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HARMSTON, Jane
1811 - 1885 (74 years) Has no ancestors but 15 descendants in this family tree.
1818 - 1847 (29 years)-
Name HARMSTON, Jane Birth 1811 Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England 
Gender Female Death 1885 Grantham Registration District, Lincolnshire Person ID I8041 Edgoose Last Modified 7 Feb 2026
Family 1 HORRY, James, b. 1818, Navenby, Lincolnshire, England d. 26 Jun 1847, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England (Age 29 years) Marriage 1840 Grantham, Lincolnshire, England Children 1. HORRY, Elizabeth, b. 1842, Navenby, Lincolnshire, England d. 1894, Nottingham Registration District, Nottinghamshire (Age 52 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. HORRY, James Seaton, b. 1844, Navenby, Lincolnshire, England d. 1880, Lambeth, Greater London, England (Age 36 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F2897 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 BOTTOMLEY, William d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1848 Grantham Registration District, Lincolnshire Children 1. BOTTOMLEY, William, b. 1850, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England d. Yes, date unknown2. BOTTOMLEY, John, b. 1852, Grantham Registration District, Lincolnshire d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F2903 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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JANE HARMSTON 1811-1885
Jane the daughter of John and Elizabeth HARMSTONE (sic) was baptised at Folkingham, Lincolnshire, on 8 May 1811.
(PR via lincstothepast)
James son of James HORRY and Jane daughter of John HARMSTON were married at Grantham St.Wulfram, Lincolnshire, on 15 March 1840.
(GRO March Q 1840 Grantham 14 509)
(Lincolnshire Marriage Index)
From the 1841 census of Navenby, Lincolnshire:
James HORRY, aged 20, miller, born in Lincolnshire;
*Jane HORRY, aged 25, born in Lincolnshire;
Joseph PRIESTLEY, aged 20, Independent, born in Lincolnshire.
(HO107/621/1/13/21)
Note: Elizabeth HORRY aged 70 and Elizabeth HORRY aged 45 lived next door.
Elizabeth, daughter of James HORRY, miller, and his wife Jane of Navenby, Lincolnshire, was baptised there on 23 July 1842
(PR)
James Seaton HORRY, son of James HORRY and Jane, was baptised at Navenby, Lincolnshire, on 20 March 1844.
(FamilySearch)
(GRO March Q 1844 Lincoln 14 475)
The death of her husband James HORRY was registered in 1847. According to his death certificate he was a baker who died of phtisis at Grantham, Lincolnshire, on 26th June 1847 aged 29. Elizabeth SWAIN, present at the death at Grantham, made her mark.
(GRO June Q 1847 Grantham 14 288)
A James HORRY aged 29 was buried at Navenby, Lincolnshire, on 29 June 1847.
NOTE: The NBI is incorrect. James was not 39 years old when he died.
William BOTTOMLEY married Jane HORRY in 1848.
(GRO December Q 1848 Grantham 14 727)
From the 1851 census of Westgate, Grantham, Lincolnshire:
William BOTTOMLEY, head, married, aged 48, baker, born at Ancaster, Lincolnshire;
*Jane BOTTOMLEY, wife, married, aged 38, domestic duties, born at Folkingham, Lincolnshire;
Elizabeth HORRY, daughter, aged 9, scholar, born at Navenby, Lincolnshire;
James HORRY, son, aged 7, scholar, born at Navenby, Lincolnshire;
William BOTTOMLEY, son, aged 1, at home, born at Grantham, Lincolnshire;
Jane JEPSON, aunt, widow, aged 60, house servant, born at Folkingham, Lincolnshire;
+ 4 lodgers.
(HO107/2103/185/14)
The 1861 census of 59 Westgate, Grantham, Lincolnshire:
William BOTTOMLEY, head, married, aged 57, baker, born at Ancaster, Lincolnshire;
*Jane BOTTOMLEY, wife, married, aged 47, born at Folkingham, Lincolnshire;
Elizabeth HORRY, daughter by [James HORRY? - very indistinct], aged 18, dressmaker, born at Navenby, Lincolnshire;
James HORRY, son ditto [by James HORRY as above?], aged 17, joiner, born at Navenby, Lincolnshire;
William BOTTOMLEY, son, aged 11, scholar, born at Grantham, Lincolnshire;
John BOTTOMLEY, son, aged 8, scholar, born at Grantham, Lincolnshire;
Joseph JEMPSON, lodger, unmarried, aged 27, last & clog maker, born at Fakenham, Norfolk.
(RG9/2350/89/19)
The 1871 census of 59 Westgate, Grantham, Lincolnshire:
William BOTTOMLY, head, married, aged 67, baker, born at Ancaster, Lincolnshire;
*Jane BOTTOMLY, wife, married, aged 57, born at Folkingham, Lincolnshire;
William BOTTOMLY, son, unmarried, aged 21, upholsterer, born at Grantham, Lincolnshire;
John BOTTOMLY, son, unmarried, aged 19, baker, born at Grantham, Lincolnshire;
George HARRISON, nephew, aged 17, bricklayer, born at Eaton, Leicestershire;
Richard HARRISON, nephew, aged 15, moulder, born at Eaton, Leicestershire;
Henry McCARTHY, lodger, married, aged 24, railway porter, born in London, Middlesex;
Charlotte McCARTHY, lodger, married, aged 24, railway porter, born in London, Middlesex.
(RG10/33568/39/15)
Her husband William BOTTOMLEY died aged 73 in 1877.
(GRO March Q 1877 Grantham 7a 327)
From the 1881 census of Bradley's Alms Houses, 34 High Street, Grantham, Lincolnshire:
*Jane BOTTOMLEY, head, widow, aged 68, annuitant, born at Folkingham, Lincolnshire;
Elizabeth WATSON, daughter, married aged 38, born at Navenby, Lincolnshire;
Mary E. WATSON, visitor, granddaughter, aged 1, born Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.
(RG11/3231/142/16)
The death of Jane BOTTOMLEY aged 72 was registered in 1885.
(GRO December Q Grantham 7a 276)
(revised 07.03.2016)