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Charles and Hannah Key (nee Key!)

Charles Key was born c.1848 in Stoke-on-Trent son of Thomas Key

Hannah Key was born c.1845 in Eccleshall, Staffordshire daughter of George Key.

They married on 15th May 1871 in the Parish Church of St Peter ad vincula, in Stoke-on-Trent.  The married certificate records Charles as a Potter, living in Boothen, son of Thomas Key also a Potter.  Hannah is recorded as living in Eccleshall, daughter of George Key a Labourer.

Children:

Alfred Frederick Key born c.1878, married Mary O'Brien in Clonmel, Ireland, died 1935, Stoke-on-Trent
Another son - whose wife registered the death of Alfred in 1935.
Annie Key, married Shadbolt?
 

The 1881 Census records the family living in one house in 3 Boothen, in the parish of St Peters, in Stoke-on-Trent.

Name Role in house Marital status Age Profession Where born
Charles Key Head Mar 34 General Labourer Staffs, Stoke-on-Trent
Hannah Key Wife Mar 36 - Eccleshall
Frederick A Key Son Unm 6 Scholar Stoke-on-Trent
Thomas Key Father Widow 59 General Labourer Eccleshall
 

 

The 1901 Census for 19 Water Street, Boothen, Stoke-on-Trent suggests a real turnaround in the nature and composition of the family - suggesting that Hannah has died and Charles remarried and started a new family.  Alfred Frederick would have joined the army by this date and on a posting.  It might be that this is a wrong identification, but it seems to fit (note especially that a wife of Alfred in 1935 would be Mrs A Key as per Alfred Frederick's death certificate).

Name Role in house Marital status Age Profession Where born
Charles Key Head Mar 43 illegible - worker Staffs, Eccleshall
Elizabeth Key Wife Mar 43 - Staffs, Burslem
Albert Key Son Single 12 - Staffs, Stoke-on-Trent
Gertrude Key Dau Single 11 - Staffs, Stoke-on-Trent
Frederick Key Son Single 9 - Staffs, Stoke-on-Trent
Alice Key Dau Single 8 - Staffs, Stoke-on-Trent
George H Key Son Single 3 - Staffs, Stoke-on-Trent
Ernest Key Son Single 2 - Staffs, Stoke-on-Trent