Ann (Jones) Dugdale (1818)

Born 1818 in Brymbo, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Wife of John Dugdale — married 24 Mar 1856 in Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Ann (Jones) Dugdale lost her son in the Astley Deep Pit Colliery Explosion on 14-Apr-1874

Ann Jones was born in Wales in 1818.

24 Mar 1856 St Mary's, Oldham, Lancashire - marriage of John Dugdale, 32, widower, and Ann Williams, 36, widow, daughter of Robert Jones ^[1]

1861 Dukinfield, Cheshire - John Dugdale, 35, linker in coal pit, wife Ann Dugdale, 42, children William (7), Edward (5), Robert (2) + 4 boarders ^[2] William must be son of John's first marriage

Her husband and sons worked in coal mines. In 1874 Robert, the younger son, was killed in an explosion at the Astley Deep Pit mine.

Research Notes

Although the Transcription of the 1871 census says Brombs, it is of the mining village of Brymbo, pronounced Brumbo, over the border from Flintshire. A correction has been sent for the census transcription.

Sources

• GRO Birth registrations of Edward & Robert at Ashton under Lyne show mother's maiden name = Jones

1. ↑ England, Select Marriages
2. ↑ 1861 England Census Class: RG 9; Piece: 2995; Folio: 37; Page: 31; GSU roll: 543062

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZPF-YQG : 11 December 2017), Robert Dugdale in entry for John Dugdale, 1871.