Edward Jackson was born on the 27^th 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 sixth child to be born, though the first four children had all died young. By the time of the 1861 Census, Edward was still with his sister Martha and mother Sally (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. George was then a coal viewer -  a manager. Presumably the family followed George soon after, and in 1871 they were living in North Royd, Dodworth. George was by now a Colliery Steward, and was also referred to as a coal viewer and a colliery engineer. And from 1874 until his death in 1879 he was a Colliery manager at Carlton, also near Barnsley.

Sally died on 12^th August 1872 at Dodworth, and George himself died on 6^th June 1879 at Carlton. At the time of Sally's death Edward would have been only 12, and Dinah only 3 1/2. In 1881 Dinah, a younger sister of Edward was given as daughter of an Ann Jackson and living at the same address. Ann was 49 and born in Norbury. I never traced this Ann, but it may be that George had remarried after his wife's death partly as a means of providing care for his children. Edward was only 19 by the time of his father's death, though the death was reported by Isaac, a younger son, only 15. By 1881 Edward had started his career, and was an assistant colliery manager in Barnsley, staying with his sister Martha Andrews, who was married to Frederick William Andrews, a publican running The Shepherd’s Rest.

 

 

Edward was awarded his second class certificate of competency at Hoyland Silkstone mine on 16^th May 1888. By 18^th January 1889, he was under-manager at the Hyde Colliery in Cheshire, and Joseph Goodwin was the manager. Edward was present and apparently underground in a different part of the mine 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 7^th and  8^th February 1889, and was again recalled on 15^th February. In aid of the disaster, a football match was held between Ardwick and Newton Heath (the present day Manchester City and Manchester United) which was the first floodlit Manchester Derby match. The match was held on 26^th February 1889, at Belle Vue Athletic Ground, attended by 10,000 people and Newton Heath won 3-2. For more details about Hyde Colliery and the explosion see here, here and here. By the 1^st 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. See below for details of the children.

The family are still staying at the same address in the 1901 Census. The next event was that Edward’s stepson Fred Aldous married on 27^th 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 16^th 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 was 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 was a Colliery Undermanager, so was presumably at the same pit as Edward. William and Sadie Hobbins  are living close by too at 308 Whit Lane, with newly born daughter 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 always known by the name of his stepfather as Trevor Hammerton. Later Fred enlisted in the army on 8th December 1916, he was in 199^th quarrying company, in the Pioneer Corps in the Royal Engineers. He was discharged on the 20^th 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 Just along the road from where Richard Bond Cocks lived at Moorfield Hous, Lingard Lane
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 sadly not retained within the family.

Edward died on the 1^st 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 10^th 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 Edward's 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 was Geo W Goddard’s brother. Walter Jackson was 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's 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 199^th Quarrying Company of the Pioneer Corps. I have found the 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 on 1st March 1936 at Fleetwood, Lancashire.

 

None of the family knew of Sadie’s girls, so their fate was unknown. However it seems that Vera died in September quarter 1913 in Salford district and Muriel died in October 1919 in Cannock district. 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 of Fred. He apparently went to work on a plantation in Borneo after this and died on 1^st March 1936 in Fleetwood Lancashire.

 

William Aldous and Ann had these children: -

Fred Aldous, born in March quarter 1873 in Glossop, Derbyshire, married Alice Ann Hampson on 27^th December 1902 at St James Breightmet, though she died in December quarter 1919 in Bolton. They had no children and he died 

Sarah 'Sadie' Aldous was born in September quarter 1877 in Penistone, Yorkshire married twice as above and died in July quarter 1957 in Ealing district

Edward Jackson and Ann had these children: -

Harry Jackson, my grandfather, was born on 1^st March 1890 at Wood End Lane, Hyde, Cheshire. He married Mary Bond Cocks in September quarter 1913 at Salford Registry office. See here. Harry died on 1^st April 1953 at Chertsey, Surrey.

Annie 'Cissy' Jackson was born on 22^nd July 1892 at 20 Higher Henry Street, Hyde, Cheshire. She married twice (see here). She died on 25^th August 1977 at Chichester