See also
Husband:
Thomas HARVEY (c. 1817-1861)
Wife:
Ann WOLF (c. 1817-1877)
Children:
Marriage:
Q3 1841
Chesterton, Cambs1
Name:
Thomas HARVEY
Sex:
Male
Father:
Thomas HARVEY (1790-1858)
Mother:
Ann JACOBS (c. 1792-1861)
Cause of Death:
Suicide by hanging, following murder of his mother
Note:
See report of the murder of his mother Ann Harvey (nee Jacob).
After the death his father, Thomas, who for some years had run the Plough Inn, Thomas lived nearby (in Green End) together with his wife and 9 children.
There was dispute between Thomas, the eldest son, and the remainder of the family over some land that the father had left to be distributed after his wife's death, between his children, apart from Thomas, who apparently had some special arrangement (unknown). Thomas apparently forcibly took possession of part of the disputed land.
Although Thomas was, by 1861, a married man of about 40 working as a carpenter, the dispute boiled over and he burst into his mother's house and killed her with hammer blows and then made good his escape. he was found the next day hanged from a tree in the orchard that had been at the centre of the family dispute.
Birth:
c. 1817
Fen Ditton, Cambs2
Baptism:
21 Sep 1817 (age 0)
Address: St Mary's
Occupation:
6 Jun 1841 (age 23-24)
Bricklayer4
Census:
6 Jun 1841 (age 20)
Fen Ditton, Cambs5
Address: Baitsbite
Occupation:
6 Jun 1841 (age 20)
Bricklayer5
Occupation:
18 Jun 1842 (age 24-25)
Bricklayer3
Residence:
19 Jun 1842 (age 24-25)
Milton, Cambs3
Occupation:
5 Jan 1845 (age 27-28)
Bricklayer3
Residence:
5 Jan 1845 (age 27-28)
Milton, Cambs3
Occupation:
15 Aug 1846 (age 28-29)
Bricklayer3
Residence:
15 Aug 1846 (age 28-29)
Fen Ditton, Cambs3
Occupation:
9 Apr 1848 (age 30-31)
Bricklayer3
Residence:
9 Apr 1848 (age 30-31)
Fen Ditton, Cambs3
Occupation:
3 Mar 1851 (age 33-34)
Bricklayer3
Residence:
3 Mar 1851 (age 33-34)
Fen Ditton, Cambs3
Census:
30 Mar 1851 (age 33-34)
Fen Ditton, Cambs6
Address: Green End
Occupation:
30 Mar 1851 (age 33-34)
Bricklayer6
Occupation:
22 Nov 1852 (age 34-35)
Bricklayer3
Residence:
22 Nov 1852 (age 34-35)
Fen Ditton, Cambs3
Occupation:
27 Aug 1854 (age 36-37)
Bricklayer3
Residence:
27 Aug 1854 (age 36-37)
Fen Ditton, Cambs3
Occupation:
24 Jul 1857 (age 39-40)
Bricklayer3
Residence:
24 Jul 1857 (age 39-40)
Fen Ditton, Cambs3
Occupation:
4 Apr 1858 (age 40-41)
Bricklayer3
Residence:
4 Apr 1858 (age 40-41)
Fen Ditton, Cambs3
Occupation:
13 Nov 1859 (age 41-42)
Bricklayer3
Residence:
13 Nov 1859 (age 41-42)
Fen Ditton, Cambs3
Census:
1861 (age 43-44)
Fen Ditton, Cambs7
Address: Green End
Occupation:
1861 (age 43-44)
Bricklayer7
Death:
Q3 1861 (age 43-44)
Fen Ditton, Cambs
Cause: Suicide by hanging, following murder of his mother
Name:
Ann WOLF3
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Note:
In 1841 she was working as a Domestic Servant to Farmer Mole (plus wife, sister and six children) in High Street Cottisham. The men servants and farm labourers lived at the same address.
She appears to have married Thomas early in the 1840s.
After Thomas died she appears to have turned to market gardening. The remaining boys are all agricultural labourers; Elizabeth is a dressmaker.
