Person:Ann Bradshaw (7)

Childhood

Ann Bradshaw was born on 21st August 1827 at South Hylton in the township of Ford in the parish of Bishopwearmouth, County Durham. She was the younger of two daughters of Jane Bradshaw, formerly Watson, and her husband William Bradshaw, a potter. William died when Ann was only two years old.

When Ann was eight years old her mother married again, to a potter named John Cooper who thus became Ann's stepfather. Jane and John would have three children together, who were Ann's half-siblings. The 1841 census finds Ann living with her mother, step-father and half-siblings at South Hylton.

Marriage to Robert Westmorland

In 1848, when she was about 21, Ann married a joiner named Robert Westmorland, who was about four years older than her. He was originally from the Streatlam area, a few miles to the south-west of South Hylton, but they settled in South Hylton, appearing there in the 1851 census living at Ford Terrace.

In 1851, Ann had a son named Joseph William (apparently named after both her father and Robert's), but sadly young Joseph William died as a baby when he was only one month old. Just over a year later, Ann had twin girls, Isabella and Jane Ann (apparently named after both her mother and Robert's). Baby Isabella died when only one month old, whilst Jane lived to be three years old, but died in 1856. Therefore, by 1856 Ann had had three children, but seen all of them die young. She and Robert did not have any more children.

The 1861 census finds Ann visiting her half-sister Jane Hutchinson (formerly Cooper), who was living in the nearby town of Sunderland. Robert was away from the area on census night, lodging at Sheerness in Kent. It is the nature of the censuses that we do not know whether he was simply away for a night or two or a longer period. Either way, he later returned to South Hylton.

Ann's mother Jane Cooper died in 1864.

Ann and her half-sister Jane Hutchinson appear to have been close: in January 1869 Jane had a daughter whom she named Isabella Westmorland Hutchinson, after one of Ann's short-lived twins.

Robert died on 4th June 1869 at South Hylton, aged 45. They had been married for twenty years. Ann administered his estate after his death, which was valued at less than £50.

The 1871 census finds Ann living alone at Wear Street in South Hylton, working as a grocer.

Marriage to William Drummond

In 1874, aged 46, Ann married again. Her second husband was an engine man named William Drummond, who was about 45 when they married, but was still a bachelor. William was from Penshaw, a few miles away, but moved in with her at Wear Street in South Hylton and joined her in the business, becoming a grocer and draper before the 1881 census. By the time of the 1891 census he had reverted to being an engine man, and Ann and William had moved to 25 John Street, a three-roomed house.

William died in 1898, aged 68. Ann and William had been married for 23 years.

The 1901 census finds Ann living alone again, still at 25 John Street in South Hylton. By the time of the 1911 census she had moved in with her half-sister Jane, who was also now a widow. They were living in two rooms at 8 Dawson Terrace in South Hylton, along with one of Jane's son Watson (whose first name was Ann and Jane's mother's maiden surname).

Ann died in 1912. She was 84 years old.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 England. England, Diocese of Durham Bishops' Transcripts ca., 1700-1900. (Family Search ).

   BAPTISMS at South Hylton Ferry Chapel in the Parish of Bishop Wearmouth in the County of Durham in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-seven
   No. 214
   When Born: Aug[us]t 21st
   When Baptized: Oct[obe]r 28th
   Child's Christian Name: Ann Da[ughte]r of
   Parents' Name - Christian: William & Jane
   Parents' Name - Surname: Bradshaw
   Abode: Hylton
   Quality, Trade, or Profession: Potter
   By whom the Ceremony was Performed: B.S. Haslewood, Curate

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 310; Book 13; Folio 39; Page 23, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Hylton, Ford, Bishopwearmouth, Durham
   John Couper, male, 43 [1797/8], Ind, born outside county
   Jane Couper, female, 40 [1796-1801], born in county
   John Couper, male, 6m [1840/1], born in county
   Jane Couper jn, female, 3 [1837/8], born in county
   Ann Bradshaw, female, 13 [1827/8], 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 2395; Folio 45; Page 34, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Ford Terrace, South Hylton, Ford, Durham
   Robert Westmoreland, head, married, male, 27 [1823/4], House Carpenter, b. Streetlam, Durham
   Ann Westmoreland, wife, married, female, 23 [1827/8], b. South Hylton, Durham

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 3766; Folio 89; Page 11, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: 3 Elgin Street, Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham
   William Hutchinson, head, married, male, 28 [1832/3], Labourer Paper Mill, b. Richmond, Yorkshire
   Jane Hutchinson, wife, married, female, 23 [1837/8], b. Hylton, Durham
   William Hutchinson, son, 4 days [1861], b. Sunderland, Durham
   Ann Westmorland, visitor, married, female, 33 [1827/8], b. Hylton, Durham

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 5003; Folio 15; Page 23, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Wear Street, South Hylton, Ford, Durham
   Ann Westmorland, head, widow, female, 43 [1827/8], Grocer, b. Hylton, Durham

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 4992; Folio 10; Page 14, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 1 Wear Street, South Hylton, Ford, Durham
   William Drummond, head, married, male, 52 [1828/9], Grocer & Draper, b. Pensher, Durham
   Ann Drummond, wife, married, female, 53 [1827/8], b. South Hylton, Durham

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 4132; Folio 83; Page 37, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 25 John Street, Ford, Durham
   Three rooms occupied
   William Drummond, head, married, male, 62 [1828/9], Engineman, employed, b. Pensher, Durham
   Ann Drummond, wife, married, female, 63 [1827/8], b. Bishopwearmouth, Durham

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 4708; Folio 32; Page 43, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 25 John Street, Ford, Durham
   Three rooms occupied
   Ann Drummond, head, widow, female, 73 [1827/8], Living on own means, b. Hylton, Durham

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 30257; Schedule 94, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 8 Dawson Terrace, South Hylton, Ford, Durham
   Two rooms occupied
   Jane Hutchinson, head, female, 73 [1837/8], widow, married 37 years, 11 children born alive, 6 children still living, b. Ford, Durham
   Watson Hutchinson, son, male, 31 [1879/80], single, Bricklayer - housebuilding, worker, b. Ford, Durham
   Ann Drummond, sister, female, 83 [1827/8], widow, married 25 years, 3 children born alive, none still living, b. Ford, Durham

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

    d. Ann DRUMMOND, March Quarter 1912, Sunderland Registration District, Vol. 10a, Page 822, aged 84 [1827/8]