Charles William Fuller and Maria Wilton

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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Great Dunmow, Thursday, 19 October, 2023

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Charles William Fuller (bap. 4 Nov 1832 in High Easter), son of Benjamin Fuller and Mary Ann Mead, married Maria Wilton (b. 19 Dec 1843), daughter of Henry Wilton and Sarah Staines, on 3 Oct 1862 at St Mary the Virgin, Great Dunmow, Essex. The announcement in the Suffolk Chronicle of 4 Oct 1862, read "On the 3rd at Great Dunmow Church, Essex, by the Rev. G. W. Lowe, Mr Charles William Fuller of Albion Mills, Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, to Maria, eldest daughter of Mr Henry Wilton of the former place." 

Charles and Maria had six children:

1. Edith Mary Fuller b. 1864 S Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 04A Page 341, bap. 28 Sep 1864 in Great Dunmow (venue unknown)
2. Annie Fuller b. 1865 J Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 04A Page 363, bap. 7 Apr 1867 in Great Dunmow (venue unknown)
3. Henry Fuller b. 1867 M Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 04A Page 384, bap 7 Apr 1867 in Great Dunmow (venue unknown)
4. Alfred William Fuller b. 21 Apr 1868 J Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 04A Page 371, bap. 18 Nov 1868 in Great Dunmow 
5. Emily Maria Fuller b. 1869 J Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 04A Page 362 (Died 1870 J Quarter in DUNMOW Vol 04A Page 249)
6. Charles William Fuller b. 1871 J Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 04A Page 382, bap. 24 Aug 1873 at Ingatestone, Essex. The baptism record lists his father's occupation as Corn Factor.

GRO birth registrations confirm the mother's maiden name as WILTON.

Charles William Fuller's father, Benjamin Fuller, was then a miller in High Easter. (There The Old Mill house, former roundhouse and trestle of postmill, is a listed building. The listing tells us that, Isaac Mead, author of 'The Life Story of an Essex Lad' 1923 was an apprentice here and inscribed his name in the main post. One imagines it likely he was related to Mary Ann Mead.)

The Albion Mills (which later lent their name to a pub) were a pair of 19th-century windmills (the North Mill and South Mill) that once operated along the windy Woodbridge Road hillside. The South Mill was last worked in 1864 by Charles Fuller and then stood vacant until demolition in 1876. [Source]

In 1871, Charles William Fuller (38), Corn Merchant's Clerk, was in High Street, Great Dunmow with wife Maria (27), sons Henry (4), Alfred (3) and Charles William (0), as well as Jane Philpott (56), Monthly Nurse. Edith Mary (6) was staying with her grandparents, Henry and Sarah Wilton, while Annie (5) was staying with her other grandparents, Benjamin and Mary Ann Fuller.

Maria Wilton

Very soon afterwards, however, Charles William Fuller died, aged 38, on 30 May 1871 (1871 J Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 04A Page 256). The Essex Newsman of 3 Jun 1871, reported on his death "from a brief, but severe affliction". His death certificate, which lists his occupation as Cornfactor's Clerk, shows that he died from Rheumatic fever and Endocarditis. The informant was Anne Pepper, present at the death, High Street, Great Dunmow.

Just 5 years later, the unthinkable happened: Maria Fuller (née Wilton) died, on 18 Jun 1876 (1876 J Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 04A Page 247), aged just 32. Her death certificate, which lists her as the widow of Charles William Fuller, Corn Merchant's Clerk, died from Phthisis pulmonalis 2 years (Phthisis pulmonalis is an archaic medical term for pulmonary tuberculosis), historically known as "consumption" due to the severe physical wasting it causes. No surprise, seeing how thin she appears in this photo of her (left). Henry Wilton, her father, was present at her death, also in High Street, Great Dunmow.

