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I was wrong when I said the following

"Jeffrey and Sarah Annie married in December quarter 1901 .......... ie, between mid-September and December 31st"


they would have married between October 1 and December 31 as marriages were registered immediately.


It is only births were there is a 6 week period after the birth for registration to take place.


As regarding Sarah Annie ....... we don't know that she didn't actually meet someone else between 1911 and her death. She might well have done so, and lived common-law, as Jeffery and Ann did.

The only way to find out would be to buy her death certificate and see who registered it, OR to contact the Local Archives and Study Centre to see if they can find an obituary for her in a local newspaper ... that would or should also list any family members

Yes this is probably true.... though you have to feel sad for Sarah Annie who never got married again but its nice that Jeffrey stayed with Ann all those years. Thanks for finding Sarah Annie. I did look for children of Jeffrey and Sarah on Lancashire bmd but because of spelling cockshott/cockshutt..I missed it. Thanks again. :-)

Jeffrey and Sarah Annie married in December quarter 1901 .......... ie, between mid-September and December 31st


James was born in March quarter 1901, ie between end of December 1901 and end of March 1902


it is tempting to suggest that Jeffrey "did the right thing", but the marriage didn't last.

They were very young ............. only 17 or 18


Of course, divorces were far harder to get and extremely expensive back then

and this looks as though it could be the child ..............

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1902

METCALFE James Nelson Preston COCKSHOTT NEL/16/21


I'm guessing this is the birth on freebmd, as Burnley is the Registration District for Nelson .......

Births Mar 1902 (>99%)
METCALFE James Burnley 8e 243

and wonder if this could be his death ..............

Deaths Dec 1903 (>99%)

Metcalfe James 1 Burnley 8e 191



it's worth remembering that the lancs bmd site often (but not always) has the mother's maiden name well before mid-1911 when one can find it on freebmd

http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/

I wonder if this could possibly be Sarah Annie in 1911????

It is Metcalfe on the image


1911 Census

Name: Sarah Annie Metealfe
Age in 1911: 28
Estimated birth year: abt 1883
Relation to Head: Boarder
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Nelson, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Nelson
Search Photos: Search for 'Nelson' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address: 45 Princess Street Nelson
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Cotton Weaver
Registration district: Burnley
Registration District Number: 472
Sub-registration district: Nelson
ED, institution, or vessel: 24
Piece: 24904

Ellen Mary Jeeves 50
Beatrice Mary Jeeves 21
Daisy Eva Jeeves 19
Frank Jeeves 16
Norman Jeeves 14
Fred Jeeves 12
Laurence Jeeves 9
Labinia May Jeeves 7
Sarah Annie Metealfe 28

The image says married 6 years, 1 child born, 1 child died

Shirley ..........

I looked and looked, tried all the tricks, and haven't been able to find her!

Oh my goodness. Such a lot of information ..thank y ou everybody. .
Yes...guess he couldn't get a divorce ...had to wait all that time to be officially married. .. :-S
Wonder if he actually had children with Sarah Annie cockshutt. And wonder if she found another man to live with. ? Can anyone see her on the 1911 census ? :-)

re-posting marriage of Jeffery and Ann

Marriages Sep 1939 (>99%)
Metcalfe Jeffrey Williams Burnley 8e 570
Williams Ann Metcalfe Burney 8e 570


to compare with the following ...........

Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1939

METCALFE Sarah Ann 58 Burnley East Preston BUE/7/61
METCALFE Sarah Annie 56 Nelson Preston NEL/4/18


from freebmd ...........

Deaths Mar 1939 (>99%)

Metcalfe Sarah A 58 Burnley 8e 238


Deaths Jun 1939 (>99%)

Metcalfe Sarah A 56 Nelson 8e 260



Jeffrey Metcalfe born in Redmire, and living in the same house as Ann Williams in 1911 married Sarah Annie Cockshutt

The death of Sarah Annie Metcalfe in June quarter 1939 would fit rather nicely with Jeffrey and Ann getting married in the September quarter.

aaarrrrrgghhhhhhhh


Redmire is in Yorkshire .......... and there is this Jeffrey Metcalfe showing up on the 1901 born in Redmire and living with his mother in Nelson

1901 Census

Name: Jeffery Metcalfe
Age: 17
Estimated birth year: abt 1884
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Mother: Margery Metcalfe
Birth Place: Redmire, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Nelson
Search Photos: Search for 'Nelson' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
Ecclesiastical parish: Great Marsden St John
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Registration district: Burnley
Sub-registration district: Nelson
ED, institution, or vessel: 18

Piece: 3881
Folio: 86
Page Number: 37
Household schedule number: 235

Margery Metcalfe 54 b.ca 1847, Marsott, Yorkshire, Widow
Margary W Metcalfe 24
Mary Metcalfe 22
Jeffery Metcalfe 17 Cotton Weaver
Richard Metcalfe 15
Annie H Metcalfe 13
William T Metcalfe 11
Francis Metcalfe 9
George Metcalfe 27 Boarder
Mary E Groggins 5 Visitor

Address:- 19 Holloy (??sp) St


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Marriages Mar 1872 (>99%)

METCALFE John Stockton 10a 119
THOMPSON Margery Stockton 10a 119




???

