William Hockley and Mary Ann Day

The George, E14
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Corner of the former East Ferry Road and Glengall Road, both now renamed Glengall Grove.

William Hockley (bap. 17 Nov 1842 at St Mary the Virgin, Great Dunmow), as William Crow, son of Eliza Crow, Single Woman, married Mary Ann Day (bap. 21 Jul 1844 at All Saints, Writtle, Chelmsford), daughter of Thomas Day and Rose Knight, at St Matthias, Bethnal Green, on 16 Oct 1865. William Hockley made his mark with an X, while Mary Ann was able to sign her name. Witnesses were Sarah Burton and Tamar Hockley. The marriage is the first time William had used the surname Hockley on official records and lists his father as George Hockley. Whilst it is certainly true that George Hockley is who brought him up, I don't think this is conclusive proof of paternity. At 19 in 1861, William was still listed as William Crow, and it was only finding Mary Ann looking after his brother Daniel's son, that led me to locate him. 

William and Mary Ann had twelve children:

1. Tamar Rose Eliza Hockley b. 1866 S Quarter in MILE END OLD TOWN Volume 01C Page 524. (All three being family given names.) Died, aged 15, in 1881 S Quarter in POPLAR Volume 01C Page 446
2. Frederick William Hockley b. 1868 M Qtr in MILE END OLD TOWN Vol 01C Page 624. Died, at 5, in 1873 J Qtr in POPLAR Vol 01C Page 409
3. Alice Jane Hockley b. 1869 D Quarter in POPLAR Vol 01C Page 714
4. Laura Lucy Hockley b. 1871 D Quarter in POPLAR Vol 01C Page 675
5. Charles John Hockley b. 31 Mar 1873 J Qtr in POPLAR Vol 01C 668
6. Hannah Elizabeth Hockley b. 1875 M Qtr in POPLAR Vol 01C 746
7. Edith Caroline Hockley b. 1877 M Quarter in POPLAR Volume 01C Page 756, bap. 25 Feb 1877 at Christ Church Isle Of Dogs, Manchester Road
8. Ben Albert Hockley b. 1878 D Quarter in POPLAR Volume 01C Page 715. Died 1878 D Quarter in POPLAR Volume 01C Page 504
9. Maud Day Hockley b. 1879 D Quarter in POPLAR Volume 01C Page 757. Died, aged 1, in 1881 M Quarter in POPLAR Volume 01C Page 526
10. Daniel Hockley b. 1882 M Quarter in POPLAR Volume 01C Page 742
11. Arthur Hockley b. 27 Oct 1883 D Quarter in POPLAR Volume 01C Page 704, bap. 9 Dec 1883 at Christ Church Isle Of Dogs
12. William Hockley b. 13 Apr 1886 J Quarter in POPLAR Vol 01C 688

In 1881, William Hockley (37) Labourer and M A Hockley (36) were at 55, Glengall Road, Poplar with Tama (sic) Hockley (14), Alice Hockley (11), Laura Hockley (10), Charles Hockley (8), Hannah Hockley (6) and Edith Hockley (4).

In 1891, at 75, Glengall Road, Poplar, London, we find Mary Ann Hockley (49) with Laura Hockley (19) Domestic servant; Charles John Hockley (18) Dock labourer; Daniel Hockley (10), Arthur Hockley (8), William Hockley (5), Christopher Hockley (2) Nephew - son of William's younger brother, Daniel - and John Parker (21) Dock labourer, Boarder. William is not listed in the household and [so far] I've found no explanation for his absence.

In 1901, at 77, Glengall Road, Poplar, were William Hockley (59) General labourer, Mary A Hockley (58), Hannah E Hockley (26) Housemaid, Daniel Hockley (19) General labourer and William Hockley (14).

In 1911, still at 77 Glengall Road, Cubitt Town, Poplar, were William Hockley (68) Boro council pensioner - now we know who he had been labouring for - and Mary Ann Hockley (66). All of the kids had flown the nest, but they stated on this census that they'd had 12 children in total, of whom seven were then still living and five had died, during their 45 year marriage. (I'm sure they knew their own family, but I can only find four deaths by that point.)

In 1921, William Hockley (78) and Mary Ann Hockley (77), both retired, were still living at 77, Glengall Road, Poplar.

William Hockley died, at 82, in 1925 M Qtr in POPLAR Vol 01C Page 511.

