Jane Colmore Endean & Richard Thomas Wakeham

The bond that links your family is not one of blood But of respect and joy in each other's life. Richard Bach Richard & Jane Colmore Endean Wakeham & children c. 1875 Front: Ella/Elizabeth, Frederick, Emma/Mary Middle: Richard, Jeremiah, Jane Endean Back: Eliza, John, James, Richard Thomas, Jenny/Jane

In the 1841 census Jane is living at home with William & Betsy and is employed as a Card Feeder, probably in the same woollen mills as Elizabeth. By 1851 she is married to Richard Thomas Wakeham and living next door to Elizabeth & James. At this point she has 2 children, Jane, aged 4 and William, aged 1.

Jane & Richard and family emigrated to the US in April 1857, eventually settling in Port Huron, Michigan. They had 10 children as follows
Jane (or Jennie) 1844- m. Will Hayman
William H 1847-1864
Eliza m. Richard Mann
Richard Thomas 21 Dec 1852-1923 m. Emily Trew
Edwin James 1855- m. Annie Riddle
John C 1858- m. Mary Newell(1) & Edith (2)
Jeremiah Joshua 1860- m. Nellie Robinson (1) & Belle Wooden(2)
Elizabeth/Ella m. Peter Harvey
Mary/Emma m. William Mann
Frederick 1869- m. Edith Wise.

Richard & Jane sailed from England in 1857 with 5 of their 10 children. They landed in Montreal and apparently remained in Canada for a year or two.
When Richard bought his family to Port Huron, shortly after it was incorporated as a city in 1857, he purchased 10 acres of land in Port Huron Township. They lived in a log cabin in the area called 24th Street, west side of Port Huron and south of Black River.

Jane is buried in the Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, Michigan, USA with her sons, William & John. The monument reads
"William H, son of R & J Wakeham, Nov 22 1865"
"Jane C, wife of Richard Wakeham, July 7 1827-Sept 9 1886"
"John C 1858-1938 and his wife, Mary 1861-1929"

Jane's obituary in the Port Huron newspaper is written by "A Friend" and reads "She was a regular attendant of the Baptist Church and had the power of attaching people to her by winning their affection. She was ever modest and the sweet dignity of her womanly nature shone out in all acts. The memory of such a woman is blessed. Our hearts beat responsive to the grief of those who knew her best, and sorrow that we shall see her face and listen to the sweet sound of her voice no more on earth." The obituary also notes that Jane had "one sister living in Eagle Harbour, New York, and 3 brothers, one in New Jersey and two in England."

Home	William & Betsy	Origin of Endean	Endean Coat of Arms	Journey to Cramlington
John Colmore Endean	Elizabeth Youlton Endean	William Endean	James Youlton Endean	Correspondence

LINKS

1. Baptism, Parish of Buckland Monachorum, Devon No 308 Page 39 in parish register 1820
2. Fiche 0590696 Births/Baptisms Wesleyan Church, Tavistock.

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