Ann (nee Harrison)
James was born about 1821 at Shotteswell, Oxfordshire,
England. He married Ann (nee Harrison) in 1841 at Warwickshire, England. On 30
March 1851, 7 April 1861, 2 April 1871 his occupation was Agricultural
labourer. On 13 November 1880 his occupation was Labourer. James died in March
1881, he was buried on 22 March 1881; James was 60 years old.
Ann was born about 1822 at Tachbrook, Warwickshire,
England. She married James Brown in 1841. On 30 March 1851 they lived at
Akerman Street, Farm End, Shotteswell, Oxfordshire. On 7 April 1861 they lived
at High Street, Shotteswell, Oxfordshire. On 2 April 1871 they lived at
Shotteswell, Oxfordshire. On 3 April 1881 it was noted on this census that Ann
was a pauper; 5 April 1891 it was noted on this census that Ann was ‘receiving
Parish relief’, Ann lived in Shotteswell, Oxfordshire.
James and Ann had 7 children –
Mary Ann born
1844 Shotteswell
Ellen born 1847 Shotteswell
John born 1850 Shotteswell
Francis born 1853 Shotteswell
James born 23 Dec 1855 Shotteswell
Sarah born 1859 Shotteswell died before 2 April 1911 Warwickshire
William born 1862 Shotteswell
(Shotteswell is actually in Warwickshire, England but because its in the district of Banbury which is in Oxfordshire, England the records have put Shotteswell in Oxfordshire.)
Shotteswell is in Warwickshire although surrounded on three sides by Oxfordshire that is our postcode. Not heard of Akerman Street before, any idea where that was meant to be?
ReplyDeleteI have looked into this and you neeed to read an article in the Leamington Spa Courier - Saturday 21 April 1888 (yes in 1888) it is all about the boundries change and Shotteswell is one of the boundries that gets pushed out of Warwickshire and into Oxfordshire.
DeleteI have also looked into where Akerman (Akeman, you have to remember that back in the day the census were taken not a lot of people could spell correctly) Street is and found out that in connected two pre-Roman capitals, Verulamium and Corinium, may well have been an older track, mettalled by the Romans. The road takes a swing notherwards to avoid the marshes of the main Thames valley, and this lack of directness in its course supports its pre Roman origin, which has been further confirmed by recent excavation in Blenheim Park. The present straightness of its course across the hills and valleys suggest that, if it existed previously, it was entirely reorganized by Roman engineers (found this when I googled Akerman Street).