Catherine HEMMING (1787-1862)

Name:	Catherine HEMMING
Sex:	Female
Father:	-
Mother:	-

Individual Events and Attributes

Birth	1787	Tytherton, Chippenham, Wiltshire.
Occupation		general shop keeper.
Death	16 Sep 1862 (age 74-75)	Kintbury, Berkshire

Marriage

Spouse	John FREEBODY (1777-1831)
Children	John William FREEBODY (1821-1828)
	Catherine FREEBODY (1823-1917)
	George FREEBODY (1825-1892)
Marriage	29 May 1820 (age 32-33)	Trowbridge, Wiltshire

Individual Note

Birth (Baptism Date Quoted) see later notes. Marriage (See later notes) . Death (Register 2c 130).

 

Parish Records:

Baptism:-

parents: Thomas Hemmings,? Elizabeth

name: Catherine Hemmings

gender: Female

baptism/christening date: 18 May 1788

baptism/christening place: Chippenham, Wiltshire.

father's name: Thomas Hemmings

mother's name: Elizabeth

indexing project (batch) number: C05914-1

system origin: England-ODM

source film number: 950241, 950242

 

Marriage:-

spouse: John Freebody

groom's name: John Freebody

groom's birth date: 1777

groom's age: 43

bride's name: Catharine Hemming

bride's birth date: 1786

bride's age: 34

marriage date: 29 May 1820

marriage place: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

indexing project (batch) number: I03128-6

system origin: England-EASy

source film number: 1239471

 

According to the Berkshire Marriage Index and Sarum Marriage Licence Bonds, Catherine Hemming spinster aged 34 of Kinbury married John Freebody aged 43 a widower of Kintbury on the 31st May 1820.

 

According to the burial index, Catherine Freebody was buried at St Mary's Kintbury on 24th September 1862 aged 74.

 

From administrations of 1862 the following:

 

Freebody Catherine (effects under £200) 1st November. Letters of administration of the personal estate and effects of Catherine Freebody late of Kintbury in the County of Berkshire, widow deceased, who died 16.09.1862 at Kintbury, aforesaid were granted at Oxford to George Freebody of Kintbury aforesaid, Saddler, and Catherine Dyer (wife of Henry Hugh Dyer, Builder) of Ramsbury in the County of Wi ltshire, the only children of the said deceased, they have been first sworn.

 

1841 Census: Catherine is a grocer livint in High Street, Kintbury, Hungerford, Berkshire with son George.

1851 Census: Living as a widow with her son and daughter in Kintbury, Hungerford, Berkshire.

1861 Census: Living with her daughter Catherine, son-in-law, and family at Wickham, Welford, Newbury, Berkshire.

 

Misc

 

Main Sources of Information: Berks Marriage Index, Sarum Marriage Licence Bonds, Census Returns, Wills and Administrations index, National Burial Index