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According to census records, she was born in Barking, Essex and her DOB years seem to vary through census records/marriage banns, etc.... from 1816-1820.

I have also tried varients on her name....Jane Sarah, Sarah Jane, etc.....

On her marriage banns entry for her marriage to William Hughes in 1853, it lists her father as "William Nightingale".
I am struggling to find more details on her father and am yet to find out anything about her mother.

Also, before she married William Hughes, she had children called: Charles W, George Joseph and Maria Agnes.
In the 1851 census, these children have the surname "Nightingale", but in the 1861 census after her marriage to William Hughes in 1853, the children still at home now have the surname "Hughes".

I'm struggling to find information on any previous marriages that Jane may have had and also on who the father of the 3 children is.


If anyone can help me out here, I would be very grateful, as always!


SJ

Might this be related?

Name: George Joseph Hughes
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1847
Registration district: Stepney
Registration County: London, Middlesex
Volume: 2
Page: 514

1851 census for reference

Name: George Joseph Nightingale
Age: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848
Relation: Son
Mother's name: Jane Sart Nightingale
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Radcliffe, Middlesex, England
Civil parish: Bethnal Green
Ecclesiastical parish: St Jude
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Street Address

Occupation

Condition as to marriage

Disability

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Registration district: Bethnal Green
Sub-registration district: Church
ED, institution, or vessel: 22
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 71
Piece: 1541
Folio: 673
Page Number: 19
Household Members:
Name Age
Jane Sart Nightingale 33
Chalres Walter Nightingale 5
George Joseph Nightingale 3
Mariah Agnes Nightingale 1
Ann Elmer Nightingale 38
Tinatham Perry 11

Quite possibly, Jonesy....

George Joseph is my Great Great Grandfather.

Now I'm even more confused!!! So he was born a "Hughes" then a few years later in the census he was a "Nightingale" and then 10 years later he was a "Hughes" again?!?!?!


SJ

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Jane Sarah Nightengale Pedigree
Female

Event(s):
Birth:
Christening:
12 APR 1818 St Margaret, Barking, Essex, England
Death:
Burial:

Parents:
Father: William Nightengale Family
Mother: Jane

Thanks so much for that PricklyHolly! :-)

That's just the sort of information I've been after!



SJ

On her 1853 marriage certificate Jane Sarah is described as a spinster so unlikely that she was married previously.

1841???

Name: Jane Nightingale
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1821
Gender: Female
Where born: Essex, England
Civil parish: Barking
Hundred: Becontree
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street Address

Occupation

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Registration district: Romford
Sub-registration district: Barking Town
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 323
Book: 1
Folio: 39
Page Number: 25
Household Members:
Name Age
Jane Nightingale 20

I suspect that this may be her mother. There are several other Nightingale's with her and several family forenames seem to match with Jane Sarah's own children's forenames

1841
Name: Jane Nightingale
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1796
Gender: Female
Civil parish: Barking
Hundred: Becontree
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street Address:

Occupation: Wife of fisherman

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Registration district: Romford
Sub-registration district: Barking Town
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 323
Book: 1
Folio: 11
Page Number: 17
Household Members:
Name Age
Jane Nightingale 45

possible for parents

1851 census

Name William Nightengale
Age 56
Estimated Year of Birth 1795
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Occupation Vergen Greenwh Hospital
Address West Norfolk Place
District Greenwich, Greenwich East
Parish Greenwich
Administrative County Kent
Birth Place Blackdean
Birth County Lancashire
in house
william head 56
jane wife 56
HO 107 / 1587

I thought as much! I think the surname changes of her children kept confusing me and was leading me to believe that she may have been married before.

The 1841 entry you've posted above is again yet more proof that her DOB years keep changing through entries, leading to MORE confusion!!



SJ

Thank you PollyPoppet!

That's also a great help! :-)

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1841 England Census
about Jane Nightingale
Name: Jane Nightingale
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1796
Gender: Female

Civil parish: Barking
Hundred: Becontree
County/Island: Essex
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

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Registration district: Romford
Sub-registration district: Barking Town
Household Members:
Name Age
Jane Nightingale 45

With her is........

Sarah Nightingale 21 1820 Essex
Betsey Nightingale 16 1825 Essex
Maria Nightingale 12 1829 Essex
William Nightinglae 9 1832 Essex

1841 England Census
about Jane Nightingale
Name: Jane Nightingale
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1821
Gender: Female
Where born: Essex, England

Civil parish: Barking
Hundred: Becontree
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Registration district: Romford
Sub-registration district: Barking Town
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 323
Book: 1
Folio: 39
Page Number: 25
Household Members:
Name Age
Jane Nightingale 20

Edit: Oops, i didn't notice that you had already posted this Jonesey!

Prickly...

Are those 1841 extracts from different entries, or just the next page?

If not, then I'm wondering if the Sarah on the first one *could* be Jane Sarah, as I know it's not uncommon for people to be referred to by their middle names in those days......

To add to the confusion or not

Births Mar 1850 (>99%)
Hughes Maria Agnes Bethnal Gn 2 49

They are different entries Sarah.

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Sarah Margaret Nightingale Pedigree
Female

Event(s):
Birth:
Christening:
23 APR 1820 St Margaret, Barking, Essex, England
Death:
Burial:

Parents:
Father: William Nightingale Family
Mother: Jane

Ha ha ha ha!!!

Jonesy, no confusion there! I have the birth dates, etc.... for the children.

Thanks, Prickly!

Ah, so Sarah is a sister of Jane Sarah's then?

Thanks again Prickly! ;-)

You are welcome. x

Hi,
I have been to Barking and foundnthe following

Jane Sarah Nightingale baptised 12/04/1818 parents William and Jane Nightingale

Elizabeth Ann Nightingale baptised 27/03/1825 same parents

Maria Louise Nightingale baptised 01/02/1829

William George Nightingale baptised 08/05/1832 parents William and Jane Margaret.

But at the same time a daughter Caroline Rosetta Nightingale same parents baptised with William.
As William and Jane seem to have their children baptised soon after birth this could mean he was a twin, but I can't find any other reference to her anywhere.

Also found buried in St Margarets Churchyard
William Nightingale late of St Pauls Shadwell who departed this life November 15th 1778 aged 53
Mrs Ann Nightingale who died 21/06/1787 age 65.

I have copies of this so if you PM me with your email address I will send them to you.

Regards Joan.