Agnes (Broomfield) Honey (abt. 1809 - 1892)

Born about 1809 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Richard Honey — married 23 Sep 1827 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1892 at about age 83 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Agnes Broomfield was christened on 8 Apr 1809 at Wells Street Scotch Church in St Marylebone, London to parents Robert and Susannah.^[1][2]

Agnes Broomfield married Richard Honey in 1827 in Saint Pancras.^[3]

Agnes and Richard had at least thirteen children:

1. Joshua Honey (1829-)
2. Jemima Honey (1832-)
3. Caleb Honey (1834-bef.1838?)
4. Samuel Caleb Honey (1838-1934)
5. Kezia Agnes (Honey) (Pavey) Powell (1840-1931)
6. Ann Stephens "Annie" Honey (1843-)
7. Emma Susannah Honey (1845-)
8. Elijah Honey (1846-1849)
9. Fergus O'Connor Honey (1849-1849)
10. Unnamed-boy Honey (1850-1850)
11. Unnamed-girl Honey (1851-1851)
12. Elijah Honey (1853-)
13. Mary Ann Honey (1855-)

• The birth registrations of those born after civil registration started in 1837 confirm that Agnes' maiden name was Broomfield.

At 32, in 1841, she was living on 'Perry Street', St Pancras, with her husband Richard (35), and children Joshua (12), Jamima (8), Samuel (3) and Kezia Agnes (0).^[4] Perry St. was destroyed when St. Pancras station was built in 1868.^[5]

At 42 she was still living with her husband. Joshua and Jamima are no longer present but siblings Samuel (now 13), Kezia (now 10), Ann (8) and Emma S (5) are resident. Her husband is a carpenter and from St. Cleer, Cornwall, she from St. Pancras.^[6] Their home, the 'Metropolitan Buildings, St Pancras Square' was built by the Metropolitan Association for Improving the Dwellings of the Industrious Classes^[7], the building was lost to German bombing in World War 2.

At 52 the family have moved to Great College Street (now Royal College St), Camden, and have had a further two children, Elijah and Mary Anne, her husband and son Samuel working as carpenters and she as a dressmaker,^[8]

In 1881 Agnes Honey (age 72) lived in St Pancras with her husband Richard (78, Carpenter).^[9]

Agnes' husband passed away in early 1891.

In 1891 Agnes Honey (age 82, Supported By Her Child) lived at Carlton Street in St Pancras with her daughter Annie (48, Monthly Nurse).^[10]

Agnes Honey passed away in 1892, aged 82 years. Her death was registered in Pancras in the first quarter of the year.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQYB-L1M : 5 February 2023), Agnes Broomfield, 1809.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F79V-HJ1 : 11 December 2014), Agnes Broomfield, 09 Apr 1809, Baptism; citing p. 84, Marylebone, London, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.
3. ↑ First name(s) Agnes Last name Broomfield Name note - Marriage year 1827 Marriage date 23 Sep 1827 Marriage place Saint Pancras County London Country England Spouse's first name(s) Richard Spouse's last name Honey Spouse's age - Record set England Marriages 1538-1973 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Parish Marriages Collections from England, Great Britain[1]
4. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1841
5. ↑ [2]
6. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1851
7. ↑ [3]
8. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1861
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q273-BPY7 : Sat Nov 11 08:40:15 UTC 2023), Entry for Richard Honey and Agnes Honey, 1881.
10. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3BMK-SMM : 1 May 2019), Agnes Honey, Saint Pancras, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, London county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
11. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JJY-W68 : 31 December 2014), Agnes Honey, 1892; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Pancras, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.