William John Pearl Jay ("Ben") was the son of William and Eliza Pearl Jay. He was born in Bedfield, Suffolk.
Ben worked, along with his brother Daniel, and brother-in-law Thomas Smith (his wife's brother)for a Mr. Ling who owned several farms in Bedfield and other Suffolk areas.
Ben saw an ad for a farm hand in Yorkshire and is listed in the 1901 census as Ben Jay, 23, farm servant at Knapton, Yorkshire. Rumor has it that his brother saw the ad frist, but Ben got up early and got the job.
Ben married Hannah "Amy" Catchpole Smith, a widow. Their children were John, Nancy and Mary. Mary never married and died in WWII
Both Ben and Amy's fathers are listed as thatchers on the marriage certificate.
Ben worked, along with his brother Daniel, and brother-in-law Thomas Smith (his wife's brother)for a Mr. Ling who owned several farms in Bedfield and other Suffolk areas.
Ben saw an ad for a farm hand in Yorkshire and is listed in the 1901 census as Ben Jay, 23, farm servant at Knapton, Yorkshire. Rumor has it that his brother saw the ad frist, but Ben got up early and got the job.
Ben married Hannah "Amy" Catchpole Smith, a widow. Their children were John, Nancy and Mary. Mary never married and died in WWII
Both Ben and Amy's fathers are listed as thatchers on the marriage certificate.
William John Pearl Jay ("Ben") was the son of William and Eliza Pearl Jay. He was born in Bedfield, Suffolk.
Ben worked, along with his brother Daniel, and brother-in-law Thomas Smith (his wife's brother)for a Mr. Ling who owned several farms in Bedfield and other Suffolk areas.
Ben saw an ad for a farm hand in Yorkshire and is listed in the 1901 census as Ben Jay, 23, farm servant at Knapton, Yorkshire. Rumor has it that his brother saw the ad frist, but Ben got up early and got the job.
Ben married Hannah "Amy" Catchpole Smith, a widow. Their children were John, Nancy and Mary. Mary never married and died in WWII
Both Ben and Amy's fathers are listed as thatchers on the marriage certificate.
Ben worked, along with his brother Daniel, and brother-in-law Thomas Smith (his wife's brother)for a Mr. Ling who owned several farms in Bedfield and other Suffolk areas.
Ben saw an ad for a farm hand in Yorkshire and is listed in the 1901 census as Ben Jay, 23, farm servant at Knapton, Yorkshire. Rumor has it that his brother saw the ad frist, but Ben got up early and got the job.
Ben married Hannah "Amy" Catchpole Smith, a widow. Their children were John, Nancy and Mary. Mary never married and died in WWII
Both Ben and Amy's fathers are listed as thatchers on the marriage certificate.
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