Edward Jackson with Ann Lee

Edward Jackson was born on the 27th of February 1860 at Hawk Green, to the South of Marple, Cheshire, to George Jackson, aged 29, a coal miner, and Sally née Booth, aged 30. Edward was the fifth child to be born, though the first three children all died young. By the time of the 1861 Census, Edward was still with his sister Martha and mother (called Sarah on this census), but his father George was living with the Lomas family (probably relations of the Jacksons) in Dodworth, near Barnsley in Yorkshire. He was a coal viewer - apparently virtually a manager. Presumably the family followed George soon after, and in 1871 they were living in North Royd, Dodworth. George was by now promoted(?) to Colliery Steward.

It appears George died in 1872 in Barnsley, and Sally apparently too. In 1881 Dinah, a younger sister of Edward is with Ann Jackson as daughter. Ann is 49 and born in Norbury - could this be Sally? By this time Edward has started his career, and is an assistant colliery manager in Barnsley, staying with his sister Martha Andrews, who is married to Frederick William Andrews, a publican running The Shepherd’s Rest.


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Hyde Colliery

By 18th January 1889, Edward was under-manager at the Hyde Colliery, and Joseph Goodwin was the manager. He was present and apparently underground at the time of a terrible explosion, which killed 23 people. He was living at Woodend Lane Hyde at the time. He gave evidence at the inquest of the dead, held at Hyde Town Hall, on 7th and 8th February 1889, and was again recalled on 15th February. For more details about Hyde Colliery and the explosion see here, here and here. By the 1st March 1890 he was clearly living with his future wife as my grandfather Harry Jackson was born at Wood End Lane. His ‘wife’ was Ann Aldous née Lee from Holmfirth in Yorkshire. See Below. At the 1891 Census, Edward, Ann and Harry were living just around the corner at 71 Great Norbury Street. In 1892 their daughter Annie was born, they were living at 20 Higher Henry Street (again just around the corner.) Both children were baptised in the nearby St George’s Hyde church.

Ann Jackson née Lee

Ann Lee was born on 8 Feb 1848 at Upper Mill, Upperthong, near Holmfirth, Yorkshire. Her parents were John Lee, a cordwainer, and Mary Cook. She grew up in Holmfirth and Glossop, Derbyshire. She married her first husband, the Suffolk born William Aldous in September quarter 1866 in Glossop, and had a son Fred and a daughter Sarah (‘Sadie’), who were born in1873 and 1877. The Aldous family were clearly in Yorkshire at Penistone in 1877, and Worsborough at the 1881 Census. It is not known what happened to William as there is no death registration for him. By 1891 William is not around and Ann is living with Edward Jackson as his wife at 71 Great Norbury Street, Hyde. She was 12 years older than Edward, though had clearly modified her age downwards as her age was reduced when with Edward in Censuses. Now Edward and Ann got married on the 30th May 1896 at Christchurch, Macclesfield. The marriage was by banns and the residence of both was given as Richmond Hill, which is very near to where Edward’s grandfather Edward Jackson used to live at 92 Windmill Street. However after examining the following, it seems very unlikely that they ever lived in Macclesfield. Perhaps they married out of the way of any scandal so that people did not know they were not married. Why they did not marry before is not clear. William is later referred to as deceased.

The register of Electors around this period shows where they were living and the properties owned by Edward: -

Year	Residence	Property/Properties owned
1892	71 Great Norbury Street, Hyde	71 Great Norbury Street and property in Woodend Lane
1894-6	20 Higher Henry Street, Hyde	20 Higher Henry Street
1897	33 Perrin Street, Hyde	33 Perrin Street, and 20 Higher Henry Street
1898	Perrin Street, Hyde	16, 18 & 20 Higher Henry Street

Perrin Street is very close to the other Streets mentioned. Note Edward is recorded as under-manager still at Hyde Lane Colliery in 1896 to Abraham Elce. For some pictures of Hyde and the are see here.

Edward finally became a mine manager in Breightmet Colliery near Bolton in 1899. Further Electoral registers show

Year	Residence	Property/Properties owned
1899	25 Oakenbottom Road, Brightmet, near Bolton	16, 18 and 20 Higher Henry Street
1900	25 Oakenbottom Road, Brightmet, near Bolton	16, 18 and 20 Higher Henry Street

The family are still staying at the same address in the 1901 Census. The next event is that Edward’s stepson Fred Aldous married on 27th December 1902 at St James’s Church, Breightmet, Bolton, Lancashire to Alice Ann Hampson. Sarah ‘Sadie’ Aldous married William Hobbins, an electrical engineer, at Kearsley St Stephen, Farnworth, Lancashire on the 16th December 1903. This is still near Bolton, so the Jackson family were probably still living there.

