 |
| St Mary the Virgin, Great Dunmow, Essex - Chancel cc-by-sa/2.0 - © John Salmon - geograph.org.uk/p/1304114 |
George Hockley, son of Daniel Hockley and Sophia Mason, married Eliza Crow, daughter of William Crow and Judith Doe on 6 Nov 1843 at St Mary the Virgin, Great Dunmow. The record of the marriage shows that George, as well as both fathers' were labourers and witnesses were John and Jane Burton.
George and Eliza's children included:
- William Crow bap. 17 Nov 1842 at St Mary the Virgin, Great Dunmow [1]
- Tamer (sic) Hockley born 1844 (Tamar as a female given name) [2]
- Daniel Hockley born 1845, bap. 12 May 1850 [3]
- Elizabeth Hockley born 1847, bap. 9 Aug 1857
- James Hockley born 24 Apr 1849, bap. 10 Jun 1849
- Emma Hockley born 1851, bap 13 Apr 1851
- Lucy Hockley born 1852, bap. 8 Aug 1852
- Charles Hockley born 1854, bap. 9 Jul 1854
- Alice Hockley born 1855, bap. 11 Nov 1855
- Sarah Ann Hockley born 1857, bap. 9 Aug 1857
[1] William, son of Eliza Crow, Single Woman, was baptised at St Mary the Virgin, Great Dunmow on 17 Nov 1842 and her address on the baptism record was listed as "Dunmow Union House", i.e. the workhouse. William appeared not to have been George Hockley's son as he was still listed as William Crow at the age of 19, but he did marry as and thereafter use William Hockley.
[2] Tamer's (sic) birth is listed at the GRO with the mother's maiden name as Crow, but there are no further mentions of her: not on a census, no baptism, nor record of a death, but my hunch is that this child died in infancy.
[3] The only Daniel Hockley registered in Dunmow in 1845 has the mother's maiden name listed as "Cross". Probably just a transcription error.
George Hockley, Agricultural Labourer, died on 12 Jul 1857, aged just 42, at Halfway House, from the all-too-common cause, Phthisis (Tuberculosis (TB)) and was buried on 17 Jul 1857, in Great Dunmow.
In 1861, we find widow, Eliza Hockley (40), living at Phreaders Green, Great Dunmow with sons, William Crow (19) and Daniel Hockley (14), both Agricultural Labourers, seemingly supporting their mother and their younger siblings: Elizabeth Hockley (12), James Hockley (10), Emma Hockley (8), Lucy Hockley (7), Charles Hockley (6), Alice Hockley (5) and Sarah (3).
In 1871, at High Street, Park Corner, Great Dunmow, there were Eliza Hockley (39) - erm, nope, she was 50 - Charwoman, with Charles Hockley (16) Farm Lab and Sarah Hockley (12) Domestic Servant. Daniel Hockley (21) Groom, was living at The Cottage, Great Canfield, Dunmow. Emma Hockley (19) was General servant to Samuel Knight, Architect at Maitland Park Villas, St Pancras, London. Lucy Hockley (19) was a Housemaid at 38 Upper Park Road, Belsize Park. Alice Hockley (14) was working as a domestic servant to William Stacey, Photographer and Florist, in The Causeway, Great Dunmow.
On 20 Apr 1872, Eliza Hockley, daughter of William Crow, Labourer, married William Bloomfield, widower, son of Robert Bloomfield, in Felsted.
It hasn't been possible to find William Bloomfield's baptism, however, he had previously married Mary Ann Harsant (bap. 1 Apr 1821 in Peasenhall, Suffolk), in 1839, in Blything registration district. In 1841, William Bloomfield (20) Blacksmith, Mary Ann (20) and their daughter Lucy (1) were in the High Street, Moulsham, Chelmsford. In 1851, William Bloomfield (32) Blacksmith, with Mary Ann (30) and Lucy (11) were back in Stoven, Blything, Suffolk. In 1861, William Bloomfield (43) Jobbing smith (with wife listed as Maria and daughter as Lizzie: probably misheard) were living at Bridge End Road, Great Bardfield, Dunmow. And by 1871, William Bloomfield (50) Blacksmith, Mary Ann (49) and Lucy (29) had moved to Church End, Great Dunmow. Then Mary Ann Bloomfield died, aged 49, and was buried, on 26 Aug 1871, at Holy Cross, Felsted.
In 1881, William Bloomfield (62) Blacksmith, born in Dunwich, Suffolk, and Eliza Bloomfield (55), were living at Cottage Farm, Banister Green, Felstead.
In 1891, William (73) and Eliza Bloomfield (64) were at Cock Green, Felsted.
William Bloomfield died, aged 76, in 1893.
In 1901, Eliza Bloomfield (it claims 75) widow living on children, Felsted.
Eliza Bloomfield died in 1906. She will have been 86.