Family of Robert Hales and Sophia Sturman

Husband: Robert Hales

  • Name:

  • Robert Hales

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Note:

  • HALES Robert, 10 April 1889. The Will of Robert Hales late of Bunwell in the County of Norfolk Carpenter who died 11 January 1889 at Bunwell was proved at Norwich by Elizabeth Hales of Bunwell Widow the sole Executrix. Personal Estate £15.

  • Birth:

  • c. 1810

  • Saint Peter, Forncett, Norfolk

  • Census (1):

  • 1841 (age 30-31)

  • Carpenter, Cordwell, Bunwell, Norfolk (Hailes)

  • Census (2):

  • 1851 (age 40-41)

  • Carpenter, Little Green, Bunwell, Norfolk

  • Census (3):

  • 1861 (age 50-51)

  • Carpenter journeyman, Little Green, Bunwell

  • Census (4):

  • 1871 (age 60-61)

  • Carpenter, Little Green, Bunwell, Norfolk (married, wife absent)

  • Death fact (1):

  • 1878 (age 67-68)

  • 1878 Jun Qtr, Depwade, 4b/143 (aged 69) - wrong person!!!

  • Census (5):

  • 1881 (age 70-71)

  • Carpenter, Bunwell, Norfolk (widower)

  • Death fact (2):

  • 1889 (age 78-79)

  • 1889 Mar Qtr, Depwade, 4b/173 (aged 82)

  • Death:

  • 11 Jan 1889 (age 78-79)

  • Bunwell, Norfolk

  • Burial:

  • 16 Jan 1889

  • Bunwell, Norfolk

Wife: Sophia Sturman

  • Name:

  • Sophia Sturman

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • c. 1813

  • Bunwell, Norfolk

  • Census (1):

  • 1841 (age 27-28)

  • Wife in household

  • Census (2):

  • 1861 (age 47-48)

  • Wife in household

  • Census (3):

  • 1871 (age 57-58)

  • Carpenter's wife, Great Green, Bunwell (husband absent)

  • Death fact:

  • 1876 (age 62-63)

  • 1876 Mar Qtr, Depwade, 4b/164 (aged 68)

  • Death:

  • 17 Feb 1876 (age 62-63)

  • Depwade, Norfolk

Child 1: Miles Hales

  • Name:

  • Miles Hales

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Note:

  • Source of birth information: Register of Births of the Carleton Rode Particular Baptist Chapel. Named in the entry as Miles Hales otherwise Sturman.

  • Birth:

  • 11 May 1828

  • Bunwell, Norfolk

  • Census (1):

  • 1841 (age 12-13)

  • Servant, Bunwell Norfolk (Miles Sturman)

  • Census (2):

  • 1851 (age 22-23)

  • Living with parents

  • Death fact:

  • 1856 (age 27-28)

  • 1856 Mar Q, St Olave Southwark, 1d/28

  • Death:

  • 1856 (age 27-28)

  • St Olave, Southwark, Surrey

Child 2: Robert Hales

Child 3: James Hales

  • Name:

  • James Hales

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 28 Nov 1832

  • Bunwell, Norfolk

  • Census (1):

  • 1841 (age 8-9)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1871 (age 38-39)

  • Carpenter, living with mother

  • Death:

  • 18 Feb 1883 (age 50)

  • Bunwell, Norfolk

Child 4: Dennis Hales

  • Name:

  • Dennis Hales

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Patience Eliza Marshall (1858-1928)

  • Children:

  • Lillie Hales (1884-1948)

  •  

  • Melinda Hales (1886-1969)

  •  

  • Kate Honor Hales (1890-1940)

  •  

  • Gladys Etta Louisa Hales (1892-1981)

  •  

  • Edward Miles Hales (1898- )

  • Birth:

  • 28 Nov 1833

  • Bunwell, Norfolk

  • Census (1):

  • 1841 (age 7-8)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1851 (age 17-18)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (3):

  • 1861 (age 27-28)

  • Basket maker, Little Green, Bunwell (lodger, unmarried)

  • Fact 1:

  • 4 Jan 1865 (age 31)

  • Tried for larceny at Norfolk Quarter Sessions - Not guilty

  • Census (4):

  • 1871 (age 37-38)

  • Basket maker, living with father, unmarried

  • Census (5):

  • 1881 (age 47-48)

  • Basket maker, Forncett St Peter, Norfolk (unmarried, living alone)

  • Census (6):

  • 1891 (age 57-58)

  • Basket maker, Tabernacle Lane, Forncett St Peter, Norfolk (blind from childhood)

  • Census (7):

  • 1901 (age 67-68)

