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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it
Birth
2 Sep 1852 • Inkpen, Berkshire, England.

Tuesday, 1 st December 1896 porter named Henry Hamblin was proceeding to tbe goods station when down goods train knocked him down and killed him

She Susan is on the census 1871-1911.(She died 1926)
Alan.

Hello Gwyn in Kent., Maddie, ArgyllGran.

Thank very mucn. Its much Appreciated.

Alan

Charles
Spouse's age full age
Last name Crook
Spouse's marital status Spinster
Birth year -
Spouse's occupation Servant
Age full age
Spouse's residence Castle St
Marital status Bachelor
Father's first name(s) James
Occupation Labourer
Father's last name Crook
Residence Castle Square
Spouse's father's first name(s) John
Marriage year 1848
Spouse's father's last name NEWELL
Marriage date 29 Feb 1848
Spouse's father's occupation Labourer
Church St Mary (The Minster)
Licence or banns [by Banns]
Place Reading
Witnesses James HUNT; Jane HUNT
County Berkshire
Record set Berkshire Marriages Index
Country England
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Spouse's first name(s) Emma
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Spouse's last name Newell

Susannah
Father's occupation Labourer
Last name Crooks
Mother's first name Emma
Baptism year 1852
Mother's last name Crooks
Baptism date 11 Jan 1852
County Berkshire
Place Reading
Country England
Church St Giles
Record set Berkshire Baptisms Index
Relationship d/o
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Father's first name Charles
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Father's last name Crooks
Collections from England, Great Britain
Father's residence Mount Street


Berkshire Family History Society

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it
Birth
2 Sep 1852 • Inkpen, Berkshire, England.

Tuesday, December 1896 porter named Henry Hamblin was proceeding to tbe goods station when down goods train knocked him down and killed him

She Susan is on the census 1871-1911.
Alan.

parish record but no father for william named

William
Spouse's age full age
Last name Hamblin
Spouse's marital status Spinster
Birth year -
Spouse's residence Inkpen
Age full age
Spouse's father's first name(s) Richard
Marital status Bachelor
Spouse's father's last name WINTERBOURN
Occupation Labourer
Spouse's father's occupation Labourer
Residence Inkpen
Signed (X)
Marriage year 1837
Spouse signed (X)
Marriage date 15 Oct 1837
Licence or banns [by Banns]
Church St Michael
Witnesses John (x) JONES; Mary (x) WINTERBOURNE
Place Inkpen
Additional information [Officiating Minister] Geo. J THOMAS, Curate
County Berkshire
Record set Berkshire Marriages Index
Country England
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Spouse's first name(s) Elizabeth
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Spouse's last name Winterbourne
Collections from

William
Church St Margaret
Last name Hamblin
Place Catmore
Age 73
County Berkshire
Birth year 1810
Country England
Residence Catmore
Record set Berkshire Burial Index
Death year 1883
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Burial year 1883
Subcategory Parish Burials
Burial date 10 Oct 1883

Elizabeth
Son or daughter Daughter
Last name Winterbourn
Father's first name(s) Richd
Birth year 1811
Mother's first name(s) Hannah
Baptism year 1811
Notes bn 12 Sep
Baptism day 10
Record set Hampshire Baptisms
Baptism month Nov
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Parish East Woodhay
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
County Hampshire
Collections from England, Great Britain
Country England

Berkshire Baptisms Index
Document type Parish records
First name(s) Henry
Page 7
Last name Hamblin
Baptism date 20 Nov 1852
Baptism year 1852
Father occupation Labourer
Birth year -
Residence Inkpen
Denomination Anglican
Event type Baptisms
County Berkshire
Archive Berkshire Archives
Country England
Archive reference D/P76/1/5
Place Inkpen
Year range 1850-1885
Mother's first name(s) Elisabeth
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Father's first name(s) William
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Father's last name Hamblin

That's the man whose wife is called Susan in all the censuses, and Susannah at death and before marriage.
All the children with mmn Crooks.

