William Hyde

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Descendant: Hannah Hyde

Census

1841

1851

1861

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William Hyde was the father of Hannah Hyde.

Birth

He was born about 1805-1811 in Thatcham, Berkshire (according to the censuses).

Marriage

William Hyde married Hannah Pocock on the 5th September 1830 in Thatcham, Berkshire (near Newbury).

Children

In 1841 William Hyde is living in the parish of Shaw-cum-Donnington, Newbury, Berkshire, his occupation is a Corn Porter.

Strangely his daughter Hannah (who should be about 4) is not listed, but there is a Hellen who does not appear in later censuses who is listed here as 5 (all the other children's ages are 1 higher than expected too).

He was a publican, and in 1851 was living in the White House pub in Speen, Newbury, Berkshire with his wife Hannah and 8 children (and one labourer). Speen (in the parish of Speenhamland) is the parish next to Thatcham.

He is listed as the publican in various directories: 1854 (Billing's Directory), 1863 (Dutton's Directory), and 1864 (Kelly's Directory).

He was not running the pub in 1847 (listed as Jonathan Marshall in the P.O. Directory) and in 1881 the census lists a Henry Harris.

In 1861 the census of the White House, London Road, Speen suggests that William Hyde has remarried to a Susannah, however this is likely to be a mishearing by the census taker as Hannah is back for the 1871 census (although they have moved by then).

In 1871 William Hyde has moved out of the White House, but is still on London Road in Speen (in the parish of Speenhamland) which is the parish next to Thatcham. He is 66 years old and a gardener.

Death

William Hyde was buried at St Mary the Virgin, Speen, Berkshire on the 2nd November 1877

He was 70 and resident at Speenhamland.

Other Records

Reading Mercury, 02 March 1839:

William Hyde was listed as a witness in a case of theft of bones, and was in the employ of a Mr. Dows (who ran a bone-mill).

Reading Mercury, 30 March 1839:

Commitments. - By the Bench of Magistrates 
at Newbury, at their petty sessions on Thursday, the 28th inst.,
William Hyde, and Joseph Hyde, for a wilful damage, 
at the parish of Thatcham, on the 23d inst. ; each one 
calendar month's hard labour.

A William Hyde (56) was listed in the 1861 census in Chapel Street, Thatcham as a pauper living alone.

A William Hyde, baker of Sparholt died 31 August 1873 (not our William Hyde)

• BMD:D: William Hyde, Q2, 1880 (aged 76 - ~1804), Newbury, 2c, 151
• BMD:D: William Hyde, Q4, 1877 (aged 70 - ~1807), Newbury, 2c, 152