Birth: April-June 1866 Harting, Sussex, UK
Father: George Haw (Hair, Hale) Seward 1835-1909
Mother: Ann (Anne, Annie) Chalcraft 1842-1885
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: October-December 1892 Kensington, London, UK
Husband: John James Ernest Hatch 1864-1939
Death: January-March 1957 SW Surrey, UK
Laura Ethel Irene Hatch 1893-a1911
Edith Mildred Beatrice Hatch 1895-a1937
Birth of Edith M Seward in FreeBMD in April-June 1866 in Midhurst (2b 334).
Her sisters were born in Harting in 1868 and 1870.
In the 1871 census as Edith Mary Seward aged 5, born in Harting, Sussex, and living with her parents (George Han and Ann Lenard - sic, in the index, Seward on the original, spelling correct in the index for the children), her brother (George Ernest), two sisters (Flora Mildred and Helena Annie), uncle (William Henry Chalcraft) and six servants (Robert Bishop aged 26, born in Garlington, Somerset and a groom, Jane Coles aged 25, born in Froxfield, Hampshire and a cook, Mary Smith aged 22 and born in Alton, Hampshire, Harriet Conrt (Court) aged 22 and born in Petersfield, Hampshire, Betsy Prior aged 14 and born in Harting, Sussex, all housemaids, and Kenny Brightwell aged 11, born in Stedham, Sussex and a gardener, all single) at Manor Farm, Harting, Sussex.
In the 1881 census as Edith M Seweard (sic - on the original) aged 14, born in Hasting (sic) Petersfield, and living with her parents (George H and Ann), two sisters (Flora M and Helena A), and two servants (Annie Croice aged 22 and born in Liss, and Jane Coleis aged 16 and born in Petersfield, Hampshire, both single) at Hill Brow, Liss, Hampshire.
Her mother died in Wandsworth in 1885.
In the 1891 census as Edith M Seward aged 24, born in Harling (sic - on the orginal), Sussex, single, no stated employment, and living with her widowed father (George H), brother (Leslie D) and sister (Flora M) in at 18 Hamilton Terrace, Twickenham, Middlesex.
Marriage of Edith Mary Seward and John James E Hatch in FreeBMD in October-December 1892 in Kensington (1a 164).
Her two daughters were born in Staines in 1893 and 1895.
In the 1901 census as Edith M Hatch aged 26, born in Harting, Hampshire, and living with her husband (John E), two daughters (Edith and France) and a servant (Edith Yeatman aged 19, born in Staines, Middlesex and single) at 13 Birkenhead Avenue, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey.
In the 1911 census as Edith Mary Hatch aged 43 and living with J Ernest (husband?) and Edith Mildred Beatrice and Laura Ethel Irene (daughters?) in Kingston, Surrey.
Her husband died in SW Surrey in 1939.
Death of Edith M Jepson in FreeBMD in January-March 1957 aged 90 in Surrey SW (5g 922).
Edith Mary Seward was my seventh cousin once removed.
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