Partridges of St Albans

annabel

annabel

Puts the Heart into Hertfordshire
I'm trying to find out where the Partridge came from in the name of my 4x g grandfather Samuel Partridge Smith born 1803 in St Stephens, St Albans, parents Samuel and Hannah Smith. I'm hoping this will help me find more of the family, especially if it relates to Hannah. I thought it was Hannah's maiden name but it seems this might not be so. So I am trying a different tack

The family from Samuel down named some with the middle name of their grandmother, and several of their children with the middle name of the surname of a prominent local family, Cannon, who married into the family in several ways. Some Cannons were mayors of St Albans just before the naming began

In the next door parish of St Peter, at Heath Farm, lived Daniel Partridge and his wife Mary Bolton/ Boulton. He was mayor in 1781. He died in 1786, Mary between 1800 and 1804
I'm thinking maybe one of their surviving children married into the family, but they seem to disappear. Charlotte and Hugh Bolton Partridge died in infancy
They are Thomas born 1765
John 1767
Joseph 1769
Jeremiah 1771
Mary 1776
I wonder if anyone can help me find them?
 
Thank you, I have seen that, but I have no idea who Robert Smith is, he's not in my bit o smiths. No Gough's either
 
Have you considered the marriage at St Martin in the Fields on 14 February 1803 by licence between Samuel SMITH & Hannah PARTRIDGE? They were both supposedly of the parish and Hannah was a widow but if she was already pregnant ……. FMP have transcribed her surname as PARBRIDGE but her signature looks much more like PARTRIDGE! There is a burial at St Martin in the Fields of a Frederick PARTRIDGE in 1800 & one for a Samuel PARTRIDGE in 1794??

Janet
 
Can one of the mods please combine the two posts regarding the PARTRIDGE's of St Albans. It does lead to duplication of information, as now having seen the original post, Flook has already found the above information. Ta muchly in advance.

Janet
 
janetbooth said:
Have you considered the marriage at St Martin in the Fields on 14 February 1803 by licence between Samuel SMITH & Hannah PARTRIDGE? They were both supposedly of the parish and Hannah was a widow but if she was already pregnant ……. FMP have transcribed her surname as PARBRIDGE
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Thank you, I thought I was being daft not being able to find the original where it says widow, but now I have. Samuel Partridge Smith, who I have accused of being their son, was baptised in December that year.

Sorry to be confusing, I started a new thread because Hannah being a widow means she might not be the lady I am looking for, and so not be part of the St Albans Partridge family.

Having said that I haven't so far found a Hannah marrying anyone named Partridge
Or any Partridge to any Smith in St Albans or Westminster :confused:
 
Thanks Jan - I get very easily confused!! Marriage at on 15 February 1801 at Westminster St Margaret between William PARTRIDGE & Hannah HADNUTT, by licence, he being of Hendon. Perhaps relevant is the burial at St James Piccadilly, Westminster on 14 January 1802 of a William PARTRIDGE or perhaps even more relevant, given the marriage record, is a burial at Hendon St Mary on 17 January 1802 of a William PARTRIDGE, aged 27. I do like the latter record - in the correct parish and he was pretty young when he died.

Janet
 
Well found Janet. That is better than my offering:)

I did find Ann Partridge marrying George Smith in 1803 in Flamstead Herts, only a transcription, so no further details
 
Annabel, is your Hannah SMITH the one buried at St Stephen on 25 July 1831, aged 51? If so, there is a baptism at Aldenham, Hertfordshire, on 26 March 1780, born 3 March, of a Hannah HADNUTT daughter of Nathan & Jane HADNUTT, which would fit in very nicely with the details in my previous post. Have now looked back at the information found for Samuel SMITH who married Hannah and as he remarried in 1836, this would seem likely to be the burial of his first wife Hannah.

Janet
 
Wow you are so clever, thank you! The Hadnutts coming from Aldenham make more sense. There are a lot of them to look into too. I think that Hannah looks very good for the one who married Samuel Smith. I found Hannah's death as you did, so it all seems to fit

But I still feel that the Partridge bit is the key to proving that it is correct though.
Janet, where did you find those Hendon details, I can't find any online. I'm hoping to identify which Partridge family he comes from. An online tree says he was baptised at Hendon St Mary in 1744, but no parents mentioned
 
The actual parish register image of the marriage of William PARTRIDGE is on FMP. The parish register burial image is on Ancestry. If William was only 27 when he was buried in 1802, he should have been born c1775 and there is a baptism on Ancestry of a William PARTRAGE at Hendon St Mary on 14 December 1774 son of John & Mary PARTRAGE which sounds about right.

William's PCC Will, he being shown as a Yeoman, is available on Ancestry in which he mentions his father John & his wife Hannah, it being proved at London on 1 February 1802. His father John's PCC Will is also available to view on Ancestry it being proved in 1836 in which he appoints his wife Mary and brother William PARTRIDGE as his Executors - perhaps this is the William born c1744. And to cap it all, our theories are proved by the PCC Will of Nathan HADNUTT of Aldenham, Yeoman, he being married to a Jane, dated 10 October 1812 and proved at London on 5 October 1813, but beware there are 4 PCC Wills for Nathan HADNUTT, in which he mentions all his children amongst whom is his daughter Hannah wife of Samuel SMITH. His wife Jane HADNUTT's PCC Will is also available, proved on 7 August 1824. Don't you just love it when the pieces of the jigsaw all come together. Enjoy!!

Janet
 
Fantastic! I just found Nathan's will myself, it's wonderful and mentions all his children. I can't read the name of his farm though, I'll post a snip in a minute.

Partrage! That's' why I couldn't find it:rolleyes:
Lots of happy partridge hunting ahead. Thank you so much Janet
 
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So here is Nathan Hadnutt's farm 3rd line. ... being at ? ? in the said parish (of Aldenham). Can anyone work out what it is?Screen Shot 2018-07-21 at 21.09.33.png
 
Did you know.... St Albans has a Partridge Road, named after the family. It is on the New Greens estate and runs from New Greens Avenue to High Oaks.

I used to walk along it each day to Junior School. ;)
 
No I didn't. Maybe they owned that road, I'll have to look. They must have been important
 
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