Charles Hatter man of mystery

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Think yuo may have the wrong Florence on 1901. this looks like a possible family, living in Bromham

Henry Halter    49 - retired soldier b Bromham
Jane Halter    39 - b Bromham
Henrietta Halter    13 - b Evesham
Florence Halter    10 - b Evesham
May Halter    8 - b Evesham
Ella Halter     4 - b Bromham

[Mabel Bagshawe]

William and Mary Cottle, with whom the Hatters can be found in 1861, have a daughter Jane b 1863. The age may be a year or two out, but she is a very likely candidate for Henry Hatter's wife!

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Any chance this is Charles in 1871? he's only two doors away from William and Mary Cottle. If so would cut down your immigration window.

James Farmer    37
Jane Farmer    41
William Farmer    19
Albert Farmer    15
Mary Farmer    12
Thomas Farmer    7
Charles Hattel    22 - b Bromham, ag lab [image looks like Hatter]

RG10, 1913, 60, 11

[..claire..]

Hi,

SNAP !!

If the Wiltshire Charles Hatter is the correct man then you can narrow his immigration down, he appears on the 1871 census boarding with a James and Jane Farmer. Anc* have him transcribed as Hattel, it is clearly Hatter on the image, plus a few doors away are William and Mary Cottle

Westbrook, Bromham
Charles Hatter 22 unm   ag lab   bn Wilts Bromham

Class RG10,  Piece 1913, Folio 60,  Page 11.

So he must have left England between 1871- 1876

Hope this helps

claire

[dragonlady403]

Excellent!! You folks are amazing! 

I will pick away at this information and hopefully, it will bring me  a couple of steps closer to filling in over a decade of Charles' life.   

It should also help narrow down the emigration period, which would be a big help as well.

Regards, Carol

[Shirley Sweetland]

Hi Carol

I found some info on Henry HATTER on Ancestry.com.

He did indeed marry Jane COTTLE in 1885. In 1891 he is a Drill instructor with just Jane & Henrietta.

He died in 1906 and his will confirms it is him.
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Charles is clearly on the 1871 census with the FARMER family.
I could find nothing on him after that.
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Families tended to use the same Christian names handed down through the years. Brothers would call their children the same names. Something which we don't tend to do nowadays. I've no doubt Alfred Henry HATTER would be a relative.

TTFN
Shirley

[dragonlady403]

Hi Shirley - thanks very much for the additional information about Henry.  Does it say where he was living at the time he was a Drill instructor?

It appears there were two Henry Hatters at about the same age/place because I had one married to a Lucy.  Now that I know for sure Jane was his spouse, it should help resolve some of these inconsistencies.
Regards, Carol

[rhatter123]

Hi Carol
I’m Richard Hatter
I’m trying to find out more about my family of Hatters that came from Wiltshire- can we connect ?