Charles Frederick Burden (b. 22 Oct 1858, bap. 15 Apr 1860 at Holy Trinity (Church built 1844, demolished 1963), Milton-Next-Gravesend, Kent), son of William Henry Burden and Mary Elizabeth Sharland, married Sophia Baker (b. 1858), daughter of Charles Hoile Baker and Amelia Young, in 1878 at Christ Church Watney Street, St George in the East. Charles' father's occupation was listed as a Tidewaiter - who was a customs officer who boarded ships on their arrival to enforce the customs regulations.
Charles and Sophia had six children:
- Amelia Mary Burden b. 1879 S Quarter in ST GEORGE IN THE EAST Volume 01C Page 409. Died, aged 3, in 1883 S Quarter in ST GEORGE IN THE EAST Volume 01C Page 275
- Jessie Edith Burden b. 1881 J Quarter in SAINT GEORGE IN THE EAST Volume 01C Page 402
- Ethel May Burden b. 1883 J Quarter in ST GEORGE IN THE EAST Volume 01C Page 411
- Hilda Irene Burden b. 1884 S Quarter in POPLAR Volume 01C Page 652
- Alfred Charles Burden b. 1886 J Qtr in WEST HAM Vol 04A Page 48
- Christopher Frederick Burden b. 26 Nov 1887, Reg: 1888 M Quarter in WEST HAM Volume 04A Page 57
All of the registrations show the mother's maiden name as Baker.
In 1881, Charles F Burden (22) Bricklayer was living at 27, Watney Street, St George in the East with wife Sophia Burden (22) and Amelia M Burden (1).
In 1891, Chas Fredk Burden (32) Surveyor, Sophia (32), Jessie (9), Ethel (8), Irene (6), Alfred (5) and Christopher (3) were in
Stamford Road, East Ham.
In July 1900, C F Burden (40) Architect, arrived in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, having sailed from Liverpool on the
SS Tunisian.
In 1901, Sophia Burden (42) Married, listed as head of the household was living in
Daubeney Road, Hackney with Jessie E Burden (19), Ethel M Burden (18), Hilda J Burden (16) and Alfred C Burden (15). Christopher F Burden (13)
was staying with his Aunt Amelia, his mother's sister.
In 1911, Sophia Burden (52) Married and once again head of the household, was living in Lower Clapton, London with Alfred Charles Burden (25), Christopher F Burden (23) and Hilda Irene Burden (26). (Ethel May had married in 1902 and Jessie Edith in 1903). Charles F Burden (listed as 56) was head of a household, living in
Algoma East, Ontario, Canada.
Chas Fred Burden arrived in Canada in Feb 1911, on the
SS Sardinian, with destination
Massey, Ontario and shows that he'd previously lived in Canada for 10 years, from 1900 to 1910, which concurs with the 1900 record.
In 1921, Chas Frederick Burden (62) was, once more, in Algoma East, Ontario, Canada. Sophia Burden, meanwhile, was still living in Hackney.
Sophia Burden died, aged 73, in 1931 D Qtr in HACKNEY Vol 01B 388.
Charles Frederick Burden, Architect, Widower, died, aged 77, in Massey, Ontario, Canada, on 14 Dec 1935 with cause of death given as chronic
myocarditis. The record of his death specifies his length of residence at the place of death and length of residence in Canada (if an immigrant) as being 35 years, which again agrees with the record of him arriving in 1900.
What these records don't tell us is whether Charles and Sophia had separated, or were they still a couple, but living in different countries.