Hannah Buckle | Rectory Lane Cemetery, Berkhamsted

Rectory Lane Cemetery, Berkhamsted

Biography:
Hannah Buckle
1864 –21/09/1943

HANNAH BUCKLE; 1864 – 1943

Hannah was born on 15th November 1864 at Hunston in Suffolk. Her parents were John and Susan Buckle. John was an agricultural labourer. Hannah was the third of six children. The oldest child was William, born about 1858 followed by Esther, 1861; Thomas, 1863; Hannah, 1864; Joseph, 1866 and finally Frederick.

Many young girls entered domestic service at a young age and at the age of 18 Hannah was working as a servant and probably had been for a number of years before then. She had left Suffolk and moved to London where she was living and working as a servant in the household of Charles King, a general medical practitioner. By 1891 she had moved back to Suffolk where she was one of two servants employed by William Higham, a farmer, who lived with his sister and mother. Ten years later she was still working for the Higham family, but was then the cook.

In 1905 her younger brother Frederick’s wife, Rose Buckle died at the age of 35, leaving Frederick with three young children to care for. Frederick and his family lived in Berkhamsted and Hannah joined Frederick in Berkhamsted to help look after his young children and keep house for him. Hannah never married and she remained living in Berkhamsted with Frederick for the rest of her life.

In 1939 Frederick and Hannah were living in Cross Oak Road. Frederick, at the age of 71, was working as a jobbing gardener and Hannah, age 75, was keeping the house.

Frederick died in 1940 and was buried in Rectory lane Cemetery. Hannah died on 21st September 1943 at the age 78. She was buried with her brother. Her estate, worth £398 19s 7d was left to two of her brother’s surviving children, Ellen and John.

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HANNAH BUCKLE; 1864 – 1943

Hannah was born on 15th November 1864 at Hunston in Suffolk. Her parents were John and Susan Buckle. John was an agricultural labourer. Hannah was the third of six children. The oldest child was William, born about 1858 followed by Esther, 1861; Thomas, 1863; Hannah, 1864; Joseph, 1866 and finally Frederick.

Many young girls entered domestic service at a young age and at the age of 18 Hannah was working as a servant and probably had been for a number of years before then. She had left Suffolk and moved to London where she was living and working as a servant in the household of Charles King, a general medical practitioner. By 1891 she had moved back to Suffolk where she was one of two servants employed by William Higham, a farmer, who lived with his sister and mother. Ten years later she was still working for the Higham family, but was then the cook.

In 1905 her younger brother Frederick’s wife, Rose Buckle died at the age of 35, leaving Frederick with three young children to care for. Frederick and his family lived in Berkhamsted and Hannah joined Frederick in Berkhamsted to help look after his young children and keep house for him. Hannah never married and she remained living in Berkhamsted with Frederick for the rest of her life.

In 1939 Frederick and Hannah were living in Cross Oak Road. Frederick, at the age of 71, was working as a jobbing gardener and Hannah, age 75, was keeping the house.

Frederick died in 1940 and was buried in Rectory lane Cemetery. Hannah died on 21st September 1943 at the age 78. She was buried with her brother. Her estate, worth £398 19s 7d was left to two of her brother’s surviving children, Ellen and John.

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