Alice Sarah Hitchborn research required pls...

[Jayhen6]

Hi there,

I'm trying to find out as much as i can about Alice Sarah Hitchborn who i believe married Frank W Jordan on April 1 1894 in Stanground, Peterborough. I'm trying to find as much information as i can on this lady and would be grateful for any information from local records and census to identify her family and origins. She appears on the 1891 census as a cook (bad copy i have) living at Narrow Bridge Street in Peterborough with Jessie Smith 18yrs (head and manageress refreshment buffet!) and Annie Allen 19yrs a domestic servant.. I cant work out what this arrangement may be (shop perhaps)

Regards
john

[lizdb]

When and where was she born (according to the census entry you have found)?
Have you found her on 1901/1911 after her marriage - when and where did she say she was born then?
Who does she give as her father on her marriage cert?

[Jayhen6]

My Apologies Lizd

Her birthplace is given as Stanground, Northants (which i believe is in the Peterborough area) and her age recorded as 21 years.

I have no marriage certificate as the marriage date came from a separate post on the Jordan family.

Regards
John

[lizdb]

Not spotting her after her marriage on 1901.

The 1891 certainly looks as if she is the cook at the restaurant buffet (enumerator has written "coffee" next to it, so probably more of a snack/coffee shop) and presumably lives in.  Born Stanground.

Here is her birth

Ap/May/Jun 1870
Peterborough
ref 3b 226
Alice Sarah Hitchborn

Getting her birth cert would be rhe sure way to find her parents - but I'll have a look at earlier censuses first.

[lizdb]

1871
She is at RG10 1516  37  13

with parents and numerous siblings, indexed Hichbourne

Do you have census access or do you want the full details?  I'll post them anyway, just wait a bit as there are lots of them!

William Hitchbourne 33 Rail Engine Driver bn Stanground
Larmia? 30 wife bn Lincolnshire
James 10
William 8
Robert 6
Susannah 4
George 2
Alice 1    children all bn Stanground

[lizdb]

By 1881 it looks possibly as though William has died and Mrs H remarried (whatever her name is!)

North Street, Stanground
Ambros Rippon 58 Brickmaker bn Lincolnshire COlworth
Rivinia? 40 wife bn Lincolnshire Tidgate
Ambros Rippon 16 son labourer
Robert Hitchborn 16 gardener
Susanna Hitchborn 14
George Hitchborn 12
Alice Hitchborn 11
Annie Hitchborn 8
CHarles Hitchborn 5    all children bn Stanground

[lizdb]

MArriage
Jul/Aug/sep 1860
Peterborough
ref 3b 365
William Hitchborn / one of possible brides Levinia Foulks

Seems likely Alice's mum was actually a Lavinia, but census enumerators struggled with the name!

Her second marriage:
Jul/Aug/Sep 1877
Peterborough
ref 3b 384
LAvinia Hitchborn / Ambrose Rippin on same page

Are you wanting to go further back with either William Hitchborn or Lavinia Foulks?

[Jayhen6]

Great stuff Lizdb

Unfortunately not got access at the moment and very grateful for your time and efforts

John

[bevj]

This could be the baptism of Alice's father:


St. John the Baptist, Stanground
BaptismDate   14 Jan 1838
Forename   William
Sex   M
FatherForename    William
MotherForename    Rebecca
FatherSurname   HITCHBON
FatherOccupation   Labourer

There are a lot of records for the Hitchborn/Hitchbon/Hichborn family on Freereg (I know because I am at present transcribing them )

Bev