Thomas Jack (1808 - 1883)

Born 1 Aug 1808 in Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Died 25 Jul 1883 at age 74 in Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Thomas was born on 1 August 1808 and baptised on 7 October 1808 in the parish of Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland, the son of Thomas Jack and Agnes Lockie.^[1]

Birth of sister Isabella Jack (1809–1869) around 1809, possibly in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland.^[2]

Birth of sister Janet Jack (1810–), baptised 11 June 1810 in the parish of Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland.^[3]

Birth of brother James Jack (1813–1873) on 27 June 1813 at Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, Scotland.^[4]

Birth of brother Alexander Jack (1816–1877) on 26 March 1816 at Lochtown, Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland.^[5]

Death of mother Agnes Lockie (1778–) before July 1818, probably in Berwickshire, Scotland.^[6]

Marriage of father Thomas Jack to second wife Betty Johnston on 31 July 1818 in the parish of Stichill and Hume, Roxburghshire, Scotland.^[7]

At the time of the 1841 census Thomas, aged 25, lived in Gordon with his father, step-mother and three siblings. His occupation was given as Carrier^[8]

At the time of the 1851 census Thomas was living in Gordon with his father and step-mother. Thomas's occupation was given as Assistant Carrier & Grocer, his father Thomas Jack, aged 76, being a Carrier & Grocer. They had one house servant, Isabella Cribbis, aged 31, perhaps because Agnes Lockie, aged 73, was no longer able to do all the housework by herself.^[9]

Thomas married Isabella Cribbis (1820–1899) on or after 10 June 1851 in Gordon.^[10] They had four known children:

1. Jane Jack (1852-) born on 26 September 1852 and baptised on 28 September 1852 in Gordon.^[11]
2. Thomas Jack (1855–1956) born 7 May 1855 in the registration district of Gordon.^[12]
3. John Cribbes Jack (1857–1941) born 6 May 1857 in the registration district of Gordon.^[13]
4. James Jack (1861–) born 5 January 1861 in the registration district of Gordon.^[14]

Death of father Thomas Jack on 27 June 1859 in the registration district of Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland.^[15]

At the time of the 1861 census Thomas, aged 51, lived at 23 Main Street, Gordon, with his wife Isabella, aged 40, and sons Thomas, aged 5, John aged 4, and James, not yet a year old.^[16]

Death of sister Isabella Jack (1809–1869) on 26 April 1869 in the village of Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland.^[17]

At the time of the 1871 census Thomas, aged 60, lived at 36 Main Street, Gordon, with his wife Isabella, aged 50, and sons Thomas, aged 15, John aged 13, and James, 10.^[18]

Death of brother James Jack (1813–1873) on 26 January 1873 at 7 Green Bank Street, Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland.^[19]

Death of brother Alexander Jack (1816–1877) on 17 May 1877 in the registration district of Leith South, Midlothian, Scotland.^[20]

At the time of the 1881 census Thomas, aged 70, was living in the north part of the village of Gordon with his wife Isabella, aged 60, and son John aged 23.^[21]

Thomas died on 25 July 1883, aged 72, in Gordon.^[22]

Research Notes

Difficulties matching Thomas' age to the baptismal record: In the 1841 census Thomas's age was recorded as 25, but if it was rounded down to the nearest five years as per the instructions to the census takers, that could mean he gave his age as anything between 25 and 29, which would give a birth year of between 1812 and 1816. In the 1851 census Thomas's age was recorded as 40, giving him a birth year of 1811. In the 1861 census Thomas's age was recorded as 51, giving him a birth year of 1810. In the 1871 census Thomas's age was recorded as 60, giving him a birth year of 1811. In the 1881 census Thomas's age was recorded as 70, giving him a birth year of 1811. Thomas's death certificate records his age as 72 in 1883, giving him a birth year of 1811. As the 1808 baptism does not give the mother's name, it is possible that this is either a birth to different parents or an older sibling with the same name who pre-deceased him, and he was indeed born around 1811, but with no baptism recorded or no record surviving. The death entries for Thomas and his known siblings do give the same parents' names and the family group is together (with stepmother Elizabeth) on the 1841 census. While there are quite a few Thomas Jacks around the same geographical area at the same time, Agnes Lockie was a much more unusual name, and there appears to be no risk of confusion with other parental couples.

