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Published: November 20, 2005 Last modified: November 4, 2016
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Joseph Carter: Census 1901
Published: November 19, 2005 Last modified: May 22, 2022
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Church of All Saints, Upton-cum-Kexby, Lincolnshire
This is a transcription I made from the England and Wales Census 1901 for Samuel DIXON 1869-1906 and Mary Maria DIXON (née Mary Maria MAPLETHORPE 1878-1964):
FHJ Ref: 021
Census: England and Wales Census 1901
Place: Upton, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
Household: Samuel Dixon
| SURNAME | FIRST NAME(S) | REL | STATUS | SEX | AGE | OCCUPATION | WHERE BORN | REMARKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixon | Samuel | Head | Married | Male | 32 | Farm Labourer | Hagworthingham, Lincolnshire | |
| Dixon | Mary Maria | Wife | Married | Female | 24 | Kexby, Lincolnshire | ||
| Dixon | Charles | Son | Single | Male | 3 | Marton, Lincolnshire | ||
| Dixon | Alice | Daughter | Single | Female | 1 | Upton, Lincolnshire |
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On the same page is the following:
FHJ Ref: 036
Census: England and Wales Census 1901
Place: Upton, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
Household: Joseph Carter
| SURNAME | FIRST NAME(S) | REL | STATUS | SEX | AGE | OCCUPATION | WHERE BORN | REMARKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter | Joseph | Head | Married | Male | 59 | Farmer, Employer | Glentham, Lincolnshire | |
| Carter | Martha | Wife | Married | Female | 57 | Patrington, Yorkshire | ||
| Carter | Henry | Son | Single | Male | 31 | Farmer's Son, Worker | Sunk Island, Yorkshire | |
| Carter | Joseph | Son | Single | Male | 28 | Farmer's Son, Worker | Sunk Island, Yorkshire | |
| Carter | Martha | Daughter | Single | Female | 28 | Mother's Help | Sunk Island, Yorkshire | |
| Carter | Sarah J | Daughter | Single | Female | 21 | Mother's Help | Sunk Island, Yorkshire | |
| Carter | Arthur | Son | Married | Male | 18 | Farmer's Son, Worker | Sunk Island, Yorkshire | |
| Carter | Elizabeth | Daughter | Single | Female | 21 | Mother's Help | Glentham, Lincolnshire |
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In 1901 the DIXON household and a CARTER household were neighbours at Upton (Upton-cum-Kexby). Joseph CARTER the younger is 28 years old and Mary Maria DIXON (née Mary Maria MAPLETHORPE 1878-1964) is 24 years old. Is it possible Samuel DIXON 1869-1906 passed away and eventually Mary Maria married her neighbour's son, Joseph CARTER the younger?
Annie Matilda Rodgers (née Annie Matilda Flowers): England and Wales Census 1901: Transcription
Published: November 18, 2005 Last modified: May 22, 2022
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Florence Ashforth (née Florence Flowers 1876-1973)
Sister to Annie Matilda Rodger(s) (née Annie Matilda Flowers 1864-Deceased)
Hillsborough Park, Sheffield
It has taken me almost 6 months to find time to finally publish my transcription of the England and Wales Census 1901 return showing my great grandmother Florence ASHFORTH (née Florence FLOWERS 1876-1973) living with her sister Annie Matilda RODGER(S) (née Annie Matilda FLOWERS 1864-Deceased) at 8 Poplar Street in the parish of Nether Hallam, Sheffield.
Here is my transcription:
FHJ Ref: 029
Census: England and Wales Census 1901
Place: 8 Poplar Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Household: Annie Matilda Rodger
| SURNAME | FIRST NAME(S) | REL | STATUS | SEX | AGE | OCCUPATION | WHERE BORN | REMARKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodger | Annie M | Head | Wife | Female | 36 | Sheffield, Yorkshire | ||
| Rodger | George H | Son | Single | Male | 17 | Punch striker | Sheffield, Yorkshire | |
| Rodger | John F | Son | Male | 8 | Sheffield, Yorkshire | |||
| Rodger | Joseph W | Son | Male | 6 | Sheffield, Yorkshire | |||
| Rodger | Lydia A | Daughter | Female | 3 | Sheffield, Yorkshire | |||
| Rodger | Arthur | Son | Male | 8m | Sheffield, Yorkshire | |||
| Ashforth | Florence | Sister | Married | Female | 24 | Charwoman | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
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So this leads me down new avenues of research. I have yet to add the RODGER(S) family to my GEDCOM.
