Harriet Partridge

c1801-1869

Harriet and her twin sister Hannah were baptised on the 12^th April 1801, in Hamstead Marshall, Berkshire, the daughters of George and Mary Mial(l) (nee Goatley) who were married on the 14^th October 1790, in Hamstead Marshall.

George and Mary also had the following children baptised in Hamstead Marshall:

John, 6^th February 1791 (surname recorded as Miles)

Fanny, 20^th March 1794

George, 15^th July 1798

Eliza, 29^th July 1805

Harriet Miel married Joseph Bradley on the 10^th May 1819 in St Nicolas Church Newbury.

They had the following two daughters baptised at St Nicolas Church Newbury:

Emma, baptised 12^th March 1820

Matilda, baptised 21^st August 1825

On the 4^th March 1826 the following was reported in the Windsor and Eton Express newspaper:

Joseph Bradley, charged with burglariousy stealing a quantity of bread, the property of Joseph Champ, at Newbury, on the 11^th of February last. – To be imprisoned and kept to hard labour, in the house of correction for two years.

Joseph Bradley died aged 30, in 1827 in Reading Prison whilst serving his prison sentence. His body was brought to Newbury and he was laid to rest on the 26^th September at St Nicolas, Newbury.

Harriet remarried on the 28^th December 1828 at St Nicolas Church Newbury. Her 2^nd husband was widower, John Partridge.

(John Partridge was born c1786. He married Alice Willis on the 25^th June 1810, at St Mary’s Church Thatcham. They had at least three children, Eliza born c1811, William born c1813 and Alice born c1815. In 1815 John (27), Alice (30) and their three children were living in Northcroft Lane Newbury. John’s wife Alice died aged 38 in 1821 she was buried on the 15^th June at St Nicolas Newbury).

John and Harriet had the following children:

John, baptised on the 19^th July 1829

Hannah born c1833

Thomas, baptised 8^th March 1835 (born 17^th February)

George, baptised 18^th March 1838 (born 2^nd February)

Henry, baptised 28^th March 1841 (born 4^th March)

In 1841 John (50) an Engineer’s Labourer, Harriet (45), John (12), Hannah (8), George (4) and Heny (3 months), were living in Old Newtown Road Newbury.

The 1851 census records John (62) a Pauper /Labourer, Harriet (54) and their sons, George (12) and Henry (10), living in Mayors Lane, Quaker’s Building Ground, Newbury. Their son John (22), Agricultural Labourer, was recorded as a Prisoner in the Wakefield House of Correction Wakefield Yorkshire.

John died aged 72, in 1858 he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 23^rd June.

In 1861 Harriet (66), a Laundress, was still living at Quaker’s Building Ground, Newbury. Her son John had returned to Newbury and was working as a Bricklayer’s Labourer living with Harriet.

Harriet’s son John died aged 33 in 1862, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 28^th November. (GRO website has age at death recorded as 36)

Harriet died aged 69 in 1869. She was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 8^th December.

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