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James Howarth

Marriage details:
19 Jan 1851, St Mary's, Portsmouth
GROOM: James Howarth, 22, Bachelor, Corporal 50th Regiment, of Cambridge Barracks, Portsmouth
Father: John Howarth, Engineer
BRIDE: Emma Ricketts, 19, Spinster, Portland Place, Portsea
Father: John Ricketts, Shipwright
WITNESSES: Philliappa Ann Bridgen & Henry J. Johnston

Possibly James in 1851, should be married, but same age and regiment.
1851 Census: Barracks Hall Street, Stockport, Cheshire
James Howarth, -, Un, 22, Corporal 50th Regiment, b. NK

Emma Ricketts

ABODES:
Jan 1851 ..... Portland Place, Portsea, Hants.
Feb 1857 ..... Frederick Street, Portsmouth, Hants.
Dec 1859 ..... Dock Village, Alverstoke, Hants.
Apr 1861 ..... Dock Village, Alverstoke, Hants.
Jun 1864 ..... 59 King Street, Portsmouth, Hants.
Jan 1870 ..... 3 Lennox Row, Portsea, Hants. - (Albert's Birth)
Apr 1891 ..... 57 Froddington Road, Southsea, Hants.

1st Marriage details:
19 Jan 1851, St Mary's, Portsmouth
GROOM: James Howarth, 22, Bachelor, Corporal 50th Regiment, of Cambridge Barracks, Portsmouth
Father: John Howarth, Engineer
BRIDE: Emma Ricketts, 19, Spinster, Portland Place, Portsea
Father: John Ricketts, Shipwright
WITNESSES: Philliappa Ann Bridgen & Henry J. Johnston

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1841 Census: Fort Cumberland (Married quarters?), Portsea, Hampshire - HO107/0414/10/F5
Charlotte Rickets, 35, Widow (crossed out?), b. Not in Hampshire
Emma Rickets, 13, Her daughter (crossed out?), b. Hampshire
Amelia Rickets, 9, her Daughter (crossed out?), b. Hampshire

Not found in 1851

1861 Census: 36 Dock Village, Alverstoke, Hampshire
Emma Bridgen, Mar, 33, Wife of Sergeant in Marines, b. Portsmouth, Hants.
Rosina A. Howarth, Un, Daur, 6, Scholar, b. Alverstoke, Hants.
Emma A. Bridgen, Un, Daur, 10 months, b. Alverstoke, Hants.

1871 Census: Pembroke Cottage, Mew Row, Portsea, Hants.
Edward Bridgen, Head, Mar, 37, Assistant warden in convict prison, b. Portsmouth, Hants.
Emma Bridgen, Wife, Mar, 39, b. Portsmouth, Hants.
Ann Bridgen, Daur, Un, 11, Scholar, b. Alverstoke, Hants.
Edward Bridgen, Son, Un, 7, Scholar, b. Portsmouth, Hants.
Lavinia Bridgen, Daur, Un, 5, Scholar, b. Portsmouth, Hants.
Walter Bridgen, Son, Un, 4, Scholar, b. Portsmouth, Hants.
Albert E. Bridgen, Son, Un, 1, b. Portsmouth, Hants.
Rosina A. Howarth, Stepdaur, Un, 15, General domestic servant unemployed, b. Alverstoke, Hants.

NOTES:
Could not sign her name in 1857.
Widowed before marrying Edward.

Probable death: Free BMD
Deaths Mar 1879 - BRIDGEN Emma 51 Portsea 2b 300

John Ricketts

ABODES:
c.1797 ... Gloucester
1828 ..... Marine Barracks, Portsea
1851 ..... Dock Village, Alverstoke, Hampshire
of St. Vincent Street, Portsea

OCCUPATION:
1828 - Gunner R.M.A.
1851 - Shipwright (Jan) - Greenwich pensioner (Mar)

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Probably John in 1841 (Wife & children nearby in Fort Cumberland - married quarters?)
1841 Census: Royal Marine Gun Wharf Barracks, Portsmouth, Hampshire - HO107/0412/9/F3
John Ricketts, 40, Corporal, b. Ireland

1851 Census: Dock Village, Alverstoke, Hampshire
John Ricketts, Head, Mar, 54, Greenwich pensioner, b. Gloucester
Amelia Ricketts, Daur, Un, 19, Laundress, b. Fratton, Portsmouth, Hants.
Edward Ricketts, Son, Un, 3, Scholar, b. Southsea, Hants.
Henry Ricketts, Grandson, Un, 1, b. Alverstoke, Hants.

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Probable death: (Free BMD)
Deaths Sep 1852 - RICKETTS John, Portsea Island 2b 202

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Possible christenings: LDS
JOHN RICKETS
Christening: 12 APR 1795 Cheltenham, Gloucester, England
Father: JOHN RICKETS
Mother: MARY

JOHN RICKETTS
Christening: 13 MAR 1798 Tewkesbury, Gloucester, England
Father: LOT RICKETTS
Mother: ELIZABETH

JOHN RICKETTS
Christening: 18 FEB 1798 Gloucester St. Aldate, Gloucester, England
Father: JAMES RICKETTS
Mother: JANE

JOHN RICKETS
Birth: 09 DEC 1799
Christening: 05 JAN 1800 Ebenezer Chapel King Street-Wesleyan, Bristol, Gloucester, England
Father: GEORGE RICKETS
Mother: ANN

