Hello Jim,
I located the baptism indexes for Charlotte Martin and five of her siblings at the Latter Day Saints (LDS) website at
www.familysearch.orgThe baptism indexes each show that the parents of the Martin children are Thomas Martin and Mary. Mary’s maiden name however, is not given in the indexes, and I don’t believe it will be in the full baptism records. The baptisms of the Martin children took place in the Eton, Bucks, Church of England. Charlotte’s baptism occurred on 22 February 1835. The name of the church, I believe, is St John the Evangelist. Charlotte’s baptism index follows:
CHARLOTTE MARTIN
Female
Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 22 FEB 1835 Eton, Buckingham, England
Death:
Burial:
Parents:
Father: THOMAS MARTIN
Mother: MARY
Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record.
The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
Source Information:
Batch No.: C069991
Dates: 1811 - 1878
Film Number: 0919643 = Parish registers for Eton, 1594-1967 Church of England. Parish Church of Eton
(Buckinghamshire):
Notes: Microfilm of original records at Eton College, Windsor. These records have since been moved to the
Buckingham County Record Office, Aylesbury, England.
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Charlotte’s baptism record can be found in LDS microfilm number 0919643. You can order this film from your local Family History Center.
The following are the LDS baptism indexes for the older and younger siblings of Charlotte Martin. These include Thomas (1831), David (1833), Ann (1836), Henry (1838), and Sarah (1840). All the children were baptized in Eton. The baptism records for these children can be found in the same LDS microfilm as the baptism for Charlotte. After the birth indexes for the two youngest children, Henry and Sarah, I’ve included their General Register Office (GRO) birth indexes. These indexes cite where the full birth records of Henry and Sarah can be found in the GRO registers. Their birth certs will tell you their mother’s maiden name:
THOMAS MARTIN
Male
Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 25 SEP 1831 Eton, Buckingham, England
Death:
Burial:
Parents:
Father: THOMAS MARTIN
Mother: MARY
Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record.
The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
Source Information:
Batch No.: C069991
Dates: 1811 - 1878
Film Number: 0919643 = Parish registers for Eton, 1594-1967 Church of England. Parish Church of Eton
(Buckinghamshire):
Notes: Microfilm of original records at Eton College, Windsor. These records have since been moved to the
Buckingham County Record Office, Aylesbury, England.
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DAVID MARTIN
Male
Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 14 JUL 1833 Eton, Buckingham, England
Death:
Burial:
Parents:
Father: THOMAS MARTIN
Mother: MARY
Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record.
The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
Source Information:
Batch No.: C069991
Dates: 1811 - 1878
Film Number: 0919643 = Parish registers for Eton, 1594-1967 Church of England. Parish Church of Eton
(Buckinghamshire):
Notes: Microfilm of original records at Eton College, Windsor. These records have since been moved to the
Buckingham County Record Office, Aylesbury, England.
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ANN MARTIN
Female
Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 31 JUL 1836 Eton, Buckingham, England
Death:
Burial:
Parents:
Father: THOMAS MARTIN
Mother: MARY
Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record.
The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
Source Information:
Batch No.: C069991
Dates: 1811 - 1878
Film Number: 0919643 = Parish registers for Eton, 1594-1967 Church of England. Parish Church of Eton
(Buckinghamshire):
Notes: Microfilm of original records at Eton College, Windsor. These records have since been moved to the
Buckingham County Record Office, Aylesbury, England.
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HENRY MARTIN
Male
Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 25 MAR 1838 Eton, Buckingham, England
Death:
Burial:
Parents:
Father: THOMAS MARTIN
Mother: MARY
Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record.
The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
Source Information:
Batch No.: C069991
Dates: 1811 - 1878
Film Number: 0919643 = Parish registers for Eton, 1594-1967 Church of England. Parish Church of Eton
(Buckinghamshire):
Notes: Microfilm of original records at Eton College, Windsor. These records have since been moved to the
Buckingham County Record Office, Aylesbury, England.
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SARAH MARTIN
Female
Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 15 MAR 1840 Eton, Buckingham, England
Death:
Burial:
Parents:
Father: THOMAS MARTIN
Mother: MARY
Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record.
The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
Source Information:
Batch No.: C069991
Dates: 1811 - 1878
Film Number: 0919643 = Parish registers for Eton, 1594-1967 Church of England. Parish Church of Eton
(Buckinghamshire):
Notes: Microfilm of original records at Eton College, Windsor. These records have since been moved to the
Buckingham County Record Office, Aylesbury, England.
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Based on her LDS baptism index, I found what I believe to be Sarah Martin’s GRO birth index. This is the only birth index I could locate for a Sarah Martin registered in the Eton district for March quarter of 1840. Parents’ names aren’t provided in the GRO indexes, which means I’m 99 percent sure the index below is for the daughter of Thomas and Mary Martin. Sarah’s birth record can be found in Volume 6, Page 379 of the GRO registers:
Births March 1840
Martin Sarah
Registration District: Eton
Volume 6, Page 379
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Next is the LDS baptism index and GRO birth index for Mary Martin:
MARY MARTIN
Female
Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 27 AUG 1843 Eton, Buckingham, England
Death:
Burial:
Parents:
Father: THOMAS MARTIN
Mother: MARY
Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record.
The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
Source Information:
Batch No.: C069991
Dates: 1811 - 1878
Film Number: 0919643 = Parish registers for Eton, 1594-1967 Church of England. Parish Church of Eton
(Buckinghamshire):
Notes: Microfilm of original records at Eton College, Windsor. These records have since been moved to the
Buckingham County Record Office, Aylesbury, England.
