William Jack Jr (1825 - 1863)

Born 10 Jul 1825 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Husband of Lilias Samuel — married 27 Jun 1846 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 14 Jul 1863 at age 38 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

William Jack jr. was born in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland to parent's William Jack, blacksmith and Helen (Thomson) Jack. His christening was recorded in the parish records in Cambusnethan on the 31 July 1825. ^[1]

At age 15 William's family were living in Newarthill,^[2] a mining village within the Parish of Bothwell, Lanarkshire. ^[3] William along with his two younger brother's George (age 14( and John (age 13) were working in the coal mine.

Marriage

On the 27 June 1846 William married Lilias Samuel in Shotts, Lanarkshire. ^[4] They moved into their home on Hamilton Road, Newarthill. The following five years they welcomed their first two children William Jack and Jean Jack.^[5]

• Notes: Newarthill, a village, in that part of the parish of Bothwell ........, in the heart of a district abounding with coal and ironstone ; and the inhabitants are chiefly employed in collieries, and in the iron and steel works which are carried on in the immediate vicinity.

This wasn't William's only life change, he left his work at the coal mine and became a Flesher. A flesher is an old Scots term for a butcher, a trade he expanded over the years to become a Flesher and Spirit Merchant.

Until William's death in 1863 the house in Hamilton Road was home to William, Lilias and their 7 children.^[6]

Children

1. William Jack III,
2. Jean Jack,
3. George Jack,
4. Helen Jack,
5. Lilias Jack,
6. John Jack,
7. Colin Jack
8. James Jack

Death

William passed away on 14 July 1863 in Armadale in the Parish of Bothwell. He was 38 years old.^{[7] [8]}

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTLH-R84 : 11 February 2020), William Jack, 1825.
2. ↑ 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Newarthill, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC/1841/0017029886 accessed on 7 September 2020
3. ↑ http://www.scottishmining.co.uk/9.html
4. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTT4-SJ5 : 11 February 2020), William Jack, 1846.
5. ↑ 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Hamilton Road, Bothwell, Middle Ward, Lanarkshire, Scotland. https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC/1851/0019447423 accessed on 7 September 2020
6. ↑ 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Hamilton Road, Bothwell, Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland. https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC/1861/0023369168 accessed on 7 September 2020
7. ↑ Death. 14 July 1863 JACK, WILLIAM (Statutory registers Deaths 662/ 205) Page 69, National Records of Scotland. https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ accessed 7 September 2020
8. ↑ Legal records - Wills and testaments. 24/10/1863 Linlithgow Sheriff Court. William Jack, Flesher and Spirit Dealer in Armadale county of Linlithgow. Reference number: SC41/53/7. https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ accessed 10 September 2020

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to David Jack for starting this profile.