Catherine Clare Hitchcock (b. 1882)

Catherine Clare Hitchcock, also known as Kate Clara, worked in the family's fishmonger business. Like her other two surviving sisters, she did not marry and they shared a house as spinsters at 11 James Avenue, NW2.

She died in 1943, aged 60, and her estate was worth £1,766 2s. 4d.

Genealogy

• daughter of Charles Joseph Hitchcock (b. 1852) and Catherine Hitchcock (b. 1856) née Roche
• cousin of director Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (b. 1899)

Siblings

• Mary Frances Teresa Hitchcock (b. 1881)
• John Francis Hitchcock (b. 1884)
• Annie Mary Hitchcock (b. 1886)
• Teresa Mary Hitchcock (b. 1889)
• Charles James Hitchcock (b. 1891)

Birth

• born 29/Nov/1882
• also known as Katherine and Kate, and her middle name is sometimes given as Clara

Marriages

• did not marry

Death

• died unmarried on 16/Jul/1943 aged 60
• probate granted 23/Sep/1943 to her sister Mary Frances, estate worth £1,766 2s. 4d.

Family Tree

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Census Data

1891

Katherine (aged 8) and sister Mary (aged 9) are boarders at the Convent of Notre Dame, Abington Street, Northampton. This was a convent school that opened in 1881.

1901

• address: 36/37 Chapel Street, Clerkenwell, Islington
• Charles Hitchcock (aged 47) — head, occupation: fishmonger
• Catherine Hitchcock (aged 43) — wife
• Mary Hitchcock (aged 23) — daughter, occupation: civil service clerk, Post Office
• Kate Hitchcock (aged 18) — daughter, occupation: fishmonger's shop assistant
• Ann Hitchcock (aged 15) — daughter
• Charles Hitchcock (aged 10) — son
• Teresa Hitchcock (aged 13) — daughter
• Mary Linneham (aged 70) — servant (general domestic)

1911

• address: 36/37 Chapel Street, Clerkenwell, Islington
• Charles Hitchcock (aged 57) — head, occupation: fishmonger
• Catherine Hitchcock (aged 53) — wife, occupation: fishmonger
• Mary Hitchcock (aged 29) — daughter, occupation: clerk, Post Office Savings Bank Dept.
• Kate Hitchcock (aged 27) — daughter, occupation: assistant in business
• Theresa Hitchcock (aged 21) — daughter, occupation: governess (L.C.C.)
• Charles Hitchcock (aged 18) — son
• Mary Leary (aged 28) — servant

1939 Register

34 Saint Johns Road, Hendon, Middlesex

• Mary F.T. Hitchcock (born 23 May 1881) — civil servant higher executive officer
• Catherine C. Hitchcock (born 29 November 1882)

Other Documents

Electoral Register

1929–1937

From 1929 to at least 1937, she is living with her sisters at 11 James Avenue, London, NW2.

Probate

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