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Family of William Killingworth Hedges and Harriet Butler

Husband: William Killingworth Hedges

  • Name:

  • William Killingworth Hedges

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • William Hedges (1787-1872)

  • Mother:

  • Mary Greenhill (c. 1792-bef1871)

  • Note (shared):

  • Tallow chandler, Streatham Hill, Streatham, Surrey (1841 census)

     

    A plaque in the church of St Mary the Virgin, Wootton-by-Woodstock, Oxfordshire, commemorates the bequest of William Killingworth Hedges Esquire, to firstly ensure the upkeep of a relative's grave, and secondly to provide assistance for the elderly in need in the parish.

    http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/oxfordshire/wootton/church6.html

  • Birth:

  • 8 Oct 1811

  • St Martins, Westminster, Middlesex

  • Baptism:

  • 5 Nov 1811 (age 0)

  • Saint Martin In The Fields, Westminster, London

  • Occupation:

  • 19 Oct 1839 (age 28)

  • -; Wax chandler, 18 Charles St, St James Sq, Westminster

  • Census (1):

  • 1841 (age 29-30)

  • Tallow chandler, Streatham Hill, Streatham, Surrey

  • Census (2):

  • 1851 (age 39-40)

  • Wine merchant, Streatham, Surrey

  • Death fact:

  • 1852 (age 40-41)

  • 1852 Dec Qtr, Wandsworth, 1d/273

  • Death:

  • 21 Oct 1852 (age 41)

  • Wandsworth, Surrey

  • Will:

  • 19 Nov 1852 (age 41)

  • Date of Probate

Wife: Harriet Butler

  • Name:

  • Harriet Butler

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Frederick Butler (1779-1848)

  • Mother:

  • Ann Cato (1789-1866)

  • Birth:

  • 1821

  • Coleman Street, City of London

  • Baptism:

  • 15 Jan 1821 (age 0)

  • Saint Stephan Coleman Street, London

  • Census (1):

  • 1861 (age 39-40)

  • Widow, Wooton Cottage, Streatham

  • Census (2):

  • 1871 (age 49-50)

  • Widow, Streatham Hill, Streatham

  • Census (3):

  • 1881 (age 59-60)

  • Widow, Wootton Lodge, Streatham Hill, Streatham

  • Census (4):

  • 1891 (age 69-70)

  • Widow, living on own means, Wootton Lodge, Streatham Hill, Streatham

Child 1: Harriet Killingworth Hedges

  • Name:

  • Harriet Killingworth Hedges

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Note:

  • HEDGES Harriet Killingworth of Trenant 10 Wilbury Road Hove Sussex spinster died 30 March 1922; Probate London 20 May to Frances Ethel Ringland widow Aileen Dora Smith (wife of Leslie Howard Smith) Thomas Cato Worsfold and Percy John Vardon solicitors. Effects £60493 7s. 7d.

  • Birth:

  • 16 Nov 1841

  • St James, Middlesex

  • Baptism:

  • 18 Dec 1841 (age 0)

  • St James, Westminster, Middlesex

  • Birth fact:

  • 1841 (age 0)

  • 1841 Dec Qtr, St James Westminster, 1/111

  • Census (1):

  • 1871 (age 29-30)

  • Living with mother

  • Census (2):

  • 1881 (age 39-40)

  • Living with mother

  • Census (3):

  • 1891 (age 49-50)

  • Living with mother

  • Death:

  • 30 Mar 1922 (age 80)

  • Hove, Sussex

Child 2: Killingworth William Hedges

  • Name:

  • Killingworth William Hedges

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Note 1:

  • Probably the most famous son was Killingworth William Hedges 1850 - 1945 son of William Killingworth Hedges and Harriet Butler. He invented a bicycle in 1865, but was most famous for his work as an electrical engineer. He introduced electric lighting for dock work, was consulted regarding the

    lighting of St. Paul's Cathedral in 1899 and was responsible for the improvement and installation of lightening conductors amongst many other things.

    Message from Sue Hedges on Rootsweb: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/HEDGES-UK/2004-02/1077559726

  • Note 2:

  • HEDGES Killingworth William of 10 Cranley Place South Kensington London died 20 January 1945. Probate Llandudno 16 June to Clifford James Price solicitor Thomas George Rawlins chartered accountant and Alwyne Laybourne Trundle retired major H.M. army. Effects £483082 4s. 3d.

  • Birth:

  • 1850

  • Streatham, Surrey

  • Birth fact:

  • 1850 (age 0)

  • 1850 Dec Qtr, Wandsworth, 4/602

  • Census (1):

  • 1851 (age 0-1)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1871 (age 20-21)

  • Student, living with mother

  • Census (3):

  • 1881 (age 30-31)

  • Civil engineer, living with mother, unmarried

  • Census (4):

  • 1891 (age 40-41)

  • Civil servant, 6 Storeys Gate, Westminster (unmarried)

  • Death fact:

  • 1945 (age 94-95)

  • 1945 Mar Qtr, Kensington, 1a/107 (aged 94)

  • Death:

  • 20 Jan 1945 (age 94-95)

  • 10 Cranley Place, South Kensington, Middlesex

Note on Husband: William Killingworth Hedges - shared note

Tallow chandler, Streatham Hill, Streatham, Surrey (1841 census)

 

A plaque in the church of St Mary the Virgin, Wootton-by-Woodstock, Oxfordshire, commemorates the bequest of William Killingworth Hedges Esquire, to firstly ensure the upkeep of a relative's grave, and secondly to provide assistance for the elderly in need in the parish.

http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/oxfordshire/wootton/church6.html

Note on Child 1: Harriet Killingworth Hedges

HEDGES Harriet Killingworth of Trenant 10 Wilbury Road Hove Sussex spinster died 30 March 1922; Probate London 20 May to Frances Ethel Ringland widow Aileen Dora Smith (wife of Leslie Howard Smith) Thomas Cato Worsfold and Percy John Vardon solicitors. Effects £60493 7s. 7d.

Note on Child 2: Killingworth William Hedges (1)

Probably the most famous son was Killingworth William Hedges 1850 - 1945 son of William Killingworth Hedges and Harriet Butler. He invented a bicycle in 1865, but was most famous for his work as an electrical engineer. He introduced electric lighting for dock work, was consulted regarding the

lighting of St. Paul's Cathedral in 1899 and was responsible for the improvement and installation of lightening conductors amongst many other things.

Message from Sue Hedges on Rootsweb: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/HEDGES-UK/2004-02/1077559726

Note on Child 2: Killingworth William Hedges (2)

HEDGES Killingworth William of 10 Cranley Place South Kensington London died 20 January 1945. Probate Llandudno 16 June to Clifford James Price solicitor Thomas George Rawlins chartered accountant and Alwyne Laybourne Trundle retired major H.M. army. Effects £483082 4s. 3d.