Samuel Jolliffe

4x Great-Grandparents · JOL-009

Biographical Information

Samuel Jolliffe (the elder) was the father of the Bristol shoemaker Samuel Joliffe Confirmed. He was born about 1810 in Dorset Confirmed and had settled at Bristol, where on 3 February 1833 he married Jane Gorton (b. ~1814, Bristol) at St James' Priory Church; they raised their family in St Philip & Jacob. Jane died in 1857. He appears with Jane in the 1851 census at St Philips, Bristol, where their son Samuel (b. 1841) is enumerated as a child alongside siblings George, Elizabeth, Thomas, Mary and Jane.

Confidence of each fact: Confirmed primary record · Probable strong but unproven · Inherited family knowledge · Conflict sources disagree · Hypothesis working theory

Full Name & Name Variations

Samuel Jolliffe
Samuel Jolliffe (senior) - to distinguish him from his shoemaker sonInherited

Birth & Death

Born: c.1809–1810, Weymouth, Dorset, England [1851 & 1861 censuses]
Place: Dorset (birth) → St Philips, Bristol

Places of Residence

St Philips, Bristol (1851 census)

Occupation(s)

Blacksmith [CONFIRMED — 1851 census, aged 41]

Education

Not yet researched.

Family

Spouse: Jane Jolliffe

Children:

Samuel Jolliffe (b. chr. 16 September 1838, St Philip & Jacob (an earlier son; the name was reused, so he likely died young))
Samuel Joliffe (b. chr. 28 March 1841 (our line))
George Robert Jolliffe
Elizabeth Jolliffe
Mary Ann Jolliffe
Thomas Jolliffe
Jane Jolliffe

Siblings:

Not yet enumerated.

Parents:

Father: unknown
Mother: unknown

Information Gathered (2 entries)

Identified from his son Samuel's 1851 census entry (St Philips, Bristol), which names the parents Samuel & Jane Jolliffe and the children's set — Session 67.Confirmed
Session 69 — occupation & birthplace. The 1851 St Philips census records him as head, aged 41, a BLACKSMITH, born Dorset; the 1861 census pins the birthplace to Weymouth, Dorset (b. ~1809). So the Jolliffe trade line runs blacksmith (Samuel Sr) → shoemaker (his son Samuel). The 1851 household: Samuel 41, Jane 37, and children Thomas (17), Jane (15), Samuel (10 — our line), Elizabeth (8), George (4), Mary (1). Earlier note: the 1851 census gives his birthplace as Dorset, c.1810 (Jane's as Bristol, c.1814). Bristol St Philip & Jacob christenings name their children — an earlier Samuel (chr. 16 Sep 1838) before our Samuel (chr. 28 Mar 1841), plus George Robert, Elizabeth, Mary Ann, Thomas and Jane. The couple's marriage was found (Session 69, on a wider search): Samuel Jolliffe × Jane Gorton, 3 February 1833, St James' Priory Church, Bristol — giving Jane's maiden surname Gorton. See [Jane Jolliffe](JOL-010.md).Confirmed

Sources & Documents (1 source)

1851 England Census — St Philips (Out), Bristolentry for Samuel Jolliffe (b.1841) with parents Samuel & Jane Jolliffe and siblings George, Elizabeth, Thomas, Mary and Jane.FamilySearch / TNA