Birth:
c. 1817
Chesterton, Cambs
Baptism:
19 Oct 1817 (age 0)
Milton, Cambs3
Occupation:
6 Jun 1841 (age 23-24)
Domestic Servant; Cottisham, Cambs4
Address: High Street
Census:
6 Jun 1841 (age 23-24)
Fen Ditton, Cambs4
Residence:
19 Jun 1842 (age 24-25)
Fen Ditton, Cambs3
Residence:
5 Jan 1845 (age 27-28)
Milton, Cambs3
Residence:
15 Aug 1846 (age 28-29)
Fen Ditton, Cambs3
Residence:
9 Apr 1848 (age 30-31)
Fen Ditton, Cambs3
Residence:
3 Mar 1851 (age 33-34)
Fen Ditton, Cambs3
Census:
30 Mar 1851 (age 33-34)
Fen Ditton, Cambs6
Address: Green End
Residence:
22 Nov 1852 (age 34-35)
Fen Ditton, Cambs3
Residence:
27 Aug 1854 (age 36-37)
Fen Ditton, Cambs3
Residence:
24 Jul 1857 (age 39-40)
Fen Ditton, Cambs3
Residence:
4 Apr 1858 (age 40-41)
Fen Ditton, Cambs3
Residence:
13 Nov 1859 (age 41-42)
Fen Ditton, Cambs3
Census:
1861 (age 43-44)
Fen Ditton, Cambs7
Address: Green End
Occupation:
1871 (age 53-54)
Market Gardener8
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 53)
Fen Ditton, Cambs9
Address: Public House
Occupation:
2 Apr 1871 (age 53)
Market Gardener9
Death:
Q2 1877 (age 60)
Chesterton, Cambs10
Name:
Thomas HARVEY
Sex:
Male
Note:
By 1861 he had apparently left home, but the census search provides no results - it must be possible he died some time after 1851.
Birth:
btw 1 Apr 1842 and 18 Jun 1842
Milton, Cambs11
Baptism:
19 Jun 1842 (age 0)
Fen Ditton, Cambs3
Census:
30 Mar 1851 (age 8)
Fen Ditton, Cambs6
Address: Green End
Name:
Ann HARVEY
Sex:
Female
Note:
In 1861, Ann has apparently left home aged 16. She turns up living with William and Martha in 1891, occupation, Cook and Domestic Servant.2
Birth:
btw 1 Oct 1844 and 31 Dec 1844
Milton, Cambs12
Baptism:
5 Jan 1845 (age 0)
Milton, Cambs3
Census:
30 Mar 1851 (age 6)
Fen Ditton, Cambs6
Address: Green End
Census:
7 Apr 1861 (age 16)
Cambridge, Cambs13
Address: 3 Butcher Row
Occupation:
7 Apr 1861 (age 16)
House Servant13
Occupation:
1891 (age 46-47)
Cook14
Name:
William HARVEY15
Sex:
Male
Spouse (1):
Mary A UPCHURCH (1841-bef1891)
Spouse (2):
Martha PEACOCK (1846-1923)
Note:
By 1891 William has re-married to Martha and they live at 29 Greydir Street, Cambridge with his sister Ann Harvey (46), born Milton, Cook and Domestic Servant: also Lilly Peacock (11) a niece from Clapham.
Birth:
Q1 1848
Fen Ditton, Cambs15
Baptism:
9 Apr 1848 (age 0)
Fen Ditton, Cambs3
Census:
30 Mar 1851 (age 2-3)
Fen Ditton, Cambs6
Address: Green End
Occupation:
1861 (age 12-13)
Labourer, Bricklayer7
Occupation:
1871 (age 22-23)
Agricultural Labourer8
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 23)
Fen Ditton, Cambs9
Address: Public House
Occupation:
2 Apr 1871 (age 23)
Agricultural Labourer9
Census:
1881 (age 32-33)
Cambridge, Cambs16
Address: 26 Custom Street
Census:
1891 (age 42-43)
Cambridge, Cambs14
Address: 29 Greydir Street
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 64)
Chesterton, Cambs17
Address: 52 High Street
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 64)
Shopkeeper17
Industry or Service with which worker is connected: Grocery etc
Whether Working at Home: At Home
Name:
Elizabeth HARVEY
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Robert Richard William NEWBERRY (c. 1849- )
Note:
By 1891 . Her brother John is a boarder and so is a Canham; Arthur Gilbert (22) a Fitters Assistant.
Her husband, Richard, is a Fitter.
