Richard John Goss and Katherine Brannon (née Latham)

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Richard John Goss (b. 11 Jun 1827 and bap. 30 Sep 1827 at All Saints Church, Poplar), Bachelor, Caulker, son of Richard John Goss, Caulker - there's no doubt that this is the son of Richard John Goss and Martha Ayres - married Katherine Brannon, Widow - her father is listed as Thomas Rangor Latham, Surgeon - at St Alfege Church, Greenwich on 28 Sep 1848.

Born Katherine Latham on Friday, 4 Oct 1805 (put into historical context, just 17 days before the Battle of Trafalgar and George III was still on the throne). She was baptised on 24 Feb 1808 at St-Mary-At-Lambeth, as the daughter of Thomas Latham and Margaret. Thomas Latham was a surgeon for the British East India Company (EIC) on the Jane, Duchess of Gordon (1805 EIC ship). Katherine's baptism seems to have been scheduled prior to the ship's departure on the second voyage, from Portsmouth on 8 May 1808, bound for Bengal, India. Thomas Latham's life was lost when the ship foundered in a gale, off Mauritius, on the return journey. Thomas Latham had made a will prior to the ship's first voyage, which had left Portsmouth on 10 Aug 1805, leaving all his money to Mrs Margaret Cartwright of East Street in the parish of Lambeth, or in the event of her death, to the child "she is now big with" and in the event of the child's death, to his brother, John William Latham. 

Probate, which specifies Thomas Latham as a Batchelor, Deceased, was granted to Margaret Cartwright, Widow, on 16 Aug 1810 (and names his father as William Lewis Latham), so I'm certain Thomas Latham and Margaret Cartwright didn't have the opportunity to marry before he died. Nevertheless, thereafter she called herself Margaret Latham, which was a logical (and perfectly legal) thing to do when you have a child using that surname.

The only marriage I could find of a Margaret and a Cartwright was that of a Benjamin Cartwright to a Margaret Minto, in Dalkeith, Midlothian (near Edinburgh) on 7 Nov 1797. Margaret's age at death, 84 (in 1857), would suggest a year of birth of 1773, which if this is correct, would have made her 24 at the time of that marriage. In 1851, Margaret's birthplace is listed as Dumfries, so this seems feasible, but is completely speculative and would need far more research before it could be accepted, which I've not been able to do. Neither have I found an obviously corroborating death of a Benjamin Cartwright, but feel it's worth listing so that it can be researched further.

Thomas' brother John William Latham, however, does leave us some useful clues. He's mentioned in the Navy Lists of 1831, Rank Surgeon. That same year, on 7 Nov 1831, he married Anne Hodges Smith (née Bowness b. 1790 in India), Widow, at the British Embassy Chapel, Paris, France. In 1851, this couple were visitors at West Warwick Mansion, Junction Road, Brighton, Sussex (a Lodging House), where John is described as "Physician not in practice surgeon half pay RN", birth place listed as Ireland. John William Latham, formerly of the city of Paris, late of 27 Upper Harley Street in the County of Middlesex M.D. a Surgeon R.N., died on 7 Nov 1858, aged 73. If John William was born in Ireland, Thomas Latham possibly was too.

Katherine Latham's first marriage had been to Thomas Leonard Brannon (bap. 10 Feb 1809 in Rotherhithe), son of James Brannon and Elizabeth Leonard, at the church of Saint George in the East, on 13 Jan 1835.

Thomas Leonard and Katherine Brannon had four children: 

1. Thomas Riddall Brannon b. 3 Nov 1835, bap. 13 Jan 1836 at the church of Saint George in the East. Lost with the Nicholas Wood (ship) in 1861
2. Margaret Elizabeth Brannon b. 7 Sep 1839 (1839 D Quarter in SAINT GEORGE IN THE EAST IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX Volume 02 Page 94), bap. 15 Jul 1842 at Christ Church, Watney Street
3. James George Brannon b. 19 Jan 1843 (1843 M Quarter in SAINT GEORGE (IN THE EAST) Volume 02 Page 113), bap. 14 Jan 1846 at Christ Church, Watney Street
4. Katharine Priscilla Brannon b. 4 Nov 1846 (1846 D Quarter in SAINT GEORGE (IN THE EAST) Volume 02 Page 113). Died, unmarried, aged 40, on 3 Oct 1887 (1887 D Quarter in MILE END OLD TOWN Volume 01C Page 358) in the Workhouse, Mile End Infirmary. She was buried on 9 Oct 1887 at the City of London and Tower Hamlets Cemetery.

Baptism records for Margaret, James and Katherine read 'Christ Church, St George in the East', which at that time was Christ Church, Watney Street, consecrated in 1841. The transcripts of the London, Docklands And East End Baptisms do claim that they were baptised at Christ Church, Jamaica Street, Stepney, but that's impossible as that church did not open until 1877. These three baptisms listed their father's occupation as Master Mariner. 

In 1838, Thomas Brannon was Chief Officer on the Merchant Ship 'Despatch a South Seaman'. He gave evidence at the trial of a seaman charged with the murder of the Second Officer during an affray. "The Despatch, which arrived on Wednesday [17 Oct 1838] had been out two years and nine months, and had been very successful in the South Sea whale fishery." 

In 1841, in the household of Margaret Latham (60) Ind (of Independent Means) born in Scotland, were Cath [Katherine] Brannon (30) - adult ages were rounded down in 1841 and I suspect both women were massaging their ages further - with Thomas Brannon (5) and Margaret Brannon (1). Thomas Leonard Brannon, who was not listed, we can assume was again at sea, as seamen on shore on census night were enumerated in the same way as the general public, in the place where they spent that night, but there was no provision made for recording seamen at sea on census night. 

Thomas Leonard Brannon died, aged 39, in 1847 D Quarter in STEPNEY Volume 02 Page 537. His Will lists his occupation as Victualler. On 30 Dec 1847, Katherine Brannon of The Rising Sun, Sydney Street, Stepney, Widow, purchased a Private Grave plot at the City of London and Tower Hamlets Cemetery, for £3 3s 0d and the record shows that Thomas Leonard Brannon was the first buried there. Probate was granted to Katherine and The Morning Advertiser of 11 Jan 1848 reported on the transfer of the licence of The Rising Sun, Sydney Street, from Leonard Brannon to Katherine Brannon.

So, the widowed Katherine Brannon was 43 when she married the 21 year old Richard John Goss. Here, I feel, it's worth highlighting his origins: his mother, Martha Ayres, was one of four siblings listed as beneficiaries of equal parts of her father, Elnathan Ayres' (Shipwright died in Calcutta in 1812) over £8,000 fortune. Martha's mother, Elizabeth Perry, was the sister of John Perry, owner of the Blackwall Yard, which built ships for the East India Company. Two things: if Martha did inherit, then her money will have become the property of her husband, Richard John Goss Sr. Secondly, from these connections, I feel that the younger Goss may have had an air of respectability about him.

Following their marriage, The Era newspaper then reported on the transfer of the licence of The Rising Sun, Sydney Street on 3 Dec 1848, with Catharine Goss, late Catharine Brannon being the Outgoing Licensee and Richard John Goss, her husband, the Incoming Licensee. [Source] Richard John Goss' father had held The Three Mariners, Ropemakers Fields, in 1841 & 1845 and his brother William Henry Goss ran The Feathers, Stoney Street, Southwark. None of them for any length of time nor with success, it seems. 

Because a mere three months later, on 7 Mar 1849, Richard John Goss of The Rising Sun, Sydney Street, Stepney was declared bankrupt. This was announced in The London Gazette and in various press of the day. There are various dates published for when he is supposed to surrender himself to the Court of Bankruptcy and further dates given for when creditors may receive a Dividend, but no indication whether he turned up, or if they were paid. Although the law was amended by the Bankrupt Law Consolidation Act 1849, which came into force on 11 Oct 1849, that act did not stop imprisonment for debt, providing ample reason for him to run. My feeling is that Richard John Goss likely absconded and got on a boat to America in around 1849. 

