Hi Listers, A Great Grandmother of mine, Elizabeth Jackson was born and lived in Skewsby, North Yorkshire, England with her Parents, William and Elizabeth Jackson, a sister and 6 brothers. The eldest of the 4 brothers reputedly emigrated to Three Rivers, North America. The brothers were William (b. 1828), John (b. 1830), George (b.1833) & Thomas (b.1835). They were recorded in the 1841 census for Skewsby but not in the 1851 so the may have emigrated between these dates. During the Second World War a Mustang pilot with a surname of Myers (or similar) visited Skewsby and claimed he was descended from one of the Jackson brothers. The results of my recent research is in the attached document. Please note that in the death information for John Jackson, the age and parents are the same as for the John Jackson that reputedly emigrated. USA 1880 CENSUS Source Information: Census Place Three Rivers, St. Joseph, Michigan Family History Library Film 1254603 NA Film Number T9-0603 Page Number 370D Name Relation Marital Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Mother's Status Birthplace Birthplace Thomas JACKSON Self M Male W 45 ENG Dray Man ENG ENG Charlotte JACKSON Wife M Female W 45 ENG Keeping House ENG ENG ############################################################################ #### Source Information: Census Place White Pigeon, St. Joseph, Michigan Family History Library Film 1254603 NA Film Number T9-0603 Page Number 516C Name Relation Marital Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Mother's Status Birthplace Birthplace George JACKSON Self M Male W 46 ENG Blacksmithing ENG ENG Mary JACKSON Wife M Female W 38 ENG Keeping House ENG ENG Sarah E. JACKSON Dau S Female W 18 MI At Home ENG ENG Charles JACKSON Son S Male W 17 MI Laborer ENG ENG Lillie JACKSON Dau S Female W 11 MI At School ENG ENG Anna JACKSON Dau S Female W 8 MI At School ENG ENG George JACKSON Son S Male W 6 MI ENG ENG Mary JACKSON Dau S Female W 1 MI ENG ENG ############################################################################ #### Source Information: Census Place Three Rivers, St. Joseph, Michigan Family History Library Film 1254603 NA Film Number T9-0603 Page Number 371B Name Relation Marital Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Mother's Status Birthplace Birthplace John JACKSON Self W Male W 49 ENG Drayman ENG ENG Sarah JACKSON Dau S Female W 17 MI At Home ENG ENG Frank JACKSON Son S Male W 11 MI At School ENG ENG Louisa BURROW Other S Female W 30 MI Keeping House NY NY ############################################################################ #### 1850 Federal Census, St. Joseph County, Michigan Page 185 Florence twp. Jackson family John 60 England Milcah 63 England Anne 25 England George Jackson 30 England Page 185 Lockport twp. Jackson family John C. 39 England Alta 35 N.Y. Henry 14 Mich. George 9 Mich. Charles 7 Mich. Richard 5 Mich. Hannah 1 Mich. ############################################################################ #### Genealogical Death Index System Michigan Department of Community Health JACKSON, JOHN Date of death: 13-Dec-1885 Ledger Page: 150 Record Number: 100 Place of death: THREE RIVERS County of Death: Saint Joseph Sex: Male Race: WHITE Marital Status: Widowed Age: 55 years Cause of Death: SPINAL DISEASE Birthplace: ENGLAND Occupation: DRAYMAN Father's Name: William, JACKSON Father's Residence: ENGLAND Mother's Name: ELIZABETH, JACKSON Mother's Residence: ENGLAND Date of record: 1-Jun-1886 ############################################################################ #### If any of the above is familiar to anyone, I would be very please if you would get in touch. Regards David Harrison