Person:Susannah Primet (1)

Susan Primet was baptised on 7th September 1783 at Great Wymondley in Hertfordshire, daughter of Sarah Primet, formerly Dixon, and her husband Thomas Primet.

Susan was one of the witnesses to her sister Charlotte's marriage at Great Wymondley in 1807.

By 1812 Susan had left Great Wymondley and moved about nineteen miles south-west to the small town of Hemel Hempstead. She was married there on 1st June 1812 to William Wright. They stayed in Hemel Hempstead after their marriage, having seven children baptised there between 1813 and 1827. William was described as a chair-maker, turner and carpenter on the children's baptism records. When their youngest child was baptised in 1827 they were noted as living at Piccotts End, on the northern side of the town.

Back in Great Wymondley, Susan's mother died in 1822 and her father died in 1829.

The 1841 census finds Susan, William and two of their children living at the King's Head, which was at 66 High Street in the centre of the town.^[7] William was described as a carpenter and publican. The family was still on High Street in 1851, when William was described as a journeyman carpenter.

William died in 1855, aged 65.

By 1861 Susan had moved to Cotterells, a road to the south-west of the town. She lived there with her daughter and grandchildren. Susan was described as a 'proprietor of houses' at this time.

Susan died at the age of 84. She was buried at Hemel Hempstead on 8th March 1868.

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

   1783 / Susanna daughter of Thomas and Sarah Primet September 7th

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 441; Book 6; Folio 5; Page 5, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Kings Head, High Street, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
   William Wright, male, 45 [1791-6], Carpenter & pub[lica]n, born in county
   Susan Wright, female, 45 [1791-6], born in county
   Emelia Wright, female, 15 [1821-6], born in county
   Susan Wright, female, 10 [1830/1], born in county
   James Gomm, male, 25 [1811-16], Painter, not born in county
   George Andrew, male, 25 [1811-16], Painter, not born in county
   Francis Knight, male, 20 [1816-21], Painter, not 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 1715; Folio 183; Page 11, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: High Street, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
   William Wright, head, married, male, 61 [1799/1800], Journeyman Carpenter, b. Berkamsted [sic], Hertfordshire
   Susan Wright, wife, married, female, 62 [1798/9], Wife, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Matthew Dobson, lodger, unmarried, male, 29 [1821/2], Journeyman Tailor, b. Wilbarston, Northamptonshire

4. ↑ ^4.0 4.1 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 839; Folio 11; Page 20, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Cotteralls [sic] Street, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
   Susan Wright, head, widow, female, 77 [1783/4], Proprietor of houses, b. Wimbley [sic], Hertfordshire
   Susan Stranks, daughter, married, female, 34 [1826/7], Laundress Employed from home, b. Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire
   Eliza Stranks, granddaughter, female, 9 [1851/2], Scholar, b. Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire
   Mary Stranks, granddaughter, female, 7 [1853/4], Scholar, b. Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire
   Sidney Stranks, grandson, male, 4 [1856/7], b. St Giles, Middlesex

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

   d. Susan WRIGHT, March Quarter 1868, Hemel Hempstead Registration District, Volume 3a, page 244, aged 84 [1783/4]

6. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Hemel Hempstead Parish Registers, 1558-1949. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   BURIALS in the Parish of Hemel Hempstead in the County of Hertford in the Year 1868
   No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   1611	Susan Wright	Cotterells	March 8	84 y[ea]rs	M.C. Barton, Curate

7. ↑ The building is still there in 2018, although no longer a public house.