Person:Alfred Hutchings (2)

Alfred Hutchings was baptised on 29th August 1841 at Crewkerne in Somerset, son of Mary Ann Hutchings, formerly Forsey, and her husband Edmund Hutchings, a farm bailiff. He appears to have been the fourth of seven children. Some time in the mid 1840s the family moved from Crewkerne to Whatley in the parish of Winsham, where they appear in the 1851 census. By 1861 he had left home and was lodging a couple of miles south of Whatley at Thorncombe, just over the county boundary into Dorset. He was working as a cordwainer (shoe maker) which occupation he was to pursue for the rest of his life.

By 1871 he had moved over 25 miles from Thorncombe to the county town of Dorchester, where he appears lodging in the town at 1 Greenings Court, which is a narrow courtyard accessed via an alley between 44 and 45 High East Street, one of the town's main thoroughfares. A couple of doors away, at 47 High East Street, was a domestic servant called Elizabeth Roper, who was originally from the village of Tolpuddle. Alfred and Elizabeth were married later that year, on 4th December 1871 at Tolpuddle.

Their first child was born at Charminster, just north of Dorchester, after which they returned to Dorchester, having several more children there. The 1881 census finds Alfred and Elizabeth living at 11 Grove Buildings, on the western side of Dorchester. In the late 1880s they moved to Charminster, settling in a three roomed cottage on Church Lane, where they appear in both the 1891 and 1901 censuses.

Alfred died in 1910, aged 69. Elizabeth appears to have outlived Alfred by about 24 years.

1.   Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Alfred HUTCHINGS, September Quarter 1841, Chard Registration District, Volume 10, page 348, mother's maiden name Forsey

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Crewkerne. Crewkerne Parish Registers, 1558-1901. (Taunton: Somerset Heritage Service).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Crewkerne in the County of Somerset in the Year 1841
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   1485	Aug[us]t 29th	Alfred Son of	Edmund & Mary Ann	Hutchings	Crewkerne	Labourer	Rd. Lowe P.C.

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1928; Folio 208; Page 7, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Whatley, Winsham, Somerset
   Edwin Hutchings, head, married, male, 40 [1810/11], Farmer, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Mary Ann Hutchings, wife, married, female, 39 [1811/12], Farmer Wife, b. Winsham, Somerset
   Marey [sic] Hutchings, daughter, unmarried, female, 18 [1832/3], Farmer Daur, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Ann Hutchings, daughter, unmarried, female, 16 [1834/5], Farmer Daur, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   William Hutchings, son, unmarried, male, 13 [1837/8], Farmer Son, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Alfred Hutchings, son, unmarried, male, 9 [1841/2], Farmer Son, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   G.H. Hutchings, son, unmarried, male, 6 [1844/5], Farmer Son, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Herbert Hutchings, son, unmarried, male, 3 [1847/8], Farmer Son, b. Winsham, Somerset
   J. Hutchings, son, unmarried, male, 8 months [1850], Farmer Son, b. Winsham, Somerset

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 1371; Folio 146; Page 6, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Maudlin, Thorncombe, Dorset
   Elizabeth Bowditch, head, widow, female, 71 [1789/90], b. Wayford, Somerset
   Alfred Hutchings, lodger, unmarried, male, 19 [1841/2], Cardwainder, b. Crewkerne, Somerset

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 2009; Folio 20; Page 9, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: 1 Greenings Court, Dorchester (All Saints), Dorset
   Caroline Sprackland, head, widow, female, 60 [1810/11], Formal Housemaid, b. Stratton, Dorset
   Eliz[abe]th Sprackland, daughter, unmarried, female, 33 [1837/8], Dressmaker, b. Wareham, Dorset
   Joe Sprackland, son, unmarried, male, 30 [1840/1], b. Wareham, Dorset, Blind from Cataracts
   Mary M. Sprackland, daughter, unmarried, female, 20 [1850/1], Shoe Binder, b. Dorchester, Dorset
   Alfred Hutchings, boarder, unmarried, male, 28 [1842/3], Shoemaker, b. Crewkerne, Somerset

6. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 2111; Folio 79; Page 5, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 11 Grove Buildings, Dorchester (West Fordington), Dorset
   Alfred Hutchings, head, married, male, 37 [1843/4], Boot & Shoe Maker, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Elizabeth Hutchings, wife, married, female, 29 [1851/2], b. Tolpuddle, Dorset
   John Hutchings, son, male, 9 [1871/2], Scholar, b. Charminster, Dorset
   Jane Hutchings, daughter, female, 5 [1875/6], Scholar, b. Dorchester, Dorset
   Henry Hutchings, son, male, 3 [1877/8], Scholar, b. Dorchester, Dorset
   Herbert Hutchings, son, male, 1 [1879/80], b. Dorchester, Dorset

7. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 1655; Folio 21; Page 3, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Church Lane, Charminster, Dorset
   3 rooms occupied
   Alfred Hutchings, head, married, male, 48 [1842/3], Shoemaker, employed, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Elizabeth Hutchings, wife, married, female, 39 [1851/2], b. Tolpuddle, Dorset
   William Hutchings, son, single, male, 13 [1877/8], Grocer's Boy, employed, b. Dorchester, Dorset
   Herbert Hutchings, son, single, male, 11 [1879/80], Scholar, b. Dorchester, Dorset
   George Hutchings, son, single, male, 9 [1881/2], Scholar, b. Dorchester, Dorset
   Arthur Hutchings, son, single, male, 6 [1884/5], Scholar, b. Dorchester, Dorset
   Albert Hutchings, son, single, male, 1 [1889/90], b. Charminster, Dorset

8. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 2004; Folio 16; Page 4, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Church Lane, Charminster, Dorset
   3 rooms occupied
   Alfred Hutchings, head, married, male, 59 [1841/2], Bootmaker, own account, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Elizabeth Hutchings, wife, married, male, 49 [1851/2], b. Tolpuddle, Dorset
   Arthur Hutchings, son, single, male, 17 [1883/4], Compositor, worker, b. Dorchester, Dorset
   Albert Hutchings, son, male, 11 [1889/90], Schoolboy, b. Charminster, Dorset

9.   Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Alfred HUTCHINGS, September Quarter 1910, Dorchester Registration District, Volume 5a, page 162, aged 69

10. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Parish Registers of Charminster. (Dorchester: Dorset History Centre).

    Burial in the Parish of Charminster in the Diocese of Salisbury and County of Dorset in the Year 1910
    No. 119
    Name: Alfred Hutchings
    Abode: Charminster
    When buried: Sept[ember] 22nd 1910
    Age: 69 [1840/1]
    By whom the Ceremony was performed: Cha[rle]s L. Dundas