GEORGE HERRICK (1815-1890)
George HERRICK was baptised at Westborough-cum-Doddington in Lincolnshire on 17th September 1815. He was the youngest son of Thomas HERRICK and Hannah CLIFTON who had married at West Allington on 6th August 1804.
On 15th May 1837 George married Elizabeth FOSTER in Loughborough in Leicestershire. Elizabeth was born in Bradmore in Nottinghamshire and was baptised at nearby Bunny on 30th October 1814 where her parents, Isaac FOSTER and Jane WILLIAMSON, had married on 15th June 1812.
Their first child, a daughter called Jane, was baptised in Bunny that same year but was buried there on 14th June 1838 having died at their home in Loughborough.
George was an railway engine driver and as such moved around the country. Their next two daughters were born in Nottingham - Jane in 1839 and Emma in 1841. At the time of the 1841 Census they are living in Nottingham at the back of Melville Terrace. Also living with them was a three year old child, John who was the son of George's brother, Thomas.
On 22nd November 1832 Thomas had married Ann BROWN at Plumtree in Nottinghamshire and she was the mother of Thomas's eldest children; Mary, William and John. Mary and William were born in nearby Cotgrave where another brother, John , had married Ann CHAPMAN on 24th November 1827.
Thomas's wife, Ann, died in 1838 and on 30th May 1839 married Selina THORPE from Rutland at St Mary's church in Nottingham. At the time of the 1841 census the family were living in Sawley in Derbyshire although Thomas was not at home that night.
By 1843 George's family had also moved to Derby and It was here that their eldest sons were born - George in 1843 and Frederick in 1844.
Both families moved to Lincoln. George and Elizabeth had their next daughter, Hannah Eliza (known as Eliza), in 1847 and a son, John William (known as Peter), was born in 1850. By 1851 Thomas's family were living nearby at 7 Wragley Road in the parish of St Peter in Eastgate. George's family were living at 118 High Street in the Lincoln parish of St Peter at Gowt. It was here that their son, Henry, was born on 9th October that year.
The closeness of the two families was made even stronger in 1858 when George's oldest daughter, Jane, married her cousin, Thomas's oldest son, William and three years later they were living in Queen Street with their two children.
By 1861 their family was complete with the addition of Robert born around 1855 and Louisa in 1858. By now the family had moved into the parish of St Botolph and were living at 430 High Street. Their daughter Emma had married on 17th May 1860 to Joseph CARROTT from Claypool in a ceremony witnessed by her cousins William and Mary. By now they were living nearby at South Bar Court with their baby son, George.
William HERRICK was also one of the witnesses on Christmas Day 1861 when his cousin George HERRICK Jnr, an engine driver like his father, married Rebecca BOOTH in St Botolph's church.
The close links between George and the family of his brother, Thomas, continued even after Thomas's death in 1864. When Thomas's daughter, Mary, married Joseph CHEESEMAN on 14th January 1866 she did so from George's home and it was he and his daughter, Eliza, who witnessed the marriage.
Perhaps it was in 1868 that the clergy at St Botolph's church caught up with the HERRICK family! On 11th November 1868 George's daughter, Louisa was baptised at 11 years of age. Her four year old nephew, Peter Robinson HERRICK (the son of her sister Eliza) was baptised on the same day. Two weeks later saw the baptisms of some of her older siblings - Jane, Emma, Eliza, Peter and Robert.
A further link between the two families was created in 1870 when Eliza married her cousin, John, and in 1871 they were living just two doors away from her parents and three of their younger children who were still living at 430 High Street. Jane and William were living in nearby Spencer Street with their two children. Peter had recently married Mary Ann WILKINSON and they were living in the home of her father Charles who was a stone mason and licenced victualler. George Jnr and Rebecca were living at 27 Mill Lane with four children - including their baby daughter Elizabeth who was just a month old.
Nearby Selina HERRICK, the widow of George's brother Thomas was living in St Swithins with four of her (now grown-up) children. She and her daughter worked as laundresses while three of her sons worked as labourers in the foundry.
On 18th March 1872 son Henry, by now a boiler maker, married Mary Ann Elizabeth HICKINGBOTHAM in the Independant Chapel at St Botolph. Mary Ann had been baptised at Potterhanworth on 11th September 1853 and was the eldest daughter of James HICKINGBOTHAM and his wife, Mary ROOK. The marriage was witnessed by Mary Ann's brother, George and Henry's sister, Eliza. Henry and Mary Ann settled on Newark Road in Bracebridge close to her parents and younger sister.
By 1881 the family seem to be well settled. Robert was still living at home with his parents - as was their daughter, Louisa, who was now married to Henry WILSON from Brigg. The rest of the family were nearly all close by in St Botolph. Frederick lived just a few doors away with his wife, Sarah, and their three children. Further down the High Street lived Peter, Mary Ann and their three children and also Jane, William and children. George Jnr and Rebecca were living on Alfred Street with six children.
Selina was still living in St Swithin with two of her sons. Her son John and Eliza were living on Spencer Street in St Botolph - just a few doors away from her daughter Mary CHEESEMAN whose family now included seven children.
A little further away, in Bracebridge, were Henry and Mary Ann with three children; Eliza Frances (known as Frances) (7), Mary Alice (6) and Louisa Ann (3). By this time they had already had seven children but four of these had died as infants. Much further away, in Ormsby in Middlesborough, was Emma CARROTT with her husband and two sons.
