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Elizabeth Haines
c1849-1921
Elizabeth, her parents, siblings and early life:
Elizabeth was born in Westcot, Berkshire, she was baptised on the 20th May 1849 at Holy Cross, Sparsholt, Berkshire the daughter of Robert and Maria Haines (nee Hope) who were married on the 15th October 1842. (Maria was recorded as Anna Maria at the time of her marriage)
Elizabeth’s father Robert was born c1816 in Uffington, Berkshire. He died aged 81 in 1899 in Wantage Berkshire.
Her mother Maria was born in Lilley, Berkshire, she was baptised in 1819 in Catmore, Berkshire, the daughter of Benjamin and Mary Hope (nee Neale) who were married in Catmore in 1818. Maria died in 1897 in Wantage, Berkshire.
Robert and Maria also had the following children baptised at Holy Cross, Sparsholt:
Sarah, 5th February 1843
Mary Ann, 19th May 1844
Thomas, 22nd February 1846
Hannah, 16th April 1847
John, 25th May 1851
Jane, 26th June 1853
Benjamin, 28th October 1855
Maria, 1857 (died 1857)
Maria 1858 (died 1858)
Triplets: Ann and Henry and Maria, 16th February 1858 (All died 1858, Ann and Maria in the March Q and Henry in the June Q)
Ellen Maria, 8th January 1860
In 1851 Robert Hains (36), a Farm Labourer, Maria (34), a Farm Labouer, Mary Ann (7), Thomas (5), Hannah (40 and Elizabeth (2), were living in the hamlet of Westcote, Sparsholt, Berkshire.
The 1861 census records Robert (44) as an Agricultural Labourer, living in Westcote Lane, in the hamlet of Westcote, Sparsholt, with Merriah (42) (Maria), Thomas (15), Elizabeth (12), John (10), Jane (8) Benjamin (6) and Ellen (1) (surname mistakenly recorded as Harris on ancestry)
Elizabeth’s parents 1871-1891
The 1871 census records Robert (56) as an Agricultural Labouerer, living in Westcote Road Cottages, Sparsholt, with Maria (53), Benjamin (15), an Agricultural Labouerer and Faith (4).
Robert (66), a Cowman and Maria (63) were recorded living in Westcot Lane, Westcot, Sparsholt in 1881
In 1891 Robert (75) and Maria (72) were again recorded living in Westcot Lane. They were recorded living on the Parish (Parish Relief) and maria was recorded as an imbecile
Elizabeth in later life:
The 1871 census records Elizabeth (21), as a Housemaid living with her aunt and uncle John (49) and Emma (47) Haines, at 2 Gate Lodge, Hastings Sussex.
By 1881 Elizabeth (31) was working as a Domestic Cook at The Vicarage, Northallerton Yorkshire, for the vicar Benjamin Chas. Caffin (55) and his family. She was still working as a Cook for the Vicar and his family when the 1891 census was taken.
She was again recorded in the 1901 census (aged 52) as a Cook, now working for the vicar’s widow Margaret Caffin (65), (Benjamin Caffin died in 1894) in South End, Northallerton. She continued working for Margaret Caffin in Northallerton until at least 1911.
By 1921 Elizabeth was living in Newbury, Berkshire.
Elizabeth died aged 72 on the 21st March 1921. She was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 24th March. (Her sister Jane died in 1923. She was laid to rest with Elizabeth on the 18th August 1923).
Probate: HAINES Elizabeth of 2 Roseberry Cottages Newbury Berkshire spinster died 21st March 1921 Administration London 17th May to Mary Ann Haines spinster Effects: £281 3s 11d
Mrs P Page 2 Code 21
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