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Mary’s birth was registered in the Eton district for the September quarter of 1843:
Births September 1843
Martin Mary
Registration District: Eton
Volume 6, Page 357
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You can order Mary and Sarah’s birth records from the GRO website at:
http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/The least expensive method of ordering GRO certificates is to order them online, and by providing the volume , and page numbers from the birth indexes for Sarah and Mary Martin.
Before ordering certificates online, you will need to type in your email address and provide a password to log in to the site.
The GRO link to log onto the site can be found at:
https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.aspThe cost of a certificate by ordering online is £7.00.
Information in the birth indexes will include the children’s dates of birth, and as noted earlier, Mary’s maiden name, plus Thomas’s occupation, and the address(s) where the family had been living when each child was born.
I looked for the LDS marriage index for Thomas and Mary in Eton as well as in all of Buckinghamshire, in hopes that I would learn what Mary’s maiden name was, but I didn’t find their marriage index. They may have married in Eton, but the LDS had not placed all of their indexes online to date. Or, it’s possible that Thomas and Mary were married in another county. If you find what Mary’s maiden name is from Mary and Sarah’s birth records, you’ll have the information you need to look for the marriage of Thomas Martin and Mary, though there are no guarantees that their marriage record will have been placed online to date.
Next, I found Charlotte Martin, her parents Thomas and Mary, and her siblings in the 1841 census at the Ancestry.com subscription website. The census shows the Martin family living in an address of Brocas Street, Eton, Buckinghamshire. The enumeration shows that 35 year old Thomas is working as a labourer and that he was born in the county, that is, Buckinghamshire. His 35 year old wife Mary was born in Buckinghamshire, as were all their children, including 10 year old Thomas, 5 year old David, 5 year old Charlotte, 4 year old Ann, and 1 year old Sarah. Thomas and Mary’s daughter Sarah is not in the census as the indexes for her noted earlier show that she was born and baptized in Eton in 1843. Also in the Martin household is 55 year old Thomas Cook, a labourer who was not born in Buckinghamshire. Unless otherwise indicated, all census transcriptions in this reply are from Ancestry.com:
1841 England Census
Civil parish: Eton
Hundred: Stoke
County/Island: Buckinghamshire
Country: England
Street Address: Brocas St
Registration district: Eton
Sub-registration district: Eton
Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece 60; Book: 6; Civil Parish: Eton; County: Buckinghamshire;
Enumeration District: 4; Folio: 9; Page: 13; Line: 3; GSU roll: 241220.
Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Whether Born in Same County
Thomas Martin, 35, Male, Labourer, Yes
Mary Martin, 35, Female, Yes
Thomas Martin, 10, Male, Yes
David Martin, 5, Male, Yes
Charlotte Martin, 5, Female, Yes
Ann Martin, 4, Female, Yes
Henry Martin, 3, Male, Yes
Sarah Martin, 1, Female, Yes
Thos Cook, 55, Male, Labourer, No
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I next looked for the Martin family in the 1851 census and found them. But Charlotte is not in the household, located in an address of Hales Buildings, Eton. This enumeration shows that Thomas Martin is a 45 year old carman, born in Burnham, Buckinghamshire. His 47 year old wife Mary was also born in Burnham. The five children in the household were all born in Eton. These include 19 year old Thomas, working as a coal porter; 17 year old David, employed as a carpenter; 13 year old Henry, 11 year old Sarah, and 7 year old Mary, all scholars or students:
1851 England Census
Civil parish: Eton
Town: Eton
County/Island: Buckinghamshire
Country: England
Street Address: Hales Buildings
Occupation:
Registration district: Eton
Sub-registration district: Iver
ED, institution, or vessel: 6b
Household schedule number: 97
Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1718; Folio: 455; Page: 19; GSU
Name, Relation to Head of Household, Condition as to Marriage, Sex, Age, Occupation, Where Born
Thomas Martin, Head, Married, Male, 45, Carman, Bucks Burnham
Mary Martin, Wife, Married, Female, 47, Bucks Burnham
Thomas Martin, Son, Unmarried, Male, 19, Coal Porter, Bucks Eton
David Martin, Son, Unmarried, Male, 17, Carpenter, Bucks Eton
Henry Martin, Son, Male, 13, Scholar, Bucks Eton
Sarah Martin, Daughter, Female, 11, Scholar, Bucks Eton
Mary Martin, Daughter, Female, 7, Scholar, Bucks Eton
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I then found the person I believe to be Charlotte Martin in the 1851 census, showing that she was working as a servant in the household of John and Mary Lawrence in a street address I could not decipher, in New Windsor, Berkshire. The Ancestry.com index for Charlotte notes that she is John Lawrence’s sister, but upon accessing a copy of the original census from Ancestry.com, I saw that her relationship to Lawrence was not sister, but “Servant.”
This census is very difficult to read, but I managed to extract from the enumeration that Charlotte was 16 years old and born in Eton, Buckinghamshire. I couldn’t make out 49 year old John Lawrence’s occupation, but the census shows that he too was born in Eton. His wife Mary Ann is listed as being 48 years old. I couldn’t tell where she was born however:
1851 England Census
Borough of New Windsor
Civil parish: New Windsor With Dedworth
Ecclesiastical parish: Windsor St John
County/Island: Berkshire
Country: England
Street Address: 21 ?
Registration district: Windsor
Sub-registration district: Egham
ED, institution, or vessel: 6e
Household schedule number: 89
Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1695; Folio: 391; Page: 17; GSU roll: 193603.
Name, Relation to Head of Household, Condition as to Marriage, Sex, Age, Occupation, Where Born
John Lawrence, Head, Married, Male, 49, ?, Bucks Eton
Mary Ann Lawrence, Wife, Married, Female, 48, ?
