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David MONGER

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  • Name David MONGER 
    Birth 1817  Overton, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Baptism 9 Jul 1817  Overton, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Gender Male 
    1841 Census Chapel St, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    At 1841 Census, he is "20", not born in Herts, occ "Type Founder" 
    1851 Census 127, Corner Hall, Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    At 1851 Census, he is 34, occ "Ag Lab" 
    1861 Census cannot find in 1861 Census 
    1871 Census Crouchfield, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    At 1871 Census, he is 55, occ "Labourer" 
    1881 Census Crouchfield (North Side), Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    At 1881 Census, he is 66, occ "Labourer" 
    1891 Census 49, Puller Road, Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    At 1891 Census, he is 74, occ "General Labourer" 
    1901 Census 96, St Johns Road, Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    At 1901 Census, he is 84, occ "hedger" (birthplace stated as Hemel Hempstead) 
    Occupation Labourer  [8] 
    Person ID I43  Webb
    Last Modified 1 Jun 2025 

    Family 1 Fanny FREEMAN,   b. 12 Nov 1814, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Sep 1893, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 6 Dec 1892  St. John, Station Road, Boxmoor, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Family ID F16  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jun 2025 

    Family 2 Jane HARRIS,   b. 1819, Union Workhouse, Redbourn Rd., Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1856, Union Workhouse, Redbourn Rd., Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Marriage 5 Nov 1838  Union Workhouse, Redbourn Rd., Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Notes 
    • At the 1841 Census, living next door is James and Eliza MONGER. Like David, James is not from Herts, and so is a possible brother. They also had a son George, aged 1, and who probably died in 1844.
    Children 
     1. Sarah MONGER,   b. 1840, Union Workhouse, Redbourn Rd., Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Martha MONGER,   b. 1844, Union Workhouse, Redbourn Rd., Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1881, Boxmoor, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Louisa MONGER,   b. 1846, Union Workhouse, Redbourn Rd., Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Robert Charles MONGER,   b. 1848, Union Workhouse, Redbourn Rd., Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Maria MONGER,   b. 1854, Union Workhouse, Redbourn Rd., Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. George MONGER,   b. Abt 1838, Union Workhouse, Redbourn Rd., Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1839, Union Workhouse, Redbourn Rd., Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F17  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jun 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1817 - Overton, Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 9 Jul 1817 - Overton, Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1841 Census - At 1841 Census, he is "20", not born in Herts, occ "Type Founder" - - Chapel St, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1851 Census - At 1851 Census, he is 34, occ "Ag Lab" - - 127, Corner Hall, Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1871 Census - At 1871 Census, he is 55, occ "Labourer" - - Crouchfield, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1881 Census - At 1881 Census, he is 66, occ "Labourer" - - Crouchfield (North Side), Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1891 Census - At 1891 Census, he is 74, occ "General Labourer" - - 49, Puller Road, Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1901 Census - At 1901 Census, he is 84, occ "hedger" (birthplace stated as Hemel Hempstead) - - 96, St Johns Road, Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Nov 1838 - Union Workhouse, Redbourn Rd., Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 6 Dec 1892 - St. John, Station Road, Boxmoor, Hertfordshire Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • It is not clear where David comes from.

      The earliest record of him, apart from baptism with details is 1841 Census, when he is not from Hertfordshire. In 1851 he is from Bedfordshire. That may be true but it is not true of his children, so this may just be a sloppy recording by the enumerator. I have not found him in 1861...he was widowed and some of his children are living with his future wife, Fanny. In 1871, he is from Andover in Hampshire. In 1881, he is from Hertfordshire, in 1891, he is from Hampshire, and in 1901 he is from Hertfordshire.

      Of the available baptism records on the internet, only Hampshire appears - there are two, from 1814 and 1817. Most likely of the two is in Overton 9/7/1817, son of William and Sarah, based on Hampshire bapt transcript, and also on IGI. His marriage to Jane has William as his father. The other record is in Tadley 12/6/1814, son of David and Charlotte. Overton is slightly closer to Andover than Tadley. This David appears to feature in Hampshire Censusses in the 1800s.

      So overall, the most probable location for his birth is Hampshire, probably Overton (with Andover as the larger local town he may have remembered later). This is used here, but acknowledges that there is still considerable uncertainty.

      His job as a type founder in 1841 (also appears in son George's baptism records) refers to somebody who worked in a foundry making wooden or metal typefaces. Rather a specialist job....Just near to where he lived in Hemel Hempstead at the backof the High St is Phoenix Foundry, which is presumably where he worked, at the time. In 1851 he is an Ag Lab. Perhaps something happened or bothered him at the foundry.

      Possible death Mar qtr 1909, Hemel Hempstead, vol 3a, p 550

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] 1851 Census :- 127 Corner Hall, Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

    2. [S16] 1871 Census :- Crouchfield, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

    3. [S26] 1891 Census :- 49, Puller Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

    4. [S3004] Baptism transcript :- David Monger (1817).

    5. [S4] 1841 Census :- Chapel Street, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

    6. [S22] 1881 Census :- Crouchfield (North Side), Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

    7. [S32] 1901 Census :- 96, St Johns Road, Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

    8. [S228] Marriage register entry :- David Monger - Fanny Freeman (1892).

    9. [S237] IGI record of Marriage :- David Monger - Jane Harris (1838).


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