In 1851, Katherine Brannon (38 - she was 46) Widow, General Shop Keeper, born in Lambeth, Surrey was living at Mill Street, Valentine Terrace, Bow, Middlesex with Thomas Brannon (16), Margaret Brannon (12), James Brannon (8), Katherine Brannon (4) and her mother, Margaret Latham (78) Widow from Dumfries, Scotland. Whilst I wouldn't blame Katherine for wanting to erase the bad experience with Goss from her life, the motivation for returning to her previous married name was probably similar to why her mother chose to adopt Latham - to align with the surname of her own children. 

Katherine's mother, Margaret Latham, died aged 84, in 1857 D Quarter in SAINT GEORGE IN THE EAST Volume 01C Page 333 and was buried at the City of London and Tower Hamlets Cemetery on 15 Dec 1857.

In 1861, Kath[erine] Brannon (50 - still massaging her age) was living at 7, Nottingham Place, Mile End Old Town, London with Margaret Brannon (21) Brush Maker; James Brannon (18) Packer; and Katherine Brannon (14).

In 1871, Katherine Brannon (63) of no occupation was still at 7, Nottingham Place, Mile End Old Town with James Brannon (28) Packer; Margaret Brannon (30) Fancy Milliner; and Katherine Brannon (~20) also of no occupation.

In 1881, Katherine Brannon (73) Mother, Widow, Dressmaker, was still living at 7, Nottingham Place, Mile End Old Town, London, in the household of her son, James Brannon (38) Widower; his two children Leonard (8) and Katherine (5) and his sister Katherine Brannon (34) Dressmaker.

Katherine Brannon (née Latham) of 32 Emmett Street, Stepney died in 1887 S Quarter in MILE END OLD TOWN Volume 01C Page 389, with her age at death quoted as 77 - she will have been just short of her 82nd birthday - and was buried in the plot she had purchased in 1847, with her late husband at the City of London and Tower Hamlets Cemetery on 22 Sep 1887.

Meanwhile, the errant Richard John Goss (42) 'Physician' from England, first reappears on confirmed records on the US Census of 1870, in Long Bar, Yuba County, California, United States, with Mary T Goss (23) [Maria Theresa Bruce] from Wisconsin 'Keeping House'; Josephine M Goss (5), William R Goss (3) and Otto Goss (0). Also in the household were Eugene B Bruce (29) from Kentucky and Marcelles W Bruce (25) from Illinois. (Head of the previous household was Joseph Bruce (56) Farmer, their father.)

It is alleged that Dr. R. J. Goss and Mary T. Bruce had married on 30 May 1864 in Big Creek, Lander County, Nevada, United States. There is a note at Ancestry saying, "This record can be found in the marriage book at the County Courthouse located in Lander Co., NV in Volume 1 on Page 5." There is no original record attached, so I've corresponded with the County Clerk at Lander County, who tells me that their records don't begin until 1867. In Mary's obituary in 1907 (below), it's claimed that they had been married at Reese River, Nevada in 1861. It seems obvious to me that these dates were reported by their children later and, of course, they would tell their children that they'd married, whether they had or not. And the other obvious issue here is that even if they did marry on either of these dates, then Richard John Goss was committing bigamy, because he certainly hadn't divorced from Katherine Latham (which would have taken an Act of Parliament before 1858).

Richard John Goss and Maria Theresa Bruce had three children:

1. Josephine Martha Goss b. 22 Jun 1865 in California
2. William Richard Goss b. 2 Feb 1867 in California
3. Otto John Goss b. 6 Jun 1869 in California

There are no birth or baptism records for them, so those dates of birth are those alleged / reported on the records of their respective deaths. Obviously, Josephine's birth date also implies that Richard John Goss had to have been in the US at least by mid-September 1864. And the naming of their children, with Josephine's middle name being Martha after Richard's mother and William Richard, being the same as Richard's brother had named his son, are pretty much giveaways on their own as to who we have here.

Richard John Goss, aged 52, from England, became a naturalised American citizen on 30 Aug 1873 in Nevada, California, USA.

On 29 Dec 1876, Richard John Goss, resident in Truckee, California, appears in the California, U.S., Occupational Licenses, Registers, and Directories in a list of Eclectic Physicians (although the date of his diploma is conspicuously blank). Eclectic medicine. "An eclectic physician, historically, was one who practiced eclectic medicine, a system that drew from various healing practices, including botanical remedies, physical therapy, and other non-invasive approaches. This movement emerged in the 19th century as a reaction against the prevailing invasive medical practices of the time." 

On 22 Sep 1878, the Nevada State Journal repeated a most disturbing story from the Truckee Republican, which reported that Dr. R. J. Goss had attended a man, W. J. Jones, who had been tarred and feathered by vigilantes at Reno and put on a train to Truckee - a journey of around three hours. Two men spent six hours trying to remove the tar with linseed oil Goss prescribed. 

The Reno Gazette Journal of 19 Apr 1879 (again repeating what was in the Truckee Republican) reported that Dr. R. J. Goss was one of the men who visited the Donner meadows and recovered relics of the Donner Party.

The Mountain Messenger of 6 Mar 1880 informs us that Dr. R. J. Goss is one of the owners of the Truckee Mine, "... situated in Sierra County, just south of Mohawk valley, and promises a veritable bonanza to its proprietors."

On 26 Mar 1880, the Daily Miner Transcript reports that "Ah Coon, who it is claimed is a Chinese Doctor, was arrested Monday on the complaint of Dr R. J. Goss.". Truckee History reports that in 1886, "After many years of racial tension, the white citizens of Truckee drove out the entire Chinese population (who had been instrumental in the building of the railroad) by forming a general boycott and refusing to buy or sell with Chinese residents."

In 1880, R. J. Goss (53) Doctor, born in England; Mary T. Goss (33) 'Keeping House', Josephine M Goss (15), William R Goss (13) and Otto Goss (11) were still registered as living in Truckee, California.

In 1882, Dr. R. J. Goss was sued for $48, allegedly owed for rent. It was quite convoluted story and the locals were not pleased that the police somehow failed to imprison him for a day, as ordered by the court.

On 7 Sep 1886, the San Francisco Chronicle reported "Mrs. Dr. R. J. Goss, of Truckee, who was spending a few weeks in this city, has returned home."

The Sacramento Bee of 19 Feb 1887 announced that "Dr and Mrs R. J. Goss are expected in Truckee about the 1st of March."

The San Francisco Chronicle of 10 Dec 1890, reported that Dr. R. J. Goss was elected to membership of the California Eclectic Medical Society.

"Dr R. J. Goss, corner First and Spring Streets, rooms 39 and 40, new Wilson block, makes a speciality of diabetes, paralysis and rheumatism.", he announced in the Los Angeles Herald of 15 Sep 1892.

In 1893, Dr. R. P. Goss (sic) of Truckee was a witness before the Grand Jury in a case where a doctor is accused of malpractice after a patient dies.

The Stockton Evening and Sunday Record (Stockton, Cal.) of 13 Jul 1895, carried the following, "Are You Sick? Dr. R. J. Goss is located at No. 8 North Sutter Street. The celebrated physician cures malarial fever, indigestion, weak stomach, rheumatism, chronic and all special diseases. All those suffering from these ailments will find it to their advantage to consult the doctor." One wonders what are special diseases. Are these the ones that used to be treated in what were once called a Special Clinic? Richard's brother, William, had advertised that he treated 'Private Diseases' and if I'm right and these are both euphemisms, I reckon it's calculated to target those least likely to complain because that would reveal what they consulted the doctor for.

On 31 Mar 1896, the Oakland Enquirer reported, "Dr. R. J. Goss, who practiced for a time in this city, has returned to San Diego."

