Category: Persons – Surname beginning with H

Information about persons whose surnames begin with the letter H.

Undissembled Grief For The Death Of Five-Year-Old Seth Hill

Sunday 24th March 1844

“At the close of the service this evening I made some observations on the death of Seth Hill, one of a large family at the Common, who all steadily love our cause, and greatly help the school. He was only five years of age – was in perfect health last Sabbath – was buried this afternoon! We sang the hymn (143rd) which the dear little fellow was learning when taken ill, with a view to repeat it with the rest of the Sunday scholars, this morning, at the chapel.”

“Such undissembled grief – such general weeping, I never witnessed since we had the chapel: I had hard work to finish the sermon, I felt so much, and justly so.”

William Daniell, The History Of Warminster Common, published 1850.

Apprenticeship ~ Alfred William Butcher Haynes ~ Father And Mother From Warminster

Tuesday 21st December 1841

Alfred William Butcher Haynes, son of Daniel Haines and Marianne Haines, of 4 John Street, Stepney, London, apprenticed to Henry Orme, last and jointed clog maker, of 36 Mile End Road, London, 7 years, £25, 21st December 1841. Daniel Haines and Marianne Haines are from Warminster and have four children. Marianne Haines is in ill health. The indenture was cancelled 15th November 1842 as directed and £5 returned.

Sir Richard Colt Hoare

Sir Richard Colt Hoare (1758-1838) was privately educated before joining his family’s banking business at Fleet Street, London. A large allowance from his grandfather, Henry, gave him financial independence.

Following the death of his wife in 1785 he travelled abroad, making drawings of the interesting objects he saw. Then he commenced, with zeal, investigating hundreds of barrow mounds in Wiltshire but gave credit to his colleague William Cunnington for the exploratory work. Hoare’s History Of Modern Wiltshire (1822-1844) was published in six volumes.

His other books concentrated on travels to Elba, Italy and Sicily. He also wrote a description of Stourhead House and Garden which his grandfather had built and planned. Altogether he wrote 19 books.

Eventually deaf and suffering from gout, he died on 19th May 1838 and is buried at St Peter’s Churchyard, Stourton.

Apprenticeship ~ Charles Seward Haines Of Warminster

Saturday 18th April 1829

Charles Seward Haines, son of Daniel Haines, of 120 Eastfield Street, Limehouse, London, apprenticed to William Syer, cabinet maker, of 12 South Street, Finsbury Market, London, 18th April 1829. Daniel Haines and Charles Seward Haines are both natives of Warminster. Daniel Haines has seven children and he and his wife are in very reduced circumstances.