Person:Jane Hamblin (2)

Jane Hamblin was born in 1838 at Hampton in Middlesex, daughter of Jemima Hamblin, formerly Heath, and her husband William Hamblin, a waiter. When Jane was only a year or two old, her father died. The 1841 and 1851 censuses find Jane living with her mother and siblings on New Street in Hampton, with her mother working as a wood merchant in 1841 and a charwoman in 1851 - when she was also described as a pauper.

In 1860 Jane had a son, James Henry, whose birth was registered between April and June. Soon afterwards, in September 1860, banns of marriage were read for Jane and a young man called Felix Festus Timothy. The banns were read in the parish of St Saviour's in Southwark, but for whatever reason Jane and Felix did not marry that year. However, Felix was named as the father of young James Henry (or Harry James) on his baptism record in 1873. The 1861 census finds Jane living with her son and mother at New Street in Hampton and working as a servant.

Jane and Felix eventually married on 29th March 1863 at Barnes in Surrey. Another eight children followed between 1863 and 1882.

Felix worked as a commercial traveller, and appears to have been regularly away from home. In the late 1860s the whole family briefly moved to Canada, with one of their daughters being born in Peterborough County, Ontario in 1869. However, by 1871 they had returned to England, and appear in the census in West Ham, east of London.

In 1881 Jane and the children were living in the Peckham area south of London, although Felix was away from home on census night. By 1891 they were living at South Norwood in Croydon, and again, Felix was away from home on census night.

Jane died on 29th November 1900 at Regency Square in Brighton, right on the seafront. She was 62 years old. A newspaper announcement of her death described her as "the dearly beloved wife of Felix F. Timothy". Felix survived her by just over eight years.

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

   b. Jane HAMBLIN, December Quarter 1838, Kingston Registration District, Volume 4, page 194, mother's maiden name Heath

2. ↑ 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 718; Book 4; Folio 32; Page 5, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: New Street, Hampton, Middlesex
   Jemima Hamblin, female, 35 [1801-6], Wood merchant, not born in county
   Elizabeth Hamblin, female, 12 [1828/9], born in county
   Eliza Hamblin, female, 9 [1831/2], born in county
   William Hamblin, male, 7 [1833/4], born in county
   Ann Hamblin, female, 5 [1835/6], born in county
   Jane Hamblin, female, 2 [1838/9], born in county

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 1604; Folio 230; Page 9, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: New Street, Hampton, Middlesex
   Jemima Hamblin, head, widow, female, 53 [1797/8], Charwoman Pauper, b. Sellborn, Hampshire
   William Hamblin, son, unmarried, male, 16 [1834/5], At Home, b. Hampton, Middlesex
   Ann Hamblin, daughter, female, 14 [1836/7], At Home, b. Hampton, Middlesex
   Jane Hamblin, daughter, female, 12 [1838/9], At Home, b. Hampton, Middlesex
   Mary Hamblin, granddaughter, female, 6 [1844/5], b. Hampton, Middlesex

4. ↑ Baptisms register, in Hampton, Middlesex, England. Parish Registers (London Metropolitan Archives).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Hampton in the County of Middlesex in the Year 1852
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   1277	March 7 12 years last birthday	Jane	William & Jemima	Hamblin	Hampton	Waiter	E. Johnstone

5. ↑ 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 458; Folio 29; Page 5, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: New Street, Hampton, Middlesex
   Jemima Hamblin, head, widow, female, 63 [1797/8], Laundress, b. Selborne, Hampshire
   Jane Hamblin, daughter, unmarried, female, 23 [1837/8], Serv[an]t all work, b. Hampton, Middlesex
   James H. Hamblin, grandson, male, 11mo [1860], b. Hampton, Middlesex

6. ↑ 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 1629; Folio 67; Page 11, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: 120 Odessa Road, Forest Gate, West Ham, Essex
   Felix F. Timothy, head, married, male, 30 [1840/1], Commercial Traveller (w[are]house), b. London, Middlesex
   Jane Timothy, wife, married, female, 30 [1840/1], b. Hampton, Middlesex
   Henry J. Timothy, son, male, 10 [1860/1], Scholar, b. Hampton, Middlesex
   Felix C. Timothy, son, male, 7 [1863/4], Scholar, b. Redhill, Surrey
   Bernard D. Timothy, son, male, 5 [1865/6], Scholar, b. Holloway, Middlesex
   Florence E. Timothy, daughter, female, 3 [1867/8], b. Forest Gate, Essex
   Jane G. Timothy, daughter, female, 1 [1869/70], b. Canada B[ritish] S[ubject]
   Mary Ann Davis, servant, female, 14 [1856/7], General domestic servant, b. Yarmouth, Norfolk

7. ↑ 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 683; Folio 103; Page 3, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 112 Hollydale Road, Peckham, Camberwell, Surrey
   Jane Timothy, wife, married, female, 42 [1838/9], Commercial Travellers Wife, b. Hampton, Middlesex
   Harry James Timothy, son, unmarried, male, 20 [1860/1], Commercial Clerk & Organiser Plate Glass Insurane Co., b. Hampton, Middlesex
   Felix Cassenet Timothy, son, unmarried, male, 17 [1863/4], b. Redhill, Surrey
   Gertrude Jane Timothy, daughter, unmarried, female, 11 [1869/70], Scholar, b. Vaiden[?] Co. Settlements[?] Canada
   Miriam Jane Timothy, daughter, female, 2 [1878/9], b. Peckham, Surrey

8. ↑ 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 594; Folio 93; Page 28, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 16 Sunny Bank, South Norwood, Croydon, Surrey
   Jane Timothy, head, married, female, 53 [1837/8], b. Hampton, Middlesex
   Gertrude Timothy, daughter, single, female, 21 [1869/70], b. Canada
   Miriam Timothy, daughter, single, female, 12 [1878/9], b. Peckham, Surrey
   Hilda Timothy, daughter, single, female, 8 [1882/3], b. [blank]
   Agnes Hollest, servant, single, female, 19 [1871/2], Domestic serv[an]t, employed, b. Upper Norwood, Surrey

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

   d. Jane TIMOTHY, December Quarter 1900, Brighton Registration District, Volume 2b, page 146, aged 62 [1837/8]

10. ↑ Norwood News, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
    Page 1, 8 Dec 1900.

    DEATHS.
    TIMOTHY. - On November 29th, at Regency-square, Brighton, Jane the dearly-beloved wife of Felix F. Timothy, of Portland-mansions, 120, Great Portland-street, London, W.