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Desmond Martyn Slade Hitchins

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maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 14 May 2020 13:57

As he appears to come from Cornwall, these are very useful!

https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/

Here's his baptism from this site:

Day Month 02-May
Year 1900
Parish Or Reg District Mewan, St.
Forename Desmond Martyn Slade
Surname HITCHINS
Sex son
Father Forename Arthur Slade
Mother Forename Sophie Mary Pearce
Residence Clynton, St Austell
Father Rank Profession merchant
Notes born 4 Apr 1900
Transcriber Notes


His parents marriage from the site - the Cornwall Parish Records usually give the names of the witnesses - which can prove useful.

Day Month 16-Oct
Year 1895
Parish Or Reg District Austell, St.
Groom Fn Arthur Slade
Groom Sn HITCHINS
Groom Age 27
Groom Residence St Austell
Groom Condition b
Groom Rank Profession Merchant
Groom Signed / Marked (S/M) s
Groom Father Name Thomas Hitchins
Groom Father Rank Profession merchant
Bride Fn Sophie Mary Pearce
Bride Sn MARTYN
Bride Age 25
Bride Residence St Austell
Bride Condition s
Bride Rank Profession
Bride Signed / Marked (S/M) s
Bride Father Name Richard Uriah Martyn
Bride Father Rank Profession gentleman
Banns / Licence (B/L) Banns
Witness Fn1 Richard Elias Pearce
Witness Sn1 Martyn
Witness Fn2 Isabella Slade
Witness Sn2 Hitchens
Other Information other witness(es): F C Hitchens
Transcriber Notes Vicar of Chudleigh

Maddie

Maddie Report 14 May 2020 16:24

Isabella Slade
Last name Hitchens
Gender Female
Birth year -
Birth place -
Baptism year 1870
Baptism date 29 Jan 1870
Place St Austell
County Cornwall
Country England
Father's first name(s) Thomas
Father's last name Hitchens
Mother's first name(s) Nanny Opie

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census

Trevarrick Terrace, St Austell, Cornwall, England

Thomas Hitchins Head Married Male 53 1838 Corn Merchant St Austell, Cornwall, England
Nancy Hitchins Wife Married Female 53 1838 - St Agnes, Cornwall, England
Martin J Hitchins Son Single Male 24 1867 Corn Merchant Assistant St Austell, Cornwall, England
Arthur S Hitchins Son Single Male 23 1868 Milling Enginers St Austell, Cornwall, England
Isabella S Hitchins Daughter Single Female 21 1870 - St Austell, Cornwall, England
Frederick C Hitchins Son Single Male 19 1872 Medical Student St Austell, Cornwall, England
Grace Crowle Servant Single Female 24 1867 General Servant Domestic St Dennis, Cornwall, England
Rhoda Pedwell Servant Single Female 22 1869 General Servant Domestic Truro, Cornwall, England
Ellen Turcott Servant Single Female 22 1869 General Servant Domestic St Austell, Cornwall, England

in 1901 she is an artist