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HUGGINS, Betsy
1834 - 1920 (86 years) Has 2 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
1799 - 1882 (83 years)-
Name HUGGINS, Betsy Birth 1834 Kirkstead, Lincolnshire, England 
Gender Female Death 1920 Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England Person ID I2853 Edgoose Last Modified 31 Jan 2026
Father HUGGINS, Henry, b. 1799, Kirkstead Or Timberland, Lincolnshire d. 1882, Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England (Age 83 years) Mother COOK, Elizabeth, b. Between 1796 and 1797, Lincolnshire d. 1847, Timberland, Lincolnshire, England (Age 51 years) Marriage 20 Jun 1826 Timberland, Lincolnshire, England Family ID F234 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family HARE, Joseph, b. 1846, Freiston, Lincolnshire, England d. 1911 ? Family ID F1442 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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BETSEY HUGGINS 1832-1920
Betsey, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth HUGGINS, was baptised at Kirkstead, Lincolnshire, on 7 September 1834.
(FamilySearch)
From the 1841 census of Fen, Timberland, Lincolnshire:
Henery HUGGINS, aged 42, farmer, born in Lincolnshire;
Elizabeth HUGGINS, aged 44, born in Lincolnshire;
Rebeca [sic] HUGGINS, aged 9, born in Lincolnshire;
*Betsy HUGGINS, aged 6, born in Lincolnshire;
John HUGGINS, aged 3, born in Lincolnshire;
Richard Edward HUGGINS, aged 1, born in Lincolnshire;
Richard HUGGINS, aged 45, painter, born in Lincolnshire;
W.......... .........., aged 21, servant, born in Lincolnshire;
Jane CHAPIL (?), aged 20, born in Lincolnshire.
(HO107/623/9/11/15)
From the 1861 census of Dales, Timberland, Lincolnshire:
Henry HUGGINS, head, aged 62, widower, farmer of 97 acres employing 1 labourer, born at Timberland, Lincolnshire;
*Betsey HUGGINS, daughter, aged 26, farmer's daughter, born at Timberland, Lincolnshire;
Sarah A. HUGGINS, daughter, aged 18, farmer's daughter, born at Timberland, Lincolnshire;
Samuel SAXBY, servant, aged 16, shepher, born at Timberland, Lincolnshire.
(RG9/2341/123/24)
A Betsy HUGGINS, a 23 year old Timberland spinster, married Edward HUGGINS, a 26 year old Brideside carpenter, by licence at Timberland on 3 April 1862. Witnesses were Rebecca HUGGINS and Henry HUGGINS. Edward HUGGINS was the son of Richard HUGGINS, labourer. Betsy HUGGINS was the daughter of Henry HUGGINS, farmer.
(GRO June Q 1862 Sleaford 7A 695)
No record of Edward HUGGINS' death between 1862 and 1869 has yet been found.
Betsy HUGGINS married Joseph HARE at Horncastle Independent Chapel on 2 April 1869. Betsy was 30 years old, a widow living at Coningsby, and daughter of Henry HUGGINS farmer. Joseph HARE was a 22 year old bachelor, a joiner by trade, living at Coningsby, and son of Joseph HARE farmer. Witnesses were John Dixon HARE and Ann Lettisha (sic) HARE.
(GRO June Q 1869 Horncastle 7a 1021)
From the 1871 census of 7 Chancery Lane, Oxford St. Clement, Oxfordshire:
Joseph HARE, head, aged 25, joiner, born at Freiston near Boston, Lincolnshire;
Betsy HARE, wife, aged 32, born at Timberland Dales, Lincolnshire;
Hannah HARE, daughter, aged 1, born at Oxford.
(RG10/1435/63/26)
The 1881 census for Wilstone, Tring, Hertfordshire:
Joseph HARE, head, aged 35, a wheelwright master employing 2 men and 1 boy, born at Boston, Lincolnshire;
*Elizabeth HARE, wife, aged 40, born at Oxford;
Hannah HARE, daughter, aged 11, born at Oxford;
John D. HARE, son, aged 8, born at Oxford;
Elizabeth HARE, daughter, aged 5, born at Oxford;
*Henry HUGGINS, grandfather [sic], aged 82, born at Oxford.
(RG11/1030/101/41)
The 1891 census for Wilstone, Tring, Hertfordshire:
Joseph HARE, head, aged 44, builder etc., employer, born at Frieston [sic], Lincolnshire;
*Betsy HARE, wife, aged 50, born at Waterside, Lincolnshire;
John D. HARE, son, aged 18, single, coach builder etc., born at Oxford;
Elizabeth HARE, daughter, aged 15, scholar, born at Oxford;
William CRIPPS, apprentice, aged 18, wheelwright, born at Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire.
(RG12/1127/182/1)
The 1901 census of Market Street, Rye, Sussex:
Joseph HARE, head, aged 54, carpenter & joiner on own account at home, born at Freiston, Lincolnshire:
*Betsy HARE, wife, aged 60, born at Timberland Dales, Lincolnshire;
Elizabeth HARE, daughter, aged 24, single, born at Oxford, Oxfordshire.
(RG13/859/23/13)
From the 1911 census of 4 Stratton Place, Westwood Lane, Tring, Hertfordshire:
John Dixon HARE, head, aged 38, married, 9 children (8 living), carpenter & wheelwright, worker, born Leopold Street, Cowley Road, Oxford;
Mary Ann HARE, wife, married 17 years, born at Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire;
Joseph Dixon HARE, son, aged 16, gardener's labourer, born at Wilston, near Tring, Hertfordshire;
Edith Mabel HARE, daughter, aged 13, school, born at Wilston, near Tring, Hertfordshire;
Edward Joseph HARE, son, aged 8, born at Rye, Sussex;
Francis Janes HARE, son, aged 5, born at Rye, Sussex;
Albert HARE, son, aged 4, born at Bethersden, Kent;
Kathleen HARE, daughter, aged 1, born at Cheddington, Buckinghamshire;
*Betsy HARE, mother, aged 72, widow, old age pensioner, born at Timberland Dales, Lincolnshire.
(RG14/7782)
The death of Betsy HARE aged 82 was registered in 1920.
(GRO December Q 1920 Berkhampstead [which includes Tring] 3a 897)
NOTES & QUERIES:
Was Henry HUGGINS the father of Joseph HARE's wife Elizabeth?
(revised 28.10.2012)