Susan Babb, c. 1875, age 76
Birth:
1799
In the Census returns for 1851, '61, '71 and '81 which are the only source for determining the year of her birth and where she was born Susan seems rather uncertain about her real age. (The 1841 Census has been disregarded as it only gives ages to the nearest 5 years.) Calculations from the census returns give birth years of 1799, 1804, 1802 and 1801! The age given on her death registration was 84 which equates to a birth year of 1799 but how the person who reported her death knew her age is a mystery. The year 1799 has been selected as being the most likely.
Parent:
8 Sep 1839 (age 39-40)
Baptism of daughter Anne Maria
Parent:
19 Nov 1843 (age 43-44)
Baptism of son Daniel
Mother:
23 Nov 1843 (age 43-44)
Reported her son Daniel's birth to the Registrar
Parent:
7 Oct 1849 (age 49-50)
Baptism of son Abraham
Parent:
9 Apr 1852 (age 52-53)
Baptism of son Richard William
Son's marriage:
1859 (age 59-60)
Marriage of son John to
spouse:
4 Nov 1872 (age 72-73)
Death of spouse James
Occupation:
frm 1873 to 1883 (age 73-84)
laundress; Tiverton, Devon8
Address: Silver Street
Her husband's pension ceased when he died in November 1872 and although her son Abraham was living with her, and was working as a labourer, it would appear that his income was insufficient to support both of them so Susan had to either work or go into the workhouse. She chose the former and she may have worked with a neighbour Maria Glesbey who was also a laundress and lived next door. It is thought that Abraham was somewhat inadequate as he never married, lived with his parents whilst they were alive, went into the workhouse on his mother's death and probably only worked intermittently.
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 81-82)
Tiverton, Devon9
Address: Silver Street
The household consisted of Susan and her son Abraham. Susan was working as a laundress and Abraham as a bricklayer's labourer. The next house was occupied by a husband and wife - John and Maria Glesbey. Maria was also a laundress - did she and Susan run a business? Initially it was thought that Maria was Susan's daughter as she was about the right age (within the errors in ages generally found in Census returns). However, the return says she was born in Chittiscombe (as opposed to Tiverton) and later it was discovered that Susan's daughter Maria had married a James Luxton. They lived nearby in Bampton Street where James had a grocery business.
Death:
5 Dec 1883 (age 83-84)
Cause: a natural decline
Address: Silver Street, Tiverton, Devon
Maria who lived nearby was her daughter.
Death Registration:
7 Dec 1883
the Register Office10
Address: Tiverton, Devon
Son: Daniel Hawkins, c. 1875, age 32
1841, 1841 Census for Household of James Hawkins Page 1
1841, 1841 Census for Household of James Hawkins Page 2
1851, 1851 Census for Household of James Hawkins in Tiverton, Devon Page 1
1851, 1851 Census for Household of James Hawkins in Tiverton, Devon Page 2
2005, Entrance to Martins Lane
2005, The Hawkins may have lived on this site
2005, Martins Lane looking towards Barring Street
1861, 1861 Census for Household of James Hawkins in Tiverton, Devon
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage:
1833 (est) (age 33-34)
probably Canterbury, Kent
It is assumed that John and Susan married the year before the birth of their oldest child John in 1834. At the time James' regiment was stationed in Cantebury so it is assumed that they were married there. However, a search of the sites which provide parish records failed to produce a record of their marriage.
Census for household:
6 Jun 1841 (age 41-42)
Bolham, Tiverton, Devon12
The household consisted of James, his wife Susannah and their children John (age 6), Ann (age 5) and Maria (age 2). The address is not given but as he was an agricultural labourer he probably had a tied cottage possibly on the Knightshayes Estate.
Census for household:
30 Mar 1851 (age 51-52)
Tiverton, Devon13
Address: Martins Lane
The household consisted of James, his wife Susan, their children John (age 15), Maria (age 11), Daniel (age 7), Thomas (age 4) & Abraham (age 1), and a lodger Elizabeth Fulford. All the children except for Abraham were attending school. James was no longer working and was in receipt of an Army pension. Elizabeth was on parish relief.
Census for household:
7 Apr 1861 (age 61-62)
Tiverton, Devon14
Address: Bampton Street
The household consisted of James, his wife Susanna and their children John (age 27), Maria (age 21), Daniel (age 18), Thomas (age 15), Abraham (age 11) and Richard (age 9).
Census for household:
2 Apr 1871 (age 71-72)
Tiverton, Devon15
The household consisted of James, his wife Susan and their son Abraham. All their other children who had been living with them at the time of the previous census had left home.
1851 England Census for Household of James Hawkins in Tiverton, Devon, (Ancestry image). Custom Id: HO107/1889 Folio 17 Page 37; Susan is shown as the given name. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1889.
Photograph of Susan Babb. Cit. Date: circa 1860. Pat Ward.
General Register Office, Certified Copy for an Entry of Birth for Daniel Hawkins, (General Register Office on 11 April 2012 in response to Application No. 3976266-1). Custom Id: BXCF388505; Mother's Maiden Name. Cit. Date: 30 October 1843. Pat Ward.
1851 England Census for Household of James Hawkins in Tiverton, Devon, (Ancestry image). Custom Id: HO107/1889 Folio 17 Page 37; Susan Hawkins age 43 born in Warwick. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1889.
1861 England Census for Household of James Hawkins in Tiverton, Devon, (Ancestry image). Custom Id: RG9/1479, Folio 39, Page 15, Schedule 78; Susanna Hawkins age 57 born in Birmingham, Warwick. National Archives. Call Number: RG9/1479.
1871 England Census for Household of James Hawkins in TIiverton, Devon, (Ancestry image). Custom Id: RG10/2170 Folio 57 Page 13; Susan Hawkins age 69 born in Tiverton, Devon. National Archives. Call Number: RG10/2170.
1881 England Census for Household of Susan Hawkins , (Ancestry image). Custom Id: RG11/2235 Folio 126 Page 28; Susan Hawkins age 80 born in Birmingham, Warwickshire. National Archives. Call Number: RG11/2235.
Ibid. Occupation. Cit. Date: 3 April 1881. National Archives. Call Number: RG11/2235.
Ibid. Schedule 184. Cit. Date: 3 April 1881. National Archives. Call Number: RG11/2235.
General Register Office, Certified Copy for an Entry of Death for Susan Hawkins, Name Of Person: Susan Hawkins, Registration District: Tiverton, Certificate No.: DYD247919, (General Register Office in response to Application Number 395934-1). Custom Id: DYD247919; Cit. Date: 5 December 1883. Pat Ward.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Death of Susan Hawkins, (FMP image). Custom Id: Registration District Tiverton, Volume 5b, Page 283; Cit. Date: Q4 1883. General Register Office.
1841 Census for Household of James Hawkins, (Ancestry image). Custom Id: HO107/255, Book 5, Folio 7, Page 8; Cit. Date: 6 June 1841. National Archives. Call Number: HO 107/255.
1851 England Census for Household of James Hawkins in Tiverton, Devon, (Ancestry image). Custom Id: HO107/1889 Folio 17 Page 37; Name. Cit. Date: 30 March 1851. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1889.
1861 England Census for Household of James Hawkins in Tiverton, Devon, (Ancestry image). Custom Id: RG9/1479, Folio 39, Page 15, Schedule 78; Cit. Date: 7 April 1861. National Archives. Call Number: RG9/1479.
1871 England Census for Household of James Hawkins in TIiverton, Devon, (Ancestry image). Custom Id: RG10/2170 Folio 57 Page 13; Cit. Date: 2 April 1871. National Archives. Call Number: RG10/2170.