My end of line Brickwall Ancestor - John Jacka

John Jacka is my sixth great grandfather and my Jacka-line brick wall; he is where the ancestral records stop. His son, Thomas Jacka, left a will, has a headstone and can be clearly identified in the various records sets, but not his father who remains an enigma.

I have been able to identify 5 children all born in St Buryan, to John Jacka and his wife Elizabeth (surname not yet known). Did they have children before they arrived in St Buryan? Without any further details regarding John Jacka or his wife Elizabeth this is impossible to determine. At the moment it has been assumed that the couple were married before their son William, assumed to be the eldest, was baptised in St Buryan; this could be misleading as the children listed below could be the last 4 children of a much larger family.
To date the following children have been identified, their baptisms listed in a single volume of the St Buryan Parish Register.

Child’s Name at baptism	Baptism in the St Buryan Parish Register for Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1718-1812	Marriage	death
William Jacka	29 December 1731[i]	No further information known.
Thomas Jacka	18 August 1733[ii]	Thomas married Elizabeth Gilbert on 16 February 1760 after banns were read on January 27, February 3 & 10, in St Buryan, Cornwall, England. Both the bride and groom were identified as being of the parish of St Buryan .  Witnesses at the marriage were William Jelbart[possibly Elizabeth’s father?] and Hugh Jacka [relationship to either bride or groom has not yet been established].[iii]	14 April  1796 in St. Erth, Cornwall, England.[iv],[v]
Mary Jacka	7 June 1735[vi]	Mary possibly married Francis Richards on 27 September 1760 in Mary’s home parish of  St Buryan, after banns were read in Francis’ home parish of Paul on 10th, 17th and 24th  August 1760. Witnesses at the marriage were ?? Corker and ?hell Pindar [no known relationship to either bride of groom yet, very difficult to read].[vii]	No further information known.
Abraham Jacka	12 May 1739[viii],[ix]	Abraham Jacka possibly married Alice Sutford on 12 May 1739 in St Buryan. Witnesses at the marriage were Thomas William and Thomas Badcock [no known relationship to either bride or groom yet].[x]	Abraham was buried on 21 May 1820, St Buryan, Cornwall, England, at the age of 81.[xi] Alice was buried on 5 February 1817, St Buryan, Cornwall, England, at the age of 8o.[xii]

It is thought that John died in or after 1740 as there were no more children baptised to the couple (at least in St Buryan) after Abraham’s baptism. [xiii]

The family do not appear to have moved out of the area as the younger three are still living in St Buryan when they get married. John would have been a young man when he died, his youngest child would have only been one year of age, his eldest 9 years old. His wife Elizabeth would have had her hands full and possibly would have remarried soon after John’s death.

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[i] Cornwall Record Office, Truro, Cornwall, England., "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," images database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 11 May 2018), Baptism of William Jacka baptised 29 December 1731, St Buryan Church Register; citing St Buryan Church Register Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1718-1812, unpaginated, last entry on page. [difficult to read]; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6QKS-HGD?cc=1769414&wc=3CB4-K6D%3A138123201%2C141035101%2C1582882809  (Image 9 of 88)

[ii] Cornwall Record Office, Truro, Cornwall, England., "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," images database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 2 May 2018), Baptism of Thomas Jacka baptised baptised 18 August 1733, St Buryan Parish Register Cornwall; citing  St Buryan Parish Register Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1718-1812. Entries unnumbered, unpaginated Cornwall Records Office, Truro; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6QK9-YL6?cc=1769414&wc=3CB4-K6D%3A138123201%2C141035101%2C1582882809 (image 10 of 88) [three pages after the eldest child William]

[iii] Cornwall Record Office, Truro, Cornwall, England., "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," images database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 10 May 2018), Marriage of Thomas Jacka & Elizabeth Gilbert  married 16 February  1760  St Buryan Parish Register; citing  St Buryan Parish records Marriage banns, marriages, 1754-1812  page 11 entry 33; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6QKS-92Z?cc=1769414&wc=3CB4-K6X%3A138123201%2C141035101%2C1582884005  (Image 9 of 68)

[iv] AP/J/2020 Will of Thomas Jacka of St Erth 1796

[v] Probate of Thomas Jacka 4 May 1796 (IR 26/339, EXETER: Cornwall Archdeaconry, Repository The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU).

