Overgrown railway sleepers at Little Eaton
Ari’s 10x great-grandmother Hannah Tomlinson was born in 1664 at Little Eaton in Derbyshire and baptised on Christmas Day at St Alkmund in Duffield.
Derbyshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538–1812
In 1664, Charles II was on the throne, and this was also the year of bubonic plague. See https://www.eyam-museum.org.uk/
Print made by James Hulett, British Museum
Hannah left no trace of her life until she married on 6 May 1690 in the same church. Her husband was Samuel Eyre.
Derbyshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538–1812
Hannah and Samuel had at least seven children. The baptism of the first child, William, in 1691, describes Samuel Eyre as “of Hazelwood”.
In 1693, Hannah’s father William died, and left a lovely inventory which included a half-headed bedstead, a candlestick, a bacon flitch, two looms, and two cows.
Hannah died in June 1721 and was buried at St Alkmund’s church.
Ari, this is how you are related to Hannah:
