Person:George Hutchings (3)

George Henry Hutchings was born in 1844 in the parish of Crewkerne in Somerset, son of Mary Ann Hutchings, formerly Forsey, and her husband Edmund Hutchings, a farm bailiff. His birth appears to have been registered simply as George, but he was baptised as George Henry and appears to have been known generally as Henry rather than George.

Shortly after Henry's birth the family left Crewkerne and moved to Whatley in the parish of Winsham where they appear in the 1851 census. They had moved again by the time of the 1861 census to Northover. At this time Henry was working as an agricultural labourer.

Henry left home some time between 1861 and 1871 and went to work on the railways, presumably initially for the Great Western Railway as his next sighting is lodging in Slough and working as a ticket collector. Three weeks after the census he married Louisa Ashley who was from Burnham, just outside Slough. They married at Burnham, but then moved into London. The following month Henry started work for the London and North Western Railway as a porter in the departure suite at London's Euston Station. He was described at that time as being 5'10" tall.

Henry and Louisa's first daughter was born in the Marylebone area of London, but the rest of their seven children were born in St Pancras (the parish which included Euston Station). Each census from 1881 to 1901 finds Henry, Louisa and their children living at 64 Allcroft Road in the Kentish Town area of St Pancras, about two miles north of Euston Station. After 1888 Henry became a guard based at Euston.

Henry died on 16th April 1901, aged 57.

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

   b. George HUTCHINGS, September Quarter 1844, Chard Registration District, Volume 10, page 360, mother's maiden name Forsey

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Crewkerne. Crewkerne Parish Registers, 1558-1901. (Taunton: Somerset Heritage Service).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Crewkerne in the County of Somerset in the Year 1844
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   306	Aug[us]t 4th	George Henry Son of	Edmund & Mary Ann	Hutchings	Crewkerne	Labourer	Rd. Lowe, P.C.

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 208; Page 7, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Whatley, Winsham, Somerset
   Edwin Hutchings, head, married, male, 40 [1810/11], Farmer, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Mary Ann Hutchings, wife, married, female, 39 [1811/12], Farmer Wife, b. Winsham, Somerset
   Marey [sic] Hutchings, daughter, unmarried, female, 18 [1832/3], Farmer Daur, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Ann Hutchings, daughter, unmarried, female, 16 [1834/5], Farmer Daur, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   William Hutchings, son, unmarried, male, 13 [1837/8], Farmer Son, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Alfred Hutchings, son, unmarried, male, 9 [1841/2], Farmer Son, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   G.H. Hutchings, son, unmarried, male, 6 [1844/5], Farmer Son, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Herbert Hutchings, son, unmarried, male, 3 [1847/8], Farmer Son, b. Winsham, Somerset
   J. Hutchings, son, unmarried, male, 8 months [1850], Farmer Son, b. Winsham, 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 1645; Folio 27; Page 8, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: In Street, Northover, Somerset
   Edmund Hutchings, head, married, male, 49 [1811/12], Ag Lab, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Mary A. Hutchings, wife, married, female, 48 [1812/13], b. Winsham, Somerset
   Henry Hutchings, son, unmarried, male, 16 [1844/5], Ag Lab, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   John Hutchings, son, unmarried, male, 10 [1850/1], b. Winsham, 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 1401; Page 76; Page 30, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: 1 Hencroft Street, Slough, Upton cum Chalvey, Buckinghamshire
   Sarah Graveney, head, widow, female, 50 [1820/1], Dressmaker, b. High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
   Barbara Graveney, daughter, unmarried, female, 25 [1845/6], Dressmaker, b. Lewisham, Kent
   Henry Hutchings, lodger, unmarried, male, 26 [1844/5], Railway Ticket Collector, b. Crewkerne, 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 217; Folio 49; Page 50, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 64 Allcroft Road, St Pancras, Middlesex
   George H. Hutchings, head, married, male, 36 [1844/5], Railway Porter, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Louisa Hutchings, wife, married, female, 30 [1850/1], b. Burnham, Buckinghamshire
   Clara L. Hutchings, daughter, female, 9 [1881/2], Scholar, b. Marylebone, Middlesex
   Edith Hutchings, daughter, female, 8 [1882/3], Scholar, b. St Pancras, Middlesex
   Anne Hutchings, daughter, female, 7 [1883/4], Scholar, b. St Pancras, Middlesex
   Alice Hutchings, daughter, female, 5 [1885/6], Scholar, b. St Pancras, Middlesex
   William H. Hutchings, son, male, 3 [1887/8], b. St Pancras, Middlesex
   Ellen A. Hutchings, daughter, 3mo [1890/1], b. St Pancras, Middlesex

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 135; Folio 135; Page 6, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 64 Allcroft Road, St Pancras, London
   4 rooms occupied
   Henry Hutchings, head, married, male, 46 [1844/5], Railway Guard, employed, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Louisa Hutchings, wife, married, female, 40 [1850/1], b. Burnham, Buckinghamshire
   Edith Hutchings, daughter, single, female, 18 [1872/3], Book sewing?, employed, b. St Pancras, London
   Anne Hutchings, daughter, single, female, 17 [1873/4], Relief stamping, employed, b. St Pancras, London
   Alice Hutchings, daughter, single, female, 15 [1875/6], Black Borderer, employed, b. St Pancras, London
   William Hutchings, son, single, male, 13 [1877/8], Assistant Provision Shop, employed, b. St Pancras, London
   Ellen Hutchings, daughter, single, female, 10 [1880/1], Scholar, b. St Pancras, London
   Florence Hutchings, daughter, single, female, 5 [1885/6], b. St Pancras, London

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 154; Folio 93; Page 7, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 64 Allcroft Road, St Pancras, London
   Five or more rooms occupied
   H[enr]y Hutchins, head, married, male, 56 [1844/5], Railway Guard, worker, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Louisa Hutchins, wife, married, female, 50 [1850/1], b. Burnham, Buckinghamshire
   Clara Hutchins, daughter, single, female, 29 [1871/2], Book Keeper, worker, b. Marylebone, London
   Edith Preston, daughter, married, female, 27 [1873/4], b. St Pancras, London
   William Hutchins, son, single, male, 23 [1877/8], Rail[wa]y Engine Fitter, worker, b. St Pancras, London
   Ellen Hutchins, daughter, single, female, 20 [1880/1], Short hand type writer, worker, b. St Pancras, London
   Florence Hutchins, daughter, single, female, 15 [1885/6], b. St Pancras, London
   Harold Preston, grandson, single, male, 2 [1898/9], b. St Pancras, London
   Joseph Clark, visitor, married, male, 50 [1850/1], Butler, b. Twickenham, Middlesex
   Eliza Clark, visitor, married, female, 54 [1846/7], b. Burnham, Buckinghamshire

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

   d. George Henry HUTCHINGS, June Quarter 1901, Pancras Registration District, Volume 1b, page 84, aged 57 [1843/4]

10.   United Kingdom. Railway Employment Records, 1833-1956.

    London & North Western Railway, Coaching Department, Euston Station
    Hutchings, Hy / Porter Departure Suite / b. 1845 / entered service 25 May 1871 / 5'10" / transferred 1 Jul 1888 to Guard here

11. ↑ England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).

    1904
    HUTCHINGS George Henry of 64 Allcroft-road Kentish Town Middlesex died 16 Apr 1901 Administration London 29 August to Louisa Hutchings widow Effects £353.