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Vera Eileen Downs

Female 1924 - 1979  (55 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Vera Eileen Downs was born on 14 Mar 1924 in Willesden, Middlesex, England (daughter of George Alfred Downs and Eleanor Catherine Fordham); died on 12 Nov 1979 in Dacorum, Hertfordshire, England.

    Vera married David Douglas Moody on 10 Dec 1949 in Willesden, Middlesex, England. David was born on 10 Mar 1924; died on 6 Mar 2006. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Living
    2. Living

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  George Alfred Downs was born on 30 Oct 1885 in 17, Blantyre Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England; was christened on 22 Nov 1885 in St John's Church, Worlds End, Chelsea, Middlesex, England (son of Benjamin Henry Downs and Mary Emma Coxhill); died on 11 Apr 1949 in 6, Tower Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England; was buried on 16 Apr 1949 in Willesden New Cemetery, Franklyn Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Find A Grave Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186855773
    • Occupation: Clerk
    • Occupation: Coach Trimmer
    • Occupation: Ice Cream Seller
    • Census Return: 5 Apr 1891, 25, Luna Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: 1901; Errand Boy
    • Census Return: 31 Mar 1901, 40, Lots Road, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
    • Military Service: Between 22 Jul 1901 and 29 Oct 1923; Royal Marine Light Infantry
    • Occupation: 1911; Private in the Royal Marines
    • Census Return: 2 Apr 1911, Royal Marine Barracks, Chatham, Kent, England

    Notes:

    Census Return:
    2 rooms -
    Benjamin Downs - head - married - age 44 - smith's mate - employed - born St George's, London
    Mary Downs - wife - married - age 36 - born Marylebone, London
    Benjamin Downs - son - age 15 - errand boy - employed - born St George's, London
    Lily Downs - daur - age 9 -born Battersea, London
    George Downs - son - age 5 - born Chelsea, London
    Emily Downs - daur - age 3 - born Chelsea, London

    Census Return:
    Benjamin H. Downs - head - married - age 55 - general labourer - worker - born St George Hanover Square
    Mary E. Downs - wife - married - age 46 - born Marylebone
    George A. Downs - son - single - age 15 - errand boy - worker - born Chelsea
    Emily C. Downs - daur - single - age 13 - born Chelsea

    Military Service:
    Chatham Division. Private 12659
    ADM 159/56

    Census Return:
    Royal Marine Barracks, Chatham
    George A. Downs - 27 - single - Royal Marine L.I. Private - M'Sex, Chelsea

    George married Eleanor Catherine Fordham on 8 Feb 1910 in Fulham Registry Office, Fulham, Middlesex, England. Eleanor (daughter of Henry Francis Fordham and Rachel Martha Carroll) was born on 30 Jul 1886 in 18, Vespan Road, Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England; died on 6 May 1958 in 6, Tower Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England; was buried in Willesden New Cemetery, Franklyn Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Eleanor Catherine Fordham was born on 30 Jul 1886 in 18, Vespan Road, Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England (daughter of Henry Francis Fordham and Rachel Martha Carroll); died on 6 May 1958 in 6, Tower Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England; was buried in Willesden New Cemetery, Franklyn Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Find A Grave Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186855844
    • Alternative Name: Eleanor Kathline Fordham
    • Occupation: Housekeeper to Mountbatten family
    • Census Return: 5 Apr 1891, 20, Vespan Road, Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: 1901; General Servant
    • Census Return: 31 Mar 1901, 1, Taylors Cottages, High Street, Harlesden, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: 1911; Laundress Ironer
    • Census Return: 2 Apr 1911, 26, Shelley Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England

    Notes:

    Census Return:
    3 rooms -
    Henry F. Fordham - head - married - age 36 - milk carrier - born Kensington, London
    Rachael M. Fordham - wife - married - age 36 - born Kensington, London
    Henry J. Fordham - son - age 15 - milk carrier - born Kensington, London
    Elizabeth Fordham - daur - age 12 - scholar - born Kensington, London
    Sarah A. Fordham - daur - age 10 - scholar - born Kensington, London
    Eliza M. Fordham - daur - age 8 - scholar - born Kensington, London
    Eleanor C. Fordham - daur - age 5 - scholar - born Kensington, London
    Albert J. Fordham - son - 3 - born Shepherds Bush, London
    Caroline H. Fordham - daur - 1 - born Shepherds Bush, London

    Census Return:
    5 or more rooms -
    Henry Fordham - head - married - age 46 - road labourer - worker - born Kensington, Middx
    Rachel Fordham - wife - married - age 46 - born Kensington, Middx
    Eelena Fordham - daur - age 14 - general servant domestic - born Kensington, Middx
    Albert Fordham - son - age 13 - born Hammersmith, Middx
    Florence Fordham - daur - age 9 - born Hammersmith, Middx
    Rose Fordham - daur - age 5 - born Harlesden, Middx

    Census Return:
    26 Shelley Road, Harlesden
    1 room
    Eleanor Catherine Downs - Wife - 25 - Married for 2 years - 1 child born alive - 1 child still living - Laundress Ironer - worker - born Royal Kensington Parish
    George Henry Downs - Son - 13 months - born Harlesden

    Children:
    1. George Henry Downs was born on 17 Feb 1910 in 11, Tubbs Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England; died on 17 Jun 1974 in Paddington, Middlesex, England.
    2. Rose Eleanor Downs was born on 30 Jan 1916 in Willesden, Middlesex, England; was christened on 26 Mar 1916 in St Mary's Church, Willesden, Middlesex, England; died on 3 Aug 1992 in Witham, Essex, England.
    3. Daisy Lilian Downs was born on 19 Jul 1920 in Willesden, Middlesex, England; died on 5 May 1992 in Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex, England.
    4. Marjory Elsie Downs was born on 8 Aug 1922 in Willesden, Middlesex, England; died in Apr 2003 in Epping, Essex, England.
    5. 1. Vera Eileen Downs was born on 14 Mar 1924 in Willesden, Middlesex, England; died on 12 Nov 1979 in Dacorum, Hertfordshire, England.
    6. Stanley Albert Downs was born on 3 Nov 1925 in Willesden, Middlesex, England; died in Mar 1987 in Braintree, Essex, England.
    7. Cyril Downs was born on 29 Aug 1928 in Willesden, Middlesex, England; died on 23 Jun 1993 in Enfield, Middlesex, England.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Benjamin Henry Downs was born on 1 May 1845 in 8, Grantham Place, Mayfair, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England; was christened on 27 Jul 1845 in St George's Church, Hanover Square, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England (son of Frederick Downs and Hannah Carter); died on 15 Sep 1927 in 164, St Johns Hill, Battersea, Surrey, England; was buried on 21 Sep 1927 in Wandsworth Cemetery, Magdalen And Earlsfield Roads, Wandsworth, Surrey, England.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 17, Blantyre Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 8, Grantham Place, Mayfair, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
    • Find A Grave Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189185647
    • Census Return: 30 Mar 1851, 10, John Street, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
    • Census Missing: 1861
    • Occupation: 1871; Pot Man at Rose and Crown, High Road, Knightsbridge, Westminster, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 2 Apr 1871, Rose and Crown, High Road, Knightsbridge, Westminster, Middlesex, England
    • Literate: 1873
    • Residence: 21 Jun 1873, Park Crescent Mews, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: 21 Jun 1873; Smith
    • Residence: 25 Jun 1875, 5, Hart Street, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: 25 Jun 1875; Coach Smith
    • Occupation: Between 1881 and 1891; Smith's Labourer / Smith's Mate / Whitesmith's Labourer
    • Census Return: 3 Apr 1881, 10, Elcho Street, Battersea, Surrey, England
    • Census Return: 5 Apr 1891, 25, Luna Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: 1901; General Labourer
    • Census Return: 31 Mar 1901, 40, Lots Road, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: 1911; Gas Fitter
    • Census Return: 2 Apr 1911, 9, Crossfield Road South, Hampstead, Middlesex, England

