Person:Dennis Haines (1)

Childhood

Dennis William Haines was born on 10th August 1872 at Laverton in the parish of Buckland, Gloucestershire. He was the son of Amelia Ann Haines, formerly Spire, and her husband John Thomas Haines, a veterinary surgeon. He was the fourth of the couple’s seven children, although one of his older siblings had died before Dennis was born. Sometime between 1875 and 1879 the family left Laverton and moved to the neighbouring large village of Broadway, just over the border into Worcestershire. The 1881 census finds Dennis and his parents and siblings living on the main street in Broadway.

By 1889 Dennis was working as an apprentice butcher. In May 1889 he was accused of stealing one egg, worth three farthings, from a butcher. What particularly annoyed the butcher was the fact that Dennis then called him a liar and a fool, presumably when accused. The butcher had Dennis put in custody and brought before the magistrates. Tempers appear to have cooled by the time the case reached the magistrates and the charges were dropped.

Adulthood

The 1891 census finds Dennis lodging at a house in Broadway and working as a farm labourer. Later in 1891 Dennis was again brought before the magistrates, charged with poaching offences. He and two other men had been found at ten o'clock at night with nets, pegs and a dog, clearly intending to go poaching. The three men had all been drinking. Dennis was fined £1 and also had to pay 6s 2d costs.

On 4th February 1893 Dennis was married at Broadway’s Catholic Church (St Saviour’s) to a gloveress named Ann Keyte. She was eighteen years his senior; when they married he was 20 and she 38. Dennis converted to Catholicism, being baptised at St Saviour’s on the same day that they married.

Ann already had two children from before they married, one of whom was only five years younger than Dennis himself. Less than six months after their marriage, Dennis and Ann had a son, Dennis John Haines. Sadly, he died as a baby when he was only eight months old.

At the time of their marriage, Dennis was working as a baker. He did not stay long working as a baker. By the time Dennis and Ann’s next daughter Mildred Mary Agnes was born in 1895 he was working as a farm labourer again. Three years later they had another child, Frank Richard.

In the 1901 census the family was living on Broadway’s main street. Although the house does not have a name or number in the census, it is possible from the sequence of properties in the census to be reasonably confident that they lived at 71 High Street - or more accurately the eastern third of 71 High Street. (This house was built as part of 71 High Street in the eighteenth century, but split off to become a small separate cottage before the Haines lived there. It was subsequently absorbed into neighbouring 73 High Street in the late twentieth century. Restoration of 73 High Street around 2004 removed the former cottage’s front door.) Dennis was working as a house painter.

Ann died on 29th May 1910, aged 56.

The 1911 census finds Dennis with his children Mildred and Alice living on Broadway’s main street.

In early 1912, Dennis’s mother Amelia died.

Around the same time, Dennis married again. His second wife was Alice Price, and they married on 17th February 1912. They would have another five children together between 1914 and 1926.

Dennis’s father John Thomas Haines died in 1922.

By 1934 Dennis and his family were living at Lime Tree Avenue in Broadway. A newspaper report from July 1934 records how the family was having dinner downstairs when a passer-by noticed smoke coming from a fire in one of the bedrooms. The fire was quickly put out.

Dennis died at home at 14 Lime Tree Avenue on 12th August 1939, two days after his 67th birthday. He had written a will two months earlier, which left one shilling to his son Frank “for the many un-Christian like deeds he has done”. The rest of Dennis’s estate was left to his wife Alice. Dennis was buried at St Saviour’s Catholic Church in Broadway. Alice survived him by 28 years.

1. ↑ Birth certificate, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   REGISTRATION DISTRICT Winchcomb
   1872 BIRTH in the Sub-district of Cleeve in the Counties of Gloucester and Worcester
   No.	When and where born	Name, if any	Sex	Name and surname of father	Name, surname and maiden name of mother	Occupation of father	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered	Signature of registrar
   362	Tenth August 1872 Laverton Buckland	-	Boy	John Thomas Haines	Amelia Ann Haines formerly Spire	Horse Doctor	Amelia Ann Haines Mother Laverton Buckland	Twentieth September 1872	Charles Edgington Registrar

2. ↑ 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 2927; Folio 5; Page 1, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Main Street, Broadway, Worcestershire
   John T. Haines, head, married, male, 39 [1841/2], Veterinary Surgeon, b. Laverton, Gloucestershire
   Amelia Ann Haines, wife, married, female, 43 [1837/8], b. Laverton, Gloucestershire
   Hubert J. Haines, son, unmarried, male, 20 [1860/1], Assistant Veterinary Surgeon, b. Laverton, Gloucestershire
   Eunice J. Haines, daughter, unmarried, female, 18 [1862/3], b. Laverton, Gloucestershire
   Dennis W. Haines, son, male, 8 [1872/3], Scholar, b. Laverton, Gloucestershire
   Lewis J. Haines, son, male, 7 [1873/4], Scholar, b. Buckland, Gloucestershire
   Conway R. Haines, son, male, 5 [1875/6], Scholar, b. Buckland, Gloucestershire
   Frank Haines, son, male, 1 [1879/80], b. Broadway, Worcestershire

