Joseph Jefferson was born on August 7, 1805 in Wickham, Durham, England, United Kingdom. He was the son of Henry Jefferson and Jane Walker. Joseph, son of Henry & Jane, was baptised on 29 September 1805 in Whickham, Durham, England.[1]
He married Elizabeth Dorman on April 26, 1829 at St Andrews Church in Lamesley, Durham. [2]
In the first England census, in 1841, Joseph was 35 years old and living with his wife and three children in Low Eighton, Durham, England.[3]
He died on January 31, 1887 at Wreckenton-row in Gateshead, County Durham, England, United Kingdom at the age of 81 years.[4] He was laid to rest at the St Andrews Churchyard cemetery in Lamesley along with his wife Elizabeth (1802-1843) and their infant son William (1837-1837) [5] His estate was proved by his brother-in-law James Dorman.
JEFFERSON Joseph. Personal Estate £681 3s. 9d. 4 March. The Will of Joseph Jefferson late of Wreckenton-row in the Borough of Gateshead in the County of Durham who died 31 January 1887 at Wreckenton-row was proved at Durham by James Dorman of Chester-le-street in the said County Innkeeper and Walter Galloway of Eighton Banks in the said County Surgeon the Executors.[6]
Sources
↑Baptism:
"England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975" Ancestry Record 9841 #134411197 (accessed 29 October 2021)
Joseph Jefferson baptism on 29 Sep 1805 (born 7 Aug 1805), son of Henry & Jane, in Whickham, Durham, England.
↑ Marriage record taken from Durham Diocese Bishops Transcripts 1700-1900 Durham Lamesley 1765-1851 image 528, page 73, unindexed, but available on familysearch.org
↑1841 Census:
"1841 England Census"
Class: HO107; Piece: 300; Book: 8; Civil Parish: Chester Le Street; County: Durham; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 35; Page: 20; Line: 2; GSU roll: 241348 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8978 #1517917 (accessed 30 October 2021)
Joseph Jefferson (35) in Chester Le Street registration district. Born in Durham, England.
↑Death Registration:
"England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915" Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8914 #18300043 (accessed 29 October 2021)
Joseph Jefferson death Jan-Feb-Mar 1887 in Gateshead volume 10a page 460.
↑Burial:
Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #233535469 accessed 30 October 2021, memorial page for Joseph Jefferson (7 Aug 1805–31 Jan 1887), Find a Grave Memorial ID 233535469, citing St Andrews Churchyard, Lamesley, Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England ; Maintained by Thomas Hunter Brown (contributor 48776195).
↑Probate:
"England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995" Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1904 #3941279 (accessed 29 October 2021)
Joseph Jefferson probate on 4 Mar 1887 in Durham. Died 31 Jan 1887 in Durham, England.
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