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I am trying to find Jane Nicholls birth date. I know she married John Stephen Jowers in April 1899and they lived in St George in the East. Her father's name was Thomas and he was a seaman.

Maureen

Buy the marriage cert, to find out how old she was...then look for birth reg'n on freebmd

http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/

1911 census search
HOUSEHOLD JOWERS CHARLES M 1908 3 St George in the East London
HOUSEHOLD JOWERS EDWARD M 1903 8 St George in the East London
HOUSEHOLD JOWERS JANE F 1876 35 St George in the East London
HOUSEHOLD JOWERS JOHN M 1905 6 St George in the East London
HOUSEHOLD JOWERS JOHN S M 1878 33 St George in the East London
HOUSEHOLD JOWERS MARTHA F 1901 10 St George in the East London
INSTITUTION JOWERS SOPHIA F 1838 73 Strand London
HOUSEHOLD JOWERS THOMAS M 1900 11 St George in the East London

This could be her
1881 England Census
about Jane Nicholls
Name: Jane Nicholls
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875
Relation: Daughter
Mother's Name: Jane
Gender: Female
Where born: Islington, Middlesex, England

Civil Parish: Islington
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street address: 57 Gifford St
Education:

Employment status: View Image
Occupation: Scholar

Registration district: Islington
Sub registration district: Islington West
ED, institution, or vessel: 35a
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Jane Nicholls 27
Charles Nicholls 8
Jane Nicholls 6
Lydia Nicholls 3

No father with them

Possibly her birth

Births Sep 1875
Nicholls Jane Islington 1b 332

Not sure if this is the right Jane Nicholls as she was born in St George in the East London

Many thanks

??1891

The transcribers have made a complete hash of this one..........

Name: Jane Nicholls
[Jane Washbourne]
Age: 17
Estimated birth year: abt 1874
Relation: Daughter
Mother's name: Amelia Washbourne
Gender: Female
Where born: St Georges, London, England

Civil Parish: St Leonard
Ecclesiastical parish: All Hallows (East India Dock)
Town: Bromley
County/Island: London
Country: England


Registration district: Poplar
Sub-registration district: Bromley
ED, institution, or vessel: 43
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Amelia Washbourne 49
Ronna Nicholls 36 ....................................ROSINA.....described as wife
Jane Nicholls 17


The Washbourne woman is next door........so ignore completely

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Marriages Jun 1873 (>99%)
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McCARTHY Elizabeth St.Geo. East 1c 842
Nicholls Thomas St.Geo.East 1c 842
Solomons Alexander St George in the East 1c 842
Solomons Rosina St George in the East 1c 842

Births Jun 1874 (>99%)
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Nicholls Jane St. Geo. East 1c 420


Not sure why you didn't find this birth record yourself....................it's on freebmd

1911 from FMP.................

Person: JOWERS, Jane
Address: 15 Mary Street St Geroges in the East

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JOWERS, John S Head Married
12 years M 33 1878 Water Side Labourer Wapping London VIEW
JOWERS, Jane Wife F 35 1876 London St Georges VIEW
JOWERS, Thomas Son M 11 1900 School London St Georges VIEW
JOWERS, Martha Daughter F 10 1901 School London St Georges VIEW
JOWERS, Edward Son M 8 1903 School London St Georges VIEW
JOWERS, John Son M 6 1905 School London St Georges VIEW
JOWERS, Charles Son M 3 1908 London St Georges VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
1518 Reference:
RG14PN1518 RG78PN53 RD19 SD1 ED20 SN121

Age at marriage given as 22 (but she may have fibbed so as not to be older than her groom):

Name: John Stephen Jowers - carman
Age: 22
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
>>Spouse Name: Jane Nicholls
>>Spouse Age: 22
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 02 Apr 1899
Parish: St John the Evangelist, Stepney
County: London
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Father Name: Henry William Jowers - stevedore
Spouse Father Name: Thomas Nicholls - seaman

More detail on Thomas - Rosina marriage Flick found:

Rosina's brother Alexander married same day and place.

Name: Thomas Nicholls - COACHMAN
Age: 21
Estimated birth year: abt 1852
Spouse Name: Rosina Solomons
Spouse Age: 20
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 02 Jun 1873
Parish: Christ Church, Watney Street
County: Middlesex
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Father Name: George Nicholls - STONE MASON
Spouse Father Name: Joseph Solomons - FELLOWSHIP PORTER

Hi All
Many thanks for all the information you have given me. It has confirm some things I thought I knew and given me a lot I did not know. It has helped me to go back even more with nan's side of the family. Many thanks again.