3. ↑ 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 2337; Folio 94; Page 25, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Main Street, Broadway, Worcestershire
   Catherine Collett, head, widow, female, 68 [1822/3], b. Cutsdean Lodge
   Dennis Haines, lodger, single, male, 18 [1872/3], Farm Laborer, employed, b. Laverton, Gloucestershire

4. ↑ Baptisms register, in Roman Catholic Church. St Saviour's Catholic Church Registers. (Worcester: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service).

   Denis Hains
   Broadway
   Convert
   Baptized Absolutely
   Die 10 Augusti 1872 natus et die 4 Februarii 1893 baptizatus est Dionysius Hains filius Joannis Thomae et Amelia Hains (olim Spiers) conjugum: a me Ludovicus Sherwood C.P.
   Patrimus fuit _ Matrina fuit Elizabetha White
   
   Approximate translation:
   Dennis Hains, son of John Thomas Hains and his wife Amelia Hains (formerly Spiers), born 10 August 1872 and baptized 4 February 1893 by me Lewis Sherwood C.P.
   Godfather: -, Godmother: Elizabeth White

5. ↑ 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 2790; Folio 115; Page 12, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: North Street, Broadway, Worcestershire
   Five or more rooms occupied
   Dennis Haines, head, married, male, 25 [1875/6], Painter - house, worker, b. Buckland, Gloucestershire
   Ann Haines, wife, married, female, 30 [1870/1], b. Broadway, Worcestershire
   Mildred Haines, daughter, single, female, 6 [1894/5], b. Broadway, Worcestershire
   Frank Haines, son, single, male, 2 [1898/9], b. Broadway, Worcestershire
   George Keyte, stepson, single, male, 23 [1877/8], Postal messenger, worker, b. Broadway, Worcestershire
   Wilson Keyte, stepson, single, male, 15 [1885/6], Grocers Assistant, worker, b. Broadway, Worcestershire

6. ↑ England. 1911 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 RG14; Piece 17705; Schedule 105, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: North Street, Broadway, Worcestershire
   4 rooms occupied
   Dennis Haines, head, male, 37 [1873/4], widower, Journeyman painter, worker, b. not known
   Mildred Haines, daughter, female, 16 [1894/5], single, b. Broadway, Worcestershire
   Frank Haines, son, male, 13 [1897/8], b. Broadway, Worcestershire

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

   d. Dennis William HAINES, September Quarter 1939, Evesham Registration District, Volume 6c, page 238, aged 67 [1871/2]

8. ↑ Burials register, in Roman Catholic Church. St Saviour's Catholic Church Registers. (Worcester: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service).

   Anno 1939 die 12 mensis Augusti Dennis William Haines ex Broadway aetatis 67 in communion S. Matris Ecclesiae animam Deo reddidit Sacramentis munitus cujus corpus die 16 mensis August sepultum est in Coemeteris S.S. Salvatoris apud Broadway
   Paulinus Fisher C.P.
   
   Approximate translation:
   Dennis William Haines late of Broadway died 12 August 1939 aged 67, in communion with the Holy Mother Church and his soul given to God, was buried on 16 August at the cemetery of St Saviour's, Broadway. Paul Fisher C.P.Denis Hains
   Broadway
   Convert
   Baptized Absolutely
   Die 10 Augusti 1872 natus et die 4 Februarii 1893 baptizatus est Dionysius Hains filius Joannis Thomae et Amelia Hains (olim Spiers) conjugum: a me Ludovicus Sherwood C.P.
   Patrimus fuit _ Matrina fuit Elizabetha White
   
   Approximate translation:
   Dennis Hains, son of John Thomas Hains and his wife Amelia Hains (formerly Spiers), born 10 August 1872 and baptized 4 February 1893 by me Lewis Sherwood C.P.
   Godfather: -, Godmother: Elizabeth White

9. ↑ Registered copy of will, in England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).