Charlotte Martin, Servant, Unmarried, Female, 16, House Servant, Bucks Eton
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A search of the 1861 census shows that Charlotte’s father, mother, and brother Henry were living in an address of No. 12 Atherton’s Yard, Eton. Thomas Martin is shown to be a 55 year old carman, born Burnham. His 57 year old wife Mary was also from Burnham. Their 23 year old son Harry is shown to be working as a farrier. His place of birth is Eton:
1861 England Census
Civil parish: Eton
County/Island: Buckinghamshire
Country: England
Street Address: No 12 Atherton's Yard
Registration district: Eton
Sub-registration district: Eton
ED, institution, or vessel: 4f
Household schedule number: 148
Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 852; Folio: 75; Page: 25; GSU roll: 542711.
Name, Relation to Head of Household, Condition as to Marriage, Sex, Age, Occupation, Where Born
Thomas Martin, Head, Married, Male, 55, Carman, Bucks Burnham
Mary Martin, Wife, Married, Female, 57, Bucks Burnham
Henry Martin, Son, Unmarried, Male, 23, Farrier, Bucks Eton
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Finding Charlotte in the 1861 census was a bit of a challenge, as she is listed as Charlotte “Masters.” But, she is still working as a servant in the household of John and Mary Lawrence in New Windsor, Berkshire. The street address of the household is 15 Brunswick Terrace. John Lawrence is shown to be a 61 year old “Yeoman in Her Majesty’s Service.” Under the section for his date of birth, in parenthesis, are the words (Don’t Know). It’s possible that neither John or his wife Mary had filled in the census schedule, as his place of birth would be obvious to them. It may be that Charlotte filled in the schedule, or perhaps it was filled in by a neighbor.
John’s wife, Mary A. Lawrence, is shown to be 53 years old and born in Benthall, Salop (Shropshire). Charlotte is 26 years old and born in Eton:
1861 England Census
Civil parish: New Windsor
Ecclesiastical parish: Windsor St John
County/Island: Berkshire
Country: England
Street Address: 15 Brunswick Terrace
Registration district: Windsor
Sub-registration district: Windsor
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Household schedule number: 32
Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 760; Folio: 70; Page: 6; GSU roll: 542696.
Name, Relation to Head of Household, Condition as to Marriage, Sex, Age, Occupation, Where Born
John Lawrence, Head, Married, Male, 61, Yeoman in Her Majesty's Service, (Don't Know)
Mary A Lawrence, Wife, Married, Female, 53, Salop Benthall
Charlotte Masters, Servant, Unmarried, Female, 26, General Servant, Bucks Eaton
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By the 1871 census Charlotte was married to Moses Shellard, and from viewing your pedigree chart, I see that you have records of her and her husband Moses Shellard up to the 1901 census.
I found Moses and Charlotte Shellard in the 1911 census at the 1911census.co.uk pay-as-you-go website. I had credits left over from previous searches at this website, and downloaded a transcription of Moses and Charlotte Shellard, which notes they were living in a street address of 15 Devereux Road, Windsor, Berkshire. Moses is shown to be a “Clerk Pensioner Formerly Farmer Private Means,” born in Dyrham, Gloucester. Charlotte is 76 years old and shown to be married to Moses for 43 years. Her place of birth is Eton:
1911 England Census
Address 15 DEVEREUX ROAD WINDSOR BERKSHIRE
County Berkshire
District Windsor Subdistrict Windsor
Enumeration District 3
Parish New Windsor
Source Citation: (RG14PN6708 RG78PN334 RD125 SD2 ED3 SN187)
Name: Relationship to head: Marital Status: Years married: Sex: Age in 1911: Occupation: Where born:
SHELLARD, MOSES, HEAD, MARRIED, M, 70, CLERK PENSIONER FORMERLY FARMER PRIVATE MEANS, DYRHAM GLOUCESTER
SHELLARD, CHARLOTTE, WIFE, MARRIED, 43, F, 76, ETON BUCKS
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Also Jim, I located what I believe to be the individual death indexes for Charlotte and Moses Shellard. The index for Charlotte notes that her death was recorded in the Windsor Registration District for the December quarter of 1924. She was 89 years old when she died. Her death record can be found in Volume 2c, Page 461 of the GRO registers. If you order her death record, take note of the name of the informant, as the informant to her death may be her husband Moses, or one of her children:
Deaths December 1924
Shellard Charlotte
Age: 89
Registration District: Windsor
Volume 2c, Page 461
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Moses Shellard’s index shows his death recorded in the Windsor district for the March quarter of 1927. He died when he was 87. His death record can be found in Volume 2c, Page 751 of the GRO registers. One of his children may have been the informant to his death:
Deaths March 1927
Shellard Moses
Age: 87
Registration District: Windsor
Volume 2c, Page 751
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Speaking of Moses and Charlotte, I located the LDS baptism indexes for their two children, Ann Mary and John, both baptized in the Upton Cum Chalvey, Buckingham Church of England. Annie was baptized on 14 November 1869. John was baptized on 10 September 1871. Their full baptism records can be found in LDS microfilm number 0919252. You can order this film from the Family History Center:
ANNIE MARY SHELLARD
Female
Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 14 NOV 1869 Upton Cum Chalvey, Buckingham, England
Death:
Burial:
Parents:
Father: MOSES SHELLARD
Mother: CHARLOTTE
Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record.
The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
Source Information:
Batch No.: C073762
Dates: 1758 - 1885
Film Number: 0919252 = Parish registers of Upton cum Chalvey, Church of England. Parish Church of Upton
(Buckinghamshire): Baptisms 1758-1885 Marriages 1754-1812 Burials 1758-1812 Banns of marriages 1754-1807
Notes: Includes church accounts, 1657-1661, 1721-1771; list of vicars; terrier land records, 1764-1809.