In 1896, in the Los Angeles Herald, regular advertisements appear under: 

PERSONAL-EXCELSIOR HAIR REMedy company. MRS M. T. GOSS 355½ S. Spring St., room 4. Ladies, have you superfluous hair on the face? If so we can permanently and painlessly remove it without chemicals or needles. To fleshy people - We have a new and safe remedy for reducing your flesh without medicine or change of diet. Agents for Dr R. J. Goss' Hair Remedy and Catarrh Remedy; charges reasonable.

Richard John Goss died on 2 Nov 1904, in Los Angeles, California of 'Old Age'. He was 78. He is buried at Los Angeles Odd Fellows Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, United States.

Maria Theresa “Mary” Bruce Goss (b. 24 Apr 1847 in Wisconsin), died on 23 Jul 1907 (aged 60). She is also buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, United States, along with Richard John Goss.

Maria Theresa's obituary was published in The Los Angeles Times on Friday, 26 Jul 1907:

 

FUNERAL OF PIONEER

Remains of Mrs Mary T Goss who Crossed the Plains in Prairie Schooner Borne to Grave

The funeral services over the remains of Mrs Mary Theresa Goss, who died Tuesday, were held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the parlours of the Pierce Bros Co. The officiating clergyman was Rev Will A Knighten and interment was at Mountain View Cemetery [1]. The Rebekahs had charge of the services at the grave.

Mrs Goss was the widow of the late Dr Richard J Goss, a pioneer resident of California, and was herself a pioneer having crossed the plains in a prairie schooner [2] when but 4 years old. She was born in Wisconsin, April 24, 1847, and came to California in 1851.

The father of Mrs Goss, Joseph Bruce, came to California in the late forties, and established himself in San Francisco. When he sent for his family to join him he directed them to come by water, but the wife was afraid to undertake the long trip by boat, and chose the more hazardous expedient of crossing the plains. Taking her three little children she bought a prairie schooner, and started the 2000 mile journey.

Many hardships were endured by the little party on their way, and though but an infant at the time, Mrs Goss never forgot the journey. Her mind remained clear up till the last, and she was fond of telling her grandchildren of the little happenings along the road which had impressed themselves upon her childish mind.

Mrs Goss came from a family of pioneers. Her grandfather was one of the first hotel men to settle in California, and was the owner and manager of the Binninger Hotel in Sacramento[3], the hostelry being named for him. The old hotel had the distinction of being the first brick structure in Sacramento, and the piano which Mr Binninger brought across the plains with him, is said to have been the first instrument of the kind ever brought to California.

Mrs Goss's husband, the late Dr Goss, was one of the first physicians to settle in San Francisco. When the city was but a sand pile he and his brother, Dr William R Goss[4], landed there, having come from their home in England. Both had taken medical degrees at an English college[5], and they at once opened an office and began practicing.

One of Dr Goss's favorite stories was the description of the manner in which he and his brother had fenced in Telegraph Hill, then a barren waste. Later they gave the land to another man, thinking it not worth the keeping.

Dr and Mrs Goss were married at Reece River, Nev, in 1861. For a time the husband practiced medicine in Nevada, later going to San Diego, where he resided until after the boom. Eleven years ago the family came to Los Angeles, Dr Goss again taking up the practice of his profession. He died here two years ago.

Mrs Goss leaves three children, Mrs Josephine M Patten, William R Goss and Otto J Goss, and six grandchildren, Theresa Goss, Eugene Goss, William Goss, Edmund Goss, Warren Goss and Theresa Yeona Patten. All the children and grandchildren are residents of Los Angeles.

1. Mountain View Cemetery must be an error, as the grave at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Los Angeles, suggests she's buried there with her husband.
2. Prairie schooner is a fanciful name for the Covered wagon
3. The claim that the Binninger Hotel in Sacramento being the first brick structure there appears to be based in fact. Germans in Sacramento, 1850-1859. Maria Theresa's grandfather, Jakob Binninger was from Nimburg, Teningen, Emmendingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
4. Listed here as William R Goss, it is my belief that the son William R Goss gave the information to the newspaper. He could have been asked his uncle's name and said "the same as me", meaning William. Richard John's brother was William Henry Goss and it is his whereabouts that are fundamental in proving that this was indeed the same man.
5. Forgive me for not wasting time looking for records of these alleged medical degrees. It is absolutely obvious to me that neither of these former blacksmith and caulker, turned unsuccessful publicans, had the time or resources to have gone to any college. From the type of doctor, the complaints they alleged to treat, the nature of the 'remedies' they peddled and the wording of their marketing, it's obvious they were a pair of fraudulent, quack doctors and snake oil salesmen; opportunists who saw this as a way of making money from the Gold Rush - but without having to do backbreaking work themselves. Whilst I normally try to be non-judgmental, this time, the truth is just so clear it cannot be ignored: They were charlatans and that air of respectability they likely had seems to have allowed them to hoodwink a lot of good people. Can't ignore either that they were both my 3rd cousins five times removed.

Ernest James Burch and Elizabeth Wykes

Amersham Road, New Cross
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Ernest James Burch (b. 1858), son of Henry Burch and Rebecca Martin, married Elizabeth Wykes (b. 10 Jun 1861), daughter of William Wykes and Elizabeth Thompson, at All Saints, Rotherhithe, on 6 Jun 1881. (Ernest James' brother, Henry Charles Burch married Elizabeth's sister, Mary Ann Wykes.)

Ernest and Elizabeth had six children, all born in Greenwich:

1. Ernest William Burch b. 1882 S Quarter in GREENWICH Vol 01D Page 1015. Died, 1884 J Quarter in GREENWICH Vol 01D Page 569
2. Rose Mary Burch b. 25 Apr 1884 J Qtr Vol 01D Page 1029
3. Henry Charles Burch b. 6 Jun 1886 S Qtr Vol 01D Page 1030
4. Maria Elizabeth Burch b. 25 Apr 1888 J Qtr Vol 01D Page 1027
5. Florence Emma Burch b. 24 Jun 1891 S Qtr Vol 01D Page 1032
6. Ada Burch b. 18 Dec 1893, reg. 1894 M Qtr in GREENWICH Vol 01D Page 1043, bap. 22 May 1895 at St Paul's, Deptford

In 1891, Ernest J Burch (32) Stone Mason and wife Elizabeth Burch (30) were living at 20, Evelyn Street, St Paul Deptford with Rose Mary Burch (6), Henry Charles Burch (4), Maria Burch (2), Martha Buzzacott (38) Visitor [Elizabeth's sister], Maude Buzzacott (4) Visitor [Martha's daughter], James Green (17) Shoe Maker, Boarder and Hariett Armstead (30) Boarder.

By 1901, however, it's clear that the couple had separated, because Ernest J Burch (42) Stone Mason, was living in the household of his brother, Henry Charles Burch, at 2, Octavius Street, St Paul, Deptford, while Elizabeth Burch (39) Midwife nurse was living at 20, Albury Street, St Paul Deptford. In Elizabeth's household were Rose Mary Burch (16), Henry C Burch (14) Apprentice Stone Mason; Maria E Burch (12), Florence E Burch (9), Ada Burch (7), Elizabeth Doe (21) Tin Solderer, Boarder; Julia Taylor (43) Widow, Boarder [widow of Elizabeth's cousin, George Taylor]; Martha O'Toole (48) Visitor [Elizabeth's sister] and Lily Wykes (11), Willie Wykes (8) and Jessie Wykes (3) - all three were listed as visitors, born in South Africa [they were the children of Elizabeth's brother, John Thomas Wykes].

