Person:Susannah Swallow (2)

Susannah Swallow was born on New Year's Day 1811 and baptised three weeks later at Wheathampstead in Hertfordshire. She was the daughter of Sarah Swallow, formerly Hopkins, and her husband William Swallow, a labourer.

On 19th June 1831, aged 20, Susannah married a man named William Lovell, from the nearby parish of King's Walden. Their first child was born and baptised at Wheathampstead the following year, although the family's abode was given as King's Walden.

Between 1832 and 1853 William and Susannah appear to have had eleven children, born variously in Wheathampstead, King's Walden and Offley parishes. However, five of the children died when less than a year old, and another died when she was about five years old. Susannah's father died at Wheathampstead in 1835.

The 1841 census finds the family living at Darley Hall in the parish of King's Walden. William was working as an agricultural labourer. Back in Wheathampstead, Susannah's mother died in 1848.

By 1851 Susannah and William had moved to the hamlet of Mangrove Green, which straddled the parishes of Offley and Lilley.^[9] Susannah was described as a straw plaiter in 1851.

In 1861 they were living at a cottage at Mangrove Green next to the William IV public house, which stands on the east side of the green. In 1861 William was described as a ploughman.

William died in 1868, aged 58.

The 1871 census finds Susannah still living next door to the William IV at Mangrove Green with her daughters Sophia and Mary Ann and her grandson Montague, who was Sophia's son.

Susannah continued to live with her daughter Mary Ann, who later married an Eli Brown. They appear in the 1881 census at an unspecified location in the parish of Lilley (which could well be still at Mangrove Green). Some time between 1881 and 1891 they moved into the nearby town of Luton, appearing there in a four-roomed house at 101 Boyle Street in the 1891 census.

Susannah died in Luton in 1896, aged 85.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Church of England. Wheathampstead Parish Registers. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   Baptisms
   1811
   Swallow - Susannah daughter of William & Sarah his wife late Hopkins born Jan[uar]y 1st bap[tize]d Jan[uar]y 23

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 445; Book 10; Folio 25; Page 5, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Darly Hall, King's Walden, Hertfordshire
   William Lovell, male, 30 [1806-11], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
   Susan Lovell, female, 30 [1806-11], born in county
   William Lovell, male, 9 [1831/2]
   Thomas Lovell, male, 7 [1833/4], born in county
   Sophia Lovell, female, 5 [1835/6], born in county
   Samuel Lovell, male, 1 [1839/40], born in county
   ~ [second household in same house]
   James Studman, male, 40 [1796-1801], Ag Lab, born in county
   Sarah Studman, female, 35 [1801-6], born in county
   Richard Potton, male, 50 [1786-91], 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.)
   HO107; Piece 1710; Folio 398; Page 16, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Mangrove, Offley, Hertfordshire
   William Lovel, head, married, male, 41 [1809/10], Farm Labourer, b. Whitewell, Hertfordshire
   Susan Lovel, wife, married, female, 40 [1810/11], Straw Platter, b. Whitewell, Hertfordshire
   William Lovel, son, unmarried, male, 19 [1831/2], Farm Labourer, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Lovel, son, unmarried, male, 17 [1833/4], Farm Labourer, b. Kingswalden, Hertfordshire
   Sofiah [sic] Lovel, daughter, unmarried, female, 15 [1835/6] Straw Platter, b. Kingswalden, Hertfordshire
   Samuel Lovel, son, unmarried, male, 11 [1839/40], Scholar, b. Kingswalden, Hertfordshire
   Mary Ann Lovel, daughter, female, 7 [1843/4], Scholar, b. Kingswalden, Hertfordshire
   Ann Lovel, daughter, female, 1 [1849/50], b. Offley, 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 821; Folio 13; Page 20, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Mangrove Hamlet, Lilley, Hertfordshire [listed immediately before William IV public house]
   William Lovell, head, married, male, 52 [1808/9], Ag[ricultural] Ploughman, b. Paulswarden [sic], Hertfordshire
   Susannah Lovell, wife, married, female, 50 [1810/11], Straw Plaiter, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   Sophia Lovell, daughter, unmarried, female, 24 [1836/7], Straw Plaiter, b. Kingswalden, Hertfordshire
   Maryann Lovell, daughter, unmarried, female, 17 [1843/4], Straw Plaiter, b. Kingswalden, 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 1370; Folio 15; Page 23, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Mangrove Hamlet, Lilley, Hertfordshire [listed immediately after William IV public house]
   Susan Lovell, head, widow, female, 61 [1809/10], Straw Plaiter, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   Sophia Lovell, daughter, unmarried, female, 34 [1836/7], Straw Plaiter, b. Kingswalden, Hertfordshire
   Mary Ann Lovell, daughter, unmarried, female, 26 [1844/5], Straw Plaiter, b. Kingswalden, Hertfordshire
   Montague Lovell, grandson, male, 8 [1862/3], Scholar, b. Lilley, 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 1421; Folio 15; Page 23, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Lilley, Hertfordshire
   Eli Brown, head, married, male, 27 [1853/4], Farm Laborer, b. Offley, Hertfordshire
   Mary Ann Brown, wife, married, female, 37 [1843/4], Straw Plaiter, b. Kingswalden, Hertfordshire
   Susan Lovell, mother in law, widow, female, 71 [1809/10], Straw Plaiter, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire

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 1271; Folio 174; Page 35, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 101 Boyle Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   4 rooms occupied
   Eli Brown, head, married, male, 36 [1854/5], Carman, employed, b. Offley, Hertfordshire
   Mary A. Brown, wife, married, female, 47 [1843/4], Straw Plaiter, employed, b. Kingswalden, Hertfordshire
   Susan Lovell, mother, widow, female, 81 [1809/10], Formerly Straw Plaiter, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire

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

   d. Susan LOVELL, March Quarter 1896, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 275, aged 86 [1809/10]

9. ↑ Most of the buildings at Mangrove Green were within a detached part of the parish of Lilley surrounded by the parish of Offley, whilst within that detached part of Lilley was a detached part of Offley.