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JOHN SHELLARD
Male
Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 10 SEP 1871 Upton Cum Chalvey, Buckingham, England
Death:
Burial:
Parents:
Father: MOSES SHELLARD
Mother: CHARLOTTE
Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record.
The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
Source Information:
Batch No.: C073762
Dates: 1758 - 1885
Film Number: 0919252 = Parish registers of Upton cum Chalvey, Church of England. Parish Church of Upton
(Buckinghamshire): Baptisms 1758-1885 Marriages 1754-1812 Burials 1758-1812 Banns of marriages 1754-1807
Notes: Includes church accounts, 1657-1661, 1721-1771; list of vicars; terrier land records, 1764-1809.
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I also located what I believe are the GRO birth indexes for Annie Mary and her brother John Shellard. The index for Anne shows her birth recorded in the Eton Registration District for the December quarter of 1869. Her birth record can be found in Volume 3a, Page 450 of the GRO registers.
John’s birth was also recorded in the Eton district. His birth record can be found in Volume 3a, Page 447 of the GRO registers:
Births December 1869
Shellard Anne Mary
Registration District: Eton
Volume 3a, Page 450
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Births September 1871
Shellard John
Registration District: Eton
Volume 3a, Page 447
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The Eton district recorded births, marriages, and death for several towns and parishes in Buckinghamshire, including
Upton cum Chalvey, where Annie and John were baptized. To see a list of the towns and parishes in the Eton district go to the GenUKI website link at:
http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/eton.htmlI didn’t see any further information about Annie Mary Shellard in your pedigree beyond the 1891 census. I looked for a GRO marriage as well as a GRO death index for an Annie Mary Shellard, and found one which may pertain to her. This index shows her death recorded in the Windsor district for the March quarter of 1892. Her age at death is 22. The reason I think this may be your Annie Mary Shellard is that just the year before, in the in the 1891 census, your records show she is a 21 year old. Her death record can be found in Volume 2c, Page 441 of the GRO registers. Jim, if you order this death record, see if either her father Moses or Mother Charlotte, are listed as the informant to the death:
Deaths March 1892
Shellard Annie Mary
Age: 22
Registration District: Windsor
Volume 2c, Page 441
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I also notice from your pedigree chart that you have the civil marriage index for John Shellard and Florence May Chalk. The marriage record should provide you with the name of Florence’s father. But, based on the information in the pedigree chart, noting that Florence was born in Marylebone, London, I found her combination baptism/birth record, showing that her parents were John and Jemima Eliza Chalk. Her baptism record was found in Ancestry.com’s “London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906,” digitized from records held by the London Metropolitan Archives.
The baptism record and accompanying source citation, show that Florence’s baptism took place in Christ Church, Saint Marylebone, on May 18, 1873. As noted previously, her parents are John and Jemima Eliza Chalk. The record also shows that Florence was born on 19 April 1893. At the time of her baptism she and her family were living in an address of 5 Edmond Place. Her father’s occupation is blacksmith. I couldn’t make out the last name of the clergyman who baptized Florence, but his initials appear to be R.W.
A transcription of the baptism/birth, from a copy of the original, is just below:
[ Page 12 ]
BAPTISMS solemnized in Christ Church in the Parish of St
Marylebone in the County of Middlesex in the Year One
Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy-three
When Baptized. 1873. May 18. No. 91
Child's Christian Name. Florence May daut of
Parents Name. Christian. Surname. John & Jemima Eliza Chalk
Abode. 5 Edmond Place
Quality, Trade, or Profession. Blacksmith
By whom the Ceremony was performed and Date of Birth. R W ?. Born 19th April 1873
Source Citation: London Metropolitan Archives, Christ Church, Saint Marylebone, Register of baptisms,
including baptisms at Saint Cyprian, Clarence Gate, P89/CTC, Item 035
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I also found the baptism/birth records for two siblings of Florence. These are for Thomas and Alice. At the time these children were baptized the family had been living in 42 Stephen Street:
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BAPTISMS solemnized in Christ Church in the Parish of St
Marylebone in the County of Middlesex in the Year One
Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-eight
When Baptized. 1868. April 26th. No 106.
Child's Christian Name. Thomas son of
Parents Name. Christian. Surname. John & Jemmima Eliza Chalk
Abode. 42 Stephen St.
Quality, Trade, or Profession. Smith
By whom the Ceremony was performed and Date of Birth. J.B. Payne. Born 3rd April 1868
Source Citation: London Metropolitan Archives, Christ Church, Saint Marylebone, Register of baptisms,
including baptisms at Saint Cyprian, Clarence Gate Apr 1866 - Dec 1869, P89/CTC, Item 034
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BAPTISMS solemnized in Christ Church in the Parish of St
Marylebone in the County of Middlesex in the Year One
Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-nine
When Baptized. 1869. April 4th. No 73.
Child's Christian Name. Alice dau of
Parents Name. Christian. Surname. John & Jemima Eliza Chalk
Abode. 42 Stephen St.
Quality, Trade, or Profession. Smith
By whom the Ceremony was performed and Date of Birth. R.H. Quick, Off min. Born 12 March 1869
Source Citation: London Metropolitan Archives, Christ Church, Saint Marylebone, Register of baptisms,
including baptisms at Saint Cyprian, Clarence Gate Apr 1866 - Dec 1869, P89/CTC, Item 034
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I also found a brief description of Christ Church, St. Marylebone at:
http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/genuki/MDX/StMarylebone/churches...See below:
Christ Church, Stafford Street, Marylebone Road 1825. Stafford Street became Cosway Street. Closed 1973? 1971 parish united with St.Paul, Rossmore Way; Church now a recording studio. No. 11 on Map.