Birth:
btw 1 Apr 1849 and 30 Jun 1849
Chesterton, Cambs18
Occupation:
Dressmaker
Census:
30 Mar 1851 (age 1)
Fen Ditton, Cambs6
Address: Green End
Census:
1861 (age 11-12)
Fen Ditton, Cambs7
Address: Green End
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 22)
Fen Ditton, Cambs9
Address: Public House
Occupation:
2 Apr 1871 (age 22)
Dressmaker9
Census:
1881 (age 31-32)
Fen Ditton, Cambs16
Address: Green End
Occupation:
1881 (age 31-32)
Housekeeper16
Census:
1891 (age 41-42)
Cambridge, Cambs14
Address: 22 Mill Road
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 62)
Cambridge, Cambs19
Address: 30 Priory Road
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 62)
Sewing Machinist19
Industry or Service with which worker is connected: Tailoring
Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker
Whether Working at Home: At Home
Name:
Mary Ann HARVEY2
Sex:
Female
Birth:
c. 1850
Fen Ditton, Cambs
Baptism:
3 Mar 1851 (age 0-1)
Fen Ditton, Cambs3
Census:
30 Mar 1851 (age 0-1)
Fen Ditton, Cambs6
Address: Green End
Census:
1861 (age 10-11)
Fen Ditton, Cambs7
Address: Green End
Occupation:
1871 (age 20-21)
Domestic Servant; Cambridge, Cambs8
with the Banyard family
Name:
John HARVEY
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Fanny Emma WAGSTAFF (1858- )
Children:
Percy Lawrence HARVEY (1895-1973)
Constance May HARVEY (1896-1946)
Elsie Violet HARVEY (1897-1978)
Note:
1901
At this address also live Emma's widowed sister Caroline Larkins (37), a Housekeeper, and her daughter Ivy M. Larkins (7).
They also have a lodger; Robert Evans (40) single - General labourer for the council.
Birth:
Q1 1854
Fen Ditton, Cambs20
Baptism:
27 Aug 1854 (age 0)
Fen Ditton, Cambs3
Census:
1861 (age 6-7)
Fen Ditton, Cambs7
Address: Green End
Occupation:
c. 1870 (age 15-16)
Agricultural Labourer
Occupation:
1871 (age 16-17)
Agricultural Labourer8
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 17)
Fen Ditton, Cambs9
Address: Public House
Occupation:
2 Apr 1871 (age 17)
Agricultural Labourer9
Census:
1881 (age 26-27)
Fen Ditton, Cambs16
Address: Green End
Occupation:
1881 (age 26-27)
Labourer16
Census:
1891 (age 36-37)
Cambridge, Cambs14
Address: 22 Mill Road
Occupation:
1891 (age 36-37)
Tram Driver14
Occupation:
16 Jun 1895 (age 41)
Tram Driver3
Residence:
16 Jun 1895 (age 41)
Cambridge, Cambs3
Address: 17 Magdalene Street
Occupation:
27 Sep 1896 (age 42)
Train Driver3
Residence:
27 Sep 1896 (age 42)
Cambridge, Cambs3
Address: 12 Prospect Road
Occupation:
19 Sep 1897 (age 43)
Carman3
Residence:
19 Sep 1897 (age 43)
Cambridge, Cambs3
Address: 33 Prospect Row
Census:
1901 (age 46-47)
Cambridge, Cambs21
Address: 100 Catherine Street
Occupation:
1901 (age 46-47)
Tram Driver21
Residence:
1911 (age 56-57)
Cambridge, Cambs
Address: 61 Great Eastern Street
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 56)
Cambridge, Cambs22
Address: 61 Great Eastern Street
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 56)
Farm Labourer22
Industry or Service with which worker is connected: Stock
Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker
Death:
Q2 1927 (age 73)
Cambridge, Cambs23
Name:
Jacob HARVEY
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Alice KIDMAN (1856?- )
Children:
William George HARVEY (1890?- )
Percy HARVEY (1891-1957)
Alice HARVEY (1891- )
Grace Vera HARVEY (1895- )
Bertie HARVEY (1898?- )
Ashley Jacob HARVEY (1900-1964)
Note:
there is no census record of him in 1881.
