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Charlotte Maria WINDEATT (1840-?), and her daughter Frances Maud

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Frederick SLOCOMBE      Charlotte M. = married 1858 William Henry HARTNOLL
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            Frances Maud F.                Kate HARTNOLL   George HARTNOLL

Charlotte Maria WINDEATT (1847-?)

She was the only child of ten still living at home with her mother in 1881 (see the census transcriptions below), aged 30 and still unmarried.  However, the granddaughter, Frances M. F., living with them is her illegitimate child. 

The full story follows:

WINDEATT v. SLOCOMBE. - An action for breach of promise of marriage.  Mr. COLE, Q.C., and Mr. FOLKARD (attorney, Mr. CARTER) for the plaintiff, and Mr. EDLIN, Q.C. and Mr. St. Aubyn (attorney, Mr. FRYER) for the defendant.  The plaintiff, who was twenty9five years of age, resided with her father at Teignmouth, and the defendant, who was two years her senior, also lived there.  Last year defendant's wife died, and he then took up his quarters as a lodger at Mr. WINDEATT's.  An intimacy sprang up between the plaintiff and the defendant, and under a promise of marriage SLOCOMBE seduced the plaintiff, which resulted in the birth of a child in November last.  Three witnesses proved the case conclusively, and no witnesses were called for the defence.  The jury gave a verdict for plaintiff - damages, £150.

-Trewman's Exeter Flying Post or Plymouth and Cornish Advertiser (Exeter, England),
Wednesday, March 20, 1872; Issue 5599

There is more news of SLOCOMBE in the Exeter Flying Post from three years later in 1875.  It seems as though as a result of the case his partnership with a Mr. PHILIPPS was dissolved and he filed for bankruptcy.  The rest of the report concerns a complicated case of debt between two other parties but which was precipitated by the SLOCOMBE being "hopelessly insolvent"  (see Trewman's Exeter Flying Post or Plymouth and Cornish Advertiser (Exeter, England), Wednesday, June 23, 1875; Issue 5767).  The initial reason for his debts was given as down to the fact that "at the March Assizes at Exeter, in 1872, an action for seduction was brought against a man named SLOCOMBE OF Teignmouth, by a young woman named WINDEATT and the jury awarded her £100 damages, which, with costs amounted to £200 or £300 (ibid.).  Poor old Fred had tried to extricate himself and his partner from further debt by building 14 cottages "but the cottages had been built without proving as profitable as was supposed, and in the same month of July [1873], SLOCOMBE and PHILLIPS went into the Bankruptcy Court at Exeter" (ibid.).

We are not sure what happened to SLOCOMBE after this  nor why he deserted Charlotte and her child.  However it would appear that he married a Mary Jane SERCOMBE in the September quarter of 1872 in the Newton Abbot district and in the 1881 census he was living in Esplanade House, East Tynemouth, with his wife and three children and doing well as a "builder employing 25 men".

Parents and Siblings

Spouse - William H HARTNOLL (?1850-?)

We know little about him except that according to the GRO index a Charlotte Mariah WINDEATT married William Henry HARTNOLL in the June quarter of 1885.  They would have been in their late thirties when they married and William had children by a former wife.  It's likely that William had been widowed and married Charlotte so he would have someone to look after his motherless children.  This seems to be a common pattern, i.e. that unmarried or widowed women who would otherwise be single were quickly found, recommended and married off to recently bereaved men with children.

Children

Charlotte doesn't appear to have had any children by William HARTNELL - at least there are none listed on the 1891 census which was taken almost six years after they were married.  She claims to be 40 on the census and the same age as William but she must have been 45.

  1. Frances Maud F(room?) WINDEATT (1871-?)
    Born in November, 1871 (GRO Ref: Newton Abbot 5b 113 )
    We don't know much more about Frances other than the sad story of her birth and the fact that she became a dressmaker.  I wonder if she and SLOCOMBE had any contact with each other after he left Charlotte?  A Frances Maud F WINDEATT married in the September quarter of 1895, either to a Henry TYRRELl or a George LITTLEHALES and this was almost certainly her.

Census Transcriptions

1851 (taken 30th March 1851)

Here is Charlotte's first census appearance as the eighth of nine children (there had actually been ten but he died in infancy).  The family are still living in Fore Street and her father, John, has left building work for the tourist trade.  He and his wife are running an eating and coffee house.  T

Name Relationship Mar Age Sex Occupation Birthplace Possible DOB
John WINDEATT Head M 46 M Eating & Coffee
House Keeper		 Horabridge-Devon 1804
Mary Ann WINDEATT Wife M 42 F --- Oterton-Devon 1808
Robert WINDEATT Son U 19 M Jeweller Exeter-Devon 1831
Emma WINDEATT Daur U 17 F --- Exeter-Devon 1833
Charles WINDEATT Son - 15 M School Exeter-Devon 1835
Mary Ann WINDEATT Daur - 13 F School Teignmouth-Devon 1837
Elizabeth WINDEATT Daur - 11 F School Teignmouth-Devon 1839
Louisa WINDEATT Daur - 9 F Scholar Teignmouth-Devon 1841
Eliza WINDEATT Daur - 7 F Scholar Teignmouth-Devon 1843
Charlotte WINDEATT Daur - 5 F Scholar Teignmouth-Devon 1845
John WINDEATT Son - 3 M Scholar Teignmouth-Devon 1847
Edward RICE Vist M 61 M Seaman Teignmouth-Devon 1789

