Joseph Hale, #274

1819 - 1887  (68 years)   Has no ancestors but 10 descendants in this family tree.

Martha James, #182

1814 - 1866  (52 years)

Birth	1814	Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Christened	7 Jul 1814	St. Mary, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Died	1866	Hungerford, Berkshire, England
Buried	28 Apr 1866	St. Lawrence Churchyard, Hungerford, Berkshire, England
Father	John James, #179,   b. 1791, Clatford, Wiltshire, England
Mother	Elizabeth "Betty" Smith, #134,   b. 1788, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Married	7 Oct 1811	St. George, Preshute, Wiltshire, England
Family 1	Joseph Hale, #274,   b. 1819, Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Married	18 Apr 1844	St. John, Paddington, Middlesex, England
Children	1. Emma Hale, #276,   b. 1844, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England   2. Arthur Henry Hale, #277,   b. 25 Apr 1847, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England   3. Mary Hale, #278,   b. 25 Nov 1848, Hungerford, Berkshire, England   4. Ellen Hale,   b. 3 Aug 1851, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England   5. Hannah Elizabeth Hale, #279,   b. 29 Oct 1854, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England + 6. John Hale, #280,   b. 5 May 1857, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Children	+ 1. William James-Hale, #275,   b. 1841, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England

Emma Hale, #276

1844 -

Birth	1844	Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Christened	28 Aug 1844	St. Mary, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Father	Joseph Hale, #274,   b. 1819, Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Mother	Martha James, #182,   b. 1814, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Married	18 Apr 1844	St. John, Paddington, Middlesex, England

Arthur Henry Hale, #277

1847 - 1892  (45 years)

Birth	25 Apr 1847	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Christened	24 Oct 1851	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Died	15 May 1892	Whiston, Lancashire, England
Buried	19 May 1892	St. Ann Churchyard, Rainhill, Merseyside, England
Father	Joseph Hale, #274,   b. 1819, Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Mother	Martha James, #182,   b. 1814, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Married	18 Apr 1844	St. John, Paddington, Middlesex, England
Family	Jane Wyers
Married	24 Apr 1869	Holy Trinity, Camden, Middlesex, England

Mary Hale, #278

1848 -

Birth	25 Nov 1848	Hungerford, Berkshire, England
Christened	24 Oct 1851	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Father	Joseph Hale, #274,   b. 1819, Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Mother	Martha James, #182,   b. 1814, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Married	18 Apr 1844	St. John, Paddington, Middlesex, England
Family	Thomas Parkinson
Married	4 Nov 1865	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England

Ellen Hale

1851 -

Birth	3 Aug 1851	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Christened	24 Oct 1851	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Father	Joseph Hale, #274,   b. 1819, Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Mother	Martha James, #182,   b. 1814, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Married	18 Apr 1844	St. John, Paddington, Middlesex, England

Hannah Elizabeth Hale, #279

1854 - 1890  (35 years)

Birth	29 Oct 1854	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Christened	11 Mar 1857	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Died	9 Mar 1890	Abingdon, Berkshire, England
Buried	Aft. 9 Mar 1890	Reading Cemetery, Reading, Berkshire, England
Father	Joseph Hale, #274,   b. 1819, Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Mother	Martha James, #182,   b. 1814, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Married	18 Apr 1844	St. John, Paddington, Middlesex, England

John Hale, #280

1857 - 1927  (69 years)

Birth	5 May 1857	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Christened	21 Oct 1857	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Died	Bef. 12 Mar 1927	Stubbington, Hampshire, England
Buried	12 Mar 1927	St. Edmund Churchyard, Stubbington, Hampshire, England
Father	Joseph Hale, #274,   b. 1819, Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Mother	Martha James, #182,   b. 1814, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Married	18 Apr 1844	St. John, Paddington, Middlesex, England
Family	Amy Pope
Married	10 May 1884	Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
Children	1. Ada Flora Hale,   b. 1884   2. Elsie Hale,   b. 1885   3. Arthur Charles Hale,   b. 1891   4. John Henry Hale,   b. 1895

