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Hi.

Curious one this.

James Barrow bapt 12 May 1832 in Westhoughton, Bolton, son of Robert Barrow and Jane Rigby.

1841 census in Westhoughton he is 9 with father and mother both 35 and siblings William 13, Mary 4, Alice 5, Joseph 3 and Robert 1.

1851 census he is living in Abram with siblings Alice 15, Joseph 13, Robert 11 and John 9. Mother remarried (Peter Dootson).

1861 census living in Habergham Eaves and married to Isabella 35. She has a daughter Mary 15 from previous marriage and they have 4 children Joseph 9, Robert 5, Elizabeth 4 and Jane 4.

1871 she is a widow 43 with daughter Mary 25 and HER sons Abel 6 and Thomas 2 plus own childrenas in 1861.

I have ordered a couple of death certs which would tie in with age/place but with no success.

There is a James Barrow death in 1889 (born in 1828) - could he possibly be the same one? Did he go missing or be in a workhouse??

Any help most grateful.

Phil

For our info. Wrongly transcribed, correction sent

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Humphreys Buildings, Habergham Eaves, Burnley, Lancashire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
James Banon Head Married Male 28 1833 Coal Miner Bolton, Lancashire, England
Isabella Banon Wife Married Female 25 1836 - Leigh, Lancashire, England
Mary Banon Daughter Unmarried Female 15 1846 Cotton Winder Leigh, Lancashire, England
Joseph Banon Son - Male 9 1852 Scholar Leigh, Lancashire, England
Robert Banon Son - Male 5 1856 Scholar Wigan, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Banon Daughter - Female 4 1857 Scholar Wigan, Lancashire, England
Jane Banon Daughter - Female 0 1861 - West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Well the GRO doesn't have any deaths for him Burnley reg district between 1861 and1871

Well, he seems to have deserted his family around 1862 and in 1866 he spent a fortnight in Prison for doing so:

See this newspaper article dated 14th April, 1866:

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/71879727

Dea x

Dea - thank you so much for this!! Dear me.....

Do you have any suggestions where I might go from here?

Really appreciate this - very much.

Phil

could he have changed his name

Just a possibility - no reason to think this is him, rather than some other James Barrow, apart from geography:

James Barrow
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
Name: James Barrow
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
Registration Year: 1882
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Age at Death: 50
Registration district: Prestwich
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8d
Page: 270

James Barrow
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: James Barrow
Residence Place: Deane, Lancashire, England
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 03 Mar 1839
Christening Date (Original): 3 Mar 1839
Christening Place: Deane, Lancashire, England
Birth Date: 12 May 1832
Father's Name: Robert Barrow
Mother's Name: Jane Barrow

James Barrow
England, Lancashire, Parish Registers 1538-1910
Name: James Barrow
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 05 Mar 1919
Event Place: Christ Church, Bolton-le-Sands, Lancashire, England
Gender: Male
Age: 87
Birth Year (Estimated): 1832

If he changed his name, I have no chance - if he didn't, he doesn't show in the census returns.

Thank you for these death registrations.

DEA - would you be able to do me a big favour? I have seen, by searching, an article in the Wigan Observer and District Advertiser dated 8 October 1881 of a James Barrow being fatally injured in a colliery.

Would you be able to attach the article (if only to rule it out...)?

Phil

Thank you

Had a look Phil but unfortunately the newspaper search result is throwing up the wrong page for me and the article is not on there.

I am trying to read through the rest of the newspaper to see if I can find it so this may take some while.........................

Dea x

Dea - that's extremely kind of you.

Here it is:

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/71982414

I am afraid it doesn't help us at all as there are no personal details about him. I was trying to find the death registration to check at least for his age but very strangely I couldn't find one registered in or around Hindley ???

Dea x

Many thanks indeed for this - the mystery goes on but at least I have been given some extra info which I thank you all for.

Phil

are you sure the death i posted is not him born about 1832 died in lancashire 1919
if he left his wife she may have lied that she was a widow

I will order it I think - she married Samuel Hayes in 1872 and died 1893 under the name Isabella Barrow!!

