Person:Charlotte Sharp (3)

Charlotte Sharp was baptised on 9th August 1813 at Kensworth in Hertfordshire, England, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Sharp.

Charlotte was married on 12th November 1830 at Kensworth to a straw dealer named James Kempson, who was from the neighbouring parish of Totternhoe. For a few years after their marriage they lived in Totternhoe, where they had four children together, and where they appear in the 1841 census. By 1851 they had returned to Kensworth. They were still there in 1861, when Charlotte was working as a straw plaiter. James died in 1866 and was buried at Kensworth.

Four years later Charlotte married a straw dealer named William Watts. They settled in the nearby town of Dunstable, appearing there in both the 1871 and 1881 censuses living at 95 High Street South. William died in 1889.

Charlotte returned to Kensworth, living there with her widowed son Thomas in the 1891 census. He died in 1893.

Charlotte died in 1895, aged 81.

1. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Kensworth Parish Registers, 1615-1983. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   1813 BAPTISMS
   Date: Aug[us]t 9
   Name of the Child: Charlotte
   Name of the Father and Mother: Daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Sharp

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 36; Folio 4; Page 2, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Pyhte[perhaps variation on Pightle? - listed between Doo Little Mill and Church End], Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
   James Kempson, male, 30 [1806-11], Straw factor, born in county
   Charlotte Kempson, female, 30 [1806-11], not born in county
   Thomas Kempson, male, 10 [1830/1], born in county
   David Kempson, male, 7 [1833/4], born in county
   Rebecca Kempson, female, 3 [1837/8], born in county
   Elizabeth Kempson, female, 6 months [?] [1840/1], 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 1757; Folio 266; Page 11, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Kensworth Village, Kensworth, Hertfordshire
   James Kemston, head, married, male, 43 [1807/8], Straw Dealer, b. Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
   Charlott Kemston, wife, married, female, 39 [1811/12], b. Kensworth, Hertfordshire
   David Kemston, son, unmarried, male, 17 [1833/4], Straw Dealer, b. Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
   Rebecca Kemston, daughter, female, 13 [1837/8], Straw Platter, b. Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
   Betsey Kemston, daughter, female, 10 [1840/1], Straw Platter, b. Totternhoe, 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 1011; Folio 120; Page 8, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: North side, Kensworth Road, Kensworth, Hertfordshire
   James Kempson, head, married, male, 50 [1810/11], Straw Dealer, b. Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
   Charlotte Kempson, wife, married, female, 49 [1811/12], Straw Plaitter, b. Kensworth, Hertfordshire
   Rebecca Hawkins, daughter, widow, female, 23 [1837/8], Straw Plaitter, b. Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
   Lizzy Hawkins, granddaughter, female, 8mo [1860], b. Kensworth, 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 1566; Folio 132; Page 22, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: 95 High Street South, Dunstable, Bedfordshire
   William Watts, head, married, male, 64 [1806/7], Staw dealer, b. Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire
   Charlotte Watts, wife, married, female, 56 [1814/5], Straw dealer Wife, b. Kensworth, 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 1646; Folio 14; Page 21, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 95 High Street South, Dunstable, Bedfordshire
   William Watts, head, married, male, 74 [1806/7], Straw Dealer, b. Eddlesborough, Bedfordshire [sic]
   Charlotte Watts, wife, married, female, 66 [1814/15], b. Kensworth, 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 1270; Folio 70; Page 4, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Baker's Lane, Kensworth, Hertfordshire
   2 rooms occupied
   Thomas Kempson, head, widower, male, 60 [1830/1], Hay Binder, employed, b. Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
   Charlotte Watts, mother, widow, female, 80 [1810/11], b. Kensworth, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Boston, lodger, male, 45 [1845/6], Agricultural Laborer, employed, b. Kensworth, Hertfordshire

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

   d. Charlotte WATTS, June Quarter 1895, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 243, aged 83 [1811/12]