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Jane Mary Rosina Major

Female 1850 - 1927  (77 years)


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  • Name Jane Mary Rosina Major  [1
    Birth 16 Jun 1850  Richmond Hill, Grenada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Census 1881 England  [1
    • 1881 British Census Household:
      Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation
      Robert C. MAJOR Head M Male 58 Barbados, West Indies Commissary General Of The Commissariat Staff Retd List
      Mary E. MAJOR Wife M Female 53 Sierra Leone, Africa
      Jane M.R. MAJOR Daur U Female 30 Granada, West Indies
      Mary M. MAJOR Daur U Female 20 Barbados, West Indies
      Hannah COUGHLAN Serv U Female 24 Ireland Gen Serv Dom
      Ellen JONES Serv U Female 49 Poole, Dorset, England Medical Nurse
      Source Information:
      Dwelling Cavendish Road
      Census Place Portsea, Hampshire, England
      Family History Library Film 1341284
      Public Records Office Reference RG11
      Piece / Folio 1160 / 13 Page Number 20.
    Census 1891  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • 1891 British Census , Household
      Name Relationship to Head Condition Gender Age Occupation Birth Place
      Francis S Leslie Head Married M 39 Major R E Army Office Paris British Subject
      Annie J Leslie Wife F 44 Sierra Leone British Subject
      Seymour G Leslie Son M 9 Kent Gillingham, Kent
      Theodosia Leslie Daughter F 7 Kent Gillingham, Kent
      Harriet F Leslie Daughter F 5 Egypt British Subject
      Victoria C A Leslie Daughter F 3 Egypt British Subject
      Robert C C Leslie Son M 0 London Woolwich
      Jane M R Major Visitor Single F 40 West India Ils. B.S.
      Mary M Major Visitor Single F 30 West India Ils. Barbadoes B.S.
      Jane Hudson Servant Single F 29 Domestic Servant not known
      Emma De Werdt Servant Single F 18 Nurse Domestic St. Omer Pas de Calais Fr. S,
      Catherine Primmett Servant Single F 18 Parlour Maid Domestic Ireland Dublun
      Registration Number: Rg12 Piece: 529 Folio: 85 Page: 38
      Registration District: Woolwich Sub District: Woolwich Dockyard Enumeration District: 4
      Ecclesiastical Parish: St Marys Civil Parish: Woolwich Parliamentary Borough: Woolwich
      Address: The Terrace, No. 5 Officers Quarters Royal Dockyard County: London, Middlesex.
      Hereinafter cited as 1891 British Census.
    Census 1901  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • 1901 British Census Household
      Name Relationship to Head Condition Gender Age Occupation Birth Place
      Jane M R Major Head Single F 50 Living On Own Means West Indies Grenada
      Mary Major Sister Single F 40 Living On Own Means West Indies Barbadoes
      Address: 80 Marmion Rd., Portsmouth, Hampshire.
    Census 1911  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • 1911 British Census, online unknown url,
      Name: Jane Mary Rosina Major
      Event: Census Event Date: 1911
      Gender: Female Age: 60
      Birthplace: Granada West Indies
      Record Type: Household
      Registration District: Westbourne
      Sub-district: Westbourne
      Parish: Westbourne
      County: Sussex. Hereinafter cited as 1911 British Census.
    Death Dec 1927  Westbourne, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I4568  Gittens Direct Line from REunion
    Last Modified 20 Aug 2013 

    Father Robert Clement Major,   b. 12 Jun 1822, Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1895, Portsea Island, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Mary Eliza Emerson,   b. Abt 1828, Sierra Leone, Africa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Bef 1846  [1
    Family ID F1459  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S208] EW, E-mail correspondence with Cliff Gittens. Privately held by Gittens,, March 21, 2012>, "Major Family,".