• Name	Joseph Hale
  Suffix	#274
  Birth	1819	Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
  	Parents were William Hale and Hannah George
  Baptism	17 Feb 1819	St. Mary, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England   [1]
  	Joseph son of William & Hannah Hale Abode: Puthall Farm Trade: Yeoman
  		ID 274 Joseph Hale Baptism Record
  Gender	Male
  Census Record	30 Mar 1851	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England   [2]
  	Joseph Hale - Head Married Age: 31 Occ: Relieving Officer Born in: Wilts Little Bedwyn
  		1851 England Census Great Bedwyn Wiltshire Folio 197 Page 4
  Census Record	7 Apr 1861	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England   [3]
  	Joseph Hale - Head Married Age: 42 Occ: Relieving Officer Born in: Wilts Little Bedwyn
  		1861 England Census Great Bedwyn Wiltshire Folio 42 Page 27
  Census Record	2 Apr 1871	Hungerford, Berkshire, England   [4]
  	Joseph Hale - Master Widower Age: 52 Occ: Master of Union Born in: Little Bedwin Wilts
  		1871 England Census Hungerford Berkshire Folio 123 Page 1
  Census Record	3 Apr 1881	Hackney, Middlesex, England   [5]
  	Joseph Hale - Visitor Widower Age: 62 Occ: Annuitant Born in: Wilts Little Bedwyn
  		1881 England Census Hackney Middlesex Folio 33 Page 49
  Death	8 Dec 1887	Reading, Berkshire, England   [6, 7]
  	Hale Joseph Personal Estate £211 1s 4 February. Administration of the Personal Estate of Joseph Hale late of the Forbury Reading in the County of Berks Widower who died 8 December 1887 at the Forbury was granted at Oxford to Arthur Henry Hale of Whiston in the County of Lancaster Master of the Workhouse the Son and one of the Next of Kin.
  		ID 274 Joseph Hale Probate
  Burial	Aft. 8 Dec 1887	Reading Cemetery, Reading, Berkshire, England   [8, 9]
  	Grave 9031 Family Grave in Division 33 of Consecrated Ground Grant dated 23 Jan'ry 1888 Consideration £4.4.0 Purchaser Arthur Henry Hale of Whiston Prescot Lancashire Warehouse Master Joseph Hale 1887 Page 1947 Register no. 15572 FAG#287111439
  		ID 274 Joseph Hale Burial Record
  Person ID	I274	Our Family Tree | Martha Smith Branch
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family	Martha James, #182,   b. 1814, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England d. 1866, Hungerford, Berkshire, England (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	18 Apr 1844	St. John, Paddington, Middlesex, England   [10, 11]
  	Joseph Hale Bachelor of full age Profession: Yeoman Residence: Clapton Berkshire Father: William Hale Yeoman Martha James Spinster of full age Profession: Not Noted Residence: Illegible Father: John James Labourer Witnesses were Robert Holloway and ? Wait
  		ID 182 274 James Hale Marriage Record
  Children	1. Emma Hale, #276,   b. 1844, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England   2. Arthur Henry Hale, #277,   b. 25 Apr 1847, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England d. 15 May 1892, Whiston, Lancashire, England (Age 45 years)   3. Mary Hale, #278,   b. 25 Nov 1848, Hungerford, Berkshire, England   4. Ellen Hale,   b. 3 Aug 1851, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England   5. Hannah Elizabeth Hale, #279,   b. 29 Oct 1854, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England d. 9 Mar 1890, Abingdon, Berkshire, England (Age 35 years) + 6. John Hale, #280,   b. 5 May 1857, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England d. Bef. 12 Mar 1927, Stubbington, Hampshire, England (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F50	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1819 - Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England Baptism - 17 Feb 1819 - St. Mary, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England Marriage - 18 Apr 1844 - St. John, Paddington, Middlesex, England Census Record - Joseph Hale - Head Married Age: 31 Occ: Relieving Officer Born in: Wilts Little Bedwyn - 30 Mar 1851 - Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England Census Record - Joseph Hale - Head Married Age: 42 Occ: Relieving Officer Born in: Wilts Little Bedwyn - 7 Apr 1861 - Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England Census Record - Joseph Hale - Master Widower Age: 52 Occ: Master of Union Born in: Little Bedwin Wilts - 2 Apr 1871 - Hungerford, Berkshire, England Census Record - Joseph Hale - Visitor Widower Age: 62 Occ: Annuitant Born in: Wilts Little Bedwyn - 3 Apr 1881 - Hackney, Middlesex, England Death - 8 Dec 1887 - Reading, Berkshire, England Burial - Aft. 8 Dec 1887 - Reading Cemetery, Reading, Berkshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Occupations

  Relieving Officer Definition: Parish of Poor Law Union official charged with care of the poor. The officer evaluates applications for assistance including investigations. They report this to the Board of Guardians who could provide financial aid, food, clothing, or authorize entry into the workhouse.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Wiltshire, England Baptisms, Page #40 Register #320. [S95] Great Bedwyn Wiltshire England Census 1851, HO 107/1686. [S96] Great Bedwyn Wiltshire England Census 1861, RG 9/724. [S226] Hungerford Berkshire England Census 1871, RG 10/1255. [S227] Hackney Middlesex England Census 1881, RG 11/295. [S172] England and Wales Wills & Probate. [S2] GRO Death Index. Hale, Joseph Age: 68 1819 D Quarter District of Reading Volume 02C Page 239 [S177] Deceased Online. [S18] Find a Grave Burials. [S88] Middlesex/London, England Marriages, Page #194 Register #388. [S6] GRO Marriage Index. 1844 J Quarter District of Kensington Volume 03 Page 279