Of their children, in 1881, Edith M Fuller (16) was a Draper's Assistant to Joseph Parkhurst, Draper, in High Street, Chipping Ongar; Annie Fuller (15) was a Draper's Assistant to Denny Stone, Draper, in Market Place, Romford; Henry Fuller (14) and Charles Fuller (10), Scholars, were living with their maternal grandfather, Henry Wilton in Great Dunmow; while Alfred William Fuller (13), had been sent to the Infant Orphan Asylum, Wanstead (photo). (The building now houses Snaresbrook Crown Court, the busiest Crown Court in the UK.) Sad that the child was sent to such a place, when his paternal grandparents were still alive and living in Bishops Stortford, where the retired miller was then described as a 'Gentleman'. Both Alfred William Fuller and Charles William Fuller later emigrated to Australia. 

Photo of Maria Wilton via Kerry Johns @ Ancestry

George Pocock and Elizabeth Blazey

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Church of St James Norlands, Sunday, 29 April, 2007

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George Pocock (bap. 25 Feb 1844 in Great Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire), Widower, Engineer, son of William Pocock, Blacksmith, and Sarah Turnbull, married Elizabeth Blazey (b. 6 Oct 1847 in Heigham, Norwich, Norfolk), Spinster, daughter of Francis Stephen Blazey and Hannah Minns, on 26 Mar 1883 at St James' Church, Norlands. Both gave their address as 181 Holland Road. Witnesses were Francis Blazey and Alice Blazey, Elizabeth's eldest brother and youngest sister. This was George's third marriage.

George Pocock had first married Louisa Matilda Crooke (bap. 22 Oct 1837 in Kilsby, Northamptonshire), daughter of James Crooke and Frances Colledge, at St Edmund's, Northampton on 19 Jun 1866. They had four children: 

1. William James Pocock b. 9 Aug 1867 (1867 S Quarter in WOLVERHAMPTON Volume 06B Page 468), bap. 12 Apr 1868 at St Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton
2. George Henry Pocock b. 1870 S Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 170, bap. 16 Nov 1871 at St. Paul, Sculcoates. Inexplicably baptised again on 5 Mar 1876, also at St. Paul, Sculcoates. On both baptisms, his father George Pocock was described as a Fitter and the family's address was given as 16 Campbell Terrace. (Campbell Terrace was a residential row (typical Victorian terrace) located on Rodney Street in Hull. Rodney Street was located near the St Andrew's Dock/Hessle Road area of Hull, traditionally associated with the fishing community. Damaged during WWII, the area was demolished in the 1970s.) 
3. Jeffrey Pocock b. 1875 J Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 193, bap. 28 May 1875 at St. Paul, Sculcoates. Died in 1875 J Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 136, the infant, from Rodney Street, was buried on 3 Jun 1875 at All Saints Church, Sculcoates.
4. Kate Pocock b. 1877 M Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 207, bap. 18 Feb 1877 at St. Paul, Sculcoates. Died 1877 M Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 127 and again the infant from Rodney Street was buried on 23 Feb 1877 at All Saints Church, Sculcoates.

In 1871, George Pocock (27) Engine Fitter from Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire was living in Blenheim Terrace, Sculcoates (which was in Norfolk Street), with Louisa Pocock (~27) from Kilsby; William J Pocock (3) from Wolverhampton; George H Pocock (0) from Hull and Charles Pocock (25) Engine Fitter from Berkhampstead, Herts (George's brother).

Louisa Matilda Pocock died in 1877 M Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 127, with her age listed as 33, consistent with that listed on the census, so I have a feeling she'd pretended to her husband (and got away with it) that she was the same age as him. She will have been in her 40th year. Louisa Matilda Pocock, of Rodney Street, was also buried on 23 Feb 1877 at All Saints Church, Sculcoates, at the same time as her infant daughter.

In 1878, in Hull, George Pocock married Catharine Ann Thornton (bap. 3 Oct 1852 at St Martin-cum-Gregory's Church, Micklegate, York), daughter of William Thornton and Mary Thompson. They had one daughter:

5. Kate Louisa Pocock b. 1879 S Qtr in SCULCOATES Vol 09D Page 191

But Catherine Ann Pocock died, aged 27, in 1880 S Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 145 and was buried in Sculcoates on 1 Aug 1880.

