James MOUNSEY

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  • Imprisoned for three months convicted of manslaughter foraccelerating father's death 1889Research findings on James MounseysJames MounseyName: James MOUNSEY, GG Uncle, 287----------------------------------------Birth: 1857Census: 1861 13 Carpenter St. South Shields, Co. Durham[1]Census: 1871 12 Carpenter St. S.S., Co. Durham[2]Census: 1881 Henderson's Lane, Co.Durham[3]Census: 1901 Willington, County Durham[4]  Not this JamesOccupation: Glass Maker, Fireman 1889Father: John MOUNSEY, 119 (<1827-1889)Mother: Dorothy (Jane?) GILHESPY, 120 (<1828-1892)Spouses:Unmarried: Notes for James MOUNSEYImprisoned for three months for accelerating father's death1889.  Convicted of manslaughterSources1. Dorothy Mounsey nee Gilhespy 1828 Census 1861, RG9/3788 pg 2,13 Carpenter St. S.S. Co. Durham, 7.4.1861, South ShieldsLibrary Archive, 33, Callerton, N/land, Wife.7.4.1861 censusAt the same address:John Mounsey  Head  Married  33  Shoemaker  born Walton, C/landMary                 Daughter           12Frenchman's Row, N/ldWilliam              Son                     6South Shields DockJames                Son                     4Willington N/landMary is illegitimate daughter of Dorothy by unknown man.2. Dorothy Mounsey nee Gilhespy1828 Census1871, RG5029-5031, 12 Carpenter St. S.S., 2.4.1871, S.S. Central LibraryArchive, 43, Wife, North Callerton.2.4.1871 CensusOthers at same addressJohn Mounsey  Head  Married  43 Shoemaker    born Walton C/landWilliam              son     UnM      16  Glassmaker  born S.S.DurhamJames                son     UnM       14  Glassmaker bornN/land WillingtonRobert               son                    11   Scholarborn S.S. DurhamDorothy J.       Daughter              6born S.S. Durham3. Dorothy Mounsey nee Gilhespy 1828 Census 1881, Microfilm Reel5015-5018 page 8 Schedule no 273, Hendersons Lane, 3.4.1881,S.S. Central Library Archive, 53, Wife, Calerton, N/land.3.4.1881 CensusOthers at same address:John Mounsey  Head  Married  53  Shoemaker  born Walton C/landJames                 Son    UnM      24  Glassmaker  bornWillington N/landDorothy             Daughter UnM 15  Servant       born S.S.Durham4. James MOUNSEY 1861 Census 1901 RG13/4681 Durham sub RDSt.Oswald ED53  Folio 76  pg 195  Willington, Co. DurhamJames MOUNSEY Head 40 born Willington, Co. DurhamElizabeth MOUNSEY Wife 38  born Willington Co. DurhamRobert MOUNSEY Son born abt 1884 Willington Co. DurhamGeorge F. MOUNSEY Son born abt 1886 Willington Co. DurhamJohn J. MOUNSEY Son born abt.1889 Willington Co. DurhamJoseph h. MOUNSEY Son born abt. 1891Willington Co. DurhamMary l. MOUNSEY Daughter born abt 1894 Willington Co. DurhamThere is a marriage of James Mounsey with Elizabeth French 1st.quarter 1884 Vol 10a pg 438 in County Durham which is likely tobe the marriage of the James and Elizabeth found on 1901 Censusat Willington Co. Durham.  This would fit with their first son’sbirth in the same year.‘My’ James Mounsey would be aged 44 years in 1901 and on allthree censuses where he is living with his parents, [1861/71 &81] his given age suggests a birth in 1857.  His place of birthis given as Willington, Northumberland.  No birth has been foundon Ancestry’s freebmd website for either of these James between1857-1861.The I.G.I. gives only three James Mounsey entries:James MOUNSEY marriage 15 November 1841 with Ann Middlewood atSt. Andrew AucklandJames Stuart MOUNSEY baptism at St. Andrew, Auckland Co. Durhamon 11th September 1843James Walker MOUNSEY born 10th October 1832 Sunderland Co.DurhamThere is a death of James Mounsey March 1847 Auckland R.D. Vol24 pg 5There are births of James Howarth Mounsey in 1842 and death 1842and James Henry Mounsey birth Sept. 1891 Auckland, Co. D.There is a marriage of James Henry  Mounsey 3rd quarter 1902 atSouth Shields Vol 10a pg 1230However none of these records appertain to ‘my’ James as in thenewspaper records of his trial in 1889 his mother