William Hyde
| Born: 23 Nov 1806 | Died: 30 Oct 1877 | Married: Hannah Pocock | Mother: Elizabeth | Father: Bertram Hyde | Descendant: Hannah Hyde |
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William Hyde was the father of Hannah Hyde, we know he was a corn dealer according to her marriage certificate.
Birth
He was born about 1805-1811 in Thatcham, Berkshire (according to the censuses), and 1806-1807 according to his obituary.
One William Hyde was born to Bertram Hide and Elizabeth on the 23rd November 1806, and baptised on the 28th December 1806 at Thatcham, Berkshire, England.
Marriage
William Hyde married Hannah Pocock on the 5th September 1830 in Thatcham, Berkshire (near Newbury).
The witnesses were George Hyde, Elizabeth Coleman, John Winbolt.
Children
- Henry Hyde, c. 1 May 1831, Thatcham, Berkshire (William Hyde, Hannah Hyde) (1851,1861)
- Harriet Hide, c. 10 Mar 1833, Thatcham, Berkshire (William Hide, Hannah Hide) (1851)
- Ellen Hide, c. 8 Nov 1835, Thatcham, Berkshire (William Hide, Hanah Hide), buried 1 Dec 1848, residence Woodspeen East.
- Hannah Hyde - b. 6 Oct 1837, c. 29 Oct 1837 at Thatcham, Newbury, Berkshire, England. (1851,1861)
- Maria Hyde, b ~1840, Shaw/Thatcham, Berkshire. (1851)
- Alfred Hyde, b ~1842, Speen, Berkshire. (1851,1861)
- Betsy Hyde, c. 1 Dec 1844, at St Mary, Speenhamland, Berkshire (father Victualler). (1851)
- Edwin Hyde, c. 4 Apr 1847 at St Mary, Speenhamland, Berkshire (William, corn porter, and Anne) (1851)
- Jane Hyde c. 7 Jul 1850 at St Mary, Speenhamland, Berkshire (William, labourer, and Anne) (1851,1861)
- Frederick William Hyde, c. 5 Oct 1852 at St Mary, Speenhamland, Berkshire (William, labourer, and Hannah) (1861)
- Walter Hyde, c. 6 Jun 1857 at St Mary, Speenhamland, Berkshire (William, corn dealer, and Hannah)
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).
Bankruptcy
In December, 1861 he filed for bankruptcy due to bad trade:
Berkshire Chronicle, 11 January 1862:
RE: WILLIAM HYDE SPEEN, &c.- This was a first sitting for the proof of debts and choice of assignees under the bankruptcy of William Hyde, of Speen, Berks, corn dealer and inn- keeper. Mr. Henry Pook, late of Reading, and now of No. 25, Basinghall-street, filed the bankrupt's petition on the 17th of December last, and obtained for him protection from arrest. The schedule attached thereto shows debts due to creditors residing at Basigstoke, Newbury, Read- ing, Doddington, Chiddington, and Wallingform, 1075l. 13s. 5d.; and the bankrupt ascribes his inability to meet his engagements to arise from badness of trade and heavy expenses. As no creditor attended who was willing to be appoin- ted assignee, upon the suggestion of Mr. Pook, Mr. Stansfeld, the official assignee, accepted the trust, and the 21st of February having been fixed for the bankrupt to come up and finish his examination, and apply for his order of discharge, the proceedings terminated. The bankrupt was granted renewed protection until
the next sitting.
Reading Mercury, 27th December 1862:
NEWBURY COUNTY BENCH - DEC. 24. Transfer for Licenses - The license of the ... "Dog," at Woodspeen from Thomas Turk to Ambrose Porter ; the " White House," London-road, from Ambrose Porter to William Hyde.
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.
William's wife Hannah died on the 8th February 1875 at Ernest Place, Speenhamland, Speen.
Death
William Hyde was buried at St Mary the Virgin, Speen, Berkshire on the 2nd November 1877
He was 70 and resident at Speenhamland.
Berkshire Chronicle, Saturday 3rd November 1877
Newbury. Sudden Death. - Mr. J. C. Pinniger, county coroner, held an inquest on Tuesday evening at the Greyhound public house, London-road, on the body of William Hyde. The deceased was found dead in his bed on the same morning. The jury after hearing the evidence, returned a verdict of "Death from natural causes."
Tuesday would have been October the 30th, 1877. The Greyhound pub was on the Speen side of Newbury (currently under the site of the roundabout between Oxford Road and Western Avenue).
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, but there was one buried at Newbury at this time.
- BMD:D: William Hyde, Q4, 1877 (aged 70 - ~1807), Newbury, 2c, 152, there was one buried at Speen at this time.
A William Hyde was baptised on the 24th June 1804 at Thatcham, his parents were John and Hester Hyde. But an 1804 William Hyde died in 1880 (so is probably not our William Hyde).