    Notes:

    Census Return:
    Frederick Downs - head - married - age 33 - farrier - born Bury St Edmunds
    Hannah Downs - wife - married - age 33 - born Denston, Suffolk
    Benjamin Downs - son - age 6 - born St George Hanover Square
    Ann Downs - daur - age 3 - born St George Hanover Square
    Elizabeth Slowgrove - aunt - widow - age 38 - workwoman - born Penrith, Cornwall

    Census Return:
    living with Norman household -
    Benjamin Downs - servant - unmarried - age 25 - pot man - born London

    Census Return:
    Benjamin H. Downes - head - married - age 34 - smith's labourer - born London, Middlesex
    Mary E. Downes - wife - married - age 26 - born Marylebone, Middlesex
    Frederick J. Downes - son - age 7 - scholar - born Marylebone, Middlesex
    Benjamin H. Downes - son - age 5 - scholar - born Grosvenor Square, Middlesex

    Census Return:
    2 rooms -
    Benjamin Downs - head - married - age 44 - smith's mate - employed - born St George's, London
    Mary Downs - wife - married - age 36 - born Marylebone, London
    Benjamin Downs - son - age 15 - errand boy - employed - born St George's, London
    Lily Downs - daur - age 9 -born Battersea, London
    George Downs - son - age 5 - born Chelsea, London
    Emily Downs - daur - age 3 - born Chelsea, London

    Census Return:
    Benjamin H. Downs - head - married - age 55 - general labourer - worker - born St George Hanover Square
    Mary E. Downs - wife - married - age 46 - born Marylebone
    George A. Downs - son - single - age 15 - errand boy - worker - born Chelsea
    Emily C. Downs - daur - single - age 13 - born Chelsea

    Census Return:
    9 Crossfield Rd South Hampstead
    Hubert Putt - Head - 25 - Married - 5 years married - 2 children born alive - 2 children still living - 0 children who have died - House Painter - Industry: Builder - worker - born Chelsea, London
    Emily Putt - wife - 24 - married - born Chelsea, London
    Emily M. Putt - daughter - 4 - born Fulham, London
    Ivy Putt - daughter - 2 - born Willesden, London
    Benjamin Downs - father in law - 65 - widower - Fitter Gas - worker - born St George's W. London
    14 rooms

    Benjamin married Mary Emma Coxhill on 21 Jun 1873 in Holy Trinity Church, Marylebone, Middlesex, England. Mary (daughter of Joseph Coxhill and Hannah Clements) was born on 6 Nov 1854 in 20, Great Barton Street, Marylebone, Middlesex, England; died on 27 Jun 1909 in 40, Lots Road, Chelsea, Middlesex, England; was buried on 3 Jul 1909 in Wandsworth Cemetery, Magdalen And Earlsfield Roads, Wandsworth, Surrey, England. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Emma Coxhill was born on 6 Nov 1854 in 20, Great Barton Street, Marylebone, Middlesex, England (daughter of Joseph Coxhill and Hannah Clements); died on 27 Jun 1909 in 40, Lots Road, Chelsea, Middlesex, England; was buried on 3 Jul 1909 in Wandsworth Cemetery, Magdalen And Earlsfield Roads, Wandsworth, Surrey, England.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 17, Blantyre Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
    • Find A Grave Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189185701
    • Residence: 6 Nov 1854, 20, Great Barton Street, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 7 Apr 1861, 50, Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: 1871; Servant
    • Census Return: 2 Apr 1871, 50, Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
    • Literate: 1873
    • Residence: 21 Jun 1873, Park Crescent Mews, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 25 Jun 1875, 5, Hart Street, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 3 Apr 1881, 10, Elcho Street, Battersea, Surrey, England
    • Census Return: 5 Apr 1891, 25, Luna Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 31 Mar 1901, 40, Lots Road, Chelsea, Middlesex, England

    Notes:

    Census Return:
    50 Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone
    Joseph Coxhill - Head - Mar - 40 - Stableman - born Oxfordshire
    Hannah Coxhill - Wife - Mar - 40 - Oxfordshire
    Josh H. Coxhill - Son - Unm - 12 - Scholar - Chelsea, Midx
    J. Hannah Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 10 - Scholar - Oxfordshire
    Sarah A. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 8 - Scholar - Chelsea, Mdx
    Mary E. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 6 - Scholar - Marylebone, Midx
    Alfd J. Coxhill - Son - Unm - 4 - Scholar - Marylebone, Mdx
    Esther C. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 1 - Scholar - Marylebone, Mdx

    Census Return:
    50 Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone
    Joseph Coxhill - Head - Mar - 50 - Labourer - born Kirtlington, Oxfordshire
    July H. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 20 - Servant - Chelsea, Middlesex
    Mary E. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 16 - Servant - Marylebone, Middlesex
    Alfred J. Coxhill - Son - 14 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
    Esther C. Coxhill - Daur - 11 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
    Frederick W. Coxhill - Son - 9 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
    Charles J. Coxhill - Son - 6 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
    Hannah Coxhill - Wife - Mar - 49 - Mapledurham, Oxfordshire

    Census Return:
    Benjamin H. Downes - head - married - age 34 - smith's labourer - born London, Middlesex
    Mary E. Downes - wife - married - age 26 - born Marylebone, Middlesex
    Frederick J. Downes - son - age 7 - scholar - born Marylebone, Middlesex
    Benjamin H. Downes - son - age 5 - scholar - born Grosvenor Square, Middlesex

    Census Return:
    2 rooms -
    Benjamin Downs - head - married - age 44 - smith's mate - employed - born St George's, London
    Mary Downs - wife - married - age 36 - born Marylebone, London
    Benjamin Downs - son - age 15 - errand boy - employed - born St George's, London
    Lily Downs - daur - age 9 -born Battersea, London
    George Downs - son - age 5 - born Chelsea, London
    Emily Downs - daur - age 3 - born Chelsea, London

    Census Return:
    Benjamin H. Downs - head - married - age 55 - general labourer - worker - born St George Hanover Square
    Mary E. Downs - wife - married - age 46 - born Marylebone
    George A. Downs - son - single - age 15 - errand boy - worker - born Chelsea
    Emily C. Downs - daur - single - age 13 - born Chelsea

    Children:
    1. Frederick Joseph Downs was born on 4 Jul 1873 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England; died on 13 Oct 1955 in The Orpington Hospital, Orpington, Kent, England.
    2. Benjamin Henry Downs was born on 25 Jun 1875 in 5, Hart Street, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England; died on 11 May 1934 in 118, Church Road, Battersea, Surrey, England; was buried on 17 May 1934 in Wandsworth Cemetery, Magdalen And Earlsfield Roads, Wandsworth, Surrey, England.
    3. Lily Mary Downs was born on 28 Feb 1882 in 10, Elcho Street, Battersea, Surrey, England; died on 20 Jan 1962 in Ashford Hospital, Stanwell, Middlesex, England.
    4. 2. George Alfred Downs was born on 30 Oct 1885 in 17, Blantyre Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England; was christened on 22 Nov 1885 in St John's Church, Worlds End, Chelsea, Middlesex, England; died on 11 Apr 1949 in 6, Tower Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England; was buried on 16 Apr 1949 in Willesden New Cemetery, Franklyn Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England.
    5. Emily Charlotte Downs was born on 5 Apr 1888 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England; died on 5 Nov 1965 in Goffs Oak, Hertfordshire, England.

