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I am looking for details of who Samuel Hewitt's parents were and how many brothers/sisters he had - I know already that he had two brothers - Richard and David, Richard apparently moved to Philadelphia USA. Samuel eventually married Catherine A Cox in Coventry but It would not appear that he was born in Coventry. I am also curious as to what happened to David, who he married, children etc?

Thanks,

Ben

Also he married before Catherine Cox, who was this?

Is this his birth?

Name: Samuel Hewitt
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1852
Registration district: Coventry
Inferred County: Warwickshire, West Midlands
Volume: 6d
Page: 329 (click to see others on page)

he married Catherine in 1882


Marriages Jun 1882 (>99%)

COX Catherine Ann Coventry 6d 685
HEWITT Samuel Coventry 6d 685


If you buy this certificate, it will tell you his father's name and occupation, and also whether he was single or widowed at the time of the marriage.


The certificate will cost £9.25 from GRO




sylvia

If this is the family in 1891 ............. he says he was born in Coventry


1891 Census

Name: Samuel Hewitt
Age: 38
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Catherine A Hewitt
Gender: Male
Where born: Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Civil parish: Stoke
Ecclesiastical parish: St Chad Stoke
Town: Stoke
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England

Registration district: Foleshill
Sub-registration district: Sowe

Samuel Hewitt 38 Bricklayers Labourer
Catherine A Hewitt 34 b.ca 1857, Coventry
Esther Hewitt 16 b.ca 1875, Coventry, Screw Turner
Emily M Hewitt 14 b.ca 1877, Coventry, Screw Turner
Miriam R Hewitt 11 b.ca 1880, Coventry, Scholar
Mary E Hewitt 6 b.ca 1885, Coventry, Scholar
William J Hewitt 3 b.ca 1888, Stoke, Warwickshire

Address:- Church End


Samuel also says he was born in Coventry on the 1901 Census




sylvia

He may have married in 1872

Marriages Mar 1872 (>99%)
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>>>>Arrowsmith Emma Coventry 6d 556
Burr Henry Coventry 6d 556
>>>>Hewitt Samuel Coventry 6d 556
Lucas Sarah Coventry 6d 556

??

Deaths Dec 1881 (>99%)
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HEWITT Emma 35 Coventry 6d 293


could his age be wrong?


1881 England Census
about Samuel Hewitt Name: Samuel Hewitt
Age: 38
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Emma Hewitt
Gender: Male
Where born: Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Civil parish: Coventry St Michael
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England

Street Address: 9 Court 13 St John St
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Labourer

Registration district: Coventry
Sub-registration district: St John
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 3066
Folio: 90
Page Number: 4
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel Hewitt 38
Emma Hewitt 35
Ester Hewitt 6
Emily Hewitt 4
Miriam Hewitt 1


His age is difficult to read but could be 28 not 38

Samuel was previously married to an Emma ........ this is the family in 1881, even though his age is different.

I think in fact his age is marked on the census image as 28, but it is blurred, and has been read by the transcriber as 38


1881 Census

Name: Samuel Hewitt
Age: 38
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Emma Hewitt
Gender: Male
Where born: Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Civil parish: Coventry St Michael
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England

Street Address: 9 Court 13 St John St
Condition as to marriage: Married

Occupation: Labourer

Registration district: Coventry
Sub-registration district: St John

Samuel Hewitt 38
Emma Hewitt 35 b.ca 1846, Coventry
Ester Hewitt 6 b.ca 1875, Coventry
Emily Hewitt 4 b.ca 1877, Coventry
Miriam Hewitt 1 b.ca 1880, Coventry


This is possibly Samuel and Emma's marriage ...................

Marriages Mar 1872 (>99%)

Arrowsmith Emma Coventry 6d 556
Hewitt Samuel Coventry 6d 556



Emma's death ...............

Deaths Dec 1881 (>99%)

HEWITT Emma 35 Coventry 6d 293





sylvia

snap Jax!