Notes:
Further research leads me to believe the surname is more likely RODGERS.
It is interesting that my great grandmother Florence ASHFORTH (née Florence FLOWERS 1876-1973) is recorded as being married and living at the address; I would have expected her to be a visitor. Perhaps there was a family issue, or I think what is more likely is Henry RODGERS had recently passed away, leaving Annie Matilda with a very young child, and perhaps Florence is helping out. At some point I will try and spend a little time researching this curious situation.
Updates:
2016-11-03 In this post "Register of Inmates, Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse" I discovered Florence ASHFORTH (née Florence FLOWERS 1876-1973) together with her youngest son Ernest Ashforth 1905-1990 registered as inmates at the Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse.
I can only surmise that during the period circa 1900-1905 something had happened to her husband William Henry ASHFORTH 1873-1926. Unfortunately I will probably never know.
He died in 1926 at the relatively early age of 52 years.
Rebecca Maplethorpe (née Rebecca Ford 1855-1883): A short life
Published: November 16, 2005 Last modified: November 20, 2016
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Church of Saint Helen
Gate Burton, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
I have yet to discover exactly where in Knaith, Lincolnshire, Rebecca MAPLETHORPE (née Rebecca FORD 1855-1883) was born, but thanks to PH I know now she is buried in the church yard at the Church of Saint Helen, Gate Burton, Lincolnshire. Rebecca was buried on the 2nd January 1884 having passed away on the 29th December 1883. A short life, and for her family, a very sad new year.
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Rebecca MAPLETHORPE (née Rebecca FORD 1855-1883)
Rememberance Card
Despite Gate Burton being just half a mile from Marton, Lincolnshire and having many photographs of the Church of Saint Margaret of Antioch, Marton, I find myself without one of the Church of Saint Helen, Gate Burton. I will rectify this on my next visit to Marton.
Notes:
Thanks must go to PH a gg granddaughter of Rebecca MAPLETHORPE (née Rebecca FORD 1855-1883) for contacting me by email and providing many details regarding the descendants of John Robert MAPLETHORPE 1851-Deceased and Rebecca MAPLETHORPE (née Rebecca FORD 1855-1883).
Thanks also must go to JM another descendant of Rebecca MAPLETHORPE (née Rebecca FORD 1855-1883) for providing the burial card.
Updates:
2007-08-31 I finally made the time to visit the Church of Saint Helen, Gate Burton. To view the 'Gallery' album please click here or to read the update in full please click here.
Rebecca Maplethorpe (née Rebecca Ford 1855-1883)
Published: November 15, 2005 Last modified: February 17, 2017
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Rebecca Maplethorpe (née Rebecca Ford 1855-1883)
Remembrance Card
Courtesy the family of JM and PH
Last week in this post I wrote about finding a descendant of John Robert MAPLETHORPE 1851-Deceased and Rebecca MAPLETHORPE (née Rebecca FORD 1855-1883), well this person whom for privacy I will refer to as PH, the gg grandaughter of Sarah Elizabeth SMITH (née Sarah Elizabeth MAPLETHORPE 1876-1962) has very kindly provided me with many interesting details for this line of the family.
My original research linking my grandmother Ivy JACKLIN (née Ivy DIXON 1901-1983) with Mary Maria DIXON / Mary Maria CARTER (née Mary Maria MAPLETHORPE 1878-1964), John Robert MAPLETHORPE 1851-Deceased (sometimes cited as John W MAPLETHORPE) and Rebecca MAPLETHORPE (née Rebecca FORD 1855-1883) proved to be correct. I have now established various dates and places though it will take sometime to collate all this information and update this site accordingly.
Updates:
2012-02-13 Recently I received an email from JM, another descendant of John Robert MAPLETHORPE 1851-Deceased and Rebecca MAPLETHORPE (née Rebecca FORD 1855-1883). To read more about this please click here.
North Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire Coal Fields
Published: November 12, 2005 Last modified: May 22, 2022
Terry Blythe's Web Page dedicated to the history of the North Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Coal Fields seems to have disappeared but another site well worth visiting in order to gain insight into the coal mining industry can be found here: Yorkshire / North Midlands Coal Mining story.
Warning over war memorial neglect
Published: November 12, 2005 Last modified: November 1, 2016
BBC News is carrying a story on the neglect of war memorials...