Mary Ann Hockley died in 1926 S Qtr in POPLAR Vol 01C Page 324, also 82.

William Bridle and Lucy Jane Stone

St Peter’s Church, Uplowman
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William Bridle (b. 1871 in Brampford Speke, Devon), son of William Henry Bridle and Emma Lucas, and Lucy Jane Stone (b. 11 Apr 1872 in Ashbrittle, Somerset), daughter of Henry Stone and Mary Ridgeway, were married at St Peter’s Church, Uplowman, on 16 Oct 1895. Witnesses to the marriage were Lucy Jane's elder brother, Francis Stone and her niece, Ellen Stone. 

In 1891, William Bridle (20), Horse Driver, was a boarder in the household of Mary Jennings in Westexe South, Tiverton. Lucy Stone, was a General Servant in the employ of Charles E Tutton, Chemist, in Gold Street.

William and Lucy Jane had just one child:

1. Nellie Bridle, b. 20 Feb 1898 (1898 M Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 396), bap. 7 Apr 1898 at St George's Church, Tiverton. 

In 1901, William Bridle (29), Coal Yard Labourer, Lucy Jane (28) and Nellie (3) were living at School Board House, 111, Chapel Street, Tiverton. (111 Chapel Street was also the address given by Lucy's brother Charles at the time of his marriage to Emma Middleton in 1896.) There was a school, where there is a green bush, just beyond these houses, on the map of the area in 1890.

In 1911, at the same address, with William Bridle (40) employed as a Carter; with Lucy Jane Bridle (38) and Nellie Bridle (13) was still at school. 

In 1921, again at 111, Chapel Street, Tiverton, were William Bridle (50) Driver Motor Lorry, working for Shell Mex Ltd at the GWR Goods Yard, Tiverton Depot; with Lucy Jane Bridle (49) and Nellie Bridle (23).

William Bridle died relatively young, at 55, on 5 Aug 1926 (1926 S Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 387). 

By 1939, Nellie had married and she and her husband, Lewis William Kerslake and their son William were all living with the widowed Lucy Jane, who was undertaking Sewing and Domestic work, still at 111 Chapel Street. 

Lucy Jane Bridle died on 18 Apr 1944, aged 72 (1944 J Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 423). Probate was granted on 8 Jun that year, to her daughter, Nellie Kerslake. Lucy Jane left effects valued at £1912 15s 2d, worth approximately £106,000 in 2024.

111 Chapel Street, Tiverton (with the white door)

Charles Green and Sarah Ann Hockley

Felsted: Holy Cross Church
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Charles Green (b. 1851 M Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 12 Page 102), son of James Green and Rebecca Crow, married Sarah Ann Hockley (bap. 9 Aug 1857 at St Mary the Virgin, Great Dunmow), youngest daughter of George Hockley and Eliza Crow, in Felsted, on 16 Oct 1877. (Still need to figure out the relationship between Rebecca Crow and Eliza Crow.)

Charles and Sarah Ann Green had eight children:

1. James Arthur Green b. 1879 S Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 04A Page 462, bap. 31 Aug 1879 in Felsted
2. Jessy Alice Green b. 1881 J Quarter in DUNMOW Volume 04A Page 494, bap. 24 Apr 1881 in Felsted
3. William George Green b. 1883 M Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 04A Page 543, bap. 27 May 1883 in Felsted
4. Lucy Sarah Green b. 4 Jan 1888 M Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 04A Page 613, bap. 1888 in Felsted
5. Rose Green b. 1890 J Quarter in DUNMOW Volume 04A Page 605. Died in 1914 S Quarter in DUNMOW Volume 04A Page 785
6. Charles Alfred Green b. 13 Feb 1894 M Quarter in DUNMOW Volume 04A Page 695, bap. 1894 in Felsted
7. Ellen Green b. 1897 J Quarter in DUNMOW Volume 04A Page 708, bap. 1897 in Felsted
8. Kate Green b. 1901 J Quarter in DUNMOW Volume 04A Page 814

In 1881, at Cock Green, Felstead, Dunmow, Essex were Charles Green (28) Ag Lab; Sarah Green (23), James A Green (1) and Lucy Green (0) - they must have changed their minds and called her Jessy Alice instead.

In 1891, still at Cock Green were Charles Green (37) Agricultural Labourer; Sarah A Green (32), James A Green (11), Jessie A Green (9), William G Green (7), Lucy S Green (3) and Rose Green (1).

