Job Andrews (bef. 1792 - bef. 1850)

Born before 1 Jan 1792 in Horton, Dorset, England

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Cuff) Andrews — married 12 Jan 1820 (to 21 Jan 1850) in Woodlands, Dorset, England

Descendants

Died before 21 Jan 1850 at about age 58 in Hampreston, Dorset, England

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Biography

Job Andrews son of John Andrews and his wife, Elizabeth Amey, was baptised at Horton in Dorset on the 1st of January 1792. ^[1]

He married Jane Cuff, daughter of John Cuff and his wife, Mary Cole, at Horton on the 12th of June 1810. ^[2] In 1820 Job was in trouble with the law accused of larceny by Josiah Wareham, convicted and sentenced to six months imprisonment. ^{[3] [4]} He was also held on a charge of poaching ^[5] but by 1841 Job was earning his living as a gamekeeper. ^[6]

Job died early in 1850, his death being registered at Wimborne. ^[7] He was buried at Horton on the 21st of January. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptismal record, Horton, Dorset (1 January 1792 Job son of John and Elizabeth Andrews)
2. ↑ England, Select Dorset Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1999, FHL Film Number 002427540 (Horton, Dorset 12 June 1810 Job Andrews married Jane Cuff) Viewed at Ancestry. Text only
3. ↑ England and Wales Criminal Registers: Dorset (October 1820 Job Andrews convicted of larceny. 6 months)
4. ↑ Quarter Session Order Book October 1820 "It is ordered at the prayer of Josiah Wareham the prosecutor of Job Andrews tried and convicted before this court of felony that the treasurer of the County stock of this County do pay unto the said Josiah Wareham the sum of four pounds three shillings and eight pence which to this Court doth seem reasonable for the expenses trouble and attendance of himself and witnesses herein "
5. ↑ Dorchester Prison Admission and Discharge Registers (22 February 1820 Job Andrews 28, light haired, dark grey eyes, brown complexion. Poaching. Committed by Sir James Hanham, Bart. An orderly prisoner. Discharged for this offence on the 5th of January 1821 but detained under a criminal charge)
6. ↑ 1841 Census of England
   Haythorne, Horton, Dorset, England

   First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Job	Andrews	-	-	Male	50	Game keeper	Dorset
   Jane	Andrews	-	-	Female	45	-	Dorset
   Jesse	Andrews	-	-	Male	25	Agricultural labourer	Dorset
   Levi	Andrews	-	-	Male	21	Agricultural labourer	Dorset
   Rebecca	Andrews	-	-	Female	17	-	Dorset
   Sophia	Andrews	-	-	Female	12	-	Dorset
   Frederick	Andrews	-	-	Male	5	-	Dorset

7. ↑ England and Wales death index (Registered Wimborne 1850 1st qu Job Andrews Vol 8 Page 135)
8. ↑ Dorset, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2010 (Horton, Dorset 21 January 1850 Job Andrews of Hampreston aged 64)