   June 13_ 1939
   June Thirteenth Nineteen Hundred and Thirty nine I DENNIS WILLIAM HAINES declare this is my last Will and Testament I HEREBY LEAVE unto my son Frank One shilling for the many UnChristianlike Deeds he has done to be paid at my death The residue of my estate household goods and chattels monies derived from every source such as policies and rent and sales of any parts of my estate I leave unto my wife Alice Haines absolute_
   WITNESSED by me this day June thirteenth Nineteen hundred and thirty nine
   REGINALD HARRY BURROWS
   FREDERICK CHARLES ROBBINS
   DENNIS W. HAINES
   Affidavit of due Execution filed.
   John Glaisyer
   District Registrar.
   On the 24 NOV 1939
   Administration (with the Will) of the effects of the Testator was granted at BIRMINGHAM
   
   In His Majesty’s High Court of Justice.
   The District Probate Registry at Birmingham.
   BE IT KNOWN that Dennis William Haines of 14 Lime Tree Avenue Broadway in the County of Worcester who died there on the 12th day of August 1939 made and duly executed his last Will and Testament and did not therein name any Executor.
   AND BE IT FURTHER KNOWN that at the date hereunder written Letters of Administration with the Will (a copy of which is hereunto annexed) of all the Estate which by law devolves to and vests in the personal representative of the said deceased were granted by His Majesty’s High Court of Justice at the District Probate Registry thereof at Birmingham to Alice Haines of 14 Lime Tree Avenue aforesaid widow the Relict of deceased and the Residuary Legatee named in the said will
   And it is hereby certified that an Affidavit for Inland Revenue has been delivered wherein it is shown that the gross value of the said Estate in Great Britain (exclusive of what the said deceased may have been possessed of or entitled to as a Trustee and not beneficially) amounts to £29.18.8
   Dated the 24th day of November 1939
   John Glaysier
   District Registrar
   Extracted by Smith & Roberts Sol[icito]rs Evesham

10.   Worcester Journal, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
    Page 3, 25 May 1889.

    County Petty Sessions.
    EVESHAM. – MONDAY.
    A TRIVIAL CHARGE. – Dennis William Haines, butcher’s apprentice, Broadway, was brought up in custody charged by James Alfred Dudfield, butcher, Broadway, with stealing one egg, value three farthings, at Broadway, on May 17th. Mr. G.L. Eades appeared for prisoner. Prosecutor asked that the case might be withdrawn, as he said prisoner might have committed act for a lark. It transpired, however, that prosecutor had insisted on prisoner being taken into custody, though told a summons would do as well. Prosecutor acknowledged that the principal reason why he had prisoner taken into custody was because he had called him a liar and a fool. Prosecutor gave evidence to the effect that prisoner took the egg from a basket in front of the shop, in presence of a number of people. The Chairman said the bench would allow the charge to be withdrawn before the evidence for the defence was entered into.

11.   Worcester Journal, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
    Page 7, 12 Sep 1891.

    County Petty Sessions.
    EVESHAM. – MONDAY.
    THE POACHING PREVENTION ACT. – George Willis (42), fruiterer, Willersey, Dennis William Haines (18), labourer, Broadway, and Lewis Smith (18), labourer, Broadway, were summoned under the Poaching Prevention Act for having nets for taking game in their possession, at Broadway, on September 2nd. P.C. Yarnold met defendants on a public road just after ten o’clock at night, and searched them. Haines had a jar of drink, Smith a lurcher dog, and Willis a bag containing 50 yards of netting and some pegs. All were the worse for drink. Willis, against whom there were four previous convictions, was fined £2 and 6s. 2d. costs, and the other defendants £1 and 6s. 2d. costs each.

12.   Cheltenham Chronicle, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
    Saturday 28 Jul 1934.

    BROADWAY FIRE
    As Mr. William Ellis, of Orchard-avenue, Broadway, was walking along Lime Tree-avenue, Broadway, he noticed smoke issuing from one of the bedroom windows of Mr. Dennis Haines’s house. He immediately notified Mr. Haines and his family, who were having dinner and were unaware that anything had happened. Mr. D. Haines, junr., on going upstairs, opened the door of the bedroom occupied by sister, Miss C. Haines, and found the room full of smoke and a bed burning furiously. Buckets of water were rushed upstairs and the outbreak was put out.

13.   Cheltenham Chronicle, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
    Saturday 20 Feb 1937.

    Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Haines, of Lime Tree-avenue, Broadway, on Wednesday celebrated the 25th anniversary of their wedding.

14.   Cheltenham Chronicle, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
    Saturday 19 Aug 1939.

    MR. D.W. HAINES
    FUNERAL OF BROADWAY RESIDENT
    The funeral took place at St. Saviour’s R.C. Church, Broadway, on Monday, of Mr. Dennis William Haines, of Lime Tree-avenue, Broadway. His death occurred on Saturday, only two days after he had celebrated his 67th birthday.
    Mr. Haines was the son of the late Thomas Haines who was for many years a veterinary surgeon at Broadway. He leaves a widow, three sons, and four daughters to mourn his loss.
    The service was conducted by the Rev. Father Killian, C.P., of St. Saviour’s.
    The family mourners were Mrs. D. Haines (widow), Mrs. Mitchell (daughter), Mr. Frank Haines (son), Mr. and Mrs. Shearall (son-in-law and daughter), Mr. Dennis Haines (son), the Misses Margaret and Frances Haines (daughters), Master John Haines (son), and Mr. Jack Haines (brother).