In 1911, it gets even more interesting, as Elizabeth Burch (49) Midwife, was living at 13 Amersham Road, New Cross, St Paul Deptford with Marie Burch (22), Florence Burch (19) Book keeper; Mary Weston (26) [Rose Mary Burch, as was]; Lily Weston (3) Granddaughter; William Barber (50) Lodger, Norah Barber (30) and Dora Barber (1). The 1911 Census confirms that Elizabeth had six children with five living. However, Ernest James Burch (52) Married, Stonemason was living at 20 South Crescent, Cold Bath Street, Greenwich with a whole new family: Alice Newman Burch (35) Single, 'Housekeeper' (a euphemism, clearly) born in Peckham; Dorothy Burch (12) born in Hackney; Ellen Burch (10) born in Lewisham and William Burch (5) born in Greenwich. The original 1911 Census lists that Ernest had been married 29 years (yes, but to Elizabeth Wykes, not Alice) and lists 4 children, of whom 3 were still living at that point, clearly referring to the children of this relationship.

Alice Newman it seems gave birth to five children:

1. Dorothy Alice Newman b. 14 Jan 1899 M Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 558, with no mother's maiden name listed, i.e. illegitimate.
2. Ellen Newman b. 1900 S Quarter in LEWISHAM Volume 01D Page 1206, curiously, with BURCH listed as a mother's maiden name.
3. Edward William Burch b. 1902 D Qtr in GREENWICH Vol 01D Page 1075. Died, aged 1, in 1904 J Qtr in GREENWICH Vol 01D Page 541
4. William Burch b. 20 Jan 1906 M Qtr Vol 01D Page 1117
5. Ernest George Burch b. 16 May 1912 J Qtr Vol 01D 1884

On the records for the 3 boys, the mother's maiden name is NEWMAN.

In 1921, Elizabeth Burch (60) mother-in-law, Midwife, was listed in the household of Richard Charles Weston (38) - married to Rose Mary Burch - at 62, Florence Road, St Paul Deptford. One imagines she was there to assist with the birth of the couple's son, Charles Albert, then under one month old, as her usual place of work (and presumably residence) was in Tring, Herts. Ernest James Burch (62) Stonemason, was living at 58, Vanguard Street, Deptford with his 2nd family: Alice 'Burch' (44), William Burch (15), Dorothy Alice Burch (25), Ellen Burch (20) and Ernest George Burch (9).

Ernest James Burch died, at 73, in 1932 M Quarter in LEWISHAM Volume 01D Page 1379.

Elizabeth Burch of 23 Western Road, Tring, Hertfordshire (daughter, Ada and her husband also lived in Tring) died, also aged 73, at 4 Whitehouse Terrace, Western Road, Tring, on 9 Jan 1935 (1935 M Quarter in BERKHAMPSTEAD Volume 03A Page 1240). Probate was granted to her surviving son, Henry Charles Burch, Stonemason, leaving effects of £459.

In 1939, Alice Burch [really Alice Newman] b. 13 Mar 1877, 'Widowed' was living at 3 Summerfield Street, Hither Green, Lewisham with youngest son, Ernest G Burch, of 'No Occupation Owing To Bad Health'. 

Listed again as Alice Burch - really she was still Alice Newman because I found no marriage between her and Ernest James Burch, not even a bigamous one - died at 74 in 1952 D Quarter in LEWISHAM Volume 05D Page 16.

Of Ernest and Alice's children:

• Dorothy Alice Burch married Arthur Henry Bown, in Lewisham, in 1925. In 1939, they were living at 47 Scylla Road, Peckham, Camberwell. Arthur H Bown died, at 56, in Camberwell, in 1951. Dorothy Alice Bown of Templeton Nursing Home, Streatham Common died on 15 Sep 1987.
• Ellen Burch married James Joy, in Lewisham, in 1924. Ellen Joy b. 12 Aug 1900 (same quarter as birth registration) died in Bexley, Kent, in 1997.
• William Burch married Elizabeth Gardiner, in Lewisham, in 1933. In 1939, William Burch, General Labourer, Elizabeth and their son, William Edward Burch b. 31 Dec 1933 (reg. 1934 M Qtr in LEWISHAM Vol 01D  Page 1102), were living at 45 Battersby Road, Catford. William Burch died, in 1970, in Lewisham. 
• Ernest George Burch died, at 30, on 12 February 1943 (1943 M Quarter in LEWISHAM Volume 01D Page 923) and was buried at Hither Green Cemetery.

William Thompson Wykes and Ada Doe

The Church of St. Nicholas, Deptford Green
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William Thompson Wykes (b. 1869), son of William Wykes and Elizabeth Thompson, married Ada Doe (b. 26 May 1867 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk), daughter of George Doe and Susannah Gates, at St Nicholas Church, Deptford Green on 17 May 1894. Ada was born at Garland Street, Bury St Edmunds (PDF), where the family still lived in 1871, and was baptised on 20 Sep 1868 at St Edmundsbury Cathedral (parish church of St James).

William and Ada had three children:

1. William Thompson Wykes b. 1895 M Quarter in GREENWICH Volume 01D Page 1073, bap. 22 May 1895 at St Paul's, Deptford
2. Daisy Ann Elizabeth Wykes b. 15 Jan 1897 M Quarter in GREENWICH Volume 01D Page 1097
3. Ada Florence Wykes b. 17 May 1905 J Quarter in SAINT OLAVE BERMONDSEY Volume 01D Page 232

All of the GRO birth registration have the mother's maiden name DOE.

In 1901, William Wykes (31) Light plater iron work, was at 5, Abinger Road, Deptford with Ada Wykes (33), William Wykes (6) and Daisy Wykes (4).

In 1911, William Wykes (41) Light iron worker was living at 12 Neckinger Street, Dockhead, Bermondsey with Ada Wykes (43), William Wykes (16) Printers layer on; Daisy Wykes (14) and Ada Wykes (5). 

William Thompson Wykes died, aged just 45, in 1915 M Quarter in GREENWICH Volume 01D Page 1586.

Private William Thompson Wykes 1st/22nd Bn London Regiment was killed in action, presumed on or since 30 Dec 1915 and is commemorated at the Loos Memorial, located near the commune of Loos-en-Gohelle, in the Pas-de-Calais département of France. The memorial lists 20,610 names of British and Commonwealth soldiers with no known grave who were killed in the area during and after the Battle of Loos, which started on 25 Sep 1915.

In 1921, Ada Wykes (53) Bath Attendant for Bermondsey Council was living at 35, St James's Road, Bermondsey, with Ada Wykes (16) Millinery and her brother, George Doe (51) from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, Out of Work. 

In 1939, Ada Wykes, Money Taker (Retired) (assume cashier, not criminal LOL) and Ada F Longhurst, Shop Assistant, were living at 23 Sylvan Grove, Peckham, with Stephen Mason in the household, presumably a lodger.

Ada Wykes died, aged 73, in 1940 D Qtr in CAMBERWELL Vol 01D 1299.

• Daisy Ann Elizabeth Wykes married Frank George Collins (b. 10 Mar 1887 in Rotherhithe), son of Thomas Dederick Collins and Amelia Martha Roberts, in Southwark, in 1920. They had three children: Frank William Collins b. 1 Oct 1920; William Thomas Collins b. 6 Feb 1923 and Joan Emily Collins b. 1926. In 1939, Frank G Collins, Paint Warehouseman; Daisy A E Collins, Frank William Collins and William T Collins were living at 76 Harp Road, Ealing, where the couple remained for the rest of their lives. Frank George Collins died on 10 Aug 1973 and Daisy Ann Elizabeth Collins, on 17 Sep 1975.
• Ada Florence Wykes married Frederick Richard Longhurst (b. 1 Feb 1912), son of Frederick William Longhurst and Hannah Eliza Warner, in Deptford, London, in 1935. In 1939, Ada F Longhurst was living with her mother, in Peckham, while Frederick Richard Longhurst was serving in the Royal Artillery. They had one son, born in 1941. Frederick Richard Longhurst died, in Lambeth, in 1992. Ada Florence Longhurst died, also in Lambeth, in 2002.