  • Basket maker, Low Common, Bunwell, Norfolk

  • Death fact:

  • 1903 (age 69-70)

  • 1903 Jun Qtr, Depwade, 4b/143 (aged 69)

  • Death:

  • 1903 (age 69-70)

  • Depwade, Norfolk

Child 5: Anna Hales

  • Name:

  • Anna Hales

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Edward Dermott (1841- )

  • Birth:

  • 12 Sep 1835

  • Bunwell, Norfolk

  • Census (1):

  • 1841 (age 5-6)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1871 (age 35-36)

  • Wife in household

  • Death fact:

  • 1876 (age 40-41)

  • 1876 Mar Q, Depwade, 4b/164 (aged 39)

  • Death:

  • 1876 (age 40-41)

  • Depwade, Norfolk

Child 6: Marian Hales

  • Name:

  • Marian Hales

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • William Cowell (c. 1842- )

  • Birth:

  • 27 Feb 1837

  • Bunwell, Norfolk

  • Census (1):

  • 1841 (age 3-4)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1871 (age 33-34)

  • Wife in household

  • Census (3):

  • 1881 (age 43-44)

  • Wife in household

  • Census (4):

  • 1911 (age 73-74)

  • Wife in household (married 41 years, 2 children, 2 living)

  • Death fact:

  • 1919 (age 81-82)

  • 1919 Mar Q, Wandsworth, 1d/767 (aged 81)

  • Death:

  • 1919 (age 81-82)

  • Wandsworth, Surrey

Child 7: William Hales

  • Name:

  • William Hales

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Elizabeth Smith (c. 1842-1923)

  • Children:

  • William Hales (1860-1935)

  •  

  • James Hales (1862-1933)

  •  

  • Mary Annie Hales (1863-1957)

  •  

  • Elizabeth Hales (1865-1951)

  •  

  • Ellen Hales (1869-1948)

  •  

  • Maria Hales (1873-1966)

  •  

  • Ethel Esther Hales (1876-1956)

  • Note:

  • HALES William, 13 April 1885. The Will of William Hales late of Bunwell in the County of Norfolk Farmer and Innkeeper who died 14 February 1885 at Bunwell was proved at Norwich by Elizabeth Hales Widow the Relict and William Hales Carpenter and James Hales Bricklayer the Sons all of Bunwell the Executors. Personal Estate £162 19s. 6d.

  • Birth:

  • c. 1839

  • Bunwell, Norfolk

  • Census (1):

  • 1841 (age 1-2)

  • Living with parents (aged 2)

  • Census (2):

  • 1851 (age 11-12)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (3):

  • 1861 (age 21-22)

  • Carpenter, Turnpike, Bunwell

  • Census (4):

  • 1871 (age 31-32)

  • Carpenter, By Wood, Bunwell, Norfolk

  • Census (5):

  • 1881 (age 41-42)

  • Publican (beer house only), The Prince of Wales, Bunwell

  • Death fact:

  • 1885 (age 45-46)

  • 1885 Mar Qtr, Depwade, 4b/200 (aged 46)

  • Death:

  • 14 Feb 1885 (age 45-46)

  • Bunwell, Norfolk

Child 8: Sarah Hales

  • Name:

  • Sarah Hales

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 3 Sep 1840

  • Bunwell, Norfolk

  • Birth fact:

  • 1840 (age 0)

  • 1840 Sep Q, Depwade, 13/31

  • Census (1):

  • 1841 (age 0-1)

  • Living with parents (aged 8 months)

  • Census (2):

  • 1851 (age 10-11)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (3):

  • 1861 (age 20-21)

  • Servant, Lakenham, Norwich

Additional Information

  • Birth fact:

  • Mother's maiden name = Sturman

Child 9: Eliza Louisa Hales

  • Name:

  • Eliza Louisa Hales

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • George Ridley (c. 1844-1902)

  • Note:

  • RIDLEY Eliza Louisa of Bunwell Norfolk widow died 23 February 1916. Probate Norwich 26 April to Ellen Watson widow. Effects £961 10s.