For the map see:
http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/genuki/MDX/StMarylebone/outline....Next I uncovered the LDS marriage index for John Chalk and Jemima Eliza, which shows that Jemima’s maiden name was Lee. The marriage took place in Saint Martin in the Fields Church of England. Westminster, London, on 9 June 1867:
JOHN CHALK
Male
Event(s):
Birth:
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Marriages:
Spouse: JEMIMA ELIZA LEE
Marriage: 09 JUN 1867 Saint Martin In The Fields, Westminster, London, England
Messages:
Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record. The source records are usually
arranged chronologically by the marriage date.
Source Information:
Batch No.: M001455
Dates: 1864 - 1869
Film Number: 0561173 = Parish registers for St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Westminster Church of England.
St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church (Westminster, Middlesex): Marriages 1864-1869.
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John Chalk and Jemima Eliza Lee’s marriage record can be found in LDS microfilm number 0561173 which you can order from the Family History Center. Their marriage record should tell you the names of their fathers, and the witnesses present at the wedding.
I also found John and Jemima in the GRO marriage indexes, showing their marriage was recorded in the St. Martin Registration District for the June quarter of 1867. Their marriage record can be found in Volume 1a, Page 727. There is another couple in the index. People in GRO marriage indexes are listed alphabetically by surname:
Marriages June 1867
Barker Maria
Chalk John
Lee Jemima Eliza
Livens Frederick
Registration District: St. Martin
Volume 1a, Page 727
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The marriage record for John and Jemima will tell you the names of their fathers, but not their mothers.
The 1871 census shows that John and Jemima Chalk and their two children were living in an address of 42 Stephen Street, Marylebone. The baptism/birth records for Thomas and Alice gave this address for the residence of the family.
John is shown to be a 27 year old blacksmith born Witham, Essex. Jemima Chalk is 24 years old and born in St. Martin’s, Middlesex. Their two children, both born in Marylebone, are 3 year old Thomas and 2 year old Alice:
1871 England Census
Civil parish: St Marylebone
Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street Address: 42 Stephen St
Registration district: Marylebone
Sub-registration district: Christchurch
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Household schedule number: 306
Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 174; Folio: 61; Page: 43; GSU roll: 823304.
Name, Relation to Head of Household, Condition as to Marriage, Sex, Age, Occupation, Where Born
John Chalk, Head, Married, Male, 27, Black Smith, Witham Essex
Jemima Chalk, Wife, Married, Female, 24, St. Martin London
Thomas Chalk, Son, Male, 3, Marylebone
Alice Chalk, Daughter, Female, 2, Marylebone
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Ten years later the 1881 census shows the Chalk family living in 1 & 2 Bier Lane, Clewer, Berkshire. John Chalk is shown to be a 37 year old blacksmith born Witham Essex. Eliza Chalk, 34 years old, was born in St. Martin’s, Middlesex. The children in the household, both from Marylebone, Middlesex, are 13 year old Thomas and 7 year old Florence. Their daughter Alice is not in the household.
The census transcription below is from the LDS website:
1881 England Census
Household:
Name, Relation, Marital Status, Gender, Age, Birthplace, Occupation, Disability
John CHALK Head M Male 37 Witham, Essex, England Blacksmith
Eliza CHALK Wife M Female 34 St Martins, Middlesex, England Blacksmiths Wife
Thomas CHALK Son U Male 13 Marylebone, Middlesex, England Scholar
Florence CHALK Daur U Female 7 Marylebone, Middlesex, England Scholar
Source Information:
Dwelling 1 & 2 Bier Lane
Census Place Clewer, Berkshire, England
Family History Library Film 1341321
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 1324 / 101
Page Number 10
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The following is what I believe to be the GRO death index for John and Jemima Eliza Chalk’s daughter, Alice. The index shows that Alice’s death was recorded in the Marylebone Registration District for the March quarter of 1872. She was 3 years old at the time she died. A year earlier, the 1871 census had shown that she was 2 years old. Alice’s death record can be found in Volume 1a, Page 414 of the GRO registers:
Deaths March 1872
Chalk Alice
Age: 3
Registration District: Marylebone
Volume 1a, Page 414
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In the 1891 census John and Eliza Chalk and two of their children were living in an address of 1 River Street, New Windsor, Berkshire. John is a 48 year old blacksmith born Witham, Essex. Eliza is 51 years old. Her birthplace is given as Colchester, Essex. Previous census enumerations had shown her birthplace was St. Martin’s, Middlesex. The two children in the household, both born in Marylebone, are 25 year old blacksmith Thomas Chalk and 17 year old Florence Chalk. Also in the household are 63 year old labourer George Wilson from a place that appears to be Dalchet, Buckinghamshire, and 56 year old groom, Frank Crosby from Farnham, Surrey:
1891 England Census
Civil parish: Clewer
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
Town: New Windsor
County/Island: Berkshire
Country: England
Street Address: 1 River Street
Registration district: Windsor
Sub-registration district: Windsor
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 1012; Folio 17; Page 8; GSU roll: 6096122.
Name, Relation to Head of Household, Condition as to Marriage, Sex, Age, Occupation,
Employer/Employed/ Neither Employer nor Employed, Where Born
John Chalk, Head, Married, Male, 48, Blacksmith, Essex Withham
Eliza Chalk, Wife, Married, Female, 51, Essex Colchester
Thomas Chalk, Son, Single, Male, 25, Blacksmith, Middlesex Marylebone
Florence Chalk, Daughter, Single, Female, 17, Middlesex Marylebone
George Wilson, Single, Male, 63, Labourer, Employed, Bucks Dalchet
Frank Crosby, Single, Male, 56, Groom, Employed, Surrey Farnham
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The 1901 census shows that John Chalk’s wife is not Jemima Eliza (or Eliza as she was listed in the past two census enumerations), but to Sarah A. Chalk, indicating that Jemima had died between the 1891 and 1901 census returns. John and Sarah are living in No. 2 River Street, New Windsor. In the 1891 census they were living in 1 River Street. John is shown to be a 57 year old grocer, shopkeeper, and blacksmith, born in Witham, Essex. Sarah is a 53 year old grocer born in Windsor, Berkshire. Living in No. 1 River Street is 32 year old wheelwright John Chalk. He is listed as a “son,” born Marylebone, London, but I had not come across any records that John Chalk Sr. had a son. This younger John Chalk’s father may have been away when the census was taken on 31 March, meaning that his father and John Chalk living in No. 2 River Street, may have been brothers, but that’s just a guess:
1901 England Census
Town: New Windsor
Civil parish: Clewer
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
County/Island: Berkshire
Country: England
Street Address: No 2 River St.
