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Fanny Hedge married a man called "Brewer" in approx 1860-1870. She was from Hertfordshire however was later re-located to stanford rivers workhouse in ongar essex. Please help thank you x

Are you sure about Brewer?

Marriages Jun 1861 (>99%)
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Hedge Fanny Ongar 4a 83
Knight James Ongar 4a 83

On which census do you have her in the work house Samantha?

Its all very confusing, because she was in the stanford rivers workhouse in ongar as widowed in 1884 I believe. She was only in the 30's. My gt gt nan elizabeth brewer had fanny hedge on her birth certificate, so where did the brewer name come from?

Thank you for your help :)

Rambling rose - http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index i searched on this website x

What year was your gt gt nan Elizabeth born please?

Elizabeth was born 1885 at this workhouse according to her birth certificate. Fanny Hedge is shown but not a father! Thank you x

I will have anothr look Samantha..but I think there is a discrepancy with dates here.... if Fanny gave birth to Eliz' in 1885 and you think she was in her 30s...then she cant have been married that early... ?

Thank you so much. I have been completely baffled by this for years. Elizabeth was definately born 1884/1885 to a Fanny Hedge who was living at stanford rivers workhouse, listed as widowed in 1881!! How strange.

So is this Fanny in 1881? And are the Brewer children hers??

1881 census transcription details for: Ongar Union Workhouse, Stanford-Rivers
RG number: RG11 Piece: 1741 Folio: 87 Page: 39

BREWER, Fanny Inmate Widow F 36 1845
Stapleford
Hertfordshire VIEW
BREWER, Edward Inmate Single M 15 1866 Scholar
Stapleford Abbotts
Essex VIEW
BREWER, James Inmate Single M 13 1868 Scholar
Stapleford Abbotts
Essex VIEW
BREWER, Henry Inmate Single M 2 1879
Stanford Rivers
Essex VIEW

Maureen

ah right this is the record that you think is Fanny

Fanny BREWER W 36 F Inmate Stapleford, Hertford so she certainly is not the marriage i put below lol too young. and there look to be other children with her.

Maureen from the Ongar Workhouse records

Edward BREWER 15 M Inmate Scholar Stapleford Abbotts, Essex
Fanny BREWER W 36 F Inmate Stapleford, Hertford
Henry BREWER 2 M Inmate Stanford Rivers, Essex
James BREWER 13 M Inmate Scholar Stapleford Abbotts, Essex

Thank you for this.

I assume they are her children, Elizabeth my gt gt nan however was born after in 1885. So I am not sure who her father was? Mystery x

Sorry Samantha, as the father's name is not on the birth cert there is no way of knowing,

Such a shame and no marriage to a brewer found anywhere :(

I can't find them in 1871 oddly, not under the name of Brewer..nor is there a marriage I can see of Fanny to Brewer...

I think this would be that group in 1871-reads Brewer on the image:
1871 Ancestry
Name: Fanny Brown
Age: 29
Estimated birth year: abt 1842
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: James
Gender: Female
Where born: Stapleford, Hertfordshire, England
Civil parish: Stapleford Abbots
Ecclesiastical parish: Rochester
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Registration district: Ongar
Sub-registration district: Chipping Ongar
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Household schedule number: 3
Household Members:
Name Age
James Brown 34
Fanny Brown 29
Charles Brown 9
Mary Ann Brown 8
Abraham Brown 5
Edward Brown 4
James Brown 1
Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 1643; Folio: 153; Page: 1

Maureen

this is very out on a limb...but the only record I can find with a James and Edward, mother Fanny of the right locations which all match apart from Fanny's age.. but I would consider it a possibility>

1871 England Census
about James Brown
Name: James Brown
Age: 1
Estimated birth year: abt 1870
Relation: Son
Father's Name: James
Mother's Name: Fanny
Gender: Male
Where born: Stapleford Abbots, Essex, England
Civil parish: Stapleford Abbots
Ecclesiastical parish: Rochester
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Registration district: Ongar
Sub-registration district: Chipping Ongar
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Household schedule number: 3
Household Members: Name Age
James Brown 34
Fanny Brown 29
Charles Brown 9
Mary Ann Brown 8
Abraham Brown 5
Edward Brown 4
James Brown 1

Maureen you were way ahead of me lol, I was just about to look at image :))

This is interesting... I got my gt gt nans birth certificate and Fannys maiden name was hedge and that went back to hertfordshire. Not sure if this helps. Thank you x