Individual Record 1830

Name}   Loosmore, Jane Family History} Hancock              
  Title}   Race}   Sex} Female
Birth:   Date} Fam            1816 Place} High Bickington, Devon, England
Marr.: Date} Exa 31 Jan 1838 Place} Parish Church of South Molton, Devon, England   (Link)
Death: Date} Exa 23 Jun 1879 Place} Rawstone, Bishops Nympton, Devon, England
Burial: Date} Cir  24 Jun 1879 Place}  
  Grave Marker}  
Source 1}   938 = Marriage cert
Source 2} 1645 = Marriage rec
Source 3}   939 = 1841 Eng cen
Source 4}   940 = 1851 Eng cen
Source 5}   941 = 1861 Eng cen
Source 6}   942 = 1871 Eng cen
Source 7}   945 = Death certif
Source 8} 1646 = Death record
Source 9}  
Source 10} 
Parents: } Richard Loosemore & Grace Hill
   Relationship No.} 648
1st Household No.} 210 = Chittlehampton, Devon, England
      Occupation 1} Servant
       Occupation 2} Housewife
  Religion/Church} Anglican
Spouses:    First} Hancock, James
 Total Number of} 1
Notes:  Jane Loosemore was born in 1816 in High Bickington, Devon, England.  She was the ninth and youngest child of Richard Loosemore and Grace Hill.  She was baptised 20 Jul 1816 in High Bickington, Devon.

Jane married James Hancock on 31 Jan 1838 in the Parish Church of South Molton, Devon, according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England.  Jane's maiden surname was spelled Loosmore on her marriage certificate.  She was a spinster and servant prior to her marriage to James.

Jane and James probably lived in South Molton itself during the first year of their marriage in 1838 — and prior to their moving to Chittlehampton in 1839 or 1840.  Daughter Frances was born in South Molton about 1838 or 1839.  In the 1841 English census, Jane, 20, and her husband James, 30, were living in Chittlehampton, South Molton, Devon.  Their daughter, Francis was 3.

Son Thomas and daughter Ann were born in Chittlehampton in 1842 and 1845, respectively.  In the 1851 English census, Jane, 34, and James, 41, were living in Kings Nympton Parish, South Molton, Devon.  James was a farmer.  Their children were Frances, 13, Thomas, 9, Ann, 6, William, 4, James, 2, and John, 4 months.

In the 1861 English census, Jane 44, and James, 52, were living in Bishops Nympton Parish, South Molton, Devon.  James was a farmer.  Their children were Frances, 22, farmers daughter, Thomas, 18, farmers son, Ann, 16, farmers daughter; and William, 14, James, 12, John, 10, and George, 1.

In the 1871 English census, Jane, 56, and James, 61, were living in Witheridge, South Molton, Devon.  James was farming 271 acres.  Their children at home included Fanny, 30, James, 22, John, 20, and George 11.

Jane died 23 Jun 1879, age 63, at Rawstone, Bishops Nympton, Devon.  Cause of death was an intestinal hemorrhage.   Her marriage had lasted 41 years and 5 months.  Her place of burial is unknown.
Time of Birth}   Time of Death}   Fraternal/Social}  
Baptism Date} Fam 20 Jul 1816 Place} High Bickington, Devon, England
Confirm. Date}   Photo} None  
Immigr'n Date} N/A Port} N/A
Education: Grade}              or Top 2 Degrees}  
Military: Service}                   for the State of}  
Health Condition}  
  Cause of Death} Hemorrhage intestinal
Last Updated
by} Karen Hancock
Date Updated} 20 Apr 2023
Date Created}  16 Nov 2006
Copyright © 2006 by Daniel W. Hancock and 2023 by Karen L. Hancock.  All Rights Reserved.

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