[vi] Cornwall Record Office, Truro, Cornwall, England., "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," images database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 11 May 2018), Baptism of Mary Jacka, baptised 7 June 1735, St Buryan Parish Register; citing St Buryan Parish Register Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1718-1812, Cornwall Records Office, Truro.  page 12; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6QK9-YL6?cc=1769414&wc=3CB4-K6D%3A138123201%2C141035101%2C1582882809 (image 10 of 88) [next page after Thomas]

[vii] Cornwall Record Office, Truro, Cornwall, England., "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," images database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 11 May 2018), Marriage Francis Richards & Mary Jacka, married 27 September 1760 St Buryan Parish Church Register; citing St Buryan Parish Church Register, Marriage banns, marriages, 1754-1812, Cornwall Records Office, Truro. page  11 entry  36; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6QKS-92Z?cc=1769414&wc=3CB4-K6X%3A138123201%2C141035101%2C1582884005  (image 9 of 68)

[viii] Cornwall Record Office, Truro, Cornwall, England., "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," images database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 22 Jun 2018), Baptism of Abraham Jacka, baptised 1739 St Buryan Parish Register; citing St Buryan Parish Registers, Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1718-1812,  Cornwall Records Office, Truro. Entries unnumbered, unpaginated entry 1/2 way down page.  [unable to read day & month due to ink smudge]; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6QKS-3ZD?cc=1769414&wc=3CB4-K6D%3A138123201%2C141035101%2C1582882809  (image 12 of 88) [on next page after Mary]

[ix] "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NJY1-YF7  : 9 March 2018, Baptism of Abraham Jacka, baptised 12 May 1739 ); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 254,219. [gives date & month which cannot be seem on the scanned image of this record on FamilySearch]

[x] Cornwall Record Office, Truro, Cornwall, England., "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," images database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 6 Jun 2018), Marriage & Banns of Abraham Jacka & Alice Shel[or t]far married 12 May 1739 St Buryan Parish Register St Buryan Parish Register; citing St Buryan Parish Registers, Marriage banns, marriages, 1754-1812, Cornwall Records Office, Truro. Page  74, entry unnumbered; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6QKS-7FP?cc=1769414&wc=3CB4-K6X%3A138123201%2C141035101%2C1582884005  (image 21 of 68)

[xi] Cornwall OPC, Cornwall Online Parish Clerks Website (http://www.cornwall-opc.org/index.htm : accessed 23 Jun 2018), Burial of Abrahm Jacka, Buried 21 May 1820 St Buryan. citing Corinne Thompson's transcription from the St Buryan parish Register.

[xii] Cornwall OPC, Cornwall Online Parish Clerks Website (http://www.cornwall-opc.org/index.htm : accessed 23 Jun 2018), Burial of Alice Jacka, Buried 5 February 1817 St Buryan. citing Corinne Thompson's transcription from the St Buryan parish Register.

The Will of Humphrey Jacka

Disentangling the various Jacka families in Cornwall.

This is the fourth Jacka Will I have examined in an attempt to clarify the various Jacka family groups in Cornwall.  The others that I have examined and discussed can be found:- 

1. Thomas Jacka Will(1760-1833) & his wife Anna, nee Moyses' Will (1768 -1857)
2. Revisiting the Will of Thomas Jacka (1733-1796)

Humphrey Jacka’s Will was written on the 27 May 1735, the inventory of which was drawn up on the 2 July 1735.  Humphrey Jacka was identified as being late of the parish of Madernne.[Madron].

Photo by Kira auf der Heide published August 25, 2017 on Unsplash Accessed March 2018

He mentions his wife, his “dearly beloved wife Bridget” and his two children in his will. A search of the parish records shows his children were born in:-

1. Perranzabuloe (x1, his eldest child only, born 3 years before he married Bridget Richards indicate that he may have been married  before.)
2. Sancreed (x4 all to his second wife Bridget)

Humphrey married Bridget Richards on 26 December 1699 in Sancreed, Cornwall, England.[i]  Where a baptism and a corresponding burial record has been located with parents of Humphrey and Bridget it has been assumed that these are the missing children born to the couple but who pre-deceased their father before 1735.

