Tuesday, 14 June 2022

Wife's 3*Great-Uncle William Pike

William Pike

1829 to 1904

Biography

William Pike was born in 1829 at Ogbourne St George, Wiltshire, England, and he married Mary Newman (1831 to 1919) in 1850. They had six children:

In his lifetime, William worked as an agricultural labourer, a butcher's carter, a carter, and a labourer. William died in Oxford Street, Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England, in 1904.

Timeline

1829 - William's Birth - Wiltshire, England

William Pike, the child of labourer William Pike and Elizabeth, both of Ogbourne St George, was baptised on Saturday, May 30th 1829, at Ogbourne St George by B Hawkins. [1] The assumption is that William was born the same year he was baptised and where his parents dwelled.

1850 - William's Marriage - Wiltshire, England

Twenty-one-year-old bachelor a labourer William and twenty-year-old spinster a labourer Mary Newman married on Saturday, October 12th 1850, in Ramsbury, Wiltshire. Vicar J Hawkins performed the ceremony according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church in the presence of witnesses Stephen Newman, the bride's brother, and William Frankline. Mary was the daughter of Thomas Newman and Sarah Westall. Both William and Mary lived in Axford, Wiltshire. [2]

1851 - Census - Wiltshire, England

On Sunday, March 30th 1851, the night of the 1851 Census, married agricultural labourer William lives with his wife's family in Axford. [3] The members of William's extended family in the household are:
  • father-in-law, fifty-three-year-old agricultural labourer Thomas Newman
  • mother-in-law, fifty-six-year-old Sarah Newman
  • brother-in-law, twenty-one-year-old agricultural labourer Stephen Newman
  • brother-in-law, eighteen-year-old agricultural labourer George Newman
  • sister-in-law, sixteen-year-old agricultural labourer Sarah Newman
  • brother-in-law, fourteen-year-old agricultural labourer George Joseph Newman
  • nephew, seven-year-old agricultural labourer Charles Newman
  • wife, twenty-six-year-old Mary Pike

1851 - Birth of Son - Wiltshire, England

Labourer William's spouse Mary bore their first child and first son, John Pike, in 1851 while they lived in Axford. The Hungerford Registrar recorded the birth during the second quarter of 1851. Vicar J Hawkins baptized John on Sunday, May 11th 1851, at Ramsbury. [4][5]

1853 - Birth of Daughter - Wiltshire, England

Labourer William's spouse Mary bore their second child and first daughter, Sarah Pike, in 1853 while they lived in Ogbourne St George. The Marlborough Registrar recorded the birth during the second quarter of 1853. Curate GP Hollier baptized Sarah on Sunday, July 3rd 1853, at Ogbourne St George. [6][7]

1856 - Birth of Daughter - Wiltshire, England

Labourer William's spouse Mary bore their third child and second daughter, Elizabeth Pike, in 1856 while they lived in Ramsbury. The Hungerford Registrar recorded the birth during the first quarter of 1856. Vicar J Hawkins baptized Elizabeth on Sunday, March 23rd 1856, at Ramsbury. [8]

1861 - Census - Wiltshire, England

On Sunday, April 7th 1861, the night of the 1861 Census, thirty-two-year-old agricultural labourer William is head of his household at Caroline's Cottages, Ramsbury. His family comprises :[9]
  • wife, thirty-one-year-old Mary Pike
  • son, ten-year-old John Pike
  • daughter, seven-year-old Sarah Pike
  • daughter, five-year-old Elizabeth Pike

1865 - Birth of Daughter - Wiltshire, England

Labourer William's spouse Mary bore their fourth child and third daughter, Eliza Ann Pike, in 1865 while they lived in Ramsbury. The Hungerford Registrar recorded the birth during the quarter of 1865. Curate J Hurton baptized Eliza on Friday, January 20th 1865, at Ramsbury. [10][11] The baptism entry is annotated with 'baptized privately' perhaps because Eliza seems to have been sickly at birth.

