
Ivy Dixon 1901-1983: Birth
Ivy Dixon, Alice Dixon and Charles Edward Dixon
Samuel Dixon and Mary Maria Mablethorpe
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Coal Mining: South Yorkshire

Published: May 17, 2005    Last modified: May 22, 2022

Both my grandfather Wilfred JACKLIN 1896-1967 and great grandfather Daniel JACKLIN 1862-1953 worked the South Yorkshire coalfield. I am still trying to ascertain at which colliery or collieries they were employed, and for how long. There were several collieries in this area though transport would be an issue so presumably they would have worked reasonably close to home. This map courtesy of the Coal Mining Resource Centre details the South Yorkshire coalfield. Daniel JACKLIN (JACKLEN) aged 18 years appears on the England and Wales Census 1881, living and working as a labourer for Richard EARNSHAW on a farm of 62 acres at Crayke, North Yorkshire. By the time of the England and Wales Census 1891, Daniel (now age 28 years) has moved south to Bradley Yard, Aston-cum-Aughton, Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire, married Ziller ALLEN 1858-1949 at the Church of All Saints, Aston-cum-Aughton, and is now working as a coal miner.

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Documents

Published: May 11, 2005    Last modified: February 4, 2017

2012-02-14-16-03-06-01

Courtesy of my parents and sister I now have a some returns for the England and Wales Census 1901. These include most of my immediate family and over the next few days I will update and modify my GEDCOM.

I have not conducted any family history research for a couple of years and so I had completely overlooked the fact that we (our family) already have a birth certificate for Ziller JACKLIN (née ALLEN) 1858-1949. This oversight just highlights the fact that I desperately need to catalogue all the existing documents.

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Southwell & Nottingham Church History Project

Published: May 10, 2005    Last modified: March 4, 2015

Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project is a collaboration between the University of Nottingham and the Diocese of Southwell:

The Southwell Church History project began as a labour of love by the late John Severn. His intention was to build a reliable database of historical knowledge about all of the churches of Southwell Diocese.

This database of churches includes the Church of Saint Peter, East Drayton, a church I visited a few weeks ago while researching my ALLEN ancestors.

Update:
2008-01-05 Click here to view my photographs of the Church of Saint Peter, East Drayton.

2015-03-04 This project is still active, though the website appears to have been re-vamped and extended. I have updated the links.

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Vincent Allen and Millicent Allen (née Millicent Morley)

Published: May 7, 2005    Last modified: October 31, 2016

Could Vincent ALLEN be John ALLEN's younger brother?

FHJ Ref: 014
Census: England and Wales Census 1881
Place:
Household: Vincent Allen

SURNAMEFIRST NAME(S)RELSTATUSSEXAGEOCCUPATIONWHERE BORNREMARKS
AllenVincentHeadMarriedMale49Agricultural LabourerClarborough, Nottinghamshire
AllenMillicentWifeMarriedFemale50Washer WomanRanskill, Nottinghamshire

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FHJ Ref: 015
Census: England and Wales Census 1891
Place:
Household: Vincent Allen

SURNAMEFIRST NAME(S)RELSTATUSSEXAGEOCCUPATIONWHERE BORNREMARKS
AllenVincentHeadMarriedMale56Labourer (Em'ee)Little Gringley, Nottinghamshire
AllenMillicentWifeMarriedFemale55Ranskill, Nottinghamshire
AllenRose EDaughterSFemale11ScholarLittle Gringley, Nottinghamshire

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Vincent ALLEN married Mary Millicent MORLEY in 1854.

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Sarah Allen

Published: May 6, 2005    Last modified: October 31, 2016

While researching my previous 2 posts re: Zillah ALLEN, I came across this record (which as it turns out, I already have) from the England and Wales Census 1891. It records Daniel JACKLIN 1862-1953 and Ziller JACKLIN (née ALLEN) 1858-1949 living at Aston-cum-Aughton so I decided to browse through some of the other households in the same area with a hunch that other members of the family may have relocated to the same area in order to find work in the coal mines. I eventually found this entry:

FHJ Ref: 013
Census: England and Wales Census 1891
Place:
Household: Jesse Butroid

SURNAMEFIRST NAME(S)RELSTATUSSEXAGEOCCUPATIONWHERE BORNREMARKS
ButroidJesseHeadMarriedMale29Coal Miner(Em'ee)W Butterwick, Lincolnshire
ButroidSarahWifeMarriedFemale29Little Gringley, Nottinghamshire
ButroidJohn WSonSingleMale7Retford, Nottinghamshire
ButroidRichardSonMale5Owsten Ferry, Lincolnshire
ButroidMaryDauFemale3Owsten Ferry, Lincolnshire

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According to this entry Sarah BUTROID was born in Little Gringley, Nottinghamshire, England. Intuition told me that this could well be Sarah BUTROID (née Sarah ALLEN).

An online search eventually produced the result I had expected:

Marriages in the district of East Retford for the period Dec 1884: Jesse BUTROID married Sarah ALLEN.

The dates are what I would expect.My only concern now is that some of the children I have linked to John ALLEN 1831- of Little Gringley, Nottinghamshire, England are still based on conjecture.

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