Person:Ann Pratt (15)

Ann Pratt was baptised on 26th October 1817 at Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire, daughter of Thomas Pratt, a labourer, and his wife Nanny.

Ann was married on 12th October 1840 to George Rowe, who worked variously as an agricultural labourer, lime burner and stone mason's labourer. They had nine children between 1841 and 1860, although it seems at least two died young. The 1841 census finds them living at Parrotts Piece in Leighton Buzzard, next door to George's parents. In the late 1840s they moved across the river Ouzel to the neighbouring parish of Linslade in Buckinghamshire, where at least two of their children were born. They appear in Linslade in the 1851 census at living at Timber Yard on Leighton Road. Ann was working at this time as a straw plaiter; straw plaiting for making hats was one of the main local industries. They returned to Leighton Buzzard in the mid 1850s, and appear there in the 1861 census living on Steppingstone Road.

By 1871 they had settled on Back Lane in Leighton Buzzard, where Ann and George appear to have lived for the rest of their lives, appearing there together in each census from 1871 to 1891. George died on 28th April 1896 at 6 Back Lane. Ann survived him by just over ten years. In the 1901 census she was still living at 6 Back Lane, which was described as having four rooms, with two granddaughters.

Ann died in 1906, aged 88.

1. ↑ Church of England. Leighton Buzzard Parish Register Transcripts, 1562-1885. (Bedford: Bedfordshire Record Office).

   ch. 26 Oct 1817, All Saints, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire: Anne daughter of Thomas & Nanny PRATT, labourer

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 5; Book 21 Part 2; Folio 8; Page 11, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Parrotts Piece, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Geo[rge] Rowe, male, 20 [1816-21], Labourer, born in county
   Ann Rowe, female, 20 [1816-21], born in county
   Ann Rowe, female, 2m [1841], born in county
   ~ next household ~
   Samuell Rowe, male, 55 [1781-6], Labourer, born in county
   Susanna Rowe, female, 50 [1786-91], born in county
   William Rowe, male, 15 [1821-6], born in county
   ~
   Joel Mainmead, 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 1756; Folio 256; Pages 12-13, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Timber Yard, Leighton Road, Linslade, Buckinghamshire
   George Rowe, head, married, male, 32 [1818/9], Lime Burner, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Ann Rowe, wife, married, female, 33 [1817/8], Straw Plaiter, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Ann Rowe, daughter, female, 9 [1841/2], Scholar, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Mary Rowe, daughter, female, 8 [1842/3], Scholar, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Sarah Rowe, daughter, female, 4 [1846/7], b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Emma Rowe, daughter, female, 2 [1848/9], b. Linslade, Buckinghamshire
   Elizabeth Rowe, sister, unmarried, female, 36 [1814/5], Straw Plaiter, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Ann Rowe, niece, female, 12 [1838/9], Scholar, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Edward Rowe, nephew, male, 10 [1840/1], b. Leighton, Bedfordshire

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 1006; Folio 33; Page 20, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Steppingstone Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   George Rowe, head, married, male, 42 [1818/19], Labourer Stone Mason, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Ann Rowe, wife, married, female, 43 [1817/18], Labourer Wife, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Mary Rowe, daughter, unmarried, female, 18 [1842/3], Straw Plaiter, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Emma Rowe, daughter, unmarried, female, 12 [1848/9], Scholar, b. Linslade, Buckinghamshire
   Jane Rowe, daughter, unmarried, female, 6 [1854/5], Scholar, b. Linslade, Buckinghamshire
   Geo[rge] Sam[ue]l Rowe, son, male, 3 [1857/8], b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Jno. W[illia]m Rowe, son, unmarried, male, 10mo [1860], b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

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 1561; Folio 49; Page 26, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Back Lane, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   George Rowe, head, married, male, 52 [1818/19], Mason, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Ann Rowe, wife, married, female, 53 [1817/18], Plaiter, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   George Rowe, son, unmarried, male, 13 [1857/8], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   John Rowe, son, unmarried, male, 10 [1860/1], Plaiter, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire

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 1640; Folio 63; Page 16, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Back Lane, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   George Rowe, head, married, male, 62 [1818/19], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Ann Rowe, wife, married, female, 63 [1817/18], Plaiter, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire

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 1264; Folio 54; Page 11, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Back Lane, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   4 rooms occupied
   George Rowe, head, married, male, 72 [1818/19], Stone Masons Lab[oure]r, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Ann Rowe, daughter [sic], married, female, 73 [1817/18], b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

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 1508; Folio 12; Page 15, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 6 Back Lane, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   4 rooms occupied
   Ann Rowe, head, widow, female, 83 [1817/18], b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Emma Rowe, granddaughter, female, 19 [1881/2], servant domestic, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Sarah Ann Rowe, granddaughter, female, 16 [1884/5], b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

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

   d. Ann ROWE, September Quarter 1906, Leighton Buzzard Registration District, Volume 3b, page 198, aged 87 [1818/19]