Isabella (Hunter) Hedley (1829)

Born 1829 in Hartlepool, County Durham, England

Wife of Francis Carrick Thomas Hedley — married 14 Dec 1850 in Hartlepool, County Durham, England

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On 4 May 1828 Isabella Hunter, of Hartlepool, daughter of Archibald Hunter (fisherman) & Eleanor Rowntree was baptised at Hartlepool, St Hilda. ^[1]

In 1841, the Hunter family was living at Hartlepool, Pratt's Garth ^[2]

• Archibald Hunter, 35, fisherman, born in County Durham
• Eleanor Hunter, 30, born in County Durham
• Isabella Hunter, 13, born in County Durham
• Mary Hunter, 11, born in County Durham
• Eleanor Hunter, 9, born in County Durham
• William Hunter, 7, born in County Durham
• Elizabeth Hunter, 4, born in County Durham
• Jane Hunter, 1, born in County Durham

On 14 Dec 1850 Francis C. P. Hedley (of Hartlepool, son of W. & Ann Hedley of Hartlepool) married Isabella Hunter (of Hartlepool, daughter of Arch. & Helen Hunter of Hartlepool) at Hartlepool, St Mary (Roman Catholic). Witnesses: Math. Pounder, of Hartlepool; Louisa Hedley, of Hartlepool ^[3]

In 1851, Francis and Isabella were lodgers in the household of Isabella Wilkinson at Hartlepool, Trump Chare ^[4]

• Isabella Wilkinson, head, widow, 74, born in Hartlepool, County Durham
• Francis Hedley, lodger, married, 21, boat builder, born in Hartlepool, County Durham
• Isabella Hedley, lodger, married, 22, born in Hartlepool, County Durham
• Margaret C. Hedley, lodger, 3 months, born in Hartlepool, County Durham
• Joseph Miller, lodger, unmarried, 25, bookseller, born in Carlisle, Cumberland
• Alice Cain, lodger, married, 23, born in Ireland

The Hedley family was living at Scarborough Street, Stranton, Hartlepool in 1871. ^[5]

• Francis Hedley Head - Male 41 1830 Boat builder employing 6 men & 8 boys Earsdon, Northumberland, England
• Isabella Hedley Wife - Female 41 1830 - H Pool, Durham, England
• Marguerite Hedley Daughter - Female 20 1851 Scholar school H Pool, Durham, England
• William Hedley Son - Male 18 1853 Boat builder H Pool, Durham, England
• Frank Hedley Son - Male 16 1855 Boat builder W H Pool, Durham, England
• Henry Hedley Son - Male 14 1857 Clerk turner merchant W H Pool, Durham, England
• George Hedley Son - Male 13 1858 Scholar W H Pool, Durham, England
• John Hedley Son - Male 10 1861 Scholar W H Pool, Durham, *England
• Thomas Hedley Son - Male 8 1863 Scholar W H Pool, Durham, England
• Mary Hedley Daughter - Female 6 1865 Scholar W H Pool, Durham, England
• Edward Hedley Son - Male 3 1868 - W H Pool, Durham, England
• Louisa Hedley Daughter - Female 1 1870 - W H Pool, Durham, England
• Isabella Simpson Niece - Female 10 1861 - H Pool, Durham, England
• Sarah Purcell Servant - Female 21 1850 Domestic servant

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: Durham Records Online (https://www.durhamrecordsonline.com/) Database Entry for Isabella Hunter. Date: 4 May 1828. Location: Hartlepool, St Hilda. Accessed 29 Apr 2024.
2. ↑ 1851 Census: Census for England and Wales from The National Archives at Kew, Surrey citing HO107/315/19, folio 5. Accessed 29 Apr 2024.
3. ↑ Marriage: Durham Records Online (https://www.durhamrecordsonline.com/) Database Entry for Francis C P Hedley and Isabella Hunter. Date: 14 Dec 1850. Location: Hartlepool, St Mary. Accessed 29 Apr 2024.
4. ↑ 1851 Census: Census for England and Wales from The National Archives at Kew, Surrey citing HO107/2384, Folio 299, Page 12. Accessed 29 Apr 2024.
5. ↑ 1871 Census: Census for England and Wales from The National Archives at Kew, Surrey citing RG10/4920 Folio 20 p33. Accessed 29 Apr 2024.