Person:Joseph Lathwell (1)

Joseph Lathwell was born in 1839 at Eggington, a hamlet in the parish of Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire, and baptised at the chapel there on 28th April 1839. He was the son of Esther Lathwell, formerly Rowe, and her husband Richard Lathwell, an agricultural labourer. Joseph appears in both the 1841 and 1851 censuses living with his parents and siblings in Eggington. In 1851 he was described as a farm boy.

On 4th November 1858, aged 19, Joseph married Sophia Kempson, who was from the nearby village of Totternhoe. They married in the chapel at Eggington and had their first three children there, although the second child died as a baby. The 1861 census finds Joseph, Sophia and their two surviving children at Sanders Yard in Eggington, with Joseph working as an agricultural labourer.

Some time between 1860 and 1863 the family left Eggington and moved about thirty miles south to The Hyde in the parish of Kingsbury in Middlesex. Another four children were born in that area between 1863 and 1869, although the youngest two both died young.

Sophia died in 1870, aged 32. The census the following year finds Joseph and his four surviving children at The Hyde in Kingsbury, living in the same house as Sophia's brother Enoch and his wife.

In 1872, Joseph married again. His second wife was Harriett Louisa Civil, who was originally from the Isle of Wight. She already had a daughter, also called Harriett, who had been born in Southwark in 1869, to whom Joseph became stepfather. Joseph and Harriet and young Harriett appear in the 1881 census still at The Hyde, with Joseph still working as an agricultural labourer.

By 1891 they had moved a short distance to the neighbouring parish of Hendon, where they lived at 6 Edgware Road. They were still in Hendon in 1901, at 2 Florence Street, where they lived in one room.

By 1907, Joseph and Harriett found themselves in the Hendon Union Workhouse. Joseph sought permission for them to share married quarters, but this was refused by the house committee. The 1911 census finds both Joseph and Harriet living in the Hendon Union Workhouse, listed separately in the men's and women's sections. Joseph died there three years later, on 3rd April 1914, aged 75. Harriett survived him by seven years.

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

   b. Joseph LATHWELL, March Quarter 1839, Leighton Buzzard Registration District, Volume 6, page 82, mother's maiden name Rowe

2. ↑ England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).

   ch. 28 Apr 1839, Eggington, Bedfordshire: Joseph / Richard & Esther / Lathwell

   Needs to be confirmed at Bedfordshire Record Office.

3. ↑ 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 5; Book 23; Folio 6; Page 7, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Egginton, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Richard Lathel, male, 40 [1796-1801], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
   Ester Lathel, female, 35 [1801-6], born in county
   Eliza Lathel, female, 15 [1821-6], born in county
   Elizabeth Lathel, female, 11 [1829/30], born in county
   Thomas Lathel, male, 9 [1831/2], born in county
   Caroline Lathel, female, 6 [1834/5], born in county
   John Lathel, male, 4 [1836/7], born in county
   Joseph Lathel, male, 2 [1838/9], born in county

4. ↑ 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 1756; Folio 28; Page 10, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Egginton, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Richard Lathall, head, married, male, 51 [1799/1800], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Esther Lathall, wife, married, female, 47 [1803/4], b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Elizabeth Lathall, daughter, unmarried, female, 21 [1829/30], Straw Platter, b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Thomas Lathall, son, unmarried, male, 18 [1832/3], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Caroline Lathall, daughter, unmarried, female, 16 [1834/5], Straw Platter, b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   John Lathall, son, unmarried, male, 14 [1836/7], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Joseph Lathall, son, male, 11 [1839/40], Farm Boy, b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Sarah Lathall, daughter, female, 9 [1841/2], Straw Platter, b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   William Lathall, son, male, 6 [1844/5], Straw Platter school, b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Jesse Lathall, son, male, 3 [1847/8], b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Epheriam Lathall, son, 11M [1850], b. Egginton, Bedfordshire