John Hartley and Anna Rookley

Shops in Terrace Road, Plaistow
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John Hartley (b. 1846 in Bow, Middlesex), son of John Hartley and Mary Blundell, married Anna Rookley (b. 1845 in Kentisbeare, Devon), youngest daughter of John Rookley and Mary Ayres, at St Stephen's Church, Tredegar Road, Bow (damaged during WW2 and demolished) on 9 May 1869.

Records suggest that John and Anna Hartley had four children:

1. Arthur John Hartley b. 1869, died aged 0. Death registered 1869 D Qtr in GREENWICH Volume 01D Page 595. Birth shows in the next quarter, 1870 M Qtr in GREENWICH Vol 01D Page 839.
2. Walter James Hartley b. 16 May 1872 (1872 J Qtr in PORTSEA ISLAND Vol 02B Pg 435), bap. 4 Jul 1875 at St Mary's Church, Kentisbeare, Devon. Died in 1891 M Quarter in WEST HAM Vol 04A Pg 34, at 18.
3. Elias John Hartley (as it was on his birth registration) b. 14 Oct 1873 (1873 D Qtr in SOUTH SHIELDS Vol 10A Page 795), bap. John Elias Hartley on 4 Jul 1875 at St Mary's Church, Kentisbeare
4. Alice Anna Hartley b. 1878 M Qtr in PEMBROKE Vol 11A Page 870, bap. 13 Mar 1878 at St John the Evangelist, Pembroke Dock

In 1871, John Hartley (25) from Middlesex, England and Anna Hartley (25) from Devon, England, were lodging at Charlton Place, St Mary, Pembroke.

Walter James Hartley and John Hartley were enrolled at Bradninch National School in 1880, a note next to their names on the school register says, "on a visit to Bradninch from London". Their aunt and uncle James Ridgeway and Thomasin Rookley (Thomasin was Anna's sister), lived in Bradninch.

In 1881, John Hartley (35) Engine Fitter from Bow, London, wife Anna (36) from Devon and Alice A (4) born in Pembrokeshire, Wales, were living at 4, Edward Street, West Ham, London. Walter Hartley (8) from Portsmouth and John Hartley (7) from Wales (clearly confused his birthplace with his sister's) were still visiting James and Thomasin Ridgeway, in Bradninch.

John Hartley was again registered at Bradninch National School in 1885, this time with James Ridgeway of Hele listed as his parent/guardian.

In 1891, at 4, Randolph Road, West Ham, were John Hartley (43) Marine Engineer; Annie Hartley (44), John Hartley (17) Smith and Alice Hartley (13).

John Hartley died, aged just 48, in 1895 M Quarter in WEST HAM Volume 04A Page 87. And in the same quarter of the same year, their 16-17 year old daughter, Alice Anna Hartley married John Watson Bell, in Poplar.

John Hartley (b. 1873 in Newcastle, Northumberland) enlisted in the Grenadier Guards, at 22, on 11 Nov 1895, at Horse Guards, London. The record lists his previous occupation as Blacksmith, his father John, mother Anna and sister Alice (the family's address listed as 26, Freemasons Road, Custom House); that he was then 5ft 9in with a fair complexion, grey eyes and light brown hair, with a small scar on his right cheek. Recalled in 1899; convicted of Drunkenness and spent 5 days in prison from 22nd to 27th Jun 1899; served in South Africa from 21 Oct 1899 to 21 Jul 1902 (for the entirety of the Second Boer War); re-transferred to the Army Reserve on 17 Mar 1903; reengaged in 1907 and finally discharged in 1911.

In 1901, Anna Hartley (55) from Kentisbeare, Devon, listed as married rather than widowed, was living in the household of her son-in-law, John Watson Bell (32) Shipping Clerk at 104, Terrace Road, Plaistow (West Ham), with Alice Bell (23), Alice (5), Grace (4), John (2) and Beatrice (0).

Anne (sic) Hartley died in 1909 S Quarter in ROCHFORD Volume 04A Page 290, with age (under) estimated as 62. She was buried, on 28 Aug 1909, at St Mary's Church, Great Ilford.

In 1911, Jack [John Elias] Hartley (38) born in Jarrow, Newcastle, a Ship Worker at the Docks, was a boarder in Plaistow. John Elias Hartley died, at 71, in 1945 S Quarter in ESSEX SOUTH-WESTERN Vol 04A Page 128.

William Wykes and Elizabeth Thompson

Deptford Green, SE8
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Elizabeth Thompson, daughter of Solomon Thompson Jnr and Maria Willis, married William Wykes at St Andrew's, Cransley, Northamptonshire, on 26 Apr 1852. William, son of Edward Wykes and Mary Davies, was born on 29 Aug 1829 in Spratton, Northamptonshire and baptised at Great Creaton on 7 Jun 1830. Witnesses were Elizabeth's niece, Sarah Elizabeth Thompson (daughter of Elizabeth's brother, Daniel) and nephew, Daniel Botterill (son of Elizabeth's sister, Mary), first cousins who married four years later.

William and Elizabeth's family consisted:

1. Anne Thompson b. 1846 in Spratton, Northamptonshire
2. Martha Wykes b. 1853 M Quarter in BRIXWORTH Volume 03B Page 106, bap. 22 May 1853 in Spratton, Northampton
3. Mary Ann Wykes b. 27 Mar 1855 J Quarter in GREENWICH Volume 01D Page 520, bap. 27 May 1855 at St Paul, Deptford, Kent
4. Eliza Wykes b. 22 Mar 1857 J Qtr in GREENWICH Vol 01D Page 533
5. Edward William Wykes b. 30 Jun 1859, reg. S Quarter in GREENWICH Volume 01D Page 550, bap. 19 Oct 1862 in Deptford, Kent
6. Elizabeth Wykes b. 10 Jun 1861 in Cransley, reg. S Qtr in GREENWICH Vol 01D Page 569, bap. 19 Oct 1862 in Deptford, Kent
7. John Thomas Wykes b. 24 Oct 1864 D Quarter in GREENWICH Volume 01D Page 648, bap. 23 Feb 1868 at St Nicholas, Deptford
8. Maria Sarah Elizabeth Wykes b. 1868, bap. 23 Feb 1868 at Deptford. Died, aged 1, in 1869 S Quarter in GREENWICH Vol 01D Page 493
9. William Thompson Wykes b. 1869 D Quarter in GREENWICH Volume 01D Page 782

The GRO birth registrations give the mother's maiden name as THOMPSON.

By 1861 William Wykes (29), Elizabeth Wykes (32), Anne Wykes (15), Martha (8), Mary Ann (6), Eliza (4) and Edward W (1), Edward Dodd (21) Lodger and John Wykes (21), were living in Deptford (as were Daniel and Sarah Botterill). Anne Wykes (15) is certainly the Ann Thompson (5) who was staying with her grandmother, Maria Thompson, in 1851. It's clear she is Elizabeth's child. It's not clear if William Wykes is her biological father, even though she is using his surname (no GRO registration).

In 1871, William Wykes (45) Labourer, Elizabeth (42), Martha (18), Mary Ann (16), Edward (11), [Sarah] Elizabeth (9), John Thomas (6) and William (0), were in Deptford, with Mary Thompson (85), Elizabeth's widowed mother. Eliza Wikes (sic) (14) was a Domestic Servant in the employ of Edward Allwright (40) Upholsterer, in New Cross Road, Deptford.

In 1881, William Wykes (51) with no employment, and son Edward William (21) Labourer, were living at 38, Deptford Green, while Elizabeth (52) was at 249, Evelyn Street, Deptford, with her occupation listed as Midwife. With her were married daughter Martha Buzzacott (28), Elizabeth Wykes (19) Assistant Nurse; John T (16) Apprentice Moulder and William T (11) Scholar.

In 1891, living in Evelyn Street, Deptford are William Wykes (63) Labourer, Elizabeth (62) Midwife and just William (21) Boiler Maker. 

