Person:Ann Sharp (16)

Ann Sharp was baptised on 14th July 1844 at Caddington in Bedfordshire, daughter of a straw plaiter called Elizabeth Sharp, formerly Bone, and her husband David Sharp, an agricultural labourer. Ann appears in the 1851 census living with her parents and siblings in the part of Caddington parish which at that time was in Hertfordshire. In 1861 they were living at Aley Green in the Hertfordshire part of Caddington, and Ann was working as a bonnet sewer.

On 17th November 1862, aged 18, Ann married an agricultural labourer called Edward King at Caddington. They went on to have eleven children together between 1863 and 1886, although four died as babies.

The 1871 census finds Ann, Edward and their children living at Aley Green. In the 1881 census they had moved about five miles south to Redbourn, where they lived on the High Street. They had only recently moved there, as their son born in 1880 gave his place of birth as Aley Green. They did not stay long in Redbourn after the census either, being back in Aley Green by the time their next daughter was born in 1883.

The 1891 census finds Ann, Edward, their children and Ann's widowed mother living at Hill Farm in the Hertfordshire part of Caddington parish.

In 1897 the parish and county boundaries around Caddington were adjusted. A portion of Caddington parish was transferred to become part of a new Markyate parish in Hertfordshire, and the rest of Caddington parish was brought entirely within Bedfordshire rather than straddling the two counties. The new county boundary passed through Aley Green, and the 1901 census finds Ann, Edward, three children and a grandson living in the part of Aley Green which was within the newly created parish of Markyate.

Edward died in 1906, aged 65.

The 1911 census finds Ann living alone in a four roomed house in the part of Aley Green in Caddington parish.

Ann died at Aley Green in Caddington on 28th March 1922, aged 77.

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

   b. Ann SHARP, June Quarter 1844, Luton Registration District, Volume 6, page 105, mother's maiden name Bone

2. ↑ England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).

   ch. 14 Jul 1844, Caddington, Bedfordshire: Ann daughter of David & Elizabeth Sharp

   Needs to be confirmed at Bedfordshire Archives.

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 1757; Folio 345; Page 16, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Caddington, Hertfordshire
   David Sharp, head, married, male, 43 [1807/8], Labourer, b. Caddington, Bedfordshire
   Elizabeth Sharp, wife, married, female, 40 [1810/11], Wife, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   George Sharp, son, unmarried, male, 21 [1829/30], Son, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Sharp, daughter, unmarried, female, 14 [1836/7], Daughter, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Ailey Sharp, daughter, female, 11 [1839/40], Daughter, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth Sharp, daughter, female, 8 [1842/3], Daughter, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Ann Sharp, daughter, female, 6 [1844/5], Daughter, b. Caddington, Bedfordshire
   Patience Sharp, daughter, female, 4 [1846/7], Daughter, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Roda Sharp, daughter, female, 1 [1849/50], Daughter, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Ephraim Hooker, nephew, male, 8 [1842/3], Nephew, b. Caddington, 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 1015; Folio 91; Page 8, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Aley Green, Caddington, Hertfordshire
   David Sharp, head, married, male, 53 [1807/8], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth Sharp, wife, married, female, 49 [1811/12], Straw Plaiter, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth Sharp, daughter, unmarried, female, 19 [1841/2], Bonnet Sewer, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Ann Sharp, daughter, unmarried, female, 16 [1844/5], Bonnet Sewer, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Patience Sharp, daughter, unmarried, female, 14 [1846/7], Bonnet Sewer, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Rhoda Sharp, daughter, female, 11 [1849/50], Bonnet Sewer, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Rachael Sharp, granddaughter, female, 6 [1854/5], b. Caddington, 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 1568; Folio 26; Page 11, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Aley Green, Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Edward King, head, married, male, 30 [1840/1], Lab[ourer], b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Ann King, wife, married, female, 27 [1843/4], Sewer, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Alice King, daughter, female, 7 [1863/4], Scholar, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Frederick King, son, male, 5 [1865/6], b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   George King, son, male, 4 [1866/7], Scholar, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Jane King, daughter, female, 6m [1870], b. Caddington, 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 1430; Folio 27; Page 9, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: High Street, Redbourn, Hertfordshire
   Edward King, head, married, male, 40 [1840/1], Ag[ricultural] lab[ourer], b. Caddington Aley Green
   Ann King, wife, married, female, 36 [1844/5], b. Caddington Aley Green
   Alice King, daughter, unmarried, female, 17 [1863/4], Hat sewer, b. Caddington Aley Green
   Frederick King, son, male, 16 [1864/5], Ag[ricultural] lab[ourer], b. Caddington Aley Green
   George King, son, male, 14 [1866/7], Ag[ricultural] lab[ourer], b. Caddington Aley Green
   Emma J. King, daughter, female, 10 [1870/1], Scholar, b. Caddington Aley Green
   William King, son, male, 9m [1880], b. Caddington Aley Green

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 1275; Folio 124; Page 16, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Hill Farm, Caddington, Hertfordshire
   5 or more rooms occupied
   Edward King, head, married, male, 50 [1840/1], Ag[ricultural] labourer, b. Aley Green, Hertfordshire
   Ann King, wife, married, female, 47 [1843/4], b. Aley Green, Hertfordshire
   William King, son, male, 10 [1880/1], Scholar, b. Aley Green, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth King, daughter, female, 8 [1882/3], Scholar, b. Aley Green, Hertfordshire
   Annie King, daughter, female, 6 [1884/5], b. Aley Green, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth Sharp, lodger, widow, 79 [1811/2], b. Aley Green, Hertfordshire

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 1327; Folio 70; Page 25, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Aley Green, Markyate, Hertfordshire
   5 or more rooms occupied
   Edward King, head, married, male, 60 [1840/1], Ordinary agricultural labourer, b. Aley Green, Hertfordshire
   Ann King, wife, married, female, 57 [1843/4], b. Aley Green, Hertfordshire
   William King, son, single, 20 [1880/1], Straw hat blocker, b. Aley Green, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth King, daughter, single, female, 18 [1882/3], Straw hat sewer, b. Aley Green, Hertfordshire
   Annie King, daughter, single, female, 16 [1884/5], Straw hat finisher, b. Aley Green, Hertfordshire
   John Burgoine, grandson, male, 7 [1893/4], b. Aley Green, Hertfordshire

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 9026; Schedule 115, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: Aley Green, Caddington, Bedfordshire
   4 rooms occupied
   Ann King, head, female, 67 [1843/4], Widow, 11 children born alive, 7 children still living, b. Aley Green, Hertfordshire

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

    d. Ann KING, March Quarter 1922, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 592, aged 77 [1844/5]

11. ↑ Luton Reporter, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
    Page 4, 28 Mar 1922.

    DEATHS.
    KING. - On March 17, at Aley Green, Ann King, aged 77 years.