  3. 6.  Henry Francis Fordham was born on 14 Oct 1854 in 8, Holland Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England (son of Henry Francis Fordham and Eliza Matthews); died on 21 Dec 1911 in 26, Shelley Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England; was buried in Willesden New Cemetery, Franklyn Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Find A Grave Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186855954
    • Alternative Name: Harry F. Fordham
    • Census Return: 7 Apr 1861, 24, Hampden Street, Paddington, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: Between 1871 and 1892; Milkman / Milk Carrier
    • Census Return: 2 Apr 1871, 16, James Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 1874, 20, Peel Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 23 Aug 1877, 9a, James Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 3 Apr 1881, 9a, James Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 7 Jul 1885, 18, James Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 30 Jul 1886, 18, Vespan Road, Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 5 Apr 1891, 20, Vespan Road, Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 8 May 1892, 30, Vespan Road, Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: 1901; Road Labourer
    • Census Return: 31 Mar 1901, 1, Taylors Cottages, High Street, Harlesden, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: 1911; Lamplighter
    • Census Return: 2 Apr 1911, 26, Shelley Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England

    Notes:

    Census Return:
    24 Hampden Street, Paddington, London
    Hy Francis Fordham - head - married - age 34 - joiner - born Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
    Eliza Fordham - wife - married - age 31 - born Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
    Henry F. Fordham - son - age 6 - born Kensington, Middx
    William D. Fordham - son - age 5 - born Kensington, Middx

    Census Return:
    16, James Street, Kensington
    Henry F. Fordham - head - married - age 44 - carpenter - born Bury St Edmunds
    Eliza Fordham - wife - married - age 41 - born Bury St Edmunds
    Harry F. Fordham - son - age 16 - milk man - born Kensington, Middlesex
    William D. Fordham - son - age 15 - carpenter's boy - born Kensington, Middlesex
    Eliza Fordham - daur - age 9 -scholar - born Paddington, Middlesex
    Charles Fordham - son - age 4 - born Kensington, Middlesex
    James Fordham - son - age 2 - born Kensington, Middlesex

    Census Return:
    9a James Street -
    Charles Carroll - head - married - age 51 - plasterer - born Kensington, Middx
    Elizabeth Carroll - wife - married - age 50 - born Kensington, Middx
    Amelia Hervin - head - widow - age 77 - nurse - born Westminster, Middx
    Arthur Ellis - nephew - age 9 - born Kensington, Middx - imbecile
    Henry F. Fordham - head - married - age 26 - milkman - born Kensington, Middx
    Rachel M. Fordham - wife - married - age 26 - born Kensington, Middx
    Henry J.V. Fordham - son - age 5 - scholar - born Kensington, Middx
    Elizabeth R. Fordham - daur - age 2 - born Kensington, Middx
    Sarah A. Fordham - daur - 2 months - born Kensington, Middx

    8a James Street -
    living with 3 other households
    Eliza Fordham - head - widow - age 50 - upholstress - born Suffolk
    William D. Fordham - son - unmarried - age 25 - letter carrier - born Kensington, Middx
    Charles F. Fordham - son - unmarried - age 14 - paper boy - born Kensington, Middx
    James Fordham - son - unmarried - age 13 - milk boy - born Kensington, Middx

    Census Return:
    3 rooms -
    Henry F. Fordham - head - married - age 36 - milk carrier - born Kensington, London
    Rachael M. Fordham - wife - married - age 36 - born Kensington, London
    Henry J. Fordham - son - age 15 - milk carrier - born Kensington, London
    Elizabeth Fordham - daur - age 12 - scholar - born Kensington, London
    Sarah A. Fordham - daur - age 10 - scholar - born Kensington, London
    Eliza M. Fordham - daur - age 8 - scholar - born Kensington, London
    Eleanor C. Fordham - daur - age 5 - scholar - born Kensington, London
    Albert J. Fordham - son - 3 - born Shepherds Bush, London
    Caroline H. Fordham - daur - 1 - born Shepherds Bush, London

    Census Return:
    5 or more rooms -
    Henry Fordham - head - married - age 46 - road labourer - worker - born Kensington, Middx
    Rachel Fordham - wife - married - age 46 - born Kensington, Middx
    Eelena Fordham - daur - age 14 - general servant domestic - born Kensington, Middx
    Albert Fordham - son - age 13 - born Hammersmith, Middx
    Florence Fordham - daur - age 9 - born Hammersmith, Middx
    Rose Fordham - daur - age 5 - born Harlesden, Middx

    Census Return:
    26 Shelley Road, Harlesden
    3 rooms
    Henry Francis Fordham - Head - 56 - Married for 35 years - 11 children born alive - 7 children still living - 4 children who have died - Lamp Lighter - born Royal Kensington Parish
    Rachel Martha Fordham - Wife - 56 - Married - born Royal Kensington Parish - became blind at the age 52 four years blind
    Rose Mable Fordham - Daughter - 15 - born Harlesden

    Henry married Rachel Martha Carroll on 23 Aug 1874 in St George's Church, Campden Hill, Kensington, Middlesex, England. Rachel (daughter of Valentine Charles Carroll and Elizabeth Lawrence) was born on 20 Jul 1854 in Park Lane, Kensington, Middlesex, England; died on 18 Dec 1943 in 58, Harley Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England; was buried on 23 Dec 1943 in Willesden New Cemetery, Franklyn Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Rachel Martha Carroll was born on 20 Jul 1854 in Park Lane, Kensington, Middlesex, England (daughter of Valentine Charles Carroll and Elizabeth Lawrence); died on 18 Dec 1943 in 58, Harley Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England; was buried on 23 Dec 1943 in Willesden New Cemetery, Franklyn Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Find A Grave Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186855921
    • Alternative Name: Rachael Martha Carral
    • Alternative Name: Rachel Martha Fordham
    • Census Return: 1861, 4, Anns Place, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 1871, 9, James Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 1874, 9a, James Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 3 Apr 1881, 9a, James Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 7 Jul 1885, 18, James Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 30 Jul 1886, 18, Vespan Road, Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 5 Apr 1891, 20, Vespan Road, Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 8 May 1892, 30, Vespan Road, Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 31 Mar 1901, 1, Taylors Cottages, High Street, Harlesden, Middlesex, England
    • Death-Informant: 17 May 1902, 1, Taylors Cottages, High Street, Harlesden, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 17 May 1902, 1, Taylors Cottages, High Street, Harlesden, Middlesex, England
    • Medical: Between 1906 and 1907; she became blind at age 52
    • Census Return: 2 Apr 1911, 26, Shelley Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England

    Notes:

    Census Return:
    4 Anns Place, Kensington
    Valentine Carroll - Head - Mar - 31 - Plasterer - born Kensington
    Elizabeth Carroll - Wife - Mar - 30 - Plasterer wife - Kensington
    Rachel Carroll - Daur - 6 - Scholar - Kensington
    William Carroll - Son - 4 - Scholar - Kensington
    Charles Carroll - Son - 2 - Scholar - Kensington

    Census Return:
    9 James Street, Kensington
    Charles V. Carroll - Head - Mar - 42 - Plasterer - born Kensington
    Elizabeth Carroll - Wife - Mar - 41 - Laundress - Kensington
    Rachel M. Carroll - Daur - 17 - Kensington
    William Carroll - Son - 14 - Kensington
    Charles V. Carroll - Son - 12 - Kensington

    Census Return:
    9a James Street -
    Charles Carroll - head - married - age 51 - plasterer - born Kensington, Middx
    Elizabeth Carroll - wife - married - age 50 - born Kensington, Middx
    Amelia Hervin - head - widow - age 77 - nurse - born Westminster, Middx
    Arthur Ellis - nephew - age 9 - born Kensington, Middx - imbecile
    Henry F. Fordham - head - married - age 26 - milkman - born Kensington, Middx
    Rachel M. Fordham - wife - married - age 26 - born Kensington, Middx
    Henry J.V. Fordham - son - age 5 - scholar - born Kensington, Middx
    Elizabeth R. Fordham - daur - age 2 - born Kensington, Middx
    Sarah A. Fordham - daur - 2 months - born Kensington, Middx