Humphrey’s first name appears in the records using various spelling which include the following:-

1.       Humphry (x2)

2.       Umphry (x1)

3.       Humfrey (x2)

It appears that the two children who are mentioned in the Will are the only two that outlived their father, they are:-

1.     Mary who married Richard Chottmoll or Chetmeal in Madron
2.     Benjamin.

Identified  children	Baptised	Children who before their father died:- ·   Got married. ·   Died.	Humphrey Jacka’s Will.[ii] (children mentioned)
Mary Jacka	28 June 1696, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, Mary daughter of Humphry.[iii],[iv]	Mary married Richard Chottmoll on 26 December 1727 in Madron with Penzance, Cornwall[v]	“unto my  son  in  law  Richard  Chottmoll (Challinor?) &   his  sons(?) of my  only  daughter  Mary“
John Jacka	“John, s of Umphry Jacka & Bridget, 5th Dec 1703”[vi]	John Jacka s. of Humph. 22 October 1718, buried Sancreed.[vii]
Honour Jacka	“Honour, d of Humphry Jacka & Brugget, 16th Feb 1706” [viii]	Hon. Jacka d. of Humph of Maddern, 8 Dec. 1728, buried Sancreed [ix]
Benjamin Jacka	9 Jun 1711, Benjamin son of Humfrey of Maddern.[x]	Benjamin married Mary Hugh, 22 June 1735 in Madron with Penzance.[xi]	“unto my son Benjamin Jacka”
Bridget Jacka	10 October 1713, Madron Cornwall.[xii]	Bridget Jacka d. of Humphry 13 Apl. 1716, buried Sancreed.[xiii]

Note:- the copies of the Sancreed Parish Registers Online at FamilySearch are very difficult to read and appear to have suffered substantial water damage.

WikiTree Link for Humfrey Jacka (abt. 1674)

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[i] Julianne Malcolm(transcriber). Marriage of Humphry Jacka & Bridget Richards, married 26 March 1966, citing Phillimores, Retrieved 20 June 2018, from www.cornwall-opc-database.org

[ii] AP/J/1406 Will of Humphrey Jacka of Madron 1735. Cornwall Records Offfice, Turo, England

[iii] Mark Jose,(transcriber), Baptisms Database Online parish Clerks, citing Furze Transcripts, Retrieved 20 June 2018, from www.cornwall-opc-database.org

[iv] Baptism of Mary Jacka, baptised 28 June 1696, Perranzabuloe Parish Regiter, Cornwall, "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," Perranzabuloe Parish Registers, Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1558-1702, Cornwall Recrods Office, Truro. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DCP3-NQR?cc=1769414&wc=3CBC-DPT%3A138123201%2C140512501%2C1582889102 Accessed 20 June 2018 (image 80 of 83) [water damaged, very difficult to read]

[v] Sue Teakle (transcriber). Marriage of Richard Chetmell and Mary Jacka, married 26 December 1727 Madron with Penzance Parish Register, citing Bishops Transcripts of Madron with Penzance Parish Registers. Page damaged.

[vi] Sancreed on-line parish clerk web site, Baptism of John Jacka, baptised 5th Dec 1703 in Sancreed. Citing: Baptisms 1700 - 1779. (2018). Sancreedopccornwall.tripod.com. Retrieved 20 June 2018, from http://sancreedopccornwall.tripod.com/id4.html

[vii] Sancreed on-line parish clerk web site, Burial of John Jacka on 22 October 1718 in Sancreed, Citing: Burials 1700 - 1749. (2018). Sancreedopccornwall.tripod.com. Retrieved 20 June 2018, from http://sancreedopccornwall.tripod.com/id20.html

[viii] Sancreed on-line parish clerk web site, Baptism of Honour Jacka, baptised 16 Feb 1706 in Sancreed, Cornwall.  Citing Baptisms 1700 - 1779. (2018). Sancreedopccornwall.tripod.com. Retrieved 20 June 2018, from http://sancreedopccornwall.tripod.com/id4.html

[ix] Sancreed on-line parish clerk web site, Burial of Hon. Jacka, 8 Dec. 1728"in Sancreed, Cornwall. Citing: Burials 1700 - 1749. Sancreedopccornwall.tripod.com. Retrieved 20 June 2018, from http://sancreedopccornwall.tripod.com/id20.html

