Transcribing some interesting records, just wanted to share it

[clairec666]

Another sad entry.

It says underneath - "This child died of Small Pox in the Lower Barn - His Parents were Irish who had come into the Parish pea-picking"

[3sillydogs]

That was an interesting follow up about young William Carter.  Seems like at least one of them got their life back on track.  A simple prank gone lethal.

One of the saddest transcriptions I did were the Death Notices for a young man followed by one for his wife.  Intrigued I found the estate file where the Death Certificates had a note from the coroner stating that he died of self inflicted gunshot wound and she from a gunshot wound to the head.  Made me wonder what would have driven him to do something like that.

[Lapis]

Present day. No records in sight. I am en route to the Bodyworld exhib at Piccadilly. Bodies are people who have lived and departed. Still here showing results of their lives lived.

[coombs]

What is interesting is sometimes I have found 3 or more witnesses to marriages outside the usual 2 witnesses. Witness names to marriages is fundamental as it is but to get more than 2 is great. I always trace the witnesses.

[Viktoria]

3sillydogs,I wonder why the man’s entry came before his wife’s,are we correct in assuming he shot her then himself.?
Or was it the other way round, ?the first to die is not always the victim
are they. Whatever it is very sad.
Thanks. Viktoria.

[clairec666]

3sillydogs,I wonder why the man’s entry came before his wife’s,are we correct in assuming he shot her then himself.?
Or was it the other way round, ?the first to die is not always the victim
are they. Whatever it is very sad.
Thanks. Viktoria.

I'm guessing they died at the same time but maybe the wife's name came first alphabetically?

[Sloe Gin]

What is interesting is sometimes I have found 3 or more witnesses to marriages outside the usual 2 witnesses. Witness names to marriages is fundamental as it is but to get more than 2 is great. I always trace the witnesses.

You'd like this one from the latest Durham Records Online update.  Ten witnesses!

This one wins the prize for having the most witnesses – we don’t have enough Witness fields in the marriage table to index them all, so we had to just list the remainder in a note:

    27 Jun 1826 William Smith (of the parish of All Saints in this town) married Margaret Werge (of this parish), by licence
    Witnesses: Thomas Smith, junior; Sarah Bates, junior; Margaret Ellison; Darnell Bulman; Peregrine George Ellison; Elizabeth Werge
    [Note: additional witnesses were Jane Werge, John Werge, Frances Innes, and Jane Smith.]

[cuffie81]

Re. William Hitch, son of Sarah...

I think William Hitch's parents are Sarah Hitch (nee Steed) and Eli Lewin, with Sarah and Eli marrying in 1834, and Thomas Hitch probably having died earlier in the same year. If the Thomas Hitch who died in 1834 was Sarah's husband then there would have been a large age gap, about 30 years.

In later years William Hitch uses the name Lewin but also used the name 'Lewin Hitch', which he was married under. His children were registered under the name Hitch or Lewin Hitch. I couldn't find William's marriage in parish registers but it looks like he may be non-conformist. It would be interesting to see the marriage certificate to see who he names as his father.


Timeline summary:
1761 Birth of Thomas Hitch
1793 Birth of Sarah Steed, Latchingdon, dau. of Thomas and Sarah
1793 Birth of Eli Lewin, Purleigh, son of Elisha & Hannah
1808 Marriage of Thomas Hitch & Sarah Steed, Purleigh
1813 Birth of Samuel Hitch, son of Thomas & Sarah, Purleigh
1814 Marriage of Eli Lewin & Hannah Gentry, Latchingdon
1828 Death of Hannah Lewin, wife of Eli, Purleigh
1833 Birth of William Hitch/Lewin, son of Sarah Hitch & Eli Lewin, Purleigh
1834 Death of Thomas Hitch, husband of Sarah, Purleigh
1834 Marriage of Eli Lewin & Sarah Hitch, Purleigh
1841 Census Eli, Sarah & Elijah Lewin and Samuel Hitch, Maldon, labourer
1848 Marriage of Samuel Hitch & Elizabeth Clarke, Maldon
1851 Census Eli & Sarah Lewin, Maldon, labourer
1851 Census William Hitch/Lewin, Maldon, baker
1851 Census Samuel & Emma Hitch, Maldon, groom
1852 Death of Elizabeth Hitch, wife of Samuel, Maldon
1854 Marriage of William Lewin Hitch & Emma French (Maldon?)
1859 Death of Samuel Hitch, Maldon
1861 Census Eli & Sarah Lewin, Maldon, pauper?
1861 Census William Hitch/Lewin, Maldon, baker and preacher
1863 Death of Eli Lewin, Maldon
1871 Census Sarah Lewin, Maldon
1871 Census William Hitch/Lewin, Maldon, baker
1878 Death of Sarah Lewin, Maldon
1881 Census William Hitch/Lewin, Maldon, baker
1885 Death of William Hitch/Lewin, Maldon
1890 Death of Emma Lewin, wife of William, Maldon


GRO BMD references:
1863 Q1 Death - Eli Lewin; age 69 (born c1794); Maldon; 04a; 144    
1878 Q1 Death - Sarah Lewin; age 85 (born c1793); Maldon; 04a; 180    

1848 Q4 Marriage - Samuel Hitch & Elizabeth Clarke; Maldon; 12; 321
1849 Q2 Birth - William Hitch (mmn: Clarke); Maldon; 12; 163    
1849 Q3 Death - William Hitch; age 0 (born c1849); Maldon; 12; 101    
1850 Q3 Birth - Henry Hitch (mmn: Clarke); Maldon; 12; 162    
1850 Q4 Death - Henry Hitch; age 0 (born c1850); Maldon; 12; 103    
1852 Q2 Death - Elizabeth Hitch; age 29( born c1823); Maldon; 04a; 100    
1859 Q2 Death - Samuel Hitch; age 48( born c1811); Maldon; 04a; 119    