    8a James Street -
    living with 3 other households
    Eliza Fordham - head - widow - age 50 - upholstress - born Suffolk
    William D. Fordham - son - unmarried - age 25 - letter carrier - born Kensington, Middx
    Charles F. Fordham - son - unmarried - age 14 - paper boy - born Kensington, Middx
    James Fordham - son - unmarried - age 13 - milk boy - born Kensington, Middx

    Census Return:
    3 rooms -
    Henry F. Fordham - head - married - age 36 - milk carrier - born Kensington, London
    Rachael M. Fordham - wife - married - age 36 - born Kensington, London
    Henry J. Fordham - son - age 15 - milk carrier - born Kensington, London
    Elizabeth Fordham - daur - age 12 - scholar - born Kensington, London
    Sarah A. Fordham - daur - age 10 - scholar - born Kensington, London
    Eliza M. Fordham - daur - age 8 - scholar - born Kensington, London
    Eleanor C. Fordham - daur - age 5 - scholar - born Kensington, London
    Albert J. Fordham - son - 3 - born Shepherds Bush, London
    Caroline H. Fordham - daur - 1 - born Shepherds Bush, London

    Census Return:
    5 or more rooms -
    Henry Fordham - head - married - age 46 - road labourer - worker - born Kensington, Middx
    Rachel Fordham - wife - married - age 46 - born Kensington, Middx
    Eelena Fordham - daur - age 14 - general servant domestic - born Kensington, Middx
    Albert Fordham - son - age 13 - born Hammersmith, Middx
    Florence Fordham - daur - age 9 - born Hammersmith, Middx
    Rose Fordham - daur - age 5 - born Harlesden, Middx

    Death-Informant:
    Role: Informant
    Death - Elizabeth Carroll
    Estimated Birth Year:  abt 1831
    Year of Registration:  1902
    Quarter of Registration:  Apr-May-Jun
    Age at death:  71
    District:  Hendon
    County:  Greater London, Middlesex
    Volume:  3a
    Page:  130

    Superintendent Registrar's District Hendon
    Registrar's Sub-District Willesden
    1902 Deaths in the Sub-District of Willesden in the county of Middlesex
    No. 187
    Seventeenth May 1902 1 Taylors Cottages Harlesden U.D.
    Elizabeth Carroll - female - 71 years
    Widow of Charles Valentine Carroll - Plasterer (journeyman)
    Cause of Death - Pneumonia, Syncope - Certified by A. Irby Webster M.B.
    Informant - R.M. Fordham, daughter, present at the death, 1 Taylors Cottages Harlesden
    Registered Twentieth May 1902
    Registrar - John Algar Registrar

    Census Return:
    26 Shelley Road, Harlesden
    3 rooms
    Henry Francis Fordham - Head - 56 - Married for 35 years - 11 children born alive - 7 children still living - 4 children who have died - Lamp Lighter - born Royal Kensington Parish
    Rachel Martha Fordham - Wife - 56 - Married - born Royal Kensington Parish - became blind at the age 52 four years blind
    Rose Mable Fordham - Daughter - 15 - born Harlesden

    Children:
    1. Fordham and died.
    2. Henry John Valentine Fordham was born on 3 Jul 1875 in Kensington, Middlesex, England; died on 22 Jan 1947 in 20, St Albans Road, Harlesden, Middlesex, England.
    3. Charles William Fordham was born in Dec 1876 in Kensington, Middlesex, England; died on 23 Aug 1877 in 9a, James Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England.
    4. Rachel Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Fordham was born on 12 Jul 1878 in Kensington, Middlesex, England; died in 1950 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England; was buried on 6 Dec 1950 in Islington Cemetery, East Finchley, Middlesex, England.
    5. Sarah Ann Eliza Fordham was born in 1881 in Kensington, Middlesex, England; died in Jun 1915 in Willesden, Middlesex, England.
    6. Eliza Mary Fordham was born on 28 Dec 1882 in Kensington, Middlesex, England; died in 1963 in Ealing, Middlesex, England.
    7. Charles William Fordham was born in Jun 1884 in Kensington, Middlesex, England; died on 7 Jul 1885 in 18, James Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England.
    8. 3. Eleanor Catherine Fordham was born on 30 Jul 1886 in 18, Vespan Road, Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England; died on 6 May 1958 in 6, Tower Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England; was buried in Willesden New Cemetery, Franklyn Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England.
    9. Albert James "Bertie" Fordham was born in 1888 in Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England; was christened on 29 Jan 1888 in St Luke's Church, Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England; died on 15 Jul 1916 in Mametz, France; was buried in Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz, France.
    10. Caroline Hannah Fordham was born in 1889 in Fulham, Middlesex, England; was christened on 24 Nov 1889 in St Luke's Church, Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England; died on 8 May 1892 in 30, Vespan Road, Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England.
    11. Kate Florence "Florrie" Fordham was born in 1891 in 20, Vespan Road, Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England; was christened on 16 Aug 1891 in St Luke's Church, Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England; died on 12 Apr 1908 in University College Hospital, St Pancras, Middlesex, England.
    12. Fordham was born about 1893; and died.
    13. Rose Mabel Fordham was born on 10 Sep 1895 in Hendon, Middlesex, England; died in Apr 1991 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Frederick Downs was born in 1817 in Great Livermere, Suffolk, England; was christened on 30 Sep 1817 in St Peter's Church, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England (son of Benjamin Downs and Mary Ann Wright); died on 15 Jul 1885 in Chelsea Workhouse Infirmary, Cale Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Alternative Name: Thomas Frederick Downs
    • Occupation: 1841; Harness Maker
    • Census Return: 7 Jun 1841, North Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 1843, 10, Dartmouth Street, Westminster, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: 1843; Smith
    • Occupation: Between 1845 and 1881; Farrier
    • Residence: 1 May 1845, 8, Grantham Place, Mayfair, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 30 Mar 1851, 10, John Street, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 7 Apr 1861, 37B, Church Way, St Pancras, Middlesex, England
    • Census Missing: 1871
    • Occupation: Abt Sep 1877; Hop Picker in Kent, England
    • Workhouse: Between 14 Apr 1880 and 22 Jul 1880, St George's Union Workhouse, Fulham Road, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
    • Workhouse: Between 30 Jul 1880 and 15 Jul 1885, Chelsea Union Workhouse, Britten Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
    • Settlement: 5 Aug 1880
    • Census Return: 3 Apr 1881, Chelsea Workhouse Infirmary, Cale Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England

    Notes:

    (Medical):Senectus is a medical term for old age

    Census Return:
    Fredk Downes - 25 - Harness M - N.K.

    Census Return:
    Frederick Downs - head - married - age 33 - farrier - born Bury St Edmunds
    Hannah Downs - wife - married - age 33 - born Denston, Suffolk
    Benjamin Downs - son - age 6 - born St George Hanover Square
    Ann Downs - daur - age 3 - born St George Hanover Square
    Elizabeth Slowgrove - aunt - widow - age 38 - workwoman - born Penrith, Cornwall

    Census Return:
    Tho Fred Downs - head - widower - age 43 - farrier - born Bury St Ed, Suffolk

    Settlement:
    Settlement Examination 5th Aug 1880 at Chelsea Workhouse Britten Street
    Downs Frederick 70 Wdr [Widower] Crossing Sweeper =
    Ad. [Admitted] 30th July from 58 George St there 2 wks [weeks] =
    bre: [before] St. Georges Union 4 mos [months]
    bre: [before] 8 Cliffords Row Ebury Square 4 yrs. Lodging House left there last April =
    went Hopping in Kent 3 yrs [years] ago 1 mo. [month] =
    bre: [before] Haddons Lodging House Chelsea several mos [months] -
    always in Lodgings -
    Farrier - never appd [apprenticed] =
    native of Bury St Edmunds =
    son of Benjamin &
    fa: [father] dead
    9 yrs [years] at Bury =
    fa: [father] was in business as a Farrier in High Baxter St & died there had same several years =
    don't know what rent or how hired =
    when pau: [pauper] 16 yrs old fa: [father] was in lodgings at Bury =
    no relatives alive =
    fa: [father] a native of Livermere 5 miles from Bury =
    don't know where
    Xd [Examined]
    Enq. [Enquiry] Ebury Square
    QF. [Query?] St George

