Catherine Hitchcock (b. ~1844) née Cunningham

Catherine Cunningham married local greengrocer Enoch Hitchcock in 1862. They had 6 known children but Enoch appears to have left her in 1874, shortly after the birth of their last child, Joseph, in order to immigrate to Australia.

The Chelmsford Chronicle (12/May/1871) reported that Enoch had been charged with "being drunk and disorderly" and with assaulting a police constable. In court, it was "urged that domestic matters had caused the prisoner to get too much drink". As Catherine may have been pregnant with Joseph at the time of the assault, it is possible that she left her husband.

She likely died in 1890 aged only 46.

Genealogy

• daughter of ?
• by marriage, great aunt to director Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (b. 1899)

Birth

• born around 1844
• birthplace given as Stratford (1871 & 1881 Census)
• also known as Kate

Marriages

Enoch Hitchcock (b. 1844)

• born 1844 in the West Ham district
• son of Charles Hitchcock (b. ~1791) and his wife Sarah Hitchcock (b. ~1810) née Pike
• brother of Susannah Hitchcock (b. ~1823), Sarah Hitchcock (b. ~1824), Joseph Hitchcock (b. ~1829), Charles William Hitchcock (b. 1838) and Mary Emily Hitchcock (b. 1840)
• married in 1862 to Catherine Cunningham
• date of death unknown

Children

Sarah Elizabeth Hitchcock (b. 1863)

• born 1863
• possibly died unmarried in 1912

Susan Hitchcock (b. ~1866)

• born around 1866
• married in 1894 to Charles William Rees (b. 1866)
• mother to Charles Robert Rees (b. 1895)

Kate Hitchcock (b. 1866)

A different Kate Hitchcock was born to Enoch's brother Joseph Hitchcock (b. ~1829) in West Ham in 1872, and the local marriage of a Kate Hitchcock to Albert Kipping in 1896 was to her.

• born 1866
• married 25/Dec/1892 to Alfred Rossiter (b. ~1861)

Enoch Hitchcock (b. 1867)

• born 1867
• birthplace given as Essex (1871 Census) and Stratford (1881 Census)
• no definite entries after 1881 Census and no obvious death or marriage entries

Henry Hitchcock (b. 1869)

• born 1869
• likely died 1876 aged 7

Joseph Hitchcock (b. 1872)

• born 1872
• worked as a boiler maker and engineer
• married Ada Florence Cottis (b. 1885) née Hutley in 1914 and then travelled to New Zealand (aged 51) aboard the Rotorua, which departed Southampton on 06/Dec/1923, with children Ada Hitchcock (b. 1922), Joseph Hitchcock (b. 1919) and Kathleen Hitchcock (b. 1914)

Death

• likely died 1890 aged 46

Family Tree

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Census Data

1871

Enoch is now a greengrocer living with his wife and 5 children. This is the last census return which lists Enoch.

• address: 50 Forest Street, Stratford, West Ham
• Enoch Hitchcock (26), occupation: greengrocer
• Kate Hitchcock (27), wife
• Sarah Hitchcock (8), daughter, occupation: scholar
• Susan Hitchcock (5), daughter, occupation: scholar
• Kate Hitchcock (4), daughter, occupation: scholar
• Enoch Hitchcock (3), son, occupation: scholar
• Henry Hitchcock (2), son
• Mary Cunningham (19), occupation: domestic servant, born Stratford

1881

Catherine is now living with her uncle Michael Cunningham in Stratford and her husband Enoch is not listed. Her teenage daughters are also not listed. She is listed as married rather than widowed.

• address: 8 Elizabeth Gardens(?), Stratford, West Ham
• Michael Cunningham (70), occupation: general labourer, born: West Ham, Essex
• Margaret Cunningham (60), wife, born: Stratford
• Catherine Hitchcock (40), niece, occupation: labourwoman
• Enoch Hitchcock (13), grandnephew, occupation: scholar
• Joseph Hitchcock (9), grandnephew, occupation: scholar

Research Notes

• Her uncle and aunt are given as Michael Cunningham (b. ~1811) and Margaret Cunningham (b. ~1821) of Stratford.
• An Enoch Hitchcock aged 32 set sail to Victoria, Australia, aboard the Somersetshire in 1874
• The Essex Standard (30/May/1856) reported that a Catherine Cunningham (of West Ham) had been convicted of assault and was imprisoned for 2 months hard labour.