In 1881, George Pocock (37) Engine Fitter, Widower, was still living at 16, Campbell Terrace, Sculcoates, Yorkshire, with William H (sic) Pocock (13) and George H Pocock (10). (Living next door at 17, Campbell Terrace were Catherine Ann's parents, William and Mary Thornton and their son Frederic.) Listed as Catherine, George and Catherine's daughter, Kate Louisa Pocock (2) was in the household of Frederick Marrow (20) and Alice Marrow (18) listed as their Niece, at 6, Carnarvon Terrace, West Parade, Kingston upon Hull. (Frances Alice, who married in 1879, was Catherine Ann's sister).

George and his third wife Elizabeth Blazey added three sons:

6. Charles Frank Pocock b. 22 Feb 1884 (1884 M Qtr in BERKHAMSTED Vol 03A Page 569), bap. 23 Mar 1884 in Berkhamsted
7. Ernest Edward Pocock b. 20 Jun 1887 (1887 S Qtr in BERKHAMSTED Vol 03A Page 577), bap. 24 Jul 1887 at St Peter, Great Berkhamsted
8. Percy Reginald Pocock b. 17 Jun 1889 (1889 S Qtr in BERKHAMSTED Vol 03A Page 593), bap. 14 Jul 1889 at St Peter, Great Berkhamsted

In 1891, George Pocock (47) Engine Fitter was living in Holiday Street, Berkhampstead with Elizabeth Pocock (~42) from Norwich, Norfolk; William J Pocock (23) Printer; George H Pocock (20) Printer's assistant; Kate Pocock (11), Charles F Pocock (7), Edward E Pocock (3) and Percy R Pocock (1).

In 1901, at 10 Holiday Street, Berkhampstead (a very elegant early-mid Victorian semi-detached property, so I'd be confident this was the same house they were living in at that time) with George Pocock (57) Engine Fitter; Elizabeth Pocock (52), Charles Frank Pocock (17) Learner in Post Office; Ernest Edward Pocock (13) Office Boy; and Percy Reginald Pocock (11).

Elizabeth Pocock died in 1907 M Quarter in BERKHAMSTED Volume 03A Page 537, with her age listed as 58. This is consistent with the ages she was listed as on the 1881, 1891 and 1901 Census so I think her birth year was just wrongly remembered. She will have been in her 60th year.

In 1911, George Pocock (67) Widower, Engine Fitter out of work, was at 45 Castle Street, Berkhamsted, with Ernest Edward Pocock (23) Clerk; Percy Reginald Pocock (21) Hair dresser and Louisa Mathewes (37) House keeper.

In 1921, George Pocock (78) Father was a visitor in the household of eldest son, William, at 14, Fanshawe Street, Hertford, Hertfordshire.

George Pocock died, aged 79, in 1923 D Quarter in ROMFORD Volume 04A Page 428. (Second son, George Henry Pocock then lived in Romford).

William Campling and Thomasine Maria Eldred

Wennington Green, Bow
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William Campling (b. ~1855), son of John Campling and Elizabeth Brown, married Thomasine Maria Eldred (b. 24 Jul 1857 in St George in the East), daughter of John Eldred and Elizabeth Pitts, at St Thomas's Church, West Ham, the now lost church in Rokeby Street, on 8 Dec 1878. (The transcript lists her as Thomas Ziner M Eldred, but I'm figuring this was not the family's first same-sex marriage!) Witnesses were John James Fairbairn and Flora Fairbairn (née Campling, William's sister, who married in the same quarter of 1878). Thomazine was the half-sister of Alfred Eldred, step-daughter of Catherine Byatt and thus, also step-sister of Elizabeth Wilton.

William and Thomasine Maria Campling had six children:

1. Florence Catherine Campling b. 19 Dec 1879, reg. 1880 M Quarter in BETHNAL GREEN Vol 01C Page 226
2. John William Campling b. 1882 J Qtr in POPLAR Vol 01C Page 575. Died, aged 1 in 1883 J Qtr in BETHNAL GREEN Vol 01C Page 143
3. John William Campling b. 3 May 1884 in BETHNAL GREEN Vol 01C 234
4. Frederick Henry Campling b. 24 Dec 1886, reg 1887 M Quarter in ISLINGTON Volume 01B 377
5. Sidney Edwin Campling b. 1888 S Qtr in ISLINGTON Vol 01B 344. Died 1889 M Qtr in ISLINGTON Vol 01B 241
6. Sidney Edwin Campling b. 1890 M Qtr in ISLINGTON Vol 01B 382

All the birth registrations have the mother's maiden name as ELDRIDGE, but this has been used before by her half-brother, on the registration of his first daughter and it's the surname their step-mother was listed under in 1881.

