I am still trying to keep up with my Joneses lol!
How likely would a coachman have been to travel from Gloucester, to Devon then over to Yoxford in Suffolk ? (and I mean the furthest east Suffolk you can get lol)
My William Jones married Susanna Wills (can't find marriage) circa 1819, children were born all over the place (Gloucester, Devon & Suffolk) up to when he died in 1839 (why is it they always manage to before the 1841 census ). I have his last daughter's birth cert from 1838 & he was a "coachman". Susanna is a teacher on the 1841 census.
I know there was a place called Cockfield Hall in Yoxford, where Lord & Lady Blois lived. In 1851 they have a chap working as a Coachman for them.
I am wondering if up until his death it was possible that William worked for them as a coachman? I wondered if the death cert would give any more info, or whether it is possible that he died in an accident & it may have been in the local papers at all?
What would be the likelyhood of there being lots of coachmen in one place, or was the job specifically more of the "chaffeur" type in those days?
Thanks!
How likely would a coachman have been to travel from Gloucester, to Devon then over to Yoxford in Suffolk ? (and I mean the furthest east Suffolk you can get lol)
My William Jones married Susanna Wills (can't find marriage) circa 1819, children were born all over the place (Gloucester, Devon & Suffolk) up to when he died in 1839 (why is it they always manage to before the 1841 census ). I have his last daughter's birth cert from 1838 & he was a "coachman". Susanna is a teacher on the 1841 census.
I know there was a place called Cockfield Hall in Yoxford, where Lord & Lady Blois lived. In 1851 they have a chap working as a Coachman for them.
I am wondering if up until his death it was possible that William worked for them as a coachman? I wondered if the death cert would give any more info, or whether it is possible that he died in an accident & it may have been in the local papers at all?
What would be the likelyhood of there being lots of coachmen in one place, or was the job specifically more of the "chaffeur" type in those days?
Thanks!
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