Uglow Family History

Family 1: William Hawken and Mary Anne Spurrell

William Hawken 1844 born in Poughill is the son of William and Margaret Hawken in Poughill.  He is the grandson of William and Jenny Charles from Week St Mary. He becomes a coastguard and naturally travels around. In 1871 he marries Mary Anne Spurrell in Stoke Damerel.

She is a Devonport girl born in 1846. Her father was Samuel 1808-1851 from Stoke Damerel where he was a shoemaker. Mary Anne's mother was Mary Ann Brooking who was born in 1801 in Stoke Climsland. David Brooking 1887 (below) is named after his maternal grandmother - there is a Brooking Society for those interested in this branch.

In 1881 they are in East Budleigh working as a coastguard but move to Wales by 1885. In the 1901 census, he is described as Principal Boatman, HM Customs. Mary Anne dies in 1914. William dies in 1922 in Haverfordwest. They are buried in Thornton Cemetery, Milford Haven.

• son John Samuel Frederick 1874 born in Stoke Damerel. He went to Greenwich College on a scholarship and later in life owned a small fleet of trawle, the last of which was sold in the 1950s when the fising industry in Milford Haven declined. In 1897, Fred was a ships' painter - he saw a nine year old boy, Frank Pettit, fall 20 feet into Milford dock. Despite having heavy working attire, he dived in and hauled an unconscious boy out of the water. He was awarded a Royal Humane Society's medal for this act of conspicuous bravery.
  
  In 1909 he marries Frances Llewellin Davies [1871-1961]. He dies at 12 Shakespeare Avenue, Haverfordwest in 1957. Samuel and Frances are buried in Thornton Cemetery, Milford Haven.
  
  
  • son William David 1911 born in Haverfordwest. In 1939 he marries Iris Beatrice James at St Katherine's, Haverfordwest but dies in 1948 also at 12 Shakespeare Avenue, Haverfordwest and is buried in Thornton Cemetery, Milford Haven.
    • son Roger F 1940 born in Steynton, just outside Milford Haven. He marries Anne Millar in 1969 - Family 1 Yorkshire
  • daughter Frances Mary 1917 probably born in Milford Haven but lived all her later life in Haverfordwest. She worked in London as a hair stylist at one of the salons in Bond Street before she marries William Gwyther Thomas in 1938. They had two sons, William David, who married Zandra, lives in Haverfordwest with two daughters. The younger son, Russell Frederick, lives in Farnham and has a son. Frances dies in 1993
• daughter Ada 1875 born in Stoke Damerel. In 1901 in Bristol the census has her as a 'Servant & Assistant'. She marries later that year in Bristol but she later lives in Plymouth.
• daughter Emily Maria 1877 born in Greystone in Ireland. She dies in Haverfordwest in 1941 and is buried in Thornton Cemetery, Milford Haven.
• son William Richard 1879 born in Greystone in Ireland. He dies in 1887 in Haverfordwest
• son Edmund Leslie 1880 born in Budleigh Salterton. In the war, he was a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery. [The RGA was part of the Royal Artillery Regiment which had three sections - Horse Artillery, Field Artillery and Garrison Artillery. The latter were the heavy guns stationed well behind the lines.]
  
  In 1921 he marries Elizabeth Amy Griffiths [1894-1973] in Pembroke where his occupation in 1901 is fishpacker. He dies in 1969 in Carmarthen.
• son Leonard Henry 1885 born in Haverfordwest. Known as Henry for the 1901 census when he is a painter. His grandaughter, Janice, writes that he was always known as Len. He led a very interesting life, being a painter of both full size ships at Milford Haven and beautiful landscapes.He was also a stone mason and architect and designed some of the interiors for the Odeon cinemas in the 20s and 30s. He marries Frances Morgan in 1912 in Haverfordwest and dies there in 1962.
  • son Leonard W. Charles 1913 born in Haverfordwest. He married Jessie Baggott in Hereford in 1958. Without children, they live in Haverfordwest.
  • son Thomas Leslie 1920 born in Haverfordwest. He married May [Mavis] Winter in York in 1947. May dies in 1978 and Thomas in 1983.
    • daughter Janice E 1948 born in Haverfordwest. She marries Neil Morley in Haverfordwest in 1969. They have a son, Christopher Graeme born 1974. Divorced, Janice married Andrew Still in 1996
• son David Brooking 1887 born in Haverfordwest. In 1901 he is in Milford Haven with his parents. He dies in Fylde in 1955

• John was working as a butcher in Swansea in 1858 - Slaters Commercial Directory
• John was working as a watchmaker in Swansea in 1858 - Slaters Commercial Directory
  
  

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