Charles Haines

c1849-1920

Charles was born in Newbury, Berkshire, he was baptised on the 25^th March 1849, at St Nicolas Newbury, the son of John (a Labourer) and Sarah Haines (nee Webb) who were married on the 24^th November 1839, in Thatcham, Berkshire (Fathers recorded as Joseph Haines and William Webb).

His father John was born on the 16^th September 1801, he was baptised on the 11^th October 1801, in Thatcham Berkshire, the son of Joseph and Frances Haynes (nee Emmans) who were married on the 27^th October 1792, in Hampstead Norreys, Berkshire.

His mother Sarah was baptised on the 25^th January 1818, in Thatcham Berkshire, the daughter of William and Susannah Webb (nee Watts) who were married on the 11^th November 1805 at St Nicolas Church, Newbury.

John and Sarah also and the following children:

Henry, baptised 11^th April 1841 in Thatcham

Ann, 1844

William c1846 (died aged 13 months, buried 30^th April in 1847, at St Nicolas Newbury)

Fanny, c1851, baptised 30^th March 1851, at St Nicolas, Newbury (dad a Porter)

Elizabeth, 1853 (died aged 6 in 1859, buried in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 4^th November)

Job 1855, baptised 25^th November 1855, at St Nicolas, Newbury (dad a labourer)

Albert, 1858, baptised 23^rd May 1858 (dad a Labourer) (died aged 5 months in 1858, buried in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 11^th October)

(Census records also record 2 other sons. John born c1833 and David born c1837. Two possible baptisms in Thatcham for these children record the parents as John and Sarah Haynes. These two children may have been from a previous marriage to John Haines and another Sarah or both born to Sarah (nee Webb) before her marriage to John).

In 1841 John (35) was recorded as an Agriculural Labourer, living in Benham Hill, Thatcham, Berkshire, with Sarah (35), John (8), David (4) and Henry (3 months) (surname Hains, but recorded as Harris on ancestry)

The 1851 census records John Haynes (49) as a Corn Porter, living in St Mary Hill, Newbury, with Sarah (33), John (18), David (14), Henry (10), Ann (6), Charles (2) and Fanny (1 month).

John did aged 58 in 1859. He was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 25^th November.

The 1861 census records Sarah Hains (45) (recorded as Lark on ancestry) as a Laundress, living in West Field, Newbury, with her children, Ann (17), a Laundress, Charles (12), Fanny (10) and Job (5)

In 1871 Sarah Haines (56) was again recorded as a Laundress. She was living in The City, Newbury, with David (34), a Chelsea Pensioner and Charles (22), a Labourer.

Sarah remarried on the 25^th August 1874 at St Nicolas Church, Newbury. Her 2^nd husband was widower, Richard Hazell. Richard died aged 54 in 1877. Sarah died aged 66, the following year. Both died in Newbury.

Charles married Ellen Wheeler in 1874 (marriage registered in Newbury).

(Ellen was born in 1852 the daughter of Wiliam and Esther Wheeler (nee Bivens) who were married in 1843 (marriage registered in Newbury)

Charles and Ellen had the following children:
Charles William 1884

Albert Ernest Percy, 1887

Nellie Florence, 1889 (married Albert Henry Blake in 1905, died aged 19 in 1906, buried in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 6^th October)

Sarah Daisy, 1892 (died 1892, buried in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 25^th November)

Annie Blanche, c1896

The 1881 census records Charles (30) living at Brixton Rise, Newbury, with Ellen (27), a Laundress.

In 1891 Charles (39) was recorded as a Plough Fitter, living in Barlow’s Building, Greenham, Berkshire, with Ellen (37), William C. (6), Albert E. P. (4) and Nelly F. (1).

The 1901 census records Charles (52) as a General Labourer, living at 2 Ham Terrace, Kings Road, Newbury, with Ellen (49) Percy (14) (Albert Ernest Percy) a Newspaper Boy, Florence (12) (Nellie Florence), Annie (5) and two boarders, Albert Henry Blake (39) a Millwright Jobber (married Nellie Florence in 1905) and Albert Alexander (19), a Railway Porter.

In 1911 Charles (64) was working as a Grocer’s Porter, he was living 2 York Villas, Queens Road, Newbury, with Ellen (58), their daughter, Annie Blanche (15), a Draper’s Apprentice, his widowed son-in-law, Albert Henry Blake (49), a Jobbing Millwright and a boarder.

Charles died aged 71 in 1920. He was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 3^rd March.

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