John Selby (buried 1924)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Selby
First name: 
Job
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
1150
Born: 
0/0/1850
Died: 
14/00/1924
Buried: 
18/01/1924
Occupation: 
Bricklayer's Labourer
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
SES
Cemetery row: 
7
Cemetery plot: 
15
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https://what3words.com/edgy.social.elbow
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Endowed grave: 
No
Headstone description: 
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves
Headstone inscription: 
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves

Life story

Life story

Job was born in the village of Winfrith in Dorset, the son of John and Ann. The family were farm workers. Job was baptised in the church on 6 May 1849. As a boy, he worked as a plough boy before heading to Weymouth to work as a labourer. Job married Sophia May Somers at St Peter’s church, Parkstone on 26 July 1874. The couple lived in Parkstone for a while before moving to Kinson, Poole. They had seven children, Sophia, Lucy, William, Bessie, Walter, Alice and Ellen. Sophia died in 1899 aged 49. The following year Job married Emily Chislett a widow, in Heatherlands, Parkstone, Dorset on 23rd December. Emily had two children from her previous marriage, Albert and Thomas. The family moved to Branksome near Poole where Job worked as a bricklayer’s labourer. By 1911, they were back in Parkstone. Job died on 14th January 1924 whilst visiting his married daughter Lucy, now Mrs Fairs, in Worthing. She lived at “Mansfield” in Tarring Road with her husband Alfred who worked as a gardener in one of the local nurseries. No Probate.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Name: 
Job Selby
Gender: 
Male
Date born: 
00/00/1849
Address at birth: 
Winfrith, Dorset, England
Marriage
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Sophia Mary
Spouse one last name: 
Somers
Marriage one date: 
26/07/1874
Marriage one address: 
Parkstone, Dorset, England
Marriage 2
Spouse two first names: 
Emily
Spouse two last name: 
Chislett
Marriage two date: 
23/12/1900
Marriage two address: 
Parkstone, Dorset, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
14/00/1924
Cause of death: 
Chronic Bronchitis, Cardiac Debility, Cardiac Failure.
Address at time of death: 
Mansfield, Tarring Road, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1851 census: 

Winfrith, Dorset.

John aged 31, ag lab, carter. Ann aged 27. Mary aged 4. Job aged 2.

1861 census: 

High Street, Winfrith, Dorset.

John aged 41, ag lab. Ann aged 38. Mary aged 14, house servant. Job aged 12, plough boy. Rebecca aged 9. Jane aged 6. Alice aged 3. Ellen aged 1.

1871 census: 

Book Lane, Weymouth, Dorset.

Job aged 21, lodger, labourer. In house of William Squibb, labourer and family.

1881 census: 

Woodbine Cottages, Bourne Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset.

Job aged 31, general labourer. Sophia aged 32. Sophia aged 5. Lucy aged 8 months. Peter Swelland aged 55, lodger, labourer. Martha Swelland aged 22, laundress. Frederick Swelland aged 4.

1891 census: 

Glencoe Road, Kinson, Poole, Dorset.

Job aged 41, general labourer. Sophia aged 42. Lucy aged 10. William aged 8. Bessie aged 5. Walter aged 2.

1901 census: 

1 The Lilies, Sunnyhill Road, Branksome, Poole, Dorset.

Job aged 51, bricklayer’s labourer. Emily aged 43. Walter aged 12. Alice aged 9. Ellen aged 7. Albert Chislett aged 12, stepson. Tom Chislett aged 7, stepson.

1911 census: 

4 Buckland Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset.

Job aged 62, bricklayers labourer. Emily aged 53. Emily Ellen aged 4, grand daughter.

1921 census: 

4 Buckland Terrace, Buckland Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset.

Job Selby, Emily Selby, Thomas Chislett.