Harriet (Austin) Guile (bef. 1805 - bef. 1860)

Born before 2 Jun 1805 in Sompting, Sussex, England

Ancestors

Wife of James Guile — married 17 Jan 1827 in Sompting

Descendants

Died before 23 Jan 1860 at about age 54 in Broadwater, Sussex, England

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Biography

Harriet was born in 1805^[1]. She passed away in 1860. ^[2]

Birth and Baptism

Harriett was baptised on 2 June 1805 in Sompting, Sussex. Her father was Thomas Austen, her mother Emma. ^[3]

Early Years

Harriet had three younger siblings: Reuben born 1807, Thomas born 1809 and Ann born 1811

Marriage and children

James Guile of Broadwater, Bachelor, and Harriet Austin of Sompting were married on 17 January 1827 at Sompting Church, Sompting, Sussex. Their witnesses were Jane Knowles, Reuben Austing, Martin Hubley? and Thomas Gates^[4][5][6]

Harriet and James had the following children^[7]:

• Jane born 6 May baptised 3 June 1827 Sompting
• Harriet born 18 October baptised 29 November 1829 Sompting
• Sarah born 28 December 1831 baptised 22 January 1832 Sompting
• James born 2 July baptised 3 August 1834 Sompting
• Samuel baptised 13 August 1837 Sompting
• Mary Ann born 22 October baptised 6 December 1840 in Broadwater
• Anna born 4 September baptised 22 October 1843 Broadwater
• Amy
• William

In 1841 James and Harriott Giles were living on Broadwater Street with 5 of the children (Sarah had died earlier in the year). ^[8]

1841 Census: Broadwater, Sussex, England

• James Giles, 30, Labourer, Sussex
• Harriett Giles, 30, Sussex
• Jane, Giles, 14, Sussex
• Harriott Giles, 11, Sussex
• James Giles, 6, Sussex
• Samuel Giles, 3, Sussex
• Mary Giles, 7 months, Sussex

James and Harriet soon had three more children: Anna in 1843, Amy in 1843 and William in 1847. Their daughter Harriet died in 1850.

In 1851 Harriott and James were living at 24 Broadwater Street with their children James, Samuel, Mary Ann, Amy, and William and their grand daughters Sarah Ann and Harriott. James was an Agricultural labourer and his son James was a shepherd. Samuel was an Errand Boy. Their house was next door to the Maltster's Arms which is now called the Broadwater. Broadwater Street was widened and the Pub rebuilt in the 1930s ^[9].

Death

Harriet died aged 54^[10] and was buried on 23 January 1860^[11].

Sources

1. ↑ 1851 England Census; Class: HO107; Piece: 1651; Folio: 45; Page: 6; GSU roll: 193556 Enumeration District: 2b.
2. ↑ FreeBMD, Worthing, vol 2b, page 193, March 1860
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2008.
4. ↑ Marriage: "West Sussex, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936"
   West Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference: Par 177/1/3/1
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62131 #24950 (accessed 23 May 2022)
   James Guile marriage to Harriet Austen on 17 Jan 1827 in Sompting, Sussex, England.
5. ↑ "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Q7-ZQB7 : 7 December 2017), James Guile and Harriet Austen, 1827.
6. ↑ Place: Sompting, Sussex, England; Date Range: 1824 - 1829; Film Number: 1068992 England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
7. ↑ Sussex Family History Group transcription of Sompting Baptisms
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7SX-WJV : 13 December 2017), Harriott Giles in household of James Giles, Broadwater, Sussex, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ 1851 England Census; Class: HO107; Piece: 1651; Folio: 45; Page: 6; GSU roll: 193556 Enumeration District: 2b.
10. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
    GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 23 February 2023)
    Guile, Harriet (Age at death: 54).
    GRO Reference: 1860 Jan-Feb-Mar in Worthing Volume 02B Page 193.
11. ↑ Burial: "West Sussex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995"
    West Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference: Par 29/1/5/3
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62132 #546810 (accessed 23 February 2023)
    Harriet Guile burial (died in about 1860) on 23 Jan 1860 in Broadwater, Sussex, England.