Person:Ann Woolgar (1)

Ann Woolgar was baptised on 3rd November 1780 at Pagham in Sussex, daughter of Ann Woolgar, formerly Roy, and her husband Thomas Woolgar.

On 21st May 1808, when Ann was 27 years old, she married a blacksmith named John Hammond. He was about 21 and from South Bersted, which is the neighbouring parish to Pagham, but they married in Chichester Cathedral, a few miles away. After their marriage they settled in the hamlet of Lagness in Pagham parish, on the road between Pagham and Chichester and near the junction with the road towards South Bersted and Bognor. Ann's parents appear to have also lived at Lagness.

Ann and John had eight children between 1808 and 1823. Seven of them were baptised at Pagham, and one at South Bersted.

In 1830 Ann's eldest daughter Sarah was married, and she became a grandmother the following year, aged 50, when Sarah's first child was born.

Ann's father died in 1836 and her mother in 1839.

The 1841 census finds Ann and John living at Lagness with their daughter Jane and son Alfred, and a young man named William Patrick who was an agricultural labourer. William Patrick would later marry their daughter Jane. The 1851 census also finds Ann and John living at Lagness, this time with their son Alfred and their widower son Henry and his two surviving children, Henry's wife having died in 1848.

Ann's son Alfred died tragically aged 36 in 1857 – he fell in a ditch after an evening with friends in Bognor and drowned.

Ann died on 17th December 1858, aged 78. She died at home at Lagness. She had had 22 grandchildren born in her lifetime and was also a great-grandmother. John outlived her by just over a year.

1. ↑ Church of England. Parish Church of Pagham (Sussex). Parish registers for Pagham, 1707-1901. (Chichester: West Sussex County Council).

   Baptisms 1780 / Ann Dau[ghte]r of Tho[ma]s & Ann Wolgare Nov[embe]r 3d

   This baptism has been linked to the Ann Woolgar who married John Hammond on the basis that in the 1851 census Ann Hammond gave her place of birth as Pagham whilst her ages in the census and at her burial suggest she was born around 1780. Also, the Ann baptised in 1780 had a sister with the relatively unusual name of Phoebe, which was a name Ann and John Hammond gave to one of their daughters. No evidence has been found to suggest that the Ann baptised in 1780 died young or married anyone else. One of the witnesses to Ann and John's marriage was a William Woollger, and the Ann baptised in 1780 had a brother named William.

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1099; Book 4; Folio 5; Page 3, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Lagness, Pagham, Sussex
   John Hamond, male, 50 [1786-91], B[lack] Smith, born in county
   Ann Hamond, female, 60 [1776-81], born in county
   Jane Hamond, female, 20 [1816-21], born in county
   Alfred Hamond, male, 20 [1816-21], born in county
   William Patrick, male, 20 [1816-21], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1652; Folio 129; Page 1, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Lagness Hamlet, Pagham, Sussex
   John Hammond, head, married, male, 60 [1790/1], Blacksmith, b. Bersted, Sussex
   Ann Hammond, wife, married, female, 70 [1780/1], b. Pagham, Sussex
   Henry Hammond, son, widower, male, 36 [1814/5], Blacksmith, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Alfred Hammond, son, unmarried, male, 30 [1820/1], Blacksmith, b. Pagham, Sussex
   William Hammond, grandson, male, 11 [1839/40], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Pagham, Sussex
   James Hammond, grandson, male, 3 [1847/8], b. Pagham, Sussex

4. ↑ Death certificate, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   Registration District Westhampnett
   1858 Death in the Sub-district of Whyke in the County of Sussex
   No.	When and where died	Name and surname	Sex	Age	Occupation	Cause of death	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered	Signature of registrar
   17	Seventeenth December 1858 Lagness Pagham	Ann Hammond	Female	77 years	Wife of John Hammond Blacksmith master	Apoplexy a few hours Certified	X The mark of Ann Gardner Present at the Death Pagham	Twentieth December 1858	James Heath Registrar

   
5. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Pagham (Sussex). Parish registers for Pagham, 1707-1901. (Chichester: West Sussex County Council).

   BURIALS in the Parish of Pagham in the County of Sussex in the Year 1858
   No	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   815	Ann Hammond	Lagness	Dec[embe]r 21 1858	78 y[ea]rs [1779/80]	R. Barker, Vicar