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 1005; Folio 23; Page 12, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Sanders Yard, Egginton, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Joseph Lathwell, head, married, male, 22 [1838/9], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Sophia Lathwell, wife, married, female, 23 [1837/8], Lab[ourer] Wife, b. Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
   Emma Lathwell, daughter, female, 2 [1858/9], b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Henry Lathwell, son, male, 5mo [1860], b. Egginton, Bedfordshire

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 1326; Folio 89; Page 21, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: The Hyde Alley, Kingsbury, Middlesex
   Enock Kempson, head, married, male, 35 [1835/6], Carpenter, b. Tattinghoe [sic], Bedfordshire
   Jane Kempson, wife, married, female, 33 [1837/8], Laundress, b. Ardington, Berkshire
   ~ [second household in same house]
   Joseph Lathwell, head, widower, male, 32 [1838/9], Labourer, b. Eggington, Bedfordshire
   Emma Lathwell, daughter, female, 12 [1858/9], Scholar, b. Eggington, Bedfordshire
   Henry Lathwell, son, male, 10 [1860/1], Scholar, b. Eggington, Bedfordshire
   Mary J. Lathwell, daughter, female, 8 [1862/3], Scholar, b. Hyde, Middlesex
   Emily Lathwell, daughter, female, 6 [1864/5], Scholar, b. Hyde, Middlesex

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 1360; Folio 93; Page 12, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: The Hyde Alley, Kingsbury, Middlesex
   Joseph Lathwell, head, married, male, 43 [1837/8], Agricultural Labourer, b. Eggington, Bedfordshire
   Harriett Lathwell, wife, married, female, 39 [1841/2], b. Isle of White [sic]
   Harriett Lathwell, daughter, female, 12 [1868/9], Scholar, b. Bermondsey, Middlesex [sic]

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 1049; Folio 51; Page 27, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 6 Edgware Road, Hendon, Middlesex
   Joseph Lathwell, head, married, male, 53 [1837/8], Labourer, employed, b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Harriett Lathwell, wife, married, female, 49 [1841/2], employed, b. Isle of Wight
   Henry Metcalf, lodger, single, male, 35 [1855/6], b. N[ot] K[nown]

9. ↑ 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 1227; Folio 66; Page 40, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 2 Florence Street, Hendon, Middlesex
   1 room occupied
   Joseph Lathwell, head, married, male, 63 [1837/8], General labourer, worker, b. Eggington, Bedfordshire
   Harriet Lathwell, wife, married, female, 58 [1842/3], Wash Ironer, worker, b. West Cowes, Isle of Wight

10. ↑ 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 7128, 2 Apr 1911.

    Address: Hendon Union Workhouse, Hendon, Middlesex
    [many inmates, including:]
    Joseph Lathbury, inmate, male, 74 [1836/7], married, Bricklayers Labourer, b. Eggenton, Bedfordshire

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

    d. Joseph LATHWELL, June Quarter 1914, Hendon Registration District, Volume 3a, page 300, aged 77 [1836/7]

12. ↑ Hendon Union Edgware Workhouse: Register of Deaths, in London, England. Board of Guardian Records (London Metropolitan Archives, London / ancestry.co.uk)
    BG/H/235.

    Date of Death: 1914 April 3
    Name: Lathwell, Joseph
    Age: 77 [1836/7]
    Whence Admitted: Hendon
    Certified Cause of Death: Bronchitis Heart failure
    When and Where Buried: Private burial

13.   Hendon and Finchley Times, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
    Page 7, 6 Dec 1907.

    HENDON BOARD OF GUARDIANS...
    HOUSE COMMITTEE.
    The House Committee recommended that a letter of thanks be sent to Mrs. Gardner, Clandon, Hendon, for parcel of magazines. That the application of the Vagabond Concert Party, from Catford, for permission to give a concert at the House be granted. The the application of Joseph Lathwell, an inmate, aged 69, for married quarters for himself and wife be refused. That the requirements of the House and also Christmas extras for the inmates and officers be granted. That some of the inmates be allowed to attend the rehearsal of an operetta at St. Lawrence's Hall, Edgware, on the 12th, on the invitation of Mr. W. Copas, be granted.