THE MUDDLE FAMILIES

 

THE SUSSEX MUDDLE FAMILIES THE FRAMFIELD MUDDLES

 

Chart of James & Philadelphia Muddle’s Family

 

James and Philadelphia’s eldest child was John Muddle who was born at Isfield in Sussex, and baptised at St Margaret of Antioch Church in Isfield on 26 March 1788. When he was 22 years old John married Emma Davies at St Marylebone Church, Marylebone Road, St Marylebone, Middlesex, on 29 June 1810. They are not thought to have had any children. Three years after their marriage John died at Isfield, at the age of 25, and he was buried in St Margaret of Antioch Churchyard at Isfield on 28 June 1813. Seven years later Emma died at Clapham in Surrey at the age of 35, and she was buried in St Margaret of Antioch Churchyard at Isfield on 1 January 1821.

 

James and Philadelphia’s second child was Mary Anne Muddle who was born at Isfield in Sussex, and baptised at St Margaret of Antioch Church in Isfield on 22 August 1790. In the census of 6 June 1841 Mary Anne was living with her widowed brother, Jemuel Muddle, and his two youngest children at Bromells Buildings in Bromells Road, Clapham, Surrey, where she was most probably acting as their housekeeper. Mary Anne never married; she had probably been looking after Jemuel and his children since his wife’s death in 1837 and probably continued in that role until her own death. She died at Bromells Road on 6 June 1850, at the age of 59, from tubercular disease of the lungs, which she had been suffering from for two years. She was buried in Holy Trinity Churchyard at Clapham on 11 June 1850.

 

James and Philadelphia’s third child was Elizabeth Muddle who was born at Isfield in Sussex, and baptised at St Margaret of Antioch Church in Isfield on 30 May 1793.

 

 

James and Philadelphia’s fourth child was Jemuel Muddle who was born at Isfield in Sussex. He was privately baptised by the Rev. M Gerison of Uckfield and then received into St Margaret of Antioch Church in Isfield on 10 May 1795. When he was 27 years old Jemuel married 22-year-old Catherine Gibbs at St Marylebone Church, Marylebone Road, St Marylebone, Middlesex, on 12 May 1822. Catherine was the daughter of Reuben and Elizabeth Gibbs, and she had been born at Clapham on 15 October 1799 and baptised at Holy Trinity Church in Clapham on 17 November 1799. Jemuel is thought to have probably moved to Clapham to work for Catherine's father, who was a builder and had originally come from the Isfield area.

Jemuel and Catherine lived at Clapham in Surrey where they had five children born between 1823 and 1832, and at the baptisms of each of these children Jemuel gave his occupation as carpenter. When their first child died in 1824, at the age of only 1 year and 4 months, they were living in Bromells Road, Clapham and Jemuel was a carpenter. They were still living in Bromells Road when Catherine died at the age of 37, and was buried in Holy Trinity Churchyard at Clapham on 14 January 1837. In the census of 6 June 1841 Jemuel was a carpenter living at Bromells Buildings in Bromells Road, Clapham, with his two youngest children, and his spinster sister, Mary Anne Muddle, who was probably acting as his housekeeper. In 1847 the Eleventh Annual Report of The Council of the Art-Union of London listed J Muddle of Bromells Road, Clapham as one of the subscribers who had that year purchased a ticket in a lottery for works of art. Jemuel was described as being a builder when his son Alfred married in 1847; had Jemuel possibly taken over his father-in-law’s building business after his death in August 1841? Jemuel’s sister, Mary Anne, died at Bromells Road in 1850.

Then in the census of 30 March 1851 Jemuel was a widower still living in Bromells Road, now with his two youngest children, John and Sarah, and his 20-year-old niece, Elizabeth Brown; Jemuel was now described as being a master carpenter employing four men. The Post Office Directory of the Six Home Counties for 1851 listed James & Jemuel Muddle as builders of Bromells Road, Clapham. It's thought that the James in this partnership was probably Jemuel's nephew James Muddle, the son of his brother Elijah. Two of the men working for them were probably Jemuel's son John and James' brother William, who were both journeymen carpenters.

Two years later Jemuel, at the age of 58, married 19-year-old Elicia Abrey at the Parish Church of St Dunstan & All Saints in Stepney, Middlesex on 14 August 1853. Jemuel was now again described as a builder and they were both then living at 1 Globe Road in Stepney, which was probably Elicia's home and a convenience address for Jemuel for the calling of banns. Elicia was the daughter of Charles and Susanna Abrey; she had been born at Ruislip in Middlesex and baptised at St Martin's Church in Ruislip on 15 December 1833. She is the younger sister of the Mary Abrey who had married Jemuel's son Alfred in 1847.

Jemuel and Elicia had four children born in Clapham between 1854 and 1858. The 1856 Post Office Directory listed Jemuel Muddle, builder, of Bromells Road, Clapham. Jemuel was also described as being a builder when he died at Bromells Road in Clapham on 27 April 1858, at the age of 63, from morbus cordis, chronic bronchitis and pneumonia, from which he had been suffering for many years. He was buried in Nunhead Cemetery, Linden Grove, Camberwell on 4 May 1858. Probate of Jemuel’s will was granted on 25 June 1858 by the Principal Probate Registry in London to his executors Charles Richard Teague gentleman of Wandsworth and John Bowring Moody gentleman of Blackheath in Kent. Probate valued Jemuel’s effects at under £3000, so he seems to have prospered as a builder.

