William Jacks (bef. 1782 - 1866)

Born before 17 Mar 1782 in Alberbury, Shropshire, England

Husband of Mary Morgan — married 24 May 1800 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Descendants

Died 1866 after age 83 in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

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William Jacks was born in Shropshire, England.

Biography

William was baptised on 17 March 1782 in Alberbury in the Atcham district of Shropshire, England. He was the son of Richard Jacks and his wife Elizabeth nee Roberts.

William became a farmer. He married Mary Morgan on 28 May 1800 at the Church of the Holy Cross, Shrewsbury (Shrewsbury Abbey). They had eight children between 1801 and 1818: Thomas, William, David, Tryphena, Martha, Samuel, Mary and Pryce Morgan Jacks. They were all baptised in Chirbury, Shropshire where the family lived.

By 1851, William was a widower. At the time of the 1851 census, he was living with John Griffiths from Alberbury, then a farmer in Benthal(l) a few km east of Alberbury. In 1861 he was still living with John but described as his father-in-law. John's wife was called Eliza and she was born in Alberbury in 1813. Hence she was not a daughter of William. The relationship between William and the Griffiths family remains to be established.

William died in 1866 in the Shrewsbury District, aged 84.

Research Note

William may have married a second time. On 14 November 1821, a William Jacks married Mary Powell in Chirbury. This wasn't William junior (William's son) but may have been a different William Jacks. The name was not uncommon in Shropshire at this time.Eady-184 17:00, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

Sources

• "England, Shropshire Parish Registers, 1538-1918", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7P5D-SV2M : 4 August 2022), William Jacks, 1782.

• "England, Shropshire Parish Registers, 1538-1918", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7T54-CZ2M : 4 August 2022), William Jacks, 1782.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQK7-X5T : 19 September 2020), William Jacks, 1782.

• Marriage: "Shropshire Marriages"
  Reference: P250/A/3/2; Page: 27
  FindMyPast Image FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 19 September 2022)
  William Jacks marriage to Mary Morgan on 24 May 1800 in Shrewsbury, Holy Cross (The Abbey), Shropshire, England.

• 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
  Class: HO107; Piece: 1991; Folio: 130; Page: 17; GSU roll: 87392
  Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry Record 8860 #8084607 (accessed 19 September 2022)
  William Jackes (69) lodger in household of John Griffiths (32) in Atcham registration district. Born in Alberbury, Shropshire, England.

• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7Y3-3MH : 3 March 2021), William Jacks in household of John Griffiths, Alberbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2V9X-CW2 : 31 December 2014), William Jacks, 1866; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.