Births - Marriages - Deaths

Name

Where Born

When Born

When Baptised

Where married

When Married

When Died

Where Buried

William Needle

Leckford, Hants

Jan 1845

26 Jan 1845

Jun 1918

Longstock, Hants

Ann Wellsteed

Burgate, Hants

c1841

-

St Thomas' Church, Winchester, Hants

11 May 1865

23 Sep 1898

Longstock, Hants

Ada Needle

Longstock, Hants

c1866

-

-

-

Sarah Needle

Longstock, Hants

c1867

-

-

-

Mary Needle

Longstock, Hants

c1869

-

-

-

Jacob Needle

Longstock, Hants

c1870

-

c1930

Kingston, Surrey

Louisa Needle

Longstock, Hants

Dec 1872

-

c1913

-

Hannah Needle

Longstock, Hants

c1877

-

-

-

Ann Julian

Roche, Cornwall

c1866

-

Andover, Hants

Mar 1900

15 Jul 1947

Longstock, Hants

Harold W. J. Needle

Longstock, Hants

Mar 1901

-

Sep 1901

Longstock, Hants

Horace Victor Needle

Longstock, Hants

Mar 1902

-

-

-

Montague Reginald Needle

Longstock, Hants

Mar 1905

-

1927

-

Ewart D. Needle

Longstock, Hants

12 Sept 1906

-

12 Feb 1907

Longstock, Hants

1871 Census - Leckford Hampshire, England

Residence

Name

Relation

Condition

Age

Profession or Occupation

Where Born

Leckford

William Needle

Head

Married

26

Ag Lab

Leckford, Hants

-

Ann Needle

Wife

Married

29

-

Fordingbridge, Hants

-

Ada Needle

Daughter

Single

5

Scholar

Leckford, Hants

-

Sarah J. Needle

Daughter

Single

3

-

Leckford, Hants

-

Mary Needle

Daughter

Single

2

-

Leckford, Hants

-

Jacob Needle

Son

Single

3 Months

-

Leckford, Hants

Notes: 1871 Census:

	The residence is shown as Leckford, but we don't known whereabouts in Leckford they lived.
	William's job is shown as 'Ag Lab', which is short hand for Agricultural Labourer. This abbreviation crops up endlessly in census returns, thus showing how many people were employed on the land.

1881 Census - St Mary's Parish, Longstock, Hampshire, England

Residence

Name

Relation

Condition

Age

Profession or Occupation

Where Born

The Grange, Longstock

William Needle

Head

Married

36

Water Keeper & Grocer

Leckford, Hampshire, England

-

Ann Needle

Wife

Married

39

Grocers Wife

Burgate, Hampshire, England

-

Ada Needle

Daughter

Single

15

Servant out of place

Leckford, Hampshire, England

-

Mary Needle

Daughter

Single

12

Scholar

Leckford, Hampshire, England

-

Jacob Needle

Son

Single

11

Scholar

Leckford, Hampshire, England

-

Louisa Needle

Daughter

Single

8

Scholar

Leckford, Hampshire, England

-

Hannah Needle

Daughter

Single

4

Scholar

Longstock, Hampshire, England

Notes: 1881 Census - Longstock:

	Sarah does not appear on the 1881 census. She would have been 13 - 14 years old, so was she an infant death or was she staying somewhere else that night?
	It looks as though the family moved to 'The Grange', Longstock, about 1875.

1881 Census - St Faith's Parish, Winchester, Hampshire, England

Notes - 1881 Census - Winchester:

At the young age of 13, Sarah Needle is now working as a servant in Winchester.

1891 Census - Andover Parish, Hampshire, England

Residence

Name

Relation

Condition

Age

Profession or Occupation

Where Born

Eastfield House, New London Road

Mary Needle

Servant

Single

22

Housemaid (Domestic Servant)

Leckford, Hants

Notes - 1891 Census - Andover:

Mary now lives in Andover and is a living in servant.

1891 Census Return of all Persons who slept or abode in this Institution on the night of Sunday April 5th 1891

Notes - 1891 Census - East Dulwich:

	Sarah Needle, no longer a servant, has become a nurse in St Saviours Union Infirmary, East Dulwich, Camberwell, now part of London.
	The style of census form used for institutions was a little different from the standard household form. The term 'Officer' is one of the options allowed on this form, the others being; Wife, Son, or other relative, Visitor, Officer, Servant, and &c., and inmates must have their designation stated. NB What does '&c.' mean?

Notes: 

Kelly's Directory for 1903 shows William Needle as Water Bailiff to the Craven Fishing Club, which was owned by the Hon. C. W. Craven as shown in Kelly's Directory for 1907.

1901 Census - Stockbridge, Hampshire, England

Residence

Name

Relation

Condition

Age

Profession or Occupation

Where Born

Stockbridge, High Street

Mary Needle

Head

Single

32

Tobacconist and Stationer

Leckford, Hants

-

Hannah Needle

Sister

Single

24

-

Longstock, Hants

Notes - 1901 Census - Stockbridge:

Mary has moved on from being a servant to running her own business with her sister. She  and Hannah are now living 'over the shop' in Stockbridge. The census shows Hannah as having been born in Longstock but this may be an error.

Notes:

Kelly's Directory for 1903 has an entry for Stockbridge, that reads 'Needle M & H (Misses) Tobacconist, High Street'. The 1907 edition has a similar entry. There is no entry for them or a Tobacconist in the 1899 edition. Kelly's Directory was published roughly every 3 or 4 years

General Notes:

	Annie Needle (William's second wife) always appeared for any family 'do', weddings, funerals, etc., even when she wasn't invited so the rumour says. She was always very smartly dressed and drove a pony and trap, often to visit her solicitor in Winchester.
	Of her two sons, 'Monty' was believed to be the tallest policeman in London at the time. On looking at the photographs of Ann (Aunt Annie) she herself was very tall and clearly passed on the tall gene.
	Horace was manager of Anna Valley Motors in Andover through the 1940s.
	Family sources tell me that although she always well dressed, often with a wide brimmed hat, her house was dirty and untidy, but I expect that she wouldn't like that to be too well known!
	She is reputed to have owned the fishing rights on the stretch of the River Test at the bottom of her garden, though this is less likely. She is buried in an unmarked grave in the overflow cemetery at Longstock parish church.