Charles Hayward - Life Story [Nov/Dec 1854 - May 1922]
Charles Hayward was born circa 1854, his father was Edward Hayward.
Charles married Elizabeth Shayle
On: 31st October, 1886.
At: St John in Bedwardine Church, Worcester.
Elizabeth's died in 1906, at Ledbury, Herefordshire.
Charles then married Fanny May Jones
On: 13th February, 1908.
At: St John in Bedwardine Church, Worcester.
Charles and Fanny May Hayward were my Great Uncle & Aunt.Also Uncle & Aunt of my mother Doris Eliza Jones.
Fanny May was the sister of John William Jones, my Grandpa.
[Age 32] Marriage to Emily Eliza Shayle
Marriage
On: 31st October, 1886.
At: St John in Bedwardine Church, Worcester.
Charles Hayward, 32 years old bachelor.
Address: St Johns, Worcester.
Job: Farm Bailiff.
Married: Emily Eliza Shayle, 24 years old Spinster.
Address: St Johns, Worcester.
Fathers: Edward Hayward, Farmer and James Shayle, Farmer.
In the presence of: Richard Hodges and Eliza Alice Smith.
Vicar: Rev. Arthur Warwick
[Age 36]
1891 Census
Address: Mill Butts Cottage, Little Cowarne, Herefordshire.Charles Hayward (Head)
Age: 36
Occupation: Dealer Shop
Born: Little Cowarne Herefordshire.Emily Eliza Hayward (Wife)
Age: 27
Born: Ledbury, Herefordshire.
St John's Church, Worcester.
[Age 46]
1901 Census
Address: Redfield, Cradley, Herefordshire.Charles Hayward (Head)
Age: 46
Occupation: General Dealer, Shop (Own Account)
Born: Cradley, Herefordshire.Emily Eliza Hayward (Wife)
Age: 37
Born: Cradley, Herefordshire.
[Age 51] Death of his wife, Emily Eliza Hayward (September qtr. 1863, Ledbury. - December qtr. 1906, Ledbury.)
[Age 53] Marriage to Fanny May Jones
[Fanny May was aged 20, she would be 21 on the 1st May and not 22 as on the certificate.]
Marriage
On: 13th February, 1908.
At: St John in Bedwardine Church, Worcester.
Charles Hayward, 38 years old Widower. [Charles says he is 38 years old - this was not true! he was 53]
Address: 21 Skinner Street, St. Johns, Worcester.
Job: General Dealer.
Married: Francis May (Jones) Hayward, 22 years old Spinster. [Fanny May use Francis May - her baptised name was Fanny May]
Address: The Star Inn, Bransford Road, Worcester.
Fathers: (Charles' father's name not given) John Lloyd Jones, Gardener
In the presence of: William and Agnes Reeves.
Curate: Vivian Chalmer Blyth.
[Age 54] Birth of Daughter Norah Mary Hayward - Saturday, 17th December, 1909. Worcestershire.
Photo of Fanny May Hayward with her eldest daughter Norah Mary Hayward [Born: 17th December, 1909] and her youngest daughter Doris Winifred Hayward [Born: 18th May, 1920]
Their father Charles Hayward died, in May, 1922.
Therefore he may or may not have been alive when this photo was taken.
[Age 57] 1911 Census
Acton Beauchamp, WorcestershireCharles Hayward (Head)
Age: 50 [Charles says he is 50 years old - this was not true! he was 57]
Occupation: Dealer Marine Store (Own Account).
Born: Little Cowarne, Herefordshire.(Fanny) May Hayward (Wife)
Age: 24
Born: Whitchurch, Shropshire.Norah (Mary) Hayward (Daughter)
Age: 1
Born: Worcester.Information:
I looked up 'Dealer Marine Store' and it means a scrap metal dealer.
Charles also uses (Own Account), which he also uses in the 1901 Census with his first wife Emily.
[Age 57] Birth of Daughter Lottie May Hayward - Saturday, 21st June, 1913. Ridgeway, Cradley, Herefordshire.
Baptism:
At: St. James the Great, Cradley, Herefordshire.
Born: 21st June, 1913
Baptised: 5th November, 1913
Lottie May Hayward
Parent's: Charles and Fanny Hayward
Address: Ridgeway Cross, Herefordshire.
Father's Profession: Dealer
Rector: Rev. Bruce Macpherson (Assistant Priest)
St. James the Great, Cradley, Herefordshire.
[Age 64] Death of Daughter Lottie May Hayward
Lottie May Hayward 4 years old, died on the 9th March, 1918 at Malvern Hospital, from shock, the result of extensive burns, accidently sustained. Daughter of Charles Hayward, Dealer, Summers Barn Cottage, Ridgeway Cross, Cradley, Herefordshire.
