Family
 Thomas HardingBorn ± 1775 Died 1805, approximately 30 years Married 31 May 1803 St George, Hanover Square, Westminster, London, England 1) 2) (1 or 2 years married) to:  Ann Tompkins, Alternative name: Matilda Tompkins 3) 4) 5)Daughter of Joseph Tompkins and N.N.. Born between 1772 and 1776 Tring, Hertfordshire, England 6) 7) Died 27 Jan 1844 Clapham, Surrey, England 8) 7) 9) 10) Buried 2 Feb 1844 Norwood Cemetery, Norwood Road, Lambeth, Surrey, England 7) Residence: 1841 North Side, Clapham Common, Surrey, England 6), 1st marriage to: Roger Lee, 2nd marriage to: Thomas Harding Will signed: 12 Aug 1844 Canterbury, Kent, England 10) Notes: Ann firstly married Thomas Harding of Tring in 1803 at church of St George, Hanover. Thomas died in 1805, aged 30. There are multiple Ann Tompkins, all born around the same time, in a similar area, with a father named Joseph. For example: o Ann Tompkins marries a Thomas Amsden in 1802 (Westminster) and has a daughter, Fanny Wood Amsden, born in Tring, in 1808. Fanny's non-conformist baptism details her grandparents - Joseph and Ann. This Joseph is probably the Joseph that marries Ann Swannell in the 1780s. Given Ann is married to Thomas Amsden as opposed to Thomas/Roger, she can be confirmed as not the wife of Roger. However, even identifying this Ann with certainty is challenging: Ann might be the Ann baptised in Tring in 1785, or given she married in Westminster and is described in her marriage record as "of Westminster", she could be the Ann born in 1785 in Westminster. o Then there's an Ann baptised to Joseph and Lydia in Abingdon, Berkshire, 1781. This Joseph was a non-conformist. Like Joseph father of Ann. He is described as a baker, however, so probably not the correct Joseph: Joseph being described as a labourer. o There is a Jemima Tompkins buried in Tring in 1785, aged 1, to a Joseph and MaryTompkins. Suggesting at least another possible set of parents (though no relevant baptism identified). All the above can probably be eliminated, however, as being born too late to be this Ann. The 1841 census, her burial record, and the date of her first marriage suggest a birth of c1773-1776. Plenty of Ann's relatives are, however, known with certainty. From her will we know her nieces and nephews: o James Dawe, William Dawe - children of Hannah Tompkins and William Dawe (Tring) married in 1801. o Ann Jennings - maybe daughter of the John Jennings and Ann Tompkins married in 1788 in St George Hanover Square o John Holder - children of Lydia Tomkins and John Holder (Tring) married in 1804. o John Gibbs, James Gibbs - children of Susannah Tompkins and Robert Gibbs (Piccadilly) married in 1797 o Mary Jones - maybe daughter of William Jones and Sarah Tompkins (Aylesbury) married in 1796 o Hannah Norris - children of John Norris and Mary Tompkins (Tring) in 1814. o Ann Stacey Additionally it is likely she is connected to the Gibbs family. Her original marriage to Thomas Harding in 1803 was witnessed by Thos Chambers and Susan Gibbs. Her second marriage to Roger Lee was witnessed by John Charlesworth and Elizabeth Gibbs. Her will then mentions John Gibbs and James Gibbs. Maybe these are here siblings/parents/nephews. Unknown. William Dawe - brother-in-law of Ann Tompkins has his will witnessed in 1849 by James Norris, grocer of Tring and William Brown, land agent of Tring. Leaves everything to his brother James Dawe of Tring. | |||
Sources
1) Source: England, Parish Registers "Thomas Harding Bar and Ann Tompkins Spinr both of this Parish were married in this Church by Licence this thirty first Day of May in the year 1803 by me Tho Nicholas CurateThis Marriage was solemnized between us Thos Harding, Ann TompkinsIn the presence of Thos Chambers, Susan Gibbs". Reference: St George Hanover Square; Marriages 18032) Source: Salisbury and Winchester Journal "Lately was married at Tring, Herts, Thomas Harding, Esq. one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the Hundred of Dacorum, to Matilda Tompkins, daughter of Joseph Tompkins, a labourer in the same parish.". Reference: 11 July 1803
3) Source: General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857 Record for Mary Ann Lee. Reference: RG 4/4661 (Data from direct source)
4) Source: The Gentleman's Magazine "Thomas Harding esq. in the commission of the peace for the hundred of Dacorum, Herts, to Miss Matilda Tompkins, daugh. of Joseph T. esq. of Tring, in the same county.". Reference: 1803, Volume 94, page 689 (Data from secondary evidence)
5) Source: General Register Office: Birth Certificates from the Presbyterian, Independent and Baptist Registry and from the Wesleyan Methodist Metropolitan Registry Record for Mary Ann Lee. Reference: RG 5/46 (Data from direct source)
6) Source: 1841 England Census Record for Ann Lee. Reference: Database online. Class: HO107; Piece 1046; Book: 3; Civil Parish: Battersea; County: Surrey; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 52; Page: 5; Line: 9; GSU roll: 474648. (Data from secondary evidence)
7) Source: London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980 Record for Ann Lee. Reference: Database online. (Questionable reliability of evidence)
8) Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 Record for Ann Lee. Reference: Database online. (Questionable reliability of evidence)
9) Source: Court of Chancery: Clerks of Records and Writs Office: Pleadings 1842-1852 1845 K28.Kingham v Lee. Bill, certificate, answer, bill, demurrer, bill, two answersDate: 1845. Reference: C 14/404/K28 (Data from direct source)
10) Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 "Will of Ann Lee, Wife of Clapham Common, Surrey"Dated: 12 Aug 1844. External Link
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D90660. Reference: PROB 11/2003/304 (Data from secondary evidence)
11) Source: London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 Record for Roger Lee. Reference: Database online.