Harriet (Markwell) Highams (1855 - 1937)

Born 1855 in Blything, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of George Philip Highams — married 1887 in Marylebone, London, England, united Kingdom

Died 12 Jan 1937 at about age 82 in Cobham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Harriet was born in 1855^[1] She was the daughter of William Markwell Ann Hurren. She was living with her parents and siblings at Upper York Street, St Marylebone, London, England and she was attending school in 1861^[2] She was a servant living with the Tomkinson family in Marylebone, London, England and she was working as a Kitchen Maid in 1871^[3] She was a servant living with the Speed family at Devonshire Place, Marylebone, London, England and she was working as a housemaid in 1881^[4] She married George Hihams in Marylebone, London, England in 1887^[5]She passed away in 1937^[6] She is buried at Cobham Cemetery^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26G2-C49 : 1 October 2014), Harriet Ann Markwell, 1855; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Blything, Suffolk, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7GY-4KM : 10 December 2017), Harriat Markwell in household of William Markwell, St Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRJ9-8FV : 9 December 2017), Harriet Markwell in entry for Harriet Sophia Tomkinson, 1871.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK65-GBX7 : 10 December 2017), Harriet Markwell in household of William Speed, St Marylebone, London,Middlesex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 18, Piece/Folio 139/80, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,344.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DYJ-JMT : 22 May 2014), Barriett Markwell, 1887; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1887, quarter 1, vol. 1A, p. 884, Marylebone, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVHL-FGM5 : 4 September 2014), Harriett A Highams, 1937; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Surrey North Eastern, Surrey, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
7. ↑ "Monumental records. England and Wales. Cobham Cemetery, Cobham, Surrey. 12 January 1937(b. 1855). Markham, Harriet. Visitor Steph Meredith : visited 20 October 2018.