Second Generation

Lydia Rous (1769 - 1851) - daughter of Robert Rous (about 1725 - ?)

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Lydia Rous is a direct ancestor of Bill Burgar, author of this work. 

Lydia Rous was born and was baptized on 21 May 1769 in St Lukes, Old Street, London.⁸⁴ The Parish Register of St Luke, Old Street, London has the entry:

Lydia, daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Rous, Pack Shriad? Spinner, was born on 7/5/1769 and was baptised on the 21/5/1769.

Lydia Rous and Hugh Jameison were married in 1795 in St Nicholas Cole Abbey, London.²⁷⁷ The marriage register for St Nicholas Cole Abbey, London, has the entry:

Hugh Jameson, Bachelor of this Parish and Lydia Rose, Spinster of this Parish, were married by Banns on the 17/2/1795. Both signed the register.

The Witnesses were Davis Hughes and S Bogart?, both of whom signed.

She appears in the 1841 Census as a governess.   This suggests that she probably was reasonably well educated for the times.  In 1851 she is living with her son Henry Jameison.

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She died in 1851 in St Pancras , London.²⁷⁹ The Burial Register of St Pancras, Middlesex has the entry:

Lydia Jameison, aged 81 years, of Middlesex Street, was buried on the 29/6/1851.

See details of  her children and her husband Hugh Jameison (on his page)