    Census Return:
    Frederick Downs - inmate - widower - age 71 - farrier - born Suffolk

    Frederick married Hannah Carter on 22 Oct 1843 in St Margaret's Church, Westminster, Middlesex, England. Hannah (daughter of Henry Carter and Ann Albon) was born in 1817 in Denston, Suffolk, England; was christened on 26 Oct 1817 in St Nicholas' Church, Denston, Suffolk, England; died on 8 Sep 1855 in 3, Bruton Place, Berkeley Square, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England; was buried on 13 Sep 1855 in St George's Church, Hanover Square, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Hannah Carter was born in 1817 in Denston, Suffolk, England; was christened on 26 Oct 1817 in St Nicholas' Church, Denston, Suffolk, England (daughter of Henry Carter and Ann Albon); died on 8 Sep 1855 in 3, Bruton Place, Berkeley Square, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England; was buried on 13 Sep 1855 in St George's Church, Hanover Square, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1839, Stansfield, Suffolk, England
    • Census Missing: 1841
    • Residence: 1843, 10, Dartmouth Street, Westminster, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 1 May 1845, 8, Grantham Place, Mayfair, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 30 Mar 1851, 10, John Street, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England

    Notes:

    (Medical):A pharyngeal abscess is an infection in one of the deep spaces of the neck.  It can develop after extension of upper respiratory tract infections or as a result of trauma to the neck. Pharyngeal abscess has a high potential for airway obstruction and high mortality.

    Census Return:
    Frederick Downs - head - married - age 33 - farrier - born Bury St Edmunds
    Hannah Downs - wife - married - age 33 - born Denston, Suffolk
    Benjamin Downs - son - age 6 - born St George Hanover Square
    Ann Downs - daur - age 3 - born St George Hanover Square
    Elizabeth Slowgrove - aunt - widow - age 38 - workwoman - born Penrith, Cornwall

    Children:
    1. 4. Benjamin Henry Downs was born on 1 May 1845 in 8, Grantham Place, Mayfair, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England; was christened on 27 Jul 1845 in St George's Church, Hanover Square, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England; died on 15 Sep 1927 in 164, St Johns Hill, Battersea, Surrey, England; was buried on 21 Sep 1927 in Wandsworth Cemetery, Magdalen And Earlsfield Roads, Wandsworth, Surrey, England.
    2. Ann "Annie" Downs was born about 1847 in Paris, France; died on 6 Jan 1919 in London County Lunatic Asylum, Norwood, Uxbridge, Middlesex, England.
    3. Emily Mary Downs was born on 22 Sep 1851 in Grosvenor Mews, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England; was christened on 30 Nov 1851 in St George's Church, Hanover Square, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England; died in 1942 in Fulham, Middlesex, England.
    4. Downs was born in 1853; died in 1853 in Warwick Street, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England; was buried on 4 Feb 1853 in St George's Church, Hanover Square, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England.
    5. George Robert Downs was born on 26 Aug 1855 in 3, Bruton Place, Berkeley Square, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England; and died.

  3. 10.  Joseph Coxhill was born in 1820 in Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, England; was christened on 29 Oct 1820 in St Mary the Virgin's Church, Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, England (son of William Coxhill and Leah Barton); died on 26 May 1895 in 33, Stanhope Street, St Pancras, Middlesex, England; was buried on 31 May 1895 in St Pancras Cemetery, East Finchley, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Census Return: 7 Jun 1841, Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, England
    • Residence: 5 Feb 1849, 66, Lower Sloane Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: 5 Feb 1849; Groom
    • Occupation: 1851; Coachman
    • Census Return: 30 Mar 1851, 39, North Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: 6 Nov 1854; Cabman
    • Occupation: 1861; Stableman
    • Census Return: 7 Apr 1861, 50, Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: 1871; Labourer
    • Census Return: 2 Apr 1871, 50, Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
    • Literate: 1873
    • Witness: 21 Jun 1873, Holy Trinity Church, Marylebone, Middlesex, England; at his daughter Mary Emma's marriage
    • Occupation: Between 21 Jun 1873 and 1881; Servant
    • Census Return: 3 Apr 1881, 53, Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: Between 1891 and 1895; Cab Driver
    • Census Return: 5 Apr 1891, 33, Stanhope Street, St Pancras, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 1895, 33, Stanhope Street, St Pancras, Middlesex, England

    Notes:

    Census Return:
    Kirtlington, Oxfordshire
    /William Coxhill - 75 - Ag Lab - yes born in county
    /William Coxhill - 40 - Ag Lab - yes
    Leah Coxhill - 41 - no not born in county
    Joseph Coxhill - 21 - yes
    Thomas Coxhill - 18 - yes
    Charles Coxhill - 15 - yes
    Sarah Coxhill - 13 - yes

    Census Return:
    39 North Street, Chelsea
    Joseph Coxhill - Head - Mar - 30 - Coachman - British Subject
    Hannah Coxhill - Wife - Mar - 29 - Durham Maple
    Joseph Henry Coxhill - Son - 2 - Middx, Chelsea
    Julia Coxhill - Daur - 4 months - Middx, Chelsea

    Census Return:
    50 Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone
    Joseph Coxhill - Head - Mar - 40 - Stableman - born Oxfordshire
    Hannah Coxhill - Wife - Mar - 40 - Oxfordshire
    Josh H. Coxhill - Son - Unm - 12 - Scholar - Chelsea, Midx
    J. Hannah Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 10 - Scholar - Oxfordshire
    Sarah A. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 8 - Scholar - Chelsea, Mdx
    Mary E. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 6 - Scholar - Marylebone, Midx
    Alfd J. Coxhill - Son - Unm - 4 - Scholar - Marylebone, Mdx
    Esther C. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 1 - Scholar - Marylebone, Mdx

    Census Return:
    50 Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone
    Joseph Coxhill - Head - Mar - 50 - Labourer - born Kirtlington, Oxfordshire
    July H. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 20 - Servant - Chelsea, Middlesex
    Mary E. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 16 - Servant - Marylebone, Middlesex
    Alfred J. Coxhill - Son - 14 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
    Esther C. Coxhill - Daur - 11 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
    Frederick W. Coxhill - Son - 9 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
    Charles J. Coxhill - Son - 6 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
    Hannah Coxhill - Wife - Mar - 49 - Mapledurham, Oxfordshire

    Census Return:
    53 Park Crescent Mews, Marylebone
    Joseph Coxhill - Head - Mar - 61 - Servant - born Oxfordshire
    Hannah Coxhill - Wife - Mar - 60 - Oxfordshire
    Frederick Coxhill - Son - Unm - 19 - Servant - Marylebone, Middlesex
    Charlie Coxhill - Son - Unm - 16 - Servant - Marylebone, Middlesex

    Census Return:
    33 Stanhope Street, St Pancras
    2 rooms
    James Linton - Head - Mar - 40 - Pianoforte Maker - employed - born St Pancras, London
    Julia H. Linton - Wife - Mar - 40 - Reading
    James A. Linton - Son - 10 - Scholar - St Pancras, London
    Ethel A. Linton - Daur - 9 - Scholar - St Pancras, London
    Violet L. Linton - Daur - 4 - St Pancras, London
    Mabel L. Linton - Daur - 3 - St Pancras, London
    Joseph Coxhill - Fat in Law - Widr - 70 - Cab Driver - employed - Curtlington, Oxfordshire
    Charles J. Coxhill - Bro in Law - Mar - 26 - Cab Driver - employed - Marylebone, London

    Joseph married Hannah Clements on 5 Feb 1849 in St Jude's Church, Chelsea, Middlesex, England. Hannah (daughter of James Clements and Hannah Mason) was born about Nov 1821 in Mapledurham, Oxfordshire, England; was christened on 9 Dec 1821 in St Margaret's Church, Mapledurham, Oxfordshire, England; died on 6 Oct 1887 in 41, Great York Mews, Marylebone, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Hannah Clements was born about Nov 1821 in Mapledurham, Oxfordshire, England; was christened on 9 Dec 1821 in St Margaret's Church, Mapledurham, Oxfordshire, England (daughter of James Clements and Hannah Mason); died on 6 Oct 1887 in 41, Great York Mews, Marylebone, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Census Return: 7 Jun 1841, Tinkers Green, Mapledurham, Oxfordshire, England
    • Residence: 5 Feb 1849, 12, Cumberland Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 30 Mar 1851, 39, North Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 6 Nov 1854, 20, Great Barton Street, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 7 Apr 1861, 50, Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 2 Apr 1871, 50, Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 3 Apr 1881, 53, Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone, Middlesex, England

    Notes:

    (Medical):Dropsy is an old term for the swelling of soft tissues due to the accumulation of excess water and would have usually been due to congestive heart failure.

