Person:Patty Street (1)

Patty Street was baptised on 18th December 1814 at Hinxworth in Hertfordshire, daughter of Mary Street, formerly Millard, and her husband William Street, a labourer. Patty was the youngest of their eight children.

In March 1820, when Patty was only five years old, her father died.

On 19th December 1835, aged 21, Patty married a blacksmith called Thomas Bryant at Hinxworth. They went on to have eleven children between 1836 and 1856, with the youngest two children being twins. Ten of the eleven children were girls. One daughter died as a baby in 1854, as did one of the twins when just a couple of weeks old in 1856.

Patty’s mother died in 1846.

Each census from 1841 to 1871 finds Patty and Thomas living in Hinxworth village. They were generally listed as living on the High Street.

Patty’s eldest daughter, Ann, married in 1857, but she died the following year, aged 22. Patty’s second daughter, Mary, married in 1859 and later moved to London with her husband; they did not have any children. In 1865 Patty’s daughter Betsy died aged 20.

Patty’s other six children who had lived to adulthood all married and had children. Patty’s first known grandchild was born in 1864. She appears to have had 24 grandchildren born in her lifetime, although some of them died young.

Thomas died in November 1879, aged 67. Patty survived him by just over a year. She died at the age of 66 and was buried at Hinxworth on 22nd January 1881.

1. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish registers of Hinxworth, 1551-1985. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Hinxworth in the County of Hertford in the Year 1814
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   11	18 Dec[embe]r	Patty daughter of	William & Mary	Street	this parish	Labourer	Geo[rge] Edw[ard] Cox

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 446; Book 7; Folio 7; Page 9, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: High Street, Hinxworth, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Briant, male, 28 [1812/13], J[ourneyman] Blacksmith, born in county
   Patty Briant, female, 26 [1814/15], born in county
   Ann Briant, female, 6 [1834/5], born in county
   Mary Briant, female, 4 [1836/7], born in county
   Priscilla Briant, female, 1 [1839/40], 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 1707; Folio 533; Page 8, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: High Street, Hinxworth, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Briant, head, married, male, 38 [1812/3], Blacksmith, b. Hinxworth, Hertfordshire
   Patty Briant, wife, married, female, 36 [1814/5], b. Hinxworth, Hertfordshire
   Mary Briant, daughter, female, 13 [1837/8], Scholar, b. Hinxworth, Hertfordshire
   Priscilla Briant, daughter, female, 11 [1839/40], Scholar, b. Hinxworth, Hertfordshire
   Susan Briant, daughter, female, 9 [1841/2], Scholar, b. Hinxworth, Hertfordshire
   Betsy Briant, daughter, female, 7 [1843/4], Scholar, b. Hinxworth, Hertfordshire
   Arthur Briant, son, male, 5 [1845/6], Scholar, b. Hinxworth, Hertfordshire
   Rosa Briant, daughter, female, 3 [1847/8], b. Hinxworth, 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 812; Folio 127; Page 9, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: High Street, Hinxworth, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Briant, head, married, male, 48 [1812/13], Blacksmith, b. Hinxworth, Hertfordshire
   Patty Briant, wife, married, female, 46 [1814/15], Blacksmith wife, b. Hinxworth, Hertfordshire
   Betsy Briant, daughter, unmarried, female, 16 [1844/5], Teacher at school, b. Hinxworth, Hertfordshire
   Arthur Briant, son, unmarried, male, 14 [1846/7], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Hinxworth, Hertfordshire
   Rosa Briant, daughter, female, 12 [1848/9], Scholar, b. Hinxworth, Hertfordshire
   Martha Briant, daughter, female, 9 [1851/2], Scholar, b. Hinxworth, Hertfordshire
   Louisa Briant, daughter, female, 4 [1856/7], b. Hinxworth, 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 1360; Folio 41; Page 9, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Village, Hinxworth, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Bryant, head, married, male, 58 [1812/13], Blacksmith, b. Hinxworth, Hertfordshire
   Patty Bryant, wife, married, female, 56 [1814/15], b. Hinxworth, Hertfordshire
   Martha Bryant, daughter, unmarried, female, 18 [1852/3], Straw Plaiter, b. Hinxworth, Hertfordshire
   Louisa Bryant, daughter, unmarried, female, 14 [1856/7], Straw Plaiter, b. Hinxworth, Hertfordshire

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

   d. Patty BRYANT, March Quarter 1881, Royston Registration District, Volume 3a, page 223, aged 66 [1814/15]

7. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Parish registers of Hinxworth, 1551-1985. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   BURIALS in the Parish of Hinxworth in the County of Hertford in the Year 1881
   No	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   482	Patty Bryant	Hinxworth	Jan[uary] 22	66 [1814/15]	Henry Buttanshaw Off[iciating] Min[ister]