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I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT ABOUT MY GREAT GRANDFATHER JOHN JACKSON, BORN SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 1884 AND 1887 IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE. HIS FATHER WAS ALSO JOHN JACKSON NOT SURE WHO HIS MOTHER WAS. HE MARRIED A MARY ALICE STUBBS IN 1910 IN COVENTRY AND THEIR SON, MY GRANDFATHER WILLIAM CHARLES JOHN JACKSON WAS BORN IN COVENTRY IN JANUARY 1911. JOHN JACKSON WAS IN THE 3RD AFGHAN WAR AND WE HAVE A MEDAL WITH 1919 ON IT. CAN ANYONE HELP FIND WHEN HE WAS BORN AND WHERE AND WHEN HE DIED. I ONLY KNOW THAT HE WAS STILL ALIVE IN 1929 WHEN HIS SON MARRIED DORIS MABEL BRAGG IN COVENTRY. ANY HELP WOULD BE VERY APPRECIATED, THANKS

lets try this one
STUBBS, Charles Head Single M 28 1883 Boot Repairer Coventry Warwickshire VIEW
JACKSON, John Brother-In-Law Married M 26 1885 Driver Horse Vehicle [ post office] Cheltenham VIEW
JACKSON, Mary Wife Married
1 years F 26 1885 Coventry Warwickshire VIEW
JACKSON, William Son M 0 (13 WEEKS) 1911 Coventry Warwickshire VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
18518 Reference:
RG14PN18518 RG78PN1110 RD390 SD1 ED8 SN180

Registration District:
Coventry Sub District:
St John Enumeration District:
8 Parish:
Coventry

Address:
42 Cowlane Coventry

Does the marriage cert of John give his father's occupation please ?

If born in Gloucestershire, you have these possibilities:
Births Mar 1885
Jackson John William Stroud 6a 361
Births Jun 1885
Jackson John Chipping N. 3a 837
Births Mar 1886
JACKSON John William Cirencester 6a 385
Births Dec 1886
Jackson John Frederick Bedminster 5c 665
Births Dec 1887
Jackson John Thomas Bedminster 5c 650
None of them are close to Cheltenham, but only the Chipping Norton one has no second name for John.

Ruth, if you haven't already got the certificate for this marriage then you need to buy it to narrow down John's year of birth and confirm his father's occupation to assist in searching:

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Sep 1910 (>99%)
****Jackson John Coventry 6d 942
Lenton Rose Coventry 6d 942
Oxford Horace Coventry 6d 942
****Stubbs Mary A Coventry 6d 942

This is the only information that I have and that I know to be correct, so thanks, it is conformation. I have no idea who is Mother is or when he died.

Regards,
Ruth

his father was a stone mason

Did you have Mary's birth ???

Name: Mary Alice Stubbs
Gender: Female
Baptism/Christening Date: 1884
Baptism/Christening Place: HOLY TRINITY, COVENTRY, WARWICK, ENGLAND
Birth Date: 1884
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: William Stubbs
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Mary
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: K04192-4
System Origin: England-VR
Source Film Number: 1067412
Reference Number: - 2:H3DSTK
Collection: England Marriages, 1538–1973

Possibility for his father in 1911, as is a mason:
JACKSON, John Inmate Widower M 53 1858 Mason Pontefract
RG number: RG14 Piece: 15058 Reference: RG14PN15058 RD319 SD7 ED19 SN9999 Registration District: Bristol Sub District: Stapleton Enumeration District: 19 Parish: Bristol Address: Eastville Workhouse Bristol County: Gloucestershire

which looks like this John in 1901, and is a mason:
1901 England Census
John Jackson
Age: 43 Estimated birth year: abt 1858 Relation: Head Spouse's name: Elizabeth Jackson Gender: Male Where born: Pontefract, Yorkshire, England Civil parish: Bristol Ecclesiastical parish: Horfield Holy Trinity Town: Bristol County/Island: Gloucestershire Country: England Registration district: Bristol Sub-registration district: Ashley ED, institution, or vessel: 2 Household schedule number: 4
John Jackson 43
Elizabeth J ackson 52 Churchdown, Gloucestershire
Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 2398; Folio: 20; Page: 1.

Hello Ruth,
If you have a relative who died in any of the wars, you can use the CWGC's website to find out where you can find the cemetary he would be buried in , but you would have to find a website to find his name, rank, number, etc to request the details to complete the search. I have used "Find my past" to do this for our folks who died in all of the wars, but there are possibly other websites who also have this information. If there are, they will be able to tell you his full details so that you can search for all details and information and possibly a photograph of the grave/memorial for a small fee. I have found a huge amount of information this way, which includes cemetary details and lots of information which may be of interest in the history of your relative in relation to where they died.

The email address is: www.cwgc.org

Best wishesand hope you will find what you are looking for.
Jayne

Here is two possible births for father of g grandfather's father ...

Name: John Jackson
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 08 Jun 1856
Baptism/Christening Place: WESTBURY ON SEVERN,GLOUCESTER,ENGLAND
Father's Name: John Jackson
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Eliza
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C03275-1
System Origin: England-ODM
Source Film Number: 91545
Reference Number:
Collection: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

or

Name: John Jackson
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 29 Sep 1870
Baptism/Christening Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Birth Date: 02 Apr 1858
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Francis Jackson
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Eliza Noble
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: V00060-6
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 1596987
Reference Number: pg79
Collection: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975