Harriet (Smith) Peters (1829 - 1866)

Born 1829 in Dursley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of John Peters — married 21 Jun 1859 in Upper Beeding, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Died 1866 at about age 37 in Steyning, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Harriet Smith was born in 1829 in Dursley, Gloucestershire, England to William Smith and Elizabeth (Smith) Smith - she was christened on 2 Jul 1829 at St James in Dursley.^[1]

In 1841 Harriet Smith (age 12) lived at Hunger Hill in Dursley with her father William (60-64, Pensioner) and three siblings: Mary (14), Sidney (8), and Eliza (3).^[2]

In 1851 Harriet Smith (age 22, House Servant) lived at Parsonage Street in Dursley in the household of her employer Edmond Goodrich.^[3]

Harriet Smith (age 30, Spinster, Servant, daughter of William Smith, Soldier) and John Peters (age 25, Bachelor, Labourer, son of Philip Peters, Labourer) were married on 21 Jun 1859 at St Peter's in Upper Beeding - the witnesses were Daniel Peters & Mary Ann Smith.^[4] The marriage was registered in Steyning, Sussex in the second quarter of the year.^[5]

Harriet and John had four children:

1. Harriet Eliza Peters (1860-)
2. John Peters (1862-1863/5)
3. William Peters (1864-1866)
4. Clara Peters (1865-)

In 1861 Harriot Peters (age 32) lived at High Street in Upper Beeding with her husband John (27, Groom & Gardener) and daughter Harriot (8 months).^[6]

Harriet Peters passed away in 1866, aged 37 years. Her death was registered in Steyning in the last quarter of the year.^[7] She was buried at St Andrew's Church in Steyning on 22 Oct 1866.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Gloucestershire : Dursley : St James : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5dc43f66f493fd54b274d58a : viewed 16 May 2021) baptism Harriet Smith 02 Jul 1829
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7M3-7BF : 24 May 2019), Harriet Smith in household of William Smith, Dursley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. [additional details from the same record on findmypast (paid account needed): https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC/1841/0001458011]
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGK2-BLS : 9 November 2019), Harriet Smith in household of Edmand Goodrich, Dursley, Gloucestershire, England; citing Dursley, Gloucestershire, England, p. 12, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. [additional details from the same record on findmypast (paid account needed): https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC/1851/0010287898]
4. ↑ Sussex : Upper Beeding : St Peter : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/59dfb9d1f493fd6f56e2bee0 : viewed 16 May 2021) marriage John Peters to Harriet Smith 21 Jun 1859
5. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D72-4RL : 13 December 2014), Harriet Smith, 1859; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1859, quarter 2, vol. 2B, p. 335, Steyning, Sussex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7BV-GRK : 3 March 2021), Harriot Peters in household of John Peters, Upper Beeding, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; 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. [additional details from the same record on findmypast (paid account needed): https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC/1861/0003926493]
7. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2V9K-V3B : 31 December 2014), Harriet Peters, 1866; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Steyning, Sussex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
8. ↑ "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QQ-HXRC : 7 December 2017), Harriet Peters, 22 Oct 1866; citing Burial, St Andrew's Church, Steyning, Sussex, England, 00196, The Keep, East Sussex Record Office; West Sussex County Record Office, Chichester.