William Wykes died, in Greenwich in 1892 M Quarter in GREENWICH Volume 01D Page 831, aged 62. Elizabeth Wykes died, in Greenwich, in 1894 S Quarter in GREENWICH Volume 01D Page 493, aged 65.

William Joseph Buzzacott and Martha Wykes

Church of St Mary Magdalene, Woolwich
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William Joseph Buzzacott (b. 26 Feb 1853 in Greenwich), son of William Phillips Buzzacott and Elizabeth Edwards, married Martha Wykes (b. 1853 in Spratton, Northamptonshire), daughter of William Wykes and Elizabeth Thompson, who was then resident at Woolwich Common, at the Parish Church of Woolwich (St Mary Magdalene Woolwich), on 24 Mar 1872.

In 1861, William (8) was living with his grandparents in Broomfield Place, Deptford, while his parents William Buzzacott (31) Blacksmith and Elizabeth (30) from Ireland, were living at 4, Wellington Street, Greenwich East.

In 1871, William Buzzacott (18) Boiler Smith, along with his father William Buzzacott, Engine Smith and mother Elizabeth Buzzacott, were living in the household of Alexander Buzzacott (82) - William Jnr's grandfather - from Devon, in Hamilton Street, St Paul, Greenwich [Deptford]. 

(William Phillips Buzzacott and Elizabeth Edwards had married, in Lewisham, in 1849. William Phillips Buzzacott b. 10 Aug 1829, had been baptised, in Deptford, on 30 Aug 1829, the son of Alexander Buzzacott and Sarah Stanley, who, in turn had married on 4 Sep 1817 in Lee, Kent. Alexander Buzzacott had been baptised in Honiton on Otter (Honiton, Devon) on 25 Dec 1789, and was the son of Julius Buzzacott and Agnes Phillips, who, in turn, had married on 20 Nov 1785 at St Peter's Church, Tiverton, Devon.)

In 1881, Martha Buzzacott was staying with her mother, Elizabeth Wykes, at 249, Evelyn Street, St Paul Deptford. Her husband was not listed.

William and Martha's daughter, Maud Elizabeth Buzzacott was b. 23 Jun 1885 in South Africa and bap. on 8 May 1892 at St Paul's, Deptford. 

In 1891, Martha Buzzacott (38) and Maude Buzzacott (4), were visitors in the household of Ernest J Burch (32) at 20, Evelyn Street, St Paul Deptford, whose wife Elizabeth Burch (30) was Martha's younger sister. Again, William Joseph Buzzacott was not listed, though Martha was listed as married.

I've found no further records for William Joseph Buzzacott and can only surmise from the birthplace of their daughter, that he had remained, and died, in South Africa. There is a declaration by Martha O'Toole dated 17 Jun 1895, which I think is regarding this, but appears to be written in Afrikaans.

Martha Buzzacott, widow, married John O'Toole, bachelor, born in Ireland, on 15 Jan 1895, in Boksburg, Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa.

In 1901, Martha was once again a visitor in her sister Elizabeth Burch's household in Deptford, this time listed as Martha O'Toole (48). 

John O'Toole, Carpenter, died at 54, on 12 Aug 1904, at 13 Station Street, Woodstock, Cape Town and was buried at Maitland Cemetery on 14 Aug 1904. The informant, present at his death, was John Wardrop. 

Martha O'Toole married John Wardrop on 20 Jul 1909 in Woodstock, Cape Town, South Africa. John Wardrop, Harness Maker, of 33 Warwick Street, Woodstock, South Africa, born in Scotland, died on 16 Dec 1918, aged 62.

Martha Wykes Wardrop died at 91 on 7 Aug 1944 at Pinelands, a South African Garden City. She is buried in Maitland Cemetery. The record of her death lists her as a Widow and that John Wardrop was her 'last husband'.

(Maud Elizabeth Buzzacott married Woldemar Lüdig (b. 28 Jan 1878, bap. 12 Feb 1878 in Tori, Pärnumaa, Estonia), son of Johann Lüdig and Jüly (Julia) Lamstern, in Pancras, London in 1912. However, tragically, Maud died at 28 in 1913 D Quarter in GREENWICH Volume 01D Page 1044, having given birth to twin girls on 13 Oct 1913: Florence Julia Ludig and Lilian Martha Ludig (1913 D Quarter in GREENWICH Volume 01D Page 1841). In 1921, Woldemar Ludwig (sic) from Pernau (Pärnu), Estonia was living in the household of Gordon Wycliffe Noakes and his wife, born Florence Emma Burch, daughter of Ernest James Burch and Elizabeth Wykes. Elizabeth being his mother-in-law, Martha's sister, Florence Emma was his late wife's cousin. Woldemar Ludig remarried to Florence Noakes, Gordon's sister, in 1922. Their son, Valedemar Leonard Ludig was b. 9 Apr 1923 (died in Greenwich, in 2001). Florence Julia Ludig married Norman C Lovell in 1936.)

Henrich Schumacher and Alice Hannah Blazey

Redfern Street showing Court House and Post Office, Redfern (NSW)

An Anglicised Henry Schumacher (b. ~1859), Baker, son of Frederick Schumacher, Smith, married Alice Hannah Blazey (b. 6 Feb 1865), Servant, daughter of Samuel Blazey and Elizabeth Wiggins, at St Thomas, Baroness Road, Bethnal Green, London on 17 Mar 1888. Witnesses to their marriage appear to be an Adolf Fritz and Elizabeth Theresa Emily Duke.

Various records point to the couple having thirteen children:

1. Caroline Alice Schumacher b. 1889 S Qtr in GREENWICH Vol 01D 958
2. Mary Elizabeth Schumacher b. 1890 D Quarter in SAINT GEORGE IN THE EAST Volume 01C Page 319
3. Heinrich Friedrich Schumacher b. 1892 M Qtr in ST GEORGE IN THE EAST Vol 01C Page 398. Died 1892 J Qtr Vol 01C Page 245
4. George Schumacher b. 1893 in Waterloo, Sydney, NSW. Died 1895, also in Waterloo, NSW with parents listed as Heinrich and Alice.
5. Amelia Schumacher b. 1895 in Newtown, New South Wales
6. Francis Joseph Schumacher b. 1896 in Waterloo, Sydney, NSW
7. Henry Stephen Schumacher b. 1897 in Waterloo, Sydney, NSW
8. Alice Paulina Schumacher b. 1900 in Waterloo, Sydney, NSW
9. Frederick Ludwig Schumacher b. 1901 in Waterloo, Sydney, NSW
10. Hilda Lilian Schumacher b. 1 Jun 1902 in Waterloo, Sydney, NSW
11. William J Schumacher b. 1903 in Waterloo, Sydney, NSW. Died in 1903, also in Waterloo, NSW, with parents listed as Henry and Alice
12. Rose Nell Schumacher b. 1905 in Waterloo, Sydney, NSW
13. Alfred Louis Schumacher b. 1909 in Waterloo, Sydney, NSW

The UK GRO birth registrations list the mother's maiden name as BLAZEY. The Australian birth records give their father's name as Henry/Heinrich F (or some variation or misspelling thereof) and mother's name as Alice.

In 1891, Heinrich Schumacher (32) Skin Dyer from Failsbach, Germany, was living at 1, Mary Ann Street, St George in the East, with Alice Schumacher (27) birthplace listed as New Cross, Surrey (Alice was born in Witney, Oxfordshire, so this may be where she was previously living and working); Caroline Schumacher (22 months) and Mary Schumacher (7 months), plus three boarders: Christian Kress (26), William Rudolph (26) and Antony Scruse (31), all also Skin Dyers, who were from various towns in Germany.

Then on 16 Feb 1893, H Schumacher (34), Elise (sic) Schumacher (29), Karoline (sic) Schumacher (3) and Mary Schumacher (1) were passengers on the SS Thermopylae, who embarked in London, bound for Sydney, Australia, where they arrived in the April of that year.

