Person:Mary Hutchings (9)

Mary Hutchings was baptised on 18th April 1833 at Crewkerne in Somerset. She was the eldest child of Mary Ann Hutchings, formerly Forsey, and her husband Edmund Wilkins Hutchings, an agricultural labourer. The 1841 census finds Mary's parents and siblings living in the hamlet of Woolminstone in Crewkerne parish, but Mary herself was staying with an aunt on census night at West Street in Crewkerne town. By 1851 the family had moved to Whatley in the parish of Winsham.

In 1856, Mary married William Larcombe. He was also from Crewkerne, having been born at Hewish, a neighbouring hamlet to Woolminstone. However, they did not marry in Crewkerne, but over 130 miles away at St Pancras in the northern suburbs of London, where William was working as a constable in the Metropolitan Police. One of the witnesses to Mary and William's marriage was her sister Ann. In turn, Mary and William were witnesses to Ann's marriage in 1860 at Crewkerne.

Mary and William had several children through the 1860s, all born back in Somerset, even though William appears to have served in the police until 1863 when he was discharged with a pension after being injured. By 1871 Mary and William were living in Lambeth in London's southern suburbs, and William was working as a ticket collector. Mary would have a further two children in London in the 1870s. The family was still in Lambeth in 1881, with William described as a railway policeman. William and Mary appear to have had at least six children together between 1860 and 1875.

By 1891 the family had moved slightly further out of London to Isleworth, then in Middlesex.

Mary died in 1897, aged 64. William outlived her by about seven years.

1. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Crewkerne. Crewkerne Parish Registers, 1558-1901. (Taunton: Somerset Heritage Service).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Crewkerne in the County of Somerset in the Year 1833
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   323	April 18th	Mary daughter of	Edmund & Mary Anne	Hutchings	Crewkerne	Labourer	Rd. Lowe P.C.

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 940; Book 3; Folio 45; Page 23, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: West Street, Crewkerne, Somerset
   William Scriven, male, 35 [1801-6], Shoe M., born in county
   Mary Scriven, female, 35 [1801-6], born in county
   Eliza Scriven, 6 [1834/5], born in county
   Joseph Scriven, male, 4 [1836/7], born in county
   Mary Scriven, female, 2 [1838/9], born in county
   Adolphus Scriven, male, 3m [1841], born in county
   Hannah Scriven, female, 50 [1786-91], born in county
   George Newberry, male, 20 [1816-21], Harness maker, born in county
   Mary Hutchings, female, 8 [1832/3], born in county

   Mary was staying with her aunt's family on census night - Mary Scriven (formerly Hutchings) was her father's sister.

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 1637; Folio 14; Page 21, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Back Lane, Crewkerne, Somerset
   William Larcombe, head, married, male, 29 [1831/2], Billiard Maker, b. Hewish, Somerset
   Mary Larcombe, wife, married, female, 28 [1832/3], b. Woolminstone, Somerset
   Albert William, son, male, 7m [1860], b. Crewkerne, 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 649; Folio 4; Page 2, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: 8 Hatch Row, Lambeth, Surrey
   W[illia]m Larcombe, head, married, male, 39 [1831/2], Ticket Collector, b. Hewish, Somerset
   Mary Larcombe, wife, married, female, 38 [1832/3], b. Woolminstone, Somerset
   William Larcombe, son, male, 10 [1860/1], Scholar, b. Tatworth, Somerset
   Frederick Larcombe, son, male, 8 [1862/3], Scholar, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Ernest Larcombe, son, male, 5 [1865/6], Scholar, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Polly Larcombe, daughter, female, 1 [1869/70], b. Tatworth, Somerset

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 587; Folio 26; Page 6, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 26 Upper Ann Street, Lambeth, Surrey
   William Larcombe, head, married, male, 49 [1831/2], Railway Policeman, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Mary Larcombe, wife, married, female, 48 [1832/3], b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Albert W[illia]m Larcombe, son, unmarried, male, 20 [1860/1], Solicitors General Clerk, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Frederick Alfred Larcombe, son, unmarried, male, 17 [1863/4], Railway Clerk, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Ernest Larcombe, son, unmarried, male, 15 [1865/6], Railway Telegraphist, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Polly Annie Larcombe, daughter, female, 11 [1869/70], Scholar, b. Chard, Somerset
   Arthur Larcombe, son, male, 8 [1872/3], Scholar, b. Lambeth, Surrey
   Percy Morris Larcombe, son, male, 5 [1875/6], Scholar, b. Lambeth, Surrey
   Martha Darrell, lodger, married, female, 64 [1816/7], Wardrobe Dealer, b. Kingston, Isle of Wight
   James Stewart, lodger, married, male, 40 [1840/1], Coachman, b. Lambeth, Surrey
   Emily Stewart, lodger, married, female, 53 [1827/8], b. Dorking, Surrey

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 1023; Folio 61; Page 31, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: No.2 Laurel Cottages, Newry Road, Isleworth, Middlesex
   Five or more rooms occupied
   William Larcombe, head, married, male, 59 [1831/2], Railway Policeman, employed, b. Hewish, Somerset
   Mary Larcombe, wife, married, female, 58 [1832/3], b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Pollie A. Larcombe, daughter, single, female, 21 [1869/70], b. Tatworth, Chard, Somerset
   Arthur V. Larcombe, son, single, male, 18 [1872/3], Railway Clerk, employed, b. Lambeth, London
   Percy M. Larcombe, son, male, 15 [1875/6], Auctioneers Clerk, employed, b. Lambeth, London

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

   d. Mary LARCOMBE, September Quarter 1897, Brentford Registration District, Volume 3a, page 41, aged 64 [1832/3]