Title
Cross-written letter and envelope from John Wesley Hackworth, Soho Works, Shildon to Jane Young (nee Hackworth), Albion house, Penrith
Reference
HACK/4/4/1/7
Production date
08-05-1851 - 08-05-1851
Creator
- Young, JaneBiographyBiography
Jane Young (nee Hackworth) was born at 4 pm on 19 June 1831 at Soho House, Shildon. She was the daughter of Timothy Hackworth and Jane Hackworth (nee Golightly). She went to school at her sister Prudence Nightingale (nee Hackworth)’s Seminary for Young Ladies in Penrith and then was sent to finish her education in Vilvorde, Brussels.
She married George Edward Young, a Wesleyan Preacher on 28 December 1853. The couple moved around regularly due to George Edward’s job; correspondence shows that they lived in Leeds, London and that Jane lived in Hull.
They had five sons and one daughter, sons including the following that feature in the archive: Timothy Hackworth Young, Robert Young, George Edward Young and Samuel Holmes Young.
Both Jane and George Edward Young were active in campaigning for recognition of Timothy Hackworth. George Edward Young’s research papers and correspondence demonstrate his involvement and Jane Young (nee Hackworth) appears to have been involved in research about her father for most of her life. She died in 1914.
Scope and Content
Sends thanks for purse [31st birthday present] which was broken in transit, religious references, asks to send love to the family.
Extent
2 items
Level of description
ITEM
Repository name
National Railway Museum, York
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