Sources

1. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms"
   National Records of Scotland, Parish Number: 742; Ref: 40/268
   ScotlandsPeople (accessed 28 February 2024)
   Surname: JACK; Forename: THOMAS; Parents/Other details: THOMAS JACK/; Gender: M; Birth Date: 07/10/1808; Parish: Gordon.
2. ↑ No birth or baptism found, year and location from censuses.
3. ↑ Scotlands People OPR birth index: JACK JANET THOMAS JACK/AGNESS LOCSIE FR228 (FR228) F 11/06/1810 807/ 10 194 Sprouston
4. ↑ Scotlands People OPR birth index: JACK JAMES THOMAS JACK/AGNES LOCKIE FR97 (FR97) M 17/08/1813 798/ 10 97 Maxton
5. ↑ Scotlands People OPR birth index: JACK ALEXANDER THOMAS JACK/AGNES LOCKIE FR445 (FR445) M 19/05/1816 737/ 40 152 Eccles and JACK ALEXANDER THOMAS JACK/AGNES LOCKIE 26 MARCH 1816 19 MAY 1816 KELSO - EAST RELIEF
6. ↑ No death or burial found, presumed dead because of husband's second marriage.
7. ↑ Scotlands People OPR marriage index: JACK THOMAS BETTY JOHNSTON/FR485 (FR485) 31/07/1818 808/ 20 279 Stichill and Hume
8. ↑ "Scotland Census, 1841"
   National Records of Scotland, Ref: 742/ 3/ 9
   ScotlandsPeople (accessed 28 February 2024)
   Surname: JACK; Forename: THOMAS; Year: 1841; Gender: M; Age at Census: 25; RD Name: Gordon; County / City: Berwick.
9. ↑ "Scotland Census, 1851"
   National Records of Scotland, Ref: 742/ 1/ 16
   ScotlandsPeople (accessed 28 February 2024)
   Surname: JACK; Forename: THOMAS; Year: 1851; Gender: M; Age at Census: 40; RD Name: Gordon; County / City: Berwick.
10. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages"
    National Records of Scotland, Parish Number: 742; Ref: 50/126; Frame: 1450
    ScotlandsPeople (accessed 28 February 2024)
    Surname: JACK; Forename: THOMAS; Spouse Name: ISABELLA CRIBBIS/FR1450 (FR1450); Date: 10/06/1851; Parish: Gordon.
11. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms"
    National Records of Scotland, Parish Number: 742; Ref: 50/90; Frame: 1431
    ScotlandsPeople (accessed 28 February 2024)
    Surname: JACK; Forename: JANE; Parents/Other details: THOMAS JACK/ISABELLA CRIBBIS FR1431 (FR1431); Gender: F; Birth Date: 28/09/1852; Parish: Gordon.
12. ↑ "Statutory Register of Births"
    National Records of Scotland, Ref: 742/12
    ScotlandsPeople (accessed 28 February 2024)
    Surname: JACK; Forename: THOMAS; Gender: M; Year: 1855; RD Name: Gordon.
13. ↑ "Statutory Register of Births"
    National Records of Scotland, Ref: 742/20
    ScotlandsPeople (accessed 28 February 2024)
    Surname: JACK; Forename: JOHN; Mothers Maiden Name: CRIBBIS; Gender: M; Year: 1857; RD Name: Gordon.
14. ↑ "Statutory Register of Births"
    National Records of Scotland, Ref: 742/1
    ScotlandsPeople (accessed 28 February 2024)
    Surname: JACK; Forename: JAMES; Mothers Maiden Name: CRIBBIS; Gender: M; Year: 1861; RD Name: Gordon.
15. ↑ Scotlands People statutory death index: JACK THOMAS 82 JEFFREY 1859 742/ 7 Gordon
16. ↑ "Scotland Census, 1861"
    National Records of Scotland, Ref: 742/ 1/ 5
    ScotlandsPeople (accessed 28 February 2024)
    Surname: JACK; Forename: THOMAS; Year: 1861; Gender: M; Age at Census: 51; RD Name: Gordon; County / City: Berwick.
17. ↑ Scotlands People statutory death index: JACK ISABELLA 62 LOCKIE 1869 742/ 3 Gordon and WATSON ISABELLA 62 LOCKIE 1869 742/ 3 Gordon
18. ↑ "Scotland Census, 1871"
    National Records of Scotland, Ref: 742/ 1/ 6
    ScotlandsPeople (accessed 28 February 2024)
    Surname: JACK; Forename: THOMAS; Year: 1871; Gender: M; Age at Census: 60; RD Name: Gordon; County / City: Berwick.
19. ↑ Scotlands People statutory death index: JACK JAMES 58 LOCKIE 1873 775/ 21 Galashiels
20. ↑ Scotlands People statutory death index: JACK ALEXANDER 62 LOCKIE 1877 692/2 319 Leith South
21. ↑ "Scotland Census, 1881"
    National Records of Scotland, Ref: 742/ 1/ 9
    ScotlandsPeople (accessed 28 February 2024)
    Surname: JACK; Forename: THOMAS; Year: 1881; Gender: M; Age at Census: 70; RD Name: Gordon; County / City: Berwick.
22. ↑ "Statutory Register of Deaths"
    National Records of Scotland, Ref: 742/6
    ScotlandsPeople (accessed 28 February 2024)
    Surname: JACK; Forename: THOMAS; Age at death: 72; Mother's Maiden Name: LOCHIE; Gender: M; Year: 1883; RD Name: Gordon.