{"id":189,"date":"2026-03-11T21:18:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T21:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timpson.nz\/?page_id=189"},"modified":"2026-05-03T08:35:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T08:35:47","slug":"chapter-two","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/timpson.nz\/index.php\/chapter-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Ann Eagle \u00b7 Aldwinkle Girl \u00b7 1794 – 1862"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ann Eagle (ES2)<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ann was born in Aldwinkle All Saints, Northamptonshire in December 1794 being the second of nine children born to William and Frances Eagle n\u00e9e Sergeant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was baptised as Anne Eagle in the neighbouring parish of Aldwinkle St Peter by the Rector Joseph Drury on 21 December 1794.  This would not be unusual as the church was probably closer to where the family lived than the All Saints Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Aldwinkle
Aldwinkle St Peter Church as it stands today.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Old
Old photo of Aldwinkle Village<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Aldwinkle Village Life<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ann would have grown up in very similar circumstances as her future husband Henry Timpson as in the baptismal register her father William Eagle is listed as a Labourer. Most likely an Agricultural Labourer. Ann would also have no formal education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They too would have lived in a similar cottage to the Timpson\u2019s and had to draw water from the village pump. It no longer exists as such and all manorial rights were lost in the 1700\u2019s. We therefore have no idea who might have employed Ann\u2019s father William Eagle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ann as she grew up would have attended mop or hiring fairs looking for work. Most times she would be successful and get a year\u2019s work and board. Occasionally she would miss out and go back home and help out as much as she could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Antique
Antique print of the Manor House at Aldwinkle<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Depiction
Depiction of how Ann and her mother and sisters would have dressed.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Old
The actual Aldwinkle village pump though no longer functioning which would have been used by Ann and her family most days.<\/em>
<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Ann Meets Henry at the Fair<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In 1817 she went to a fair and a young man introduced himself as Henry Timpson and asked if she would take a walk with him. He seemed pleasant so she agreed and as they walked he told her he had been offered and accepted permanent work on a large estate and would like to settle down with a wife and have a family. Henry asked Ann if she was interested in marrying him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ann thought as they walked and agreed provided Henry got her father\u2019s approval. Arrangements were made and William Eagle was pleased that Henry had permanent work and they would have a cottage to live and gave his approval. They would be living about twelve and a half miles away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Henry and Ann visited the Rector and arranged the marriage date and the Reading of the Banns on the three Sundays prior. All this happened quickly as Henry had to take up his new position quite soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ann Eagle Marries Henry Timpson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0The wedding day quickly arrived and the wedding of Henry Timpson and Ann Eagle was performed by the Rev Frederic Powys on Monday 22 December 1817 at Aldwinkle St Peter\u2019s Church. In the parish register there were no places to enter ages or occupations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their names were entered in the registers as Henry \u201cTimson\u201d and Ann Eagle and they both signed by making their mark. The two witnesses were Henry\u2019s sister Charlotte \u201cTimson\u201d and Ann\u2019s first cousin (on her father\u2019s side) William Holden both of whom signed by making their mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The newly married couple left the next day to travel to their new home together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Henry and Ann move to Apethorpe<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ann Eagle (ES2) Ann was born in Aldwinkle All Saints, Northamptonshire in December 1794 being the second of nine children born to William and Frances Eagle n\u00e9e Sergeant. She was baptised as Anne Eagle in the neighbouring parish of Aldwinkle St Peter by the Rector Joseph Drury on 21 December 1794.  This would not be…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-189","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timpson.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timpson.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timpson.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timpson.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timpson.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/timpson.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":778,"href":"https:\/\/timpson.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189\/revisions\/778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timpson.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}