Person:Hannah Waldock (1)

Hannah Waldock was baptised on 20th March 1853 at Little Wymondley in Hertfordshire, daughter of a straw plaiter named Maria Waldock, formerly Moles, and her husband James Waldock, an agricultural labourer. The family moved to neighbouring Great Wymondley shortly after Hannah's birth, where she appears in both the 1861 and 1871 censuses living with her parents and siblings.

On 14th December 1872, aged 19, Hannah married man named John Andrew Croft. He was 23, but already a widower. They had one daughter, Maria, in 1873. The following year, Hannah died, aged just 21.

John went on to marry for a third time in 1876, whilst Maria was brought up by Hannah's parents.

1. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Little Wymondley (Hertfordshire). Parish registers, 1577-1979. (Hertford: Security Microfilms, 1975-1980).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Little Wymondley in the County of Hertford in the Year 1853
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   276	March 26	Hannah	James & Maria	Waldock	Little Wymondley	Labourer	G.J. Pierson, Curate

2. ↑ 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 817; Folio 114; Page 12, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   James Waldock, head, married, male, 33 [1827/8], Farmer Lab, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Maria Waldock, wife, married, female, 32 [1828/9], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Hannah Waldock, daughter, female, 8 [1852/3], b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Maria Waldock, daughter, female, 4 [1856/7], b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire

3. ↑ 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 1366; Folio 68; Page 5, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Keeper's Cottages, Willian Road, Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   James Waldock, head, married, male, 43 [1827/8], Farm Labourer, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Maria Waldock, wife, married, female, 42 [1828/9], Straw Plaiter, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Hannah Waldock, daughter, unmarried, female, 18 [1852/3], Straw Plaiter, b. Little Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Maria Waldock, daughter, female, 14 [1856/7], Straw Plaiter, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Edward Waldock, son, male, 9 [1861/2], Scholar, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Waldock, son, male, 6 [1864/5], Scholar, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Mary Waldock, daughter, female, 11 months [1870], b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire

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

   d. Hannah CROFT, December Quarter 1874, Hitchin Registration District, Vol. 3a, page 194, aged 22 [1851/2]