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Ernest Henry George Woods

Male 1901 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ernest Henry George Woods was born in 1901 in Kings Cross, St Pancras, Middlesex, England (son of Ernest Charles Woods and Rachel Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Fordham); and died.

    Other Events:

    • Census Return: 31 Mar 1901, 39, York Road, St Pancras, Middlesex, England
    • Newspaper: 1906


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ernest Charles Woods was born on 29 Jun 1877 in Surbiton, Surrey, England; died in 1941 in Islington, Middlesex, England; was buried on 7 Apr 1941 in Islington Cemetery, East Finchley, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: 1901; Railway Porter
    • Census Return: 31 Mar 1901, 39, York Road, St Pancras, Middlesex, England
    • Newspaper: 1906

    Ernest married Rachel Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Fordham on 20 Jan 1900 in All Souls Church, Harlesden, Middlesex, England. Rachel (daughter of Henry Francis Fordham and Rachel Martha Carroll) 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. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Rachel Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Fordham was born on 12 Jul 1878 in Kensington, Middlesex, England (daughter of Henry Francis Fordham and Rachel Martha Carroll); died in 1950 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England; was buried on 6 Dec 1950 in Islington Cemetery, East Finchley, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Alternative Name: Elizabeth Rachel Fordham
    • Census Return: 3 Apr 1881, 9a, James Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 5 Apr 1891, 20, Vespan Road, Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 31 Mar 1901, 39, York Road, St Pancras, Middlesex, England
    • Newspaper: 1906

    Notes:

    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

    Children:
    1. 1. Ernest Henry George Woods was born in 1901 in Kings Cross, St Pancras, Middlesex, England; and died.
    2. Albert James Woods was born on 5 Jan 1903 in Kings Cross, St Pancras, Middlesex, England; died in 1991 in Havering, Essex, England.
    3. Gladys Eleanor Woods was born in 1905 in Holloway, Islington, Middlesex, England; and died.
    4. Lilian May Woods was born in 1907 in Holloway, Islington, Middlesex, England; and died.
    5. William Leonard Woods was born on 9 Feb 1910 in Holloway, Islington, Middlesex, England; died in 1976 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England.
    6. Nellie Elizabeth Woods was born in 1913 in Islington, Middlesex, England; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 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]


  2. 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. 3. 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. 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. 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]


  2. 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.

  3. 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]


  4. 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.