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William Jobling

Posted by John White on 13/1/2026, 4:06 pm

For Norman Dunn

Some years ago after reading an artilcle
about the last men to be gibbeted in England
I was inspired to write about William Jobling
The poem stretched over 80 lines in sections
I never had it published because of its length
Do you think it could be accepted perhaps
in serial fashion ?

Re: William Jobling

Posted by Malcolm on 13/1/2026, 4:13 pm, in reply to "William Jobling"

Knowing your way with words, John, that would certainly get MY vote.

I'll look forward to a good read.

Re: William Jobling

Posted by Bill Wallace on 13/1/2026, 5:04 pm, in reply to "William Jobling"

Post it John. Looking forward to seeing it.

Re: William Jobling

Posted by Norman on 13/1/2026, 6:09 pm, in reply to "Re: William Jobling"

hi John
I agree with Malcolm and Bill.Just go ahead and do it.

There is a man in Hebburn called Peter Tallack who told me years ago his ancestors were neighbours of the Jobling in East Jarrow, beside St Paul's Church and Jarrow Slake.He said that he had a old. family document regarding this.I think friends of Jobling took his body down and buried him at sea.

Re: William Jobling

Posted by Jackie W on 13/1/2026, 7:40 pm, in reply to "William Jobling"

That would be lovely John.
As an aside, 30 years ago I met a relation of Nicholas Fairless the Magistrate in a meditation class in London. His first name was Fairless, passed down the family.
He mentioned the story and his connection when I told him where I was from. ( The accent might’ve given it away ).Then it was very funny when I told him that my mother’s maiden name was Jobling!
I’ve been working on my family tree for 25 years now and not actually found a link, although I’ve tried!

Re: William Jobling

Posted by Malcolm on 13/1/2026, 7:46 pm, in reply to "Re: William Jobling"

Keep working on it, Jackie.

Took me 40 years to find the truth, about my Mum's adoption, and what happened to her parents/grandparents...which turned out to be nothing like what she thought happened.

Keep at it!!

Re: William Jobling

Posted by Jackie W on 13/1/2026, 8:35 pm, in reply to "Re: William Jobling"

Exciting Malcolm! 40 years! Glad you found out. There’s always a mystery to solve so I’ll continue

Re: William Jobling

Posted by John White on 13/1/2026, 8:59 pm, in reply to "Re: William Jobling"

Thank you all for the posts and information.
I believe I got all the facts and dates correct
but used some poetic licence to explain when
needed.For example. What were two
starving miners doing in a pub ?
Let’s see how it goes

Re: William Jobling

Posted by Stan Wears on 14/1/2026, 11:54 am, in reply to "Re: William Jobling"

Go for it John!

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