Person:Ann Leggatt (1)

Ann Leggatt was baptised on 25th February 1821 at Sidlesham in Sussex, daughter of William and Sarah Leggatt. Her father was a labourer and the family lived at Mill, a hamlet on the edge of Pagham Harbour. The 1841 census finds Ann living with her father (her mother presumably having died) at Almodington in Sidlesham parish.

In 1843, aged 22, Ann married a man called Charles Grant, who was also from Sidlesham. The following year they had a daughter, Fanny, baptised at Sidlesham, when they were described as living at Easton, a lane in Sidlesham parish, and Charles's occupation was given as being a sailor.

It would seem that Charles went to sea for a considerable time and effectively abandoned Ann. In 1847 she had a daughter named Sarah baptised at Sidlesham, but the parish record pointedly does not name Charles as the baby's father. She then appears to have moved to the major port of Portsmouth, a few miles to the west of Sidlesham, where she had another child, James, in about 1855.

In 1858, Ann married again, with her second husband being a beer seller and brewery labourer named Henry Wyatt. As it happens, Charles Grant was still alive (he appears to have been in Baghdad in about 1858) but if Ann had not heard from him in over seven years she would have been allowed to deem him legally dead and thus been free to remarry.

The 1861 and 1871 censuses both find Ann and Henry living in Portsmouth. They appear to have had three children together: Edward, Martha and William. They have yet to be researched after 1871.

1. ↑ Sidlesham (St Mary) baptisms, in Sussex, England. Online Parish Clerks.

   No. 319
   When baptised: 25 Feb 1821
   Name: Ann
   Parents: William & Sarah
   Surname: Leggatt
   Abode: Mill
   Quality, Trade, or Profession: Labourer
   By whom the Ceremony was performed: H. Middleton

2. ↑ 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 1103; Book 5; Folio 24; Page 14, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Almodington, Sidlesham, Sussex
   William Leggatt, male, 55 [1781-6], Ag Lab, born in county
   Ann Leggatt, female, 20 [1816-21], born in county
   Jane Leggatt, female, 15 [1821-6], born in county
   James Leggatt, male, 12 [1828/9], Ag Lab, born in county
   George Lush, male, 20 [1816-21], Ag Lab, born in county
   Joseph Lee, male, 20 [1816-21], Ag Lab, born in county

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 1652; Folio 65; Page 7, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Sidlesham, Sussex
   William Leggett, head, widower, male, 64 [1786/7], Agr Labourer, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   James Leggett, son, unmarried, male, 23 [1827/8], Agr Labourer, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Ann Grant, daughter, married, female, 31 [1819/20], Housekeeper, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Fanny Grant, daughter, unmarried, female, 6 [1844/5], Scholar, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Sarah Grant, daughter, unmarried, female, 3 [1847/8], b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   William Lock, lodger, unmarried, male, 30 [1820/1], Agr Labourer, b. Sidlesham, Sussex

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 1642; Folio 184; Page 9, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: No. 23 Sackville Street, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire
   Henry Wyatt, head, married, male, 27 [1833/4], Beer Seller, b. Hungerford, Hampshire
   Ann Wyatt, wife, married, female, 39 [1821/2], b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Sarah Grant, daughter, unmarried, female, 13 [1847/8], b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   James Grant, son, male, 5 [1855/6], Scholar, b. Portsea, Hampshire
   Edward Wyatt, son, male, 2 [1858/9], Scholar, b. Portsea, Hampshire
   Martha Wyatt, daughter, female, 9m [1860], b. Portsea, Hampshire
   Richard Beale, visitor, unmarried, male, 22 [1838/9], Sailor R.N., b. Donnington, Sussex
   Thomas Lambourn, lodger, unmarried, male, 25 [1835/6], Labourer, b. Raston, Sussex

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 1144; Folio 12; Page 17, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: 19 Hyde Street, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire
   Henry Wyatt, head, married, male, 36 [1834/5], Brewers Laborer, b. Hungerford, Hampshire
   Ann Wyatt, wife, married, female, 46 [1824/5], b. Siddlesham, Sussex
   Edward W. Wyatt, son, male, 12 [1858/9], Errand boy to Grocer, b. Portsea, Hampshire
   Martha Wyatt, daughter, female, 10 [1860/1], Scholar, b. Portsea, Hampshire
   William Wyatt, son, male, 8 [1862/3], Scholar, b. Portsea, Hampshire
   Charles Green, boarder, unmarried, male, 18 [1852/3], Seaman R.N., b. Hungerford, Hampshire
   Charles Gill, boarder, unmarried, male, 22 [1848/9], Butcher journeyman, b. Devon