In 1881, William Campling (26) Pianoforte porter from Bethnal Green, was living at 4, Wennington Road, Bethnal Green. Thomasine Marie was unaccountably listed as Anne (24), with Florence Campling (1).

In 1891, William Camplin (sic) (36) Piano forte maker (??) was living in Carmarthen Street, Islington with Marie Camplin (32), Florence Camplin (11), John Camplin (6), Frederick Camplin (4) and Sydney Camplin (1).

In 1901, the census lists Thomas (sic) Campling (44) Labourer Starch Works born in Bromley, London in Queen's Road, Plaistow, West Ham with Mary (sic) Campling (43) born in Old Ford, London; Florence Campling (21) Box Maker born in Roman Road, London and Frederick Campling (14) Grocer's Boy born in Islington. Even with so many errors, I'm certain this is the correct family. John Campling (16) Cart Porter born in Old Ford, London, was a Boarder in Forest Gate. While Sidney Campling (11) was an Inmate in a school in Horton Kirby - Home for Little Boys, Farningham, Kent.

Thomasine Maria Campling died at 50, in 1908 D Quarter in WEST HAM Volume 04A Page 91. Well, once more the record has mangled her name to Frances Ziner Maria Campling, but there can be no doubt this is her.

In 1911, Florence Campling (31) Card Board Box Maker, was living in South East Ham, West Ham with her youngest brother, Sidney Campling (21) Apprentice Linotype Operator and Thomas Steggles (54) Boarder. Both John William Campling and Frederick Henry Campling had emigrated to the United States. I haven't located William Campling in 1911, nor his death.

1. Florence Catherine Campling (34) emigrated to the United States, sailing from Liverpool on the RMS Franconia (1910) on 28 April 1914, arriving in Boston, Massachusetts. Florence Campling died on 1 Nov 1918 from Sarcoma of the Liver (Cancer). She was 38. She never married. She was buried, on 3 Nov 1918 in Sutton, Caledonia, Vermont, the permit for her burial having been issued to her brother John.
2. John William Campling married Edith Florence Sobey Milford (b. 1881 in Crediton, Devon), daughter of William Milford and Edith Mary Sobey, but I cannot find where or when their marriage took place. John and Edith had 3 daughters: Florence Maria b. 1910, Edith Frances b. 1912 and Marion Hazel b. 1914. Edith Milford Campling died on 31 Oct 1914 from Valvular Disease of the Heart. She was buried on 2 Nov 1914, in Sutton, Vermont. The 1950 Census shows that John was a Farmer. John W Campling died, on 15 Jun 1970, in West Burke, Vermont.
3. Frederick Henry Campling entered the US via Canada. He married Joan Fraser (b. 1872 in England) on 12 Jan 1914 in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa, Michigan. Joan Campling died in 1924 and is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit. Frederick remarried in Delaware, Indiana, on 19 Apr 1925, to Lenora Shuck (b. 21 Feb 1898 in Jennings County, Indiana, USA.) Lenora Campling died on 10 Dec 1926 and is also buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit. Frederick then remarried for a 3rd time to Chesba Lucille Wheatley, on 27 Jul 1927, in Gibson, Indiana, with whom he had at least four daughters. Frederick Henry Campling died, at 70, on 16 Feb 1957 and is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, USA. Chesba Campling died on 16 Feb 1981 and is also buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Vincennes.
4. Sidney Edwin Campling married Beatrice Fell in the 1st quarter of 1915, in West Ham. In 1916, Sidney Edwin Camplin (sic) (26) enlisted for Military Service in the London Yeomanry. The couple don't appear to have any children. Sidney Edwin Campling died on 22 Jul 1941, in Ilford, Essex. Beatrice Campling remarried, in 1950, to Arthur Leonard Hemming. Beatrice Hemming died, in Romford, in 1960.