Person:Harriet Banfield (1)

Harriet Banfield was baptised on 29th September 1867 at West Grinstead in Sussex, daughter of Maria Banfield, formerly Tullett, and her husband William Banfield, a labourer. Harriet appears in the 1871 census living with her parents and siblings at Partridge Green in the parish of West Grinstead. By 1881 Harriet had left home and was working as a nurse for a builders' merchant and his family in Worthing. Harriet continued to work in domestic service, appearing in the 1891 census working for a doctor and his family in Bognor.

On 27th June 1895, aged 28, Harriet was married at Pagham, near Bognor, to a railway fireman named Albert Edwards. He was about five years younger than her. Between 1896 and 1902 they had four sons together. The elder three boys were born at Bognor. They then moved to Littlehampton, where they appear in the 1901 census living at 15 Gloucester Road.

By 1911 the family had moved inland to Horsham, and Albert had become a railway engine driver. All four of Harriet's sons worked for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway at some point.

Harriet died in 1923, aged 56. Albert survived her by about twelve years and remarried the year after her death.

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

   b. Harriet BANFIELD, September Quarter 1867, Horsham Registration District, Volume 2b, page 277, mother's maiden name Tullett

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Church of West Grinstead (Sussex). Parish registers, 1558-1890. (Chichester: West Sussex County Council).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of West Grinstead in the County of Sussex in the Year 1867
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   675	Sept[embe]r 29th	Harriet	William & Maria	Banfield	West Grinstead	Labourer	T.W. Langshaw, Rector

   This baptism has been linked to the Harriet Banfield who married Albert Edwards on the basis that in the censuses after their marriage Harriet gave her place of birth as West Grinstead, whilst their marriage certificate gives her father's name as William Banfield, labourer.

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 1096; Folio 51; Page 11, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Partridge Green, West Grinstead, Sussex
   William Banfield, head, married, male, 34 [1836/7], Labourer, b. Ashurst, Sussex
   Maria Banfield, wife, married, female, 32 [1838/9], b. West Grinstead, Sussex
   George Banfield, son, male, 9 [1861/2], b. West Grinstead, Sussex
   Harriett Banfield, daughter, 3 [1867/8], b. West Grinstead, Sussex
   William Banfield, son, male, 2mo [1871], b. West Grinstead, Sussex
   Sarah Tulett, niece, female, 7 [1863/4], b. Shoreham, Sussex
   John Agate, lodger, unmarried, male, 36 [1834/5], Labourer, b. West Grinstead, Sussex

4. ↑ 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 1116; Folio 42; Page 7, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Victoria House, Worthing, Broadwater, Sussex
   William N. Smith, head, married, male, 42 [1838/9], Builders Merchant (Master employing 37 men 5 boys), b. Ticehurst, Sussex
   Elizabeth Smith, wife, married, female, 35 [1845/6], b. Worthing, Sussex
   Emily Smith, daughter, female, 11 [1869/70], Scholar, b. Worthing, Sussex
   Louisa Smith, daughter, female, 7 [1873/4], Scholar, b. Worthing, Sussex
   William E. Smith, son, male, 5 [1875/6], Scholar, b. Worthing, Sussex
   Frederick W. Smith, son, male, 3 [1877/8], b. Worthing, Sussex
   Ethel Smith, daughter, female, 1 [1879/80], b. Worthing, Sussex
   Elizabeth Tulet, servant, unmarried, female, 20 [1860/1], General Servant, b. Partridge Green, Sussex
   Harriet Banfield, servant, unmarried, female, 13 [1867/8], Nurse, b. Partridge Green, Sussex

5. ↑ 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 842; Folio 9; Page 11, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 8 Park Road, Bognor (Urban Sanitary District), South Bersted (Parish), Sussex
   William H. Hiddingh, head, married, male, 38 [1852/3], Registered Practitioner General Practitioner, b. Cape Colony
   Mary B.A. Hiddingh, wife, married, female, 34 [1856/7], b. Isle of Man
   Grace A. Hiddingh, daughter, single, female, 12 [1878/9], b. Balham, Surrey
   Harriet Banfield, servant, single, female, 25 [1865/6], Housemaid - Domestic Serv[ant], b. West Grinstead, Sussex
   Alice Green, servant, single, female, 28 [1862/3], Cook Domestic Serv[ant], b. Pagham, Sussex

6. ↑ 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 962; Folio 6; Page 4, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 15 Gloucester Road, Littlehampton, Sussex
   Five or more rooms occupied
   Albert Edwards, head, married, male, 28 [1872/3], Railway engine stoker, worker, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Harriett Edwards, wife, married, female, 33 [1867/8], b. West Grinstead, Sussex
   Albert E. Edwards, son, male, 5 [1895/6], b. Bognor, Sussex
   Harold Edwards, son, male, 3 [1897/8], b. Bognor, Sussex
   Reginald Edwards, son, male, 1 [1899/1900], b. Bognor, Sussex

7. ↑ England. 1911 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 RG14; Piece 5247; Schedule 109, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 25 Cambridge Road, Horsham, Sussex
   Six rooms occupied
   Albert Edwards, head, male, 38 [1872/3], married, Railway engine driver, worker, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Harriett Edwards, wife, female, 42 [1868/9], married 15 years, 4 children born, 4 children still living, b. West Grinstead, Sussex
   Albert Edwards, son, male, 15 [1895/6], single, Office Boy - Railway, worker, b. Bognor, Sussex
   Harold Edwards, son, male, 13 [1897/8], single, Errand Boy - Corn Stores, worker, b. Bognor, Sussex
   Reginald Edwards, son, male, 11 [1899/1900], single, School News Boy - Railway Book Stall, worker, b. Bognor, Sussex
   Frederick Edwards, son, male, 9 [1901/2], single, School, b. Littlehampton, Sussex

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

   d. Harriett EDWARDS, December Quarter 1923, East Preston Registration District, Volume 2b, page 446, aged 56 [1866/7]