Hundreds of war memorials across Britain are in a state of disrepair, according to a conservation charity.
The War Memorials Trust, which has restored 400 memorials since it was set up seven years ago, says their importance is often not appreciated.
Read about it here.
Maplethorpe: At last some progress
Published: November 9, 2005 Last modified: May 22, 2022
Yesterday evening, and purely on a whim, I decided to peruse the posts on the Maplethorpe Message Board at Ancestry.com.
I was threading through the posts "re:Maplethorpes of Lincolnshire" when I came across a post with an extract from the 1881 British Census. This extract is for the household of one John Robert MAPLETHORPE 1851-Deceased born at Billingham, Lincolnshire.
I too have this census information in my family history notes but I have always questioned whether or not the place of birth should be Billinghay and not Billingham. I wondered if this was a mistake in transcription and had been meaning to check this out on a map of Lincolnshire.
The post goes on to say:
"I have not researched him very much, but below is the 1881 census and he is on that along with his daughters one of which is my ggrandmother. It says Billingham, but on other correspondence I have it says Billinghay, I think it must be a misprint."
The poster also suggests Billingham may be a mistake; I think so too, since other search results for MAPLETHORPE in Lincolnshire more often cites Billinghay as the place.
Of course the most exciting aspect of the post is the fact that the poster affirms one of John Robert MAPLETHORPE 1851-Deceased's two daughters is her gg grandmother.
Now if my facts are correct, John Robert MAPLETHORPE 1851-Deceased only had two daughters: my great grandmother Mary Maria MAPLETHORPE 1878-1964 and Sarah Elizabeth MAPLETHORPE 1876-1962. Of course I was now curious to find out to which daughter the lady is related.
Since the posts are dated October 2004 I thought there should be a good chance the email account would still be active.
So I rattled off an email and...
received a reply!
At last it looks as though I have made some progress on this line.
FHJ Ref: 038
Census: England and Wales Census 1881
Place: Gainsborough Road, Kexby, Lincoln, England
Household: John W Maplethorpe
| SURNAME | FIRST NAME(S) | REL | STATUS | SEX | AGE | OCCUPATION | WHERE BORN | REMARKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maplethorpe | John W | Head | Married | Male | 30 | Agricultural Labourer | Billingham, Lincolnshire | |
| Maplethorpe | Rebecca | Wife | Married | Female | 26 | Agricultural Labourer Wife | Knaith, Lincolnshire | |
| Maplethorpe | Sarah E | Daughter | Female | 5 | Kexby, Lincolnshire | |||
| Maplethorpe | Mary M | Daughter | Female | 3 | Kexby, Lincolnshire |
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Updates:
2016-11-01 Some years ago Ancestry.com made major changes to the message boards and many of the original links were broken. I have re-instated the links.
2016-11-01 For clarity, I added a table of my transcription of the census record.
Isle of Axholme, Lincolnshire
Published: November 6, 2005 Last modified: November 1, 2016
Descendants of my great grand aunt Sarah ALLEN 1862-1943 are linked to the north Lincolnshire villages of Owston Ferry and West Butterwick. This area, the most north-westerly part of Lincolnshire, is more commonly known as the Isle of Axholme, due to it's location between the rivers Trent, Nidd and Old Don.
For a more comprehensive overview of this area and some useful family history resources, follow this link to the Isle of Axholme Family History Society.
Littleborough Lane, Marton, Lincolnshire
Published: November 6, 2005 Last modified: November 2, 2016
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Church of Saint Margaret of Antioch, Marton, Lincolnshire
Many of my paternal grandmother Ivy JACKLIN (née Ivy DIXON 1901-1983)'s ancestors lived in this region of Lincolnshire, and during their lifetimes, many lived at Marton, a small village close to the River Trent. In this region the River Trent forms a natural county boundary between Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.
Littleborough Lane, Marton, Lincolnshire forms part of a Roman road which runs from Lincoln to Littleborough, Nottinghamshire, crossing the River Trent just west of Marton. In Roman Britain this would have been a major strategic crossing point and archaeological investigation has revealed the existence of a fort, presumably built to guard the crossing.
Further information about the village of Marton and its Roman road and fort, can be found at Roman Britain: Marton.
Updates:
2016-11-01 The Roman Britain website has moved from roman-britain.org to roman-britain.co.uk so I have updated the links, though a note on the site suggests some pages of the archive may not work.