Ellen Hazell

1847-1901

Eleanor (aka Ellen) was born in 1847 in Woodspeen, Berkshire. She was baptised (as Ellen) on the 2^nd may 1847 at St Mary, Speenhamland, the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Stratton (nee Allen) who were married on the 16^th May 1831 at St Mary, Speen.

Her father Thomas was a Labourer. He was born c1793 in Chaddleworth, Berkshire. He died aged 63 in 1856 and was buried on the 18^th June at St Mary the Virgin, Speen.

Her mother Elizabeth was born c1804 in Speen, she died aged 74 in 1878 and was buried on the 19^th May at St Mary the Virgin Speen.

Thomas and Elizabeth also had the following children baptised in Speenhamland:

Thomas 18^th September 1831

Elizabeth Anne 23^rd March 1834

George 31^st May 1835

John Hinnar 30^th April 1837

Henry born c1839 (no baptism found)

Sarah 1^st January 1843

William 2^nd March 1845

Clara born 1849 (no baptism found)

  In 1841 Thomas (47), Elizabeth (36), Elizabeth (7), John (4), Henry (2) and a John Allen (65), a Labourer (possibly Elizabeth’s father) were living in Kent Place, Speen, Berkshire.

In 1851 Ellen (4) was living in Kennet Place, Speen, with her parents Thomas (58) and Elizabeth (45) and her siblings Elizabeth (17), Sarah (8), William (6) and Clara (2).

The 1861 census records Ellen (12) living in Kennett Place, Speen with her widowed mother Elizabeth (60), a Laundress and her brothers John (20) a Grocer’s Porter and William (15) a Tailor’s Apprentice.

Ellen married Thomas Randall in 1868.

(Thomas was a Market Gardener. He was born on the 7^th March 1836 in Harefield Middlesex the son of George and Martha Randall (nee Baldwin) who were married on the 27^th November 1820 in Rickmansworth Hertford)

They had the following children:

Ellen born 1868

 Emily born in 1870

 Clara born c1872

 Thomas born c1874

 Elizabeth born c1876 (died 1876)

Mary Ann born c1878

The 1871 census records Ellen (24), her husband Thomas (28), a Market Gardener and their daughter Ellen (2) living with Ellen’s mother Elizabeth Stratton (68) at 6 Kennet Place, London Road, Speen.

Thomas died aged 41 in 1878

The 1881 census records Ellen (34) as a Laundress, she was living at Furze Hill, Speen with her children Ellen (12), Emily (10), Clara (9), Thomas (7) and Mary (3)

Ellen remarried in 1882 (marriage registered in Newbury) Her 2^nd husband was John Malachi Hazell.

(John’s birth was registered as Malachi Hazell in the December quarter 1855 in Newbury. He was baptised as Malachi on the 28^th June 1857 at St Nicolas Church Newbury, the son of John and Ellen (Eleanor) Hazell (nee Curtis) who were married in 1846 (marriage registered in Newbury).  In his early life John was known as Malachi, in later life he was known as both John and John Malachi Hazell.)

John and Ellen had the following children:
John Henry 1883

Twins: Daniel and John 1885 (John died aged 15 days, he was laid to rest in the NRC on the 21^st December)

 Elizabeth Annie 1888

Caroline Sarah 1891

In 1891 the family were living in St Mary’s Hill, Newbury, John was working as a General Labourer.

Ellen died aged 54 in 1901, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 27^th February.

John Malachi died aged 62 on the 10^th October 1919, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 15^th October.

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