Henry William Humphry married Caroline Alice Schumacher in Waterloo, New South Wales, in 1908. And Frederick Charles Humphry married Mary Elizabeth Schumacher, also in Waterloo, New South Wales, in 1910, in yet another case of two brothers marrying two sisters.

In 1913, Henry and Alice Schumacher are on the Australian Electoral Roll in Collins Street, Botany, NSW, with Henry's occupation listed as Baker.

Harold Barlow married [Amelia] Queenie Schumacher, in Redfern, in 1913.

Henry Frederick Schumacher died on 8 Dec 1916 in Redfern, New South Wales and is buried at Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park (Botany Cemetery), Matraville, New South Wales. The record of Henry's death list his parents as Frederick and Catherine, but I've been unable to locate his birth.

The six daughters of Henrich Schumacher and Alice Hannah Blazey. Photo via Karen Lewis.

Cecil Augustus Woolley married Alice Paulina Schumacher in 1916; Henry Stephen Schumacher married Irene Eleanor Free in 1918; In 1924, David Fraser married Rose Nell Schumacher and Frederick Ludwig Schumacher married Lily Rita Day; in 1925, Sydney Victor Kenward married Hilda Lilian Schumacher in Parkes, New South Wales and in 1932, Alfred Louis Schumacher married Melba Olive Myrtle Barker, in Redfern.

Alice Hannah Schumacher died on 22 Jan 1932, also in Redfern, New South Wales and is buried with her late husband. The record of her death confirms her father's name as Samuel and her mother's as Elizabeth. The last will and testament of Alice Hannah Schumacher, of Collins Street, Botany, Widow, dated 29 Oct 1930, appointed her children as executors. She directed her daughter Mary Elizabeth Humphry to "Draw my insurance money and pay all funeral expenses"; also that, "My house and home to be left as it is till my daughter Rose Nell Fraser Widow marries again [she didn't] nothing is to be taken from the home unless they all agree. Mrs Paulina Woolley is to stay in the home as long as she wish to she will be risponsible (sic) for all rates and taxes if at any time they wish to break up the home and sell the house no furniture is to be sold the girls can divide what there is if the house is sold." Then bequeaths: "£100 is to be given to my son Francis Joseph Schumacher; £100 to Alfred Louis Schumacher; £100 to Caroline Humphry and Mary Elizabeth Humphry to divide the rest: give Henry Stephen Schumacher £5 - also Frederick Ludwig Schumacher £5 - and to divide the balance between the girls names Amelia Barlow, Alice Paulina Woolley, Hilda Lilian Kenward, Caroline Humphry, Mary Humphry, Rose N Fraser, Widow."

In 1935, the Australia Electoral Roll lists Henry William Humphry, driver, Caroline Alice Humphry and Alice Annie Humphry at Dolly Cottage, Collins Street, Botany; Frederick Charles Humphrey, wool sorter, Mary Elizabeth Humphry and Henry Frederick Humphey at Sono, Collins Street, Botany; Cecil Augustus Woolley, collar maker, Alice Paulina Woolley, Francis Joseph Schumacher, tanner, and Rose Nell Fraser as living at Francis Cottage, Collins Street, Botany; Frederick Ludwig Schumacher, tanner, and Lily Rita Schumacher were in Bourke Street; Henry Stephen Schumacher, wool scourer, and Irene Eleanor Schumacher were at 3 Spring Street. Sidney Victor Kenward, Labourer, and Hilda Lilian Kenward were also in Bourke Street; Harold Barlow, tanner and Amelia Barlow were in Smith Street.

In 1936 Francis Joseph Schumacher married Annie Webber in Redfern.

Burials (some lead to further records and family members):

• Henry Frederick Schumacher and Alice Hannah Blazey Schumacher
• Henry William Humphry and Caroline Schumacher Humphry
• Frederick Charles Humphry and Mary E Schumacher Humphry
• Harold Barlow and Amelia Schumacher Barlow
• Francis Joseph Schumacher
• Henry Stephen Schumacher and Irene Eleanor Free Schumacher
• Cecil Augustus Woolley and Alice Pauline Schumacher Woolley
• Frederick Ludwig Schumacher
• David Fraser and Rose Nell Schumacher Fraser
• Alfred Louis Schumacher and Melba O M Barker Schumacher
• Sydney Victor Kenward and Hilda Lillian Kenward

Andrew Arthur Padbury and Elizabeth Sarah Maslin

High Street and the Assembly Rooms, Epsom, Surrey
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High Street, looking east from the junction with South Street and West Street.

Andrew Arthur Padbury (b. 1 Jul 1844, bap. 10 Nov 1844 at St Martin of Tours church, Epsom, Surrey), son of Andrew Padbury and Sarah Zeal, married Elizabeth Sarah Maslin (b. 19 May 1850), daughter of William George Maslin and Charlotte Bland, in Deptford, Kent, on 14 Feb 1869.

Andrew and Elizabeth had four children:

1. Andrew William Padbury b. 16 May 1869 in GREENWICH Volume 01D Page 699, bap. 12 Sep 1869 in Deptford, Kent.
2. Emily Ada Padbury b. 16 Dec 1870 in GREENWICH Vol 01D 763
3. Elizabeth Sarah Padbury b. 19 Dec 1872 in GREENWICH 01D 809
4. Edith Padbury b. 1874 D Quarter in GREENWICH Volume 01D Page 828, died 1875 S Quarter in GREENWICH Volume 01D Page 515

In 1871, in Tanners Hill, St Paul, Greenwich, were Andrew Padbury (26), Elizabeth Padbury (20), Andrew (1), Emily (0) and Alice, a Servant.

Andrew Padbury, Slipper maker, of 9 Glocks Cottages, Tanner's Hill died, aged 30, on 5 Jan 1875 at that address, leaving effects of under £100 to his widow, Elizabeth Sarah Padbury of 14A Victory Street, Deptford New Town.

In 1881, there is an Elizabeth Padbury (27), Widow, Laundress, living at 26, Cold Blow Road, St Paul Deptford, which may relate. Certainly, Emily Padbury (10), that year was living with her grandparents, William and Charlotte Maslin. While Elizabeth Padbury (8), had been admitted to the Union Workhouse, Infirmary, Green Lane, Greenwich. Someone, hopefully, must have taken the then 11 year old Andrew William in, but I've been unable to find him.

I can find no further records of Elizabeth Sarah Padbury (née Maslin).

Five generations of Andrew Padbury:

1. Andrew Padbury, son of Thomas Padbury and Ann Edney, bap. 7 Mar 1778 in Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire. This Andrew Padbury married Ann Camshall, on 27 Sep 1801, in Epsom, Surrey. In 1841, Andrew Padbury (60) Grocer, Ann (55), son Andrew and daughter Ann, were living in New Inn Lane, Epsom. In 1851, Andrew Padbury (75) Grocer was in South Street, Epsom, with wife Ann (70) and two lodgers. He died, aged 83, and was buried at St Martin's, Epsom on 17 Feb 1860.
2. Andrew Padbury, son of Andrew Padbury and Ann Camshall, bap. 22 Dec 1811, at St Martin of Tours church, Epsom. He married Sarah Zeal, again by Licence, on 20 Apr 1843, in Lambeth, Surrey. In 1845, The London Gazette published details of the Bankruptcy of Andrew Padbury the younger of Epsom, Grocer. In 1851, Andrew Padbury (40) Master Watchmaker, wife Sarah (31), Arthur A Padbury (7) and Emily (1), turn up in High Street, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. But by 1871, he is found at Victory Street, St Paul, Greenwich, with wife Sarah and daughter Emily. This Andrew Padbury died in Greenwich, in 1877.
3. Andrew Arthur Padbury, son of Andrew Padbury and Sarah Zeal, was born on 1 Jul 1844 and baptised 10 Nov 1844 at St Martin of Tours church, Epsom, Surrey. As above, he married Elizabeth Sarah Maslin in Deptford, Kent, on 14 Feb 1869 and died, aged 30, on 5 Jan 1875.
4. Andrew William Padbury, son of Andrew Arthur Padbury and Elizabeth Sarah Maslin, born 16 May 1869, in Deptford. Despite not locating him in 1881, Andrew Padbury (21) Printer machine minder turns up, in 1891, in Barnsbury Road, Islington, London, as a boarder in the household of Arthur Evans. Andrew William Padbury married Honora Rose Brown, in Islington, in 1894. In 1901, were living in 20, Perth Road, Hornsey, Edmonton, Middlesex. Honor Rose Padbury died in 1904, at 29, so he remarried, to Gertrude Annie Cole on 15 Oct 1905 at St Mary the Virgin, Walthamstow. In 1911, they were living at 19 Cairo Road, Walthamstow and in 1939, at Tudor Cottage, Shoebury Road, Southend-On-Sea. Andrew W Padbury died, aged 83, in Southend-On-Sea, in 1952.
5. Andrew Thomas William Padbury, son of Andrew William Padbury and Honora Rose Brown, was born in Islington, in 1894. He married Elsie May Payne at St Mary the Virgin, Walthamstow, on 27 Feb 1916. Andrew T W Padbury died, aged 72, in 1967, in Braintree, Essex.

