James Dove (bef. 1836 - 1907)

Biography

James was born in Holme on Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England, and was baptised there in 1836. He was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Dove.^[1] The family lived at the Old Workhouse in Holme in 1841.^[2]

In 1861 James married Ann Fowler.^[3] At the time of the census that year the newly-weds lived in Holme with their baby son, Thomas. James worked as an agricultural labourer.^[4] By 1871 they lived in North Cave, Yorkshire.^[5]

Ann Dove worked as a charwoman in 1881, when the family lived in Normanton, Yorkshire.^[6] When the census was taken, James was a patient at the Penistone Union Workhouse in Thurlstone, Yorkshire^[7] – being admitted was the only way he could get free healthcare.

In 1891 the Doves lived in Morley, Yorkshire, where James worked as a coal miner.^[8] James and Ann had moved to Rigton, Yorkshire, by 1901; James had become a hind (a farm foreman).^[9]

He died in 1907 at the age of 65.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Holme on Spalding Moor. 25 Jul 1836. James, son of Thomas (labourer) & Elizabeth Dove of Holme.
   Yorkshire Baptisms. findmypast.co.uk. Accessed 9 Apr 2021
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQPV-B2K : 23 May 2019), James Dove in household of Thomas Dove, Holme upon Spalding Moor, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ GRO index. Marriages Mar 1861. DOVE James. Howden 9d 147. FreeBMD
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7RB-QWC : 3 March 2021), Dove, Holme upon Spalding Moor, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZLT-VJ8 : 24 April 2019), James Dove, 1871.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27Y-MQ3Q : 11 December 2017), Ann Dove, Normanton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 4, Piece/Folio 4573/43, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,284.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27Y-HMHW : 11 December 2017), James Dove, Thurlstone, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 11, Piece/Folio 4613/10, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,295.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7X5Z-SZM : 23 February 2021), James Dove, Morley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding) county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9PC-179 : 21 May 2019), James Dove, Rigton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Wetherby subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
10. ↑ GRO index. Deaths Jun 1905. Dove James. 67. Wetherby 9a 87. FreeBMD