Jesse Weller (1841)

Born 1841 in Freeland, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Phoebe (Crawford) Adams — married 31 May 1866 in Church Hanborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Mic Merritt [send private message]

Biography

This profile is part of the Hanborough, Oxfordshire One Place Study.

Birth

Jesse was born in Freeland, Oxfordshire in 1841.^[1] He was the son of John Weller and Rhoda (Judd) Weller. He was baptised at the Wesleyan Chapel in Witney on 30th June 1841. The register shows that he was 13 weeks old.^[2]

Marriage

Jesse Weller and Phoebe Crawford were married after banns in Church Hanborough, Oxfordshire on 31st May 1866^[3]. They were bachelor and spinster and both living in the parish at the time. Jesse was 25, a labourer and the son of John Weller, a labourer. Phoebe was 20, a gloveress and the daughter of Thomas Crawford who was also a labourer. Neither could write so they both made their mark on the register with a cross and the witnesses to the marriage were William Hopcroft and Ellen Weller^[4].

Censuses

1841 Residence: Freeland, Handborough, Oxfordshire^[5]

John Weller, 40, farmer, born in county

Rhoda Weller, 35, born in county

James Weller, 15, born in county

John Weller, 12, born in county

Rhoda Weller, 9, born in county

Gaius Weller, 6, born in county

Jesse Weller, 2 mos, born in county

1851 Residence: Church Hanborough, Oxfordshire^[6]

John Weller, head, mar, 49, land proprietor and ag lab, born in Handborough, Oxon

Rhoda Weller, wife, mar, 47, glover, born in Handborough, Oxon

James Weller, son, unm, 24, ag lab, born in Handborough, Oxon

Rhoda Weller, dau, unm, 18, glover, born in Handborough, Oxon

Gaius Weller, son, unm, 15, ag lab, born in Handborough, Oxon

Jesse Weller, son, 10, scholar, born in Handborough, Oxon

Ellen Weller, dau, 6. at home, born in Handborough, Oxon

1861 Residence: Freeland, Hanborough, Oxfordshire^[7]

John Weller, head, mar, 59, ag lab, born in Hanborough, Oxon

Rhoda Weller, wife, mar, 57, born in Eynsham, Oxon

Deborah Weller, dau, unm, 22, gloveress (leather), born in Hanborough, Oxon

Jesse Weller, son, unm, 20, ag lab, born in Hanborough, Oxon

Ellen Weller, dau, unm, 16, born in Hanborough, Oxon

1871 Residence: Freeland, Oxfordshire^[8]

Jesse Weller, head, mar, 30, ag lab, born in Handborough, Oxon

Phoebe Weller, wife, mar, 23, glover, leather, born in Handborough, Oxon

Jesse Weller, son, 2, born in Handborough, Oxon

Frederick Weller, son, 4 mo, born in Handborough, Oxon

Sources

1. ↑ Register of Births: GRO Reference: 1841 M Quarter in Witney Volume 16 Page 136
2. ↑ Oxfordshire Parish Register Transcripts, Witney Registration District Volume 1, published by Oxfordshire Family History Society
3. ↑ Register of Marriages, General Register Office of England and Wales, GRO Reference: 1866 J Quarter in Witney Volume 03A Page 1013 https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
4. ↑ Church Hanborough Marriage Register, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR120/1/R3/4 Sharing Link to Marriage Register image on Ancestry
5. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), Class: HO107; Piece: 890; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Handborough; County: Oxfordshire; Enumeration District: 7; Folio: 5; Page: 2; Line: 7; GSU roll: 474576 Sharing Link to census image on Ancestry
6. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), ED 1a Class: HO107; Piece: 1731; Folio: 10; Page: 13; GSU roll: 193640-193641 Link to census image on Ancestry and Link to second census image on Ancestry
7. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), ED 4b Class: RG 9; Piece: 904; Folio: 63; Page: 11; GSU roll: 542719 Link to census image on Ancestry
8. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO) ED 5 Class: RG10; Piece: 1450; Folio: 83; Page: 20; GSU roll: 828789 Sharing Link to census image on Ancestry