FAMILY HISTORY: SEED
THE FAMILY OF THOMAS & JANE SEED
CENSUS INFORMATION:
| At the time of the 1841 census Thomas was living with his parents. In 1851 he was still unmarried and was living with his older brother
William in Clitheroe. He married Jane Orr in 1856 and they settled in Blackburn, Lancashire, where, by 1861, they had started their family: |
| 1861 CENSUS OF BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Thomas Seed | Head | Married | M | 28 | Tailor & Draper | Stonyhurst, Lancashire |
| Jane Seed | Wife | Married | F | 31 | - | Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| Charles Seed | Son | Unmarried | M | 4 | Scholar | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Mary E Seed | Daughter | - | F | 1 | - | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Thomas Gavin | Ap. | Unmarried | M | 14 | Ap. | Dublin, Ireland |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 46 Lark Hill Terrace, Blackburn, Lancashire. (RG9-3101, folio 88, page 5) |
| 2: | Thomas Seed's birthplace should be Aighton. Stonyhurst is in the Aighton area. |
| 3: | Joseph Charles Seed seems to have been known by his middle name. |
| 4: | The abbreviation "Ap." meant Apprentice. |
| 1871 CENSUS OF BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Thomas Seed | Head | Married | M | 38 | Tailor | Aighton, Lancashire |
| Jane Seed | Wife | Married | F | 41 | Tailor's Wife | Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| Charles Seed | Son | Unmarried | M | 14 | Tailor's Son | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Mary Ellen Seed | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 11 | Scholar | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| William Cowell | Nephew | Unmarried | M | 13 | Apprentice to Tailor | Aighton, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 5 Simmons Street, Blackburn, Lancashire. (RG10-4180, folio 139, page 35) |
| 2: | William Cowell was the son of Thomas sister Ann, the wife of James Cowell. |
| Joseph Charles married in 1879 and Thomas died in about 1880. In 1881, Jane and their daughter Mary Ellen were still living in Blackburn |
| 1881 CENSUS OF BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Jane Seed | Head | Widow | F | 52 | - | Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| Mary Ellen Seed | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 21 | - | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Daniel John Preston | Boarder | Unmarried | M | 28 | Solicitor | Scotland |
| James Burns | Boarder | Unmarried | M | 22 | Asst. Surveyor of Taxes | Ireland |
| Edward Millett | Servant | Unmarried | M | 17 | Domestic Servant | Manchester, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 41 Alexandra Road, Blackburn, Lancashire. (RG11-4199, folio 46, page 8) |
| Mary Ellen Seed married William Arthur Love in 1887 and by 1891 had moved to Rawtenstall, Lancashire, taking Jane with them: |
| 1891 CENSUS OF RAWTENSTALL, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| William A Love | Head | Married | M | 27 | Manager - Tramways | Manchester, Lancashire |
| Ellen M Love | Wife | Married | F | 29 | - | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Alfred E Love | Son | - | M | 1 | - | Rawtenstall, Lancashire |
| Jane Seed | Mother-in-Law | Widow | F | 62 | - | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at Depot House, Rawtenstall, Lancashire. (RG12-3348, folios 113 and 114, pages 33 and 34) |
| 2: | Jane's birthplace should be Clitheroe. |
| Mary Ellen (Seed) was widowed by 1901 and had moved with her mother and children back to Blackburn: |
| 1901 CENSUS OF BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Ellen M Love | Head | Widow | F | 38 | Living on Own Means | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Alfred E Love | Son | Unmarried | M | 11 | - | Rawtenstall, Lancashire |
| Marion E Love | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 8 | - | Rawtenstall, Lancashire |
| William C Love | Son | Unmarried | M | 5 | - | Rawtenstall, Lancashire |
| Jane Seed | Mother | Widow | F | 71 | Living with Daughter | Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| Daniel J Preston | Boarder | Unmarried | F | 46 | Solicitor | Scotland |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 85 Granville Road, Blackburn, Lancashire. (RG13-3904, folio 102, page 27) |
| 2: | Daniel J Preston had been their boarder in 1881. |
| This was the last Census for Jane (Orr) Seed, who died in about 1909. |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Census information for Thomas and Jane's children will be included with their individual pages. |
| 2: | The above information is taken from scanned images at www.ancestry.co.uk. |
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Updated: 10 Jan 2015