William Reginald Hulett, born 17th May 1897 in Leicester (25 Oxenden St)
Son of William George Hulett (journeyman die sinker) and Sarah Hulett formerly Lovell
William George Hulett married Sarah Lovell on Christmas Day 1882 at All Saints Church in Nottingham. He was 24 and a "pressman" living in Kettering. He was the daughter of George Hulett, gardener. She was 25, the daughter of Daniel Lovell, builder. Witnesses were Thomas ....illegible.. Lovell and Jane Lovell.
I the 1871 census William Hulett, aged 12 is living in 23 New Town, Woodford, Northants, registration district of Thrapston with father George Hulett (30) an agricultural labourer, his wife Eunice (46 born in Leighton, Huntingdon) and their other children Charles (7), Samuel (21) and Sarah (15).
In the 1881 census William is 22, living in Melton Street, Kettering , occupation shoe rivetter.still with George and Eunice and his brothers Charles and Samuel but no mention of Sarah but I'm assuming she would be married as she would be 25.
Bloody hell, William George married Sarah Lovell ok? William George's mum ws Eunice Hulett formerly Whiteman according to his birth cert. Sarah Lovell's mum was Elizabeth Lovell formerly Whiteman. Hmmm, kissing cousins I wonder?
Anyway 1891 census William is 31, should be 32 he's forgotten his age :-) With Sarah and Sarah's mum Elizabeth Lovell (mistranscribed Lobell) , I;m assuming George is now dead, Eunice died in 1899 of Bright's disease. William and Sarah have 3 children so far, Daniel E (3), Jessy (5 months) and Nellie (6).
I cannot find William, Sarah or my grandfather William R on the 1901 census which is really irritating. Daniel got married in 1912 and Nellie in 1902, I have no record of any of the sibilings deaths and they don't appear on the 1901 census either.
Ok so tracking back William George's father was George married to Eunice nee Whiteman. Eunice Whiteman (born 1821 in Leighton Huntingdonshire) in the 1841 census was living with her mother Elizabeth and her sister Elizabeth (20). Now this is weird because also on that census are May and Priscilla born in the same year as Elizabeth junior (1821). And then three boys John, William and Thos(?) born 1816. So that looks like two sets of triplets live and survived in the early 19th century???
It gets better, Eunice Whiteman and Elizabeth Whiteman both seem to have got married on the same day and I think their children got married - will track marriage certs to prove it. Wow, it sounds like they were very close. George Riseley Hulett is the name given on the marriage cert (which I'm now awaiting) and he was born in 1820 in Oakley, Bedfordshire - there is an IGI reference to a George Riseley Hulett born in 1820, son of Samuel and Mary Hulett but I can't get back any further than that without access to parish records. Riseley is a place name not very far from Oakley in Bedfordshire so must be Samuel or Mary's birthplace I think.
Bad news for my mum on the origins of the name Hulett -
Origin: English
Spelling variations of this family name include: Howlett, Howlet, Hullett and others.
First found in Yorkshire where they were seated from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Randall and William Howlett settled in Virginia in 1623; Thomas Howlett settled in Salem Mass in 1630; another Thomas Howlet settled in Virginia in 1635.
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