Person:Susan Munn (1)

Susan Munn was baptised on 10th December 1837 at Caddington in Bedfordshire, daughter of a straw plaiter called Elizabeth Munn, formerly Bunyan, and her husband John Munn, an agricultural labourer. At the time of Susan's baptism the family's lived at The Green, in the centre of Caddington village. The 1841 census finds Susan living with her parents and siblings in the part of Caddington which at that time fell in Hertfordshire. By 1851 Susan was working as a straw plaiter.

On 13th January 1859, aged 21, Susan married Thomas King at Caddington. They went on to have four children together between 1859 and 1866. The 1861 census finds them living in Caddington, with Susan working as a bonnet sewer.

Susan and Thomas's second child died in 1865, aged three.

Susan died in 1866, either giving birth to her fourth child, Thomas, or shortly afterwards; his birth and her death were both registered in the April to June quarter of that year. She was 28 years old. Baby Thomas did not long outlive his mother, dying in the September.

Susan's husband Thomas survived her by 44 years.

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

   b. Susan MUNN, December Quarter 1837, Luton Registration District, Volume 6, page 74, mother's maiden name Bingham

   Susan's mother's maiden name is presumably a mistranscription or mishearing of Bunyan - John Munn and Elizabeth Bunyan had married at Caddington in 1826, Susan's younger sister Sarah's birth record gives her mother's maiden name as Bunyan, and no Munn / Bingham couple can be found.

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Caddington Parish Registers. (Bedford: Bedfordshire Record Office).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Caddington in the County of Bedford in the Year 1837
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   1311	Dec[embe]r 10th	Susan Dau[ghte]r of	John & Elizabeth	Munn	Green	Labourer	W. Mellard, Vicar

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 440; Book 10; Folio 35; Page 5, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Caddington, Hertfordshire
   John Munn, male, 35 [1801-6], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
   Elizabeth Munn, female, 35 [1801-6], not born in county
   Thomas Munn, male, 7 [1833/4], born in county
   Susanna Munn, female, 3 [1837/8], born in county
   Sarah Munn, female, 1 [1839/40], 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 1757; Folio 358; Page 9, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Caddington, Hertfordshire
   John Munn, head, married, male, 47 [1803/4], Agr[icultural] Labourer, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth Munn, wife, married, female, 47 [1803/4], Straw Plaiter, b. Caddington, Bedfordshire
   Thomas Munn, son, unmarried, male, 17 [1833/4], Straw Plaiter, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Susan Munn, daughter, unmarried, female, 13 [1837/8], Straw Plaiter, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Munn, daughter, unmarried, female, 11 [1839/40], Straw Plaiter, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire

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 1015; Folio 97; Page 20, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Thomas King, head, married, male, 22 [1838/9], Ag[ricultural] lab[ourer], b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Susan King, wife, married, female, 23 [1837/8], Bonnet sewer, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth King, daughter, female, 2 [1858/9], b. Caddington, Hertfordshire

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

   d. Susan KING, June Quarter 1866, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 272, aged 28 [1837/8]