In 1901, in Felsted, were Charles Green (48) Cowman on Farm; Sarah Ann Green (42), James Green (21) Thatcher; Jessie Green (20), William Green (18), Lucy Green (13), Rose Green (11), Charles Green (7) & Ellen Green (3).

In 1911, in Felsted, were Charles Green (58) Cowman on Farm; Sarah Green (52), William Green (26) Farm Labourer; Rose Green (20); Charles Green (16) Cow lad on farm; Ellen Green (13) and Katie Green (9), both at School. James Arthur Green had married in 1907; Jessie Alice Green (28) from Felsted, Essex was a House Maid in the household of Frederick William Watson (33) Sergeant Royal Artillery Band in Woolwich, Kent and Lucy Green (21) was General Servant to Kitty Ethel Stawnton (42) at Edward House, Felsted.

In 1921, Charles Green (68) Farm Labourer, employed by Mr Scrivener, Farmer at Pond Park [Farm], Felsted; Sarah Green (63), Lucy Green (29) and Kate Green (20) were living at Brook Cottages [Cobblers Green], Felsted.

Charles Green of Pond Park Cottage, Felsted, died aged approximately 83, on 25 Dec 1933 (1933 D Quarter in DUNMOW Volume 04A Page 999) and was buried, on 30 Dec 1933 at Holy Cross Church, Felsted.

Sarah Ann Green died, aged 78, in 1936 D Quarter in CHELMSFORD Volume 04A Page 682 and was also buried at Holy Cross, Felsted on 17 Nov 1936.

Robert Hankin and Elizabeth Edwards

Kneesworth Street, Royston, Herts
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Robert Hankin (bap. 7 Jan 1742 in Royston), son of Thomas and Elizabeth Hankin, married Elizabeth Edwards, in Royston, on 15 Oct 1767.

Robert and Elizabeth had eight children:

1. Robert Hankin bap. 30 Jan 1769
2. Sarah Hankin bap. 26 Jun 1770
3. Joseph Hankin bap. 23 Sep 1772
4. Ann Hankin bap. 8 Mar 1775
5. Elizabeth Hankin bap. 28 Aug 1777
6. William Hankin bap. 28 Oct 1779
7. Mary Hankin bap. 29 Nov 1781
8. Unnamed child bap. Feb 1786

Given the dates, all of these Non-Conformist baptisms must have taken place at the Royston, Old Meeting (Independent) House, that had existed in Middle Row, Kneesworth Street, since 1706. [Source] These Non-Conformists, it seems, were Congregationalists. In 1790, a dispute arose over doctrine and a group withdrew from the Old Meeting, to form a New Meeting. In 1791 a New Meeting house was built on another site in Kneesworth Street. 

There are probable deaths for Robert Hankin in 1812 - seems likely as it is in the record set England & Wales Non-Conformist Burials in Royston - and a burial of an Elizabeth Hankin in 1817, estimating her birth to 1747.

Winnall Travally and Elizabeth Benbow

St Dunstan's Church, Stepney
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Winnall Travally (bap. 15 May 1715 at St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney), son of Thomas Travally and Rachel Winnall, married Elizabeth Benbow (bap. 5 Aug 1716 at St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney), daughter of Richard Benbow and Elizabeth Cowtley by Licence granted on 14 Oct 1738.

Winnall Travally and Elizabeth Benbow, it appears, had four children; 

1. Sarah Travaly b. Sunday, 5 Aug 1739, Sarah Trevelly (sic) daughter of Winnall Trevelly (sic) Waterman of White Horse Street and Elizabeth, bap. 19 Aug 1739 (at 14 days old) at St Anne's Limehouse
2. Winnall Travally b. Tuesday, 11 Aug 1741, Winnall son of Winnall Travally, Waterman of White Horse Street, Ratt & Elizabeth, bap. 6 Sep 1741 (at 26 days old) at St Anne's Limehouse. Winnall son of Winnall Travally, Waterman was buried 8 Nov 1741, at St Anne's Limehouse
3. Elizabeth Travally b. Sunday, 3 Oct 1742, Elizabeth daughter of Winnall Travally, Waterman of White Horse Street & Elizabeth bap. 14 Nov 1742 (at 42 days old) at St Anne's Limehouse
4. Esther Travally b. Thursday, 27 Sep 1744, Hestor (sic) daughter of Winnall Travally, Lighterman of White Horse Street and Elizabeth bap. 21 Oct 1744 (at 24 days old) at St Anne's Limehouse

Winnall Travally, was a Waterman on the Thames, as was his father.

