Genealogy Chat

On 1871 census my ancester's relation to head is stated as 'Jobe Mother' (mother). Any idea what this means. On 1861 census she is listed as mistress. Pam

Pamela can you give us a name so we can look for ourselves? Georgina.

That must be a mistrans - if you give us her name, dob and place of residence we can all have a look at the image. Through the wonders of using just the Jobe Mother thingy, Ive found this on ancestry: I take it this is the one? Elizabeth Peck abt 1821 Yarmouth, Staffordshire, England Jobe Mother (Mother) Birmingham Ive looked at the image, it says The Mother

Pamela if this is who you are talking about it looks like THE MOTHER to me? Name: Elizabeth Peck Age: 50 Estimated birth year: abt 1821 Relation: Jobe Mother (Mother) Gender: Female Where born: Yarmouth, Staffordshire, England Civil parish: Birmingham Ecclesiastical parish: St Matthias Town: Birmingham County/Island: Warwickshire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View image Registration district: Birmingham Sub-registration district: St George ED, institution, or vessel: 46 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 218 Household Members: Name Age Alfred Peck 18 Elizabeth Peck 50 Elizabeth Peck 16 Emily Peck 20 Thomas Primer 57 Georgina.

Her name is Elizabeth Peck born about 1821 in Tamworth, Staffordshire. She is living in Birmingham sharing a house with her children and Thomas Primer.

The 1861 could mean she is Thomas's mistress?? Name: Elizabeth Peck Age: 40 Estimated birth year: abt 1821 Relation: Mistress Gender: Female Where born: Tamworth, Staffordshire, England Civil parish: Birmingham Ecclesiastical parish: St Mathias Town: Birmingham County/Island: Warwickshire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: View image Registration district: Birmingham Sub-registration district: St George ED, institution, or vessel: 43 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 222 Household Members: Name Age Alfred Peck 8 Elizabeth Peck 40 Elizabeth Peck 6 Emila Peck 10 Mathias Peck 12 Thomas Primer 47 Georgina.

Im with Georgina - it has something scribbled out and then above it someone has written 'The Mother'

Thanks for all your help. I don't think they ever married on the 1851 census she is listed as housekeeper and the children are listed as hers but on the other census he calls them his children. I can't find a marriage for them. Thanks again.

Pam, have you got a birth cert for one of the kids with the fathers name on it?

I don't have any birth certificates for any of the children, but I do have the marriage certificate of Matthias' daughter Esther and he now calls himself as Matthias Thomas Primer. So somewhere along the way he changed his name. It makes it difficult finding in which name any of the children married it could be either Peck or Primer.