Emma was born about 1845 in Metheringham, Lincolnshire, England. She was the daughter of John Hough, a blacksmith. In 1861 the Hough family lived in Bathley, Nottinghamshire.[1]
Emma married Joseph Cockshaw in Eastrington, Yorkshire, in 1872. Joseph was said to be 54 when really he was 62.[2][3] In 1881 the Cockshaws lived in Kilham, Yorkshire, where Joseph worked as a domestic gardener.[4] He died in 1898 at the age of 88.[5]
Research notes
What happened to Emma? Fuller-8857 11:40, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
Sources
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7DP-8PF : 3 March 2021), Emma Hough in household of John Hough, Bathley, Nottinghamshire, 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.
↑Marriage: Eastrington. 12 Aug 1872. Joseph Cockshaw (54; widower; gardener; of Portington; father William Cockshaw, miller) married Emma Hough (28; spinster; of Eastrington; father John Hough, blacksmith). Both signed. Witnesses James Pittock, Annie Brown. Yorkshire Marriages Transcription. findmypast.co.uk. Accessed 15 Nov 2021
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27B-Z58V : 11 December 2017), Joseph Cockshaw, Kilham, Yorkshire,Yorkshire East Riding, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 8, Piece/Folio 4796/94, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,338.
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