Abigail Fairy of Horncastle

[WildWanderer]

Apologies for if I am using this forum incorrectly. I haven't used a forum in years. 😄

I'm wondering if anyone has any information on the Fairy family of Horncastle.

Specifically those who are descendants of Abigail Fairy or any information on her.

Abigail Fairy Born in Horncastle in 1868

Married Christopher Locking in 1888

Died in 1917

Parents were George Fairy 1833 and Matilda Smith.

I know that at some point Abigail lived with her parents on West Street in Horncastle when she was a young child. It's where she met her husband and where they both went to school. However I can't find any other information of her or any of her family in Horncastle.

George was a sawyer

Thank you

[Ashtone]

1917 burial - Sheffield, Abbey Lane Cemetery

1911 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWKZ-F84

1901 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9T7-PDF

1891 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WTGT-R2M

1881 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27V-TLRR

1871 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB86-FS4

[QueenoftheWest]

Welcome to RootsChat!

I'm not sure whether you have already subscribed to any of the major genealogy subscriptions sites, but a good free option is https://www.familysearch.org/, which offers access to most of the same materials but with no cost, just registration required.

If you search for "Abigail Locking" with a birthplace of "Horncastle, Lincolnshire", her entries in the 1891, 1901 and 1911 census will pop up. On these entries, you will find her with her husband, Christopher, and her various children.

Queenie 

EDIT: Ashtone got there first!

[DCB]

A lot of trees on Ancestry.

Prior to 1871, her parents, George and Matilda, were in Yelden, Bedfordshire.

David

[trish1120]

Interesting entry below;



Bapts/Burials St Mary, Horncastle

WILLIAM Fairy buried 1 Aug 1860, infant, abode Millstone Street


ANN Fairey bapt 10 Dec 1863, buried 10 Aug 1866 age 2
ELIZA Fairey 07 May 1866, buried 18 Feb 1869 age 2
Both bapt to George/Matilda

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ELIZA ANN Fairey bapt 17 May 1876, abode 9 Waring St
Mother MATILDA Fairey, A married woman living apart from her husband
Appears to be buried 20 May 1876 poor little baby.

All above on FreeREG

Checked GRO Ann and Eliza's birth regs are there mmn Smith

FAIRY, ELIZA  BROWN mmn SMITH 
GRO Reference: 1876  J Quarter in HORNCASTLE  Volume 07A  Page 583

Looks like Matilda may have had a child with her employer in the 1881 Census?

1891 George/Matilda are living next door to one another but separate residences.

Trish

I noticed a Tree does not have Matildas death reg.

Looks to me that she married her Boarder from the 1901 Census.

Marriages Mar 1904
Fairey  Matilda Horncastle 7a 787
Henry JACKSON on same page

1901 census
Matilda Fairy Head Mar (no age given on Anc.) born Navenby Image is 66
Harry Jackson 67 Boarder Wdr Farm Lab

Death Reg;
Deaths Mar 1906
JACKSON    Matilda age 66    Horncastle 7a 370

George died 1903 so she was free to Marry.

[WildWanderer]

Thank you so much for all of those links and taking the time out of your own day to do so! . I'll have a search through them all.

[trish1120]

If you have any other queries just add to this once you have gone through all the info

[WildWanderer]

Interesting entry below;



Bapts/Burials St Mary, Horncastle

WILLIAM Fairy buried 1 Aug 1860, infant, abode Millstone Street


ANN Fairey bapt 10 Dec 1863, buried 10 Aug 1866 age 2
ELIZA Fairey 07 May 1866, buried 18 Feb 1869 age 2
Both bapt to George/Matilda

*
ELIZA ANN Fairey bapt 17 May 1876, abode 9 Waring St
Mother MATILDA Fairey, A married woman living apart from her husband
Appears to be buried 20 May 1876 poor little baby.

All above on FreeREG

Checked GRO Ann and Eliza's birth regs are there mmn Smith

FAIRY, ELIZA  BROWN mmn SMITH 
GRO Reference: 1876  J Quarter in HORNCASTLE  Volume 07A  Page 583

Looks like Matilda may have had a child with her employer in the 1881 Census?

1891 George/Matilda are living next door to one another but separate residences.

Trish

I noticed a Tree does not have Matildas death reg.

Looks to me that she married her Boarder from the 1901 Census.

Marriages Mar 1904
Fairey  Matilda Horncastle 7a 787
Henry JACKSON on same page

1901 census
Matilda Fairy Head Mar (no age given on Anc.) born Navenby Image is 66
Harry Jackson 67 Boarder Wdr Farm Lab

Death Reg;
Deaths Mar 1906
JACKSON    Matilda age 66    Horncastle 7a 370

George died 1903 so she was free to Marry.

I have a feeling in my searches around that they may have been romany travellers. Matilda's family were at least.

Thank you

[trish1120]

I can see no indication of that on Census or Georges occp.