In my post at 15.26 on 13 May.

Detail Source
Name Henry Hamblin
Age 20
Birth Date 2 Sep1852
Residence Date Oct 1872
Station Maidenhead
Company Great Western
Description Register of uniformed staff No.1 H 1839-1915

This looks like his birth

HAMBLIN, HENRY WINTERBOTHAM
GRO Reference: 1852 S Quarter in HUNGERFORD Volume 02C Page 200


Looks like his parents mother maiden a bit different

Marriages Dec 1837
HAMBLIN William Hungerford 6 317
WINTERBOURNE Elizabeth Hungerford 6 317

Depends which line you are following as the name isn’t unique !

1881
Henry Hamblin
Age 28
Estimated Birth Year abt 1853
Relationship to Head Head
Spouse Susan Hamblin
Gender Male
Where born Inkpen, Berkshire, England
Civil parish Bray
County/Island Berkshire
Country England
Street Address Park St
Marital Status Married
Occupation Railway Porter
Registration district Cookham
ED, institution, or vessel 3
Neighbors
Piece 1314
Folio 61
Page number 37
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Henry Hamblin 28 Head
Susan Hamblin

30

Wife
Francis H. Hamblin

5

Son
William H. Hamblin

2

Son
George F. Fox

26

Lodger
George Sopp

27

Lodger



Name Henry Hamblin
Gender Male
Christening Date 27 Nov 1852
Christening Place Inkpen, Berkshire, England
Father
William Hamblin
Mother
Elisabeth Hamblin

Henry Hamblin
Age 20
Birth Date 2 Sep1852
Residence Date Oct 1872
Station Maidenhead
Company Great Western
Description Register of uniformed staff No.1 H 1839-1915
This collection is provided in association with The National Archives
This collection is provided in association with The National Archives
Suggested Records

The child Francis Henry Hamblin, mmn Crooks, mentioned by Gwyn -

a different family ? or was Sarah Crooks known as Susan/Susannah ?? Or a mistake in the marriage record?



Francis H. Hamblin
in the 1881 England Census
Name Francis H. Hamblin
Age 5
Estimated Birth Year abt 1876
Relationship to Head Son
Father Henry Hamblin
Mother Susan Hamblin
Gender Male
Where born Maidenhead, Berkshire, England
Civil parish Bray
County/Island Berkshire
Country England
Street Address Park St
Occupation Scholar
Registration district Cookham
ED, institution, or vessel 3
Neighbors
Piece 1314
Folio 61
Page number 37
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Henry Hamblin 28 Head - Inkpen, Berks - railway porter
Susan Hamblin 30 Wife - Reading
Francis H. Hamblin 5 Son
William H. Hamblin 2 Son
George F. Fox 26 Lodger
George Sopp 27 Lodger


Francis H Hamblin
in the 1891 England Census
Name Francis H Hamblin
Gender Male
Age 15
Relationship Son
Birth Year 1876
Father
Henry Hamblin
Mother
Susan Hamblin
Birth Place Maidenhead, Berkshire, England
Civil parish Bray
Ecclesiastical parish St Andrew and St Mary
Residence Place Maidenhead, Bray, Berkshire, England
Registration district Cookham
Sub registration district Bray
ED, Institution or Vessel 3
Neighbors
Piece 1002
Folio 61
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Henry Hamblin 38 Head
Susan Hamblin 40 Wife
Francis H Hamblin 15 Son
William H Hamblin 12 Son
Arthur E Hamblin 6 Son
Albert Hamblin 3 Son



HAMBLIN, FRANCIS HENRY mmn CROOKS
GRO Reference: 1875 S Quarter in COOKHAM Volume 02C Page 392

HAMBLIN, WILLIAM HARRY mmn CROOKS
GRO Reference: 1878 J Quarter in COOKHAM Volume 02C Page 406

HAMBLIN, ARTHUR ERNEST mmn CROOKS
GRO Reference: 1884 S Quarter in COOKHAM Volume 02C Page 415

HAMBLIN, ALBERT mmn CROOKS
GRO Reference: 1887 D Quarter in COOKHAM Volume 02C Page 40


An Ancestry member has added a note to Susan's record, to say that her birthplace was actually Catmore.
However, all the censuses say Reading.
1881, 1891, 1901, 1911, and 1861.

