Hannah (Sumpton) Dawson (1855 - abt. 1942)

Born 2 Oct 1855 in Egremont, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Jonathan Dawson — married 1873 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Descendants

Died about May 1942 at about age 86 in Durham, England, United Kingdom

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Hannah (Sumpton) Dawson was born in Cumberland, England.

Biography

Hannah Sumpton was born in Egremont, Cumberland ^[1] on 2nd October ^[2] 1855, the daughter of John Sumpton and Mary Sumpton nee Williamson^[3]. (For why this is the right parentage for her, see Research Notes: Parentage.)

1861 census: Living on Main Street, Egremont, Whitehaven, Cumberland ^[4]. (Notes: 1. Joseph is actually Joseph Birkett, shortly to marry Mary; 2. Jonathan Dawson, Hannah's own future husband, was living on the same street ^[5])

The 1851 census record for what is clearly the same family identifies her father (though before she was born; and he was deceased by the time of the 1861 census) as John Sumpton, from Kinniside (a small town in the parish of St Bees). This record also indicated her mother's birthplace as Ennerdale, Cumberland ^[6].

1871 census: In live-in domestic service in Main Court, the Black Bull, Egremont, Cumberland ^[7]. (Note: Elizabeth's relationship to her is not yet clear; they are not siblings.)

Marriage: She married Jonathan Dawson in the first quarter of 1873, in the district of Whitehaven ^[8].

1881 census: Living on Main Street, Egremont, Whitehaven, Cumberland ^[9].

1891 census: Living in a four-roomed house, 62 Ennerdale Road, Cleator, Cumberland ^[10]

1901 census: Still living at 62 Ennerdale Road, Cleator, Cumberland with three children ^[11] (Note: her husband and one son had moved to Lanchester, County Durham, temporarily for work ^[12].

1911 census: She has moved to join her husband at 50 Maple Street, South Moor, Stanley, County Durham ^[13]. Note that she had had 13 live births, but only six of her children were still living.

1921 census: Living in three rooms at 16 Wardle Street, Stanley; George was working as a coal miner (hewer) at William Pit, South Moor Colliery ^[14].

1939 Register: Listed as "Incapacitated", living with her daughter at 15 Neale Street, Annfield Plain, Stanley, County Durham ^[15]. (Note: The birth year for her is wrong by one; the birth date could also be wrong.)

Death: Her death was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1942 in Durham North Western, at the reported age of 86 ^[16].

Research Notes

Parentage: Although births of other Hannah Sumptons were registered in Whitehaven (the Registration District containing Egremont) in nearby years, the only one close enough in time to permit confusion [17] is the daughter of John James Sumpton and Elizabeth Ann Jackson [18], so is incompatible with the census records from Hannah's childhood.

Sources

1. ↑ “1921 Census Record for 16 Wardle Street, South Moor, Stanley, Durham, England.” 1921 Census Of England & Wales. Accessed February 4, 2022. [1]
2. ↑ “1939 Register: 15 Neale Street, Annfield Plain, Stanley U.D., Durham.” 1939 Register (RG101/2809C/012/22, piece 2809C). Accessed February 22, 2022. [2]
3. ↑ “Birth: 1855 - Hannah Sumpton.” GRO (Whitehaven, Q4 1855, vol 10B, p 454). Accessed January 25, 2023. [3]
4. ↑ “1861 Census: Main Street, Egremont, Whitehaven, Cumberland (Scanned Image).” 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census (RG09/3952/74). Accessed February 10, 2022. [4]
5. ↑ “1861 Census: Main Street, Egremont, Cumberland.” 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census (RG09/3952/40). Accessed January 25, 2023. [5]
6. ↑ “1851 Census: Church Lane, Egremont, Whitehaven, Cumberland (Scanned Image).” 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census (HO107/2437/36). Accessed February 22, 2022. [6]
7. ↑ “1871 Census: Main Court (Black Bull), Egremont, Whitehaven, Cumberland (Scanned Image).” 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census (RG10/5262/344). Accessed February 22, 2022. [7]
8. ↑ “Marriage Record for Jonathan Dawson and Hannah Sumpton (1873).” England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005. Accessed February 8, 2022. [8]
9. ↑ “1881 Census: Main Street, Egremont, Whitehaven, Cumberland.” 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census (RG11/5192/793). Accessed February 8, 2022. [9]
10. ↑ “1891 Census Record: Ennerdale Road, Cleator, Whitehaven, Cumberland.” 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census (RG12/4317/312). Accessed February 13, 2022. [10]
11. ↑ “1901 Census: 62 Ennerdale Road, Cleator, Whitehaven, Cumberland.” 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census (RG13/4895/59). Accessed February 13, 2022. [11].
12. ↑ “1901 Census: 5, Jubilee Terrace, Oxhill, Lanchester, Durham, England.” 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census (RG13/4666/217). Accessed February 13, 2022. [12].
13. ↑ “1911 Census: 50 Maple Street South Moor Stanley ST, South Moor, Durham, England.” 1911 Census For England & Wales (RG14/29920/1738. Accessed February 15, 2023. [13]
14. ↑ “1921 Census: 16 Wardle Street, South Moor, Stanley, Durham.” 1921 Census Of England & Wales (RG15/24550/94). Accessed February 4, 2022. [14]
15. ↑ “1939 Register: 15 Neale Street, Annfield Plain, Stanley U.D., Durham.” 1939 Register (RG101/2809C/012/22, piece 2809C). Accessed February 22, 2022. [15]
16. ↑ “Death: 1942 - Hannah Dawson.” GRO (Durham North Western, Q2 1942, vol 10A, p 412). Accessed January 25, 2023. [16]