Henry Jackson, school master

[Phoenix]

Henry married into my elusive Waller family in Cley, Norfolk, on 10 December 1786:

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageview...906?pId=670767

Henry was a singleman, from Whaplode, Lincs and his wife Ann Waller then living in Cley.

The entry above is that of my ancestors: John Jarvis and Susanna Waller. The witnesses are serial witnesses.

While John and Susanna married after banns, Henry and Ann married b licence: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/reco...iages_imagepal

The bond was signed by Henry Jackson, schoolmaster of Cley and William Amis, carpenter who made his mark at Holt on 8th December.

Henry and Ann moved to Hickling, and were there at least until 1796, when their son Henry was baptised. I know this is the right couple, because in several instance the mother's maiden name is given - and where it is shown as Bales, this seems to be either the clerk's poor handwriting or poor eyesight!

Ann was born in Binham in 1761, daughter of William Waller and Hannah: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageview...22?pId=3530678. She's the penultimate child on the left hand page.

It is suggested that Henry was buried in Stiffkey in 1839. I got his death pdf. Died 11 July 1839, aged 72, a bricklayer. The informant was Thomas S[outhgate] Wordingham, present at the death.

This seems unlikely: both because it seems unlikely that a school master ended his days as a bricklayer and he said he was over 21 in 1786.

Henry is commemorated on a gravestone: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/reco...VES%2F00289268

As a widower, Henry had married Jemima Lane in 1807 in Stiffkey. Jemima was born 1780, and according to the headstone, died in Stiffkey in 1824, aged 44. Here is her burial: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discovery...=successSource


She is recorded, poor woman, as James Jackson.


So... can anyone find Ann Jackson nee Waller's burial? Possibly between 1796 and 1807. And are we looking at one, or two Henry Jacksons?

[Phoenix]

Note that Freereg has the baptism of a Henry Jackson in Whaplode St Mary in 1755, son of John and Mary Jackson.

[Merry]

I have looked at this, but didn't get anywhere!

[Phoenix]

Trouble is, they could have got on a boat and travelled to Newcastle or London. One daughter settled down at Salthouse, but the others disappeared without trace. I can't even find the burial of Ann's father, William. I suspect he went with them.

Thanks for looking, Merry.

[kiterunner]

Your link to Jemima's burial record is taking me to the Henry Jackson burial. This is the link to the "James" one which should be Jemima:

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discovery...=successSource

[Phoenix]

Thanks for correcting, Kite.