Person:Alice Worbey (1)

Alice Worbey was baptised on 26th February 1834 at Hitchin in Hertfordshire, daughter of Ann Worbey, formerly Stokes, and her husband John Worbey, an agricultural labourer. At the time of Alice's baptism the family was living at Walsworth, a hamlet to the east of the town. By the time of the 1841 census the family had moved to The Riddy, a group of cottages surrounded by fields which stood a little way to the south-east of Hitchin.

By 1851, Alice had left home and working as a domestic servant for a farmer in the nearby village of Great Wymondley.

On 1st July 1854, aged 20, she was married at Great Wymondley to Samuel Dearmer, an agricultural labourer. They went on to have ten children together between 1855 and 1875. The first two children were baptised at Great Wymondley, with the family's abode in 1857 being given as Titmore Green, a hamlet about a mile south of the village. Back in Hitchin, Alice's mother died in 1856.

Alice and Samuel moved to the neighbouring parish of St Ippolyts some time between 1857 and 1859, with their abode there in 1859 being given as Almshoe Wood House. From at least 1861 to 1865 the family lived at Harkins Hall in St Ippolyts, appearing there in the 1861 census, when Alice was working as a straw plaiter.

Some time between 1865 and 1867 the family moved into the town of Hitchin, living at Bunyan Road, just north of the town centre. Alice's father died in 1865. Alice and Samuel stayed at Bunyan Road between at least 1867 and 1875, then moved some time between 1875 and 1881 to Nightingale Road, a short distance from Bunyan Road. Despite now living in the town, Samuel continued to work as an agricultural labourer.

Samuel died in 1889, aged 58. Alice survived him by about seventeen years. She appears in both the 1891 and 1901 census living at 49 Nightingale Road in Hitchin. In 1901 she was letting out rooms to lodgers, with three policemen boarding with her.

Alice died in 1906, aged 72.

1. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Registers of St Mary's Church, Hitchin. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Hitchin in the County of Hertford in the Year 1834
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   67	Feb[ruary] 26	Alice	John & Ann	Worboys	Walsworth	Lab[oure]r	H. Wiles

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 4; Folio 4; Page 3, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Riddy, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   John Worboy, male, 33 [1807/8], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. in county
   Ann Worboy, female, 28 [1812/3], b. in county
   John Worboy, male, 10 [1830/1], b. in county
   Allice Worboy, female, 7 [1833/4], b. 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 1709; Folio 333; Page 8, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Village, Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Thomas A.G. Hailey, head, married, male, 30 [1820/1], Farmer of 240 Acres employ 9 men 2 boys, b. Sandwich, Kent
   Priscilla Hailey, wife, married, female, 25 [1825/6], Farmers wife, b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
   Walter G. Hailey, son, unmarried, male, 2 [1848/9], b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Allice Worbey, servant, unmarried, female, 19 [1831/2], House Serv[ant], b. Walsworth, 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 820; Folio 33; Page 16, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Harkins Hall, Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   Samuel Deamer, head, married, male, 30 [1830/1], Agricultural Labourer, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Alice Deamer, wife, married, female, 28 [1832/3], Plaiter of Straw, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Julia Deamer, daughter, female, 5 [1855/6], b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   William Deamer, son, male, 3 [1857/8], b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Deamer, son, male, 1 [1859/60], b. Ippollitts, 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 1368; Folio 13; Page 17, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Bunyan Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Samuel Deamer, head, married, male, 40 [1830/1], Farm Laborer, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Alice Deamer, wife, married, female, 38 [1832/3], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   William Deamer, son, male, 13 [1857/8], Farm Laborer, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Deamer, son, male, 11 [1859/60], Farm Laborer, b. Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   Alice Deamer, daughter, female, 9 [1861/2], b. Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   Eliza Deamer, daughter, female, 7 [1863/4], b. Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   James Deamer, son, male, 6 [1864/5], b. Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   Ernest Deamer, son, male, 4 [1866/7], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Arthur Deamer, son, male, 1 [1869/70], b. Hitchin, 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 1419; Folio 84; Page 29, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Nightingale Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Samuel Deamer, head, married, male, 50 [1830/1], Farm Labourer, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Alice Deamer, wife, married, female, 48 [1832/3], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Deamer, son, unmarried, male, 21 [1859/60], Farm Labourer, b. Ippolitts, Hertfordshire
   James Deamer, son, unmarried, male, 16 [1864/5], Farm Labourer, b. Ippolitts, Hertfordshire
   Ernest Deamer, son, male, 14 [1866/7], Farm Labourer, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Arthur Deamer, son, male, 11 [1869/70], Scholar, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Minnie Deamer, daughter, female, 8 [1872/3], Scholar, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Annie Deamer, daughter, female, 5 [1875/6], b. Hitchin, 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 1107; Folio 185; Page 28, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 49 Nightingale Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Five or more rooms occupied
   Alice Deamer, head, widow, female, 59 [1831/2], Housekeeper, b. Walsworth, Hertfordshire
   James Deamer, son, single, male, 25 [1865/6], Farm Laborer & Milkman, employed, b. Ippolits, Hertfordshire
   Arthur E. Deamer, son, single, male, 21 [1869/70], Gardener's Laborer & Postman, employed, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Annie L. Deamer, daughter, single, female, 16 [1874/5], Scholar, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   William Deamer, visitor, male, 14 [1876/7], Scholar, b. Church St, London

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 1302; Folio 56; Page 17, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 49 Nightingale Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Five or more rooms occupied
   Alice Deamer, head, widow, female, 68 [1832/3], Letting of lodgings, b. Walsworth, Hertfordshire
   Minnie Deamer, daughter, single, female, 28 [1872/3], Milliner, own account, at home, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Thomas R. Hawes, boarder, single, male, 21 [1879/80], Police Constable, b. Oxford, Oxfordshire
   Bertie Breed, boarder, single, male, 19 [1881/2], Police Constable, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Edward G. Shreeves, boarder, single, male, 28 [1872/3], Police Constable, b. Weedon, Northamptonshire

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

   d. Alice DEAMER, June Quarter 1906, Hitchin Registration District, Vol. 3a, page 324, aged 73 [1832/3]