Hi again Philip In 1901 Thomas and his son are boarders Preston in the household of a Jane ROBINSON Thomas Ball45 Hesketh bank, Lancashire, EnglandBoarder Preston Lancashire Thomas Henry Ball13 Preston, Lancashire, EnglandBoarder Preston Lancashire I cant find his wife Jane as yet do you think she had died? and his daughter Ethel M is missing as well as your DENT girls Christine 1945 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Hood" <philip@pjhood.freeserve.co.uk> To: <ENG-LANCS-PRESTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 1:03 PM Subject: DENTS > Many thanks to all who have welcomed me to the list, and your kind offers > of > help.I do have one mystery which someone might be able to help me solve. > Just as a bit of background, which might be of general interest (I hope!) > the problem goes back to the late 1800's. > My great grandmother Jane Lancaster b. Fleetwood 1849 married William > Joseph > Dent b. 1848 in Preston - he was the son of William Dent b.1812, who was > the > landlord of the New Bridge Inn on South Meadow Lane, Preston (I think it > is > called the Continental now? > Jane & William were married in Feb 1870 at St.James Preston, and Jane gave > birth to Emilie who was christened in June 1870 at St.John's Preston and > thus had been several months pregnant at the time of the marriage. > The next daughter- Elizabeth (my grandmother) was born down in London on > Holborn Hill at the Black Bull Inn (which features in Dickens' Martin > Chuzzlwit); she was christened down there in 1872. > After this, Jane and William returned to Preston leaving Emilie to be > brought up by her aunt (William's sister - also called Emily) - I presume > or suspect that this was because of the shame back then of having been in > the situation of having to get married. > Shortly after this William died in Preston at his brothers house on > Christchurch Street, having caught pneumonia - this was in August 1873. > Two months later Jane gave birth to her third daughter Sarah Josephine > Dent - who was christened at St.Johns Preston. > This gives us a very sad picture - Jane widowed at 24, having had to give > up > one daughter, ans stuggle to bring up two others alone in Preston. > In 1881, she shows up on the 1881 census living at 31 South Meadow Road, > working as a dressmaker with Elizabeth aged 9, and Sarah aged 7. > The difference between the lives of sisters Emilie and Elizabeth could not > have been more different - My grandmother, Elizabeth went to work in the > mills aged 12, and grew up to marry George Sanderson, and live in the > Lodge > in Avenham Park, whilst Emilie met and married the famous music hall actor > Bransby Williams, and live a live of considerable luxury. They did keep in > touch though, and Emilie visited Preston regularly. > Finally, we come to last main query - what happened to the third sister - > Sarah? I was totally unaware of her existence until I started my research. > My mother had never mentioned her, and my older cousin had never heard > mention of her. > If anyone could cast any light on this I would be delighted. Perhaps she > would show up on the 1891 census, or later. My only other possibility > would > be that she married, or died quite young. I feel that she might show up on > the registers of St. Johns as a marriage or a burial. > I hope that I have explained my problem succinctly, and not bored you all > too much! > Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > > Many thanks > > Philip Hood > Nottingham > > > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.2 - Release Date: 21/01/2005 > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.2 - Release Date: 21/01/2005