Person:Edward Hutchings (2)

Edward William Hutchings was baptised on 29th August 1841 at Crewkerne in Somerset, son of a shepherd named James Hoare Hutchings and his wife Mary Ann. Edward appears to have been the second of three children. He appears in the 1851 census living with his parents and siblings in the hamlet of Woolminstone in the rural part of Crewkerne parish, away from the town itself.

Some time between 1851 and 1861 the family left Crewkerne and moved fifteen miles to the west to Churchstanton on the Devon / Somerset border (it was then in Devon but has subsequently transferred to Devon). The 1861 census finds the family living at the former New Inn public house in the hamlet of Acombe in Churchstanton. Edward at this time was described as a "carter having care of horses".

Edward's younger brother James died in 1867 and his father James died in 1869.

Edward was married on 21st March 1871 at Churchstanton to Mary Coles. The 1871 census a couple of weeks later finds Edward, Mary and Edward's widowed mother living at Beerhill Cottage in Churchstanton, with Edward working as a carpenter.

Edward and Mary appear to have had four children together. Edward's mother lived with them until her death. They all appear together in Churchstanton again in the 1881 census in the hamlet of Stapley. Some time between 1881 and 1890 the family moved about seven miles north west from Churchstanton to the town of Wellington. Edward's mother Mary Ann died there in 1890, but was buried back at Churchstanton.

The 1891 census finds Edward and Mary living at 55 Springfield Road in Wellington with their three sons. Edward was described as both a carpenter and wheelwright on this occasion.

Edward died in 1897, aged 56. He was buried back at Churchstanton on 25th November 1897.

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

   b. Edward William HUTCHINGS, September Quarter 1841, Chard Registration District, Volume 10, page 348

2. ↑ Crewkerne (St Bartholomew) baptisms, in United Kingdom. FreeREG Parish Register Transcripts and Indexes. (Free UK Genealogy).

   ch. 29 Aug 1841 / Edward William / James Hoare & Mary Ann / HUTCHINGS / Crewkerne / Miller

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 1928; Folio 504; Page 29, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Woolminstone, Crewkerne, Somerset
   James H. Hutchings, head, married, male, 39 [1811/12], Ag Lab (Shepherd), b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Anne Hutchings, wife, married, female, 43 [1807/8], b. Wells, Somerset
   Margaret Hutchings, daughter, unmarried, female, 11 [1839/40], Scholar, [birthplace blank]
   Edward Hutchings, son, male, 8 [1842/3], Shepherds Boy, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   James Hutchings, son, male, 6 [1844/5], b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   William Garrett, lodger, unmarried, male, 23 [1827/8], Shepherd, b. Chillington, Somerset

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 1613; Folio 6; Page 6, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: The New Inn, Accombe, Churchstanton, Devon (not now kept as a Beerhouse but occupied in two private dwellings)
   James Hutchings, head, married, male, 48 [1812/13], Shepherd, b. Woolminstone, Somerset
   Mary Ann Hutchings, wife, married, female, 53 [1807/8], Empd. in house, b. Wells, Somerset
   Edward Hutchings, son, unmarried, female, 19 [1841/2], Carter having care of horses, b. Woolminstone, Somerset
   James Hutchings, son, unmarried, male, 16 [1844/5], Ag Lab, b. Furland, Somerset

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 2367; Folio 5; Page 1, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Beerhill Cottage, Churchstanton, Devon
   Edward Hutchings, head, married, male, 29 [1841/2], Carpenter, b. Woolminstone, Somerset
   Mary Hutchings, wife, married, female, 30 [1840/1], b. Willand, Devon
   Maryann Hutchings, mother, widow, female, 66 [1804/5], Pauper, b. Wells, Somerset

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 2364; Folio 5; Page 2, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Stapley, Churchstanton, Devon
   Edward W[illia]m Hutchings, head, married, male, 39 [1841/2], Carpenter, b. Woolminstone, Somerset
   Mary Hutchings, wife, married, female, 41 [1839/40], b. Willand, Devon
   James Hutchings, son, male, 9 [1871/2], Scholar, b. Churchstanton, Devon
   Annie Hutchings, daughter, female, 6 [1874/5], Scholar, b. Churchstanton, Devon
   William Ed[ward] Hutchings, son, male, 4 [1876/7], Scholar, b. Churchstanton, Devon
   Henry Hutchings, son, male, 2 [1878/9], b. Churchstanton, Devon
   Mary Ann Hutchings, mother, widow, female, 78 [1802/3], Receives Relief from Parish, b. Wells, Somerset
   William Sparks, boarder, unmarried, male, 20 [1860/1], Carpenter, b. Churchstanton, Devon

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 1871; Folio 91; Page 41, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 55 Springfield, Wellington, Somerset
   Five or more rooms occupied
   Edward Hutchings, head, married, male, 49 [1841/2], Carpenter & Wheelwright, employed, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Mary Hutchings, wife, married, female, 52 [1838/9], b. Willand, Devon
   James Hutchings, son, single, male, 19 [1871/2], Fitter journeyman, employed, b. Churchstanton, Devon
   William Hutchings, son, single, male, 14 [1876/7], Printer journeyman, employed, b. Churchstanton, Devon
   Henry Hutchings, son, single, male, 12 [1878/9], Gardener Domestic Servant, employed, b. Churchstanton, Devon

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

   d. Edward HUTCHINGS, December Quarter 1897, Wellington Somerset Registration District, Volume 5c, page 198, aged 56 [1840/1]

9. ↑ Churchstanton (St Peter & St Paul) burials, in United Kingdom. FreeREG Parish Register Transcripts and Indexes. (Free UK Genealogy).

   bur. 25 Nov 1897: Edward Hutchings of Wellington, Somerset