Person:Elizabeth Watts (44)

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Elizabeth Watts
chr.5 Oct 1723 Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
bur.11 Aug 1801 Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
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m. 5 Oct 1743
  1. John Hickinbottom1744 - 1816
  2. Amor Hickinbottom1746 - 1826
  3. Elizabeth Hickinbottom1748 -
  4. Holiday Hickinbottom1751 - 1837
  5. Jenny Hickinbottom1754 -
  6. William Hickinbottom1756 -
  7. Mary Hickinbottom1758 - 1759
  8. Thomas Hickinbottom1760 -
  9. James Hickinbottom1762 - 1832
  10. Rebecca Hickinbottom1764 - 1835
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Name Elizabeth Watts
Gender Female
Christening[1] 5 Oct 1723 Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
Marriage 5 Oct 1743 Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, Englandto Amor Hickinbottom
Burial[2] 11 Aug 1801 Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

Elizabeth Watts was baptised on 5th October 1723 at Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire, daughter of John Watts.

Exactly twenty years after her baptism she was married to a labourer named Amor Hickinbottom, who was from the nearby town of Dunstable and about a year older than her. Elizabeth and Amor had ten children baptised at Leighton Buzzard between 1744 and 1764, although one (Mary) died as a baby.

Amor died in 1784, aged 61. The burial record describes him as poor. Elizabeth outlived him by nearly 17 years and died aged 77, being buried on 11th August 1801 at Leighton Buzzard where she had spent her whole life. Her burial record describes her as being from the "harlhouse" although it is not clear what this refers to - possibly some sort of almshouse or workhouse.

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

    ch. 5 Oct 1723, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire: Elizabeth daughter of John Watts

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

    Burials: 11 Aug 1801 Eliz HICKAMBOTTOM out of the "harlhouse"

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