1854 Q4 Marriage - William Lewin Hitch & Emma French; Maldon; 04a; 335
1857 Q4 Birth - Samuel Hitch (mmn: French); Maldon; 04a; 184
1859 Q2 Birth - Moses Lewin Hitch (mmn: French); Maldon; 04a; 207
1864 Q1 Birth - Emma Lewin Hitch (mmn: French); Maldon; 04a; 237
1885 Q3 Death - William Lewin; age 52 (born c1833); Maldon; 04a; 217
1890 Q3 Death - Emma Lewin; age 67 (born c1823); Maldon; 04a; 248


Marriages:

married: 30 Nov 1808; All Saints, Purleigh, Essex; lic
groom: Thomas Hitch; sin; otp
bride: Sarah Steed? (x); spin; otp; minor __ with consent of Thomas Steed? her father
witnesses: E Hanks?, Wm. ___onklen?

married: 03 Oct 1814; Christ Church, Latchingdon; banns
groom: Eli Lewin; sin; of Ganewdon?
bride: Hannah Gentry; sin; otp
witnesses: W Lewin, Fanny Lewin
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NN7Y-TJX

married: 10 Nov 1834; All Saints, Purleigh, Essex; banns
groom: Eli Lewin; wid; otp
bride: Sarah Hitch (x); wid; otp
witnesses: Thomas Lamb, Mary Mynott (x)

married: 26 Oct 1848; All Saints and St Peter, Maldon; banns
groom: Samuel Hitch; fa; bach; servant; St Peter's
bride: Elizabeth Clarke (x); fa; spin; -; St Peter's
grooms father: Thomas Hitch, labourer
brides father: Francis Clarke, bailiff
witnesses: William Clarke (x), Elizabeth Marianne Jones


Baptisms:

Baptisms - Christ Church, Latchingdon
07 Apr 1793 - Sarah Steed; Thomas & Sarah, his wife; born 19 Jan [recorded under 1793 records but bap. date appears to be written as 1792]

Baptisms - All Saints, Purleigh:
22 Feb 1793 - Eli Lewin; Elisha & Hannah
12 Feb 1809 - Thomas Hitch; Thomas & Sarah
17 Mar 1811 - Thomas Hitch; Thomas & Sarah
17 Mar 1811 - John Hitch; Thomas & Sarah
11 Jul 1813 - Samuel Hitch; Thomas & Sarah; Purleigh; labourer
14 May 1815 - Sarah Hitch; Thomas & Sarah; Purleigh; labourer
17 Aug 1817 - Mary Hitch; Thomas & Sarah; Purleigh; labourer
02 Nov 1817 - Elisha Lewin; Eli & Hannah; Purleigh; labourer
25 Jun 1820 - Hannah Lewin; Eli & Hannah; Purleigh; labourer; born 30 May 1820
13 Oct 1822 - Henry Lewin; Eli & Hannah; Purleigh; labourer; born 18 Sep 1822
28 Aug 1825 - Elijah Lewin; Eli & Hannah; Purleigh; labourer; born 22 Jun 1825
21 Apr 1833 - William Hitch; Sarah; Purleigh; wife of Thomas Hitch; illegitimate

[cuffie81]

Re. William Hitch, son of Sarah... (cont.)

Burials:

Burials - All Saints, Purleigh
11 Apr 1813 - Elisha Lewin; age 72; P
23 Apr 1827 - Hannah Lewin; age 6; Purleigh, Cockclacks?
16 Dec 1828 - Hannah Lewin; age 36; Purleigh
25 Nov 1831 - Hannah Lewin; age 79; Purleigh
22 Aug 1834 - Thomas Hitch; age 73; Purleigh
02 Jun 1841 - William Lewin; infant; Maldon Union Workhouse

Burials - All Saints and St Peter, Maldon
11 Jul 1849 - William Hitch; 11 weeks; St Peter
08 Nov 1850 - Henry Hitch; 3 months; All Saints
02 May 1852 - Elizabeth Hitch; 29 yrs; All Saints
07 Apr 1859 - Samuel Hitch; 48 yrs; All Saints

Censuses:

1841 Maldon
Eli, Sarah & Elijah Lewin and Samuel Hitch
Ref HO107; Piece 327; Folio 6; Page 13
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ2N-DVY

1851 Maldon
Eli & Sarah Lewin
Ref HO107; Piece 1778; Folio 386; Page 24
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGV4-SXX

1851 Maldon
Samuel & Eliza Hitch, groom
Ref HO107; Piece 1778; Folio 483; Page 31
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGVF-34R

1851 Maldon
William Lewin, baker
Ref HO107; Piece 1778; Folio 470; Page 4
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGVD-GMR

1861 Maldon
Eli & Sarah Lewin
Ref RG09; Piece 1090; Folio 89; Page 15
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M74P-JNQ

1861 Maldon
William & Emma Lewin, and children, baker & preacher
Ref RG09; Piece 1090; Folio 88; Page 14
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M74P-JFR

1871 Maldon
Sarah Lewin
Ref RG10; Piece 1674; Folio 83; Page 16
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFFR-GYC

1871 Maldon
William & Emma Lewin, and children, baker
Ref RG10; Piece 1674; Folio 81; Page 12
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFFR-XJW

1881 Maldon
William & Emma Lewin, and children, baker
Ref RG11; Piece 1776; Folio 78; Page 12
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27D-ZGVN