JOHN RICKETS
Christening: 19 SEP 1802 Ampney Saint Peter, Gloucester, England
Father: STEPHEN RICKETS
Mother: MARY

Charlotte Scriven

1841 Census: Fort Cumberland (Married quarters?), Portsea, Hampshire - HO107/0414/10/F5
Charlotte Rickets, 35, Widow (crossed out?), b. Not in Hampshire
Emma Rickets, 13, Her daughter (crossed out?), b. Hampshire
Amelia Rickets, 9, her Daughter (crossed out?), b. Hampshire

Not found in 1851

Possible Census data:
1861 Census: 42 Dock Village, Alverstoke, Hants. (Note: Daughter, Emma, is at 36 Dock Village)
Charlotte Ricketts, Head, Widow, 60, Laundress, b. Ilton, Somerset
Edwin J. Ricketts, Son, 13 (or 18), b. Southsea, Hampshire

1871 Census: Alverstoke House of Industry, Alverstoke, Hampshire
Charlotte Ricketts, Inmate, Wid, 69, Housekeeper, b. Ilminster, Somerset
Edward Ricketts, Inmate, Un, 26, Hawker, b. Unknown (Lunatic)

Possible death: Free BMD
Deaths Jun 1871 - Rickets Charlotte 73 Alverstoke 2b 304

Eliza Ricketts

Possible death:
Deaths Sep 1844 - RICKETTS Elizabeth Alverstoke 7 13

or
Possible marriage: Free BMD
Marriages Mar 1888
ECKERSLEY Annie Josephine Portsea 2b 617
HOLT Richard Portsea 2b 617
HUMPHREYS Henry Portsea 2b 617
RICKETT Elizabeth Portsea 2b 617
RICKETTS Elizabeth Portsea 2b 617

John Robert Ricketts

Birth Certificate details:
Born: 19 May 1838 (looks like 5 --iw harts) in 20 Gold Street, Southsea
Name: John Robert Ricketts
Father: John Ricketts, (Gunner in the Royal Marine Artillery)
Mother: Charlotte Ricketts (formerly Scriven) Signed "X", residing at 20 Gold Street.
Registered: 28 May 1838

Free BMD:
Births Jun 1838 - Ricketts John Robert Portsea Island 7 128
Deaths Mar 1841 - RICKETTS John Robert Portsea I. 7 98

John James Ricketts

Births Sep 1842 - Ricketts John James - Portsea I 7 131
Deaths Sep 1842 - RICKETTS John James - Portsea I. 7 94

Edwin (Edward) James Ricketts

1851 Census: Dock Village, Alverstoke, Hampshire
John Ricketts, Head, Mar, 54, Greenwich pensioner, b. Gloucester
Amelia Ricketts, Daur, Un, 19, Laundress, b. Fratton, Portsmouth, Hants.
Edward Ricketts, Son, Un, 3, Scholar, b. Southsea, Hants.
Henry Ricketts, Grandson, Un, 1, b. Alverstoke, Hants.

1861 Census: 42 Dock Village, Alverstoke, Hants. (Note: Daughter, Emma, is at 36 Dock Village)
Charlotte Ricketts, Head, Widow, 60, Laundress, b. Ilton, Somerset
Edwin J. Ricketts, Son, 13 (or 18), b. Southsea, Hampshire

1871 Census: Alverstoke House of Industry, Alverstoke, Hampshire
Charlotte Ricketts, Inmate, Wid, 69, Housekeeper, b. Ilminster, Somerset
Edward Ricketts, Inmate, Un, 26, Hawker, b. Unknown (Lunatic)

1881 Census: Alverstoke House of Industry, Alverstoke, Hampshire
Edward Ricketts, Inmate, Un, 36, Butcher (line above has Hawker), b. Alverstoke, Hampshire (Lunatic)

1891 - Not found
1901 - Not found

Birth: Mar 1848 - RICKETTS Edwin James, Portsea Island 7 141
Probable Death: Dec 1901 - Ricketts Edward, aged 56 Fareham 2b 366

John "Jack" Henry Hibdige

ABODES:
1924 ..... 7 St Catherine Street, Southsea, Hampshire.
Lived at Butts Road during Second World War with 1st wife, Ethel May (Dolly) Bridgen.

Notes from Jack Blood
Jack worked on ocean liners with his brother Ernest. After the failure of his first marriage to Dolly, he married again to Irene?, who already had a son.

NOTE: A John E. Hibdige married a Maureen E. Oliver in Southampton, Sep qtr 1948. She could be "Irene"

A John H. Hibdige married an Elsie King in Mar qtr 1949 at Southampton (district). He died in the Sep qtr 1967 aged of 66. He was probably John Herbert Hibdige.

1901 Census: 20 Anne's Hill Road, Gosport, Hants.
William Hibdige, Head, Widow, 49, Tram Stableman (W), b. Fareham, Hants. (c.1852)
George O. Hibdige, Son, 15, Mail Boy (W), b. Gosport, Hants. (c.1886)
William Hibdige, Son, 15, Mineral Water Maker (W), b. Gosport, Hants. (c.1886)
Violet F. Hibdige, Daur, 12, b. Gosport, Hants. (c.1889)
Frank Hibdige, Son, 10, b. Gosport, Hants. (c.1891)
Ernest F. Hibdige, Son, 6, b. Gosport, Hants. (c.1895)
John H. Hibdige, Son, 9, b. Gosport, Hants. (c.1892)
E.J. Malley, Servt, 37, b. London, Middlesex (c.1864)