From susan@avalon1999.fsnet.co.uk Wed Apr 23 17:38:18 2008 From: susan@avalon1999.fsnet.co.uk (Susan Hembury-Kellow) Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:38:18 +0100 Subject: [WED]Death/Manslaughter of Hannah NICHOLLS nee ROGERS, Wedmore, 1854 Message-ID: <20080423163830.BBFC5C400084@mwinf3016.me.freeserve.com> I thought other Wedmore list members might find the following news report useful. It's from the Bridgwater Times, 9 Nov 1854, and concerns the untimely death of Hannah NICHOLLS nee ROGERS (bap 28 Aug 1806, Wedmore, Somerset, daughter of William ROGERS and Hannah VENN) at the hand of her son in law, Sandy CREASE/CREESE. Sandy CREASE had married Elizabeth NICHOLLS (b. circa 1825, Wedmore) in 1847. My own 3G Grandmother, Elizabeth HEMBRY nee ROGERS was a sister of the deceased; another of my 3G Grandmothers, Jane WRIDE nee CHAPPELL, was one of the witnesses at the inquest. Another witness, Hannah HEMBRY (bap 1829, Wedmore) was a daughter of the deceased; Sophia ROGERS (bap 1820, Wedmore) was a sister of the deceased. (If anyone would like further details, etc., please let me know). Best wishes, Sue (Note: I've added paragraphs to make the piece easier to read). "WEDMORE An inquest was held here on the 30th ult. before B. FRY, Esq., coroner, on the body of Hannah NICHOLLS, Widow, aged 35 [Note: she was actually nearer 50. SHK]. It appeared in evidence that the daughter of the deceased had married a man by the name of Sandy CREASE, a laborer of that parish. CREASE's wife had reasons to be jealous, from a statement made to her that a female was in the family way by him. On his return home, on the night of the 10th ultimo, from work, his wife told him of what she had heard, when he commenced beating her. The deceased and several neighbours (named Hannah HEMBRY, Sophia ROGERS, and Jane WRIDE) hearing cries of "murder" in CREASE's house, ran to the spot, and the deceased called to her daughter to come out of the house or CREASE would murder her. On hearing this, CREASE struck the deceased across the head with the gaiters, and afterwards with his fist in her left side, fracturing one of her ribs. The deceased said at the time that she was done for, and previous to her death, that CREASE had killed her. Witness HEMBRY tried to get her mother home, when CREASE struck her also a violent blow in the eye, which brought blood, and at the same time saying he would kill the deceased, his wife, and the witnesses HEMBRY, ROGERS and WRIDE before the night was over. The deceased, who was in perfect health before the blows were struck, was, according to the evidence of one of the witnesses, digging potatoes the same day, and did not apply for medical aid until the 15th ult., being desirous to screen her son-in-law. Mr. SHARP and Mr. HANCOCK attended her, but she died on the 28th. The medical evidence and post mortem examination by those gentlemen went to show that the fifth rib was fractured, that there was inflammation of the pleura, and that the deceased died from the effects of typhus fever (of which there had been many cases in the neighbourhood), aggravated not only by the previous injury received, but rendered more dangerous from the effects of the treatment required to reduce the inflammation caused by the fractured rib. The Jury, consisting of fourteen most respectable men, deliberated about half an hour, and then returned an unanimous verdict of "Manslaughter". CREASE, who was much distressed at his painful situation, was then committed by the Coroner to Wilton Gaol, to take his trial at the next assizes." From pat@pathase.demon.co.uk Thu Apr 24 01:13:58 2008 From: pat@pathase.demon.co.uk (Pat Hase) Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:13:58 +0100 Subject: [WED]Death/Manslaughter of Hannah NICHOLLS nee ROGERS, Wedmore, 1854 In-Reply-To: <20080423163830.BBFC5C400084@mwinf3016.me.freeserve.com> References: <20080423163830.BBFC5C400084@mwinf3016.me.freeserve.com> Message-ID: <480FD0C6.9000708@pathase.demon.co.uk> Hi Susan, Wow, Hannah was my husband's great grandmother - I hadn't picked this up before so this is all news to me. Yes, please, if you have any more information I'd really like to have it. Thanks for sharing this piece of information. Pat Susan Hembury-Kellow wrote: > I thought other Wedmore list members might find the following news report > useful. It's from the Bridgwater Times, 9 Nov 1854, and concerns the > untimely death of Hannah NICHOLLS nee ROGERS (bap 28 Aug 1806, Wedmore, > Somerset, daughter of William ROGERS and Hannah VENN) at the hand of her son > in law, Sandy CREASE/CREESE. Sandy CREASE had married Elizabeth NICHOLLS > (b. circa 1825, Wedmore) in 1847. My own 3G Grandmother, Elizabeth HEMBRY > nee ROGERS was a sister of the deceased; another of my 3G Grandmothers, Jane > WRIDE nee CHAPPELL, was one of the witnesses at the inquest. Another > witness, Hannah HEMBRY (bap 1829, Wedmore) was a daughter of the deceased; > Sophia ROGERS (bap 1820, Wedmore) was a sister of the deceased. (If anyone > would like further details, etc., please let me know). > > Best wishes, > > Sue > > (Note: I've added paragraphs to make the piece easier to read). > > "WEDMORE > An inquest was held here on the 30th ult. before B. FRY, Esq., coroner, on > the body of Hannah NICHOLLS, Widow, aged 35 [Note: she was actually nearer > 50. SHK]. It appeared in evidence that the daughter of the deceased had > married a man by the name of Sandy CREASE, a laborer of that parish. > CREASE's wife had reasons to be jealous, from a statement made to her that a > female was in the family way by him. On his return home, on the night of > the 10th ultimo, from work, his wife told him of what she had heard, when he > commenced beating her. The deceased and several neighbours (named Hannah > HEMBRY, Sophia ROGERS, and Jane WRIDE) hearing cries of "murder" in CREASE's > house, ran to the spot, and the deceased called to her daughter to come out > of the house or CREASE would murder her. > > On hearing this, CREASE struck the deceased across the head with the > gaiters, and afterwards with his fist in her left side, fracturing one of > her ribs. The deceased said at the time that she was done for, and previous > to her death, that CREASE had killed her. Witness HEMBRY tried to get her > mother home, when CREASE struck her also a violent blow in the eye, which > brought blood, and at the same time saying he would kill the deceased, his > wife, and the witnesses HEMBRY, ROGERS and WRIDE before the night was over. > > The deceased, who was in perfect health before the blows were struck, was, > according to the evidence of one of the witnesses, digging potatoes the same > day, and did not apply for medical aid until the 15th ult., being desirous > to screen her son-in-law. Mr. SHARP and Mr. HANCOCK attended her, but she > died on the 28th. The medical evidence and post mortem examination by those > gentlemen went to show that the fifth rib was fractured, that there was > inflammation of the pleura, and that the deceased died from the effects of > typhus fever (of which there had been many cases in the neighbourhood), > aggravated not only by the previous injury received, but rendered more > dangerous from the effects of the treatment required to reduce the > inflammation caused by the fractured rib. > > The Jury, consisting of fourteen most respectable men, deliberated about > half an hour, and then returned an unanimous verdict of "Manslaughter". > CREASE, who was much distressed at his painful situation, was then committed > by the Coroner to Wilton Gaol, to take his trial at the next assizes." > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wedmore mailing list > Wedmore@lists.tutton.org > http://lists.tutton.org/mailman/listinfo/wedmore > > Wedmore Web Site > at: http://www.tutton.org > > > From susan@avalon1999.fsnet.co.uk Thu Apr 24 03:39:28 2008 From: susan@avalon1999.fsnet.co.uk (Susan