David Jackson (1698 - 1763)

Born 17 Mar 1698 in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy (Jameson) Jackson — married 2 Jun 1723 (to 1761) in Hundleby, Lincolnshire, England

Descendants

Died 1763 at about age 64 in Hundleby, Lincolnshire, England,

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Biography

David Jackson was born in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England.

Name: David Jackson
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 17 Mar 1698
Event Place: Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England
Father's Name: John Jackson
Mother's Name: Judey
Research Note: This source does not include an image of the Parish register page. As New Year's Day fell on 25th March, we do not know whether the baptism and its preceding birth occurred in 1698 in the convention of the day, or in 1699 in today's convention.

Geographical Note and Social context: In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Horncastle like this: Horncastle.-- market town and par., with ry. sta., mid. Lincolnshire, on river Bain, at foot of the Wolds, 1818 ac. Market-day, Saturday. Horncastle has an important trade in corn and wool, also in malting and brewing. In addition to its weekly market 3 fairs are held, the horse fair being one of the largest in the United Kingdom.
A market charter was granted in 1230 by Henry III and the town flourished until the 16th century. In the 1580s/1590s, Plague strikes Lincolnshire and checks population growth in towns like Horncastle. In the 19th century the town flourished again due to the opening of the Horncastle Navigation Canal in 1802. the River Bain was deepened and straightened to allow 50-ton ships to navigate all the way to wharves at Horncastle. Two basins with wharves were built on the river Bain and the River Waring. Canal barges transported wool, grain and coal to Leeds and Wakefield . As a result of all this commercial activity, Horncastle grew by leaps and bounds. New businesses grew up around the market place The canal was officially declared defunct in 1889. The town was famous for its horse fair from before the 13th century, it was normally held on the 21st of August, but it lasted a week.
Horncastle gained a Crown market charter in the 13th century. It was long known for its great August horse fair, a famous trading event that continued until the mid-20th century. It ended after the Second World War, when horses had largely ceased to be used on farms. ^[1][2]

Name: Judith Jackson
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 18 Jun 1724
Event Place: Hundleby, Lincoln, England
Father's Name: David Jackson
Mother's Name: Dorothy

Name: Mary Jackson
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 23 Oct 1726
Event Place: Hundleby, Lincs, England
Father's Name: David Jackson
Mother's Name: Dorothy

Name: Dorothy Jackson
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 16 Mar 1728
Event Place: Hundleby, Lincoln, England
Father's Name: David Jackson
Mother's Name: Dorothy
Research Note: This source does not include an image of the Parish register page. As New Year's Day fell on 25th March prior to 1752, we do not know whether the baptism and its preceding birth occurred in 1728 in the convention of the day, which would put it in 1729 in today's convention.

Name: David Jackson
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 03 Jul 1763
Event Place: Hundleby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

1. ↑ The town was famous for its horse fair from before the 13th century, but this was last held in 1948. It was normally held on the 21st of August, but it lasted a week. In fact, a local saying was "Horncastle for horses". In early Victorian times, the fair was said to be the biggest in the world.
2. ↑ https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Horncastle

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J9RY-T5Z : 18 September 2020), David Jackson, 1698.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWHL-1ZJ : 22 March 2020), David Jackson in entry for Judith Jackson, 1724.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NYLT-3M9 : 22 March 2020), Dorothy Jackson, 1728.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFMG-7MH : 22 March 2020), David Jackson in entry for Mary Jackson, 1726.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NYLT-3MS : 22 March 2020), David Jackson in entry for Dorothy Jackson, 1728.
• "England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL1P-YTZD : 4 February 2020), David Jackson, 1763.