1865 - Death of Daughter - Wiltshire, England

Curate J Sturton interred William's four-week-old daughter, Eliza Ann Pike, at Ramsbury on Thursday, January 26th 1865. The Hungerford Registrar recorded the death in the first quarter of 1865. [12]

1867 - Death of Daughter - Wiltshire, England

Curate MR Solmeady interred William's thirteen-year-old daughter, Sarah Pike, at Ramsbury on Wednesday, March 13th 1867. The Hungerford Registrar recorded the death in the first quarter of 1853. [13][14]

1867 - Birth of Daughter - Wiltshire, England

Carter William's spouse Mary bore their fifth child and fourth daughter, Emma Pike, in 1867 while they lived in Ramsbury. The Hungerford Registrar recorded the birth during the first quarter of 1867. Curate MR Edmeader baptized Emma on Friday, June 7th 1867, at Ramsbury. [15][16]

1869 - Death of Daughter - Wiltshire, England

Curate MR Solmeady interred William's thirteen-year-old daughter, Elizabeth Pike, at Ramsbury on Wednesday, January 13th 1869. The Hungerford Registrar recorded the death in the first quarter of 1856. [17]

1869 - Birth of Son - Wiltshire, England

Labourer William's spouse Mary bore their sixth child and second son, William Pike, in 1869 while they lived in Ramsbury. Curate MR Edmeader baptized William on Sunday, March 14th 1869, at Ramsbury. [18]

1871 - Census - Wiltshire, England

On Sunday, April 2nd 1871, the night of the 1871 Census, forty-two-year-old labourer William is head of his household at Back Lane, Ramsbury. His family consists of:[19]
  • wife, forty-one-year-old Mary Pike
  • son, twenty-year-old labourer John Pike
  • daughter, four-year-old Emma Pike
  • son, two-year-old William Pike
Also in the household is lodger unmarried labourer Henry Martin labourer of Ramsbury, Wiltshire.

1874 - Marriage of Son - Wiltshire, England

William's twenty-two-year-old son, a labourer John Pike, married twenty-two-year-old spinster a servant Ann Norris, the daughter of a labourer Thomas Norris and Martha Mortimer, on Thursday, February 12th 1874, in Ramsbury, according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns. Both John and the bride Ann lived in Ramsbury. The witnesses were Jane Norris, and Wilson Cox. [20]
John and Ann have five children,[21][22][23] William's grandchildren:
  • Sarah J Pike (born 1875)
  • Elizabeth E Pike (born 1880)
  • Lillian Pike (born 1884)
  • Eva Eleanor Pike (born 1887)
  • Mildred Pike (born 1892)

1881 - Census - Wiltshire, England

On Sunday, April 3rd 1881, the night of the 1881 Census, fifty-one-year-old carter William is head of his household at Oxford Street, Ramsbury. His family comprises :[24]
  • wife, fifty-year-old Mary Pike
  • daughter, fourteen-year-old Emma Pike
  • son, thirteen-year-old ploughboy William Pike

1891 - Marriage of Daughter - Wiltshire, England

William's twenty-two-year-old daughter, Emma Pike, married twenty-year-old bachelor a chimney sweep Crosby Bull, the son of a chimney sweep Samuel Bull and Jane Smith, on Saturday, February 7th 1891, in Ramsbury, according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns. Both Emma and the groom Crosby lived in Ramsbury. The witnesses were William Pyke, the bride's brother, and Mary Woolford, the bride's cousin. [25]
Emma and Crosby have four children,[26][27] William's grandchildren:
  • Emily Bull (born 1890)
  • William Bull (born 1892)
  • Crosby Bull (born 1895)
  • Sarah A Bull (born 1898)

1891 - Census - Wiltshire, England

On Sunday, April 5th 1891, the night of the 1891 Census, sixty-one-year-old agricultural labourer William is head of his household at at Oxford Street. His family comprises:[26]
  • son, twenty-one-year-old agricultural labourer William Pike
  • son-in-law, nineteen-year-old chimney sweep Crosby Bull
  • daughter, twenty-three-year-old Emma Bull
  • granddaughter, 7 months-year-old Emily Bull
On the night of the Census, William's wife Mary is in the household of Daniel Smith, her brother-in-law, at Woodend, Aldbourne, Wiltshire.