Hembury-Kellow) Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:39:28 +0100 Subject: [WED]Death/Manslaughter of Hannah NICHOLLS nee ROGERS, Wedmore, 1854 In-Reply-To: <480FD0C6.9000708@pathase.demon.co.uk> Message-ID: <20080424023944.C27EE8800083@mwinf3014.me.freeserve.com> Hi Pat, Yes, I was lucky to find the info myself - I stumbled upon it more through luck than judgement! ;-) I was surprised to find that, despite him killing her mother, Elizabeth NICHOLLS stayed with Sandy CREASE - she was with him in 1861 (indeed, they had had a further child in 1858) and she was with Sandy 'til he died in 1900. I haven't yet looked for the trial reports for Sandy CREASE; if he was found guilty of any crime, his penalty can't have been too severe, it seems. The information I've managed to glean so far on the life/offspring of Hannah ROGERS and John NICHOLLS is: Hannah ROGERS was bap 28 Aug 1806, Wedmore, Somerset, daughter of William ROGERS and Hannah VENN, who were married 13 Oct 1794, Wedmore, Somerset. Hannah ROGERS died in October 1854, and was buried on 4 Nov 1854, Wedmore, Somerset, with the inquest taking place on 30 Oct 1854. Hannah ROGERS married John NICHOLLS on 24 Jul 1825, Wedmore, Somerset, and they had at least seven children: 1. Elizabeth NICHOLLS, born circa 1825, Wedmore, Somerset; died 1905, Axbridge District. Married Sandy CREASE, 1847, Axbridge District, and they had at least four children: a) Ann/Anna CREASE, bap 11 Sep 1851, Wedmore. b) John CREASE/CREES, born 1854, Wedmore. Married Emma ENGLAND, 1873. c) George CREASE, born 1858, Wedmore. d) Frank CREASE, born c. 1861, Wedmore. 2. Hannah NICHOLLS, bap 22 Oct 1829, Wedmore, Somerset. Married Charles HEMBRY/HEMBURY, 1853, Wedmore, Somerset. (Note: Charles HEMBRY was Hannah's first cousin, being the son of Isaac HEMBRY and Elizabeth ROGERS. Hannah [NICHOLLS] HEMBRY was one of the witnesses of the assault in 1854). Hannah NICHOLLS and Charles HEMBRY had at least three children: a) Ellen HEMBURY, born c. 1857, Wedmore. b) George HEMBURY, born 1860, Wedmore. c) Betsy HEMBURY, born 1863, Wedmore. Married William NICHOLLS, 1884, Axbridge District (Note: William NICHOLLS was Betsy's first cousin, being the son of Joseph NICHOLLS and Elizabeth ROGERS). 3. Mary Ann NICHOLLS, bap 4 Sep 1831, Wedmore, Somerset. 4. Joseph NICHOLLS, bap 6 Mar 1836, Wedmore, Somerset (twin?). Married (1) Elizabeth ROGERS (unknown dates) and had at least seven children: a) John NICHOLLS, born c. 1856, Wedmore. b) William NICHOLLS, born c. 1858, Wedmore. Married 1st cousin, Betsy HEMBURY (see above). c) Mary Ann NICHOLLS, born 1861, Wedmore. d) Robert NICHOLLS, born c. 1862, Wedmore. e) Elizabeth NICHOLLS, born c. 1866, Wedmore. f) Alice NICHOLLS, born c. 1871, Wedmore. Married William Henry HARES. g) Hannah NICHOLLS, born c. 1879, Wedmore. 5. Mary NICHOLLS, bap 6 Mar 1836, Wedmore, Somerset (twin?). 6. Harriet NICHOLLS, bap 23 Jun 1839, Wedmore, Somerset. 7. Samuel NICHOLLS, bap 15 Jun 1845, Wedmore, Somerset. I'm not sure what info you currently have - I have quite a bit on the ROGERS family, for example. How does your husband descend from Hannah, by the way? Best wishes, Sue -----Original Message----- From: wedmore-admin@lists.tutton.org [mailto:wedmore-admin@lists.tutton.org] On Behalf Of Pat Hase Sent: 24 April 2008 01:14 To: Susan Hembury-Kellow Cc: wedmore@lists.tutton.org Subject: Re: [WED]Death/Manslaughter of Hannah NICHOLLS nee ROGERS, Wedmore, 1854 Hi Susan, Wow, Hannah was my husband's great grandmother - I hadn't picked this up before so this is all news to me. Yes, please, if you have any more information I'd really like to have it. Thanks for sharing this piece of information. Pat From pat@pathase.demon.co.uk Thu Apr 24 19:04:04 2008 From: pat@pathase.demon.co.uk (Pat Hase) Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:04:04 +0100 Subject: [WED]Death/Manslaughter of Hannah NICHOLLS nee ROGERS, Wedmore, 1854 In-Reply-To: <20080424023944.C27EE8800083@mwinf3014.me.freeserve.com> References: <20080424023944.C27EE8800083@mwinf3014.me.freeserve.com> Message-ID: <4810CB94.70101@pathase.demon.co.uk> Hi Sue, Thank you for the additional info. I've since found a reference to it in a Bristol paper - it's word for word except for the age of Hannah which is given as 55. But still nothing about the outcome of the trial. I too found Sandy CREASE back with his wife in 1861 and as you say the addition to their family presumably shows that things weren't too severe. The ROGERS side of the family seems to be well documented. In my excitement last evening I gave the wrong relationship - Hannah was Mike's 2 x great grandmother - He's descended from Hannah's daughter, Mary Ann, christened 4th Sept 1831. She married Henry HASE at St John's Church, Bedminster 22nd Oct 1857. She was his 2nd wife and their 1st son was christened in Axbridge. 8th March 1858. They went on to have a total of 5 children of whom 3 survived into adult hood including Mike's grandfather, John Millard HASE. She also raised 3 step children from Henry's first wife. William HASE 1858-1931 Selina Hester HASE 1860-1862 (she died of scarlet fever and was named after Henry's first wife, Selina HARES) John Millard HASE 1862-1933 Selina HASE 1864-1938 James HASE 1864-1865 (twin to Selina) Mary Ann herself died in Weston in Jan 1904. In 1901 William NICHOLLS, the son of Joseph & Elizabeth was staying with Edwin & Selina COX nee HASE at 8 Greenfield Place, Weston-super-Mare. Selina and William were 1st cousins. Cheers Pat Susan Hembury-Kellow wrote: > Hi Pat, > > Yes, I was lucky to find the info myself - I stumbled upon it more through > luck than judgement! ;-) I was surprised to find that, despite him killing > her mother, Elizabeth NICHOLLS stayed with Sandy CREASE - she was with him > in 1861 (indeed, they had had a further child in 1858) and she was with > Sandy 'til he died in 1900. I haven't yet looked for the trial reports for > Sandy CREASE; if he was found guilty of any crime, his penalty can't have > been too severe, it seems. > > The information I've managed to glean so far on the life/offspring of Hannah > ROGERS and John NICHOLLS is: > > Hannah ROGERS was bap 28 Aug 1806, Wedmore, Somerset, daughter of William > ROGERS and Hannah VENN, who were married 13 Oct 1794, Wedmore, Somerset. > Hannah ROGERS died in October 1854, and was buried on 4 Nov 1854, Wedmore, > Somerset, with the inquest taking place on 30 Oct 1854. > > Hannah ROGERS married John NICHOLLS on 24 Jul 1825, Wedmore, Somerset, and > they had at least seven children: > > 1. Elizabeth NICHOLLS, born circa 1825, Wedmore, Somerset; died 1905, > Axbridge District. Married Sandy CREASE, 1847, Axbridge District, and they > had at least four children: > a) Ann/Anna CREASE, bap 11 Sep 1851, Wedmore. > b) John CREASE/CREES, born 1854, Wedmore. Married Emma ENGLAND, > 1873. > c) George CREASE, born 1858, Wedmore. > d) Frank CREASE, born c. 1861, Wedmore. > > 2. Hannah NICHOLLS, bap 22 Oct 1829, Wedmore, Somerset. Married Charles > HEMBRY/HEMBURY, 1853, Wedmore, Somerset. (Note: Charles HEMBRY was Hannah's > first cousin, being the son of Isaac HEMBRY and Elizabeth ROGERS. Hannah > [NICHOLLS] HEMBRY was one of the witnesses of the assault in 1854). > Hannah NICHOLLS and Charles HEMBRY had at least three children: > a) Ellen HEMBURY, born c. 1857, Wedmore. > b) George HEMBURY, born 1860, Wedmore. > c) Betsy HEMBURY, born 1863, Wedmore. Married William NICHOLLS, > 1884, Axbridge District (Note: William NICHOLLS was Betsy's first cousin, > being the son of Joseph NICHOLLS and Elizabeth ROGERS). > > 3. Mary Ann NICHOLLS, bap 4 Sep 1831, Wedmore, Somerset. > > 4. Joseph NICHOLLS, bap 6 Mar 1836, Wedmore, Somerset (twin?). Married (1) > Elizabeth ROGERS (unknown dates) and had at least seven children: > a) John NICHOLLS, born c. 1856, Wedmore. > b) William NICHOLLS, born c. 1858, Wedmore. Married 1st cousin, > Betsy HEMBURY (see above). > c) Mary Ann NICHOLLS, born 1861, Wedmore. > d) Robert