Family History

Susannah Church (1793–1854)

Susannah was baptised on 25 Dec, 1793 in Sharnbrook, Bedfordshirea1, the eldest daughter of George Church (1770–1834)★ and Mary Spencer (1767–1811)★. She is Stephanie's 4x great grandmother.

She met George Scrivener (1793–1865)★ before 1815 . They had eleven children.

  • Mary baptised on 10 Sep, 1815 in Sharnbrooka2.
  • Thomas baptised on 4 Apr, 1816 in Sharnbrooka3.
  • Thomas baptised on 25 Dec, 1817 in Sharnbrooka4.
  • Ann baptised on 9 Feb, 1820 in Sharnbrooka5.
  • George★ baptised on 21 Jul, 1821 in Sharnbrooka6. Married Lucy Doughty★ on 2 Aug, 1849b1. Died on 6 Dec, 1896 in Sharnbrookb2 at the age of seventy-five.
  • Hannah baptised on 13 Jun, 1824 in Sharnbrooka7.
  • John baptised on 12 Nov, 1826 in Sharnbrooka8.
  • Susannah baptised on 27 Jul, 1828 in Sharnbrooka9.
  • Margaret baptised on 16 May, 1830 in Sharnbrooka10.
  • Margaret baptised on 20 May, 1832 in Sharnbrooka11.
  • John baptised on 25 Oct, 1835 in Sharnbrooka12.

By the time of the 1851 census she was living in Sharnbrookc1 with her husband George, a master bricklayer and daughter Hannah Scrivener.

Susannah died at the age of sixty on 8 Sep, 1854 in Sharnbrook. Her death was attributed to cholerab3.b3

She was survived by George.

Timeline

1793
25 Dec
Baptised in Sharnbrook, Bedfordshirea1.
1815
10 Sep
Daughter, Mary Scrivener, baptised in Sharnbrooka2.
1816
4 Apr
Son, Thomas, baptised in Sharnbrooka3.
1817
25 Dec
Son, Thomas, baptised in Sharnbrooka4.
1820
9 Feb
Daughter, Ann, baptised in Sharnbrooka5.
1821
Son, George Scrivener★, born in Sharnbrook.
1824
13 Jun
Daughter, Hannah, baptised in Sharnbrooka7.
1826
12 Nov
Son, John, baptised in Sharnbrooka8.
1828
27 Jul
Daughter, Susannah, baptised in Sharnbrooka9.
1830
16 May
Daughter, Margaret, baptised in Sharnbrooka10.
1832
20 May
Daughter, Margaret, baptised in Sharnbrooka11.
1835
25 Oct
Son, John, baptised in Sharnbrooka12.
1851
30 Mar
Recorded in the 1851 census residing in Sharnbrookc1.
1854
8 Sep
Died at the age of sixty in Sharnbrookb3.

Other Information

Other names and variations

  • Susannah Church
  • Susan Churcha1
  • Susan Scrivenerb3,a8,a12,c1
  • Susanah Scrivenera10
  • Susanna Scrivenera3
  • Susannah Scrivenera2,a4,a5,a6,a7,a11
  • Susanna Scrivnera9

Citations and Notes

Parish Register Transcripts of St Peter, Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire
a1:Baptism entry for Susan Church, 25 Dec 1793 (more details...)
a2:Baptism entry for Mary Scrivener, 10 Sep 1815 (more details...)
a3:Baptism entry for Thomas Scrivener, 4 Apr 1816 (more details...)
a4:Baptism entry for Thomas Scrivener, 25 Dec 1817 (more details...)
a5:Baptism entry for Ann Scrivener, 9 Feb 1820 (more details...)
a6:Baptism entry for George Scrivener, 21 Jul 1821 (more details...)
a7:Baptism entey for Hannah Scrivener, 13 Jun 1824 (more details...)
a8:Baptism entry for John Scrivener, 12 Nov 1826 (more details...)
a9:Baptism entry for Susannah Scrivner, 27 Jul 1828 (more details...)
a10:Baptism entry for Margaret Scrivener, 16 May 1830 (more details...)
a11:Baptism entry for Margaret Scrivener, 20 May 1832 (more details...)
a12:Baptism entry for John Scrivener, 25 Oct 1835 (more details...)
General Register Office of England and Wales
b1:Marriage entry for George Scrivener and Lucy Doughty, Bedford, Jul-Sep Qtr 1849, Vol 6, Page 65, No 73; Certified copy obtained 18 Jun 2021 (more details...)
b2:Death entry for George Scrivener, Bedford, Oct-Dec Qtr 1896, Vol 03B, Page 185, No 176; Digital image (more details...)
b3:Death entry for Susan Scrivener, Bedford, Jul-Sep Qtr 1854, Vol 3b, Page 171, No 396; Digital image obtained 1 May 2024 (more details...)
1851 England and Wales Census
c1:Class HO107, Piece 1751, Folio 123, Page 24, Schedule 91 (more details...)