Hannah Maughan of Durham, England

Hannah Maughan

Hannah Maughan was born in Whickham, Durham (just outside of Gateshead) in 1820. Hannah's parents were John Maughan & (Jane Shields ?). Hannah and Richard Wilkinson were married in September 1835 in West Rainton, Durham, England. By 1840 they had moved to Hetton le Hole then East Rainton, and had three children. On June 2, 1840, Hannah Wilkinson was born to Richard and Hannah. At this time, Richard was a pitman for one of the nearby collieries (coal-mining village and mine). By the 1841 Census, they had three children, Jane, James and Hannah. By 1844, they had moved to Framwellgate. By 1851, they had moved to Houghton Le Spring, and had a total of 5 children living with them. In September 1865, Hannah Wilkinson left England for America to join her husband-to-be, John Cox, in Illinois. By 1881, Richard had retired from the mine (at age 66) and he, Hannah and their grandson, Richard Cummings (age 14) were living at 4 Newbottle St. in Houghton Le Spring. Hannah was living with her daughter, Elizabeth Skidmore, at 2 Low Hill Side, Houghton le Spring in 1901, and died on 28 Nov.1902 of "senile decay".

Whickham, Durham - birthplace of Hannah Maughan

The Children of Richard and Hannah
Child	Born	Location	Married	Spouse	Died	Location
Jane	28 June 1836
James	3 Jan1838	Hetton le Hole, Durham, England		Isabella Smith	before 1929
Hannah	2 Jun1840	East Rainton, Durham, England	10-4-1865	John Cox	10-8-1929	Lenox, Taylor, Iowa
Margaret	30 Oct 1841	East Rainton, Durham, England
Robert	1844	Framwellgate, Durham, England	abt. 1870	Sarah	1902-1929
Elizabeth	1846	Framwellgate, Durham, England		Skidmore	1901-1929
Richard	1849	Durham, England

References:

1. British Census, 1841, East Rainton, Durham, England

2. British Census, 1851, Houghton le Spring, Durham, England

3. British Census, 1881, 4 Newbottle St., Houghton le Spring, Durham, England

4. Information from Ann-Marie Wilkinson, England in 2003.

5. British Census, 1901, 17 Prospect Row, Houghton le Spring, Durham, England

6. Death Certificate of Hannah Wilkinson, 28 Nov., 1902, 2 Low Hill Side, Houghton le Spring, Durham. Death Certificate was signed by her son, Robert, living at 17 Prospect Row, Houghton le Spring, Durham, England.

7. British Census, 1881, Hopper's Sq., Houghton le Spring, Durham, England