Hannah Ayscough
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Hannah Ayscough (1623 – June 4, 1697) was the mother of Sir Isaac Newton
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in Rutland
in 1623. Her parents were James Ayscough and his wife Margery Blythe.
was born.
Hannah left young Isaac in the care of her parents, James and Margery Ayscough, when he was three years old. At that time she moved to North Witham
(one mile away) to marry vicar Barnabas Smith. She and Rev. Smith had three children: Mary (born 1647), Benjamin (born 1651) and Hannah (born 1652). When Rev. Smith died in 1653, Hannah returned to Woolsthorpe
. By this time Isaac was ten years old, and returned to his mother's household.
As his father had been a farmer, Hannah decided in 1659 that Isaac should also be a farmer, and thus took him away from his school studies. He spent a year away from school on the farm, at quite a critical time in his education. Isaac went back to school in autumn 1660.
Later in his life, at the age of nineteen, Isaac grew very resentful of how his mother had left him when he was young.
Hannah's brother William, unlike her, saw the abilities that her son had and was instrumental in Isaac's attending of Trinity College
in June 1661. Hannah seemed to be more interested in her farm than in Isaac's academic achievements.
, when Isaac was 54. She was buried at Colsterworth
on June 4, 1697 by her son, who buried her next to his father. Isaac spent much of the remainder of this year in Woolsthorpe.
Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton PRS was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian, who has been "considered by many to be the greatest and most influential scientist who ever lived."...
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Early life
Hannah was born in Market OvertonMarket Overton
Market Overton is a village on the northern edge of the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England.-Geography:Most of the civil parish lies to the north and the east, including part of RAF Cottesmore, but not the main runway. The boundary crosses Teigh Road at Netherfields where it borders...
in Rutland
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
in 1623. Her parents were James Ayscough and his wife Margery Blythe.
Motherhood
Hannah married Isaac Newton, the elder, in April 1642. He died in October 1642, and nearly three months later their only child Isaac NewtonIsaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton PRS was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian, who has been "considered by many to be the greatest and most influential scientist who ever lived."...
was born.
Hannah left young Isaac in the care of her parents, James and Margery Ayscough, when he was three years old. At that time she moved to North Witham
North Witham
North Witham is a small village and civil parish in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. The village is located along the upper course of the River Witham, 11.4 miles south of the nearest major town, Grantham. It has an estimated population of 158 in around 70 households...
(one mile away) to marry vicar Barnabas Smith. She and Rev. Smith had three children: Mary (born 1647), Benjamin (born 1651) and Hannah (born 1652). When Rev. Smith died in 1653, Hannah returned to Woolsthorpe
Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth
Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth is a hamlet in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is probably best known as the birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton....
. By this time Isaac was ten years old, and returned to his mother's household.
As his father had been a farmer, Hannah decided in 1659 that Isaac should also be a farmer, and thus took him away from his school studies. He spent a year away from school on the farm, at quite a critical time in his education. Isaac went back to school in autumn 1660.
Later in his life, at the age of nineteen, Isaac grew very resentful of how his mother had left him when he was young.
Hannah's brother William, unlike her, saw the abilities that her son had and was instrumental in Isaac's attending of Trinity College
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
in June 1661. Hannah seemed to be more interested in her farm than in Isaac's academic achievements.
Death
Hannah died in 1697 in Stamford, LincolnshireStamford, Lincolnshire
Stamford is a town and civil parish within the South Kesteven district of the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately to the north of London, on the east side of the A1 road to York and Edinburgh and on the River Welland...
, when Isaac was 54. She was buried at Colsterworth
Colsterworth
Colsterworth is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The village, together with the hamlet of Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, had a population of 1,508 according to the 2001 census. It lies half a mile to the west of the A1, seven miles south of Grantham...
on June 4, 1697 by her son, who buried her next to his father. Isaac spent much of the remainder of this year in Woolsthorpe.
See Also
- Newton familyNewton family-Early Newtons:The Newtons were a family from Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire. The most recognised member of the Newton family is Sir Isaac Newton, son of Hannah Ayscough and Isaac Newton Sr., the elder...
- Sir Isaac Newton