Richard Thomas Hiatt
1808 - 185
Richard Thomas Hiatt was baptized on June 10, 1808 at Saint Martin, Birmingham, Warwick, England. He was the son of Thomas Griffin Hiatt and Elizabeth Wall.
Richard married Caroline Simmonds on February 27, 1826 at Newington St Mary, Surrey, England. Six months after their marriage their son Richard Thomas Hiatt was baptized on August 27, 1826 at Saint Giles, Camberwell, London, England.
Saint Mary, Newington, Surrey, England, marriage of Richard Thomas Hiatt and Caroline Simmonds
The following children were baptized at Saint Giles, Camberwell, London, England:
Elizabeth March 30, 1828
Elizabeth July 19, 1829
Emma January 2, 1831
Cordelia October 28, 1832
According to the 1871 and 1881 census for daughter Susannah, she was also born in Camberwell, Surrey, England about 1836.
In 1841 Census the family is living in Lambeth, Surrey, England. It shows another child William was born about 1837. There is no record of William’s birth.
1841 Census for Richard Hiatt head
Living in St Giles, Camberwell in 1841 is Richard’s future wife Mary Ann Sherlock living with her 1 year old son Charles. Mary Ann was baptized in St Giles.
1841 Census for Mary Ann Sherlock head
On December 16, 1849, Caroline dies in Camberwell. She was 47. She is buried in Saint Giles. She was living on Hill Street in Walworth when she died.
Burial record for Caroline Hiatt
In the 1851 census Richard and the children are living in the parish of St Mary Newington in the ecclesiastical district of St Peter Walworth in the borough of Lambeth at 3 Garden Row. Another child born in 1843, Catherine, is listed with the family. She was probably the daughter of Richard and Caroline.
1851 Census for Richard Hiatt
Richard and Caroline had eight children. One child, Elizabeth, died as a child. The next girl that was born was given the name Elizabeth. Seven children lived to get married and have children of their own. Looking into the children of Richard and Caroline, they had a total of 18 grandchildren.
In the 1851 census Richard’s future wife is living in Camberwell. She goes by the name of Mary Ann Hiatt even though she is not yet married to Richard. She is listed as wife but no husband is listed. She is living with her 3 sons, Henry, Charles and Edwin at 1 Palmers Place. They all have the surname of Hiatt.
1851 Census for Mary Ann Hiatt
The baptism records for 3 boys list their father as Richard Thomas Hiatt who is a chronometer (watch maker). Richard who was married to Caroline was a chronometer. All three boys were baptized in Saint Peter, Camberwell and born before Caroline died.
Henry James Hiatt was baptized in 1837 at Saint Peter, Walworth. He was born on November 15, 1836. Three years later Charles was baptized in the same church in 1840.
Edward was baptized in September 1847 and he was born on May 20, 1845. However, Edwin is listed in the 1851 census as 1 year old, making his birth year 1850. The 1861 and 1871 censuses list Edwin with his parents and he was born in 1850. There is no baptism record for Edwin.
Edward was buried on January 31, 1848 at Saint Giles. He was living on Acorn Street at the time of his death. The same place as when he was baptized.
Another child, Elizabeth, was baptized at Saint Peter in 1834. Her parents were Richard Thomas Hiatt and Mary Ann. There are no more records for Elizabeth.
Richard Hiatt and Mary Ann Sherlock were married about three and a half years after Caroline’s death. They were married on April 28, 1853 in the parish church of St George in Camberwell. He is listed as a widower, and she is a spinster.
St George, Camberwell, Southwark, England marriage of Rhichard Thomas Hiatt and Mary Ann Sherlock
The 1861 and 1871 censuses list the couple with three sons – Edwin, the oldest, followed by Albert and Alfred.
After looking over many records for Albert, he was born in October 1852 which is before Richard and Mary Ann were married. Another son Alfred was born in 1855.
That means that Edwin and Albert were born after Caroline died but before Richard married Mary Ann.
Richard and Mary Ann had a total of seven children. Elizabeth and Edward died as children. Edwin did not marry and he is buried with his parents. Henry also did not seem to marry and he died at the age of 40 as a result of being run over by a train where he worked. The rest of the children married and had children for a total of 10 grandchildren. This means that Richard had a total of 28 grandchildren from his two wives.
In the 1871 census the family is living outside of Liverpool in Everton. This is a little over 200 miles from Camberwell. Also living in that area is Richard’s brother, Henry James Hiatt, who is also a chronometer. Could this be why Richard and Mary Ann moved from Camberwell?