1901 - Census - Wiltshire, England

On Sunday, March 31st 1901, the night of the 1901 Census, seventy-one-year-old butcher's carter William is living on his own at Oxford Street. [28]
On the night of the Census, William's wife Mary, a monthly nurse, is in the household of Thomas E Hobbs at Farmlea, Ramsbury. Thomas Hobbs and his wife have a two-day-old son.

1904 - William's Death - Wiltshire, England

Agricultural labourer William died at Oxford Street on Wednesday, February 10th 1904 from senility, general debility and decay. Daughter Emma Bull reported the death to the Hungerford registrar on February 11th. [29][30]

Sources

  1. Wiltshire, Ogbourne St George Anglican Baptism Record for William Pike 30 May 1829. Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers: Ref: 862/5, Page 36, Entry 284 (ancestry.co.uk: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1916). Primary source, accessed 2 Jun 2022
  2. Wiltshire, Ramsbury Anglican Marriage Record for William Pike and Mary Newman 12 Oct 1850. Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers: Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers: 500/14, Page: 114; Entry: 227 (ancestry.co.uk: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1916). Primary source, accessed 2 Jun 2022
  3. 1851 England Census Thomas Newman Household. The National Archives of The UK Dep: HO, Series: 107, Piece: 1686, Folio: 433, Page: 14, Schedule: 47 (ancestry.co.uk: 1851 England Census). Primary source, accessed 31 Oct 2019
  4. England & Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008 (Family Search). General Register Office, England and Wales , District: Hungerford; Year: 1851; Vol: 6; Page 216; Quarter: 2 (familysearch.org). Derived primary source, accessed 6 Jun 2022
  5. Wiltshire, Ramsbury Anglican Baptism Record for John Pike 11 May 1851. Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers: Ref: 500/11, Page: 194; Entry: 1547 (ancestry.co.uk: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1916). Primary source, accessed 4 Feb 2016
  6. England & Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008 (Family Search). General Register Office, England and Wales , District: Marlborough; Year: 1853; Volume: 5A; Page: 75; Quarter: 2 (familysearch.org). Derived primary source, accessed 4 Jun 2022
  7. Wiltshire, Ogbourne St George Anglican Baptism Record for Sarah Pike 3 Jul 1853. Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers: Ref: 862/5, Page: 94; Entry: 746 (ancestry.co.uk: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1916). Derived primary source, accessed 4 Feb 2016
  8. England & Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008 (Family Search). General Register Office, England and Wales , District: Hungerford; Year: 1856; Volume: 2C; Page:234; Quarter: 1 (familysearch.org). Derived primary source, accessed 6 Jun 2022
  9. 1861 England Census William Pike Household. The National Archives of The UK Dep: RG, Series: 9, Piece: 725, Folio: 89, Page: 10, Schedule: 46 (ancestry.co.uk: 1861 England Census). Primary source, accessed 4 Feb 2016
  10. Wiltshire, Ramsbury Anglican Baptism Record for Eliza Ann Pike 20 Jan 1865. Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers: Ref: 500/13, Page: 320; Entry: 2557 (ancestry.co.uk: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1916). Primary source, accessed 6 Jun 2022
  11. England & Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008 (Family Search). General Register Office, England and Wales , District: Hungerford; Year: 1865; Vol: 2C; Page: 256; Quarter 1; (familysearch.org). Derived primary source, accessed 7 Jun 2022
  12. England & Wales, Death Registration Index, 1837-2007 (Family Search). General Register Office, England and Wales , District: Hungerford; Year: 1865; Vol: 2C; Page: 181; Quarter: 1; (familysearch.org). Derived primary source, accessed 4 Feb 2016
  13. England & Wales, Death Registration Index, 1837-2007 (Family Search). General Register Office, England and Wales , District: Hungerford; Year: 1867; Vol: 2C; Page: 175; Quarter: 1 (familysearch.org). Derived primary source, accessed 4 Feb 2016
