Born in Lewtrenchard, Devon, England
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Jacob Bidgood
— married
1862 in Tavistock, Devon, England
Mother of
Richard Bidgood and Emma (Bidgood) Jeffreys
Died after
after age 81
in Morris Co., New Jersey, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Jun 2017
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Biography
Jane was born in 1838 to Thomas Matters, a labourer, and Susannah Hodge, living at Lewtrenchard.[1][2]
Baptized 6 Jan 1839 Lewtrenchard, Devon, England
- Thomas shown as labourer. They were living at Lew Quarry.[3]
Family
- Husband: Jacob Bidgood
- Wife: Jane Metters
Married 1862 Tavistock, Devon, England[4]
Lived:
6 Jun 1841: Lewtrenchard, Devon, England[5]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Thomas Metters | M | 50 | Devon | |
| Susanna Metters | F | 48 | Devon | |
| Henry Metters | M | 19 | Devon | |
| Winnford Metters | F | 13 | Devon | |
| Susanna Metters | F | 5 | Devon | |
| Jane Metters | F | 2 | Devon | |
| Mary Wills | F | 13 | Devon |
30 Mar 1851: Lewtrenchard, Devon, England[6]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Susan Metters | Head | Widowed | F | 59 | Ag Labourer | Thrushelton, Devonshire |
| Jane Metters | Daughter | F | 11 | Scholar | Lewtrenchard, Devonshire |
7 Apr 1861: Tavistock, Devon, England[7]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Maria Andrews | Head | Widowed | F | 59 | Grocer | Brentor, Devon |
| Emma E Toop | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 25 | Grocer | Tavistock, Devon |
| Elisabeth R Dawe | Niece | F | 29 | Farmers Daughter | Buckland Monachorum, Devon | |
| Jane Mellers | Servant | F | 22 | General Servant | Lew Trenchard, Devon | |
| Matilda Sprague | Servant | F | 20 | General Servant | Mary Tavy, Devon |
2 Apr 1871: Tavistock, Devon, England[8]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Abraham Bidgood | Head | Widowed | M | 64 | Miner | Tavistock, Devonshire |
| Jane Bidgood | Daughter-in-law | Married | F | 33 | Tavistock, Devonshire | |
| Richard Bidgood | Grandson | M | 8 | Tavistock, Devonshire | ||
| Emma Bidgood | Granddaughter | F | 6 | Tavistock, Devonshire | ||
| Margaret Bidgood | Granddaughter | F | 4 | Tavistock, Devonshire | ||
| Frederick Bidgood | Grandson | M | 2 | Tavistock, Devonshire |
1 Jun 1880: Mount Hope, Morris, New Jersey, United States[9]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Jacob Bidgood | M | 40 | Married | Head | Miner | England |
| Jane Bidgood | F | 41 | Married | Wife | Keeping House | England |
| Richard Bidgood | M | 17 | Single | Son | Laborer | England |
| Emma Bidgood | F | 15 | Single | Daughter | At Home | England |
| Margaret Bidgood | F | 13 | Single | Daughter | At School | England |
| Frederick C. Bidgood | M | 11 | Single | Son | At School | England |
| William H. Bidgood | M | 7 | Single | Son | New Jersey, United States | |
| Olivia Bidgood | F | 5 | Single | Daughter | New Jersey, United States |
1 Jun 1900: Dover, Morris, New Jersey, United States[10]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Jacob Bidgood | M | 61 | Married | Head | England | |
| Jane Bidgood | F | 61 | Married | Wife | England | |
| Edwin C Bidgood | M | 19 | Single | Son | New Jersey | |
| Ellen Maynard | F | 63 | Divorced | Boarder | England | |
| William L White | M | 65 | Single | Boarder | New York |
1 Jan 1920: Morris, New Jersey, United States[11]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Jacob Bidgood | M | 80 | Married | Head | England | |
| Jane Bidgood | F | 81 | Married | Wife | England | |
| Edwin E Bidgood | M | 38 | Married | Son | New Jersey | |
| Sarah Bidgood | F | 32 | Married | Daughter-in-law | New Jersey |
Family Search data
to be expanded and incorporated into bio
- Fact: Immigration (1871)
Research notes
1861 Census
- Yes, Jane is enumerated as Mellers. However much I wanted to report a mistranscription to FindMyPast I can't. Ancestry interpreted it as Millers Henderson-2297
Sources
- ↑ Birth certificate shared with Lorna.
- ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office", GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 1 December 2022), Metters, Jane (Mother's maiden name: Hodge). GRO Reference: 1838 Oct-Nov-Dec in Tavistock Union Volume 09 Page 453.
- ↑ Baptism: "Devon Baptisms", Archive: Plymouth & West Devon Record Office, FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 1 December 2022), Jane Matters baptism on 6 Jan 1839 (born 1839), daughter of Thomas & Susannah, in Lewtrenchard, Devon, England.
- ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005", Volume: 5B; Page: 635, FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 1 December 2022), Jane Metters marriage registered Jan-Feb-Mar 1862 in Tavistock.
- ↑ 1841 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1841", citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey, FamilySearch Record: MQTJ-J41 (accessed 1 December 2022) FindMyPast Image, Jane Metters (2) in Lewtrenchard in Tavistock registration district in Devon, England. Born in Devon.
- ↑ 1851 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1851", citing Lewtrenchard, Devon, England, p. 15; citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, FamilySearch Record: SGJH-4Q1 (accessed 1 December 2022) FindMyPast Image, Jane Metters (11) daughter, Scholar, in household of Susan Metters (59) in Lewtrenchard in Tavistock registration district in Devon, England. Born in Lewtrenchard, Devonshire.
- ↑ 1861 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1861", citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey, FamilySearch Record: M7B8-FBV (accessed 1 December 2022) FindMyPast Image, Jane Mellers (22) servant, General Servant, in household of Maria Andrews (59) in Tavistock registration district in Devon, England. Born in Lew Trenchard, Devon.
- ↑ 1871 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1871", citing The National Archives of the UK, FamilySearch Record: V5B9-BB1 (accessed 1 December 2022) FindMyPast Image, Jane Bidgood (33), married daughter-in-law, in household of Abraham Bidgood (64) in Tavistock, Devon, England, United Kingdom. Born in Tavistock, Devonshire.
- ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880", citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm , FamilySearch Record: MN85-H89 (accessed 1 December 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBN-DMN Image number 00738, Jane Bidgood (41), wife, Keeping House, in household of Jacob Bidgood (40) in Mount Hope, Morris, New Jersey, United States. Born in England.
- ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900", citing enumeration district (ED) 51, sheet , family , NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm , FamilySearch Record: 66BQ-GV5G (accessed 1 December 2022) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6GTS-1T4, Jane Bidgood (61), wife, in household of Jacob Bidgood (61) in Dover, Morris, New Jersey, United States. Born in England.
- ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920", citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 1060; Line: 7; FHL microfilm: 1821060; Record number: 18571, FamilySearch Record: M4TB-MZJ (accessed 1 December 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRFS-Z71 Image number 00382, Jane Bidgood (81), wife, in household of Jacob Bidgood (80) in Morris, New Jersey, United States. Born in England.
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 04 June 2017, 13:54), entry for Jane Metters(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L84H-JWV); contributed by various users.
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