[x] Sue Teakle(transcriber), Baptism of Benjamin Jacka, baptised 9 June 1711, Madron, citing Bishops Transcripts Madron Parish Registers

[xi] Elizabeth Smith(transcriber), Marriage of Benjamin Jacka and Mary Hugh, Madron, citing Bishops Transcripts Madron Parish Registers

[xii] FamilySearch, Baptism of Bridget Jacka, Baptised 10 October 1713 in Madron, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," citing MADRON,CORNWALL,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0254188, 0254190-91, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NLV7-H4D  : 11 February 2018)

[xiii] Sancreed on-line parish clerk web site, Burial of Bridget Jacka 13 April 1716 in Sancreed, Cornwall. citing Burials 1700 - 1749. (2018). Sancreedopccornwall.tripod.com. Retrieved 20 June 2018, from http://sancreedopccornwall.tripod.com/id20.html

Did Kate Dutton’s father serve in the 39th Regiment of Foot of The British Army?

The search for Thomas Dutton (part 1)

According to Kate’s birth certificate her father, Thomas Dutton, was a Soldier of the 39 Reg inf, who was said to be about 35 years old and born in London.[i]

Excerpt from the birth certificate Kate Dutton, born 21 December 1857. (Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Australia. 2541/1858)

“39 Reg inf” seems to suggest that he was a member of  The 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot an infantry regiment of the British Army.

In the 1800s the regiment did come to New South Wales, Australia  “toward the end of 1825[30] and saw service guarding convicts and establishing settlements at Hobart, Sydney, Swan River Colony and Bathurst before leaving for India in July 1832.”[ii] If Thomas Dutton came to Australia with the Regiment it seemed plausible that he could have retired in Australia.

The only Dutton I could find was a William Henry Dutton as it was not unusual for people to change their first names particularly if they were trying to obscure their identity.  As William was the only Dutton in the 39th Regiment of Foot I decided to trace his life to see if he were one and the same as Kate’s father.  Below are the results of that research.

The Life of William Henry Dutton

William Henry Dutton served a total of just over 18 years in the British army, retiring as an invalid with Hepatic & Catarrhal afflictions.[iii] He was born on 8 September 1803 and baptised eight years later on the 27 May 1811 in St Andrews, London, in St Giles in the Fields, Holborn, Camden, England to Thomas & Maria Dutton.[iv],[v]  William retired on the 27 May 1840 with the rank of Drummer.[vi]  He was a member of the 39^th Regiment of Foot. [vii]

He can be found in the following censuses.

In the 1841 Census William was living either in or close by the Royal Hospital in White Lion Street, Middlesex as a pensioner.[viii]

[In 1845 According to the Royal Hospital Chelsea records he moved around quite a lot from 1845-1846 from the pay districts of Jersey to Worcester.[ix] In 1846 he moved from Worcester 1/1, back to Jersey 1/7 and then onto Birmingham on the  1^st November.[x]]

In the 1851 Census, he can be found living as a Chelsea Pensioner unmarried in a place called Henley in Arden in Warwickshire, with a 9 year old girl as a lodger.[xi]

In the 1861 Census he was still in Henley in Arden in Warwickshire but now was living in a boarding house, which included another Chelsea pensioner named Tom Lowe.[xii]

[According to the Royal Hospital Chelsea records he moved from the Birmingham pay district on 1 January 1861 when he moved to Coventry pay district, which probably coincides with his move from Warwickshire to Ross in Herefordshire.[xiii] ]

In the 1871 census he was living in the town of Ross in Herefordshire, England, in a lodging house, his occupation is listed as Pensioner.[xiv] 

In the 1881 Census, he was living still living in Over Ross Street.[xv]

He died on 16 April 1883[or 87 as the writing is difficult to read] while living in Jersey, England. [xvi]

Conclusion

William Henry Dutton did not marry nor once he retired did he leave England, he is not Thomas Dutton using a different name.  It appears that Thomas Dutton’s was not a member of the 39 Regiment of Foot, and so the search continues.