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1901

METCALFE Jeffrey COCKSHUTT Sarah Annie Burnley Register Office or Registrar Attended



and that gives a marriage of 9 or 10 years for 1911

I cannot find a Jeffrey / Geoffrey Metcalfe born in Lancashire of the correct age range ......... but this one keeps popping up, and I wonder if he THOUGHT he was born in Burnley?????

1891 Census

Name: Jeffrey D Metcalfe
Age: 5
Estimated birth year: abt 1886
Relation: Son
Father's name: Thomas Metcalfe
Mother's name: Mary Metcalfe
Gender: Male
Where born: Aysgarth, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Barrowford
Ecclesiastical parish: St Thomas
Town: Barrowford
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Registration district: Burnley
ED, institution, or vessel: 47

Piece: 3382
Folio: 54
Page Number: 2

Thomas Metcalfe 33 b.ca 1858, Aysgarth, Yorkshire, Farm Servant
Mary Metcalfe 39 b.ca 1852, Aysgarth
Owen D Metcalfe 10
Francis Metcalfe 10
Anne Metcalfe 8
Jeffrey D Metcalfe 5 Scholar
John Metcalfe 1

All born in Yorkshire, except for the youngest John who was born in Lancashire


England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915

Name: Jeffrey Dinsdale Metcalfe
Registration Year: 1885
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Aysgarth
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Yorkshire North Riding
Volume: 9d
Page: 682


1901 Census

Name: Jeffery Metcalfe
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: abt 1885
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Mother: Mary Metcalfe
Birth Place: Gayle, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Barrowford
Search Photos: Search for 'Barrowford' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
Ecclesiastical parish: Barrowford St Thomas
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Registration district: Burnley
Sub-registration district: Colne
ED, institution, or vessel: 33

Piece: 3890
Folio: 28
Page Number: 19
Household schedule number: 134

Mary Metcalfe 49 b.ca 1852, Gayle, Yorkshire, Widow
Owen Metcalfe 22
Francis Metcalfe 20
Annie Metcalfe 18
Jeffery Metcalfe 16 Blacksmith's Apprentice
John Metcalfe 11
George J Metcalfe 9
Margaret Metcalfe 7

Address:- 43 Park St


or maybe not, as he turns up in the 1911still living with his mother ............

1911 Census

Name: Jeffrey Dinsdale Metcalfe
Age in 1911: 25
Estimated birth year: abt 1886
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Hawes, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Nelson
Search Photos: Search for 'Nelson' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address: 72 Buccleuch Rd, Nelson, Lanc's
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Cotton Weaver
Registration district: Burnley
Registration District Number: 472
Sub-registration district: Nelson
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Piece: 24886

Mary Metcalfe 59 b.ca 1852, Hawes, Yorkshire, Married
Francis Metcalfe 30
Jeffrey Dinsdale Metcalfe 25
John Metcalfe 21
George James Metcalfe 19
Margaret Evelene Metcalfe 17
Harry Metcalfe 4 b.ca 1907, Barrowford, Lancashire, Grandson


It certainly says married on the image for Jeffrey



???????
Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1905

METCALFE Jeffery Dinsdale BROCKLEHURST Polly Burnley, St James Preston CE110/3/257




On the 1911 Census where Jeffrey is a Boarder in the same house as Ann Williams, that one says he is born in Redmire (???), is a Cotton Weaver, and has been married 9 years, with 3 children



Is it the same person listed in 2 separate places???

????

UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920

Name: Jeffrey Metcalfe
Military Year: 1914-1920
Rank: Private
Medal Awarded: British War Medal and Victory Medal
Regiment or Corps: Labour Corps
Regimental Number: 255625
Previous Units: 2494 Pte E. Lan. R.
Other Records: Search for 'Jeffrey Metcalfe' in other WWI collections
War Diaries (France, Belgium, Germany):
Search for 'Labour Corps' in the WWI War Diaries (France, Belgium, Germany) collection
War Diaries (Gallipoli): Search for 'Labour Corps' in the WWI War Diaries (Gallipoli) collection


and

Name: Jeffrey Metcalfe
Military Year: 1914-1915
Rank: Private
Medal Awarded: 1914-15 Star
Regiment or Corps: Labour Corps
Regimental Number: 255625
Previous Units: 5 E. Lan. R 2494 Pte



He got the "usual" Victory and British War Medals, and the Star ............. so he did serve outside the United Kingdom.

On Marjorie's baptism on lancs opc, Jeffrey / Geoffrey is shown as a soldier


Baptism: 10 Oct 1917 St Stephen, Burnley, Lancashire, England
Marjorie Williams - [Child] of Geoffrey Metcalfe & Ann Williams
Abode: 52 Rumley Road
Occupation: Soldier
Baptised by: F. E. D'A Willis Vicar
Register: Baptisms 1915 - 1933, Page 29, Entry 232
Source: Original Register


and there is also this baptism on the same day ..........