Elizabeth Travally reportedly "Inherited three houses on White Horse Street, Ratcliff, left to her in the Will of her uncle James Bendbow (sic) (died 1761), on the death of his widow Frances in 1766." In fact, James' Will specifies "give unto Elizabeth Travally my cousin three houses freehold in White Horse Street ...", but she was his niece as James was her father's brother.

Elizabeth Travally of Poplar died, aged 63, from 'mortification' (mortification is more technically called gangrene or necrosis) and was buried on Thursday, 24 Jun 1779, at St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney. 

Winnall Travally of Poplar died, aged 68, of Consumption (Tuberculosis) and was buried, on 18 Jul 1783, in the Rector's Grounds at St Dunstan's, Stepney.

George Powell, Widower, married Esther Travally, Spinster, who will then have been 50, at the church of St George in the East, Cannon Street Road, on 10 Aug 1794. Esther Powell of Anchor and Hope Alley (Wapping) died, aged 77, and was buried at St George in the East, on 30 Dec 1821.

Edward Priddle and Ethel Annie Beamer

St Peter's Church, Wyndham Square, Plymouth
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Edward Priddle (b. 12 Apr 1875 in Hackney, London), Sergeant RMLI, son of James Priddle and Catherine Stevens, married Ethel Annie Beamer (b. 23 Feb 1883 in East Stonehouse), daughter of Alfred Beamer and Mary Ann White, on 14 Oct 1905 at St Peter’s Church, Plymouth. Witnesses to their marriage were Alfred Beamer and Emily Luxton, the bride's brother and his intended, who married exactly two months later in Tiverton, Devon.

Edward Priddle, at 16, was employed by his father, a shoe maker, as a Clicker (A boot and shoe clicker cuts the uppers for boots or shoes), in Shoreditch. Edward enlisted in the Royal Marines on 27 Jan 1896 and served for 22 years, until 3 Mar 1918, finally attaining the rank of Lieutenant.

Edward and Ethel had three daughters, baptised at Plymouth, St Peter:

1. Ethel Annie Priddle b. 13 Jul 1906 (1906 S Quarter in PLYMOUTH Volume 05B Page 250), bap. 29 Jul 1906 (Died, aged 2, in 1909 J Quarter in PLYMOUTH Volume 05B Page 169)
2. Winifred May Priddle b. 4 May 1909 (1909 J Quarter in PLYMOUTH Volume 05B Page 249), bap. 20 May 1909
3. Mary Caroline Priddle b. 29 Dec 1912 (1913 M Quarter in PLYMOUTH Volume 05B Page 399), bap. 2 Feb 1913

In 1911, Edward Priddle (35) Sergeant Royal Marines, Ethel Annie (28) and Winifred May (1), were living at 40 Neswick Street, Plymouth. On this census return they confirm that by this point they'd had two children, one of whom had died, and one still living, during their five years of marriage.

In 1921, at 40 Neswick Street, Plymouth were Edward Priddle (46) Retired Lieut Royal Marines; Ethel Annie Priddle (38), Winifred May Priddle (12), Mary Caroline Priddle (8) and Mary Ann Beamer (70) Mother-in-law.

In 1939, the family including Edward Priddle, Retired RM, Ethel A, and Ethel's widowed mother, Mary Ann Beamer were living at 2 Glendower Road, Plymouth. Winifred May Priddle was an Assistant Mistress at a Secondary School in Exeter and Mary C Hadley and her husband, John Harold Hadley (Retail Tobacconist Proprietor), were at 42 Chestnut Road, Plymouth.

Ethel Annie Priddle, of 2 Glendower Road, Plymouth, died on 12 May 1959, leaving £281 17s 9d to her husband, Edward Priddle, Retired Lieutenant RM.

Edward Priddle, of 2 Glendower Road, Plymouth, died on 21 Jun 1962. He was 87. He left effects of £2809 11s to his two daughters, Winifred May Mayner and Mary Caroline Tomkins.