Registration district: Windsor
Sub-registration district: Windsor
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Household schedule number: 43a
Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 1169; Folio: 8; Page: 7.
Name, Relation to Head of Household, Condition as to Marriage, Sex, Age, Occupation,
Employer/Worker/Own Account, If Working at Home, Where Born
John Chalk, Head, Married, Male, 57, Grocer, Shopkeeper & Blacksmith, Own Account, Essex Witham
Sarah A Chalk, Wife, Married, Female, 53, Grocer, Berks Windsor
No 1 River St.
John Chalk, Son, Single, Male, 32, Wheelwright, Own Account, London Marylebone
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Next I looked for Jemima Eliza Chalk’s GRO death index. I may have found it, though I can’t be sure this index pertains to her. The index shows that Eliza’s Chalk’s death was recorded in the Windsor district for the September quarter of 1894. Her age at death was 55. Her death record can be found in Volume 2c, Page 224 of the GRO registers:
Deaths September 1894
Chalk Eliza
Age: 55
Registration District: Windsor
Volume 2c, Page 224
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The following may refer to John Chalk’s marriage to his new wife. The GRO index shows that John Chalk and Sarah Ann Keeble’s marriage was recorded in the Eton district for the September quarter of 1898. The marriage record can be found in Volume 3a, Page 1295 of the GRO registers:
Marriages September 1898
Chalk John
Keeble Sarah Ann
Registration District: Eton
Volume 3a, Page 1295
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JOHN CHALK
Census records show that John Chalk was born circa 1843-1844 in Witham, Essex. With this information I looked for his GRO birth index, and believe I found it. The index shows John’s birth recorded in the Witham Registration District for the June quarter of 1843. His birth record can be found in Volume 12, Page 313 of the GRO registers:
Births June 1843
Chalk John
Registration District: Witham
Volume 12, Page 313
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Next I looked for John Chalk in the 1851 census, and found one census entry that may pertain to him and his family. The census shows that 7 year old John Chalk, born Witham, is living in the household of his parents, 46 year old farm labourer Thomas Chalk, born Witham, and 47 year old Hannah Chalk, born Hertfordshire. The other children in the household include 22 year old farm labourer Thomas; 10 year old Ada; 7 year old John; 5 year old James; and 10 month old Hannah. The family were living in an address of Mill Field, Witham:
1851 England Census
Civil parish: Witham
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street Address: Mill Field
Registration district: Witham
Sub-registration district: Kelvedon
ED, institution, or vessel: 1e
Household schedule number: 41
Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1783; Folio: 247; Page: 15; GSU
Name, Relation to Head of Household, Condition as to Marriage, Sex, Age, Occupation, Where Born
Thomas Chalk, Head, Married, Male, 46, Farm Lab, Essex Witham
Hannah Chalk, Wife, Married, Male, 47, Herts
Thomas Chalk, Son, Unmarried, Male, 22, Farm Lab, Essex Witham
Ada Chalk, Daughter, Female, 10, Scholar, Essex Witham
John Chalk, Son, Male, 7, Scholar, Essex Witham
James Chalk, Son, Male, 5, Scholar, Essex Witham
Hannah Chalk, Daughter, Female, 10 Mo, Essex Witham
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The 1861 census shows that John Chalk is a 19 year old blacksmith residing as a boarder in the household of James and Frances A. Day in an address of 2 Alpha Cottages, Marylebone. John’s place of birth is Witham, Essex.
1861 England Census
Civil parish: St Marylebone
Ecclesiastical parish: St Paul
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Street Address: 2 Alpha Cottages
Registration district: Marylebone
Sub-registration district: Christchurch
ED, institution, or vessel: 22
Household schedule number: 297
Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 85; Folio: 43; Page: 45; GSU roll: 542570.
Name, Relation to Head of Household, Condition as to Marriage, Sex, Age, Occupation, Where Born
James Day, Head, Married, Male, 29, Engineer, Middlesex N. K.
Frances A Day, Wife, Married, Female, 30, Essex Witham
John Chalk, Boarder, Unmarried, Male, 19, Blacksmith, Essex Witham
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The next search involved looking for Jemima Eliza Lee in the LDS baptism indexes. I found that she was baptized in the Church of Saint Martin in the Fields, Westminster, London on 23 May 1847. Her date of birth was 14 February 1847. Her parents are listed as Thomas Lee and Eliza:
JEMIMA ELIZA LEE
Female
Event(s):
Birth: 14 FEB 1847
Christening: 23 MAY 1847 Saint Martin In The Fields, Westminster, London, England
Death:
Burial:
Parents:
Father: THOMAS LEE
Mother: ELIZA
Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record.
The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
Source Information:
Batch No.: C001453
Dates: 1846 - 1868
Film Number: 0561148 = Parish registers for St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Westminster, Middlesex. Church of
England. Baptisms 1846-1868.
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Jemima’s baptism and birth can be found in LDS microfilm number 0561148.
