Hannah Tardif

c1830-1885

Hannah was baptised on the 31^st January 1830 in Hampstead Norreys, Berkshire, the daughter of Francis and Charlotte Burgess (nee Cooper) who were married on the 14^th July 1821 in Bucklebury, Berkshire.

Her father Francis was a Carpenter. He was baptised on the 23^rd November 1794 in Hampstead Norreys, the son of John and Anne Burgess. Francis died on the 17^th May 1877 in Little Hungerford, he was buried on the 21^st May at Holy Trinity, Hermitage, Berkshire.

Her mother Charlotte was baptised on the 20^th February 1798 in Hampstead Norreys, the daughter of John and Sarah Cooper. Charlotte died in 1876, she was buried on the 2^nd February at Holy Trinity, Hermitage.

Francis and Charlotte also had the following children baptised in Hampstead Norreys:

John 18^th September 1821 (died soon after birth, buried 5^th November 1821 at St Mary Hampstead Norreys)

Elizabeth 16^th February 1823

Sarah 4^th April 1824 (died in 1826, buried 12^th June at St Mary Hampstead Norreys)

Ann 25^th November 1825

John 30^th March 1828

Harriett 22^nd July 1832

Henry 16^th March 1834

Alfred 29^th November 1835

Edwin 1^st April 1838

In 1841 Hannah (11) was living in Little Hungerford, Hampstead Norreys with her parents Francis (40) and Charlotte (40) and her siblings Elizabeth (15), John (13), Harriet (9), Henry (7), Edwin (3)

The 1851 census records Hannah (21) as a House Servant at Oxford Villa, Oxford Road North, St Mary, Berkshire.

The next record found for Hannah is the 1871 census which records her married to Jean Baptiste Tardif, a Hairdresser/Barber. They were living in Speenhamland, Newbury, Berkshire with their children Charles Martell Green (8) (recorded as Jean’s stepson) Eliza (5), Charlotte (3), Jean Baptiste (1) and Marie (3months).

Jean and Hannah possibly married in Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony, South Africa as records show the two eldest children were born there.

Charles Martell Green born c1863 in Cape Colony, Fort Elizabeth, South Africa (possibly Hannah’s son from a previous marriage)

Eliza M Norton Tardif born c1866 in Cape Colony, Fort Elizabeth, South Africa

(No marriage found for Hannah and a Mr. Green or Hannah and Jean yet!)

Their other children were all born in Newbury:

Charlotte Elizabeth Tardif born 1868

Jean Baptiste Tardif born 1869

Marie Euphemia Tardif born c1871

Alfred Euin Tardif born c1873

Their daughter Charlotte died aged 12 in 1880, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 25^th October.

The family were still living in Speenhamland when the 1881 was taken.

Hannah Tardiff died aged 55 in 1885, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 9^th January.

Jean Baptiste Tardif died aged 52 in 1886, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 3^rd July.

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