Emily Ada Padbury married George Philip Heath in St Pancras, London on 5 Sep 1891; and on the very same date, Elizabeth Sarah Padbury married John Carpenter Wade also in St Pancras, London. Double wedding?

In 1901, George P Heath (33) from Teignmouth, Devon and Emily A Heath were at 32, Winchester Road, Edmonton, Middlesex. Their third child, George P Heath, was born, in 1898, in Portsea, Hampshire. In 1911, they were living at 77 Fore St, Upper Edmonton, Edmonton. In 1939 they were at 65 Portland Crescent, Harrow. Emily A Heath died in Harrow, on 26 Feb 1960.

In 1901, John C Wade (29) Plumber and wife Elizabeth S, who also had 3 children then, were living at 24, Kingsdown Road, Islington, London. In 1911, they'd gone no further than 28 Kingsdown Road. Still in Islington in 1921 and 1939, Elizabeth S Wade died, aged 82, in Hendon in 1955.

Dan Stephen Thompson Botterill and Mary Jane Harris

Skull & crossbones on the gatepost at the entrance to
St. Nicholas' Church, Deptford Green, SE8
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Dan Stephen Thompson Botterill (bap. 13 Sep 1857), son of Daniel Botterill and Sarah Elizabeth Tompson, married Mary Jane Harris (b. 1858), daughter of Alfred Richard Harris and Jane Elizabeth Jones, at Christ Church Watney Street, on 26 Dec 1878. Dan, a fitter, gave his address as 225 Cable Street. Mary Jane's address was 34 Deptford Green, where her father was a baker by trade. Dan had spent his early years in Deptford Green too, when his parents kept The White Hart, which the census records show was next door to the bakery. Witnesses were Alfred Richard Harris - who could have been Mary Jane's father or her brother - and Eliza Ann Harris, the bride's sister.

Dan and Mary had eight children: 

1. John Botterill b. 1880 M Quarter in HOLBORN Vol 01B Page 742
2. Daniel Thompson Botterill b. 1882 M Qtr in GREENWICH Vol 01D 987, baptised at 18 on 22 Mar 1900 at St James Hatcham
3. Alice Botterill b. 1884 S Quarter in GREENWICH Vol 01D Page 981
4. Kate Elizabeth b. 1886 J Quarter in GREENWICH Vol 01D Page 1008
5. Bessie Botterill b. 1 Aug 1888 S Quarter in HOLBORN Vol 01B 756
6. Esther Botterill b. 31 Jan 1891 M Qtr in GREENWICH Vol 01D 1089
7. Alfred Botterill b. 31 Oct 1894 D Qtr in GREENWICH Vol 01D 1045
8. Florrie Botterill b. 1900 M Quarter in GREENWICH Vol 01D Page 1072

In 1881, they were living at 16, Duke Street, St Paul Deptford, Greenwich, with Dan (24), Engine Fitter, Mary (22) and their eldest child, John (1).

In 1891, living in Bentham Street, St Paul Deptford, Greenwich, we find Dan (34), Steam Engine Fitter, Mary (32), Daniel (9), Bessie (2) and Esther (0), as well as Thomas Thompson (54), a blacksmith and Janet Thompson (51), visitors, from Monkwearmouth, Durham. John (11) and Alice (6) were visiting their Botterill grandparents at the Holly Tree Arms in Lewisham, while Kate was staying with her Harris grandparents at The Green, Deptford.

In 1901, still at Bentham Street, Deptford, were Dan (44), Marine Engine Fitter, Mary Jane (42), Daniel (19), Alice (19), Kate (14), Bessie (12), Esther (10), Alfred (6) and Florrie (1). John (21), Sign Writer, was staying with his grandmother, Sarah Elizabeth Botterill at 49, Wisteria Road, Lewisham. 

By 1911, they'd moved to 65 Childers St, Deptford, with Dan (54), Marine and General Fitter, Mary (52), Alice (26), Seed Packer, Bessie Standing (22) (married in 1909), Esther Botterill (20), Seed Packer, Alfred Botterill (16), Pattern Maker Apprentice, Florrie Botterill (11), Thomas Harris (31), Boiler Makers Rivetter (Mary Jane's brother) and George Standing (0), visitor. John Botterill (31), was still at 49 Wisteria Road, Lewisham with his aunt, Mary Louisa Adcock Botterill. Daniel Thompson Botterill had died in 1908, aged just 26. Kate Botterill, in 1911, was working as a Housemaid at 50 Pall Mall, St James Westminster, London. The 1911 Census confirmed that Dan and Mary Jane had eight children, with seven then still living.

Dan Stephen Thompson Botterill died on 16 Apr 1917, aged 60 and is buried in Brockley and Ladywell Cemetery together with his parents.

In 1921, Mary Botterill (62) Widow, was still living at 65, Childers Street, Deptford with Kate Botterill (35) Dispatch Clerk Film Trade; Esther Botterill (30) Machine Hand Film Trade; Alfred Botterill (26) Engineers Pattern & Maker and Florrie Botterill (21) Purse Hand Leather Worker. John Botterill (41) Sign Writer, was once again living with his aunt, Mary L A Botterill at 69, Old Road, Lee, Lewisham. Also living at 65, Childers Street, Deptford, were George and Bessie Standing and their two sons. Alice had emigrated.

Mary Jane Botterill died, at 65, on 12 Apr 1924, in 1924 J Quarter in GREENWICH Volume 01D Page 761.

• John Botterill, died, unmarried, at 55, in Deptford in 1936
• Daniel Thompson Botterill, married in 1905 and died in 1908
• Alice Botterill married Edwin Cruttenden in New Zealand
• Kate Elizabeth Botterill died, at 80, in New Zealand, in 1966
• Bessie Botterill married George Hemens Standing on 23 Oct 1909
• Esther Botterill married William Henry Cross (b. 10 Apr 1888) on 23 Nov 1921, at St Paul's, Deptford. They had one son, Robert Henry Cross b. 8 Jul 1922, who married, in Thurrock, in 1947. Esther Cross died, at 52, in Stepney, in 1943; William Henry Cross died in Thurrock in 1964. Robert Henry Cross died in 2004.
• Alfred Botterill married Margaret Ellen Pilling in 1923, in Dartford, Kent. Alfred Botterill is listed among Civilian War Dead, having died on 25 Oct 1940. Son of the late Daniel Botterill; husband of Margaret Ellen Botterill, of 24 Roseveare Road, Grove Park. Injured at the London Power Company; died same day at Miller Hospital.
• Florrie Botterill also emigrated to New Zealand, where, on 28 May 1927, she married John Kenneth Gordon Apperley.

Postcard sent to Alice Botterill at 65 Childers Street, Deptford