Person:Ann Hopkins (16)

Ann Hopkins’ origins have yet to be established. As an adult she claimed to have been born around 1781 at Stanway in Gloucestershire. Ann’s first confirmed sighting is on 19th June 1815, when she was married at Bretforton in Worcestershire to William Worvell. William was a widower, with two young children from his first marriage who became Ann’s stepchildren.

By 1816 Ann and William had settled back in Stanway, having three daughters baptised there between 1816 and 1822. William was described as a labourer and “under gardener” on their daughters’ baptisms. The most likely place in the area big enough to employ not just gardeners but under gardeners was Stanway House.

Ann’s first known grandchild was born in 1839.

The 1841 and 1851 censuses both find Ann, William and one of their daughters living in the Church Stanway area of Stanway. In 1841 William was described as an agricultural labourer, whilst in 1851 he was called a gardener’s labourer.

William died in 1858, aged 82.

The 1861 census finds Ann living alone in Stanway, supporting herself by working as a nurse. Ann died in 1866, when she was said to be 85 years old. She was buried at Stanway on 13th August 1866.

1. ↑ England. 1841 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 HO107; Piece 367; Book 17; Folio 10; Page 5, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Church Stanway, Stanway, Gloucestershire
   William Worvell, male, 65 [1771-6], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
   Ann Worvell, female, 60 [1776-81], born in county
   Ann Worvell, female, 20 [1816-21], born in county

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 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 1971; Folio 177; Page 4, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Church Stanway, Stanway, Gloucestershire
   William Worvell, head, married, male, 75 [1775/6], Gardeners Labourer, b. Naunton, Gloucestershire
   Ann Worvell, wife, married, female, 70 [1780/1], b. Stanway, Gloucestershire
   Eliza Worvell, daughter, unmarried, female, 29 [1821/2], Glove sewer, b. Stanway, Gloucestershire

3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 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 1791; Folio 27; Page 17, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Stanway, Gloucestershire
   Ann Worvell, head, widow, female, 80 [1780/1], Nurse, b. Stanway, Gloucestershire

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

   d. Ann WORVELL, September Quarter 1866, Winchcomb Registration District, Volume 6a, page 214, aged 85 [1780/1]

5. ↑ Burial register, in Church of England. Stanway Parish Registers. (Gloucester: Gloucestershire Archives).

   BURIALS in the Parish of Stanway in the County of Gloucester in the Year 1866
   No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   398	Ann Worvil	Church Stanway	August 13th	85 [1780/1]	Francis R. Traill Vicar

6. ↑ There were two girls called Ann Hopkins baptised at Stanway at a plausible time to be this Ann. Further evidence required to establish which, if either, is her:
   1779 / Anne Tye the Daughter of James & Elizabeth Hopkins was baptiz[e]d Sep[tembe]r 5th
   1780 / Anne the Daughter of Rich[ar]d & Anne Hopkins baptized Octo[be]r 29th