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Originally Posted by Phoenix
I'm nosy - did Jane come from the Hatch family that supplied all the registrars in Portsmouth?
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Yes, Phoenix! Well spotted!
William Hatch (born 1 Nov 1804, died 1881) was the Licensed Parish Clerk and Registrar of Births Marriages and Deaths (in Portsea). I'm not sure how large an area he covered.
William was Charlotte Jane's elder brother - she was born 28 April 1812.
When Charlotte and William's father Aaron Hatch died on 16 May 1858, it was his son William Hatch whose name is on the death certificate as Registrar, and it is James Purkis (Charlotte's husband) who is the informant!