Person:Hannah King (44)

Hannah King was baptised on 13th February 1831 at Caddington in Bedfordshire, daughter of a straw plaiter called Susan King, formerly Dean, and her husband James King, an agricultural labourer. Hannah was the eldest of eight children. The 1841 census finds Hannah living with her parents, siblings and paternal grandmother at Aley Green, in the part of Caddington parish which at that time was in Hertfordshire.

On 16th December 1850, aged 19, Hannah married Lewis Ellis at Caddington. They went on to have ten children at Caddington between 1851 and 1871. The 1851 census finds Lewis and Hannah living with her parents in Caddington, with Hannah described as a plaiter of straw and Lewis described as a farm labourer.

In 1861 Lewis, Hannah and their children were living at Aley Green and Hannah was described as a bonnet sewer. By 1871 they had moved to the neighbouring hamlet of Woodside.

In May 1872, Hannah's husband Lewis, daughter Mary Ann, daughter Matilda, and Matilda's husband Samuel Slough were all assaulted by a group of people on the road between Caddington and the nearby town of Luton. There was a string of summonses between each victim and attacker, with the cases being heard through June and July. The main attacker was sentenced to four months imprisonment.

The 1881 census finds Lewis, three of his children and a grandchild living at Woodside. Hannah was not at home on census night; she was visiting her daughter Mary Ann who had moved to Islington in the northern suburbs of London. The 1891 and 1901 censuses each find Lewis and Hannah living together in Caddington.

Lewis died in 1906, aged 75.

The 1911 census finds Hannah living with her daughter Sarah at Aley Green, and described as an old age pensioner. Hannah died on 23rd February 1915 at Lower Woodside in Caddington, aged 84.

1. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Caddington Parish Registers. (Bedford: Bedfordshire Record Office).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Caddington in the County of Bedford in the Year 1831
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parent's Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   875	Feb[ruar]y 13	Anna Dau[ghter] of	James & Susan	King	Tipple Hill	Laborer	W. Mellard, Vicar

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 440; Book 10; Folio 22; Page 8, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Haley Green, Caddington, Hertfordshire
   James King, male, 30 [1806-11], Ag[ricultural] lab[ourer], born in county
   Susanna King, female, 35 [1801-6], not born in county
   Hannah King, female, 10 [1830/1], born in county
   Mary King, female, 6 [1834/5], born in county
   Bertha King, female, 4 [1836/7], born in county
   Thomas King, male, 2 [1838/9], born in county
   Edward King, male, 5m [1840/1], born in county
   ~ second household in same house ~
   Mary King, female, 65 [1771-6], Straw plaiter, born in county
   John King, male, 25 [1811-16], born in county
   William King, male, 7 [1833/4], 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 1757; Folio 341; Page 8, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Caddington, Hertfordshire
   James King, head, married, male, 41 [1809/10], Farm labourer, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Susan King, wife, married, female, 45 [1805/6], b. Wipsnade, Bedfordshire
   Mary King ,daughter, unmarried, female, 16 [1834/5], Platter of straw, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Bethiah King, daughter, unmarried, female, 14 [1836/7], Platter of straw, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Ann King, daughter, female, 8 [1842/3], Scholar, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Lewis Ellis, lodger, married, male, 20 [1830/1], Farm labourer, b. Stretly, Bedfordshire
   Hannah Ellis, lodger, married, female, 20 [1830/1], Platter of straw, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Matilda Ellis, lodger, female, 1m [1851], b. Caddington, Hertfordshire

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 1015; Folio 90; Page 6, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Aley Green, Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Lewis Ellis, head, married, male, 30 [1830/1], Ag[ricultural] lab[ourer], b. Streatley, Bedfordshire
   Hannah Ellis, wife, married, female, 30 [1830/1], Bonnet sewer, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Matilda Ellis, daughter, female, 10 [1850/1], Bonnet sewer, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Mary Ann Ellis, daughter, female, 8 [1852/3], Bonnet sewer, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Bethia Ellis, daughter, female, 5 [1855/6], b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Ellis, daughter, female, 3 [1857/8], b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   John Ellis, son, male, 1 [1859/60], b. Caddington, Hertfordshire

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 1568; Folio 31; Page 22, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Woodside, Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Lewis Ellis, head, married, male, 40 [1830/1], Lab[ourer], b. Streatley, Bedfordshire
   Hannah Ellis, wife, married, female, 40 [1830/1], Hat sewer, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Mary Ann Ellis, daughter, female, 18 [1852/3], Hat sewer, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Bettia Ellis, daughter, female, 15 [1855/6], Hat sewer, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Ann Ellis, female, 13 [1857/8], Hat sewer, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   John Ellis, son, male, 11 [1859/60], Scholar, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Tryphena Ellis, daughter, female, 8 [1862/3], Scholar, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   George Ellis, son, male, 10 [1860/1], Scholar, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Alfred Ellis, son, male, 3 [1867/8], b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Ellis, son, male, 10d [1871], b. Caddington, Hertfordshire

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 235; Folio 112; Page 83, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 10 Outram Street, Islington, Middlesex
   Henery Stapleton, head, married, male, 28 [1852/3], General Laborer, b. Bedfordshire
   Mary Ann Stapleton, wife, married, female, 28 [1852/3], Straw Bonnet Sewer, b. Bedfordshire
   Tryphena Ellis, sister-in-law, unmarried, female, 18 [1862/3], Straw Bonnet Sewer, b. Bedfordshire
   Hannah Ellis, mother-in-law, married, female, 50 [1830/1], Straw Bonnet Sewer, b. Bedfordshire

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 1275; Folio 132; Page 4, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Caddington, Hertfordshire
   4 rooms occupied
   Lewis Ellis, head, married, male, 60 [1830/1], Agricultural laborer, b. Streatley, Bedfordshire
   Hannah Ellis, wife, married, female, 60 [1830/1], b. Caddington, Hertfordshire

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 1519; Folio 113; Page 20, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Aley Green, Caddington, Bedfordshire
   4 rooms occupied
   Lewis Ellis, head, married, male, 70 [1830/1], Ordinary agricultural labourer, b. Streatley, Bedfordshire
   Hannah Ellis, wife, married, female, 70 [1830/1], b. Aley Green, Bedfordshire
   George Ellis, son, single, male, 38 [1862/3], Ordinary agricultural labourer, b. Aley Green, Bedfordshire
   Thomas Ellis, son, single, male, 28 [1872/3], Ordinary agricultural labourer, b. Aley Green, Bedfordshire

9. ↑ 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 9026; Schedule 110, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: Aley Green, Caddington, Bedfordshire
   5 rooms occupied
   Sarah Rooker, head, female, 52 [1858/9], widower [sic], Charwoman, b. Aley Green, Bedfordshire
   Hannah Ellis, female, 82 [1828/9], widower [sic], Pensioner (old age), b. Aley Green, Bedfordshire
   George Bryant, male, 37 [1873/4], single, Farm Labourer, worker, b. Stoke Hammond

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

    d. Hannah ELLIS, March Quarter 1915, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 765, aged 86 [1828/9]

11. ↑ Luton Reporter, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
    Page 8, 1 Mar 1915.

    DEATHS.
    ELLIS - Feb. 23, at Lower Woodside, Caddington, Hannah Ellis, aged 86 years.