    Census Return:
    Tinkers Green, Mapledurham, Oxfordshire
    James Clements - 55 - Labourer - yes born in county
    Hannah Clements - 55 - no born out of county
    William Clements - 22 - Labourer - yes
    Hannah Clements - 20 - yes
    Sarah Clements - 3 - no

    Census Return:
    39 North Street, Chelsea
    Joseph Coxhill - Head - Mar - 30 - Coachman - British Subject
    Hannah Coxhill - Wife - Mar - 29 - Durham Maple
    Joseph Henry Coxhill - Son - 2 - Middx, Chelsea
    Julia Coxhill - Daur - 4 months - Middx, Chelsea

    Census Return:
    50 Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone
    Joseph Coxhill - Head - Mar - 40 - Stableman - born Oxfordshire
    Hannah Coxhill - Wife - Mar - 40 - Oxfordshire
    Josh H. Coxhill - Son - Unm - 12 - Scholar - Chelsea, Midx
    J. Hannah Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 10 - Scholar - Oxfordshire
    Sarah A. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 8 - Scholar - Chelsea, Mdx
    Mary E. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 6 - Scholar - Marylebone, Midx
    Alfd J. Coxhill - Son - Unm - 4 - Scholar - Marylebone, Mdx
    Esther C. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 1 - Scholar - Marylebone, Mdx

    Census Return:
    50 Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone
    Joseph Coxhill - Head - Mar - 50 - Labourer - born Kirtlington, Oxfordshire
    July H. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 20 - Servant - Chelsea, Middlesex
    Mary E. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 16 - Servant - Marylebone, Middlesex
    Alfred J. Coxhill - Son - 14 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
    Esther C. Coxhill - Daur - 11 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
    Frederick W. Coxhill - Son - 9 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
    Charles J. Coxhill - Son - 6 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
    Hannah Coxhill - Wife - Mar - 49 - Mapledurham, Oxfordshire

    Census Return:
    53 Park Crescent Mews, Marylebone
    Joseph Coxhill - Head - Mar - 61 - Servant - born Oxfordshire
    Hannah Coxhill - Wife - Mar - 60 - Oxfordshire
    Frederick Coxhill - Son - Unm - 19 - Servant - Marylebone, Middlesex
    Charlie Coxhill - Son - Unm - 16 - Servant - Marylebone, Middlesex

    Children:
    1. Joseph Henry Coxhill was born in 1849 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England; died in 1905 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England.
    2. Julia Hannah Coxhill was born in Dec 1850 in Oxfordshire, England; died in 1909 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England; was buried on 16 Mar 1909 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England.
    3. Sarah Anne Coxhill was born on 4 Oct 1852 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England; was christened on 19 Jun 1855 in St Marylebone Church, Marylebone, Middlesex, England; died in 1890 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England.
    4. 5. Mary Emma Coxhill was born on 6 Nov 1854 in 20, Great Barton Street, Marylebone, Middlesex, England; died on 27 Jun 1909 in 40, Lots Road, Chelsea, Middlesex, England; was buried on 3 Jul 1909 in Wandsworth Cemetery, Magdalen And Earlsfield Roads, Wandsworth, Surrey, England.
    5. Alfred James "James" Coxhill was born in 1857 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England; died in 1929 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England.
    6. Esther Caroline Coxhill was born in 1859 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England; died in Oct 1906 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England; was buried on 30 Oct 1906 in St Pancras Cemetery, East Finchley, Middlesex, England.
    7. Frederick William Coxhill was born in 1861 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England; died after 1881.
    8. Charles John Coxhill was born in 1864 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England; died in 1933; was buried on 13 Nov 1933 in St Marylebone Church, Marylebone, Middlesex, England.

  5. 12.  Henry Francis Fordham was born on 2 Dec 1826 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England; was christened on 7 Jan 1827 in St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England (son of William Fordham and Hannah Colman); died on 2 Oct 1876 in 19, Orchard Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Census Return: 7 Jun 1841, Eastgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
    • Literate: 1850
    • Residence: 1850, Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
    • Occupation: Between 1850 and 1874; Carpenter and Joiner
    • Census Return: 30 Mar 1851, 81, Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
    • Residence: 14 Oct 1854, 8, Holland Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 26 Feb 1859, 20, Campden Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 22 Oct 1859, 17, Dartmoor Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 7 Apr 1861, 24, Hampden Street, Paddington, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 23 Jul 1863, 13, James Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 2 Apr 1871, 16, James Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Marriage-Witness: 23 Aug 1874, St George's Church, Campden Hill, Kensington, Middlesex, England

    Notes:

    (Medical):Phthisis is a progressively wasting or consumptive condition especially pulmonary tuberculosis

    Census Return:
    Eastgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
    Hannah Fordham - age 45 - baker - yes born in county
    William Fordham - age 20 - baker - yes born in county
    Caroline Fordham - age 15 - yes born in county
    Henry Fordham - age 10 - yes born in county
    Elinor Fordham - age 10 - yes born in county
    Hannah Fordham - age 8 - yes born in county
    living in same house -
    Mary Morris - age 65 - independent - yes born in county
    James Morris - age 10 - yes born in county

    Census Return:
    81 Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
    Henry Francis Fordham - head - married - age 24 - carpenter and joiner - born Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
    Eliza Fordham - wife - married - age 21 - straw hat maker - born Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
    Elizabeth Matthews - sister in law - unmarried - age 31 - born Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

    Census Return:
    24 Hampden Street, Paddington, London
    Hy Francis Fordham - head - married - age 34 - joiner - born Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
    Eliza Fordham - wife - married - age 31 - born Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
    Henry F. Fordham - son - age 6 - born Kensington, Middx
    William D. Fordham - son - age 5 - born Kensington, Middx

    Census Return:
    16, James Street, Kensington
    Henry F. Fordham - head - married - age 44 - carpenter - born Bury St Edmunds
    Eliza Fordham - wife - married - age 41 - born Bury St Edmunds
    Harry F. Fordham - son - age 16 - milk man - born Kensington, Middlesex
    William D. Fordham - son - age 15 - carpenter's boy - born Kensington, Middlesex
    Eliza Fordham - daur - age 9 -scholar - born Paddington, Middlesex
    Charles Fordham - son - age 4 - born Kensington, Middlesex
    James Fordham - son - age 2 - born Kensington, Middlesex

