James Eden (1881)

Born 1881 in Haydock, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Curran) Eden — married 29 Jul 1901 in St Peter's Church, Parr, St Helens, Lancashire, England

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Biography

James Eden was born in 1881 in Haydock. He was the son of Robert Eden and Ann (Atherton) Eden.

By April 3rd 1881, Robert and Ann were living near Old Toll Bar in Haydock. Robert was working as a coal miner, and they had four children - Mary (aged 9), Robert (5), Ann (3) and baby James; the older two were in school, and all had been born in Haydock.

By April 5th 1891, they were living in Florida Cottages, Haydock. Robert was still a coal miner. The eldest child, Mary, was with her mother's sister Mary (Atherton) Turton in Blackbrook when the census was taken. The second child, Robert junior, was 15 and working as a coal miner like his father. There were five more children not in paid work yet - Ann (13), James (11), Joseph (7), John (4) and Elizabeth (1).

By March 31st 1901, they were living in Hargraves, Parr. Robert (senior) was still working as a coal hewer. There were four children in the household, all involved in coal haulage work - Robert junior, now 25; James aged 20; Joseph (17), and John (14).

James married Elizabeth Curran on July 29th 1901 at St Peter's Church in Parr (Anglican). He was 21, she was 20; neither had been married before. The fathers were Robert Eden and Thomas Curran.

James's mother probably died in 1902 in St Helens, at the age of 53. His father died in 1906 in Prescot district at the age of 55.

By April 2nd 1911, James and Elizabeth were living in St Helens. James was working as a coal hewer.

Research Notes

More than one possible matching death registration.

Not in St Helens Cemetery & Crematorium records.

Sources

• Birth registration listed on https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp

• Marriage "England, Lancashire, Parish Registers 1538-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ65-RJXM : 8 November 2017), James Eden and Elizabeth Curran, 29 Jul 1901; citing Marriage, St Peter's Church, Parr, Lancashire, England, volume , Lancashire Record Office, Preston; FHL microfilm 1,849,640.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27G-WQKY : 13 December 2017), Robert Hidden, Haydock, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 6, Piece/Folio 3788/72, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,087.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7WGH-ZN2 : 10 December 2017), Robert Eden, Haydock, Lancashire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Lancashire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9LV-KS3 : 8 April 2016), Robert Eden, St Helens, Lancashire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing St Helens subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWY9-178 : 2 August 2017), James Eden, St Helens, Helens, Lancashire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

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