Ann Housden, Sandy, Beds.

[markthespark]

Hi,

I am looking for any info re a Ann Housden who married James Jeeves/Jieves 27 Feb 1794 Sandy Beds.

The freeREG listing has no parish info re either but I can see that there are a few Housden's in the area around this time.

They had a son, John who married a Catherine Merryweather in Sandy in 1829.

The only Ann Housden that I have found around this time is bap 11 March 1781 in Potton. Dates are not good BUT, although she was baptised 1781, she may have been born a few years earlier....... !

There is a John/Mary Housdain/Housden and a John/Alice Housden 'breeding' in the Sandy area around this time but I have been unable to locate the birth of an 'Ann'. 

Kind regards,

Mark.

[chipking]

hi

dont know if you have seen this but there is a christening for a ANN HOUSDEN in the county of huntingdonshire which is next to bedfordshire

christening date 17 jan 1773
fen stanton huntingdonshire
father daniel housden
mother susannanh

ray

[markthespark]

Thanks Ray,

As they married in Sandy I was hoping for a definite 'match' there but it may be the reason that I can find nothing is that she was born in another county.

I will investigate your info.......

Regards,

Mark.

[markthespark]

I think that I have found Ann Jeeves' (Housden) death.

Ann Jeeves burial 5 Nov 1822, Sandy, Beds.

I was hoping that somebody may be able to give an 'age' at time of death to see if it relates to her possible birth in 1773?

Regards,

Mark.

[bedfordshire boy]

age 62. Was she a spinster on marriage or possibly a widow? A William Housden was buried at Sandy on 4 Jun 1789

Three James Jeeves burials in Sandy pre 1858
age 80 in 1 Jul 1827
age 67 on  8 Feb 1838
age 73 on 4 Jun 1843

[markthespark]

Thanks David.

I can find no info on the FreeREG entry. Only date, place and names.

But it could be that she is the 'Ann Jeeves' that I am looking for, born c1760, giving her an age of 34 at time of marriage. Perhaps not.....!!

Regards,

Mark.

[markthespark]

With reference to James Jeeves, I believe that he was baptised 13 April 1771, Sandy, Beds to William Jeeves/Elizabeth Lincoln.

Working on the 'baptisimal' dates as opposed to birth dates it would seem likely that the middle one could be my 'man'.

Mark.

[markthespark]

David,

I have to say that as Mark Twain said 'It is wiser to find out than suppose' and I feel I am being 'led' in the right direction by yourself.

With reference to your information re the death of a William Housden, I have found a marriage of  William Housden to Ann Peddar, 17 Feb 1787 at Flitwick, Bedford.

Could his widow be the Ann Housden that married James Jeeves?

I can see an Ann Pedder bap 16 March 1768, Ampthill, to a Rob/Sarah Pedder, but that is a long way off 1760. No other Ann Pedder's born Beds, c1760 found.

Mark.

[bedfordshire boy]

A 34 year old could easily have been a widow, which is why I was thinking out loud about the possibility.

FreeReg unfortunately doesn't seem to give marital status on marriages, and whilst I have many Beds PR transcripts, Sandy isn't one of them, so I'm afraid it's the microfilm to see if Ann really was a widow. I think this should be your first port of call, as everything earlier is just speculation (unless someone else has the Sandy transcript - but this won't have the witnesses which might also provide a clue)

I have doubts about Flitwick, which is a bit of a hike from Sandy. There were also quite a few Howsons in Flitwick, including an 83 year old William who was buried there on 12 Dec 1848.

David