Person:Ann Aldridge (7)

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m. 3 Nov 1832
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Name Ann Aldridge
Gender Female
Christening[1] 30 Jan 1812 Graveley, Hertfordshire, England
Marriage 3 Nov 1832 Graveley, Hertfordshire, Englandto Thomas Pratt
Census[2] 6 Jun 1841 Graveley, Hertfordshire, England
Census[3] 30 Mar 1851 Willian, Hertfordshire, England
Census[4] 7 Apr 1861 Willian, Hertfordshire, England
Census[5] 2 Apr 1871 Willian, Hertfordshire, England
Census[6] 3 Apr 1881 Graveley, Hertfordshire, EnglandJacks Hill
Census[7] 5 Apr 1891 Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England7 Hellards Road
Death[8][9] 1899 Stotfold, Bedfordshire, EnglandThree Counties Asylum
Burial[9] 14 Dec 1899 Willian, Hertfordshire, England

Ann Aldridge was baptised on 30th January 1812 at Graveley in Hertfordshire, daughter of Thomas and Phoebe Aldridge.

On 3rd November 1832, aged 20, Ann married Thomas Pratt, an agricultural labourer from the neighbouring parish of Willian. They married at Graveley and lived there for the first few years after their marriage, having five children baptised there between 1832 and 1843. Their first child was baptised the day after their marriage, making it likely that he was actually born before their marriage.

The 1841 census finds Ann, Thomas, their children and some of Ann's siblings living in Graveley.

Some time between 1843 and 1846 the family moved to Willian, having another four children baptised there between 1846 and 1857. The 1851 census describes Ann as a 'plaiting maker', presumably working in the local straw plait industry.

Thomas died in 1877, aged 66. He was buried at Willian on 22nd March 1877.

By 1881, Ann had left Willian and returned to Graveley, where she was working as a midwife to the family of the miller at the mill on Jacks Hill.

The 1891 census finds Ann living with her son James and his family in the nearby town of Stevenage. Towards the end of her life Ann spent some time in the Three Counties Asylum at Stotfold in Bedfordshire. She died there in 1899, aged 87. She was buried back at Willian on 14th December 1899.

References
  1. Church of England. Graveley Parish Registers, 1555-1974. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

    1812 Baptized / Jan[uar]y 30 Anne D[aughte]r of Thomas Aldridge & Phebe his wife

  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 436; Book 8; Folio 7; Page 8, 6 Jun 1841.

    Address: Graveley, Hertfordshire
    Thomas Pratt, male, 30 [1806-11], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
    Ann Pratt, female, 25 [1811-16], born in county
    John Pratt, male, 8 [1832/3], born in county
    George Pratt, male, 6 [1834/5], born in county
    James Pratt, male, 4 [1836/7], born in county
    Eliza Pratt, female 10 months [1840], born in county
    Thomas Aldridge, male, 20 [1816-21], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
    Elizabeth Aldridge, female, 20 [1816-21], born in county
    James Aldridge, male, 20 [1816-21], 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 1709; Folio 135; Page 5, 30 Mar 1851.

    Address: Village, Willian, Hertfordshire
    Thomas Pratt, head, married, male, 41 [1809/10], Ag[ricultural] Lab[oure]r, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
    Ann Pratt, wife, married, female, 40 [1810/11], Platting Maker, b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
    Elizer Pratt, daughter, unmarried, female, 11 [1839/40], Platting Maker, b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
    James Pratt, son, unmarried, male, 14 [1836/7], Ag[ricultural] Lab[oure]r, b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
    William Pratt, son, unmarried, male, 8 [1842/3], Ag[ricultural] Lab[oure]r, b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
    Joseph Pratt, son, male, 5 [1845/6], Scholar, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
    Alfred Pratt, son, male, 2 [1848/9], b. Willian, 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 816; Folio 84; Page 8, 7 Apr 1861.

    Address: Cott[age], Willian, Hertfordshire
    Tho[ma]s Pratt, head, married, male, 51 [1809/10], Farmers Laborer, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
    Anne Pratt, wife, married, female, 49 [1811/12], Wife of Farmers Laborer, b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
    Eliza Pratt, daughter, unmarried, female, 19 [1841/2], Straw Plater, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
    William Pratt, son, unmarried, male, 17 [1843/4], Farmers Laborer, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
    Joseph Pratt, son, unmarried, male, 14 [1846/7], Farmers Laborer, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
    Alfred Pratt, son, male, 11 [1849/50], Farmers Laborer, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
    Kate Pratt, daughter, female, 3 [1857/8], Scholar, b. Willian, 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 1365; Folio 21; Page 16, 2 Apr 1871.

    Address: Willian, Hertfordshire
    Thomas Pratt, head, married, male, 61 [1809/10], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
    Ann Pratt, wife, married, female, 59 [1811/12], b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
    Alfred Pratt, son, unmarried, male, 21 [1849/50], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
    Kate E. Pratt, daughter, unmarried, female, 13 [1857/8], b. Willian, 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 1416; Folio 100; Page 20, 3 Apr 1881.

    Address: Jacks Hill, Graveley, Hertfordshire
    Ralph E. Iredale, head, married, male, 32 [1848/9], Miller, b. Weston, Hertfordshire
    Mary E. Iredale, wife, married, female, 30 [1850/1], b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
    Ralph E. Iredale, son, male, 6 [1874/5], Scholar, b. Canada British Subject
    Lewis W. Iredale, son, male, 3 [1877/8], b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
    Walter W. Iredlae, son, male, 1 [1879/80], b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
    Mary Hill, mother in law, widow, female, 70 [1810/11], Retired Laundress, b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
    Ann Pratt, midwife, widow, female, 67 [1813/14], Midwife, b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
    William Doughty, servant, unmarried, male, 17 [1863/4], Laborer Miller, b. Graveley, 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 1106; Folio 15; Page 23, 5 Apr 1891.

    Address: 7 Hellards Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire
    James Pratt, head, married, male, 53 [1837/8], Gardener, employed, b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
    Elizabeth Pratt, wife, married, female, 52 [1838/9], b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
    Ann Pratt, mother, widow, female, 79 [1811/12], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
    Sarah Jackman, niece, married, female, 39 [1851/2], b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
    Olive Jackman, niece, female, 3 [1887/8], b. Graveley, Hertfordshire

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

    d. Ann PRATT, December Quarter 1899, Biggleswade Registration District, Volume 3b, page 217, aged 87 [1811/12]

  9. 9.0 9.1 Burials register, in Church of England. Willian Parish Registers.

    No. 425
    When buried: 14 Dec 1899
    Name: Ann Pratt
    Age: 87 [1811/12]
    Abode: Three Counties Asylum Stotfold Beds