Info 3a, census William and Jane

Info 3a, for William and Jane Elgey, Census


1841 census 
Source                   HO107; Piece 1212; Book: 9 Folio: 20; Page: 13; 
Parish:                  Wetwang    District: 6 
Dwelling                 Holmfield 

John       Elgey    70    Farmer               Y
Ann        Elgey    65                         Y
William    Elgey    30                         Y
Henry    Donkin     20    Ag L                 Y
David    Barker     15     MS                  y
William  Shield     14     MS                  y 
Elizabeth Wharram   20     FS                  Y
Jane Dowson         15     fs                  Y

Driffield Times, 8th April 1845
Marriages; William Elgey, full age, bachelor, farmer of Wetwang, son of John Elgey, yeoman, and Jane Major, full age, spinster of North Burton, dau of William Major, farmer, married in the Church of North Burton. Witnesses: Thos. Major, John Varley and Stephen Birdsall.
York Herald, Satuday 19th April 1845, page 5
Marriages At North Burton by the Rev. J. Wilkinson, incumbant, Mr. James Elgey, eldest don ogf John Elgey Esq., of Home Field Farm, Wetwang to Jane second daughter of the late Wm. Major Esq., of North Burton


1851 Census 
source              Ho107,  piece 2366,  folio 25, page
Place               Wetwang 
Dwelling            Home field  schedule 120

William Elgey   head  M 45 farmer of 350 acres emp 5 lab      Homefield, Wetwang
Jane    Elgey   wife  M 32 farmers wife                       North Burton
Robert  Elgey brother S 33 famers son                         Wetwang 

Elizabbeth Bell  serv    18   house serv
Harriet    moody serv    17   house serv
Henry    Rowson  serv    24   Farm lab
Richard Clarke   serv    24   Farm Lab
Newdick meynell  serv    20   Farm Lab
George Hillaby   serv    16   Farm Lab
John Dodsworth   serv  M 40   Farm Lab

Robert, Williams yongest brother was committed to a mental asylum at least twice from as early as the age of 10


1871 census 
source              RG10 piece 4808 folio       page 16
Place                       Wetwang 
Dwelling             schedule 88 Home Field 

William Elgey    head  M  65     Farmer of 337 acres emp 4 boys 1 Lab
Jane    Elgey    wife  M  52
Robert  Elgey  brother S  53     Farm labourer
William Brankley vist  W  73     Retired Farmer
Margaret B Hutty lodger U  26   
Ann Rigg        serv    u  19    general servant
Thomas Monkman  serv    u  26    Farm  Servant            
John Wafs       serv    u  18    Farm Servant

Note The Enumerator or transcriber has wrong spelling


Census 1881
Source:         RG11,   Piece 4793,    Folio 112,    Page 6
Place:          Great Driffield, York
Dwelling:       30 Middle St North

                Rel.    Marr Age   Occ            Birthplace  
William Elgey   Head    M    75    Gent           Wetwang, York
Jane    Elgey   Wife    M    62                   North Burton, York

Faith MAJOR     Niece   U    22                   Rudston, York
Emily E. CHARTER Serv   U    17    Domestic Serv  Knaresborough, York, England

William Elgey died 23 june 1881

Jane Elgey remarried sepqt 1884 Bridlington
to Matthew Blakestone c.5may1819, son of Jane and james Blakestone of Wharram Percy


1891 census
Source           RG12 piece 3955,  Folio 12, page 17 
Place            Great Driffield, Yorks
Dwelling         15 Lockwood St, schedule 103

Matthew Blakestone  head M  72 Retired Timber Merchant              Thixendale
Jane    Blakestone  wife M  73                                      North Burton
Hannah  Rodgers     serv s  17  General servant                     Ruston Parva

Jane Blakestone died in 1895, buried at Driffield alongside her fist husand William Elgey
Matthew Blakestone died 15march1896 aged 75