    Marriage-Witness:
    Role: Witness

    Henry married Eliza Matthews on 11 Dec 1850 in St John The Evangelist's Church, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. Eliza (daughter of David Matthews and Elizabeth Tuck) was born on 21 Mar 1829 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England; was christened on 28 Mar 1829 in St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England; died on 15 Oct 1886 in 51, Denmark Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Eliza Matthews was born on 21 Mar 1829 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England; was christened on 28 Mar 1829 in St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England (daughter of David Matthews and Elizabeth Tuck); died on 15 Oct 1886 in 51, Denmark Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Alternative Name: Eliza Fordham
    • Census Return: 1841, Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
    • Literate: 1850
    • Residence: 1850, Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
    • Occupation: 1851; Straw Hat Maker
    • Census Return: 30 Mar 1851, 81, Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
    • Residence: 14 Oct 1854, 8, Holland Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 26 Feb 1859, 20, Campden Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 22 Oct 1859, 17, Dartmoor Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 7 Apr 1861, 24, Hampden Street, Paddington, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 23 Jul 1863, 13, James Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 2 Apr 1871, 16, James Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: 1881; Upholstress
    • Census Return: 3 Apr 1881, 8a, James Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 27 Jul 1882, 44, Stanford Road, Kensington, Middlesex, England

    Notes:

    Census Return:
    Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
    /Elizabeth Mathews - 42 - Schoolmistress - yes born in county
    Elizabeth Mathews - 21 - yes
    Eleanor Mathews - 17 - yes
    George Mathews - 14 - no
    Eliza Mathews - 12 - yes
    /Thomas Tuck - 73 - yes

    Census Return:
    81 Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
    Henry Francis Fordham - head - married - age 24 - carpenter and joiner - born Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
    Eliza Fordham - wife - married - age 21 - straw hat maker - born Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
    Elizabeth Matthews - sister in law - unmarried - age 31 - born Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

    Census Return:
    24 Hampden Street, Paddington, London
    Hy Francis Fordham - head - married - age 34 - joiner - born Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
    Eliza Fordham - wife - married - age 31 - born Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
    Henry F. Fordham - son - age 6 - born Kensington, Middx
    William D. Fordham - son - age 5 - born Kensington, Middx

    Census Return:
    16, James Street, Kensington
    Henry F. Fordham - head - married - age 44 - carpenter - born Bury St Edmunds
    Eliza Fordham - wife - married - age 41 - born Bury St Edmunds
    Harry F. Fordham - son - age 16 - milk man - born Kensington, Middlesex
    William D. Fordham - son - age 15 - carpenter's boy - born Kensington, Middlesex
    Eliza Fordham - daur - age 9 -scholar - born Paddington, Middlesex
    Charles Fordham - son - age 4 - born Kensington, Middlesex
    James Fordham - son - age 2 - born Kensington, Middlesex

    Census Return:
    9a James Street -
    Charles Carroll - head - married - age 51 - plasterer - born Kensington, Middx
    Elizabeth Carroll - wife - married - age 50 - born Kensington, Middx
    Amelia Hervin - head - widow - age 77 - nurse - born Westminster, Middx
    Arthur Ellis - nephew - age 9 - born Kensington, Middx - imbecile
    Henry F. Fordham - head - married - age 26 - milkman - born Kensington, Middx
    Rachel M. Fordham - wife - married - age 26 - born Kensington, Middx
    Henry J.V. Fordham - son - age 5 - scholar - born Kensington, Middx
    Elizabeth R. Fordham - daur - age 2 - born Kensington, Middx
    Sarah A. Fordham - daur - 2 months - born Kensington, Middx

    8a James Street -
    living with 3 other households
    Eliza Fordham - head - widow - age 50 - upholstress - born Suffolk
    William D. Fordham - son - unmarried - age 25 - letter carrier - born Kensington, Middx
    Charles F. Fordham - son - unmarried - age 14 - paper boy - born Kensington, Middx
    James Fordham - son - unmarried - age 13 - milk boy - born Kensington, Middx

    Children:
    1. 6. Henry Francis Fordham was born on 14 Oct 1854 in 8, Holland Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England; died on 21 Dec 1911 in 26, Shelley Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England; was buried in Willesden New Cemetery, Franklyn Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England.
    2. William David Fordham was born in 1856 in Kensington, Middlesex, England; died in 1892 in Hendon, Middlesex, England.
    3. Frederick George Fordham was born about Aug 1857 in Kensington, Middlesex, England; died on 26 Feb 1859 in 20, Campden Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England.
    4. Edward Albert Fordham was born in Sep 1859 in Kensington, Middlesex, England; died on 22 Oct 1859 in 17, Dartmoor Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England.
    5. Eliza Mary Fordham was born in 1861 in Paddington, Middlesex, England; died on 27 Jul 1882 in 44, Stanford Road, Kensington, Middlesex, England.
    6. George Fordham was born in Apr 1863 in Kensington, Middlesex, England; died on 23 Jul 1863 in 13, James Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England.
    7. Charles Frederick Fordham was born in 1866 in Kensington, Middlesex, England; died on 30 Jan 1942 in Willesden, Middlesex, England.
    8. James Fordham was born in 1867 in Kensington, Middlesex, England; died in 1936 in Willesden, Middlesex, England.

  7. 14.  Valentine Charles Carroll was born on 14 Feb 1829 in Kensington, Middlesex, England; was christened on 8 Mar 1829 in Our Lady of Victories Roman Catholic Church, Kensington High Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England (son of John Carroll and Martha Blanchard); died on 27 Jun 1894 in St George's Hospital, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Alternative Name: Charles Valentine Carroll
    • Alternative Name: Valentine Charles Carral
    • Alternative Name: Valentinus Carolus Caroll
    • Census Return: 1841, Ivy Cottage, Gore Lane, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 1851, 60, Park Lane, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: Between 1851 and 1852; Tailor
    • Residence: 9 Jun 1851, 42 1/2, York Street, Westminster, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: Between 13 Jun 1852 and 29 Aug 1854, Park Lane, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: Between 1853 and 1894; Plasterer (journeyman)
    • Census Return: 1861, 4, Anns Place, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 1871, 9, James Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Marriage-Witness: 23 Aug 1874, St George's Church, Campden Hill, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 3 Apr 1881, 9a, James Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 1891, 18A, James Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England

    Notes:

    Census Return:
    Ivy Cottage, Gore Lane, Kensington
    living with separate household of Richard Marks and family
    /John Carroll - 40 - Tailor - born Ireland
    Martha Carroll - 40 - yes born in the county
    Elizth Carroll - 14 - yes
    Valentine Carroll - 12 - yes
    Mary Ann Carroll - 9 - yes
    John Carroll - 6 - yes
    Willm Carroll - 4 - yes
    /Henry Hervin - 23 - Labourer - yes
    Mary Hervin - 30 - yes
    John Cleverly - 27 - Gardener - no
    Thomas Buck - 26 - Gardener - born Ireland
    Hugh Contindale - 30 - Gardener - born Ireland
    Willm Everatt - 20 - Gardener - no
    James Comeing - 25 - Gardener - yes
    Robt Stuge - 45 - Gardener - yes

    Census Return:
    60 Park Lane, Kensington
    John Carroll - Head - Mar - 53 - Journeyman Tailor - born Co Cavan, Ireland
    Martha Carroll - Wife - Mar - 46 - Wherwell, Hants
    Valentine Carroll - Son - Unm - 22 - Kensington, Middx
    William Carroll - Son - 12 - Kensington, Middx

    Census Return:
    4 Anns Place, Kensington
    Valentine Carroll - Head - Mar - 31 - Plasterer - born Kensington
    Elizabeth Carroll - Wife - Mar - 30 - Plasterer wife - Kensington
    Rachel Carroll - Daur - 6 - Scholar - Kensington
    William Carroll - Son - 4 - Scholar - Kensington
    Charles Carroll - Son - 2 - Scholar - Kensington

    Census Return:
    9 James Street, Kensington
    Charles V. Carroll - Head - Mar - 42 - Plasterer - born Kensington
    Elizabeth Carroll - Wife - Mar - 41 - Laundress - Kensington
    Rachel M. Carroll - Daur - 17 - Kensington
    William Carroll - Son - 14 - Kensington
    Charles V. Carroll - Son - 12 - Kensington

