THE ROWE FAMILY

My thanks to Richard James the grandson of Albert James for providing the majority of this information


Joanna Rowe married Thomas James in Madron on 29 MAY 1841
(In 1851 Thomas is aged 34 and a Tin Miner. Joanna is aged 30. The family is living in Stennack, St Ives)
(In 1861 Thomas is aged 44 and a Tin Miner. Johanna is aged 39. The family is living in Hasletown, St Ives)
(In 1871 Thomas is aged 54 and a Tin Miner. Joanna is 50. The family are living in Hasletown, St Ives)
(Thomas died between 1871 and 1877)
(In 1881 Johanna is a widow aged 59. She is living with her daughter Johanna and family in Liverpool)

I have identified six children

Name Date and place of birth Any other information
Elizabeth James Born around 1843 in St Ives In 1851 she is at home aged 8 and a Scholar
Not with the family in 1861
Joanna James Born around 1848 in St Ives In 1851 she is at home aged 4
In 1861 she is at home aged 14
In 1871 she is at home aged 23 and a Milliner
Married William James Potter in the SEP quarter 1871 (Penzance 5c 449)
In 1881 William is aged 32 and a Tailor and local Methodist Preacher. Johanna is aged 30 and a Milliner. The family is living at 80 Crown Street, Liverpool, Lancashire
Martin Rowe James Born around 1849 in Merthyr Tridal, Glamorganshire In 1851 he is at home aged 2
In 1861 he is at home aged 12
In 1871 he is at home aged 22 and a Tin Miner
Married Margaret Greenall in 1877
William James Born around 1851 in St Ives In 1861 he is at home aged 9
In 1871 he is at home aged 20 and a Tin Miner
Married Harriet Thomas in the JUN quarter 1874 (Penzance 5c 511)
John Thomas James Born around 1858 in St Ives In 1861 John is at home aged 4 and a Scholar
Not at home in 1871
Nannie James Born around 1861 in St Ives In 1871 she is at home aged 10 and a Scholar
In 1881 Nancy ? is aged 18 and a Milliners Assistant. She is living with her sister Johanna and family in Liverppol

 

Martin Rowe James married Margaret Greenall on 9 APR 1877 in the Victoria Chapel, Prescot, Lancashire
(In 1881 Martin is aged 29 and a Tin Miner. Margaret is aged 23. The family is living in 21 Herbert Street, Walton on Hill, Lancashire)

They had 10 children

Name Date and place of birth Any other information
Thomas James Born around 1877 in Whiston, Lancashire In 1881 he is at home aged 3
Thomas was a Time Keeper at Harland and Woolf in Liverpool
William James Born around 1880 in Whiston, Lancashire In 1881 he is at home aged 1
Elizabeth James Born around 1882 in Whiston, Liverpool None
John James Born around 1883 in Westhoughton None
Ellison James Born around 1886 None
Alfred James Born around 1887 in Liverpool None
Isabella James Born around 1888 in Liverpoool None
Albert James Born around 1890 in Liverpool Albert was a Merchant Seaman and Time Keeper at Harland and Woolf for 20 years. He died in 1953
Percy James Born around 1895 in Liverpool None
Henry James Born around 1897 in Liverpool None

 

 

 

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