Hannah France (1757 - 1830)

Born 1757 in Highfield, Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of William Sykes — married 19 May 1777 in St Peter, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died 1830 at about age 73 in Slaithwaite Hall, Yorkshire, England

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Biography

Hannah was born at Highfield, Slaithwaite and baptised^[1] at St James, Slaithwaite, Yorkshire in 1757. She was the daughter of Joshua France and Rebecca Wrigley. Yet another woman in this branch of our family with a surname of French origin. Hannah was married to William Sykes, a Cloth Dresser in 1777 at Slaithwaite^[2] and they had five children, three sons followed by two daughters, the last being born in 1790. Hannah died at Slaithwaite Hall in 1830 and was buried at St James, Slaithwaite^[3].

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLBH-V3F : 3 February 2023), Hannah France, 1757
2. ↑ Marriage: "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5VH-C7F : 13 March 2020), Hannah France in entry for William Sykes, 1777
3. ↑ Burial: "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JZS1-2NP : Wed Nov 22 12:25:01 UTC 2023), Entry for Hannah Sykes, 4 Sep 1830