Jane, daughter of Ralph Whitfield & Ann Bainbridge, was born on 7 June 1799 and baptised on 23 February 1800 in Stanhope, Durham, England.[1]23 Feb 1800 Jane Whitfield of Westernhopeburn, born 7-Jun 1799, 1st daughter of Ralph Whitfield (miner, native of this parish) by his wife Ann nee Bainbridge (native of this parish)[2]
In the 1841 census Jane (age 35) was in Elwick Dovecot, Hart, Durham, England.[3]
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Ralph Whitfield
M
40
Durham
Nicholas Whitfield
M
35
Durham
Jane Whitfield
F
35
Durham
Mary Nott
F
20
Durham
Thomas Graven
M
15
Durham
In the 1851 census Jane (age 49) was the unmarried sister of Ralph Whitfield in Elwick, Durham, England.[4]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Ralph Whitfield
Head
Unmarried
M
52
Farmer Of 145 Acres Employing 4 Labourers
Weardale, Durham
Jane Whitfield
Sister
Unmarried
F
49
Weardale, Durham
Nicholas Whitfield
Brother
Unmarried
M
42
Weardale, Durham
Elizabeth Dixon
Visitor
Unmarried
F
59
Formerly Housekeeper
Weardale, Durham
William Wall
Servant
Unmarried
M
21
Farm Serv
Cornsay, Durham
Elizabeth Right
Servant
Unmarried
F
26
Farm Serv
Byers Green, Durham
In the 1861 census Jane (age 60) was the unmarried sister of Ralph Whitfield in Elwick, Durham, England.[5]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Ralph Whitfield
Head
Unmarried
M
63
Farmer Of 140 Acres
..., County Durham
Jane Whitfield
Sister
Unmarried
F
60
..., County Durham
Nicholas Whitfield
Brother
Unmarried
M
53
Farmer
..., County Durham
Thomas Gray
Servant
Unmarried
M
22
Servant
Eleanor Carter
Servant
F
23
Servant
Hoswell Lane
John Sonenthwate
Servant
M
16
Servant
Whitehouse,
Jane's death (age 79) was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1879 in the Hartlepool district.[6]
Sources
↑Baptism:
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
FamilySearch Record: N5ZH-TWB (accessed 4 May 2023)
Jane Whitfield baptism on 23 Feb 1800 (born 7 Jun 1799), daughter of Ralph Whitfield & Ann Bainbridge, in Stanhope, Durham, England.
↑1841 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1841"
citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: MQBW-NQT (accessed 4 May 2023) FindMyPast Image
Jane Whitfield (35) in Hart in Stockton & Sedgefield registration district in Durham, England. Born in Durham.
↑1851 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1851"
citing Elwick, Durham, England, p. 2; citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: SGJG-214 (accessed 4 May 2023) FindMyPast Image
Jane Whitfield (49), unmarried sister, in household of Ralph Whitfield (52) in Elwick in Stockton registration district in Durham, England. Born in Weardale, Durham.
↑1861 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1861"
citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: M7C6-4LY (accessed 4 May 2023) FindMyPast Image
Jane Whitfield (60), unmarried sister, in household of Ralph Whitfield (63) in Elwick in Hartlepool registration district in Durham, England. Born in ..., County Durham.
↑Death Registration:
"England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
citing Death, Hartlepool, Durham, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
FamilySearch Record: 2VM3-PWZ (accessed 4 May 2023)
Jane Whitfield death registered Jan-Feb-Mar 1879 in Hartlepool (age 79).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jane by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jane: