William Hobbs and Margaret Spavin

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Lambeth Palace and St. Mary-at-Lambeth

William Hobbs (bap. 5 May 1765 at St Mary At Lambeth, Lambeth, Surrey), Batchelor, son of Nathaniel and Mary Hobbs, married Margaret Spavin (bap. 6 Dec 1761 in Appleton le Street, Yorkshire), of the same parish Spinster, daughter of Thomas Spavin and Rebecca Appleby, at St Mary At Lambeth on 10 May 1787. Witnesses to their marriage were John Gale and James Singleton. 

This couple, it appears, had nine children:

1. Rebecca Hobbs, daughter of William & Margaret Hobbs, bap. 9 Oct 1789 at The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Henley-on-Thames
2. William Hobbs b. 8 Nov 1790, bap. 12 Dec 1790 at St Mary, Henley-on-Thames. (Not found record of death, but must have died in infancy.)
3. Thomas Paul Hobbs b. 8 Apr 1792, bap. 10 Apr 1792 at St Mary's, Henley
4. Hannah Hobbs b. 30 Sep 1793, bap. 25 Oct 1793 at St Mary's, Henley
5. John Hobbs b. 16 Jun 1795, bap. 12 Jul 1795 at St Mary's Church, Henley-on-Thames (Also must have died as an infant to reuse the name in 1803.)
6. Mary Spavin Hobbs b. 27 Nov 1796, bap. 4 Dec 1796 at St Mary's, Henley
7. Henry Hobbs b. 30 Mar 1799, bap. 7 Apr 1799 at St Mary's, Henley
8. William Hobbs b. 29 Jul 1801, bap. 28 Aug 1801 at St Mary's, Henley
9. John Hobbs b. 13 Jun 1803, bap. 19 Jun 1803 at St Mary's, Henley

There is a possible death of William Hobbs in 1839 J Quarter in THE WYCOMBE UNION Volume 06 Page 292, his age given as 70. (Unconfirmed.)

In 1841, Margaret Hobbs (listed as 90 - she had gained 10 years somewhere) was living at Fawley Court Cottage, Henley on Thames (Fawley Court is described as "A quintessentially British stately home designed by Sir Christopher Wren and landscaped by Capability Brown"), with Mary Hobbs [Mary Spavin Hobbs] (40ish); Sarah Hobbs (10) and Margaret Day (20). All four were Laundresses. (Margaret Esther Day was daughter of William Day and Rebecca Hobbs; and Sarah Thatcher Hobbs was daughter of John Hobbs and his first wife, Mary Thatcher.)

Margaret Hobbs died, her age way over-estimated as 97 (but this fits with the over estimation in 1841) - she was 'only' 85 - in 1846 J Quarter in HENLEY IN THE COUNTIES OF OXFORD BERKS AND BUCKING Volume 16 Page 57.

In 1851, Mary [Spavin] Hobbs (56) Unmarried, Laundress from Henley on Thames was living at Swiss Cottage, Marlow Road, Henley, Oxfordshire with Margaret Day (30ish) Laundress from Northleach, Gloucestershire, Niece; and Emma King (15) Servant. (Living next door to them was Mary's brother, John Hobbs.)

In 1861, Mary [Spavin] Hobbs (65) Unmarried, Laundress from Henley on Thames, "Alms Woman" was living at Church Yard, 21, Hart Street, Henley with Margaret Day (43) Laundress, Niece. (Margaret Day died, at 47, in 1864 J Quarter in HENLEY, IN THE COUNTIES OF OXFORD, BERKS, AND BUCK Volume 03A Page 340 and was buried on 21 Apr 1864 at St Mary, Henley-on-Thames.)

In 1871, Mary S Hobbs (75) was an Inmate of Alms House, in Church Yard, Henley.

Mary [Spavin] Hobbs died aged 84 in 1880 M Quarter in HENLEY Volume 03A Page 423 and was buried in Henley-on-Thames Cemetery.

Adam Swift and Eliza Taylor and Jane Green

St John the Evangelist Church, Goole
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Adam Swift (b. 1838), youngest son of William Swift and Mary Ann Lister, married Eliza Taylor (b. 1841 in Southwark St Saviour), daughter of Henry Taylor and Mary Wright, on 30 Oct 1859 at the Parish church of St John the Evangelist, Goole.

Adam and Eliza had at least eight children, but only one survived: 

1. Henry Swift b. 1860 D Quarter in GOOLE UNION Volume 09C Page 495, bap. 7 Oct 1860 in Goole, Yorkshire. It appears this child died, aged 8, in 1869 M Quarter in KIRKSTALL Volume 09B Page 178.
2. William Swift b. 1864 D Quarter in BRAMLEY UNION Volume 09B Page 331, died in 1865 J Quarter in BRAMLEY UNION Volume 09B Page 228.
3. Anne Swift b. 1866 M Quarter in BRAMLEY UNION Volume 09B Page 368, died aged 6 in 1872 D Quarter in LEEDS Volume 09B Page 272
4. Mary Swift b. 1867 D Quarter in BRAMLEY Volume 09B Page 345, died aged 5 in 1872 D Quarter in LEEDS Volume 09B Page 275
5. Joseph Swift b. 1869 D Quarter in LEEDS Volume 09B Page 506, died aged 1, in 1870 D Quarter in LEEDS Volume 09B Page 375.
6. Rebecca Swift, b. 1871 M Quarter in LEEDS Volume 09B Page 544, died aged 2, in 1873 D Quarter in LEEDS Volume 09B Page 297.
7. Walter Swift, b. 1873 S Quarter in LEEDS Volume 09B Page 410
8. Alfred Swift, b. 1874 D Quarter in LEEDS Volume 09B Page 456, died before his 1st birthday, in 1875 D Quarter in LEEDS Volume 09B Page 293.

In 1861, Adam Swift (23) Cast Iron Moulder, was a lodger in Gosford Street, Stockton, County Durham, while his wife, Eliza Swift (19) was staying with her parents - her father Henry Taylor (52), was also an Iron Moulder - in Cottingham Terrace, Sculcoates. Grandson Henry Swift (0) was also listed.

In 1871, living in Aberdeen Street, Headingley cum Burley, Leeds, were Adam Swift (33) Iron Founder, were wife Eliza (29), Ann Swift (5), Mary Swift (3) and Rebecca Swift (0), as well as Adam's widowed mother, Mary Ann Swift (68).

In 1881, Adam Swift (43) Iron Moulder, Eliza Swift (39) and Walter Swift (7), were living at 70, Hodgson Street, Sutton and Stoneferry, Sculcoates.

However, they must have moved again, because Eliza Swift died the following year, aged 41, in 1882 D Quarter in WANDSWORTH Volume 01D Page 424.

Two years later, in 1884, Adam Swift remarried, in Wandsworth, to Jane Green.

In 1891, Adam Swift (53) Iron Moulder, wife Jane Swift (49) and son Walter Swift (17) were living in Chesney Street, Battersea / Wandsworth.

Then, shortly afterwards, Adam Swift died, aged 53, in 1891 J Quarter in LAMBETH Volume 01D  Page 268. Adam Swift was buried, on 3 Jun 1891, at Brompton Cemetery (Plot: B, 84.0, 154.0) in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Adam's second wife, Jane, lists herself as born in Chelsea, which would appear to the the link that brought him to such a resting place.

In 1911, Jane Swift (70) Widow, was living in the household of Walter Kempsell (53) Carpenter. (Her daughter, Jane Green, was Walter Kempsell' wife.)

In 1921, Jane Swift (80) was still living in Walter Kempsell's household, this time correctly listed as the mother-in-law.

Jane Swift died, aged 83, in 1924 S Qtr in CROYDON Vol 02A Page 306.

James Redmore and Mary Wilkinson

Hull Holy Trinity Church (Hull Minster)

James Redmore (b. 1784), son of George Redmore and Ann Andrew, married Mary Wilkinson of Sculcoates, Spinster, at Hull Holy Trinity on 25 Oct 1809. One of the witnesses was an Ann Redmore. Mary Wilkinson b. 15 Dec 1781 and baptised on 3 Feb 1782 in Bingley, Yorkshire, was the daughter of John Wilkinson of Beckfoot (Bradford), Tanner. Unfortunately the record doesn't name her mother.

James and Mary had six children:

1. William Redmore bap. 8 Jul 1811 in Sculcoates
2. Ann Redmore b. 2 Oct 1813, bap. 28 Mar 1815 at Hull Holy Trinity. Ann's baptism record lists her father's occupation as Joiner and the family's residence at that time as Upper Union Street, Hull.
3. Thomas Redmore b. 30 Oct 1815, bap. 27 Nov 1815 at Hull Holy Trinity. The baptism initially listed the child as son of James Redmore, Joiner and Ann, however, there is a note on the original record stating that it should have said Mary and there is a declaration signed by Mary Redmore with the original record. At this time, the family lived in [Great] Passage Street.
4. James Andrew Redmore bap. 3 May 1818 at Sutton on Hull
5. Henry Redmore b. 29 Aug 1820 (no baptism record found)
6. Jonathan Wilkinson Redmore bap. 2 Mar 1823 at Sutton on Hull

In 1841, James Redmore, and Mary Redmore, with both of their ages listed as 55, were living in Cleveland Street, Sutton, Sculcoates with their two youngest sons, Henry Redmore (20) and Jonathan Redmore (15) still living at home.

During the Victorian era, the population of Hull exploded from about 22,000 people in 1801, to more than 291,000 in 1914. It is hardly surprising that housing was a major issue and many slum areas sprang up. Among the most notorious was The Groves in east Hull, a riverside community of mills and cramped terraces along Cleveland Street. It was a filthy place: according to a report in the Hull News in 1879, muckgarths (sic) drained into the tidal Sutton Drain (since filled in), which at low tide was lined with “black, putrid matter". - Hull Live on the forgotten lost suburbs of Hull

Mary Wilkinson died, aged 65, in 1847 D Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 22 Page 408 and was buried at Sculcoates, All Saints & St Mary's on 24 Oct 1847.

In 1851, James Redmoor (sic) (66) Widower, Joiner Journeyman from Binbrook, Lincolnshire, was living in the household of George King (37) at 9, Alice Place, Sculcoates. (George King was married to daughter, Ann Redmore.)

James Redmore died, at 74, on 22 Jun 1858 (1858 J Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 107) with probate granted on 7 Jul 1858 to George King.

• George King married Ann Redmore on 30 Jan 1837 in the parish of All Saints, Sculcoates. The couple don't appear to have any children. In 1851, George King (37) Cooper journeyman from Hull was living at 9, Alice Place, Sculcoates with Ann King (37), father-in-law, James Redmoor (sic) (66) and Mary Ann Maulson (13) Niece. In 1861, George and Ann King, both 47, were living at 27, Green Lane, Sculcoates. In 1871, in Green Lane, Sculcoates, were George and Annie King, both 57, with Mary J Redmore (22) and Annie Redmore (14), Nieces. (They were the daughters of Jonathan Wilkinson Redmore.) And in 1881, at 9, Green Lane, Sculcoates, George King (67) Master Cooper; Ann King (57), with their nieces, Mary J Redmore (32) Domestic Servant and Annie Redmore (24) Mantle Maker, still living with them. George King died at 73 in 1886 D Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 136 and was buried on Christmas Eve, 24 Dec 1886 at Sculcoates, All Saints & St Mary's. In 1891, Ann King (77) Living on her own means, was still at 9, Green Lane, Sculcoates with her niece, Mary J Redmore (42) General Domestic Servant. Ann King (née Redmore) died, aged 93, in 1907 J Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 125.
• Thomas Redmore, Joiner, married Jane Coates on 24 Jan 1843 at the parish church of St James, Sutton on Hull. Thomas' brother, James Andrew Redmore was one of the witnesses at this marriage. Jane Lawson Coates (bap. 8 Mar 1813 at All Saints, Sculcoates) was the daughter of James Coates, Tailor and Jane Lozer. There is no evidence that this couple had any children either. The only census they appear on is in 1871, when Thomas Redmore (55) made his 'Income from Houses' is at Cottingham Terrace, Sculcoates. The record also notes that Thomas was 'Blind, not from birth' (which during this era was often caused by Smallpox). Living with him were Jane Redmore (56) and Elizabeth Tanouary (62) Wife's Sister. Thomas Redmore, Joiner, of 8 Cottingham Terrace Drain Side, died, aged 56, on 24 Jul 1872 (1872 S Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 138) and was buried, on 28 Jul 1872 at Hull General Cemetery. Cause of death was listed as 'Gastric Fever' (which then was likely Typhoid fever). He left his effects to his widow, Jane Redmore. In 1881, Jane Redmore (68) Widow, Annuitant, was still living at 8, Cottingham Terrace, Sculcoates. Living with her was Elizabeth Parman (70) Lodger. Jane Redmore died, aged 72, in 1885 S Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 117.
• James Andrew Redmore, Carpenter of Todds Lane, Northampton (in 1851, the upper part of Grafton Street was called Todd's Lane), married Mary Ann Stearn (bap. 30 Jul 1820 in Grantchester, Cambridgeshire), daughter of Thomas Stearn and Ann Hammond, on Boxing Day, 26 Dec 1844, at Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge. The couple had two sons and a daughter: i. George Henry Redmore b. 1845 D Quarter in CAMBRIDGE Volume 14 Page 13, died, aged 2 in 1848 J Quarter in LAMBETH Volume 04 Page 236 and was buried at St John the Evangelist, Waterloo (St John's Church, Waterloo). The family's address was Belvedere Road. ii. William Edmund Redmore b. 1848 M Quarter in LAMBETH Volume 04 Page 339, died, at 13 months, in 1849 M Quarter in LAMBETH Volume 04 Page 267 and was also buried at St John the Evangelist, Waterloo. This time the family's address was listed as 7 Edward Street, Lambeth, Surrey. iii. Emma Redmore b. 1849 D Quarter in LAMBETH Volume 04 Page 341, bap. 17 Feb 1850 in Lambeth with parents listed as James Andrew and Mary Ann Redmore. But then James Andrew Redmore died, aged 32, in 1850 S Quarter in CAMBRIDGE Volume 14 Page 7 and was buried on 31 Jul 1850 at the Church of St Andrew and St Mary, Grantchester. In 1851, Mary Ann Redmore (30) Widow, Lodging house keeper was living in Coronation Street, Saint Andrew the Less, Cambridge with E Redmore (1) daughter and three (presumably paying) visitors. In 1855, Mary Ann Redmore remarried to Thomas Wilson, again in Cambridge. In 1861, living at 90, Russell Street, Cambridge, were Thomas Wilson (34) Railway Guard born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; Mary A Wilson (40) and Emma Redman (sic) (11) Daughter, born in Lambeth, Surrey. Haven't found any further records.

[NB: Four separate people's DNA results (at time of writing) show that James Redmore and Mary Wilkinson are common ancestors with those people, who are cousins through various descendants of Jonathan Wilkinson Redmore. As those are cousins, this confirms that the link has to be through Henry Redmore.]