1871 Census for Richard Hiatt
Liverpool Mercury, etc. Liverpool, Merseyside, England, Tuesday, February 10, 1885 page 7
Evening Express, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, Wednesday, March 24, 1886 page 2
Richard and Mary Ann are buried with their son Edwin at the West Derby Cemetery, West Derby, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. The following is inscribed on the tombstone:
RICHARD THOMAS HIATT
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 8 FEBRUARY 1885
AGED 77 YEARS
ALSO, MARY ANN THE BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED 23 MARCH 1886 AGED 75 YEARS
ALSO, EDWIN, SON OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 5TH 1901
AGED 52 YEARS
Sources
1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 728; Folio: 38; Page: 33; GSU roll: 823351, Ancestry.com, Surrey, Camberwell St Giles, Camberwell, 1B, image 34 of 54, Alfred Amery head
1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 541; Folio: 89; Page: 32; GSU roll: 1341123, Ancestry.com, London, Newington, St Peter Walworth, District 11B, image 36 of 52, Alfred Amery head
Ancestry.com. 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1050; Book: 7; Civil Parish: St Giles Camberwell; County: Surrey; Enumeration District: 18; Folio: 54; Page: 20; Line: 14; GSU roll: 474651, Surrey, St Giles Camberwell, Camberwell, District 18, Image 11 of 12, Mary Ann Sherlock head
Ancestry.com. 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1056; Book: 7; Civil Parish: Lambeth; County: Surrey; Enumeration District: 15; Folio: 32; Page: 9; Line: 18; GSU roll: 474653, Richard Hiatt head.
Ancestry.com. 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1567; Folio: 98; Page: 23; GSU roll: 174800-174801, Surrey, Newington, St Peter Walworth, 04, Image 24 of 53, Richard Thos Hiatt head
Ancestry.com. 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1580; GSU roll: 174816, Surrey, Camberwell, Dulwich, 13, image 16 of 60, Mary Ann Hiatt (indexed as Hiott) head
Ancestry.com. 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 339; Folio: 86; Page: 2; GSU roll: 542618, Surrey, Newington St Mary, St Peter Walworth, District 14, image 8 of 44, Richard Hiatt head
Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 3808; Folio: 94; Page: 18; GSU roll: 841908, Lancashire, Everton ,ALL, 4, image 19 of 49, Richard Hiatt head
Ancestry.com. 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 15/17261, ED 30, Sch 156; Book: 17261, Cheshire, Birkenhead, 03, 30, image 313 of 710, Albert Hiatt head
Ancestry.com. Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013, image 279 of 353, entry for Richard Thomas Hiatt
Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Southwark, St Giles, Camberwell: Camberwell Church Street, 1800-1812, image 38 of 99, baptism of Mary Ann Sherlock.
Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923, Southwark, St Giles, Camberwell, image 37 of 3021829-1838London Metropolitan Archives; "London, England, UK" ; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P73/Gis/006, Emma Hiatt baptism.
Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924 , Southwark, Emmanuel, Camberwell: Camberwell Road ,1843-1868, image 38 of 321, baptism of Edward Hiatt/p>
Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924 [, Southwark, St Peter, Walworth: Liverpool Grove, 1825-1839, image 144 of 309, baptism for Elizabeth Hiatt
Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924, Southwark, St Peter, Walworth: Liverpool Grove, 1825-1839, image 250 of 309, baptism of Henry James Hiatt
Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924, Southwark, St Peter, Walworth: Liverpool Grove, 1905-1908, image 45 of 125, baptism for Charles Hiatt
Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2003 [, Southwark, St Giles, Camberwell: Camberwell Church Street, 1829-1855, image 610 of 899, burial of Edward Hiatt
Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2003, Southwark, St Giles, Camberwell: Camberwell Church Street, 1829-1855, Image 689 of 899, burial of Caroline Hiatt
Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940, Southwark, St George, Camberwell: Wells Way, 1837-1887, image 459 of 629, marriage of Richard Thomas Hiatt and Mary Ann Sherlock.
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLY6-NDQ : 19 March 2020), Richard Thomas Hiatt in entry for Elizabeth Hiatt, 1828.
England Marriages, 1538–1973 , database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NK95-Z3V : 13 March 2020), Richard Thomas Hiatt, 1826.
ngland, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JM4P-JGX : 5 February 2023), Richard Thomas Hiott in entry for Cordelia Hiott, 1832.
England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JM4P-PJ2 : 5 February 2023), Richard Thomas Hiatt in entry for Richard Thomas Hiatt, 1826.
England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWWH-9LX : 5 February 2023), Richard Thomas Hiatt in entry for Elizabeth Hiatt, 1829.
Find A Grave Richard Thomas Hiatt https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240726766/richard-thomas-hiatt
FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, Name Alfred Hiatt, Registration Date 1855, Quarter of the Yea Jul-Aug-Sep, Registration Place, Newington, London, England, Volume 1d, Page 169
The Liverpool Weekly Mercury Liverpool, Merseyside, England, Saturday, October 06, 1877 page 5, death of Henry J Hiatt, chronometer maker