Ancestral Trails 2016 » Joseph UNWIN (1838-1920)

Personal data Joseph UNWIN 

Sources 1, 2, 3
  • Alternative name: Onion (also known as / alias)
  • He was born on June 15, 1838 in Bourne, Caxton, Cambridgeshire.Sources 1, 2, 3
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1851 Agricultural Labourer.
    • in the year 1861 Farm Labourer.
    • in the year 1871 Agricultural Labourer.
    • in the year 1881 Agricultural Labourer.
    • in the year 1891 Grocer & Public at the Shepherd & Flock.
  • Resident:
  • He died on May 30, 1920 in Luton, Bedfordshire, he was 81 years old.

Household of Joseph UNWIN

He is married to Elizabeth HANSCOMBE.

They got married on December 24, 1859 at St Mary the Virgin, Pirton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, he was 21 years old.Sources 3, 4, 5, 6


Child(ren):

  1. Lilia UNWIN  1883-????
  2. Alice UNWIN  1876-????
  3. John UNWIN  1866-????
  4. George UNWIN  1879-????
  5. Mary Jane UNWIN  1869-1885
  7. Eliza UNWIN  1868-1887
  8. Rosa May UNWIN  1888-1888
  9. James UNWIN  1874-1876
  10. Emma UNWIN  1872-????
  11. Ann UNWIN  1862-????
  12. Catherine UNWIN  1860-???? 
  13. Joseph UNWIN  1864-1934


Notes about Joseph UNWIN

1851 aged 13, living at Pudding Lane, Caston End, Bourn, Cambridgeshire with his parents, John 44 and Jane Unwin 38, and younger brother Robert 11. 1861 aged 22, living at Duckland, Hitchin with his wife Elizabeth 20 and daughter Catherine aged 5 months 1871 aged 32, living at Orton Head, Hitchin with his wife Elizabeth 30, and children Catherine 10, Ann 8, Joseph 6, John 5, Eliza 3 and Mary Jane 1. 1881 aged 41, living at Bunyan Road, Hitchin with his wife Elizabeth 40, and children Catherine 20, Joseph 16, John 15, Eliza 12, Mary Jane 11, Emma 10, Alice 3 and George 1. 1891 aged 51, living at the Shepherd & Flock, 26-29 Round Green, Luton with his wife Elizabeth 50, and children Emma 19, Alice 14, George 11, Lilia 8 and Robert C 5. UNWIN FAMILY BIBLE Husband: Joseph Unwin born June 15th 1838, son of John Unwin. Wife Elizabeth Unwin born October 21st 1840, daughter of George Handscombe and Mary (Mary added later). Marriage 24th day of December 1859. St Marys Church, Pirton (place added later). Children's Names: Catherine Unwin 3/11/60, Ann Unwin 25/7/62, Joseph Unwin 17/8/64, John Unwin 24/2/66. Lizzie Unwin 23/1/686, Mary Jane Unwin 26/10/69, Emma Unwin 3/3/72, James Unwin 24/4/74, Alice Unwin 15/4/76, George Unwin 19/9/79, Lillie Unwin 5/2/83, Robert Charles Unwin 14/7/85, Rosa May Unwin 2/4/88. Marriages: Catherine Unwin 1882, Ann Unwin 1884, Joseph Unwin 1892, Alice Unwin 1899, Emma Unwin 1900, Lily Unwin 1903, John Unwin 1905, George Unwin 1904 ;, Robert Charles Unwin 1909. Deaths: James Unwin 29/8/76 Aged 2, Mary Jane Unwin 31/12/85 Aged 16, Lizzie Unwin 28/2/87 Aged 19, Rosa May Unwin 10/12/88, Robert Charles Unwin 9.4.1915, Joseph Unwin 30/ 5/20, Elizabeth Unwin 9/3/23, Joseph Unwin Aug 1934

