Jane Tolson

Jane Tolson 

Born: 1848, Crosthwaite

Baptised: 11 June 1848 

Father: Joseph Tolson (b. 1811)

Mother: Mary Anne Tolson (b. 1821)

Sister: Ann Tolson (b. 1853)

Marriage:        2 April 1877, Manchester 

Husband:         Frederick Morton 

                        b. 1853 

                        Grey Cloth Salesman 

                        d. 1926, Stockport

In 1851 – 

She is at Main Street, Cockermouth, Cumberland. Her father is listed as ‘Shoemaker (Master 1 Man)’. Jane and her mother are unlisted. Her cousin, Joseph Tolson (b. 1830), is listed as ‘Gardener (Master)’. There is a lodger, James Lancaster (b. 1824), listed as ‘Joiner (Journeyman)’. There is a visitor, Thomas Graham (b. 1793), listed as ‘Couch Office Clerk’. 

In 1861 – 

She is at Main Street, Crosthwaite, Cockermouth, Cumberland. Her father is listed as ‘Grocer and Bacon Curer’. Jane, her mother and her sister, Ann, are unlisted. Her cousin, Joseph Tolson (b. 1830), is listed as ‘Gardener’. There is a visitor, William Watson (b. 1851), listed as ‘Errand Boy’. 

In 1871 – 

She is at Pollard Street, Manchester as a Lodger. She is listed as a ‘Schoolmistress’. The head of the household, Charles Morton (b. 1820), is listed as ‘Inspector of Scavenges’. Also present is his wife, Ann Morton (b. 1820) and their four children: Charles E Morton (b. 1846), Frederick Morton (b. 1853), Fanny Elizabeth Morton (b. 1856) and William David Morton (b. 1859). 

In 1881 – 

She is at 31 Theodore Street, Ardwick, Manchester. Her husband is listed as ‘Warehouse Man Grey Cloth’. Jane is unlisted. 

In 1891 – 

She is at Hill Street, Withington, Chorlton. Her husband is listed as ‘Grey Cloth Salesman’. Jane and her nephew, Fred Morton (b. 1879), are unlisted. 

In 04/97 – 

Address is 7 West View, Hill Street, Withington, Manchester

In 1901 – 

She is listed at 18 Rippingham Road, Withington, Chorlton. Her husband is listed as ‘Grey Cloth Salesman’. Jane is unlisted. Her nephew, Fred Morton (b. 1879), is listed as a ‘Student’. 

In 1911 – 

She is at 62 Derby Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport. Her husband is listed as ‘Salesman’. Jane and her sister, Ann, are unlisted. Her nephew, Fred Morton (b. 1879), is listed as ‘Clerk in Holy Orders’. There is a servant, Lilian Beatrice Riley (b. 1889). 

In 1921 – 

She is a visitor at 37 Charnley Road, Blackpool (A boarding house). Jane is unlisted. 

d.         1926, Stockport