    Marriage-Witness:
    Role: Witness

    Census Return:
    9a James Street -
    Charles Carroll - head - married - age 51 - plasterer - born Kensington, Middx
    Elizabeth Carroll - wife - married - age 50 - born Kensington, Middx
    Amelia Hervin - head - widow - age 77 - nurse - born Westminster, Middx
    Arthur Ellis - nephew - age 9 - born Kensington, Middx - imbecile
    Henry F. Fordham - head - married - age 26 - milkman - born Kensington, Middx
    Rachel M. Fordham - wife - married - age 26 - born Kensington, Middx
    Henry J.V. Fordham - son - age 5 - scholar - born Kensington, Middx
    Elizabeth R. Fordham - daur - age 2 - born Kensington, Middx
    Sarah A. Fordham - daur - 2 months - born Kensington, Middx

    8a James Street -
    living with 3 other households
    Eliza Fordham - head - widow - age 50 - upholstress - born Suffolk
    William D. Fordham - son - unmarried - age 25 - letter carrier - born Kensington, Middx
    Charles F. Fordham - son - unmarried - age 14 - paper boy - born Kensington, Middx
    James Fordham - son - unmarried - age 13 - milk boy - born Kensington, Middx

    Census Return:
    18A James Street, Kensington
    4 rooms
    Charles Carroll - Head - Mar - 60 - Plasterer - born Kensington - neither employer nor employed
    Elizabeth Carroll - Wife - Mar - 61 - born Kensington
    George Valentine - Lodger - single - 45 - General Labour - Not known where born - neither employer nor employed
    Henry Dancey - Lodger - single - 58 - General Labourer - Not known where born - neither employer nor employed
    John Lawrence - Lodger - single - 63 - General Labour - Not known where born - neither employer nor employed

    Valentine married Elizabeth Lawrence on 9 Jun 1851 in St Margaret's Church, Westminster, Middlesex, England. Elizabeth (daughter of John Lawrence and Rachel Parry) was born in 1830 in King Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England; was christened on 3 Mar 1830 in St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington, Middlesex, England; died on 17 May 1902 in 1, Taylors Cottages, High Street, Harlesden, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Elizabeth Lawrence was born in 1830 in King Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England; was christened on 3 Mar 1830 in St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington, Middlesex, England (daughter of John Lawrence and Rachel Parry); died on 17 May 1902 in 1, Taylors Cottages, High Street, Harlesden, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Alternative Name: Elizabeth Carral
    • Alternative Name: Elizabeth Carroll
    • Census Missing: 6 Jun 1841, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Illiterate: 1851
    • Occupation: Between 1851 and 1861; Laundress
    • Census Return: 30 Mar 1851, 5, Park Lane, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 9 Jun 1851, William Street, Westminster, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: Between 13 Jun 1852 and 29 Aug 1854, Park Lane, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 1861, 4, Anns Place, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 1871, 9, James Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 3 Apr 1881, 9a, James Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 1891, 18A, James Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 31 Mar 1901, 15, St James Place, Kensington, Middlesex, England

    Notes:

    Census Missing:
    Part of Kensington in the 1841 census returns is missing

    Census Return:
    4 Park Lane, Kensington
    Rachel Lawrence - Head - Wid - 56 - Laundress - born Wales
    John Lawrence - Son - Unm - 23 - Plaster (Journeyman) - born Kensington, Middx
    Jacob Doell - Lodger - Unm - 54 - Laboroer - born Wilts
    Benjamin Winter - Lodger - Unm - 23 - Shoemaker - born Bath, Somersetshire

    5 Park Lane, Kensington
    Robert Wilson - Head - Mar - 28 - Painter - born Newport, Salop
    Jane Wilson - Wife - 25 - born Lambeth, Surrey
    /James Mahoney - Head - Mar - 56 - Gardiner - born Cork, Ireland
    Jane Mahoney - Wife - Mar - 56 - born Salisbury, Wilts
    Henry S. Ellis - Son - Unm - 22 - Tailor - born London, Middx
    Elizabeth Lawrence - Lodger - Unm - 21 - Laundress - born Kensington
    Jane Colnet - Lodger - Unm - 19 - Laundress - born Kensington

    Census Return:
    4 Anns Place, Kensington
    Valentine Carroll - Head - Mar - 31 - Plasterer - born Kensington
    Elizabeth Carroll - Wife - Mar - 30 - Plasterer wife - Kensington
    Rachel Carroll - Daur - 6 - Scholar - Kensington
    William Carroll - Son - 4 - Scholar - Kensington
    Charles Carroll - Son - 2 - Scholar - Kensington

    Census Return:
    9 James Street, Kensington
    Charles V. Carroll - Head - Mar - 42 - Plasterer - born Kensington
    Elizabeth Carroll - Wife - Mar - 41 - Laundress - Kensington
    Rachel M. Carroll - Daur - 17 - Kensington
    William Carroll - Son - 14 - Kensington
    Charles V. Carroll - Son - 12 - Kensington

    Census Return:
    9a James Street -
    Charles Carroll - head - married - age 51 - plasterer - born Kensington, Middx
    Elizabeth Carroll - wife - married - age 50 - born Kensington, Middx
    Amelia Hervin - head - widow - age 77 - nurse - born Westminster, Middx
    Arthur Ellis - nephew - age 9 - born Kensington, Middx - imbecile
    Henry F. Fordham - head - married - age 26 - milkman - born Kensington, Middx
    Rachel M. Fordham - wife - married - age 26 - born Kensington, Middx
    Henry J.V. Fordham - son - age 5 - scholar - born Kensington, Middx
    Elizabeth R. Fordham - daur - age 2 - born Kensington, Middx
    Sarah A. Fordham - daur - 2 months - born Kensington, Middx

    8a James Street -
    living with 3 other households
    Eliza Fordham - head - widow - age 50 - upholstress - born Suffolk
    William D. Fordham - son - unmarried - age 25 - letter carrier - born Kensington, Middx
    Charles F. Fordham - son - unmarried - age 14 - paper boy - born Kensington, Middx
    James Fordham - son - unmarried - age 13 - milk boy - born Kensington, Middx

    Census Return:
    18A James Street, Kensington
    4 rooms
    Charles Carroll - Head - Mar - 60 - Plasterer - born Kensington - neither employer nor employed
    Elizabeth Carroll - Wife - Mar - 61 - born Kensington
    George Valentine - Lodger - single - 45 - General Labour - Not known where born - neither employer nor employed
    Henry Dancey - Lodger - single - 58 - General Labourer - Not known where born - neither employer nor employed
    John Lawrence - Lodger - single - 63 - General Labour - Not known where born - neither employer nor employed

    Census Return:
    15 St James Place, Kensington
    3 rooms
    Margaret M. Fordham - head - wid - shopkeeper sweets baker etc - Notting Hill
    William J. Fordham - son - 11 - Kilburn
    Hannah S. Fordham - daur - 10 - Kilburn
    Sarah A. Flanagan - mother - wid - 77 - Kensington
    Elizabeth Carroll - visitor - wid - 71 - Kensington

    Children:
    1. John Thomas Carroll was born in Feb 1852 in Kensington, Middlesex, England; died on 13 Jun 1852 in Park Lane, Kensington, Middlesex, England.
    2. Charles Carroll was born on 9 Jun 1853 in Kensington, Middlesex, England; died on 11 Jun 1853 in Park Lane, Kensington, Middlesex, England.
    3. 7. Rachel Martha Carroll was born on 20 Jul 1854 in Park Lane, Kensington, Middlesex, England; died on 18 Dec 1943 in 58, Harley Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England; was buried on 23 Dec 1943 in Willesden New Cemetery, Franklyn Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England.
    4. William Thomas Carroll was born in 1857 in Kensington, Middlesex, England; died in 1900 in Kensington, Middlesex, England.
    5. Charles Valentine Carroll was born in 1859 in Kensington, Middlesex, England; died on 15 Dec 1916 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England.