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Joseph UNWIN

Joseph UNWIN
1838-1920

1859

Elizabeth HANSCOMBE
1840-1923

Lilia UNWIN
1883-????
Alice UNWIN
1876-????
John UNWIN
1866-????
George UNWIN
1879-????
Mary Jane UNWIN
1869-1885
Robert Charles UNWIN
1885-1915
Eliza UNWIN
1868-1887
Rosa May UNWIN
1888-1888
James UNWIN
1874-1876
Emma UNWIN
1872-????
Ann UNWIN
1862-????
Catherine UNWIN
1860-????
Joseph UNWIN
1864-1934

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Sources

  1. 1871 England Census, Ancestry.com, Class: RG10; Piece: 1367; Folio: 100; Page: 48; GSU roll: 828459.
    Birth date: abt 1839 Birth place: Bourne, Cambridgeshire, England Residence date: 1871 Residence place: Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
    / Ancestry.co.uk
  2. 1861 England Census, Ancestry.com, Class: RG9; Piece: 819; Folio: 95; Page: 2; GSU roll: 542706.
    Birth date: abt 1839 Birth place: Reora, Cambridgeshire, England Residence date: 1861 Residence place: Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
    / Ancestry.co.uk
  3. England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940, Ancestry.com
    Birth date: abt 1837 Birth place: Marriage date: 24 Dec 1859 Marriage place: Pirton, Hertfordshire, England Residence date: Residence place: England
    / Ancestry.com
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  5. Pirton Marriage Register
    4 Dec 1859 Joseph Onion, 22 bachelor of Bourn, Cambridge, son of John Onion married Elizabeth Handscombe of Pirton, aged 19 spinster, daughter of George Handscombe. All the men are labourers, all sign but Joseph. Witnesses Azel Young and Elizabeth Squires. Banns 20, 27 Nov, 4 Dec.
  6. Bourn, Cambridgeshire, Parish Register
    Bourn parish records show marriage banns for Joseph Onion, of the parish of Bourn, Cambridgeshire, and Elizabeth Handscombe, of the parish of Pirton, Hertfordshire, were published 20 and 27 Nov and 4 Dec 1859.

Historical events

Birthday June 15, 1838

  • The temperature on June 15, 1838 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1838: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • January 26 » Tennessee enacts the first prohibition law in the United States.
    • June 28 » Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
    • July 15 » Ralph Waldo Emerson delivers the Divinity School Address at Harvard Divinity School, discounting Biblical miracles and declaring Jesus a great man, but not God. The Protestant community reacts with outrage.
    • September 1 » Saint Andrew's Scots School, the oldest school of British origin in South America, is established.
    • October 5 » The Killough massacre in east Texas sees eighteen Texian settlers either killed or kidnapped.
    • November 3 » The Times of India, the world's largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper is founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce.

Day of marriage December 24, 1859

  • The temperature on December 24, 1859 was about 5.6 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
  • In the year 1859: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • February 17 » Cochinchina Campaign: The French Navy captured the Citadel of Saigon, a fortress that was manned by 1,000 Nguyễn dynasty soldiers, en route to conquering Saigon and other regions of southern Viet Nam.
    • May 17 » Members of the Melbourne Football Club codified the first rules of Australian rules football.
    • June 6 » Australia: Queensland is established as a separate colony from New South Wales (Queensland Day).
    • June 28 » The first conformation dog show is held in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
    • June 30 » French acrobat Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope.
    • September 17 » Joshua A. Norton declares himself "Norton I, Emperor of the United States."

Day of death May 30, 1920

  • The temperature on May 30, 1920 was between 11.3 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
    • January 2 » The second Palmer Raid, ordered by the US Department of Justice, results in 6,000 suspected communists and anarchists being arrested and held without trial.
    • February 13 » The Negro National League is formed.
    • February 24 » The Nazi Party (NSDAP) was founded by Adolf Hitler in the Hofbräuhaus beer hall in Munich, Germany
    • March 19 » The United States Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles for the second time (the first time was on November 19, 1919).
    • November 12 » Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes sign the Treaty of Rapallo.
    • November 21 » Irish War of Independence: In Dublin, 31 people are killed in what became known as "Bloody Sunday".


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Source: Wikipedia

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