I think the 1919 is a strong possibility - the trouble is that so is this one:

Deaths Sep 1898
Barrow James 67 Leigh 8c 171

There are also others which are not to far out to be considered ! :-(

I have a feeling the one in the newspaper article would have been a younger man as he had only within the previous few days started work as a 'drawer' in the Colliery. As far as my limited knowledge goes, this was usually a role filled by a young man or even a boy ?? - This is only a feeling though so cannot be relied upon. I also noted a death registration for a JOHN Barrow in Wigan at the right time and as I could not find one for a James anywhere at all at that time I wondered if either the registration or the newspaper could have made an error ?? - This 'John' was 20 years old which would sound about right ??

Deaths Dec 1881
Barrow John 20 Wigan 8c 49 ?????

Dea x

Thank you once again - I will try and check the census when possible to see if there are any clues there....and then start ordering the certificates!!!

1841 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQGQ-12N
Event Place Dean, Lancashire, England
Residence Note Dobb Brow
Registration District Bolton
Parish Dean
County Lancashire
Registration Number HO107 Piece/Book/Folio 541/1/42 Page Number 14
John Dootson M 60-64 Lancashire
Mary Dootson F 65-69 Lancashire
Peter Dootson M 30-34 Lancashire
Betty Dootson F 25-29 Lancashire


Marriage: 11 Oct 1846 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Lancs.
Peter Dootson - Full, Husbandman, Bachelor, Westhoughton
Jane Barrow - (X), Full, Widow, Westhoughton
Groom's Father: John Dootson, Weaver
Witness: Thomas Leigh; James Blinkhorn, (X)
Married by Banns by: R White Curate
Notes: ['Illegitimate' is written in the bride's father's name column.]
Register: Marriages 1844 - 1846, Page 245, Entry 490
Source: Microfilm held by Manchester Central Library (MFPR 1301)


Lancashire Birth indexes for the years:
Surname Forename(s) Mother's Maiden Name Sub-District Registers At Reference
1847q3 DOOTSON Peter RIGBY Hindley Wigan & Leigh HNDL/8/117
1850q1 DOOTSON Betty RIGBY Hindley Wigan & Leigh HNDL/10/290
1851q3 DOOTSON Jane RIGBY Hindley Wigan & Leigh HNDL/12/50
1853q3 DOOTSON Hannah RIGBY Hindley Wigan & Leigh HNDL/14/65


1851 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG5D-Y5B
Event Place Abram, Lancashire, England
Registration District Wigan
Residence Note Bickershaw Lane
Registration Number HO107 Piece/Folio 2200 / 338 Page Number 15
Peter Dootson Head M 44 Westhoughton, Lancashire Bricklayers Labourer
Jane Dootson Wife F 43 Heaton, Lancashire House Hold Work
James Barrow Step Son M 19 Westhoughton, Lancashire Coal Miner
Alice Barrow Step Daughter F 15 Westhoughton, Lancashire Doubler In A Cotton Factory
Joseph Barrow Step Son M 13 Westhoughton, Lancashire Drawer In A Colliery
Robert Barrow Step Son M 11 Westhoughton, Lancashire Drawer In A Colliery
John Barrow Step Son M 9 Westhoughton, Lancashire Drawer In A Colliery
Peter Dootson Son M 3 Abram, Lancashire
Betty Dootson Daughter F 1 Abram, Lancashire




1861 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M71B-HSM

1871 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD6N-94M
Registration Number RG10 Piece/Folio 3891 / 104 Page Number 17
[NB There are 2 other Dootson h/h's on this page - James b 1814; Henry b 1831]

Burial: 30 Apr 1871 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Jane Dootson -
Age: 43 & 3/4 years
Abode: Abram
Buried by: John J Dixon
Register: Burials 1839 - 1899, Page 73, Entry 580
Source: LDS Film 1885644

Burial: 24 Feb 1877 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Peter Dootson -
Age: 71
Abode: Bickershaw Abram
Buried by: J Bailey
Register: Burials 1839 - 1899, Page 96, Entry 760
Source: LDS Film 1885644

Lancashire Death indexes for the years:
Surname Forename(s) Age or Date of Birth Sub-District Registers At Reference
1871q2 DOOTSON Jane 63 Hindley Wigan & Leigh HNDL/29/62
1877q1 DOOTSON Peter 71 Hindley Wigan & Leigh HNDL/37/29