I only found one GRO birth index for a Jemima Lee in London for the year 1847. This index shows Jemima’s birth registered in the St. Pancras Registration District for the June quarter of 1847. The June quarter is the second quarter of the year. Her LDS baptism/birth index above shows she was born in February 1847. February is in the first quarter of the year. Her baptism took place in Saint Martin in the Fields. This area of London is in the St. Martin District, rather than in the St. Pancras district, which means I’m not sure this index refers to Thomas and Eliza’s Jemima Lee.
Jemima’s birth record can be found in Volume 1 of the St. Pancras registers, but, the volunteer at Free BMD who transcribed the GRO index could not tell if the page number in volume 1 is 225 or 325. This is indicated by [23]25 in the index. I accessed a copy of the original index and found it is difficult to read as it is hand written and faded in areas, but the page number appears to be 325. The index follows;
Births June 1847
Lee Jemima
Registration District: St Pancras
Volume 1, Page [23]25
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I didn’t find Jemima’s baptism record in Ancestry.com’s “London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906,” but I did locate the baptism records for four of her siblings at Ancestry.com, plus the baptisms of another four siblings at the LDS website. All eight baptisms took place in Saint Martin in the Fields.
First the baptism records from Ancestry.com: Four children of Thomas and Eliza Lee were baptized in the Church of Saint Martin in the Fields between 1849 and 1855. These children are Mary Ann, Harriet, Sarah and Hannah. Harriet and Sarah were baptized on the same day-June 25, 1853.
In three of the baptisms the address of the family is Bedford Court, or New Bedford Court. The baptism for Hannah in 1855 shows the family living in Angel Court. The baptism records also include the dates of birth for two of the children, Mary Ann and Harriet. Mary Ann was born on 7 January 1849, Harriet on 15 January 1855.
Thomas’s occupation in all four records is Coach Lace Weaver, an occupation I had never come across before.
Transcriptions of the four baptisms are below:
[ 202 ]
BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of St Martin in the Fields
in the County of Middlesex in the Year 1849
Born. 7th Jany
When Baptized. 1849. 10th. No 156
Child's Christian Name. Mary Ann
Parents Name. Christian. Surname. Thomas & Eliza Lee
Abode. Bedford Ct
Quality, Trade, or Profession. Coach Lace Weaver
By whom the Ceremony was performed. Sydney Clark, Curate
[ Page 470 ]
BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of St Martin in the Fields
in the County of Middlesex in the Year 1853
When Baptized. 1853. June 25th. No 261
Child's Christian Name. Harriet
Parents Name. Christian. Surname. Thomas & Eliza Lee
Abode. New Bedford Ct
Quality, Trade, or Profession. Coach Lace Weaver
By whom the Ceremony was performed. S Flood Jones, Curate
[ Page 470 ]
BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of St Martin in the Fields
in the County of Middlesex in the Year 1853
When Baptized. 1853. June 25th. No 262
Child's Christian Name. Sarah
Parents Name. Christian. Surname. Thomas & Eliza Lee
Abode. New Bedford Ct
Quality, Trade, or Profession. Coach Lace Weaver
By whom the Ceremony was performed. S Flood Jones, Curate
[ Page 576 ]
BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of St Martin in the Fields
in the County of Middlesex in the Year 1855
Born 15th Jany
When Baptized. 1855. Feb 4th. No 49
Child's Christian Name. Hannah
Parents Name. Christian. Surname. Thomas & Eliza Lee
Abode. Angel Ct
Quality, Trade, or Profession. Coach Lace Weaver
By whom the Ceremony was performed. J.D. Brit, Curate
Source Citation:
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Board of Guardian Records, 1834-1906 and Church of England Parish Registers, 1813-1906.
London Metropolitan Archives and Guildhall Library Manuscripts, London.
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For a description of the occupation of coach lace weaver, go to the following:
http://www.wildhorsebooks.com/Books/coachlace.htmThe following are the LDS baptism records for four more children of Thomas and Eliza Lee. These are Thomas (1856),
Ann (1858), Thomas (1863), and Eliza (1862), all baptized in Saint Martin in the Fields. The two baptisms for Thomas Lee indicate the first-born Thomas had died young, and that another child had been named after him and his father. All of the baptism records can be found in the same LDS film number as the baptism of Eliza, number 0561148:
THOMAS LEE
Male
Event(s):
Birth: 13 OCT 1856
Christening: 29 MAR 1857 Saint Martin In The Fields, Westminster, London, England
Death:
Burial:
Parents:
Father: THOMAS LEE
Mother: ELIZA
Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record.
The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
Source Information:
Batch No.: C001453
Dates: 1846 - 1868
Film Number: 0561148 = Parish registers for St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Westminster, Middlesex. Church of
England. Baptisms 1846-1868.
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ANN LEE
Female
Event(s):
Birth: 29 SEP 1858
Christening: About 08 JAN 1860 Saint Martin In The Fields, Westminster, London, England
Death:
Burial:
Parents:
Father: THOMAS LEE
Mother: ELIZA
Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record.
The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
Source Information:
Batch No.: C001453
Dates: 1846 - 1868
Film Number: 0561148 = Parish registers for St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Westminster, Middlesex. Church of
England. Baptisms 1846-1868.
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THOMAS LEE
Male
Event(s):
Birth: 30 JUL 1863
Christening: 14 FEB 1864 Saint Martin In The Fields, Westminster, London, England
Death:
Burial:
Parents:
Father: THOMAS LEE
Mother: ELIZA
Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record.
The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
Source Information:
Batch No.: C001453
Dates: 1846 - 1868
Film Number: 0561148 = Parish registers for St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Westminster, Middlesex. Church of
England. Baptisms 1846-1868.