Nothing is then known until the 1911 Census.

Edward and Ann, with Harry and Annie are now living at 319 Whit Lane, Pendleton, near Salford, Lancashire. Also present is Muriel Hobbins, a (step) granddaughter, aged 3. Edward seems to be the manager for Pendleton Colliery. Fred and Alice are now living at 1 Dixon Street, Langley Rd Pendlebury, which seems to be close to Edward, and Fred is a Colliery Undermanager, so is presumably at the same pit as Edward. William and Sadie Hobbins are living close by too at 308 Whit Lane, with newly born Vera, while Muriel was with Edward and Ann. Muriel was born at Timperley, Cheshire. Later on, my mother’s cousin Trevor Hobbins was born on 7.3.1916 in Salford district, he was later known by the name of his stepfather as Trevor Hammerton. Later Fred enlisted in the army on 8th December 1916, he was in 199th quarrying company, in the Pioneer Corps in the Royal Engineers. He was discharge on the 20th December 1918. His address in 1916 was 451 Bury Road, Bolton, and he was still an undermanager of a mine at this time.

In the meantime Harry married Mary Bond Cocks in Sept quarter 1913 in Salford district. By 1918, both Edward and Harry were at Bredbury Colliery, Edward as manager and Harry as undermanager. At this time Edward lived at Fernhill, 1 Lingard Lane, Bredbury


Fernhill, 1 Lingard Lane, Bredbury

Gateposts confirm this is the right house

For more on Bredbury Colliery see here

Some time around this time Edward must have retired perhaps in response to the illness which was to take his life. He was presented with a Clock, which is remembered by the family. However when Annie died, this was not retained.

Edward died on the 1st of June 1921 at his house. He was buried in St Mark’s Bredbury. He was a Coal Merchant at the time of his death - his retirement and new occupation was probably caused by cancer of the oesophagus which caused his death.

A report on his funeral was printed in Stockport Advertised on Jun 10th 1921.

The People mentioned

Mrs & Miss Jackson - widow Ann Jackson and daughter Annie

Mr & Mrs Jackson - son Harry and daughter in law Mary Bond Jackson

Mrs Hammerton was presumably Sadie Hammerton nee Aldous, his step-daughter. Mr & Mrs Andrews. Mrs Andrews was Edwards sister Martha

Mr & Mrs Williams - Mrs Williams was Edward’s sister Dinah. Mr R E Williams was Dinah’s brother in law

Geo W Jackson was Edwards nephew, son of brother Isaac. George W Goddard I think is Edward’s cousin, son of James Goddard and Martha

Walter Goddard is Geo W Goddard’s brother. Walter Jackson in Edward’s nephew, son of Isaac. Miss Haigh could be Sally or Mary, nieces of Ann Jackson, daughters of her sister Emma. Miss Alice Hoyland was Ann’s niece, daughter of her sister Martha. Miss Hampshire is unknown. Mr Noah Swindells was Annie’s husband to be (He is described as junior as he was living with an older cousin called Noah Swindells). Mr Wardle - it is tempting without any evidence to think this could be Annie second husband!

Of the bearers E Cocks would likely to be Ernest Cocks, Mary Bond Jackson’s brother. He lived at Bredbury and would have worked under Edward.

Sadie and Joe Hammerton, Sadie was Edward’s step-daughter, née Aldous.

Noah and his cousin of the same name.

For details of Harry and Annie with Ann Jackson’s later movements see here.

Sadie Hobbins must have been widowed by 1920, because she married Joe Hammerton in January quarter 1920 in Holborn district, London. They lived in the Baron’s Court / Chiswick area. Sadie held services in a Spiritualist Church in the area. She died in July quarter 1957 in Ealing.

Fred Aldous was never known as a married man by my mother. Alice was alive during Fred’s military service during WW1 in 199th Quarrying Company of the Pioneer Corps. I have found a probably death of Alice in December quarter 1919 in Tonge with Haulgh subdistrict, of Bolton. Fred apparently went later to Borneo and worked on a plantation. He died in January quarter 1936 in Fylde district.

None of the family knew of Sadie’s girls, so their fate is unknown. Despite the funeral referring to Fred and family it appears Alice died in December quarter 1919 in Bolton district. Nothing is know of any children. He apparently went to work on a plantation in Borneo after this and died in January quarter 1936 in Fylde district Lancashire.