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[i] Birth Certificate Kate Dutton, born 21 December 1857. Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Australia. 2541/1858

[ii] Revolvy, L. (2018). "39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot" on Revolvy.com. Revolvy.com. Retrieved 13 June 2018, from https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=39th%20(Dorsetshire)%20Regiment%20o

[iii] FindMyPast, Invalid Pension Commencement record for William Henry Dutton, commenced on 27 May 1840, ‘British Army Service Records’  Citing Wo 23 - Royal Hospital Chelsea: Admission Books, Registers, And Papers 1702-1876 Admission books, The National Archives, UK, Admission book Page 106, 39 Regiment Foot,  unnumbered entry second on page

[iv] Ancestry.com. Military pension granted for William Henry Dutton on the 27 May 1840, ‘UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Admissions and Discharges, 1715-1925’ [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Citing original data: Royal Hospital, Chelsea: Disability and Royal Artillery Out-Pensions, Admission Books WO 116. The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England. Piece Number: 48

[v] Ancestry.com. Baptism of William Henry Dutton, baptised 27 May 1811, St Giles in the Fields, Holborn, Camden Parish Register, London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Citing original data: Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives.

[vi] Ancestry.com. Military pension granted for William Henry Dutton on the 27 May 1840, ‘UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Admissions and Discharges, 1715-1925’ [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Citing original data: Royal Hospital, Chelsea: Disability and Royal Artillery Out-Pensions, Admission Books WO 116. The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England. Piece Number: 48

[vii] Ancestry.com. William Henry Dutton’s entry in the Regimental Registers of Pensioners for the 39th Regiment of Foot. ‘UK, Royal Hospital, Chelsea: Regimental Registers of Pensioners, 1713-1882’ [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Citing original data: Registers of pensioners of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, 1713–1868. WO 120. War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies: Royal Hospital, Chelsea: Regimental Registers of Pensioners. The National Archives of the United Kingdom, Kew, Surrey, England.

[viii] Class: HO107; Piece: 688; Book: 14; Civil Parish: Chelsea; County: Middlesex; Enumeration District: 12; Folio: 21; Page: 37

[ix] FindMyPast, British Army Service Records  for William Henry Dutton regarding change of address to Worcester from Jersey, from the 1st October to the 31st December 1845, ‘British Army Service Records’  Citing Wo 22 - Royal Hospital Chelsea: Returns Of Payment Of Army And Other Pensions 1842-1883 The National Archives, UK, Piece number 205,  Channel Islands, 1842-1852. Unpaginated,  unnumbered entry eighth under Out-Pensioners of Chelsea Hospital, in the Jersey District, from the 1st October to the 31st December 1845

[x] FindMyPast, British Army Service Records  for William Henry Dutton  1845-1854. Citing Wo 23 - Royal Hospital Chelsea: Admission Books, Registers, And Papers 1702-1876 Archive, The National Archives, Piece number 39, Unpaginated, unnumbered entry, sixth on page.

[xi] 1851 Census lass: HO107; Piece: 2074; Folio: 730; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 8a in Stratford On Avon, subdisctrict of Kineton, household 16. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851.

[xii] 1861 Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 2232; Folio: 95; Page: 18 Household 87

[xiii] FindMyPast, British Army Service Records  for William Henry Dutton  1855-1865. Citing Wo 23 - Royal Hospital Chelsea: Admission Books, Registers, And Papers 1702-1876 Archive, The National Archives,  WO 23 Piece number 48 page 108, unnumber entries seventh on the page.

[xiv] 1871 Census Class: RG10; Piece: 2686; Folio: 129; Page: 27; William Henry Dutton, Lodger & Pensioner

[xv] 1881 Census Class: RG11; Piece: 2585; Folio: 86; Page: 28; William Henry Dutton, 78 yrs,  Lodger & Pensioner

[xvi] Ancestry.com. William Henry Dutton’s entry in the Regimental Registers of Pensioners for the 39th Regiment of Foot. ‘UK, Royal Hospital, Chelsea: Regimental Registers of Pensioners, 1713-1882’ [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Citing original data: Registers of pensioners of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, 1713–1868. WO 120. War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies: Royal Hospital, Chelsea: Regimental Registers of Pensioners. The National Archives of the United Kingdom, Kew, Surrey, England.