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ELIZA LEE
Female
Event(s):
Birth: 05 DEC 1862
Christening: 14 FEB 1864 Saint Martin In The Fields, Westminster, London, England
Death:
Burial:
Parents:
Father: THOMAS LEE
Mother: ELIZA
Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record.
The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
Source Information:
Batch No.: C001453
Dates: 1846 - 1868
Film Number: 0561148 = Parish registers for St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Westminster, Middlesex. Church of
England. Baptisms 1846-1868.
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The following is an LDS marriage record for a Thomas Lee and Eliza Carpenter. These may be the parents of Jemima Eliza Lee and the other children noted earlier in the baptism transcriptions and LDS indexes.
The index below shows the marriage recorded in the Church of Saint Martin in the Fields on 31 May 1846. The marriage record can be found in LDS microfilm number 0561168:
THOMAS LEE
Male
Event(s):
Birth:
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Marriages:
Spouse: ELIZA CARPENTER
Marriage: 31 MAY 1846 Saint Martin In The Fields, Westminster, London, England
Source Information:
Batch No.: M001454
Dates: 1845 - 1848
Film Number: 0561168 = Parish registers for St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Westminster,
Church of England. (Westminster, Middlesex): Marriages 1845-1848.
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Below is the GRO marriage index for Eliza Carpenter and Thomas Lee. The marriage was recorded in the St. Martin District for the June quarter of 1846. The marriage record can be found in Volume 1, Page 170 of the GRO registers. There are three other couples in the index, which follows:
Marriages June 1846
Airey George
Carpenter Eliza
Croucher Caroline
Hills Elizabeth
Humphreys George William
Lee Thomas
Poston Jane
Rainbird William
Registration District: St Martin
Volume 1, Page 170
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If you order Jemima Lee’s 1847 birth record from the GRO, see if her mother’s maiden name is Carpenter.
Next I located the family of Thomas and Eliza Lee in the 1851 census in the household of Amelia Levy in an address of 1 New Bedford Court, St. Martin in the Fields, Westminster. The baptisms of Mary Ann, Harriet, and Sarah had shown the family residing in Bedford Court or New Bedford Court. Though listed as a charwoman, it would appear that 32 year old widow Amelia Levy was also running a boarding house. Her 6 year old nephew is also in the household. Thomas Lee is shown to be a 26 year old coke and coal dealer born London, which is odd, as his occupation is coach lace weaver in the baptism records of four of his children, even the children born and baptized after the 1851 census. Thomas’s wife is 23 year old Eliza, born London. Their daughter J. Eliza Lee is 4 years old and born in London. Also in the household is 47 year old widow, Mrs. Ellen Young, born Kerry, Ireland. Her two daughters, also born Kerry, Ireland, are 20 year old Ann Young and 18 year old Ellen Young, both employed as book folders:
1851 England Census
City of Westminster
Civil parish: St Martin in The Fields
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Street Address: 1 New Bedford Court
Registration district: St Martin In The Fields
Sub-registration district: Long Acre
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Household schedule number: 7
Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1482; Folio: 282; Page: 2; GSU roll: 87807.
Name, Relation to Head of Household, Condition as to Marriage, Sex, Age, Occupation, Where Born
Amelia Levy, Widow, Female, 32, Charwoman, London
Mark Davis, Nephew, Male, 6, London
Thomas Lee, Husband, Married, Male, 26, Coal and Coke Dealer, London
Eliza Lee, Wife, Married, Female, 23, London
J Eliza Lee, Daughter, Female, 4, London
Mrs. Ellen Young, Widow, Female, 47, Ireland, Kerry
Ann Young, Daughter, Unmarried, Female, 20, Book Folder, Ireland, Kerry
Ellen Young, Daughter, Unmarried, Female, 18, Book Folder, Ireland, Kerry
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In the 1861 census 36 year old Thomas and 34 year old Eliza Lee and their seven children were living in 20 White Heart Street, St. Martin in the Fields, Westminster, London. Thomas is listed as a greengrocer, born Middlesex. Eliza was also born in Middlesex as was 14 year old Jemima and her six siblings:
1861 England Census
City of Westminster
Civil parish: Westminster St Martin in The Fields
Ecclesiastical parish: St Martin
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Street Address: 20 White Heart St
Registration district: St Martin In The Fields
Sub-registration district: Long Acre
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Household schedule number: 81
Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 59; Folio: 96; Page: 15; GSU roll: 542565.
Name, Relation to Head of Household, Condition as to Marriage, Sex, Age, Occupation, Where Born
Thomas Lee, Head, Married, Male, 36, Greengrocer, Middx
Eliza Lee, Wife, Married, Female, 34, Middx
Jemima Lee, Daughter, Female, 14, Middx Westmstr
Mary Ann Lee, Daughter, Female, 12, Middx Westmstr
Harriett Lee, Daughter, Female, 10, Middx Westmstr
Sarah Lee, Daughter, Female, 7, Middx Westmstr
Thomas Lee, Son, Male, 5, Middx Westmstr
Ann Lee, Daughter, Female, 3, Middx Westmstr
Frances Lee, Daughter, Female, 1 Mo, Middx Westmstr
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By the 1871 census Jemima Eliza Lee was married to John Chalk. Their daughter Florence May had married John Shellard in 1896.
Jim, before ordering films of interest from the Family History Center and birth, marriage, or death records from the GRO in Southport, Merseyside, I recommend that you access the same LDS and GRO indexes that I did, to see if you agree that these indexes pertain to your ancestors or collateral ancestors. I haven’t been researching the Martin, Shellard, Lee, and related families, and wouldn’t have as much information about them as you may have. If you plan a great deal if research for British ancestors, I also recommend tying into one of the subscription packages offered by Ancestry.com, as you may find even more about your ancestors.
Best Wishes,
Dave Boylan
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