Charles Hillman HUNTLEY

[selena by the sea]

any descendents of Charles HUntley b.1856 in Frome,his fathers name was Hillman and not married to his mtoher Matilda Huntley

[countryrose]

Hi Selena,

How exciting, I have only recently started to research this line of my family. Yes I am a descendent of Charles Hillman Huntley. He was my Dad's grandfather and it would appear brought up by his grandparents in Frome after what appears to be his illegitimate birth. He came to live in Hitchin where he married Esther Boston Johnson at St. Saviour's Church, I have got the date jotted somewhere. He was a boiler maker at Spencer Bonecourt Steel Works, a very tall and strong man. He always stood very straight like a guardsman. If a screw couldn't be moved he was sent for. My Uncle George remembers taking his lunch to his works. He was buried on Jan 6th 1933.

His wife, a tiny lady, used to wear a black cape and bonnet and attended my parent's wedding in 1944. She used to sit at the doorstep and watch the world go by. She was buried on 24th Jan 1946. They had 14 possibly 15 children my grandmother Mildred Rose being one of the younger ones. She is wrongly listed as Nellie not Millie on the 1991 census. May have been the Somerset accent. Millie married my grandfather George Lawrence, they also lived in Hichin all their life. They had five children Archibald who is now dead, Gladys who died of diptheria at the age of two, George and William Charles who is my father, both these are in their 80's and Kathleen the youngest in her seventies living in Sussex.

Going back to Matilda she was born in the December quarter 1838 and it would appear married a John Young in 1860 and I think moved to London.  I haven't been able to find out anything about William Hillman other than he is registered as a General Labourer on Charles Hillman's birth certificate.

William Huntley a clock and watchmaker, was born about 1807 in Trowbridge Wiltshire and married an Ann, but I haven't found this marriage and don't know her maiden name for sure although a Mary Stokes, Mother in law was living with them at one point. I have found four children to date from census records Arthur, Caroline, Maria and Matilda. William was possibly born blind from an article I found recently on the internet. You may have found it. Put William Huntley and Wiltshire  in Google and it brings it up. Two watch and clockmakers living in Bradford at the same time would be a huge coincidence so I think it must be my gt. gt. gt. grandfather.

When William died (March quarter 1879) from census records it would appear that Ann went to live in Kent along with her son Arthur and eventually lived with her daughter Caroline and son in law William Davey in New Brompton Kent.

I have other dates that you may have already and information about the Hitchin family all in rough notes at present that I would be happy to put into some order if you would like it.

How are you connected to the Huntley tree?  I am so thrilled to find someone else hunting for the same information.

Hope this reaches you and look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards

Rosemary Agnew nee Lawrence

[selena by the sea]

Hi Rosemary,have a bit more info to give u regarding Charles hillman huntley.could u e mail me your addy so i can send info.

[countryrose]

Many thanks I look forward to receiving the info. I have found it quite a difficult line to follow. Years ago I searched at St. Catherine's House and found nothing. The internet has helped a great deal.
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Thanks again

Rose

[Sylverton76]

any descendents of Charles HUntley b.1856 in Frome,his fathers name was Hillman and not married to his mtoher Matilda Huntley

I am also a descendant and countryrose is my auntie   I started to look in to the Huntley/Lawrence side of the family 6 months ago so I haven't managed to get very far either.  I do have a tree created with Family tree Maker which is available by clicking here.

Having checked though the GRO Index I have found the following:

Emily Adelaide E. Huntley
b. 25 Jun 1907 (Sep 1907 Hitchin 3a 797)
m. Dec 1927 Hitchin 3a 1794 to James Pettengell
d. Dec 1993 Hitchin 21H 63

Edward George Charles Huntley
b. Mar 1909 Hitchin 3a 739
m. Dec 1932 Hitchin 3a 2006 to Elizabeth Kitchener
d. Dec 1966 Hitchin 4b 205

Frederick William Huntley
b. 04 Mar 1911 (Jul 1911 Hitchin 3a 796)
m. Dec 1934 Hitchin 3a 2384 to Nellie Kitchener
d. Jun 1977 Hitchin 10 0504

I have a suspicion that they are Arthur George Huntley & Emily Elizabeth Underwood's children.  Can anyone confirm this?  If not, I'll apply for the certificates.  The two Kitchener girls are more than likely sisters as both births have Grimes listed as the mother's maiden name in the GRO Index.  I've also found a Lilian Violet M. Huntley b. 26 Feb 1916 with mother's maiden name listed as Underwood.

Helen