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Hannah Twitchin/Twitchen
c1831-1911
Hannah, her parents, siblings and early life:
Hannah was baptised on the 23rd January 1831, at St Nicolas Church, Newbury, the daughter of James (a Labourer) and Sarah Lewis (nee Dennis) who were married on the 15th May 1815, at St Nicolas, Newbury.
Her father James was born on the 27th December 1797, he was baptised on the 19th January 1798, at St Nicolas Church Newbury the son of Francis and Sarah Lewis, (nee Miel/Mial) who were married in 1791, in Hampstead Marshall, Berkshire.
Hannah’s mother Sarah was baptised on the 14th August 1791 in Hungerford, Berkshire, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Dennis (nee Chamberlain) who were married on the 2nd February 1789, in Hungerford, Berkshire.
James and Sarah also had the following children:
Stephen, 1820
Caroline, 1822
Eliza, 1825
Sarah, 1827
Francis, 1829
Benjamin 1832
Martha, 1836
The 1841 and 1851 census records record Hannah living in West Mills, Newbury, with her family as follows:
Hannah (10), father James (45), a Brewer’s Labourer, mother Sarah (50), siblings, Eliza (15), Sarah (14), Francis (12), Benjamin (8)
The 1851 Hannah (20), as a Seamstress, father James (54), a Pauper, late a Brewer, mother Sarah (60), a Laundress, brother Stephen (30), a Bargeman, sister Eliza (36), a Laundress, niece Eliza (6) and nephew Frederic (2). (Both the illegitimate children of her sister Eliza)
Hannah in later life:
Hannah had two illegitimate sons, Francis George, (aka George), born 1852 and Walter, born 1856.
She married in 1860
Marriage details:
Place: St Nicolas Church, Newbury
Date: 26th February 1860
Groom: Benjamin Twitchin, full age, widower, occupation, Labourer
Bride: Hannah Lewis, full age, spinster, abode, Newbury
Fathers: John Twitchin, a Sawyer and James Lewis, a Brewer
Witnesses: Frederick John Ward and Sarah Jane Dibley
(Benjamin was baptised on the 25th February 1818, at St Nicolas Church, Newbury, Berkshire, the son of Benjamin (a Sawyer) (draft registration records father’s first name as John. Later recorded as John). and Jane Twitchin (nee Salter) who were married on the 16th July 1801, at St Nicolas, Newbury. Benjamin married Emma Bradley in 1839, they had the following children: Emily, 1839 Ann, c1842, Harriett, 1844, William Joseph, 1846, Benjamin, 1848, John, 1850, Charles, 1852, Kate, 1855 and Alfred, 1857. Benjamin was widowed in 1859)
Benjamin and Hannah had the following children:
Sarah Jane c1861
Frederick Baron, c1863
Emily, 1865
Ada Catherine, 1868
Jessie Florence, 1870
Mary Linda, 1873 (aka Linda)
Ernest Richard, 1874
The 1861 census records Benjamin (43) as an Agricultural Labourer, living in West Mills, Newbury, with Hannah (28), a Shoe Binder, Benjamin (13), John (11), Charles (9), George (8) (born Francis George Lewis), Kate (6), Walter (4) (born Walter Lewis), Alfred (3) and Sarah (4 months)
In 1871 Benjamin (54), was working as a Labourer, living in Shaw’s Lane, Newbury with Hannah (38), Kate (16), Walter (15), Alfred (14), Sarah Jane (10), Frederick (8), Emily (6), Ada (3) and Jessie (5 months).
The 1881 census records Benjamin (64) as a Fellmonger, living in West Mills, Newbury, with Hannah (48), a Laundress, Frederick (18), a Blacksmith, Emily (14), a Laundry Maid, Jessie (9), Linda (7), Ernest (6) and three visitors.
Hannah was widowed in 1888 Benjamin died aged 71, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 26th August 1888.
In 1891 Hannah (57) was living in Shrewsbury Terrace, Enborne Road, Newbury, with her daughter, Linda Mary (18) a Laundry Maid and her son Ernest Richard (16), an Apprentice to Moulder. (Surname recorded as Tuntchen on ancestry)
The 1901 census records Hannah (70) as a Retired Laundress, living with her married daughter Linda Cook (28), her son-in-law, Thomas Cook (28), a Gas Works Labourer and her grandson Cecil Baron Cook (2).
In 1911 Hannah (75) was recorded as formerly a Laundress, living alone, at 10 Upper Raymond’s Almshouses, Newtown Road, Newbury.
She died aged 77 in 1911 and was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 2nd September.
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