Person:Ann Lewis (47)

Ann Elizabeth Lewis was born in 1857 at Little Brickhill in Buckinghamshire, daughter of Sarah Lewis, formerly Cook,and her husband Thomas Lewis, a publican. The family ran the King's Arms at Little Brickhill, and Ann appears in the 1861 census living there with her parents and siblings. Ann was the youngest of a remarkable fifteen children, although several of her older siblings had died young before Ann was born.

The family moved to Luton in the 1860s, initially to run the Shepherd and Flock public house. By 1871 the family was living at 4 Burr Street and Ann was working as a sewer.

On 29th May 1876 Ann was married in Luton to Henry Saunders. Ann used her middle name when she married, signing herself simply as "Elizabeth Lewis". Ann and Henry did not have any children.

Both the 1881 and 1891 censuses find them living on Hitchin Road. Henry worked as a straw hat blocker, whilst Ann was a straw plait machinist. In 1891 they had Ann's niece Beatrice Allen (her sister Sarah's daughter) living with them. Ann's mother died in 1890 and her father died in 1891.

By 1901 Henry and Ann had moved to Windmill Street. Henry's older brother was living with them too, as well as a boarder.

Some time between 1901 and 1909 they moved to 17 York Street. Henry died there on 30th July 1909, aged 56. Ann survived him by nearly 28 years. She died in 1937, aged 79.

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

   b. Ann Elizabeth LEWIS, December Quarter 1857, Newport Pagnell Registration District, Volume 3a, page 428, mother's maiden name Cooke

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Husborne Crawley Parish Registers, 1558-1983. (Bedford: Bedfordshire Record Office).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Husborne Crawley in the County of Bedford in the Year 1857
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   745	1857 Dec[embe]r 4	Ann Elizabeth	Thomas & Sally	Lewis	Little Brickhill	Publican	V.S.C. Smith

   Notes in the margins against this baptism say "10 weeks" (presumably how old she was at baptism) and "Sally Lewis / Ann Fleet /Thomas Fleet" (presumably her godparents).

3. ↑ 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 871; Folio 61; Page 10, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Kings Arms, Little Brickhill, Buckinghamshire
   Thomas Lewis, head, married, male, 50 [1810/11], Victualler, b. Husband Crawly, Bedfordshire
   Sarah Lewis, wife, married, female, 42 [1818/19], b. Bow Brickhill, Buckinghamshire
   Samuel Lewis, son, unmarried, male, 24 [1836/7], Baker, b. Husband Crawly, Bedfordshire
   Mary A. Lewis, daughter, female, 15 [1845/6], Plaitter of Straw, b. Aspley, Bedfordshire
   Sarah Lewis, daughter, female, 12 [1848/9], Scholar, b. Aspley, Bedfordshire
   Thomas Lewis, son, male, 11 [1849/50], Scholar, b. Aspley, Bedfordshire
   Ellen Lewis, daughter, female, 8 [1852/3], Scholar, b. L. Brickhill, Buckinghamshire
   Annie Lewis, daughter, female, 6 [1854/5], Scholar, b. L. Brickhill, Buckinghamshire
   Ann Lewis, daughter, female, 3 [1857/8], b. L. Brickhill, Buckinghamshire

4. ↑ 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 1573; Folio 58; Page 1, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: 4 Burr Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Thomas Lewis, head, married, male, 65 [1805/6], Dealer, b. Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Sarah Lewis, wife, married, female, 52 [1818/19], Sewer, b. Bow Brickhill, Buckinghamshire
   Ammey Lewis, daughter, female, 16 [1854/5], Sewer, b. Little Brickhill, Buckinghamshire
   Ann Lewis, daughter, female, 13 [1857/8], Sewer, b. Little Brickhill, Buckinghamshire
   Sarah Lewis, granddaughter, female, 5 [1865/6], Scholar, b. Islington, Middlesex

5. ↑ 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 92; Page 19, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 53 Hitchin Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Henry Saunders, head, married, male, 26 [1854/5], Straw Hat Blocker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Annie Elizabeth Saunders, wife, married, female, 24 [1856/7], Straw plait Machinist, b. Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire

6. ↑ 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 1272; Folio 115; Page 18, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 75 Hitchin Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Henry Saunders, head, married, male, 39 [1851/2], Straw Hat Blocker, employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Annie Saunders, wife, married, female, 34 [1856/7], b. Little Brickol [sic], Buckinghamshire
   Beatrice Allen, visitor, single, female, 8 [1882/3], Scholar, b. London

7. ↑ 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 20; Page 31, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 4 Windmill Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Harry Saunders, head, married, male, 45 [1855/6], Straw Hat Blocker, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Mrs Saunders, wife, married, female, 46 [1854/5], Straw Hat Machinist, worker, b. Little Brickhill, Buckinghamshire
   William Saunders, boarder, widower, male, 60 [1840/1], Straw Hat Machinist, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Edward Hill, boarder, single, male, 20 [1880/1], Straw Hat Blocker, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire

8. ↑ 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 9003; Schedule 370, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 17 York Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   3 rooms occupied
   Saunders, Annie, head, female, 52 [1858/9], Widow, Machinist - Straw hat, worker, at home, b. Little Brickhill, Buckinghamshire
   Albone, Kate, boarder, female, 21 [1889/90], single, Finisher - Straw hat, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Saunders, William, brother-in-law, male, 70 [1840/1], Widower, Labourer - Hat Manufacturer, worker, b. Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire

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

   d. Ann Elizabeth SAUNDERS, June Quarter 1937, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 424, aged 79 [1857/8]