Her birth?
CROOK, SUSANNAH mmn NEWELL
GRO Reference: 1851 D Quarter in READING Volume 06 Page 247

She's widowed by 1901.

Deaths Dec 1896 (>99%)
Hamblin Henry 44 Maidenhead 2c 250


She's also called Susan /Susannah in all the censuses, and at death:

Susannah Hamblin
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Susannah Hamblin
Death Age: 75
Birth Date: abt 1851
Registration Date: Jan 1926[Feb 1926] [Mar 1926]
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration District: Maidenhead
Inferred County: Berkshire
Volume: 2c
Page: 505


There was a Sarah Crook registered in Wantage in 1848.

CROOK, SARAH mmn PEARSON
GRO Reference: 1848 D Quarter in WANTAGE UNION Volume 06 Page 265

catmore marriage

Henry
Spouse's age full [age]
Last name Hamblin
Spouse's marital status Spinster
Birth year -
Spouse's residence Catmore
Age full [age]
Father's first name(s) William
Marital status Bachelor
Father's last name Hamblin
Occupation Railway porter
Spouse's father's first name(s) Charles
Residence Maidenhead
Spouse's father's last name CROOKS
Marriage year 1874
Spouse's father's occupation Labourer
Marriage date 17 Aug 1874
Licence or banns by Banns
Church St Margaret
Witnesses William (x) HAMBLIN; Anne WINTERTURN[?]
Place Catmore
Additional information [Officiating Minister] J W BURRIDGE
County Berkshire
Record set Berkshire Marriages Index
Country England
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Spouse's first name(s) Sarah
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Spouse's last name Crooks

So which line are you following ?

Name: Fanny Wiggins
Registration Year: 1880
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration District: Hungerford
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Berkshire
Volume: 2c
Page: 543
Records on Page:
Name
Henry Hamblin

HAMBLIN, ELI WIGGINS
GRO Reference: 1890 M Quarter in HUNGERFORD Volume 02C Page 258

1891 census

Name Henry Hamblin
Gender Male
Age 36
Relationship Head
Birth Year 1855
Mother
Maria Cose
Spouse
Fanny Hamblin
Child
Albert Hamblin
Charles Hamblin
Walter Hamblin
George Hamblin
Annie Hamblin
Eli Hamblin
Birth Place Shefford, Berkshire, England
Civil parish East Garston
Ecclesiastical parish East Garston
Residence Place East Garston, East Garston, Berkshire, England
Registration district Hungerford
Sub registration district Lambourn
ED, Institution or Vessel 8
Neighbors View others on page
Piece 973
Folio 102
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Henry Hamblin 36 Head
Fanny Hamblin
35 Wife
Albert Hamblin
8 Son
Charles Hamblin
7 Son
Walter Hamblin
5 Son
George Hamblin
4 Son
Annie Hamblin
2 Daughter
Eli Hamblin
1 Son
Maria Cose
72 Mother

Only just seen this Will take a look

Catmore is only about 5 miles from Wantage so is quite possible.

Until Shirley can help.....

No access to FMP but it looks like this is the match on Freebmd...........

Marriages Sep 1874
Crooks Sarah Wantage 2c 547
HAMBLIN Henry Wantage 2c 547

A child Francis Henry was born later with mmn. CROOKS (on GRO site )

Hello Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it.

I wonder if you could find who married Henry Hamblin in1874 at Catmore Berkshire.


Your help would be very much appreciated.

Alan.