B. Pittam February 2007

Throughout the 19th century there were many Lambert families in the village, now we come down to the last Lambert in the village, Bill who was 92 last December. Although he was not born in the village as such, but in an outlying farmhouse known as Badger’s Farm as his father was a shepherd for a local farmer, probably Harry Weston at that time. All his ancestors in the 19th century were residents of Yardley Gobion as can be seen below along with some photographs. Is this family related to the others somewhere? Who were the first Joseph’s brothers?

 

 

Yardley Gobion 1841 Census
Joseph Lambert	45	Ag Lab	Y
George Lambert	15		Y
Richard Lambert	14		Y
Mary Lambert	15	Lace maker	Y
Rachel Lambert	10		Y
Yardley Gobion 1851 Census
Joseph Lambert	Head	Wid	58	Agricultural Labourer	Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
Henry Lambert	Son	Wid	32	Agricultural Labourer	Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
Richard Lambert	Son	Mar	22	Agricultural Labourer	Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
George Lambert	Son	Mar	27	Agricultural Labourer	Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
Lucy Lambert	Dau in Law	Mar	21		Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
Sarah Lambert	Granddaughter		2		Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
Yardley Gobion 1861 Census
William Sanders	Head	Wid	64	Agricultural labourer	Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
Henry Lambert	Son in Law	Mar	42	Agricultural labourer	Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
Harriet Lambert	Daughter	Mar	30	Pillow-lace maker	Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
Elizabeth Lambert	Granddaughter		10	Pillow-lace maker	Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
Mary Lambert	Granddaughter		8	Scholar	Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
Henry Lambert	Grandson		1		Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
Yardley Gobion 1871 Census
Bishops Yard
Harriet Lambert	Head	Wid	40	Lace Maker	Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
Elizabeth Sanders	Daughter		20	Lace Maker	Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
Mary Ann Lambert	Daughter		18	Lace Maker	Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
Henry Lambert	Son		11	Scholar	Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
Joseph Lambert	Son		3		Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
Albert Lambert	Son		1		Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
William Sanders	Father	Wid	74	Agricultural Labourer	Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
Yardley Gobion 1881 Census
Harriet Lambert	Head	Wid	51		Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
Henry Lambert	Son		21	Agricultural labourer	Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
Joseph Lambert	Son		13	Agricultural labourer	Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
Yardley Gobion 1891 Census
Harriet Lambert	Head	Wid	60		Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
Joseph Lambert	Son		23	Labourer	Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
Albert Lambert	Son		21	Bricklayers labourer	Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
Yardley Gobion 1901 Census
Living next door to Tommy Cadd
Harriett Lambert	Head	Wid	71		Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
Albert Lambert	Son		31	Builders labourer	Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
Mary Edwards	Sister	Wid	77		Northamptonshire,	Yardley Gobion
Mary Ann Davidson	Visitor	Wid	61		Northamptonshire,	Paulerspury
Cosgrove 1901 Census
Joseph Lambert	Head	M	31	Shepherd on farm worker	Northants	Yardley Gobion
Charlotte Lambert	Wife	M	28		Northants	Pottefrspury

On the 1851 census Henry appears as a widow, he was previously married to Martha Ward, they had a daughter Sarah, born 1849 died 1850. Martha also died 1850, they both died in the June 1/4 of 1850.

Henry died in Sept quarter of 1869.

Albert was born June quarter of 1870.

Mary Ann Lambert married Henry Johnson 23/11/1874. she was known as Polly.