The Family of William Jackson

William Jackson's parents, Edward Jackson and Ann Norris, were married in 1877, probably in the Ebenezer Chapel in Bretherton. By 1881, William, their first child, had been born and the family had settled in Croston:

1881 CENSUS OF CROSTON, LANCASHIRE:
NAME:	RELATION:	CONDITION:	SEX:	AGE:	OCCUPATION:	BIRTHPLACE:
Edward Jackson	Head	Married	M	28	Labourer	Bretherton, Lancashire
Ann Jackson	Wife	Married	F	28	-	Croston, Lancashire
William Jackson	Son	-	M	1	-	Croston, Lancashire

NOTES:
1:	Living at Canneleach, Croston. (RG11-4222, folio 99, page 27)
2:	Edward's full occupation was Labourer in Brick Works.
3:	The next house listed was the home of Mary Norris, Ann's widowed mother.
4:	The above information is taken from the census returns on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives.

1891 CENSUS OF CROSTON, LANCASHIRE:
NAME:	RELATION:	CONDITION:	SEX:	AGE:	OCCUPATION:	BIRTHPLACE:
Edward Jackson	Head	Married	M	38	Grocer	Bretherton, Lancashire
Ann Jackson	Wife	Married	F	38	-	Croston, Lancashire
William Jackson	Son	-	M	11	Warehouse Man	Croston, Lancashire
John Jackson	Son	-	M	9	Scholar	Croston, Lancashire
Mary Jackson	Daughter	-	F	7	Scholar	Ulnes Walton, Lancashire
Samuel Jackson	Son	-	M	5	Scholar	Ulnes Walton, Lancashire
Antoinette Slater	Servant	Unmarried	F	21	Domestic Servant	Ormskirk, Lancashire

NOTES:
1:	Living at Station Road, Croston. (RG12-3427, folio 85, page 21)
2:	The above information is taken from the census returns on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives.

1901 CENSUS OF CROSTON, LANCASHIRE:
NAME:	RELATION:	CONDITION:	SEX:	AGE:	OCCUPATION:	BIRTHPLACE:
Edward Jackson	Head	Married	M	48	Grocer & Draper	Bretherton, Lancashire
Ann Jackson	Wife	Married	F	48	-	Croston, Lancashire
William Jackson	Son	Unmarried	M	21	Van Man	Croston, Lancashire
John Jackson	Son	Unmarried	M	19	Printing Machine Minder	Croston, Lancashire
Mary Jackson	Daughter	-	F	17	-	Ulnes Walton, Lancashire
Samuel Jackson	Son	-	M	15	Shop Assistant	Ulnes Walton, Lancashire
Mary Norris	S-in-Law	Unmarried	F	28	Shop Assistant	Croston, Lancashire
Mary Jane Norris	Niece	Unmarried	F	21	Servant (Domestic)	Blowick, Lancashire
Ernest Organ	Visitor	Unmarried	F	30	Steam Engine Fitter	Gloucestershire

NOTES:
1:	Living at Station Road, Croston. (RG13-3941, folios 25 & 26, pages 6 & 7)
2:	Edward's full occupation was Grocer, Draper, Shopkeeper & Joiner.
3:	William's full occupation was Van Man, Grocer & Draper.
4:	Their visitor's birthplace was difficult to read but may have been Shurdington, Gloucestershire.
5:	The above information is taken from the census returns on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives.

1911 CENSUS OF PENWORTHAM, LANCASHIRE:
NAME:	RELATION:	CONDITION:	SEX:	AGE:	OCCUPATION:	BIRTHPLACE:
Edward Jackson	Head	Married	M	58	Retired Grocer & Draper	Bretherton, Lancashire
Ann Jackson	Wife	Married	F	58	-	Croston, Lancashire
John Jackson	Son	Unmarried	M	29	Printer	Croston, Lancashire

NOTES:
1:	Living at 1 Kimberly Terrace, Penwortham.
2:	Edward and Ann had been married 33 years and Ann was the mother of four children, all living.
3:	The above information is taken from the census on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk.

Ann (Norris) Jackson died on 5 February 1917, aged 63 years, and Edward Jackson died on 25 July 1928, aged 75 years. They are buried at the Ebenezer Chapel Graveyard, Bretherton, Lancashire.

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