Catherine Ann Jennings 1798 - 1870
Catherine Ann Jennings , She was appointed housekeeper of Ascot racecourse on the death of her husband. Edward, their son, was appointed as clerk of the course after his father's death however was dismissed in August 1860 after falling foul of the Master of the Buckhounds and the Trustees of Ascot. At this point Mrs Hibbard was also dismissed although they softened the blow by rewarding her the exact sum she received as a salary (£50 per year) as a annuity. They also let her stay at her apartments. After her husband's death, she also opened a school in Egham called Elgin House. She may also be "of Bell Farm" in a mid 19thC directory, probably Pigot's, under Clewer.
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| Born: 3rd Sep 1798 | Baptised: St George The Martyr, Southwar, London, , , England 23rd Sep 1798
| | Died: Windsor, Berks., , England 1870 | Buried:
| | Family: Jennings |
Sources
Census
- 1841 census (member of household - Ascot Grand Stand, Ascot, Berkshire, England)
- 1851 census (mother - The Grandstand, Sunninghill, Egham, Surrey, , England)
- 1861 census (mother - 9 Cottages, Bridge st, Reading, Berks., England)
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Timeline
| 3rd Sep 1798 | Born (birth) | | 23rd Sep 1798 | Baptised (baptism) London, England | | 23rd May 1825 | Married William Hibburd
(Jennings ) 1805 - 1851 (marriage) London, England | | 1841 | Member of household in 1841 census (census) Ascot, Berkshire, England | | 31st Mar 1851 | Mother in 1851 census (census) Egham, Surrey, England | | 1st Sep 1851 | Became an heir of William Hibburd
(Jennings ) 1805 - 1851 (will) | | 1861 | Mother in 1861 census (census) Reading, Berks., England | | 1870 | Died (death) Windsor, Berks., England |
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