states he is asingle seagoing man who stays with them when not at sea.Ancestry website has no record of 'my' Jmes in 1891/1901 census.Research findings on James MounseysJames MounseyName: James MOUNSEY, GG Uncle, 287----------------------------------------Birth: 1857Census: 1861 13 Carpenter St. South Shields, Co. Durham[1]Census: 1871 12 Carpenter St. S.S., Co. Durham[2]Census: 1881 Henderson's Lane, Co.Durham[3]Census: 1901 Willington, County Durham[4]  Not this JamesOccupation: Glass Maker, Fireman 1889Father: John MOUNSEY, 119 (<1827-1889)Mother: Dorothy (Jane?) GILHESPY, 120 (<1828-1892)Spouses:Unmarried: Notes for James MOUNSEYImprisoned for accelerating father's death 1889.Sources1. Dorothy Mounsey nee Gilhespy 1828 Census 1861, RG9/3788 pg 2,13 Carpenter St. S.S. Co. Durham, 7.4.1861, South ShieldsLibrary Archive, 33, Callerton, N/land, Wife.7.4.1861 censusAt the same address:John Mounsey  Head  Married  33  Shoemaker  born Walton, C/landMary                 Daughter           12Frenchman's Row, N/ldWilliam              Son                     6South Shields DockJames                Son                     4Willington N/landMary is illegitimate daughter of Dorothy by unknown man.2. Dorothy Mounsey nee Gilhespy1828 Census1871, RG5029-5031, 12 Carpenter St. S.S., 2.4.1871, S.S. Central LibraryArchive, 43, Wife, North Callerton.2.4.1871 CensusOthers at same addressJohn Mounsey  Head  Married  43 Shoemaker    born Walton C/landWilliam              son     UnM      16  Glassmaker  born S.S.DurhamJames                son     UnM       14  Glassmaker bornN/land WillingtonRobert               son                    11   Scholarborn S.S. DurhamDorothy J.       Daughter              6born S.S. Durham3. Dorothy Mounsey nee Gilhespy 1828 Census 1881, Microfilm Reel5015-5018 page 8 Schedule no 273, Hendersons Lane, 3.4.1881,S.S. Central Library Archive, 53, Wife, Calerton, N/land.3.4.1881 CensusOthers at same address:John Mounsey  Head  Married  53  Shoemaker  born Walton C/landJames                 Son    UnM      24  Glassmaker  bornWillington N/landDorothy             Daughter UnM 15  Servant       born S.S.Durham4. James MOUNSEY 1861 Census 1901 RG13/4681 Durham sub RDSt.Oswald ED53  Folio 76  pg 195  Willington, Co. DurhamJames MOUNSEY Head 40 born Willington, Co. DurhamElizabeth MOUNSEY Wife 38  born Willington Co. DurhamRobert MOUNSEY Son born abt 1884 Willington Co. DurhamGeorge F. MOUNSEY Son born abt 1886 Willington Co. DurhamJohn J. MOUNSEY Son born abt.1889 Willington Co. DurhamJoseph h. MOUNSEY Son born abt. 1891Willington Co. DurhamMary l. MOUNSEY Daughter born abt 1894 Willington Co. DurhamThere is a marriage of James Mounsey with Elizabeth French 1st.quarter 1884 Vol 10a pg 438 in County Durham which is likely tobe the marriage of the James and Elizabeth found on 1901 Censusat Willington Co. Durham.  This would fit with their first son’sbirth in the same year.‘My’ James Mounsey would be aged 44 years in 1901 and on allthree censuses where he is living with his parents, [1861/71 &81] his given age suggests a birth in 1857.  His place of birthis given as Willington, Northumberland.  No birth has been foundon Ancestry’s freebmd website for either of these James between1857-1861.The I.G.I. gives only three James Mounsey entries:James MOUNSEY marriage 15 November 1841 with Ann Middlewood atSt. Andrew AucklandJames Stuart MOUNSEY baptism at St. Andrew, Auckland Co. Durhamon 11th September 1843James Walker MOUNSEY born 10th October 1832 Sunderland Co.DurhamThere is a death of James Mounsey March 1847 Auckland R.D. Vol24 pg 5There are births of James Howarth Mounsey in 1842 and death 1842and James Henry Mounsey birth Sept. 1891 Auckland, Co. D.There is a marriage of James Henry  Mounsey 3rd quarter 1902 atSouth Shields Vol 10a pg 1230However none of these records appertain to ‘my’ James as in thenewspaper records of his trial in 1889 his mother states he is asingle seagoing man who stays with them when not at sea.