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Facts and Events
| Name |
Susannah Twidell |
| Gender |
Female |
| Birth[1] |
8 Aug 1822 |
Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England |
| Christening[1] |
8 Sep 1822 |
Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England |
| Marriage |
8 Nov 1845 |
Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, Englandto William Swallow |
| Census[2] |
30 Mar 1851 |
Harpenden, Hertfordshire, EnglandBread Croft |
| Census[3] |
7 Apr 1861 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England13 Park Place |
| Census[4] |
2 Apr 1871 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England140 Wellington Street |
| Census[5] |
3 Apr 1881 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England44 York Street |
| Census[6] |
5 Apr 1891 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England30 Boyle Street |
| Census[7] |
31 Mar 1901 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England32 Wenlock Street |
| Death[8] |
1906 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England |
Susannah Twidell was born on 8th August 1822 and baptised the following month at Wheathampstead in Hertfordshire. She was the daughter of a labourer called Richard Twidell and his wife Sophia, and the family lived at Gustard Wood, a hamlet to the north of the parish.
On 8th November 1845, aged 23, Susannah married a widower called William Swallow. He was fourteen years her senior, and had several young children from his first marriage. Susannah and William do not appear to have had any children together. The 1851 census finds them living in Harpenden at Bread Croft. She was working as a straw plaiter, whilst he was an agricultural labourer.
Some time between 1851 and 1861 it would appear that Susannah and William separated. He returned to Wheathampstead, whilst she moved to Luton, living initially with her parents and then with her sister Sophia, who had married a Charles Bunyan.
Each census from 1871 to 1901 finds Susannah living with Sophia and Charles Bunyan at a different address in Luton. In 1871 she claimed to be unmarried and gave her name as Twidell rather than Swallow. She worked variously as a straw plaiter, laundress and charwoman. Over in Wheathampstead, William Swallow died in 1883.
Susannah lived to be 84 years old. She died in 1906 in Luton.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Baptisms register, in Church of England. Wheathampstead Parish Registers. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).
BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Wheathamsted [sic] in the County of Hertford in the Year 1822
No. 453
When Baptized: Born Aug[us]t 8th Baptized Sept[embe]r 8th
Child's Christian Name: Susannah D[aughter] of
Parents Name - Christian: Rich[ar]d & Sophia
Surname: Twidle
Abode: Gustard wood
Quality, Trade, or Profession: Laborer
By whom the Ceremony was performed: J. Douton, Curate
- ↑ 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 1713; Folio 98; Page 7, 30 Mar 1851.
Address: Bread Croft, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
William Swallow, head, married, male, 40 [1810/11], Ag[ricultural] Lab[oure]r, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
Susan Swallow, wife, married, female, 30 [1820/1], Straw Plaiter, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
Mary Swallow, daughter, unmarried, female, 18 [1832/3], Straw Plaiter, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
- ↑ 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 1012; Folio 88; Page 21, 7 Apr 1861.
Address: 13 Park Place, Luton, Bedfordshire
Richard Twidell, head, married, male, 65 [1795/6], Ag[ricultural] Labourer, b. Shillington, Bedfordshire
Sophia Twidell, wife, married, female, 65 [1795/6], Straw Plaiter, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
Susanah Swalow, daughter, married, female, 37 [1823/4], Straw Plaiter, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
- ↑ 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 1570; Folio 65; Page 22, 2 Apr 1871.
Address: 140 Wellington Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
Charles Bunyan, head, married, male, 38 [1832/3], Railway Carman, b. Westoning, Bedfordshire
Sophia Bunyan, wife, married, female, 37 [1833/4], Bonnet Sewer, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
Elizabeth Bunyan, daughter, female, 14 [1856/7], Bonnet Sewer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Emily Bunyan, daughter, female, 12 [1858/9], Bonnet Sewer & Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Charles Bunyan, son, male, 6 [1864/5], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Sophia Bunyan, daughter, female, 3 [1867/8], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
~ [second household in same house]
Sohpia Twidell, head, widow, female, 77 [1793/4], Straw Plaitter, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
Susan Twidell, daughter, unmarried, female, 40 [1830/1], Washerwoman & Charwoman, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
Sarah Twidell, granddaughter, unmarried, female, 21 [1849/50], Bonnet Sewer, b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire
Isabella Smith, lodger, unmarried, female, 23 [1847/8], Bonnet Sewer, b. Stopsley, Luton, Bedfordshire
- ↑ 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 1650; Folio 38; Page 13, 3 Apr 1881.
Address: 44 York Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
Charles Bunyan, head, married, male, 48 [1832/3], General Labourer, b. Westoning, Bedfordshire
Sophia Bunyan, wife, married, female, 47 [1833/4], General Labourer Wife, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
Charles Bunyan, son, unmarried, male, 16 [1864/5], General Labourer Son, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Sophia Bunyan, daughter, unmarried, female, 12 [1868/9], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Susan Swallow, sister-in-law, married, female, 64 [1816/17], Laundress, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
- ↑ 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 175; Page 38, 5 Apr 1891.
Address: 30 Boyle Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
Charles Bunyan, head, married, male, 58 [1832/3], Carter, employed, b. Westoning, Bedfordshire
Sophia Bunyan, wife, married, female, 53 [1837/8], Hat Sewer, employed, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
Sohpia Bunyan, daughter, single, female, 23 [1867/8], Hat Sewer, employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Susan Swallow, lodger, widow, female, 75 [1815/16], Washerwoman, employed, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
John North, lodger, married, male, 55 [1835/6], Hat Blocker, employed, b. Codicote, Hertfordshire
- ↑ 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 1518; Folio 90; Page 28, 31 Mar 1901.
Address: 32 Wenlock Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
Charles Bunyan, head, married, male, 67 [1833/4], Brick Carter, worker, b. Westoning, Bedfordshire
Sophia Bunyan, wife, married, female, 66 [1834/5], Straw Hat Sewer, worker, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
Mabel Bunyan, granddaughter, female, 12 [1888/9], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Susan Swoller, sister-in-law, widow, female, 79 [1821/2], b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
- ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
d. Susannah SWALLOW, December Quarter 1906, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 237, aged 85 [1820/1]
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