Matilda
Hawkins
Born before in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Stephen Chapman (Silcock) Silcox
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
William Luther Silcox
Died before
at about age 72
in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
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Biography
Matilda Hawkins was born in England.
Matilda Hawkins was born in Wiltshire, England.
Matilda Hawkins was baptised on 2 August 1818 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire as the daughter of John and Harriot Hawkins. It is stated that they live in Trowbridge and father John is a shearman.[1]
In 1841 she is registered as Matilda Hawkins, aged 20, born in the County of Wiltshire, living in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, with her father John Hawkins (40 cloth worker), her mother Harriet (40) and siblings Gideon (11), Norman (10)and Harriet (7).[2]
On 30 August 1846 she married William Luther Silcox in the Parish Church of Bradford, Wiltshire. It is stated that they are of full age, he a bachelor, carpenter living in Church Street, Bradford and she a spinster, dress-maker living in New Town, Bradford. Fathers are Stephen Silcox, gentleman and John Hawkins, cloth-dresser. Witnesses were John and Ellen Gibbs.[3] They had the following children:
- 1847 James Henry
- 1849 Stephen Frederick
- 1850 Albert
- 1852 John Sydney
- 1853 Alice Matilda
- 1854 Frank George
- 1856 Arthur
- 1857 William Luther
- 1859 Amy Harriet
- 1861 Harriet Matilda
In 1851 she is registered as Matilda Silcox, wife, married, aged 32, born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, living in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, with her husband Stephen Silcox (41 victualler) and their children Henry (3), Frederick (2), Albert (6 months), visitor Harriet Hawkins (18), servant Sarah Townsend (16) and lodger Jospeh Spender (51).[4]
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In 1871..
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She died Jul-Sep 1890 at the age of 72 and was buried on 27 September 1890.[5]
Research notes
Sources
- ↑ Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Reference Number: 608/10
- ↑ Census 1841
- ↑ Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Reference Number: 883/21
- ↑ Census 1851
- ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
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