• Winifred May Priddle married Stanley Edmund Mayner (b. 29 Sep 1909) on 25 Jul 1959 at Plymouth, St Gabriel. Winifred May Mayner died, in Plymouth, on 27 Feb 1982. Stanley Edmund Mayner died, also in Plymouth, in 1986.
• Mary Caroline Priddle married John Harold Hadley (b. 30 Mar 1913 in Bristol) on 19 Feb 1938. It appears Hadley had married before, in Devonport, in 1932. On 22 May 1940, in the Western Morning News, Plymouth, there was an item relating to Caroline Hadley bringing an action against her husband John Harold Hadley, who by then was serving in the Army, for desertion and wilful neglect. (We must assume she was divorced from Hadley, who it appears died, in his native Bristol in 1965.) She remarried Ernest Frederick Tomkins (b. 26 Dec 1915 in Gloucestershire), in Plymouth, in 1951. Mary Caroline Tomkins died in 1996 in Liskeard, Cornwall. Ernest Frederick Tomkins died, also in Liskeard, on 15 Feb 2002.

William Melhuish and Sarah Lake

Stoke Damerel Church
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William Melhuish (bap. 27 Aug 1820 in Uffculme, Devon), son of Henry Melhuish and Elizabeth Fry, married Sarah Lake (bap. 7 Apr 1822 in Kentisbeare), daughter of John and Sarah Lake, at Stoke Damerel Parish Church on 13 Oct 1844. William Melhuish, Marine, gave his address just as 'Barracks' (in 1841 he was listed at the Royal Marine Barracks Stonehouse) and his father as Henry Melhuish, Mason. Sarah, then of 22 Moon Street, listed her father as John Lake, Labourer. Their witnesses were John Symons and Grace Alger.

William's brother Robert Melhuish married Sarah's sister, Jane Lake, in Exeter in 1846, which means both couple's children have the same mother's maiden name. By elimination, it seems William and Sarah had at least the following seven children:

1. John Thomas Melhuish b. 1845 J Quarter in EAST STONEHOUSE Volume 09 Page 335
2. Mary Jane Melhuish b. 1847 D Qtr in EAST STONEHOUSE Vol 09 316
3. William Melhuish b. 1850 S Qtr in EAST STONEHOUSE Vol 09 Page
4. Sarah Ann Melhuish b. 1853 J Quarter in EAST STONEHOUSE Volume 05B Page 281 
5. Eliza Melhuish b. 1857 J Qtr in EAST STONE HOUSE Vol 05B Page 269
6. Elizabeth Melhuish b. 1862 M Qtr in EAST STONEHOUSE Vol 05B 317
7. Lucy Melhuish b. 1866 M Qtr in TIVERTON Vol 05B Page 470

The mother's maiden name was LAKE on all of the birth registrations.

In 1851, at 6, Brownlow Place, East Stonehouse, Devon, were Sarah Melhuish (27), John Melhuish (5), Mary J Melhuish (3) & William (0).

Have not [yet] found any of the family members in 1861.

From being at the Royal Marines Barracks in 1841, to still being there when the penultimate child was registered in East Stonehouse in 1862, it's clear that William Melhuish had a long career in the Royal Marines. Unfortunately, I've not [yet] found a Marines, nor a pension record for him.

In 1871, living 'Near the Beacon, Kentisbeare' (guessing Blackborough Beacon), were William Melhuish (49), Sarah Melhuish (46), William Melhuish (19), Eliza Melhuish (15), Elizabeth Melhuish (9) and Lucy Melhuish (5). Mary Jane Melhuish (23) Servant, was living with Mary Ann Melhuish (68) of Independant Means at 134 Hight Street, Crediton. Sarah Ann Melhuish (18) from Plymouth, was a Servant, living in the household of Joseph Radford (76) Assistant Overseer, in Kentisbear.

In 1881, at Poncheydown Village, Kentisbeare with Blackborough, we find William Melhuish (59) Agricultural Labourer, born in Uffculme, Devon; Sarah Melhuish (57), Elizabeth Melhuish (20) and Lucy Melhuish (15).

William Melhuish must have died between 1881 and 1891, but sadly, once again, so far I haven't found a record of a death or burial for him.

In 1891, Sarah Melhuish (65) Widow, Mother, was living with her youngest daughter, Lucy Canniford (Lucy Melhuish married John Canniford in 1887) at Village, Broadhembury, Honiton, Devon.

In 1901, Sarah Melhuish (76) Widow, Pauper was living in Wood Lane, Broadhembury with Jane Canniford (12) Granddaugher.

