Anna Hedges

Anna Mehetable Hedges 

Born: 1842, Winchester 

Father: Charles Hedges – listed as Tax Collector on Record Card 

Mother: Faith Hedges (b. 1815)

Brothers: Charles J Hedges (b. 1844), Alfred Hedges (b. 1847)

Sisters: Fanny Hedges (b. 1838) [LDTC Governess at opening] 

In 1851 – 

She is at Farringdon, Alton. Her mother is listed as widow and ‘Laundress’. Her sister, Fanny, is listed as ‘Pupil Teacher’. Anna and her brothers, Charles and Alfred, are unlisted. 

In 1871 –

She is at Mattersey, East Retford. Anna is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’.  

In 1881 –

She is at 47 Westgate, Louth. Mary Hollinshed (b. 1809) is an unlisted widow. Her daughters, Mary A Hollinshed (b. 1831) and Jane Hollinshed (b. 1847), are unlisted. Anna is listed as ‘National School Mistress (Girls)’.  

In 1891 – 

She is at Walton Crescent, Oxford. Her sister, Fanny, is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’. Anna is listed as ‘Housekeeper’. 

In 10/95 – 

Address is Oxford. 

In 1901 –

She is at 44 Walton Crescent, Oxford. Her sister, Fanny, is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’. Anna is unlisted. 

In 1911 – 

She is at Clifton, Hamilton Road, Oxford. Anna and her sister, Fanny, are listed as ‘Non-Retired School Mistress’. 

In 1921 – 

She is at 44 Walton Crescent, Oxford. Her sister, Fanny, is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’. Anna is unlisted. 

Nothing more definitive found.