Person:Maria Bullen (1)

Maria Bullen was baptised on 20th September 1818 at Great Wymondley in Hertfordshire, daughter of William and Jane Bullen. Just under sixteen years after her baptism, Maria was married to Charles Moles at Great Wymondley. He was an agricultural labourer from the neighbouring village of Willian. Less than two months after their marriage, Maria and Charles's first child was baptised at Great Wymondley.

By the time their second child was born, the family had moved to the nearby market town of Baldock, where they appear to have had another six children between 1836 and 1851, although two died young. The 1851 census finds the family living at Norton End in Baldock. By 1861 they had moved a short distance to Middle Row in the centre of town. Maria was working as a straw plaiter at this time.

Charles died in 1864, aged 50.

Both the 1871 and 1881 censuses find Maria living with her daughter Jane and her family on the northern edge of Baldock, at Norton End in 1871 and Bygrave Lane in 1881.

Maria appears to have moved to the nearby village of Radwell during the 1880s. She died at the age of 69 and was buried at Radwell on 20th January 1888.

1. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Registers of Great Wymondley. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives & Local Studies).

   No. 53
   When baptised: 20 Sep 1818
   Name: Maria
   Parents: William & Jane
   Surname: Bullen
   Abode: Great Wymondley
   Father's occupation: Lab[oure]r

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 436; Book 4; Folio 48; Page 11, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Baldock, Hertfordshire
   Charles Mouls, male, 25 [1811-16], Ag[ricultural] Lab[oure]r, born in county
   Maria Mouls, female, 25 [1811-16]
   Sarah Mouls, female, 7 [1833/4]
   Rebecca Mouls, female, 5 [1835/6]
   William Mouls, male, 3 [1837/8]
   Eliza Mouls, female, 4 months [1841]

   Birth place column not filled in for anyone except Charles in this household.

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 1709; Folio 119; Page 17, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Norton End, Baldock, Hertfordshire
   Charles Moles, head, married, male, 32 [1818/19], Farm Lab[oure]r, b. Baldock, Hertfordshire
   Maria Moles, wife, married, female, 34 [1816/17], b. Baldock, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Moles, daughter, unmarried, female, 17 [1833/4], Straw Plaiter, b. Baldock, Hertfordshire
   Rebecca Moles, daughter, female, 15 [1835/6], Straw Plaiter, b. Baldock, Hertfordshire
   William Moles, son, male, 12 [1838/9], Farm Lab[oure]r, b. Baldock, Hertfordshire
   Jane Moles, daughter, female, 4 [1846/7], b. Baldock, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Moles, son, male, 2mo [1850/1], b. Baldock, Hertfordshire

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 816; Folio 47; Page 40, 7 Apr 1861 .

   Address: Middle Row, Baldock, Hertfordshire
   Charles Moules, head, married, male, 48 [1812/13], Ag[ricultural] Laborer, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Maria Moules wife, married, female, 45 [1815/16], Straw Plaiter, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Jane Moules, daughter, unmarried, female, 15 [1845/6], Straw Plaiter, b Baldock, Hertfordshire

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 1364; Folio 60; Page 5, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Norton End, Baldock, Bygrave, Hertfordshire [with note saying "Detached part of the parish of Bygrave amalgamated with the parish of Baldock"]
   John Hawkins, head, married, male, 25 [1845/6], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Bygrave, Hertfordshire
   Jane Hawkins, wife, married, female, 25 [1845/6], Plaiter, b. Baldock, Hertfordshire
   Fanny Hawkins, daughter, female, 4 [1866/7], Plaiter, b. Norton, Hertfordshire
   Maria Moles, mother-in-law, widow, female, 54 [1816/7], Plaiter, b. G[rea]t Wymondley, Hertfordshire

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 1416; Folio 62; Page 10, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Bygrave Lane, Bygrave (Civil Parish), Baldock (Urban Sanitary District), Hertfordshire
   John Hawkins, head, married, male, 33 [1847/8], Labourer (Miller's), b. Bygrave, Hertfordshire
   Jane Hawkins, wife, married, female, 34 [1846/7], Straw Plaiter, b. Baldock, Hertfordshire
   Fanny J. Hawkins, daughter, unmarried, female, 14 [1866/7], b. Norton, Hertfordshire
   Charles Hawkins, son, unmarried, male, 10mo [1880], Scholar, b. Baldock, Hertfordshire
   Maria Moules, mother in law, widow, female, 65 [1815/16], Straw Plaiter, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire

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

   d. Maria MOLES, March Quarter 1888, Hitchin Registration District, Volume 3a, page 323, aged 72 [1815/16]

8. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Parish registers of Radwell, 1590-1908. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   BURIALS in the Parish of Radwell in the County of Hertford in the Year 1888
   No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   123	Maria Moles	Radwell	January 20 1888	72	Edw Lydrade[?] Off[iciating] Min[ister]