Person:Hannah Ward (29)

Hannah Ward was born in 1828 at Great Hale in Lincolnshire, daughter of Ann Ward, formerly Allam, and her husband Luke Ward, a carpenter. Hannah was not baptised as an infant; the family were Baptists, with Hannah's maternal granfather, John Allam, being deacon of the Baptist chapel in the neighbouring village of Heckington.

John Allam died in 1841, leaving Hannah a house at Great Hale and part of a garden. The census later that year finds Hannah living with her parents and siblings on South Street in Great Hale. Hannah's father died at Great Hale in 1844.

By 1846 Hannah had left home and was working as a servant in the nearby village of Kirkby la Thorpe. She was baptised there in 1846. The 1851 census finds her working as a house servant for a farmer at Kirkby la Thorpe. One of the other servants in the house was a George Alcock.

Hannah and George went on to marry on 24th June 1856 at Great Hale. Hannah's mother died at Great Hale in February 1857.

After their marriage Hannah and George settled at Kirkstead, adjoining the small but growing resort town of Woodhall Spa. George worked as a cottager and labourer. They had one son, also called George, born there in the summer of 1857. The following year, after just two years of marriage, George died, aged 43, in August 1858.

Hannah and her son appear in the 1861 census living at Branston with various other members of the Alcock family, who were presumably her late husband's relatives.

Hannah later returned to the Woodhall Spa area, marrying again on 26th July 1858 at St Andrew's Church there, to Pelham Fynes, an agricultural labourer. Hannah and Pelham went on to have another son, also called Pelham Fynes, later in 1868.

The 1871 and 1881 censuses each find Pelham and Hannah living on Mill Lane in the area then known as Langton Moor, being the part of Langton parish which adjoined Woodhall Spa. Pelham was described variously as an agricultural labourer and cottager.

Hannah died at Kirkstead on 22nd September 1889, aged 60. Pelham survived her by 25 years.

1. ↑ 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 619; Book 4; Folio 12; Page 18, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: South Street, Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Luke Ward, male, 60 [1776-81], Carpenter, born in county
   Ann Ward, female, 50 [1786-91], born in county
   Luke Ward, male, 20 [1816-21], Carpenter, born in county
   Rebecca Ward, female, 14 [1826/7], born in county
   Hannah Ward, female, 12 [1828/9], born in county
   Edward Ward, male, 10 [1830/1], born in county
   Thomas Rick, male, 15 [1821-26], Apprentice, born in county
   Michael Law, male, 15 [1821-26], Apprentice, born in county

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Kirkby-le-Thorpe (Lincolnshire). Parish registers, 1660-1979. (Lincoln, England: Lincoln Archives Office, 1993).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Kirkby la Thorpe in the County of Lincoln in the Year 1846
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   165	July 26th born A.D. 1828	Hannah	Luke & Ann	Ward	Parents at Great Hale. The Girl in service at Kirkby la Thorpe	Wheelwright	Henry Ashington, Rector

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 2101; Folio 173; Page 10, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Kirkby Laythorpe, Lincolnshire
   Thomas Cartwright, head, married, male, 89 [1761/2], Farmer 250 acres 2 labourers, b. Timberland, Lincolnshire
   Jane Taylor, visitor, widow, female, 69 [1781/2], Farmers Widow, b. Timberland, Lincolnshire
   Thomas Taylor, nephew, unmarried, male, 25 [1825/6], Farmer, b. Bucknall, Lincolnshire
   Betsy Wakefield, niece, unmarried, female, 6 [1844/5], Scholar, b. Ewerby, Lincolnshire
   George Alcock, servant, unmarried, male, 35 [1815/16], b. Timberland, Lincolnshire
   Robert Vasey, servant, unmarried, male, 28 [1822/3], b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Thomas Asher, servant, unmarried, male, 20 [1830/1], b. Quarrington, Lincolnshire
   John Varlow, servant, unmarried, male, 16 [1834/5], b. Kirkby Laythorpe, Lincolnshire
   Saray Hays, servant, unmarried, female, 25 [1825/6], House servant, b. Aunsby, Lincolnshire
   Hannah Ward, servant, unmarried, female, 22 [1828/9], House servant, b. Hale, Lincolnshire

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 2355; Folio 103; Page 3, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: The Booths, Branston, Lincolnshire
   Samuel Alcock, head, married, male, 38 [1822/3], Farmer 35 acres Land, b. Thornton, Lincolnshire
   Elizabeth Alcock wife, married, female, 35 [1825/6], b. Branston, Lincolnshire
   James Alcock, son, male, 2 [1858/9], b. Branston, Lincolnshire
   Mary E. Alcock, daughter, female, 1 [1859/60], b. Branston, Lincolnshire
   Elizabeth Broadell, servant, unmarried, female, 12 [1848/9], Gen[eral] serv[ant], b. Potter Hanworth, Lincolnshire
   Joseph Spalding, servant, unmarried, male, 14 [1846/7], Carter, b. Potter Hanworth, Lincolnshire
   Hannah Alcock, visitor, widow, female, 32 [1828/9], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer] Wife, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Geo[rge] Alcock, nephew, male, 3 [1857/8], b. Kirkstead, Lincolnshire
   Mary Alcock, visitor, married, female, 32 [1828/9], Farmer Wife, b. N[ot] K[nown]
   James Alcock, nephew, male, 3 [1857/8], Visitor, b. Kirkstead, Lincolnshire

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 3382; Folio 70; Page 5, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Mill Lane, Langton Moor, Langton [by Horncastle], Lincolnshire
   Pelham Fynes, head, married, male, 45 [1825/6], Cottager, b. Langton, Lincolnshire
   Hannah Fynes, wife, married, female, 42 [1828/9], Cottager Wife, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   George Alcock, son, male, 13 [1857/8], Scholar, b. Langton, Lincolnshire
   Pelham Fynes, son, male, 2 [1868/9], b. Langton, Lincolnshire

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 3249; Folio 114; Page 7, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Mill Lane, Langton Moor, Langton [by Horncastle], Lincolnshire
   Pelham Fynes, head, married, male, 54 [1826/7], Agricultural Laborer, b. Langton Moor, Lincolnshire
   Hannah Fynes, wife, married, female, 51 [1829/30], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Pelham Fynes, son, male, 12 [1868/9], b. Langton Moor, Lincolnshire

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

   d. Hannah FYNES, September Quarter 1889, Horncastle Registration District, Volume 7a, page 329, aged 60 [1828/9]

8. ↑ Stamford Mercury, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
   Page 4, 27 Sep 1889.

   Deaths.
   FYNES.-At Kirkstead, on Sept. 22d, Hannah, wife of Pelham Fynes, and youngest daughter of the late Luke Ward, of Hale Magna, aged 60 years. Deeply lamented.