would she marry?

[clairenorman39]

I am trying to trace a Gt Gt Gt Grandmother - she had two illegitimate children and was sent to a house of correction.
I wonder
a) whether she would be likely to marry once she had had two illegit children?
b) whether her family would disown her long term?

It was around 1820

Regards
Claire

[suttontrust]

Yes to a).  I've found several examples of it.
Possibly to b).  It would depend on the family and on the circumstances.  Was she sent to the House of Correction because of the illegitimate children?

[clairenorman39]

Hi,
Im not sure why she was sent to the house of correction but...........
She had one child in their in 1820 and another in 1822
I have located her in the workhouse in 1841 - I think she was around 40 in 1841.
She has another son by then born 1839
She disappears after this - either dying or marrying?

[rbangorreg]

Hi Claire.
     Can you give us some names and locations,or any other information that you consider may help, no matter how small it may be.
       Regards     Reg.

[lizdb]

If you post her name, dob etc plus that of her 3 children plus where she was in 1841, I guess good old Rootschatters will have a jolly good go at trying to find either her or her family in 1851 onwards, or a death or marriage for her!

[lizdb]

hi Reg

Great minds.......

[clairenorman39]

Thank you.
Im not even sure of her date of birth - I reckon around 1800.
Susan Turner c1800 born in Elsenham, Ugley or Henham Essex.
Illegit children - John born 1820 in Newport house of correction
Louisa 1822 Newport/Elsenham (I have traced her as she married John Byatt)
William Turner 1839 Dunmow

I am sorry if this is all a bit vague.
many thanks
Claire

[lizdb]

There is a death of a Susan Turner, in Dunmow area, in JAS quarter of 1843, ref 12 62. Unfortunately this is before the indexes give age at death.
You will have to get cert (or see parish record) to get age at death to see if it is yours.

Or I dont know if the Essex Record Office have any workhouse records. Would be worth asking them. It might have her discharge from workhouse. If this is her it might say 'died'. If not her, it might give a clue as to what happened to the right one.

[clairenorman39]

Do you think that is her on 1841 census. Her son John is aged at 15 on the census when in all truth he would have been 20-21?
Louisa also lies about her age on the 1841 census - saying she is 21 instead of 19