MARY was still alive in 1881, living in New Road Side, Barrowford Booth, near her son James. The family home in 1858 was Holt St, Burnley.

There were eight surviving Jackson children, the first five being born in Heptonstall. ELLEN JACKSON, b. 1835, Heptonstall, went on to become a power weaver in the cotton mills. Nothing is known about whether she ever married. She was alive in 1851 but by 1881 there is no trace. One possibility is that she married someone named BROGDEN as her brother Giles marriage certificate shows a witness named Ellen Brogden but unfortunately no trace has ever been found of this person and Ellen is too common a name for any assumptions.

The second child was JOHN JACKSON b. 1836, Heptonstall, Yorks; and would appear to have died before 1881, not appearing in the 81 census. In 1851, like his sister Ellen, he was a power weaver in the cotton mills.

Then came GILES JACKSON, b 1837, Heptonstall Yorkshire. He became a brushmaker's apprentice at about aged 13 and remained a brushmaker for the rest of his working life. He married ANN FLETCHER of Burnley at the Zion Baptist Chapel in Burnley on November 6th 1858. Giles was baptized at the Zion Baptist Chapel in Heptonstall Slack so he was Baptist from birth. However, by the time his son married, the Baptist side seems to have slid away.
Ann was illegitimate and her birth record has not yet been traced so her mother remains unknown for the moment. Ann was a stitcher at the print works and lived at Tunnel End, Habergham Eaves in 1858 when she married Giles. In later census returns, appears to have stopped working outside the home. With the number of children that she and Giles had, that isn’t too surprising.
. Giles and Ann seemed to be unusual as far as they had the same address, of 15 Hyde St, Burnley all through the 1880s and 1890s. Certainly, the same occupation and address for a long period of time gives the impression of stability. Both seem to have died after 1901, in Burnley, Lancs but actual dates are not yet known.

JAMES JACKSON came next, born in Heptonstall in 1840. He married someone called MARGARET around 1865 in Burnley. James also started out his working life at the age of 11, alongside Giles as a brushmaker’s apprentice. However, by 1881 he had become a brewery accountant and was living in New Road Side, Barrowford Booth.

WILLIAM JACKSON was the last of the children to be born in Heptonstall in 1842. By 1881 he had disappeared from the census in Lancashire.
MARY JACKSON was born in 1844 in Burnley. Nothing further is known of her.
THOMAS JACKSON was born in 1846, Burnley and again does not appear in the 1881 census.
GREENWOOD JACKSON was the youngest of all the Jackson children and given his mother’s maiden name as his first name. Born in 1850 in Burnley he had, by 1881 married a woman called TAMAR. They were living at 217 Padiham Rd, Habergham Eaves and Greenwood had become a draper. Tamar was a cotton weaver and they had two children MARY E JACKSON and a son CHARLES E JACKSON aged 2 and 1 respectively.

Of the other children of William and Mary, three others had produced families.

MARY JACKSON was still living with her mother in 1881 at New Road Side, Barrowford Booth, working as a cotton winder. Also at that address was a grandson, WILLIAM JACKSON born in 1880 in Colne. Whilst it is possible that William could have been the son of any of the male Jackson children, it is more than likely that he is the illegitimate son of Mary, though this has yet to be verified.

JAMES & MARGARET JACKSON had five children , all except the last born in Burnley.
ARTHUR LINCOLNE JACKSON, born 1866, Burnley. At age 14 he was working as a cotton weaver
HERBERT RENNY JACKSON, born 1868, Burnley. In 1881 he was working as a cotton twister, aged 12.
ANNIE BERTHA JACKSON, b. 1870, Burnley. ELIZABETH ALICE JACKSON, b. 1873, Burnley. WILLIAM JAMES JACKSON, b. 1879, Barrowford.