  • Birth:

  • 27 Jan 1842

  • Bunwell, Norfolk

  • Birth fact:

  • 1842 (age 0)

  • 1842 Mar Q, Depwade, 13/38

  • Baptism:

  • 15 Jul 1849 (age 7)

  • Bunwell, Norfolk

  • Census (1):

  • 1851 (age 8-9)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1861 (age 18-19)

  • Visiting brother, William Hales

  • Census (3):

  • 1891 (age 48-49)

  • Wife in household

  • Census (4):

  • 1901 (age 58-59)

  • Wife in household

  • Census (5):

  • 1911 (age 68-69)

  • Turnpike Road, Bunwell, Norfolk (widow)

  • Death:

  • 23 Feb 1916 (age 74)

  • Bunwell, Norfolk

Child 10: Sophia Hales

  • Name:

  • Sophia Hales

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 27 Jan 1845

  • Bunwell, Norfolk

  • Birth fact:

  • 1845 (age 0)

  • 1845 Mar Qtr, Depwade, 13/36

  • Baptism:

  • 15 Jul 1849 (age 4)

  • Bunwell, Norfolk

  • Census (1):

  • 1851 (age 5-6)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1871 (age 25-26)

  • Servant (cook), 36 Princes Gate, Knightsbridge, Westminster (unmarried)

Child 11: Ellen Hales

  • Name:

  • Ellen Hales

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Frederick William Watson (1849-1910)

  • Birth:

  • 14 May 1847

  • Bunwell, Norfolk

  • Birth fact:

  • 1847 (age 0)

  • 1847 Jun Qtr, Depwade, 13/56

  • Census (1):

  • 1851 (age 3-4)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1861 (age 13-14)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (3):

  • 1871 (age 23-24)

  • Wife in household

  • Census (4):

  • 1911 (age 63-64)

  • Shopkeeper (newsagent), 19 Milner Street, Chelsea, Middlesex (widow)

  • Death fact:

  • 1926 (age 78-79)

  • 1926 Mar Q, Depwade, 4b/273 (aged 79)

  • Death:

  • 1926 (age 78-79)

  • Depwade, Norfolk

Child 12: Edward Hales

  • Name:

  • Edward Hales

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Ellen Stubbs (1852-1912)

  • Children:

  • George Hales (1872- )

  •  

  • Marian Hales (1874-1952)

  •  

  • Ellen Mary Hales (1886- )

  •  

  • Edith Sophia Hales (1888- )

  •  

  • Albert Edward Hales (1891- )

  • Birth:

  • 21 May 1849

  • Bunwell, Norfolk

  • Baptism:

  • 15 Jul 1849 (age 0)

  • Bunwell, Norfolk

  • Birth fact:

  • 1849 (age 0)

  • 1849 Jun Q, Depwade, 13/42

  • Census (1):

  • 1851 (age 1-2)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1861 (age 11-12)

  • Agricultural labourer, living with parents

  • Census (3):

  • 1881 (age 31-32)

  • Joiner, 101 Penton Place, Newington, Surrey

  • Occupation (1):

  • 31 May 1885 (age 36)

  • Carpenter, 15 Cherry Garden Street, Bermondsey (son George's baptism)

  • Occupation (2):

  • 25 Jul 1886 (age 37)

  • Carpenter, 48 Mackie Road, Bermondsey (daughter Ellen's baptism)

  • Census (4):

  • 1891 (age 41-42)

  • Joiner, 42 Woodland Street, Dalston, Hackney, Middlesex (Frederick Hales)

  • Occupation (3):

  • 29 Nov 1891 (age 42)

  • Carpenter, 67 Ridley Road, Dalston (son Albert's baptism)

Child 13: Samuel Hales

  • Name:

  • Samuel Hales

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 1851

  • Bunwell, Norfolk

  • Birth fact:

  • 1851 (age 0)

  • 1851 Mar Q, Depwade, 13/44

  • Census (1):

  • 1851 (age 0)

  • Living with parents (aged 1 month)

  • Census (2):

  • 1861 (age 9-10)

  • Living with parents

Note on Husband: Robert Hales

HALES Robert, 10 April 1889. The Will of Robert Hales late of Bunwell in the County of Norfolk Carpenter who died 11 January 1889 at Bunwell was proved at Norwich by Elizabeth Hales of Bunwell Widow the sole Executrix. Personal Estate £15.

Note on Child 1: Miles Hales

Source of birth information: Register of Births of the Carleton Rode Particular Baptist Chapel. Named in the entry as Miles Hales otherwise Sturman.

Note on Child 7: William Hales

HALES William, 13 April 1885. The Will of William Hales late of Bunwell in the County of Norfolk Farmer and Innkeeper who died 14 February 1885 at Bunwell was proved at Norwich by Elizabeth Hales Widow the Relict and William Hales Carpenter and James Hales Bricklayer the Sons all of Bunwell the Executors. Personal Estate £162 19s. 6d.

Note on Child 9: Eliza Louisa Hales

RIDLEY Eliza Louisa of Bunwell Norfolk widow died 23 February 1916. Probate Norwich 26 April to Ellen Watson widow. Effects £961 10s.