Elizabeth Hazell

1828-1894

Elizabeth was baptised on the 12^th October 1828 at St Nicolas Church Newbury, the daughter of David and Mary Chivers (nee Jones) who were married on the 22^nd October 1826 at St Nicolas Church Newbury.

Elizabeth’s father David was a Labourer. He was baptised on the 9^th September 1798 in Winterbourne Bassett, Wiltshire, the son of William and Edith Chivers (nee North), who were married on the 26^th December 1793 in Winterbourne Bassett. David died aged 69 in 1865, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 21^st August.

Her mother was baptised on the 13^th August 1800 at St Nicolas Church Newbury, the daughter of Thomas and Sarah Jones (nee King), who were married on the 24^th January 1799 at St Nicolas Church Newbury. Mary died aged 64 in 1865, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 9^th January.

 David and Mary also had the following children baptised at St Nicolas Church Newbury:

Frederick 27^th July 1827

Richard 10^th January 1830

Mary Ann 22^nd April 1832

Martha 2^nd March 1834

John 13^th September 1835

Eliza 26^th February 1837

William 4^th November 1838

James 26^th July 1840

David born in 1842 (no baptism found yet!)

In 1841 Elizabeth (13) was living in Quaker’s Burial Ground, Cheap Street, Newbury with her parents and siblings.

The 1851 census records Elizabeth (22) living in Winterbourne Bassett, Wiltshire, with her grandmother Edith Chivers (70), and her cousins, William North (17) and Caroline Ash (19). All four were recorded as Agricultural Labourers.

In 1861 Elizabeth (31) was working as a Laundress, she was living in Knight’s Yard, Cheap Street, Newbury with her parents, her brother James (20) and her two nephews, Richard Chivers (8) and a Charles Chivers (4).

Elizabeth married Charles Hazell in 1865 (marriage registered in Newbury)

No children found for this couple. *** (see below)

The 1871 census records Elizabeth (41) as a Sawyer’s Wife, living at 3 Mayors Lane, Newbury. Also recorded living with her were her two nieces Louisa Boyer (6) and Ada Boyer (4) (daughters of her sister Eliza and her husband William). (Elizabeth’s surname recorded as Hagele on ancestry). Her husband Charles (27) was recorded as a Sawyer, lodging at the College Arms, Pamber End, Hampshire.

In 1881 Charles (37) was working as a Sawyer, he was living in Greenham Fields, Greenham Elizabeth (50) a Laundress and a son David C Hazell (7)***

The 1891 census records Charles (47) as a Carman, living at Cromwell Cottage, Greenham, Berkshire with Elizabeth (62) and their son David Hazell (17)*** an Assistant Carman.

(No birth registration found for David C Hazell born c1874. There is however a birth registration for a David Charles Chivers, mother’s maiden name Berry in the March quarter 1874. Elizabeth’s brother David married Henrietta Berry in the June quarter 1874 in Newbury. David was in the Military. Henrietta and David do not appear in the 1881 census. There are these three overseas baptisms for their children: William John, 25^th November 1875, Henry James, 7^th March 1877 (both in Gibraltar) and Arthur Frederick George, 12^th June 1881 (in Barbados) so the David C. Hazell recorded as Charles and Elizabeth’s son looks to be Elizabeth’s nephew David Charles Chivers)

Elizabeth was widowed in 1893, Charles died aged 50 on the 12^th November, he was laid to rest in a consecrated private grave in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 15^th November.

Elizabeth died aged 65 the following year, on the 24^th April, she was laid to rest with her husband on the 27^th April 1894.

Probate: HAZELL Elizabeth of Cromwell cottage East fields Newbury Berks widow died 24^th April 1894 Administration (with Will) Oxford 3 August to Charles Chivers carman and David Charles Chivers driver in the 38^th company of royal engineers Effects: £40 5s

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