Person:Jane Clear (1)

Jane Clear was baptised on 22nd April 1810 at Sidlesham in Sussex, daughter of John and Frances Clear. She was married on Christmas Day 1827, aged 17, to a fisherman and labourer called Henry Green, also known as James Green. They married at the nearby parish of Earnley, but returned to Jane's native Sidlesham where they had seven children between 1828 and 1845.

James Green died in 1848, aged 48. The following year Jane married again. Her second husband was also a fisherman, named William Grant. He was nearly 13 years her junior; when they married she was 39 and he was 26. They stayed in Sidlesham and had two children during the 1850s, giving Jane nine children altogether from her two marriages. The 1861 census finds Jane and William living at the Crab and Lobster public house in Sidlesham, with William described as a fisherman and publican. William died the following year, aged just 39.

After William's death, Jane went to live in Portsmouth, a few miles west of Sidlesham. She appears there in the 1871 census with her youngest daughter. By 1881 she was living alone in Portsmouth.

Jane died in 1885, aged 75.

1. ↑ Sidlesham (St Mary) baptisms, in Sussex, England. Online Parish Clerks.

   ch. 22 Apr 1810: Jane daughter of John & Frances Clear

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 1103; Book 5; Folio 9; Page 11, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Mill, Sidlesham, Sussex
   James Green, male, 40 [1796-1801], Fisherman, born in county
   Jane Green, female, 30 [1806-11], born in county
   Frances Green, female, 12 [1828/9], born in county
   George Green, male, 9 [1831/2], born in county
   Alfred Green, male, 7 [1833/4], born in county
   Mary Green, female, 4 [1836/7], born in county
   William Green, male, 1 [1839/40], 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 1652; Folio 87; Page 16, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Late Ransoms, Sidlesham, Sussex
   William Grant, head, married, male, 30 [1821/2], Fisherman, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Jane Grant, wife, married, female, 40 [1811/2], b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Mary Green, daughter in law, unmarried, female, 14 [1836/7], At Home, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   William Green, son in law, unmarried, male, 11 [1839/40], At Home, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Jane Green, daughter in law, female, 9 [1841/2], At Home, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Harriet Green, daughter in law, female, 6 [1844/5], At Home, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   James Farr, nephew, male, 3 [1847/8], b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Charles Homer, lodger, unmarried, male, 17 [1833/4], Fisherman, b. Sidlesham, Sussex

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 617; Folio 67; Page 7, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Crab & Lobster, Sidlesham, Sussex
   William Grant, head, married, male, 39 [1821/2], Publican & Fisherman, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Jane Grant, wife, married, female, 50 [1810/11], b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Harriet Green, daughter in law, unmarried, female, 15 [1845/5], Servant, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Emily Phebe Grant, daughter, female, 9 [1851/2], b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Joseph Grant, son, male, 6 [1854/5], b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Charles Wilkins, lodger, unmarried, male, 52 [1808/9], Farm Laborer, b. Eastdean, Sussex

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 1138; Folio 28; Page 3, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: 13 Timson Street, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire
   Jane Grant, head, widow, female, 60 [1810/11], Needlewoman, b. Siddlesham, Sussex
   Emily Grant, daughter, unmarried, female, 19 [1851/2], Laundress, b. Siddlesham, Sussex

6. ↑ England. 1881 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 RG11; Piece 1143; Folio 104; Page 9, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 11 Sterling Street, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire
   Jane Grant, head, widow, female, 70 [1810/11], Dressmaker, b. Sidlesham, Sussex

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

   d. Jane GRANT, June Quarter 1885, Portsea Registration District, Vol. 2b, page 273, aged 75 [1809/10]