Jemima Jane (Bannister) Barnsley (1872 - 1960)

Born 13 Nov 1872 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

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Died 31 Mar 1960 at age 87 in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States

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Jemima (Bannister) Barnsley was born in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England.

Jemima Jane "Jemma" Bannister was born on the 13th November 1872, in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England, the sixth child, third daughter of Joseph Bannister and his wife Hannah Law, with the event being registered in the 4th Quarter at Dudley.^[1]

She married Arthur Barnsley in 1903, with the event being registered in the 2nd Quarter at Stourbridge,^[2] subsequently having four children, a daughter, and three sons, two of the babies not living past their third birthday:

1. Arnold (1894–1978)
2. (Arthur (1895–1897)
3. Alfred Vernon (1897–1968)
4. Ellen (1898–1901)

Jemima (Bannister) Barnsley migrated from Staffordshire, England to Pennsylvania, United States.

Arthur having gone ahead, Jemma (32), a dressmaker, and the two boys, aged 11 and 9-years, took ship aboard the Carmania in 1906, departing from Liverpool, England, and arriving in New York, New York, on the 20th September 1906. Their final destination was given as Westport Street, "Newcastle", Pennsylvania (actually New Castle).^[3]

Jemima Jane "Jemma" Barnsley née Bannister passed away from a cerebral hemorrhage, on the 31st March 1960, in New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States, aged 87 years,^[4] and was laid to rest in Castle View Memorial Gardens, New Castle.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration — England & Wales births, deaths and marriages registrations, General Register Office United Kingdom, Southport, England, HM Passport Office online search Births: Name: BANNISTER, JEMIMA JANE; Mother's Maiden Surname: LAW; GRO Reference: 1872 D Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 13
2. ↑ Marriage Registration — "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DF6-HQX : 13 December 2014), Jemima Jane Bannister, 1893; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1893, quarter 2, vol. 6C, p. 200, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ Immigration — Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. NAI: 6256867. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Year: 1906; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 1; Page Number: 99
4. ↑ Death — Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 027151-030000
5. ↑ Burial — Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/173867640/jemima-jane-barnsley: accessed 27 August 2022), memorial page for Jemima Jane Bannister Barnsley (13 Nov 1872–31 Mar 1960), Find A Grave: Memorial #173867640, citing Castle View Memorial Gardens, New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Paul Myers (contributor 48762297).

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27F-VF5P : 13 December 2017), Jemma Bannister in household of Joseph Bannister, Hill, Worcestershire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 18, Piece/Folio 2885/12, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,822.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7YL1-WT2 : 1 March 2021), Jemima Bannister in household of Joseph Bannister, Hill and Moor, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Worcestershire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS76-ZJ3 : 21 May 2019), Jemima J Barnsley in household of Arthur Barnsley, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Rowley Regis subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG4V-XXY : accessed 28 August 2022), Jemima J Barnsley in household of Arthur Barnsley, Union, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 152, sheet 8B, family 185, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1362; FHL microfilm 1,375,375.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6YH-R35 : 3 February 2021), Jemima Barnesley in entry for Arthur Barnesley, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHQ6-F2Y : accessed 28 August 2022), Jennie Barnesly in household of Arthur Barnesly, Union, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 58, sheet 13A, line 47, family 300, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2061; FHL microfilm 2,341,795.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQFT-S88 : 9 December 2019), Jane Barnsley in household of Arthur Barnsley, Union Township, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 37-75, sheet 21B, line 75, family 427, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3539.