Aged 1 month on 1851 census Born 1851, Bingley on 1921 census
Birth certificate confirms father as Henry Smith, Labourer, and mother Sarah Smith, formerly Pighills. The X marks the mark of Sarah Smith, so couldn't write at time of marriage.
Crossflats is a hamlet next to Lime Kilns on the outskirts of Bingley. Birthplace recorded as Marlow in 1861 and Bingley in 1891. 1911 census records birthplace as Bingley.
Birth registered 22-Feb-1851, born at Marlow, Near Bingley. Jane was 22 in March 1873 when she married Albert Stocks.
Yorkshire Birth indexes for the years: 1851 SMITH Jane Bingley Bradford BING/12/8
SMITH, JANE PIGHILLS GRO Reference: 1851 M Quarter in KEIGHLEY UNION Volume 23 Page 395
Name: Jane Smith Birth Date: 16 Feb 1851 Parish: Bingley, All Saints Baptism Date: 18 May 1851 Father's Name: Henry Smith Mother's Name: Sarah Smith
Born at Bingley (Keighley), Yorkshire Birth register Vol 9a, p 148 (in 1852, none found in 1851)
Jane Stocks Cemetery Records: Reference 9487 Page: 1177 of year 1928 Buried: 26 Jan 1928 Age at death: 76 Occupation: Widow Address: 45 Thompson St., Tranmere Burial: Private Grave Location: I 511 Performed by: James Rankin
Deaths Mar 1928 (83%) Stocks Jane 76 Birkenhead 8a 681
Probate: STOCKS Jane of 45 Thompson-street Tranmere Birkenhead widow died 23 January 1928 Probate London 19 April to David Blythe manager and Arthur Dodsworth traveller. Effects £688 18s 6d.
General Notes
Born: Bingley, Yorkshire in 1851.
In 1861, Jane living at Lime Kiln, Micklethwaite, Bingley, probably in a house next to the Leeds-Liverpool Cannel in a village now known as Cross Flatts.
Staying with uncle Robert Pickles (48) his wife Hannah (40) and family at (Eldon St., Bingley) in 1871 and married Albert 2 years later.
In 1873, Jane Smith of Eldon Street married Samuel Stocks.
Married and living at Heather Bank, Bingley, Yorkshire in 1881
Living at 5 Cobden St., Birkenhead in 1891 and 1901. She recorded the death of her mother.Sarah Amy Foulds in Tranmere in 1907.
In 1921, Albert and Jane (born Bingley) were living in Birkenhead
Jane's mothers maiden name was recorded as Pighills on Jane's birth certificate, which was confirmed by Bradford Reg Office and by reference to Mary's Birth certificate.
Occupation Details
From 1861 Jane's occupation was Cotton Spinner/Weaver in manufacturing.5
Occupation Notes
1861 census
From 1871 her occupation was Cotton Weaver in manufacturing.6
Occupation Notes
1871 census
From 1881 her occupation was Housekeeper in services.7
Jane Smith (20, born Marlow) was staying with uncle Robert Pickles in 1871 at Eldon Street, Bingley, and was still living there at the time of her wedding to Albert in 1873.
Thomas Smith had some other social relationship with Jane.
Relationship Notes
In 1871, George Stocks (48, Widower, Mason) and son Albert (18) was logsing with Thomas and Joseph Smith and family (Joseph a grocer, wife Martha and two infants) at Gilstead, Bingley, Yorkshire. In 1873 Albert married Jane Smith. However the two Smiths do not seem to be related.
Jane and Albert were married in a religious ceremony on March 29th, 1873 at Bingley Independant Chapel by John Green and witnessed by Ben S Bray and Emma Horsfall and J H S Taylor.9
Marriage/Union Notes
Married at the Independant Chapel, Bingley on 29-Mar-1873 Married by John Green, Deputy Registrar.
The 1911 census tells us that Albert and Jane had been married 38 years and had a total of 7 children, but three had died, probably as infants. By 1911, the four surviving children were Sarah, George, Walter and Minnie. GRO records confirms whole family.
Yorkshire Birth indexes for the years: 1877 STOCKS Sarah Bingley Bradford BING/42/32
STOCKS, SARAH SMITH GRO Reference: 1877 M Quarter in KEIGHLEY Volume 09A Page 193
March 4th was Grandmother`s birthday. Les has her Birth Certificate.
Lil Mercer has 4-Mar-1878, but this is probably the correct birthday, but wrong year.
She died due to natural causes or old age at the age of 90 on February 26th, 1968 in Birkenhead. She was buried on March 1st, 1968 at the Bebington Cemetery.1213
Death Notes
The newspaper reported: Left £5,000 Mrs Sarah Mather, of 45 Thompson Street, Birkenhead who died on February 26th last left £5097 gross, £5042 net. Duty £42
MATHER – February 26 at 45 Thompson Street, Higher Tranmere, in her 91st year SARAH dearly loved mother of Joseph, Albert, Jack, Nellie (deceased), Norah, Jessie, Eileen and Walter, mother-in-law of Evelyn, Joan, Joan and Arthur and loving gran of Leslie, Joyce, John, Julie and John. Service and internment at Bebington Cemetery on Friday next at 11:30am.
Note: 26 Feb 1968 was a Monday, so buried on the Friday.
Yorkshire Birth indexes for the years: 1879 STOCKS George Bingley Bradford BING/44/90
STOCKS, GEORGE SMITH GRO Reference: 1879 M Quarter in KEIGHLEY Volume 09A Page 184
He died at the age of 59 on October 30th, 1938 in Birkenhead.14
Death Notes
Name: George Stocks Birth Date: abt 1879 Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1938 Age at Death: 59 Registration district: Birkenhead Inferred County: Cheshire Volume: 8a Page: 633
STOCKS George of Gilstead, Sparks Lane, Thingwall, Cheshire died 30 October 1938. Probate London 2 February to Midland Bank Executor and Trustee Co Lts. Effects £2631 12s 11d
Walter was born on November 3rd, 1886 in Tranmere.17
Birth Notes
Born: Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire
Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1886 STOCKS Walter Tranmere Wirral TRA/45/6
Name: Walter Stocks Year of Registration: 1886 Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec District: Birkenhead (1861-1998) County: Cheshire, Merseyside Volume: 8a Page: 615 (or 515, see GRO)
STOCKS, WALTER SMITH GRO Reference: 1886 D Quarter in BIRKENHEAD Volume 08A Page 515
Aged 24 in 1911 29y and 30 days when enlisted on 19 Jun 1916
He died at the age of 76 on February 1st, 1963 in Shrewsbury.18
Death Notes
Probate: STOCKS Walter, of 17 Malvern Grove Birkenhead died 1 February 1963 at the Royal Infirmary Shrewsbury Administration Chester 26 July to Gladys Mary Hughes married woman. Effects £677 2s.