In 1911, Sarah Melhuish (89) Old Age Pensioner, was living with her daughter Elizabeth Symons (Elizabeth Melhuish had married John Symons in 1881) at Higher Downlands Blackborough Kentisbeare. (The "Old Age Pension" was introduced in 1909 in the United Kingdom, following the passage of the Old-Age Pensions Act 1908 a pension of 5 shillings per week (25p, equivalent, using the Consumer Price Index, to £26 in present-day terms) was payable to persons with an income below £21 per annum (equivalent to £2200 today), The qualifying age was 70, and the pensions were subject to a means test.)

Sarah Melhuish, relict of William Melhuish, née Lake, of Downlands, Kentisbeare, died in 1914 D Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 519 and was buried on 23 Oct 1914, in Kentisbeare. The record keeper at the church has helpfully even cross-referenced the burials of her two sisters, so we can have no doubt of who she was and her connections. She was 92.

Thomas Willis and Mary Essex

All Saints' Church, Thorpe Malsor
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Thomas Willis (bap. 19 Jan 1752 in Thorpe Malsor), son of William and Elizabeth Willis, married Mary Essex on 13 Oct 1778 at All Saints Church, Thorpe Malsor, Northamptonshire. Thomas and Mary had nine children, all of whom were baptised at Thorpe Malsor, All Saints:

1. William Willis bap. 2 Jan 1780
2. Elizabeth Willis bap. 7 Apr 1782
3. Mary Willis bap. 18 Jul 1784
4. Ann Willis bap. 26 Mar 1786
5. Maria Willis bap. 24 May 1789
6. Joseph Willis bap. 25 Apr 1791
7. Thomas Willis bap. 11 Feb 1792
8. John Willis bap. 24 May 1795
9. Lucey (sic) Willis bap. 15 Jan 1797

It is clear that they named the first two children after Thomas' parents and therefore appear to follow common family convention on naming. Particularly interesting and unusual is that there are both a Mary and a Maria - that these are NOT interchangeable to the same person. Maria Willis and her husband, Solomon Thompson, do this too and re-use many of these same names, adding another reason for accepting this as the correct family.

Mary Willis, wife of Thomas Willis, was buried on 10 Feb 1799.

Thomas Willis was buried in Thorpe Malsor on 25 Feb 1814.

Charles Frederick Burden and Sophia Baker

Watney Street and entrances to Shadwell Stations
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Charles Frederick Burden (b. 22 Oct 1858, bap. 15 Apr 1860 at Holy Trinity (built 1844, demolished 1963), Milton-Next-Gravesend, Kent), Customs Officer, then of 363 Cable Street, son of William Henry Burden, Customs Officer, and Mary Elizabeth Sharland, married Sophia Baker (b. 1858), daughter of Charles Hoile Baker and Amelia Young, at Christ Church Watney Street, St George in the East, on 13 Oct 1878. Witnesses were Charles Richard Baker, the bride's brother, and an Elizabeth Pearson. (Charles' father's occupation was later 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:

1. 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
2. Jessie Edith Burden b. 1881 J Quarter in SAINT GEORGE IN THE EAST Volume 01C Page 402
3. Ethel May Burden b. 1883 J Quarter in ST GEORGE IN THE EAST Volume 01C Page 411
4. Hilda Irene Burden b. 1884 S Quarter in POPLAR Volume 01C Page 652
5. Alfred Charles Burden b. 1886 J Qtr in WEST HAM Vol 04A Page 48
6. 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). Living there also were Dan and Sarah Jane Tompson (formerly Sarah Jane Baker, Sophia's sister); Eliza Louisa Tompson (my great-grandmother); Sarah Sophia Tompson, Mabel Grace Tompson and Mary Adcock Tompson.

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.

Christine Miller at Gin and Genealogy tells us that Charles Burden had risen to the position of Superintendent of Works at Mile End Workhouse around 1884 and was appointed the Architect for the Guardians of the Poor in 1894. "Then, suddenly, the Eastern Post Newspaper of February 25th 1899, brings news of Charles Burden’s sudden resignation ..." Due to a sex scandal.

No longer surprising then, in July 1900, C F Burden (40) Architect, arrived in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, sailing 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. Having left the UK, Charles Burden was by that time lodging in Massey, Ontario, Canada.

Chas Fred Burden arrived in Canada again in Feb 1911, on the SS Sardinian, which I think also sailed from Liverpool, so presumably visited the UK, with destination Massey, Ontario and shows he'd previously lived in Canada for 10 years, from 1900 to 1910, which concurs with the 1900 record.

