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Job (Joab) Deacon married Kate Lawrence, Q4 1896, Dewsbury. In the 1901 census they are living in Hackney with their son William Frank Deacon c1900. The census has Job born in Trowbridge c1871, but I can find no trace of a birth record for Job Deacon there or then.
Job always told his grand daughter that he was 'dragged up in Yorkshire', alluding to harsh and unhappy childhood.
Job and Kate had a daughter, Dorothy Catherine Deacon b1901, Hackney, she was my fathers step mother, so I would like to trace this part of my family, can anyone help me please?

If you bought their marriage certificate you would have his fathers name and occupation which would help you trace him in the earlier census. £7 using the GRO ref from GRO online.

LOL, see that have the sons age as 81 in the 1901 transcription.

May be Job was never registered at birth (not compulsory til late 1875) or may be he uses a second name or nickname.

I wonder? Bit taken by the step brothers names of William Frank - perhaps only a coincidence

1891

Name: Job Deacon
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Benjamin
Gender: Male
Where born: Southwick, Wiltshire, England

Civil Parish: Southwick
Ecclesiastical parish: North Bradley
Town: Southwick
County/Island: Wiltshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Westbury
Sub registration district: Bradley
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Benjamin Deacon 49
Benjamin Deacon 21
Clara Deacon 26
Job Deacon 23
Job Deacon 40
Frank Hooper 28
William Hooper 36

Job(joab) would have been 15ish when married if he had been born in 1871.
There are some Westbury ones from an earlier date.
As Heather has said may be best to Marriage cert then you will find out Job's father's name.

Southwick is very near to Trowbridge only a mile or so.

Ann, the image says Trowbridge. I dont know how close that Southwick in 1891 would be.

Oh thanks Whippet, lol, you must have read my mind :)

Hmm, this may be why we cant find a birth ref for a Job Deacon :)

Name: Job Hooper
Age: 13
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Benjamin
Mother's Name: Harriett
Gender: Male
Where born: Southwick, Wiltshire, England

Civil Parish: North Bradley
County/Island: Wiltshire
Country: England

Street address: Southwick Farm H
Education:

Employment status: View Image
Occupation: Scholar

Registration district: Westbury
Sub registration district: Bradley
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Benjamin Deacon 39
Harriett Deacon 54
Benjamin Hooper 11
Clara Hooper 16
Frank Hooper 19
Harry Hooper 17
Job Hooper 13
Sarah Ann Hooper 21
William Hooper 26

Possibly his birth reference

Births Dec 1867
Hooper Job Westbury, W. 5a 121

And 1871:

Mum is a widow

Name: Job Hooper
Age: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
Relation: Son
Mother's Name: Harriett
Gender: Male
Where born: Southwick, Wiltshire, England
Civil Parish: North Bradley
Town: Southwick
County/Island: Wiltshire
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image
Registration district: Westbury
Sub registration district: Bradley
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Household schedule number: 47
Household Members: Name Age
Benjamin Deacon 30
Benjamin Hooper 1
Clara Hooper 6
Frank Hooper 10
Harriett Hooper 42
Henry Hooper 8
James Hooper 22
Job Hooper 3
John Hooper 24
Sarah A Hooper 11
William Hooper 14


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I think thats probably your boy who has taken the name of the "lodger" who I think turns up as an husband later on??

Get his marriage cert to help further.

Harriet's marriage

Marriages Mar 1876
Deacon Benjamin Westbury,W 5a 195
HOOPER Harriet Westbury.W 5a 195

Another one tied up nicely I think :)

Me too, aren't you lot clever.

Well, it was a fairly unusual first name Whippet so it was a case of checking all Jobs born in a time span. I think the fact he named his son William Frank and there are two brothers with him with those names was a good lead.

Thing is, we may well find he names Ben Deacon as his father because he would have known him as that from being a toddler or it may be Ben is the real father?? (Mum got herself a toy boy there, didnt she! as I see Ben Deacons brother is a Job and there is a BIG gap between some of the older children and the younger ones and the two older boys take the name Hooper in the later census - may be Ben moved in some time before they made it legal.)
Michael, buy the marriage cert first to get what he gives as his fathers name to ensure this is the right family, though I feel quite confident. Then you can buy the birth cert for further info.

The birth cert will confirm his fathers real name hopefully.

Erm, Michael??

I sent Michael a PM last night at 10pm to let him know he has had some replies.

Hmmm.............

Closeness of Trowbridge to Southwick and North Bradley.

Victorian and older houses on the edge of Trowbridge.....Southwick only half a mile away.

Ditto for North Bradley.

Westbury only 3 miles away from Trowbridge at the most...depending which way you go.

Sorry for not responding before, I have had family to stay and I haven't been able to go on line, as the PC is in their bedroom!!Wow, there is certainly enough to be getting on with here!! Thank you all for your help and suggestions, I have sent for Jobs marriage certificate, so hopefully that will give me a lead, I am certain that one of the possible solutions given must be correct. His early life seems quite complicated, so it will be an interesting exercise.
Job died in Q1 1954, Ilford, so he had a really good innings if he was born in 1868.
When it arrives I will put the details of the marriage cert here for you all to see, if interested.

Lol to all
Mike