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Isaac Phillips, son of Joseph Phillips and Ann Clarke, married Caroline Elizabeth Taylor on 16 Sep 1832 at St Margaret's Church, Barking.
Isaac and Caroline had 12 children. Those that were baptised, were at St Helen and St Giles, Rainham:
- Henry Phillips bap. 29 Sep 1833
- Isaac Phillips bap. 16 Apr 1835
- Maria Phillips b. 19 Aug 1837 (unnamed on reg), bap. 17 Sep 1837
- James Davis Phillips, b. 1841, bap. 26 Jan 1841 (buried 31 Jan 1841)
- Alfred Davis Phillips b. 1842, bap. 14 Aug 1842 (died in 1842, age 0)
- Jacob Phillips b. 1844, bap. 26 Mar 1844
- Rebecca Phillips b. 1846, bap. 13 Aug 1846
- Abraham Phillips b. 1849, bap. 23 Feb 1849
- Anne Phillips b. 1851 (no mention beyond GRO reg)
- Thomas Phillips b. 1854
- Hester Phillips b. 1857
- Alfred Phillips b. 1861
The use of Davis as a middle name for both James and then Alfred leads me to believe that this may have been Caroline's mother's maiden name - it's a convention I've seen used frequently in this period - however, I've been unable to find Caroline's baptism, nor a marriage between a Taylor and a Davis.
In 1841, the family, living in Rainham, consisted of Isaac Phillips (25) Ag Lab, Caroline (25), Henry (8), Isaac (6) and Maria (4). Also living with them were Elizabeth Parker (75) and Mary Taylor (60). The 1841 census doesn't give us relationships, but could this latter have been Caroline's mother?
Rebecca's baptism in 1846 lists her father's occupation as Shepherd.
In 1851, in the Upminster Road, Rainham, we find Isaac Phillips (38) Shepherd, Caroline Phillips (38) birthplace Woolwich, Kent; with children: Henry (17) Ag Lab, Isaac (15) Ag lab, Maria (13), Jacob (7), Rebecca (5) and Abraham (2). They also had a lodger, Henry Neville (18), also an Ag Lab.
In 1861, with their address listed as Fran House, Cottage, Rainham, there are Isaac Phillips (48) Ag Lab, Caroline (48), Jacob (17) Ag Lab, Rebecca (14), Abraham (12) Ag Lab, Thomas (7) Ag Lab, Esther (sic) (4) and Alfred (0).
In 1871, at Back Street Cottage, Rainham (Back Lane/Street becoming part of Upminster Road, these different addresses are probably all the same place), this time are Isaac Phillips (58) Ag Lab, Caroline (58), Thomas (17) Ag Lab, Hester (14) Domestic Servant and Alfred (10) Ag Lab.
Caroline Phillips died, aged 67, and was buried on 31 Oct 1880 in Rainham.
In 1881, still in the Village Back Street, Rainham, Isaac Phillips (68), widower, Ag Lab, is living with his daughter, Esther (sic) (24) as his housekeeper.
But in 1891, Isaac Phillips (76), widower, Field Labourer, is listed as an Inmate at the Workhouse in Romford. He was still resident at the Romford Union House (later Oldchurch Hospital) at the time of his death the following year, 1892, aged 78. He was buried, on 5 Nov 1892, in Rainham.
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