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Facts and Events
| Name |
George Hall |
| Gender |
Male |
| Christening[1] |
23 Mar 1823 |
Ickleford, Hertfordshire, England |
| Census[2] |
6 Jun 1841 |
Ickleford, Hertfordshire, England |
| Marriage |
4 Feb 1843 |
Ickleford, Hertfordshire, Englandto Eleanor Pestell |
| Marriage |
1846 |
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Englandto Abigail Wilshere |
| Census[3] |
30 Mar 1851 |
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, EnglandBancroft Street |
| Census[4] |
1 Jun 1870 |
Burt, Nebraska, United StatesRiverside |
| Census[5] |
1 Jun 1880 |
Burt, Nebraska, United StatesRiverside |
George Hall was baptised on 23rd March 1823 at Ickleford in Hertfordshire, son of a labourer named Joseph Hall and his wife Elizabeth.
On 4th February 1843, aged 19, George married Eleanor (or Ellen) Pestell at Ickleford. Less than three months later she gave birth to a son, whom they named George. However, Eleanor died either giving birth or shortly afterwards, being buried at Ickleford on 11th May 1843, after just three months of marriage. She was only 17 years old. Young George was not baptised until a couple of weeks after his mother's death.
In 1846, George married again. His second wife was Abigail Wilshere, who was from the nearby town of Hitchin. They do not appear to have had any further children together. The 1851 census finds the family living at Bancroft in Hitchin, with George working as a butcher whilst Abigail was a dressmaker.
It appears that the family emigrated to America in the mid 1850s, settling at Riverside in Burt County, Nebraska. The 1870 and 1880 censuses each find the family living there with George working as a farmer. George has not been traced after 1880, but appears to have died before 1900 when Abigail (who had moved to San Diego in California to live with her stepson George) described herself as a widow.
References
- ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Ickleford Parish Registers, 1749-1937. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).
BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Ickleford in the County of Hertford in the Year 1823
No. 154
When Baptized: March 23rd
Child's Christian Name: George son of
Parents Name - Christian: Joseph & Elizabeth
Parents Name - Surname: Hall
Abode: Ickleford
Quality, Trade, or Profession: Labourer
By whom the Ceremony was performed: J. Owen, Curate
- ↑ 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 445; Book 7; Folio 9; Page 13, 6 Jun 1841.
Address: Ickleford, Hertfordshire
Joseph Hall, male, 50 [1786-91], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
Elizabeth Hall, female, 45 [1791-6], born in county
James Hall, male, 20 [1816-21], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
George Hall, male, 18 [1822/3], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
Abraham Hall, male, 14 [1826/7], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
Isaac Hall, male, 12 [1828/9], born in county
Ann Hall, female, 7 [1833/4], born in county
Joseph Hall, male, 5 [1835/6], born in county
Charlotte Hall, female, 2 [1838/9], born in county
- ↑ 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 1710; Folio 43; Page 12, 30 Mar 1851.
Address: Bancroft Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
George Hall, head, married, male, 28 [1822/3], Butcher, b. Ickleford, Hertfordshire
Abigail Hall, wife, married, female, 29 [1821/2], Dressmaker, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
George Hall, son, unmarried, male, 7 [1843/4], Scholar, b. Ickleford, Hertfordshire
George Russell, visitor, unmarried, male, 19 [1831/2], Fellmonger, b. Potton, Bedfordshire
- ↑ United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132).
Address: Riverside, Burt, Nebraska
Household 17:
Hall, George P., 27 [1842/3], male, Farmer, b. England
Hall, Mary E., 23 [1846/7], female, Keeping house, b. New Jersey
Hall, Frank J., 3 [1866/7], male, at home, b. Nebraska
Hall, Joseph B., male, 1/12 [1870], at home, b. Nebraska
Household 18:
Hall, George, 50 [1819/20], male, Farmer, b. England
Hall, Abigall, 50 [1819/20], female, Keeping house, b. England
Ceal, Fr[...?], 38 [1831/2], male, Farmer, b. Mass[?]
- ↑ United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
ED42.
Address: Riverside, Burt, Nebraska
Hall, George, male, 55 [1824/5], Farmer, born England, parents born England
Hall, Abigail, female, 55 [1824/5], wife, keeping house, born England, parents born England
Benette, Esrey, male, 28 [1851/2], Laborer, Farm Laborer, born New York, parents born New York
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