Margaret Louisa (Carroll) Hatton (1842 - 1916)

Born 8 Feb 1842 in Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Charles Frederick Hatton — married 6 Jul 1859 in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

Died 1916 at about age 73 in Chatham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Margaret was born in Feb 1842 in Dover, Kent. She was the daughter of Michael Carroll and Bridget Henry.

She was baptised at St Paul's Catholic church, Dover in February. Her godparents were John McCormick, almost certainly her father's fellow solider in the 2nd Rifle Brigade, and Margaret Dwyer (I think they wrote Dwyer instead of Wyer - her aunt.)

Her father was pensioned in August 1846, but he returned to Guernsey where he'd been stationed. In 1848 they went to her parents' native Ireland.

She came to Western Australia with her parents on the Pyrenees, arriving on 28 June 1851.^[1]

Margaret married Charles Frederick Hatton on 6 July 1859 at St Patrick's Catholic church in Fremantle. He was a clerk in the Royal Engineers, and her father was a pensioner at North Fremantle. The witnesses were Mary Walsh and Colin Matheson (Royal Engineers).

They had William Andrews Hatton in April 1860 in Fremantle. He was baptised twice on the same day in May at St Patricks Catholic church and St John's Anglican in Fremantle. The godparents at the Catholic ceremony were Alice Ryan and William Andrews.

Her mother died in Dec 1860 and her father left West Australia for South Australia in April 1861.

Charles Frederick Hatton was born in Feb 1862 in Fremantle and only baptised at St Johns (possibly because the rift said to have happened with the Catholic priest over Bridget's burial?)

The couple departed Western Australia with their two children on the Lincelles on 27 April 1862, returning to England.

Lydia Jane was born in Brompton in 1864 and baptised at the Garrison church.

William died in early 1865, the death registered in the first quarter in Medway, Kent. The burial index shows him as William HUTTON, buried on the 5th February at t Mary Magdalene, Gilingham, Kent.

John Henri Hatton was born in Brompton in 1867 and baptised at the Garrison church.

Charles was stationed at Chatham, Kent in the 1871 British army index.

Charles Junior joined the Royal Engineers in April 1876. Charles Snr was pensioned in Feb 1877. His next of Kin, Margaret is at 14 Cassload (not sure of that) Rd, South Hackney.

John died in March 1877 at Hackney and was buried on the 30th March at Grange Road Cemetery, Gillingham, Kent.

The 1881 census has Margaret, Charles, and Lydia in Hackney. Charles Jnr was stationed at Gillingham. Charles Snr died in Nov and was buried at Grange Rd cemetery, Gillingham.

Charles Jnr married in 1888.

Margaret and Lydia are still in Hackney on the 1891 census. Charles Jnr is at Chatham. He went to Nova Scotia in 1892.

In 1901 Margaret and Lydia are in Gillingham, Kent. Lydia married George Smart later that year.

Charles Jnr was discharged in 1902. Lydia died in 1903 and was buried at Grange Rd cemetery, Gillingham. Charles Jnr died in 1909 and was also buried at Grange road.

Margaret was still in Gilingham in 1911. Her daugher-in-law was also in Gillingham but not at the same address.

She died in 1916 at the workhouse infirmary at Chatham.

Sources

1. ↑ https://enrolledpensionerforcewa.org.au/epf-profiles/c/carroll-michael-rifle-brigade-2nd-battalion/

Catholic baptism, St Paul's Dover Marriage certificate 1314/1859 Fremantle Church record for marriage, St Patricks FRE 52 birth index Western Australia, and baptisms Newspaper articles UK census Burial index

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