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Henry Stock (bap. 30 Dec 1838 at All Saints, Little Canfield), son of James Stock and Elizabeth Gunn, married Charlotte Byatt (bap. 31 May 1840 also at All Saints, Little Canfield), daughter of William Byatt and Ann Poole, at All Saints, Little Canfield on 13 Oct 1860. (Having read about the brutal assault on Charlotte earlier that year by her Uncle George Byatt - for which he was sentenced to what seems like a very lenient 3 months' hard labour - I was keen to see that she had survived - hopefully relatively intact.)
Charlotte came to this marriage with an illegitimate son, registered as William Moreton Byatt in 1859 J Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 04A Page 350 and bap. 5 Jun 1859, as the son of Charlotte Byatt. With this customary naming pattern used, it's probably pretty safe to assume that a Mr Moreton had something to do with it. And while I could be casting aspersions, there was indeed a John Moreton, who was born in Little Canfield in 1840, who looks like the prime suspect. This John Moreton married an Emma Stock in 1862. After Charlotte married, this child was known as William Stock.
Henry and Charlotte Stock went on to have a further eight children:
- Walter Stock b. 8 Sep 1861 (1861 S Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 04A Page 341), bap. 10 Oct 1861 in Little Canfield. On the 1939 Census, Walter listed his DOB as 8 Sep 1862, but the birth registration proves that it had to have been the previous year.
- Sarah Ann Stock b. 1864 J Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 04A Page 367, bap. 28 Aug 1864 in Little Canfield
- Alice Stock b. 1866 S Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 04A Page 340, bap. 7 Aug 1866. Died at 3 wks and was buried on 19 Aug 1866
- Jane Stock b. 1867 D Quarter in SHOREDITCH Volume 01C Page 70, bap. 3 Nov 1867 at St Leonard's, Shoreditch. Died, aged 2, in 1870 M Quarter in HOLBORN Volume 01B Page 552, and was buried on 17 Jan 1870 at Hackney, Victoria Park Cemetery ('The Resort of Thieves and Harlots'; Victoria Park Cemetery, Bethnal Green), later Meath Gardens.
- Rose Stock b. 7 Jul 1872 (1872 S Quarter in HOLBORN Volume 01B Page 712), bap. 24 Feb 1874 at St Matthew's Church on City Road, Islington. The baptism record alleges she was born on 7 Jul 1873, but the birth registration proves that she was born a year earlier.
- Henry James Stock b. 1874 D Quarter in HOLBORN Vol 01B Page 787
- Alfred John Stock b. 1876 J Quarter in HOLBORN Vol 01B Page 809
- Unnamed female Stock b. 1879 S Quarter in LAMBETH Volume 01D Page 345. Died 1879 S Quarter in LAMBETH Volume 01D Page 191.
All of these birth registrations have the mother's maiden name BYATT.
On 7 Apr 1861, at 4, High Cross Lane, Little Canfield, Dunmow, Essex, were Henry Stock (22) Ag Lab; Charlotte Stock (20), and William Stock (2) - obviously, the child registered as William Moreton Byatt in 1859.
In 1871, living at Wharf, Macclesfield St, Holborn, Middlesex, were Henry Stock (~29) Horse Keeper; Charlotte Stock (~28), William Stock (~9), Walter Stock (~8) and Sarah A Stock (~5). At least they were fairly consistent in making everyone's ages around 2 to 4 years younger than they were.
In 1881, at 80, Commercial Road, Lambeth, London, were Harry Stock (41) Horse Keeper from Dunmow, Essex; Charlotte Stock (40), William Stock (21) Book gilder (binder); Walter Stock (19) Boot finisher; Rose Stock (8), Henry Stock (6) and Alfred J Stock (4).
In 1891, at 80, Commercial Road, Lambeth, were Henry Stock (51) Horse Keeper; Charlotte Stock (50), Henry Stock (16) Coachman; Alfred Stock (14), and Edward Davies (3) Grandson (son of Sarah Ann).
In 1901, still at 80, Commercial Road, Lambeth, were Henry Stock (63) Horse Keeper; Charlotte Stock (61) and Alfred Stock (23) Carman at dust wharf.
Henry Stock died, at 66, in 1904 J Qtr in LAMBETH Vol 01D Page 158.
Charlotte Stock died, at 65, in 1905 S Qtr in LAMBETH Vol 01D Page 151.