Been brickwalled of 4xgreat gran for some years now.
First sight of her is her marriage, 12 Apr 1830 St James, East Tisted, Hampshire to 4 x great grandfather Henry Budd, where she is down as 'Harriet Wilkes'. Unfortunately their condition is not stated, though I do know it was his second marriage, so possibly could be hers (though he was a good 15 years her senior so maybe not). Both witnesses were his relations.
This is her on the census with Henry:
1841 Census: Church Lane, East Tisted, Hamps
Henry Budd 50, Ag Lab, Hamps
Harriet Budd, 32, Hamps
Henry Budd 10, Hamps
Thomas Budd 9, Hamps
John Budd 8, Hamps
Ellen Budd 5, Hamps
Mary Ann Budd 4, Hamps
Emily Budd 3, Hamps
Sarah Budd, 6 months, Hamps
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1851 Census: Plain Farm, East Tisted, Hamps
Henry Budd 60, head, Farm Labourer, Newton Hamps
Harriet Budd 47,wife, Farringdon Hamps
Thomas Budd 19, son, Farm Labourer, East Tisted Hamps
John Budd 17, son, Farm Labourer, East Tisted Hamps
Emily Budd 12, dau, Scholar, East Tisted Hamps
Sarah Budd 10, dau, Scholar, East Tisted Hamps
Ann Budd 8, dau, Scholar, East Tisted Hamps
Fanny Budd 6, dau, East Tisted Hamps
Rosa Budd 2, dau, East Tisted Hamps
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1861 Census: Old Place Farm, East Tisted, Hamps
Henry Budd 72, head, Agricultural Labourer, Newton Valence Hamps
Harriet Budd 59, wife of Agrricultural Labourer, Farringdon Hamps
John Budd 27, son, unm, Agricultural Labourer, East Tisted Hamps
Rosa Budd 12, dau, Scholar, East Tisted Hamps
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1871 Census: Lyeway, Ropley, Hamps
Henry Simpson, head, mar, 32, Ag Lab, East Tisted, Hamps
Fanny Simpson, wife, mar, 26, East Tisted, Hamps
Harry Simpson, son, 3, Ropley, Hamps
Tom Simpson,son, 2, Ropley, Hamps
Harriet Budd, mother in law, widow, 63, widow of Ag Lab, Farringdon, Hamps
George Ivey, lodger, unmar, 19, Carter, Ropley, Hamps
She then remarried in 1875 to a local farmer:
"Thomas Knight, of full age, Widower, Labourer, Froxfield, son of Thomas Knight, Labourer, married Harriet Budd, of full age, Widow, Froxfield, dau of William Rutter, Labourer, on Nov 13th 1875, by Banns, according to rites and cermonies of the Established Church, by me John V.Docker. Bride and Groom marked x. Witnesses William Knight and Charlotte Smith
Then appears on one more census:
1881 Census: Basing Dean, Froxfield Hamps
Thomas Knight 71, head, Farmer of 42 Acres, Priors Dean Hamps
Harriet Knight 69, wife, Farringdon Hamps
George Underwood 62, servant, Froxfield, Hamps
As you can see the second marriage gives her father as a William Rutter, which would seem to suggest the 1830 marriage where she is down as 'Wilkes' was not her first.
However have checked the parish records for Farringdon, which she is consistant as her place of birth (and the surrounding parishes just in case) 1798-1815, and no sign of a Harriet Wilkes or a Harriet Rutter! Can not find any Rutters at all, though a Thomas Wilkes aged 52 and his widow Hannah Wilkes aged 63 were buried November 1805 and October 1810 respectively in Colemore, Hampshire, the neighbouring parish to East Tisted. Could they be relatives?
Out of ideas and at a loss how to proceed with Harriet, any help much appreciated.
First sight of her is her marriage, 12 Apr 1830 St James, East Tisted, Hampshire to 4 x great grandfather Henry Budd, where she is down as 'Harriet Wilkes'. Unfortunately their condition is not stated, though I do know it was his second marriage, so possibly could be hers (though he was a good 15 years her senior so maybe not). Both witnesses were his relations.
This is her on the census with Henry:
1841 Census: Church Lane, East Tisted, Hamps
Henry Budd 50, Ag Lab, Hamps
Harriet Budd, 32, Hamps
Henry Budd 10, Hamps
Thomas Budd 9, Hamps
John Budd 8, Hamps
Ellen Budd 5, Hamps
Mary Ann Budd 4, Hamps
Emily Budd 3, Hamps
Sarah Budd, 6 months, Hamps
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1851 Census: Plain Farm, East Tisted, Hamps
Henry Budd 60, head, Farm Labourer, Newton Hamps
Harriet Budd 47,wife, Farringdon Hamps
Thomas Budd 19, son, Farm Labourer, East Tisted Hamps
John Budd 17, son, Farm Labourer, East Tisted Hamps
Emily Budd 12, dau, Scholar, East Tisted Hamps
Sarah Budd 10, dau, Scholar, East Tisted Hamps
Ann Budd 8, dau, Scholar, East Tisted Hamps
Fanny Budd 6, dau, East Tisted Hamps
Rosa Budd 2, dau, East Tisted Hamps
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1861 Census: Old Place Farm, East Tisted, Hamps
Henry Budd 72, head, Agricultural Labourer, Newton Valence Hamps
Harriet Budd 59, wife of Agrricultural Labourer, Farringdon Hamps
John Budd 27, son, unm, Agricultural Labourer, East Tisted Hamps
Rosa Budd 12, dau, Scholar, East Tisted Hamps
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1871 Census: Lyeway, Ropley, Hamps
Henry Simpson, head, mar, 32, Ag Lab, East Tisted, Hamps
Fanny Simpson, wife, mar, 26, East Tisted, Hamps
Harry Simpson, son, 3, Ropley, Hamps
Tom Simpson,son, 2, Ropley, Hamps
Harriet Budd, mother in law, widow, 63, widow of Ag Lab, Farringdon, Hamps
George Ivey, lodger, unmar, 19, Carter, Ropley, Hamps
She then remarried in 1875 to a local farmer:
"Thomas Knight, of full age, Widower, Labourer, Froxfield, son of Thomas Knight, Labourer, married Harriet Budd, of full age, Widow, Froxfield, dau of William Rutter, Labourer, on Nov 13th 1875, by Banns, according to rites and cermonies of the Established Church, by me John V.Docker. Bride and Groom marked x. Witnesses William Knight and Charlotte Smith
Then appears on one more census:
1881 Census: Basing Dean, Froxfield Hamps
Thomas Knight 71, head, Farmer of 42 Acres, Priors Dean Hamps
Harriet Knight 69, wife, Farringdon Hamps
George Underwood 62, servant, Froxfield, Hamps
As you can see the second marriage gives her father as a William Rutter, which would seem to suggest the 1830 marriage where she is down as 'Wilkes' was not her first.
However have checked the parish records for Farringdon, which she is consistant as her place of birth (and the surrounding parishes just in case) 1798-1815, and no sign of a Harriet Wilkes or a Harriet Rutter! Can not find any Rutters at all, though a Thomas Wilkes aged 52 and his widow Hannah Wilkes aged 63 were buried November 1805 and October 1810 respectively in Colemore, Hampshire, the neighbouring parish to East Tisted. Could they be relatives?
Out of ideas and at a loss how to proceed with Harriet, any help much appreciated.
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