1861 (taken 7th April 1861)

Louisa and Charlotte are missing from the family home in this census.  They would have been 19 and 15.  I haven't found Louisa but Charlotte appears as visiting a 77 year-old widowed Lace Manufacturer called Sarah CARSLAKE also in Teignmouth.  I am not aware of any relationship between the WINDEATTs and Sarah CARSLAKE.  Perhaps Charlotte was just helping her out as a companion or even as some sort of job - although her occupation is given as 'scholar'.

Name Relationship Mar Age Occupation Birthplace
Sarah CARSLAKE Head W 77 Lace Manufacturer Devon, Bittadon
Charlotte WINDEATT Visitr U 13 Scholar Devon, Teignmouth

RG9/1400 F: 8 p9 S36

Here's the family living not too far away

Name Relationship Mar Age Occupation Birthplace
John WINDEATT Head Md. 55 Waterman to Reservoir Devon, Horrabridge
Mary Ann WINDEATT Wife Md. 51 Refreshment House Keeper Devon, Otterton
Mary Ann WINDEATT Dtr. U/md. 22 Dressmaker Devon, Teignmouth
Elizabeth WINDEATT Dtr. U/md. 20 Milliner Devon, Teignmouth
Eliza WINDEATT Dtr. U/md. 16 Milliner Devon, Teignmouth
John WINDEATT Son   12 Scholar Devon, Exeter
Sarah J. SANDERS G/dtr.   4 Scholar Devon, Exeter
James E. WINDEATT G/son   3   Middlesex, London
Gustave M. HASKIN Boarder U/md 25 Carver Devon, Tavistock
George Burridge Boarder U/md 40 Tailor Devon, Tavistock
Samuel TROTT Boarder U/md. 60 Seaman, M.S. Devon, Beer

RG9/1400 F.8 p.11 S.49

1871 (taken 2nd April 1871)

Here she is back living with her parents in Fore Street.  They are still running the Eating House and accommodating a couple of lodgers.  This time they are a couple of plasterers - John's former profession.  Presumably Arthur is Frederick's brother.  This must have been just around the time that Frederick was seducing Charlotte because Frances Maude was born later that year in November.

Name Status Marr Age Sex Occupation Birthplace
John WINDEATT Head Mar 65 M Refreshment Housekeeper Horrabridge, Devon.
Mary Ann WINDEATT Wife Mar 60 F   Otterton, Devon.
Mary Ann WINDEATT Daur Umar 30 F Dress Maker Teignmouth, Devon.
Charlotte WINDEATT Daur Umar ?? F Dress Maker Teignmouth, Devon
Frederick SLOCOMBE Boarder Widower 26 M Plasterer Devon, Dawlish
Arthur SLOCOMBE Boarder Umar 22 M Plasterer Devon, Dawlish

Her age was illegible on the image but should read 25.

1881 (taken 3rd April 1881)

Here she is again still living with her parents at no 2 Fore St.  They are still taking in lodgers but may have given up the Eating House.  Frances is now part of the family.

Name Status Marr Sex Age Occupation Birthplace
John WINDEATT Head M M 75 Sanitary Inspector (Munic) Horrabridge, Devon
Mary A. WINDEATT Wife M F 71 Wife of Above Otterton, Devon
Charlotte M. WINDEATT Daur U F 32 Daughter Teignmouth, Devon
Frances M. F. WINDEATT* Gr. Daur U F 9 Scholar Teignmouth, Devon
Ernest G. WALTER Boarder U M 23 Solicitors Clerk Plymouth, Devon

RG11 2156 Folio 75 Page 24

Her age is probably mistranscribed as 32 - she was actually 35. She would have been categorised as 'on the shelf but she had a few cousins (children of William and Selina) who managed to marry aged thirty or later so was not out of the question and she did in fact marry a few years later.

1891 Census

Married at last!  And Maud is still living with her.

Name Status Marr Sex Age Occupation Birthplace
HARTNOLL William H Head M M 40 Printer Compositor (Em'ee) Teignmouth, Devon
HARTNOLL Charlotte M Wife M F 40 Farrier (Notem)* Teignmouth, Devon
HARTNOLL Kate Daur - F 16 Scholar Teignmouth, Devon
HARTNOLL George Son - M 11 Scholar Teignmouth, Devon
WINDEATT Maude Stpdau S F 19 Dressmaker(Em'ee) Teignmouth, Devon

Piece: RG12/1693/4 Folio: 66 Page: 2 Schedule: 10

*:  Occ. difficult to read

Death

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