Person:James Burrows (8)

James Burrows was baptised on 27th July 1794 at Blatherwycke in Northamptonshire, son of William Burrows and his wife Sarah.

James's next sighting is on 18th May 1824, aged 29, when he married Elizabeth Allen at Barnack, a few miles north-east of Blatherwycke. They went on to have five children at Barnack between 1825 and 1832, although three of them died young.

Elizabeth died aged 36 in 1834.

The following year, James remarried a widow named Rose Downes (formerly Newborn). The 1841 census finds them living at Barnack with one of James's surviving children and with his late wife's father.

On census night in 1851, James was on his own in Barnack, described as a cottager of six acres. Rose was away from home that night, being with her son and his family, who had recently had a baby, at the nearby village of Collyweston.

The 1861 census finds James and Rose in Barnack, with James described as an almsman, presumably claiming some sort of charitable assistance.

Rose died in 1862, aged 77, leaving James a widower for a second time. He lived to be 86 and died in 1880 at the Stamford Union Workhouse, which was just outside the town in the parish of Stamford Baron. He was buried back in Barnack on 30th September 1880.

1. ↑ Church of England. Parish Church of Blatherwick (Northamptonshire). Parish registers, 1621-1968. (Northampton, England: Northamptonshire County Record Office, 1994?).

   James the Son of William and Sarah Burross was baptized July 27th 1794 by me Geo[rge] Jenkins Minister

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 815; Book 2; Folio 10; Page 15, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Barnack, Northamptonshire
   James Burrows, male, 47 [1793/4], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
   Rosa Burrows, female, 50 [1786-91], born in county
   Mary Burrows, female, 13 [1827/8], born in county
   William Allen, male, 75 [1761-6], born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 2094; Folio 495; Page 24, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Barnack, Northamptonshire
   James Burrows, head, married, male, 59 [1791/2], Cottager 6 Acres, b. Blatherwycke, Northamptonshire

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 2314; Folio 52; Page 24, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Barnack, Northamptonshire
   James Borrows, head, married, male, 69 [1791/2], Almsman (Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer]), b. Blatherswycke, Northamptonshire
   Rose Borrows, wife, married, female, 76 [1784/5], b. Barnack, Northamptonshire

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 3310; Folio 55; Page 19, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Barnack, Northamptonshire
   James Burrows, head, widower, male, 77 [1793/4], Annuitant, b. Blatherwick, Northamptonshire

6.   Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. James BURROWS, September Quarter 1880, Stamford Registration District, Volume 7a, page 240, aged 87 [1792/3]

7. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Barnack (Northamptonshire). Parish registers, 1695–1974. (Northampton, England: Northamptonshire Record Office).

   BURIALS in the Parish of Barnack in the County of Northampton in the Year 1880
   No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   389	James Burrows	Barnack late of Stamford Union	Sep[tember] 30	87	Geo[rge] Steer, Curate