GILES JACKSON and ANN FLETCHER had eight children, all born Burnley.
MARIA ELIZABETH JACKSON came first, born in 1860. At age 31 she was still unmarried and working as a cotton weaver.
SETH JACKSONwas born 1863 and at age 27 was a weaver and by aged 37 was a cotton size taper. He does not appear to have ever married.
JOHN JACKSON was born in 1865 and by aged 26 was a weaver and still living at home. Nothing more is known about him as yet.
WALTER JACKSON was born in 1868 and my mum can remember her “Uncle Walter” but nothing further is known
JANE ELLEN JACKSON was born 1872 and may well have married someone called Johnny Riddiough.
EMILY ANN JACKSON born 1875. Nothing more is known of Emily except that in 1893 she was witness at her brother Morpeth’s wedding.
THOMAS LEWIS JACKSON otherwise known as Uncle Lewis, was born 1879 and eventually married a local lass called MARY, (surname unknown). They had one daughter, (name uknown) and Thomas Lewis died. before 1949, possibly killed in WWII
MORPETH GARRARD JACKSON was born November 25, 1869, Habergham Eaves, Burnley, Lancs and died on. November 26, 1923, Stables, Charles St, Blackpool. Morpeth married his first wife MARY ELLEN CALVERT on January 7, 1893 in Gannow Parish Church, Burnley.
Mary Ellen suffered from pernicious anaemia and died quite young. His second marriage was before 1917 but the name of his second wife is at present unknown.
Morpeth began work in the cotton mills, eventually working alongside his daughters, they on the looms and he as a “tenter”. By 1923, he had moved to Blackpool and become a carting agent, running his own business and living at 36 Cavendish Road, Bispham near Blackpool.
Morpeth committed suicide in 1923, the coroners verdict being “suicide whilst of unsound mind by cutting his throat with a razor”. His was buried on November 30, 1923, All Hallows Church, Bispham, Rather poignantly, he committed suicide on his and his daughter’s birthday and was buried on his grand daughter’s birthday
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MORPETH JACKSON and MARY ELLEN CALVERT had seven children.

The eldest, JOHN JACKSON, was born. January 15, 1896, Burnley and died. January 15, 1917. He was a private in the East Lancs regiment (Private 25288) and was killed in Mesopotamia (Now Iraq) in WW1. It was his 21st birthday. The whereabouts of his grave is unknown but his death is commemorated on the war memorial at Nasirayah, Iraq.

The eldest daughter was FANNY JACKSON born about. 1897. Fanny was reputedly the prettiest and softest natured of the sisters. She married WILLIAM CLEGG who was the nephew of her father’s second wife. "Uncle Billy" was killed on holiday in Blackpool, hit by a bus as he crossed the road by the library. They had children

My grandmother came next. ELIZABETH ANN JACKSON was born November 25, 1898 in Burnley. Known as Lizzie she brought up her younger brothers after her father committed suicide.
A weaver in the cotton mills, Lizzie worked “six loom” which was extremely skilled work. After marrying FREDERICK WHITTAM and raising three children of her own, she eventually died on January 25th 1978

HARRY JACKSON was born sometime after 1900 and, after obtaining a degree in industrial textiles, he emigrated to Canada in about 1927. He married . JESSIE and moved to the USA, first to Rhode Island and then N.Carolina where they raised two children.

ELLEN GRACE JACKSON came next. As a young girl, she worked for a relative as companion to his blind mother. She later went into the mills, working with her sister Lizzie and father Morpeth. Her husband was WILLIAM DODDING and they had two children. Auntie Grace was a very talented embroiderer and also made her own elderberry wine. She was a woman with a large and strong personality and was often known ( affectionately) as “Nosey Nell” or “Amazing Grace”, depending on the mood of the moment.

The two youngest brothers were JAMES JACKSON and SAGAR JACKSON.
James married MARY COOPER and worked as clerk of works for York City Council. They had two daughters.
Sagar married MARGARET (surname unknown) and worked as clerk of works for the builders Wimpey.