:-D sylvia

1861 England Census ???
about Samuel Hewitt Name: Samuel Hewitt
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Richard Hewitt
Mother's Name: Mary Ann Hewett
Gender: Male
Where born: Foleshill, Warwickshire, England

Civil parish: Foleshill
Ecclesiastical parish: St Paul
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View image

Registration district: Foleshill
Sub-registration district: Foleshill
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 57
Piece: 2197
Folio: 78
Page Number: 12
Household Members: Name Age
Richard Hewitt 31
Mary Ann Hewett 36
Samuel Hewitt 8
Solomon Hewitt 5
James Pemberton 66
Ann Pemberton 60

1871 England Census
about Samuel Herritt Name: Samuel Herritt
Age: 18
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Richard Herritt
Mother's Name: Mary Ann Herritt
Gender: Male
Where born: Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Civil parish: Coventry
Ecclesiastical parish: St John
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England
Registration district: Coventry
Sub-registration district: St John
ED, institution, or vessel: 29
Household schedule number: 84
Piece: 3177
Folio: 108
Page Number: 14
Household Members: Name Age
Richard Herritt 42
Mary Ann Herritt 45
Samuel Herritt 18
David Herritt 8
Joseph Herritt 3

I don't see any Samuel Hewitt with brothers Richard and David????


EDIT ................. good one Jax!

from the 1871 Census


Name Age
Richard Herritt 42 b.ca 1829, Foleshill, Warwickshire, Coal Dealer
Mary Ann Herritt 45 b.ca 1826, Foleshill
Samuel Herritt 18 b.ca 1853, Coventry
David Herritt 8 b.ca 1863, Coventry
Joseph Herritt 3 b.ca 1868, Coventry



It is Hewitt on the image ........ I have sent in a name change



It looks as though this could possible be a second wife ....... that is a huge gap between Samuel and David!




sylvia

from the 1861 Census

Name Age
Richard Hewitt 31 b.ca 1830, Foleshill, Coal Dealer
Mary Ann Hewett 36 b.ca 1825, Foleshill, Silk Winder
Samuel Hewitt 8 Scholar
Solomon Hewitt 5 Scholar
James Pemberton 66 b.ca 1795, Wolvey, Warwickshire, Step-Father, Frame-Work Knitter, Hose
Ann Pemberton 60 b.ca 1801, Foleshill, S Mother, Silk Winder <<<<< I think this should be Mother

Address:- Old Yard






sylvia

This looks like Richard and Mary Ann in 1851


1851 Census

Name: Richard Hewitt
Age: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1829
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary Ann Hewitt
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Foleshill, Warwickshire, England

Civil parish: Foleshill
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England

Registration district: Foleshill
Sub-registration district: Foleshill

Richard Hewitt 22 Coal Dealer
Mary Ann Hewitt 25 b.ca 1826, Foleshill, Weaver
Ambros Hewitt 7 Mo b.ca 1850, Foleshill





Both Jax and I could be very wrong with this family ............. my suggestion is that you HAVE to buy Samuel's marriage certificate (or even both of them), and determine the name of his father, and his occupation.





sylvia

1881 Census

Name: Richard Hewitt
Age: 52
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1829
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary A. Hewitt
Gender: Male
Where born: Foleshill, Warwickshire, England

Civil parish: Coventry St Michael
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England

Street Address: Cottage Conduit Yard
Condition as to marriage: Married

Occupation: Coal Dealer

Registration district: Coventry
Sub-registration district: St John

Richard Hewitt 52
Mary A. Hewitt 55 Silk Weaver
David Hewitt 19 Porter to Beer Dealer
Joseph Hewitt 13





The strange thing is that there is NO sign of the brother Richard that you mention!

????????? Richard's marriage


Marriages Mar 1849 (>99%)

Hewitt Richard Foleshill 16 407
Hiorns Mary Ann Foleshill 16 407





sylvia

from www.familysearch.org/

"England, Warwickshire Parish Registers, 1538-1900," Mary Ann Hiorns, 1849

Name: Richard Hewitt
Event: Marriage
Event Date: 19 Feb 1849
Event Place: Foleshill, Warwickshire, England
Gender: Male
Age:
Marital Status: Single
Father: James Hewitt
Mother:
Spouse: Mary Ann Hiorns
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Father: John Hiorns
Spouse's Mother:
Film Number: 559236
Digital Folder Number: 4291043
Image Number: 00123





sylvia

Hello, thanks for that hard work, I've been busy inputting it on my family tree - Gran mentioned the Hiorns Family but was not sure quite how they fitted in so I was able to work through the information and ensure the correct entries were linked, meanwhile I was given access to another Hewitt researcher's family tree and was able to add information from there (the information you gave me was not on her tree so it will help her to :-))

Thank you again!

Ben

Following on, who was Richard Hewitt's parents - Richard was born around 1829 (I believe in Coventry) and did he have any siblings?

Ben

Richard DID marry Mary Hiorns