Baptism: 10 Oct 1917 St Stephen, Burnley, Lancashire, England
May Williams - [Child] of Geoffrey Metcalfe & Ann Williams
Abode: 52 Rumley Road
Occupation: Soldier
Baptised by: F. E. D'A Willis Vicar
Register: Baptisms 1915 - 1933, Page 30, Entry 233
Source: Original Register

?????????? Sarah Ann's burial


Burial: 19 Dec 1871 Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancashire, England
Sarah Ann Heaton -
Age: 2yrs 3mnths
Abode: Gannow
Grave: 10090
Notes: Buried in a Public Grave
Gender: F
Register: Burials 1866 - 1873, Page 183, Entry 11156
Source: Original Registers Book 2

and, just to tie it together, the burial of John Heaton???


Burial: 30 Jun 1874 Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancashire, England
John Heaton -
Age: 28yrs
Abode: Gannow Lane
Grave: 2035
Notes: Buried in a Public Grave
Gender: M
Register: Burials 1873 - 1879, Page 36, Entry 13757
Source: Original Registers Book 3

and Ann's marriage to Robert Boys

Banns: All Saints, Habergham, Lancashire, England
Robert Boys - Widower, Habergham
Ann Heaton - Widow, Habergham
First Reading: 13 Jun 1875; Read By: E A Verity
Second Reading: 20 Jun 1875; Read By: E A Verity
Third Reading: 27 Jun 1875; Read By: E A Verity
Notes: Married 3 Jul 1875
Register: Banns 1859 - 1900, Page 76, Entry 226
Source: LDS Film 1526204

Marriage: 3 Jul 1875 All Saints, Habergham, Lancashire, England
Robert Boys - 33, Overlooker, Widower, Habergham
Ann Heaton - (X), 35, Weaver, Widow, Gannow Lane
Groom's Father: James Boys, Weaver
Bride's Father: John Baldwin, Weaver
Witness: Henry Pate, (X); Sarah Beaton, (X)
Married by Banns by: Edw A Verity
Register: Marriages 1849 - 1877, Page 232, Entry 464
Source: LDS Film 1526203

Marriage of Samuel's parents ..............


Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1866

HEATON John BALDWIN Ann Burnley, Holy Trinity Preston CE104/4/129


and from lancs opc

Marriage: 27 Apr 1866 Holy Trinity, Habergham Eaves, Lancashire, England
John Heaton - (X), 20, Collier, Bachelor, Gannow
Ann Baldwin - (X), 24, Weaver, Spinster, Gannow
Groom's Father: Thomas Heaton, Boatsman
Bride's Father: John Baldwin, Deceased
Witness: James Hoole; Elizabeth Hoole, (X)
Married by Banns by: Edward B. Trotter
Register: Marriages 1864 - 1870, Page 65, Entry 129
Source: LDS Film 1526143

Sarah Ann is the child of one the unmarried daughters, if Lancs bmd is to be believed .............

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1869

HEATON Sarah Ann Burnley Preston HEATON BU/83/55


and so was Mary Ann ....

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1867

HEATON Mary Ann Burnley Preston HEATON BU/76/22


?????

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1867

HEATON Samuel Burnley Preston BALDWIN BU/74/26

Having looked again at the 1871 image, I see that Samuel was originally listed as Nephew, which was scored out and Grandson put in instead.

May be wrong, but I think Samuel was indeed Ann's son, but Mary Ann may well have been Jane's daughter, as I first thought, even though the transcription (often wrong on Ancestry) says she's Ann's.
The image just says Grand-daughter, and doesn't show who the parent(s) were.


I can't see the 1871 grand-daughter Sarah Ann in later censuses. If she died, I don't see her death in Burnley before 1881. Don't know whose daughter she was.

This looks like Ann's son Samuel in 1881, and his mother's married to Robert Boys:

Samuel Heaton

in the 1881 England Census
Name: Samuel Heaton
Age: 14
Estimated birth year: abt 1867
Relationship to Head: Son
Father: Robert Boys
Mother: Ann Boys
Gender: Male
Where born: Burnley, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Habergham Eaves
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address: 225 Padiham Rd
Occupation: Shopboy
Registration district: Burnley
ED, institution, or vessel: 35a
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 4152
Folio: 91
Page Number: 19
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert Boys 38
Ann Boys 41
Mary Boys 70
Mary A. Boys 16
Samuel Heaton 14
Ellen Boys 14
James Boys 12
Nancy Boys 11




Marriages Sep 1875 (>99%)
Boys Robert Burnley 8e 313
HEATON Ann Burnley 8e 313

Births Sep 1867 (>99%)
Heaton Mary Ann Burnley 8e 202

and her sister:

Births Sep 1869 (>99%)
Heaton Sarah Ann Burnley 8e 211