Person:Herbert Hutchings (1)

Herbert Hutchings was born in 1847 at Whatley in the parish of Winsham, Somerset. He was the son of Mary Ann Hutchings, formerly Forsey, and her husband Edmund Wilkins Hutchings, a farm bailiff. Herbert appears to have been the sixth of seven children. He appears in the 1851 census living with his parents and siblings at Whatley. Some time between 1851 and 1861 the family left the Winsham area and moved to Northover near the town of Ilchester. By the time of the 1861 census Herbert had left home and was working as a labouring servant for a baker in the village of Babcary, just north of Northover.

Herbert's next sighting is in 1869, when he was married in the Wareham area of Dorset to a widow named Thirza Champ Harris, formerly Goff. Her first husband had been lost at sea five years earlier. She had a son, Harry Thomas Harris, who was about six years old. She was from the port town of Poole, and Herbert and Thirza settled there after their marriage, with Hebert working as a baker, confectioner and grocer and Thirza as a milliner. Herbert and Thirza went on to have another four children, all born in Poole. Curiously they named one of their sons Harry too, so Thirza had two sons called Harry. Perhaps Harry Thomas Harris was known by his middle name. Thirza and Herbert appear in each census together from 1871 to 1911 at addresses in the centre of Poole, seemingly running a bakery and grocery shop together. In both 1901 and 1911 they were listed at 130 High Street, which was clearly quite a large property, as they occupied ten rooms there.

Herbert died on 3rd February 1927, aged 79. Immediately before his death he was living at a house called 'Ellesmere' on Serpentine Road in Poole. Thirza survived him by eight years. She died on 15th February 1935, aged 96.

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

   b. Herbert HUTCHINGS, December Quarter 1847, Chard Registration District, Volume 10, page 324, mother's maiden name Forsey

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Winsham. Winsham Parish registers, 1559-1944. (Taunton: Somerset Heritage Service).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Winsham in the County of Somerset in the Year 1847
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   107	1847 Dec[embe]r 20th	Herbert of	Edmund & Mary Ann	Hutchings	Whatley in Winsham	Dairyman	Geo[rge] Ware

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 1628; Folio 110; Page 9, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Fore Street, Babcary, Somerset
   William Russ, head, married, male, 50 [1810/11], Baker, b. Tintinhull, Somerset
   Eliza Russ, wife, married, female, 52 [1808/9], Bakers Wife, b. Northover, Somerset
   Elizabeth Russ, daughter, unmarried, female, 15 [1845/6], Scholar, b. Babcary, Somerset
   Samuel Russ, son, male, 13 [1847/8], Scholar, b. Babcary, Somerset
   Herbert Hutchings, servant, male, 12 [1848/9], Labourer, b. Whatleigh, 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 1987; Folio 30; Page 7, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Market Street, Poole (St James), Dorset
   Herbert Hutchings, head, married, male, 23 [1847/8], Master Baker employing 1 Boy, b. Winsham, Somerset
   Thirza Hutchings, wife, married, female, 30 [1840/1], Milliner, b. Poole, Dorset
   Harry T. Harris, stepson, male, 8 [1862/3], Scholar, b. Poole, Dorset
   William H. Hutchings, son, male, 1 [1869/70], b. Poole, Dorset

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 2095; Folio 90; Page 20, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Market Street, Poole (St James), Dorset
   Herbert Hutchings, head, married, male, 33 [1847/8], Baker and Confectioner, b. Parish of Winsham, Somerset
   Thirza Hutchings, wife, married, female, 41 [1839/40], b. Poole, Dorset
   Harry Thomas Harris, stepson, unmarried, male, 18 [1862/3], Confectioner & Baker employed at home, b. Poole, Dorset
   William H. Hutchings, son, male, 11 [1869/70], Scholar, b. Poole, Dorset
   Harry Hutchings, son, male, 9 [1871/2], Scholar, b. Poole, Dorset
   Frank Hutchings, son, male, 6 [1874/5], Scholar, b. Poole, Dorset
   Kate Hutchings, daughter, female, 2 [1878/9], b. Poole, Dorset

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 1638; Folio 7; Page 9, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Hill Street, Poole (St James), Dorset
   Herbert Hutchings, head, married, male, 43 [1847/8], Baker & Grocer, employer, b. Whatleigh, Somerset
   Thirza Hutchings, wife, married, female, 51 [1839/40], b. Poole, Dorset
   Harry T. Harris, stepson, single, male, 27 [1863/4], Grocer &c, employer, b. Poole, Dorset
   William H. Hutchings, son, single, male, 21 [1869/70], Baker, employed, b. Poole, Dorset
   Harry Hutchings, son, single, male, 19 [1871/2], Grocer's Assistant, employed, b. Poole, Dorset
   Frank Hutchings, son, single, male, 16 [1874/5], Outfitters Apprentice, employed, b. Poole, Dorset
   Kate Hutchings, daughter, single, female, 12 [1878/9], Scholar, b. Poole, Dorset

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 1979; Folio 56; Page 17, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 130 High Street, Poole (St James), Dorset
   5 or more rooms occupied
   Herbert Hutchings, head, married, male, 53 [1847/8], Baker & Grocer, employer, working at home, b. Whatleigh, Somerset
   Thirza C. Hutchings, wife, married, female, 62 [1838/9], b. Poole, Dorset
   Kate Hutchings, daughter, single, female, 22 [1878/9], Shop Assistant, worker, b. Poole, Dorset

9. ↑ 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 12278; Schedule 242, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 130 High Street, Poole, Dorset
   10 rooms occupied
   Herbert Hutchings, head, male, 63 [1847/8], married, Baker & Grocer, employer, b. Winsham, Somerset
   Thirza Hutchings, wife, female, 72 [1838/9], married 41 years, 5 children born 5 children still living, Assisting in the business, b. Poole, Dorset

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

    d. Herbert HUTCHINGS, March Quarter 1927, Poole Registration District, Volume 5a, page 407, aged 79 [1847/8]

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

    1927
    HUTCHINGS Herbert of Ellesmere Serpentine-road Poole died 3 February 1927 Probate London 23 March to Thirza Hutchings widow Harry Hutchings grocer and Charles Graham Trevanion solicitor. Effects £3421 10s. 8d.