Who did William HAWES marry in Haverhill between 1861 and 1871?

[BumbleB]

Image looks like Frances Footer - 15 July 1863 - St Mary, Marylebone.  William's occupation is Tiler.

[trish1120]

1851 Census FrancIs FOOTER is born c 1843 Ingham, Suffolk (with a I)
Father Thomas, Mother Ann, Sibling Priscilla amongst others.

A Priscilla Footer is a Witness to the 1863 London Marriage.

Just working from F/S Census as Anc is playing up for me

[Keith Sherwood]

Hi again, Trish too!…and to BumbleB again
Many thanks for that as well…that marriage and the subsequent death registration for Frances seems to fit just about all of the pieces of this jigsaw together.  Perhaps William went to London to seek his fortune as a tiler, married Frances FOOTER there, brought her back to Haverhill, where he took up his duties helping his widowed mother Charlotte with the Clothier's business after the death of his father in 1855.  Doesn't look as though they did very well with it, but perhaps the death of Frances in the same year as the bankruptcy proceedings indicated that life in the HAWES family was very much in turmoil then…
Isn't it facinating how all these pieces of further evidence illuminate more clearly how particular events shaped things for a family in a certain way…
Keith

[Keith Sherwood]

Trish,
More wonderful supporting evidence, thanks so much, more frantic posts crossing out there somewhere.  This almost reminds me of those painting books I had when I was a little boy.  The pages were white and blank until you applied a wetted paint brush; then all the colours magically appeared.  The picture of the HAWES family in 19thC Haverhill has just been coloured vividly in…
Keith
Just started munching a hot cross bun, and had a sudden thought - could "tiler" be a Suffolk phonetic pronunciation of the word "tailor" for the registrar of the wedding in Marylebone, London.  I'd like to think so, seems a much more reasonable explanation of his occupation than William suddenly going up on roofs for a living...

[trish1120]

1861 Census Frances is a Servant in Haverhill.
So I guess that how they met.

1841 Census
HO107/1013/15/Ingham
Thomas Footer, 25, Builder
Ann Footer, 30
Martin Footer, 2
Priscilla Footer, 7 Mths

Yes I remember those books too

EDIT, yes I though Tiler may have been misheard for Tailor.

[Keith Sherwood]

Trish,
Thanks very much for supplying the probable reason behind the how and why of William and Frances meeting.  I wonder why they travelled off to London to tie the knot - maybe somebody in their families didn't approve locally, though of course we know that Frances' elder sister Priscilla was there to witness the happy event, thanks to your super sleuthing…!
Keith

[annes]

Taken from Haverhill parish register

William Hawes - 27- widower - clothier
Sarah Ann Turner - 29 - spinster
Married 11th May 1871 by banns
Fathers: Georges Hawes clothier, George Turner labourer
Witnesses: Thomas White, Martha White

Another Hawes marriage I found:

King Hawes - full age - bachelor - carpenter
Rebecca Smith - full age - spinster
Married 29th March 1850 by banns
Fathers: George Hawes clothier, John Smith tailor (dec)
Witnesses: Samuel Fairweather, Elizabeth Backler

[annes]

Also from Haverhill parish register

Edith Charlotte d/o of William and Frances Hawes born 13th April, baptised 15th April 1864
of Queens Street, father = a clothier
Also
Alfred William of the same, born 21st December 1863, baptised 28th Jan 1864
Charles Ellis of the same, born 3rd October 1867, baptised 27th October 1867


Frances Hawes buried 10th June 1868 aged 25

[Keith Sherwood]

Annes,
Thanks so much for these extra important details of the HAWES family in Haverhill!  The forename King was a popular choice amongst the family, has made it slightly easier to track down the correct individuals.  I'm pretty sure that this King was a much older brother to William…
Keith
…more messages crossing, many thanks for these other HAWES PR's from Haverhill.  I wonder what happened to Charles Ellis, as he doesn't appear at the family home in the 1871 Census...