Person:William Slaughter (15)

William Slaughter was baptised on 12th September 1819 in the parish of St Stephen, in St Albans, Hertfordshire. He was the son of a labourer called Joseph Slaughter and his wife Susannah.

On 19th October 1839, aged 20, William married Hannah Dean at Great Gaddesden, about ten miles north-west of St Albans.

After their marriage, William and Hannah moved to Bushey, near Watford. The 1841 census finds them living on Merry Hill Lane in Bushey, with William working as an agricultural labourer.

William and Hannah had two children together, but sadly both died young. They had a son called William in 1847, who died shortly after being born, with his birth and death both being registered in the same quarter. He was followed in 1848 by a daughter called Hannah, who died when she was nine months old in 1849.

The 1851 census finds William, Hannah and her brother Joseph living at Burchell Cottage in Bushey. Hannah was working as a straw plaiter at this time.

By 1861 William and Hannah had moved to Carpenders Farm at Oxhey in the parish of Watford. In 1861 they were described as boarders living in the farmhouse with the farmer, and William was working as a shepherd. They were still at Carpenders Farm in 1871, but living in one of the separate farm workers' cottages beside it. William was working as a ploughman in 1871. Hannah's sister Maria was living with them there too.

William and Hannah later returned to Bushey, appearing in the 1881 census living at Mead Cottage. Hannah's sister Maria was still living with them.

William died at the age of 65. He was buried at Aldenham, just north of Bushey, of 24th January 1885. His last abode was given as Spring Cottages in Bushey. Hannah only survived him by a few months, dying later that same year.

1. ↑ Baptisms register, in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. Parish Registers of St Stephen (Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of St Stephen in the County of Hertford in the Year 1819
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   362	Sep[tembe]r 12th	William Son of	Joseph & Susanna	Slaughter	St Stephens	Labourer	Thomas Clarke, Curate

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 440; Book 9; Folio 24; Page 18, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Merry Hill Lane (Left), Bushey, Hertfordshire
   W[illia]m Slaught, male, 26 [1814/15], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
   Hanna Slaught, female, 25 [1811-16], 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 1714; Folio 74; Page 23, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Burchell Cottage, Bushey, Hertfordshire
   William Slater, head, married, male, 31 [1819/20], Farm Labourer, b. St Stevens, Hertfordshire
   Hannah Slater, wife, married, female, 34 [1816/17], Straw Plaitter, b. Gadding [sic]
   Joseph Deen, lodger, unmarried, male, 44 [1806/7], Farm Labourer, b. Gadsdon [sic], Hertfordshire
   Joseph Wile, lodger, married, male, 50 [1800/1], Farm Labourer, b. Pinner, Middlesex

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 834; Folio 18; Page 9, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Carpenders Farm, Oxhey Lane, Oxhey, Watford, Hertfordshire
   Henry Catlin, head, widower, male, 59 [1801/2], Farmer of 158 acres employed 4 men & 3 boys, b. Watford, Hertfordshire
   Maria Simpson, visitor, unmarried, female, 65 [1795/6], b. Wellis, Suffolk
   Lucy Rhodes, servant, unmarried, female, 23 [1837/8], Serv[ant] (Domestic), b. Wooton, Buckinghamshire
   William Slaughter, boarder, married, male, 42 [1818/19], Shepherd (Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer]), b. St Albans St Stephens, Hertfordshire
   Hannah Slaughter, boarder, married, female, 45 [1815/16], Wife of Shepherd, b. G[rea]t Gadsden, 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 1382; Folio 10; Page 12, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Carpenders Farm Cottages, Oxey [sic] Lane, Oxhey, Watford, Hertfordshire
   William Sloughter, head, married, male, 51 [1819/20], Ploughman, b. Shenley, Hertfordshire
   Anna Sloughter, wife, married, female, 54 [1816/17], b. Gadston, Hertfordshire
   Marian Deak [sic], lodger, unmarried, female, 52 [1818/19], b. Gadston, 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 1434; Folio 60; Page 10, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Mead Cottage, Bushey, Hertfordshire
   William Slaughter, head, married, male, 61 [1819/20], Ag[ricultural] Laborer, b. Anstead, Hertfordshire
   Hannah Slaughter, wife, married, female, 64 [1816/17], Wife, b. G[rea]t Gaddesden, Hertfordshire
   Maria Slaughter, sister in law, unmarried, female, 62 [1818/19], Ag[ricultural] Laboress, b. G[rea]t Gaddesden, Hertfordshire

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

   d. William SLAUGHTER, March Quarter 1885, Watford Registration District, Volume 3a, page 326, aged 66 [1818/19]

8. ↑ England. Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com).

   bur. 24 Jan 1885, Aldenham, Hertfordshire: William Slaughter / 66 [1818/19] / Bushey Spring Cottages