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). While, Charles F Burden (listed as 56) was head of a household, living in Algoma East, Ontario, Canada.

In 1921, Chas Frederick Burden (62) was, once more, the head of a household in Algoma East, Ontario, Canada and living with him were Arthur Albert Hallett (41), Emily Hallett (35) and what appears to be their four children. Sophia Burden (62) Housewife, meanwhile, was living at 173, Chatsworth Road, Hackney, with three young gentleman boarders.

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 specifies his length of residence in Canada as being 35 years, which again agrees with the record of him arriving in 1900. His obituary describes him as "a grand old man, liked by all". 

William Penfold and Mary Ann Charlotte Gunn

Lingfield, Surrey
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Looking towards the Grade I listed church of St. Peter & St. Paul.

William Penfold (bap. 5 Nov 1826 at St Mary the Virgin, Hartfield), son of William Penfold and Hannah Humphrey, married Mary Ann Charlotte Gunn (bap. 25 Jul 1830 at St Nicholas Church, Chiswick), daughter of Robert Gunn and Dinah Powell, at St Peter and St Paul, Lingfield, Surrey on 11 Oct 1851. Witnesses to this couple's marriage were Thomas and Hannah Tharp.

William and Mary Ann had nine children:

1. Jane Penfold b. 1853 D Quarter in EAST GRINSTED Vol 02B Page 94, bap. 30 Oct 1853 at St Peter and St Paul, Lingfield, Surrey
2. William Robert Penfold b. 1855 D Quarter in CROYDON SURREY Volume 02A Page 123, bap. 20 Jan 1856 in Croydon, Surrey. Died 1856 J Quarter Volume 02A Page 82, buried on 13 Apr 1856 in Croydon.
3. John Robert Penfold b. 12 Apr 1857 J Quarter in EAST GRINSTEAD Volume 02B Page 98, bap. 24 May 1857 at St Mary the Virgin, Hartfield
4. Arthur Edward Penfold b. 1859 J Quarter in EAST GRINSTEAD Volume 02B Page 99, bap. 5 Jun 1859 at St Mary the Virgin, Hartfield
5. Amelia Dinah Penfold b. 1861 S Quarter in EAST GRINSTEAD Volume 02B Page 104, died, age 5, in 1867 J Quarter Volume 02B Page 74
6. Frederick William Penfold b. 20 Jul 1863 (1863 S Quarter in EAST GRINSTEAD Volume 02B Page 105) 
7. Charles Penfold b. 31 Oct 1865 in EAST GRINSTEAD Vol 02B 104
8. Thomas Penfold b. 1868 J Quarter in EAST GRINSTEAD Vol 02B 111. Died, aged 19 on 20 Apr 1887, at St. George Hanover Square
9. George Albert Penfold b. 1870 S Quarter in EAST GRINSTEAD Volume 02B Page 114, died, age 3, in 1874 J Quarter Volume 02B Page 82, bur: 14 May 1874 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex

In 1861, William Penfold (34) Agricultural Labourer was living in Hartfield Green, Hartfield, East Grinstead, Sussex with wife Mary Ann Penfold (30), Jane Penfold (7), John Penfold (4) and Arthur Edward Penfold (2).

In 1871, still in Hartfield Green, Hartfield, Sussex, were William Penfold (44), Mary Ann C Penfold (40), John R (14), Arthur E (11), Frederick W (7), Charles (5), Thomas (3), George A (0) and Henry Care (15) Nephew.

William Penfold died, aged 46 (1873 M Quarter in EAST GRINSTEAD Volume 02B Page 80), and was buried in Hartfield on 1 Mar 1873.

In 1881, Mary Ann Penfold (50) widow, was living at the Old Turnpike House, Hartfield - a later newspaper article mentions that her late husband, William Penfold, had been the toll house keeper - with Thomas (13) and Charles Payne (9) Boarder. Frederick William Penfold (18) was at the Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda; Charles Penfold (17) Grocer's assistant was living in Mitcham, Surrey in the household of his older brother, John Edward Penfold; there's no knowing where Arthur Edward Penfold was at that time.

Mary Ann Penfold died, at 55, in 1886 (1886 M Qtr in CHELSEA Vol 01A Page 252). News reports indicated she died during an epileptic seizure.