Birth:
c. Jul 1855
Fen Ditton, Cambs
Baptism:
24 Jul 1857 (age 1-2)
Fen Ditton, Cambs3
Census:
1861 (age 5-6)
Fen Ditton, Cambs7
Address: Green End
Occupation:
1871 (age 15-16)
Agricultural Labourer8
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 15)
Fen Ditton, Cambs9
Address: Public House
Occupation:
2 Apr 1871 (age 15)
Agricultural Labourer9
Occupation:
3 Aug 1890 (age 35)
Labourer3
Residence:
3 Aug 1890 (age 35)
Cambridge, Cambs3
Address: 5 Cross Street
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 44)
Cambridge, Cambs24
Address: 79 Cavendish Road
Occupation:
31 Mar 1901 (age 44)
Road Labourer24
Employer, Worker, or Own account: Worker
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 54)
Cambridge, Cambs25
Address: 79 Cavendish Road
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 54)
Labourer25
Industry or Service with which worker is connected: Builder
Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker
Occupation:
22 Mar 1912 (age 56)
Bricklayer3
Residence:
22 Mar 1912 (age 56)
Cambridge, Cambs3
Address: 79 Cavendish Road
Residence:
frm 1924 to 1925 (age 68-70)
Cambridge, Cambs26
Address: 79 Cavendish Road
Death:
Q4 1934 (age 79)
Cambridge, Cambs27
Name:
Richard HARVEY
Sex:
Male
Birth:
c. 1857
Fen Ditton, Cambs
Baptism:
26 Jul 1857 (age 0)
Fen Ditton, Cambs3
Death:
21 Aug 1857 (age 0)
Fen Ditton, Cambs
Name:
Richard HARVEY
Sex:
Male
Note:
In 1881 living at home in Greenend with John and Elizabeth.
Birth:
btw 1 Jan 1858 and 31 Mar 1858
Fen Ditton, Cambs28
Baptism:
4 Apr 1858 (age 0)
Fen Ditton, Cambs3
Census:
1861 (age 2-3)
Fen Ditton, Cambs7
Address: Green End
Occupation:
1871 (age 12-13)
Agricultural Labourer8
Census:
1871 (age 12-13)
Fen Ditton, Cambs8
Census:
1881 (age 22-23)
Fen Ditton, Cambs16
Address: Green End
Occupation:
1881 (age 22-23)
Bricklayer16
Name:
Sarah Ann HARVEY
Sex:
Female
Birth:
btw 1 Oct 1859 and 12 Nov 1859
Fen Ditton, Cambs29
Baptism:
13 Nov 1859 (age 0)
Fen Ditton, Cambs3
Census:
1861 (age 1-2)
Fen Ditton, Cambs7
Address: Green End
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 11)
Fen Ditton, Cambs9
Address: Public House
Occupation:
2 Apr 1871 (age 11)
Scholar9
See report of the murder of his mother Ann Harvey (nee Jacob).
After the death his father, Thomas, who for some years had run the Plough Inn, Thomas lived nearby (in Green End) together with his wife and 9 children.
There was dispute between Thomas, the eldest son, and the remainder of the family over some land that the father had left to be distributed after his wife's death, between his children, apart from Thomas, who apparently had some special arrangement (unknown). Thomas apparently forcibly took possession of part of the disputed land.
Although Thomas was, by 1861, a married man of about 40 working as a carpenter, the dispute boiled over and he burst into his mother's house and killed her with hammer blows and then made good his escape. he was found the next day hanged from a tree in the orchard that had been at the centre of the family dispute.
In 1841 she was working as a Domestic Servant to Farmer Mole (plus wife, sister and six children) in High Street Cottisham. The men servants and farm labourers lived at the same address.
She appears to have married Thomas early in the 1840s.
After Thomas died she appears to have turned to market gardening. The remaining boys are all agricultural labourers; Elizabeth is a dressmaker.
BMD Index (GRO). Vol 14 P 0065.
Family - David Byrne.
Cambridge FHS.
Census 1841 E&W.
Ibid. HO107 PN 67 B 10 F - P 14.
Census 1851 E&W.
Census 1861 E&W.
Census 1871 E&W.
Ibid. RG10/1581/F?
BMD Index (GRO). Vol 3b P 308.
Ibid. Vol 14 P 40.
Ibid. Vol 14 P 35.
Census 1861 E&W. RG9 PN 1025 F 99 P 23.
Census 1891 E&W.
BMD Index (GRO). Vol 14 P 42.
Census 1881 E&W.
Census 1911 E&W. RG14 PN 9052 RG 78 PN 481 RD 180 SD 1 ED 2 SN 46.
BMD Index (GRO). Vol 14 P 37.
Census 1911 E&W. RG14 PN 9101 P 483 RD 181 SD 1 ED 1 SN 280.
BMD Index (GRO). Vol 3b P 425.
Census 1901 E&W.
Census 1911 E&W. RG14 PN 9114 RG 78 PN 483 RD 181 SD 1 ED 14 SN 237.
BMD Index (GRO). Vol 3b P 457.
Census 1901 E&W. RG13 PN1530 F 54 P 22.
Census 1911 E&W. RG14vPN 9115 RG 78 PN 483 RD 181 SD 1 ED 15 SN 232.
UK Electoral Registers.
BMD Index (GRO). Vol 3b P 479.
Ibid. Vol 3b P 466.
Ibid. Vol 3b P 447.