Harriet (Dickason) Clay (abt. 1800 - 1867)

Born about 1800 in Middlesex, England

Wife of William Moorsom Clay Bt MP — married 26 Sep 1822 (to 10 Dec 1867) in St. George, Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Descendants

Died 19 Dec 1867 at about age 67 in Eaton Square, London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Harriet Dickason was born in about 1800. She was the daughter of Thomas Dickason^[1].

She married Sir William Clay, 1st Baronet (the son of George Clay and Mary Moorsom) on 26 September 1822 at St. George, Bloomsbury, Middlesex, by Licence^[1]. Notice of their marriage was printed on page 8 of The News (London) dated 29 September 1822:

MARRIED.

On Thursday, William Clay, jun. Esq. of Russell-square, to Harriet, daughter of Thomas Dickason, Esq. of Montague-street, Russell-square.^[2]

They went on to have eight children.

In the 1851 England Census enumerated on 30 March 1851, Harriet Clay (aged 49) was recorded living with her husband Wm Clay (58) and their children Harriett Clay (25), Mary Clay (24), Sarah Frances Clay (22), Arthur T Clay (8) and Laura Felicia Clay (15) at Twickenham, Middlesex. Also in the household was one visitor, one Governess and 17 servants^[3].

Lady Harriet Clay died on 19 December 1867^[4]. Notice of her death was printed on page 2 of the Newcastle Journal dated 23 December 1867:

At Eaton Square, London, on the 19th inst., aged 67, Lady Clay, wife of Sir William Clay, Bart.^[5]

She was buried on 24 December 1867 at Kensal Green Cemetery, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England^[6].

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. volume 1, page 812.
2. ↑ The News (London) dated 29 September 1822 page 8 (free to view)
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG5R-887 : 12 September 2019), Harriett Clay in household of William Clay, Twickenham, Middlesex, England; citing Twickenham, Middlesex, England, p. 17, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JRD-CTB : 31 December 2014), Harriet Clay, 1867; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, St. George Hanover Square, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ Newcastle Journal dated 23 December 1867 page 2 (requires subscription to view)
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/220252205/harriet-clay: accessed 07 January 2024), memorial page for Lady Harriet Dickason Clay (1800–10 Dec 1867), Find A Grave: Memorial #220252205, citing Kensal Green Cemetery, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England; Maintained by Linda (contributor 47353767)