Person:Joseph Hornet (2)

Joseph Hornet was baptised on 10th May 1777 at Welwyn in Hertfordshire, son of Mary Hornet, formerly Mailes, and her husband George Hornet, a labourer.

On 12th September 1803, aged 26, Joseph married Hannah Parrett. She was originally from St Albans, a few miles south-west of Welwyn, although they actually married at Southwark in the southern suburbs of London. Joseph's sister Abigail had moved to Southwark, and Abigail's husband Edward Willoughby was one of the witnesses to Joseph and Hannah's marriage.

After their marriage, they returned to Hertfordshire, settling in St Albans, where they had seven children baptised between 1806 and 1821. The first child was baptised in the parish of St Peter there, whilst the other six (including twins in 1810) were baptised in the parish of St Stephen. One of the children's baptisms in 1814 notes that the family lived at Park Street, a hamlet in the parish of St Stephen a little way to the south of the town of St Albans itself. Joseph worked as a miller.

Back in Welwyn, Joseph's father died in 1812, and his mother died in 1825.

The 1841 census finds Hannah and Joseph living at Park Street Lane.

Joseph died in 1846, being buried at St Stephen's church in St Albans on 2nd April 1846, aged 68. Hannah died later that same year.

1. ↑ Church of England. Welwyn Parish Registers, 1558-1939. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   1777 Baptisms
   Hornet / Joseph, Son of George & Mary was privately bapt[ised] May the 10th

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 439; Book 4; Folio 23; Page 1, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Park Street Lane, St Albans (St Stephen), Hertfordshire
   Joseph Hornet, male, 50 [1786-91], Miller, born in county
   Hannah Hornet, female, 50 [1786-91], born in county
   George Hornet, male, 27 [1813/14], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
   William Hornet, male, 25 [1811-16], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county

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

   d. Joseph HORNET, March Quarter 1846, St Albans Registration District, Volume 6, page 309, aged 69 [1776/7]

4. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Parish registers of St Stephen's Church, St Albans, 1561-1962. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   BURIALS in the Parish of St Stephen in the County of Hertford in the Year 1846
   No. 302
   Name: Joseph Hornett
   Abode: St Stephens
   When buried: 2 April
   Age: 68 [1777/8]
   By whom the Ceremony was performed: M.R. Southwell