NICHOLLS, born c. 1862, Wedmore. > e) Elizabeth NICHOLLS, born c. 1866, Wedmore. > f) Alice NICHOLLS, born c. 1871, Wedmore. Married William Henry HARES. > g) Hannah NICHOLLS, born c. 1879, Wedmore. > > 5. Mary NICHOLLS, bap 6 Mar 1836, Wedmore, Somerset (twin?). > > 6. Harriet NICHOLLS, bap 23 Jun 1839, Wedmore, Somerset. > > 7. Samuel NICHOLLS, bap 15 Jun 1845, Wedmore, Somerset. > > I'm not sure what info you currently have - I have quite a bit on the ROGERS > family, for example. How does your husband descend from Hannah, by the way? > > Best wishes, > > Sue > > -----Original Message----- > From: wedmore-admin@lists.tutton.org [mailto:wedmore-admin@lists.tutton.org] > On Behalf Of Pat Hase > Sent: 24 April 2008 01:14 > To: Susan Hembury-Kellow > Cc: wedmore@lists.tutton.org > Subject: Re: [WED]Death/Manslaughter of Hannah NICHOLLS nee ROGERS, Wedmore, > 1854 > > Hi Susan, > > Wow, Hannah was my husband's great grandmother - I hadn't picked this > up before so this is all news to me. Yes, please, if you have any more > information I'd really like to have it. > Thanks for sharing this piece of information. > Pat > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wedmore mailing list > Wedmore@lists.tutton.org > http://lists.tutton.org/mailman/listinfo/wedmore > > Wedmore Web Site > at: http://www.tutton.org > > > From susan@avalon1999.fsnet.co.uk Fri Apr 25 15:53:54 2008 From: susan@avalon1999.fsnet.co.uk (Susan Hembury-Kellow) Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:53:54 +0100 Subject: [WED]Death/Manslaughter of Hannah NICHOLLS nee ROGERS, Wedmore, 1854 In-Reply-To: <4810CB94.70101@pathase.demon.co.uk> Message-ID: <20080425145411.543101C00083@mwinf3008.me.freeserve.com> Hi Pat, Thanks very much for the details about Mary Ann NICHOLLS - I hadn't discovered her marriage, etc., and it's nice to be able to fill in a gap in the family tree. I always think it strange that a new wife would name a child after her husband's first wife, but I've seen it happen so many times... Likewise, re-using the name of a deceased child, but this, too, was common practice. Thanks also for looking in the Bristol paper for more details about the crime. If I find any more info about what (if anything) happened to Sandy CREASE, I'll be sure to let you know. Best wishes, Sue -----Original Message----- From: wedmore-admin@lists.tutton.org [mailto:wedmore-admin@lists.tutton.org] On Behalf Of Pat Hase Sent: 24 April 2008 19:04 To: Susan Hembury-Kellow Cc: wedmore@lists.tutton.org Subject: Re: [WED]Death/Manslaughter of Hannah NICHOLLS nee ROGERS, Wedmore, 1854 Hi Sue, Thank you for the additional info. I've since found a reference to it in a Bristol paper - it's word for word except for the age of Hannah which is given as 55. But still nothing about the outcome of the trial. I too found Sandy CREASE back with his wife in 1861 and as you say the addition to their family presumably shows that things weren't too severe. The ROGERS side of the family seems to be well documented. In my excitement last evening I gave the wrong relationship - Hannah was Mike's 2 x great grandmother - He's descended from Hannah's daughter, Mary Ann, christened 4th Sept 1831. She married Henry HASE at St John's Church, Bedminster 22nd Oct 1857. She was his 2nd wife and their 1st son was christened in Axbridge. 8th March 1858. They went on to have a total of 5 children of whom 3 survived into adult hood including Mike's grandfather, John Millard HASE. She also raised 3 step children from Henry's first wife. William HASE 1858-1931 Selina Hester HASE 1860-1862 (she died of scarlet fever and was named after Henry's first wife, Selina HARES) John Millard HASE 1862-1933 Selina HASE 1864-1938 James HASE 1864-1865 (twin to Selina) Mary Ann herself died in Weston in Jan 1904. In 1901 William NICHOLLS, the son of Joseph & Elizabeth was staying with Edwin & Selina COX nee HASE at 8 Greenfield Place, Weston-super-Mare. Selina and William were 1st cousins. Cheers Pat