Events
Date of Baptism: 29 October 1684.
Place of Baptism: North Meols, Lancashire, England (St Cuthbert’s)
The baptism is given by Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerks, citing a microfiche of Brierley’s transcription of the parish registers.
Date of Death: between 28 January 1729 and 2 February 1729.
Robert made his will on 28 January and was buried 2 February.
Date of Burial: 2 February 1729.
Place of Burial: North Meols (St Cuthbert’s)
Otterstrom gives the burial, citing Brierley’s transcription of the parish registers.
Relationships
Father: James Jackson (1659 - 1737/8).
Mother: Isabel Wright (born about 1662)
See the Commentary section.
Spouse: Ann Walker (born about 1684). Married 9 December 1704 in North Meols.
The marriage is recorded in the parish register.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. All baptisms and burials are in St Cuthbert’s, North Meols.)
Isabel Jackson (baptized 11 May 1705 - buried 22 May 1705).
James Jackson (baptized 5 January 1706/7 - buried 1751 or 1752) married Jennet Johnson 8 March 1735/6 in Ormskirk (St Peter and St Paul).
Thomas Jackson (baptized 1 May 1709 - buried 7 January 1717).
John Jackson (baptized 4 October 1711).
Alice Jackson (baptized 6 October 1717).
Ellen Jackson.
Evidence
Robert's baptism (North Meols parish register, 1688)
Robert Jacson Sonn of James baptised oc the 29
Robert's marriage (North Meols parish register, 1704)
Ro. Jacson And Ann walker married decem: the 9th -
Baptisms of children (North Meols parish register)
[1705]
Issabel Jacson da: of Ro: bap: maij the ii
Issabell Jacson buried maij the 22
[1706]
James Jacson sonne of Robert bap: Ja the 5th
[1709]
Tho: Jacson Sonne of Ro: bap: maij the jth.
[1711]
Jo: Jacson Sonne of Ro: bap: october the 4th.
[1717]
Alis Jacson da: of Robert bap oct: the 6
A transcription of Robert Jackson’s will
In the Name of God Amen This Thirtieth day of January Anno Domini One Thousand seven Hundred & twenty nine I Robert Jackson of No: Meols in Co:y Lan'r Husbandman being Infirm & weake of body but of sound & perfect mind & memory praised be God for it do make & ordain this my last will & Testament in manner & form following That is to say firt I commend my soul into the hands of Allmighty God: and my body to the earth to be Cristianly & decently buried at the discretion of my Executor hereafter named and as touching such Temporal substance that it hath pleased God to bestow upon me, I Give devise & dispose of it as followeth (Viz) First I will that my due debts funerall expences and probat of this my last will be pay'd & discharged out of my personall estate: And whereas I have in my possession one messuage & Tenament with th'Appurt'es situtate lying & being in Crossins within No: Meols afors'd: which I hould by Indenture of Assignment Legally executed by John Dandy Elizabeth his wife and Robert Robison her son, one moiety or half of the sd messuage Tenament with th'Appurt'es I give to James Jackson my son, the other half I give to Ann my loveing Wife during her naturall life (If the lives in the original Lease so long do live) but if shee marry after my deceas then I will that my son James have the whole estate, messuage Tenament with the'App'r aforsaid, paying her the yearly summ of Twenty shillings the first payment to become due at the end of eleven month immediatly after her marriage: And Further I will that Ann my loving wife And James Jackson my son in consideration of the enjoyment of the messuage and Tenament as afforsaid be eaqually chargible with & do eaqually pay to John Jackson my younger son the sum of Two pounds of current money so soon as he attaineth to the age of twenty one years, and allso to Alice & Eling my daughters each the summ of Twenty pounds of like current money when they come to twenty one years of age, but if either of them die underage the 20 s eaqually to my wife & children And wheras I have in my possession one cottage and one acre of ground in the banks within No: Meols afsorsaid, which is in Lease and Three other acres which I hould upon a rack rent I give the said cottage Acre in Lease and all the Tenantright to the other three acres (If any Tenantright there be) to John Jackson my younger son during the term granted in the said Leas, And Lastly I do herby nominate & Appoint Ann my loving Wife & James Jackson my son Executrix & Executor of this my last will & Testament hoping they will see the same executed as my trust & repose is in them; And I do herby make void all former and other wills and Bequests heretofore by me made ratifying this and no other to be my last will & Testament In Wittness whereof I have hereunto putt my hand & seal the day & year first above written
Robert [R* J] Jackson
signed sealed published and (by the Testator) declared to be his last will & Testament in presence of
Will: [M] Wright sen
William Wright
John Jackson
[proved 15 July 1731]
Commentary
Robert’s parentage:
Robert’s children were Isabel, James, Thomas, John, Alice, and Ellen. Isabel and Thomas died young. Robert died in 1729. The 1737 will of James Jackson of North Meols, yeoman, names his grandchildren James, John, Alice, and Ellen Jackson.
The St Cuthbert’s register records the baptism 29 October 1684 of “Robert Jacson Sonn of James”.
James’s eldest child was baptized 28 November 1680 at St Cuthbert’s. The St Cuthbert’s register records the marriage 26 January 1679 of James Jackson and Isabel Wright.
References
Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerks
Parish register of North Meols. Digital images available on FamilySearch, accessed 15 January 2018.
Will of Robert Jackson of North Meols, husbandman. Consistory Court of Chester, 1731. Digital image on FamilySearch Film # 004423937.