Elizabeth HERRICK died in 1884 and George followed her on the 21st May 1890.
By the following year Robert had finally married and he and his wife, Millicine, were living at 9 Gaunt Street with their two young daughters. Further down that street lived his sister, Louisa WILSON and her husband. Peter and Mary Ann lived at 18 Spencer Street with their four children and just opposite Eliza and John. Henry and Mary Ann had by now moved onto the High Street in Bracebridge following the death on Mary Ann's father, James, the previous year. Their household was now quite large and included Mary Ann's mother as well as seven of their children.
Jane and William were living in the first house on the High Street where William was working as a pork butcher. Their son, John William was now married to Mary BROWN and lived at 9 Craven Street next door to his uncle George HERRICK Jnr, Rebecca and five children. Other cousins were living close by...
Henry HERRICK was born on 9th October 1851 at 118 High Street in the parish of St Peter at Gowts in Lincoln. He was the son of George HERRICK, an engine driver, and Elizabeth FOSTER who had married on15th May 1837 in Loughborough in Leicestershire.
By 1861 had moved 'down the road' to 430 High Street which fell in the parish of St Botolph. Two of Henry's older sisters had married but the rest of the family were all living at home.
Henry became a boiler maker. On 18th March 1872 he married Mary Ann Elizabeth HICKINGBOTHAM in the Independant Chapel at St Botolph. Mary Ann had been baptised at Potterhanworth on 11th September 1853 and was the eldest daughter of James HICKINGBOTHAM and his wife, Mary ROOK, who had married in Washingborough 17th April 1851 but now lived at Bracebridge. Henry's marriage was witnessed by his sister, Eliza, and Mary Ann's brother, George. Henry and Mary Ann settled in Newark Road in Bracebridge close to her parents and younger sister.
The couple began to build their family without delay as their first child, George Henry, was born and sadly buried within the year. On 7th April 1873 their first daughter, Eliza Frances, was born and on 14th March 1875 their daughter, Mary Alice was baptised in Bracebridge church.
Their next daughter, Rosina, was born the following year but lived only five months. Louisa Ann was baptised 16th October 1877 but their next two daughters, Rachel and Rose, both died in infancy.
By 1881 the household on Newark Road consisted of Henry and Mary Ann with three children; Eliza Frances (known as Frances) (7), Mary Alice (6) and Louisa Ann (3). On the 2nd October that year their next daughter, Betsy Amelia, was baptised.
Their next son, John William, died in infancy but Alfred, born in 1884, fared better. The next two children, Amy and George, both died before reaching two years of age.
Rebecca was born in 1887 followed by James William in 1889 and George Henry in 1891. By the time of the census the family had moved to a house on the High Street where they lived with Mary Ann's (now widowed) mother. At that point the family had seven children living at home - Eliza having already left the household.
Rebecca died and was buried in Bracebridge on 3rd December 1892. It is possible that Henry and Mary Ann had several more children after this date. Certainly a son, John Frederick was born around 1898.
On 6th September 1897 Eliza married Ernest Alfred KILLNER in Bracebridge church witnessed by Eliza's father, Henry, and her sister, Mary Alice. Ernest had been born 26th December 1872 in Southwater, Sussex - the son of William KILLNER and Sarah HOLLAND who had married in Southwater Church on 22nd September 1860. Their first child, Florence Mabel, was born on 5th December 1897.
Henry's daughter, Louisa, was the next to marry. On 30th March 1899 she married her cousin, George Homer CARROTT, from Ormesby in Middlesborough. George was the son of Henry's sister, Emma, and her husband, Joseph. The marriage took place in Bracebridge and was witnessed by Henry and Mary Alice.
The following year Henry's two remaining daughters married in Bracebridge. On 16th April 1900 Mary Alice married Frederick DAWSON witnessed by Henry and her younger sister, Betsy Amelia. Betsy herself married on 10th September 1900 to the bricklayer, John Henry SNOWDON.
By 1903 Eliza and Ernest KILLNER had moved to Shugborough Hall near Milford in Staffordshire where Ernest was a gentleman's servant to the Anson family. Their son, John Henry Ernest had been born at her parents' house in Bracebridge on 4th January but when Eliza registered the birth in Lincoln a month later she gave her address as The Lodge at Shugborough. It could be that 'Ernie' had been born on a visit. The family must have been happy in Staffordshire as their next three children, Charles Francis, Alice Sarah and Louisa Ellen were also born there.
Henry's mother-in-law, Mary HICKINGBOTHAM died on 15th December 1909 She was still living with the family at 263 High Street and Henry he was the informant.
During the First World War their youngest(?) son, John Frederick, served in the 8th Bn of the Lincolnshire Regiment. He was killed on Friday, 20th April 1917 when only 19 years old and is remembered on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais in France.
Henry died of stomach cancer 1st May 1920 when 68 years old. With him was his son-in-law John Henry SNOWDON, Betsy's husband. It is likely that they had come to visit him as John gives his address as 112 Martin(?) Road, Middlesborough. This suggests that two of Henry's daughters settled in that part of the world. Mary Ann died 7th June 1938 when she was 84 years old.
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