  14. Wiltshire, Ramsbury Anglican Burial Record for Sarah Pike 13 Mar 1867. Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers: Ref:500/17, Page: 145; Entry: 1156 (ancestry.co.uk: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1916). Primary source, accessed 4 Jun 2022
  15. Wiltshire, Ramsbury Anglican Baptism Record for Emma Pike 7 Jun 1867. Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers: Ref: 500/13, Page 341: Entry 2728 (ancestry.co.uk: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1916). Primary source, accessed 7 Jun 2022
  16. England & Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008 (Family Search). General Register Office, England and Wales , District: Hungerford; Year: 1867; Vol: 2C; Page: 246; Quarter: 1 (familysearch.org). Derived primary source, accessed 7 Jun 2022
  17. England & Wales, Death Registration Index, 1837-2007 (Family Search). General Register Office, England and Wales , District: Hungerford; Year: 1856; Vol: 2C; Page: 177; Quarter: 1; (familysearch.org). Derived primary source, accessed 4 Feb 2016
  18. England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (Family Search). Family Search Historical Records , (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N6QD-676 : accessed 4 February 2016), William Pike, 14 Mar 1869; citing Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England, reference p 353; FHL microfilm 1,279,421. (familysearch.org). Derived primary source, accessed 4 Feb 2016
  19. 1871 England Census William Pike Household. The National Archives of The UK Dep: RG, Series: 10, Piece: 1254, Folio: 101, Page: 32, Schedule: 157 (ancestry.co.uk: 1871 England Census). Primary source, accessed 16 Jul 2015
  20. Wiltshire, Ramsbury Anglican Marriage Record for John Pike and Ann Norris 12 Feb 1871. Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers: Ref: 500/16, Page: 54; Entry: 108 (ancestry.co.uk: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1916). Primary source, accessed 10 Jun 2022
  21. 1881 England Census John Pike Household. The National Archives of The UK Dep: RG, Series: 11, Piece: 1273, Folio: 52, Page: 3, Schedule: 15 (ancestry.co.uk: 1881 England Census). Primary source, accessed 4 Feb 2016
  22. 1891 England Census John Pike Household. The National Archives of The UK Dep: RG, Series: 12, Piece: 967, Folio: 55, Page: 22, Schedule: 136 (ancestry.co.uk: 1891 England Census). Primary source, accessed 31 Oct 2019
  23. 1901 England Census John Pike Household. The National Archives of The UK Dep: RG, Series: 13, Piece: 1123, Folio: 18, Page: 4, Schedule: 27 (ancestry.co.uk: 1901 England Census). Primary source, accessed 4 Feb 2016
  24. 1881 England Census William Pike Household. The National Archives of The UK Dep: RG, Series: 11, Piece: 1275, Folio: 83, Page: 4, Schedule: 29 (ancestry.co.uk: 1881 England Census). Primary source, accessed 16 Jul 2015
  25. Wiltshire, Ramsbury Anglican Marriage Record for Crosby Bull and Emma Pike 7 Feb 1891. Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers: Ref: 500/16, Page: 174; Entry: 348 (ancestry.co.uk: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1916). Primary source, accessed 9 Jun 2022
  26. 1891 England Census William Pike Household. The National Archives of The UK Dep: RG, Series: 12, Piece: 972, Folio: 170, Page: 17, Schedule: 125 (ancestry.co.uk: 1891 England Census). Primary source, accessed 4 Feb 2016
  27. 1901 England Census Crosby Bull Household. The National Archives of The UK Dep: RG, Series: 13, Piece: 1125, Folio: 162, Page: 14, Schedule: 116 (ancestry.co.uk: 1901 England Census). Primary source, accessed 12 Jun 2022
  28. 1901 England Census William Pike Household. The National Archives of The UK Dep: RG, Series: 13, Piece: 1125, Folio: 162, Page: 14, Schedule: 117 (ancestry.co.uk: 1901 England Census). Primary source, accessed 4 Feb 2016
  29. Statutory Death Register Entry for William Pike, 10 Feb 1904. General Register Office, England and Wales District: Hungerford; Volume: 2C; Page:186; Quarter: 1, Entry: 30 (General Register Office: deaths). Derived primary source, accessed 4 Jun 2022
  30. Wiltshire, Ramsbury Anglican Burial Record for William Pike 13 Feb 1904. Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers: Ref:500/20 , Page: 87; Entry: 694 (ancestry.co.uk: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1916). Primary source, accessed 3 Jun 2022