Louisa Hazell

1882-1974

Louisa was born on the 26^th December 1882 in Wexcombe, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, the daughter of Richard and Harriet Mason (nee Stout) who were married on the 7^th November 1874 at St Nicolas, East Grafton, in the parish of Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire.

Her father Richard was born in 1855 in Wexcombe, the son of John and Eliza Mason (formerly Stagg, nee Pearce) who were married on the 6^th December 1851 in East Grafton in the parish of Great Bedwyn.

Her mother Harriet was born in 1853 in Shalbourne, Berkshire, the daughter of Jason and Louisa Stout (nee Waters) who were married in 1850 (marriage registered in Hungerford)

Harriet already had a daughter Ellen Stout, born in 1873 before she married Richard.

Richard and Harriet had the following children:

Willian 1875

Emily Ann c1879

Alfred Richard 1881

Frederick c1885

Francis John 1887

Thomas Edward 1890

Annie Elizabeth 1891

Rhoda Annie c1892

Sidney Charles c1896

In 1891 Louisa (8) was living with her parents and siblings in Shalbourne, Berkshire (Bagshot, Oak Hill). Her father was working as a Carter, Agricultural Labourer.

In 1901 Louisa (19) was working as a Laundress, she was living in Bagnor Paper Mills, Speen, Berkshire, with an Alfred Appleton (63) a Market Gardener and his family. (Louisa’s surname recorded as Maton on ancestry)

Louisa married in 1911

Marriage details:

Place: St Nicolas Church Newbury

Date: 22^nd February 1911

Groom: Albert Hazell, aged 30, bachelor, occupation, Shop Assistant, abode, 10 Shrewsbury Terrace

Bride: Louisa Mason, aged 28, spinster, abode, Woodspeen West

Fathers: Albert Hazell senior, a Hawker and Richard Mason a Labourer

Witnesses: John William Hazell and Fred Mason

Bride and Groom both signed

 (Albert was born on the 14^th September 1879 in Newbury Berkshire, the son of Albert and Julia Hannah Hazell (nee Parker) who were married in 1878 (marriage registered in Newbury).

The 1911 census records Louisa (28) and her husband Albert (30), a Grocery and General Store Shop Assistant, living at 18 Waterloo Place, Carnarvon Street, Newbury.

The 1939 Register records Albert as a Master Hardware Shopkeeper living at 11 London Road, Newbury with Louisa (surname recorded as Hayell on ancestry).

Albert died aged 76 on either the 2^nd or 3^rd November 1956** he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 7^th November.

** Probate records date of death as 2^nd November, Memorial Inscription records 3^rd November.

Louisa died aged 91 on the 16^th August 1974, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery with her husband Albert (buried 7^th November 1956) on the 21^st August.

Probate: HAZELL Louisa of 49 Brighton Terrace West Street Newbury Berkshire died 16^th August 1974 Probate Oxford 18^th October £8929  

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