Certificate received from George Frederick Sparrow Brown, Coroner for Worcestershire (Middle District) Inquest held 11th March, 1918.
Death registered on 13th March 1918 by, G. M. Lewis, Deputy Registrar.
Lottie was Mabel Lloyd Hayward's sister, Mabel was less than a year old when her elder sister died.
[Age 63] Birth of Daughter Mabel Lloyd Hayward - Tuesday, 10th April, 1917. Summers Barn, Cradley, Herefordshire.
Baptism:
At: St. James the Great, Cradley, Herefordshire.
Born: 10th April, 1917.
Baptised: 3rd June, 1917.
Mabel Lloyd Hayward
Parent's: Charles and Fanny May Hayward
Address: Summers Barn, Cradley, Herefordshire.
Father's Profession: Dealer
Rector: Rev. Albert John Seymour (Priest in Charge)
St. James the Great, Cradley, Herefordshire.
[Age 66] Birth of Daughter Doris Winifred Hayward - Tuesday, 18th May, 1920. Summers Barn, Cradley, Herefordshire.
Baptism:
At: St. James the Great, Cradley, Herefordshire.
Born: 18th May, 1920.
Baptised: 2nd June, 1920.
Doris Winifred Hayward
Parent's: Charles and Fanny May Hayward
Address: Summers Barn, Cradley, Herefordshire.
Father's Profession: Dealer
Rector: Rev. William Langston Benest Janvrin
Doris & Mabel Hayward - Photo Ai
[Age 66y 8m] 1921 Census
Copley, Cradley, Malvern, WorcestershireCharles Hayward (Head)
Age: 66y 8m
Occupation: General Dealer, at Home.
Born: Little Cowarne, Herefordshire.(Fanny) May Hayward (Wife)
Age: 35y 1m
Born: Whitchurch, Shropshire.Norah May Hayward (Daughter)
Age: 11y 6m
At School: Whole-time.
Born: Worcester.Mabel Lloyd Hayward (Daughter)
Age: 4y 2m
Born: Herefordshire.Doris Winifred Hayward (Daughter)
Age: 1y 1m
Born: Herefordshire.Information:-
Charles Hayward was born December qtr. 1854.
Fanny May Jones was born on the 1st May, 1887.
When they married, on 13th February 1908, Fanny says that she is 22 years old [she was actually 20] and Charles says he is *38 years old? He should be 53 years old!!
In 1891 census Charles is married to his first wife Emily Eliza (Shayle) Hayward where he says he is 36 years old√
In 1901 census Charles is still married to his first wife Emily Eliza (Shayle) Hayward where he says he is 46 years old√
In 1911 census Charles is married to Fanny May (Jones) Hayward where he says he is *50 years old? (close but should be 56!!)
In 1921 census Charles puts down his real age 66 years 8 months old√, which tallies with his ages in the 1891 and 1901 census forms when he was married to his first wife Emily Eliza (Shayle) Hayward
[Age 67] Death of Charles Hayward
Burial:
At: St. James Church, Cradley, Herefordshire.
Charles Hayward
Address: Pullens Pitt, Cradley, Herefordshire.
On: 25th May, 1922.
Aged: 67
Rector: Rev. William Arthur BrownCharles Hayward - Photo Ai
Today it is called Pullens Farm and can be found on the B4220 Bromyard Road from Ridgeway Cross.The following is supposition, but it looks like he died at the place he was working at.
The Cause of Death: Charles Hayward may have been killed while operating or working alongside agricultural machinery on the farm. In the 1920s, the widespread adoption of mechanised farming—such as steam-driven threshing machines, tractors, and heavy milling gear—led to a sharp rise in severe injuries among agricultural laborers who were transitioning away from traditional hand-tool farming.
The Location: The term "Pullens Pitt" likely refers to an old quarry hole, a marl pit (used for digging clay to fertilise fields), or a silage/manure pit located on the Pullens Farm estate where the heavy machinery or work was positioned at the time.
Here are Doris & Mabel with Lucy (Grubham) Jones. Their aunty Lucy was married to their mother's brother John William Jones, who at this time was the sub-postmaster at Knightwick Post Office. John & Lucy looked after Doris & Mabel (Probably after the death of their father, and to help out their mother who would have been struggling on her own with three girls) Their eldest sister stayed with her mother, who later married again. Doris & Mabel both lived at the Post Office, Knightwick, with their uncle and aunty until they married their respective spouses. [John & Lucy Jones were my grandparents] Photograph Ai from Black & White.
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