Hannah Legg

1849-1850

Hannah was born in Newbury, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Legg (nee Champ) who were married on the 1^st January 1836 at St Nicolas Church Newbury.

Hannah died in 1850, (death registered as Hannah Leg) she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 11^th May.

Hannah’s father John was a Shoemaker he was baptised on the 9^th August 1801 at St Nicolas Church Newbury Berkshire the son of William (a Chair Maker) and Christian Legge (nee Jennings) who were married on the 23^rd December 1788 at St Nicolas Church Newbury. (John was a widower when he married Hannah’s mother. His first wife was Mary Ann Crossley (born c1803) they were married 11^th June 1821 at St Nicolas Church Newbury. John and Mary Ann had the following children, Leah c1822, James c1827, William Crossley c1830 (died 1833 and John 1832 (died 1832).  Mary Ann died aged 30 in 1833).

Hannah’s mother Elizabeth was baptised in 1812 in Greenham Berkshire, the daughter of Stephen and Rachel Champ (formerly Stone, nee Farmer) who were married on the 29^th June 1807 at St Mary Thatcham, both were widowed and from Greenham. (Stephen Champ married Mary Horler on the 14^th April 1800 at St Nicolas Newbury. Rachel Farmer married Robert Stone on the 28^th June 1793 at St Nicolas Church Newbury.)

John and Elizabeth also had the following children:

Maria c1836
William c1838

Mary 1840

In 1841 John Legg (35), was living in Kimber’s Court, Newbury with Elizabeth (25), Leah (15), James (14), Maria (4), William (3) and Mary (9 months).

John Legg died aged 48 in 1850, he was buried on the 4^th January at St Nicolas Newbury

 The 1851 census records Elizabeth (39) as s Silk Spinner living in Mills Yard, Newbury with her children, Maria (14), William (13) and Mary (10).

 Elizabeth remarried in 1857, her 2^nd husband was Joseph Limpus (an Ostler, born c1805 in either Hounslow or Isleworth Middlesex).

 In 1861 Joseph and Elizabeth were recorded living in Kimber’s Yard, Newbury

 Elizabeth Limpus died aged 56 in 1867 (death registered in Camberwell).

 Joseph Limpus was recorded as an inmate in the Newbury Workhouse in both the 1871 and 1881 census records. He died aged 80 in 1883 in the Newbury Workhouse and was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 31^st January.

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