James Dumville (1824-1887): Source Documents

In chronological order

1851

Census 1851 in Hunton:
Robert Dumville, Head, married, 84, Molecatcher, born in Masham
Elizabeth, Wife, married, 67, born in Marrick
James, Son, unmarried, 26, born in Hunton
Robert, Grandson, 4, born in Crakenhall
James was not with his parents in Hunton in the earlier 1841 census

1854
5 November

1854, Patrick Brompton. James Dumville, Bachelor, and Margaret Shields, Spinster, both of this parish, were married by licence, 5 November, by me, Robert Close.

1855
22 August

Death Certificate, Registration District Leyburn in the Sub-district of Leyburn in the County of York, No. 324
22nd August 1855 in Hunton, Robert Dumville, 13 days, Son of James Dumville Agricultural Labourer, cause of death Convulsions not Certified, signature, description and residence of informant: James Dumville Present at death Hunton, registered: 23rd August 1855, John Teale Registrar

1855-1857

In the baptismal records of 1855 and 1856 James is described as a Molecatcher; in 1857 as an Agricultural Labourer.

1857
4 May

In the Hunton Manorial Court Rolls list of Tenants and Residents the name of James' father, Robert Dumville, is crossed out and James Dumville substituted (plus George Dumville). Robert had died earlier that year.

1861

Census 1861 in Hunton
James Dumville, Head, married, 36, Molecatcher, born in Hunton
Margaret, Wife, married, 24, born in Ravensworth
Mary Ann, Daughter, 4, born in Hunton
Robert James, Son, 3, born in Hunton
Elizabeth, Daughter, 1, born in Hunton
William Shields, Brother-in-law, 13, Ravensworth

1868
or 1869

Margaret, and probably James, must have visited his older brother Joseph (1819-1900), in Lockport, USA, because we learn from the 1871 census, below, that Lucy J had been born there.

1871

Census 1871 Hunton
James Dumville, Head, married, 46, Agricultural Labourer, born in Hunton
Margaret, Wife, married, 35, born in Kirby M
Elizabeth, Daughter, unmarried, 11, Scholar, born in Hunton
George, Son, 10, Scholar, born in Hunton
Joseph, Son, 5, born in Hunton
John, Son, 4, born in Hunton
Lucy J, Daughter, 2, born in East Lockport, America
Margaret, Daughter, 4 months, born in Hunton
Why is Margaret's birthplace given as Kirby M in this and the 1881 censuses, whereas earlier her birthplace was given as Ravensworth?

1877

William Dumville: son of James, Birth Certificate. Born 21 June 1877, Hunton, William, son, of James Dumville, Mole Catcher, and Margaret Dumville formerly Shields. Informant: Margaret Dumville, Mother, Hunton, 23. Registration District Leyburn, no. 95, July 1877.

1880

Birth Certificate of Amanda Phillips née Pearson (b 1880)

Registration District
1880 Birth in the Sub-district of in the County of
No.
1. When and where born	15th April 1880 Bellerby
2. Name, if any	Amanda
3. Sex	Girl
4. Name and surname of father	John Thomas Pearson
5. Name, surname and maiden surname of mother	Elizabeth Pearson formerly Dunnville
6. Occupation of father	Joiner
7. Signature, description and residence of informant	John Thomas Pearson, Father, Bellerby
8. When registered	Fourth May 1880
9. Signature of registrar	George Spensley, registrar

1881

Census 1881 in Hunton
James Denneville, Head, married, 56, Molecatcher, born in Hunton
Margaret, Wife, married, 44, born in Kirby M
John, Son, 14, born in Hunton
Margaret, Daughter, 10, born in Hunton
Lilly, Daughter, 5, born in Hunton
Alfred, Son, 6, born in Hunton
William, Son, 3, born in Hunton
Robert James, Son, 11 months, born in Hunton
Henry Kendrew, Son-in-law to Head of house, 32, Coachman, born in Bedale
Mary Ann Kendrew, Wife, married, 24, born in Hunton
James Kendrew, Son, 16 weeks, born in ?
Note the spelling of the surname: Denneville - most probably the census enumerator's invention! Young Robert James, born 1880, must have been named in memory of his older brother, also Robert James, who had died the year before, in 1879, aged only 21.

1881

Census in Langthorne, Yorkshire
John Thomas Pearson, Head, married, 24, Joiner, born in Bellerby
Elizabeth, Wife, married, 21, born in Hunton
Amanda, Daughter, 11 months, born in Bellerby
Elizabeth was Joseph's fourth child, born in 1860.

1889

Birth Certificate of Johnson Dumville (b 1889)

Registration District	Stokesley
1889 Birth in the Sub-district of Stokesley in the County of York
No.	370
1. When and where born	Twenty Seventh September 1889 Great Ayton R.S.D.
2. Name, if any	Johnson
3. Sex	Boy
4. Name and surname of father	George Dumville
5. Name, surname and maiden surname of mother	Susanna Dumville formerly Johnson
6. Occupation of father	Police Constable
7. Signature, description and residence of informant	Esther Smith Present at the Birth Great Ayton
8. When registered	Eighth October 1889
9. Signature of registrar	Abraham Trowsdale Registrar