Hannah Smith

  Noted events in her life were:

• source. Matthew Anderson @ genes who states:
[Full Credit to David Densley for this part of the tree.ftw] 1841 englishcombe census finds Hannah as an ag. lab. 1841 UNITED KINGDOM CENSUS JUNE 7, 1841 ENGLISHCOMBE VILLAGE PERSONS 486 HANNAH DENSLEY 45 JAMES 20 SAMUEL 20 CHARLES 15 BASIL 15 ELIZA 14 GEORGE 13 SARAH 9 ISSAC 6 1851 englishcombe census finds Hannah as a shopkeeper. George and Issac are still living at home. Also Emily Vowels (neice), 5 years old, is in residence. MARCH 30 - 31, 1851 Englishcombe The 1851 census finds the following entry 25 DENSLEY Hannah Widow/er 59 Shop Keeper Saltford George 22 Labourer Englishcombe, Som. Isaac 16 Labourer Englishcombe, Som. VOWELS Emily Niece 5 Scholar Englishcombe, Som. So it is safe to assume that James died before 1835. So now let's do a little detective work. The 1851 census shows the following neighbors to Hannah. 17 WATTS John 59 Labourer Englishbatch, Som. Elizabeth 59 Englishcombe, Som. Isaac 30 Labourer Englishcombe, Som. 18 DENSLEY Samuel 20 Labourer Englishcombe, Som. Eliza 25 Englishcombe, Som. 19 WATTS George Widow/er 38 Labourer Englishcombe, Som. William 13 Scholar Englishcombe, Som. Ellen 7 Scholar Englishcombe, Som. Samuel 6 Scholar Englishcombe, Som. DENSLEY George Brother in Law Widow/er 56 Labourer Englishcombe, Som. 22 VOWELS John 28 Labourer Priston VOWELS Eliza 24 Englishcombe, Som. Henry 7 Englishcombe, Som. Sarah 2m Englishcombe, Som. 23 VOWELS George 50 Labourer Priston Jane 50 Priston George 11 Scholar Englishcombe, Som. James Densley / Amelia Curtis' 8th child Ann married George Watts. It seems reasonable that Hannah would live close to her in-laws after James death. Therefore it is safe to assume that James' parents were James and Amelia. 1861 englishcombe census finds Hannah as a housekeeper. George and Sarah Ann are living at same residence. English Combe Somerset Hannah Densley abt 1791 Saltford, Somerset, England Head English Com Somerset George Densley abt 1829 Enlish Hatch Enlishcombe, Somerset, England S English Combe Somerset Sarah Ann Densley abt 1832 Enlish Hatch Enlishcombe, Somerset, England Daughter English Combe Somerset 1871 englishcombe census finds Hannah as the head of a household (cottage #94) containing John and Eliza Vowels. The Vowels come into the mix with the marriage of Hannah's daughter Susan Eliza Densley to John Vowels. English Combe Hannah Densley 1792 Pattford, Somerset, England He English Combe Somerset John Vowles 1822 Priston, Somerset, England Son-in-law English Combe Somerset Eliza Vowles 1826 English Combe, Somerset Wife English Combe Somerset Charles Vowles 1859 English Combe, Somerset Son English Combe Somerset George Vowles 1863 English Combe, Somerset, England Son English Combe Somerset John Vowles 1865 English Combe, Somerset, England Son English Combe Somerset DENZLEY, Hannah Record Type: Deaths Age at death: 83 Quarter: June Year: 1875 District: Bath County: Avon Somerset Volume: 5c Page: 466 1.) Hannah DENSLEY [Probate 31/3/1875] of Nailswell, Parish of Englishcombe a widow died 26/6/1875 at nailswell - to son Basil of Priston, farm labourer. Hannah was the wife of James. Englishcombe parish records show a marriage of James Densly and Hannah Smith. Census records indicate that James died before 1835. They had seven children, the second eldest of whom was Basil who was born on April 25, 1824.

Hannah married James Densley, son of James Densley and Amelia Curtis, on 9 Dec 1819 in Englishcombe, Avon England. (James Densley was born on 21 Apr 1799 in Farnborough, Somerset England and died in Dec 1838 in Bath, Somerset England.)