Jemuel's executors placed a notice in The Times of 9 July 1858 requesting that they be contacted by any persons having a claim on Jemuel's estate and also that those indebted to Jemuel pay their debts forthwith. Then in The Times of 14 July 1858 a notice was published of the sale by auction that day of Jemuel's leasehold property in Bromells Road:

MESSRS. NICHOLSON and SONS will submit to PUBLIC COMPETITION, THIS DAY, July 14, 1858, at the Bowyer Hotel, Manor-street, Clapham, at 6 for 7 o'clock p.m. in one lot, a capital LEASEHOLD PROPERTY, situate in Bromell's-road, and comprising a brick-built and slated house, together with a good carpenter's shop, counting-house, yard, &c., suitable for the carrying on of a snug builder's business, lately occupied by Mr. Jemuel Muddle, deceased; also a timber-built and tiled cottage adjoining, occupied by Mrs. Mary Muddle; and one other in the rear, let to Mr. J. Vousden, and capable of producing a rental of £75 per annum. There are 35 years unexpired of the lease, and the whole property is subject to a ground rent of £30. May be viewed on application to Mr. Henry Mead, on the premises of whom particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained; of Messrs. Hawkins, Bloxam and Hawkins, 2, New Boswell-court, Strand; at the Bowyer Hotel Manor-street, Clapham; and at the auctioneers' offices, High-street, Wandsworth, S.W.

These sale particulars give a good description of where Jemuel had lived and worked, and the Mrs Mary Muddle living in the timber cottage was his daughter-in-law, who was then the widow of Jemuel's son Alfred, who had worked for Jemuel as a builder's clerk before his early death in 1854.

There was a dispute over Jemuel's estate with John Hart and others, who were probably all creditors, bringing an administration summons against the executors, Charles Richard Teague and John Bowring Moody, in the High Court of Chancery, the result of which was published in The London Gazette of 19 November 1858:

PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, made in the matter of the estate of Jemuel Muddle, deceased, and in a cause John Hart and others against Charles Richard Teague and another, all persons claiming to be creditors of, or claiming debts or liabilities affecting the estate of the said Jemuel Muddle, late of Clapham, in the county of Surrey, who died on or about the 27th day of April, 1858, are by their Solicitors, on or before the 6th day of December, 1858, to come in and prove their debts at the chambers of the Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood, No. 11, New-square, Lincoln's-inn, Middlesex, or in default thereof they will be peremptorily excluded from the benefit of the said Decree. Friday, the 10th day of December, 1858, at twelve o'clock at noon, at the said chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating upon the claims. - Dated this 18th day of November, 1858.

It seems that Elicia and her three surviving children continued to live in Bromells Road after Jemuel's death because adverts placed in The Times of 31 March, 23 May and 9 June 1859 gave the contact as E Muddle of 9 Bromells Road, Clapham. All three adverts were for articled or governess pupils at a finishing school, and were possibly all for the same position, the one of 31 March was as follows:

WANTED, an ARTICLED PUPIL, in a superior finishing school. The principal (a French lady) offers board and finishing instruction in English, French, German, and music, at a premium of £14 per annum, to a suitable young lady. C. O., care of E. Muddle, 9, Bromell's-road, Clapham, S.

Sixteen months after Jemuel's death Elicia married Charles Richard Teague at St John’s Church, Waterloo, Surrey, on 4 September 1859. Charles was then a plumber living at Granby Road in Waterloo, and Elicia was living at Waterloo Road. Charles was the son of William and Elizabeth Teague, and he had been born at Fulham in about 1828. Charles and Elicia had six children born in Wandsworth, Surrey between 1860 and 1874.

When their first child was born at the beginning of 1860 they were living at 3 Katharine Terrace in Wandsworth. Then in the census of 7 April 1861 they were living at Holly Tree House in Back Lane, Wandsworth with their then one child and Elicia's three surviving children from her marriage to Jemuel, and Charles was a plumber and painter. They were still living at Holy Tree House when their second child was born in early 1863. When Elicia's daughter Eliza Muddle died at the beginning of 1864 they were living at North Street in Wandsworth, and then when their third child was born in mid-1866 they were living at 2 Point Pleasant in Wandsworth. When their fourth child was born on 5 February 1871 they were living at 8 Mill Place in Wandsworth, and in the census of 2 April 1871 they were living at 8 Mill Place with their then four children, and Charles now described himself as a house decorator. They were still at 8 Mill Place when their fifth child was born in early 1872, but had moved to 8 South Street in Wandsworth when their sixth child was born in late 1873. In the census of 3 April 1881 they were living at 35 High Street in Wandsworth with four of their children, and Charles was still a house decorator.

The following year the 3 June 1882 edition of the South London Press reported that there had been a house fire at 35 High Street Wandsworth, the home of Mr C R Teague, house decorator. Then two weeks later the 17 June 1882 edition of the South London Press, under the heading SHOCKING SUICIDE, reported on an inquest into the death of Charles Richard Teague held at the Spread Eagle in Wandsworth by the Coroner for Surrey:

The evidence showed that deceased had been depressed by money troubles, and there had been a fire in his house about a fortnight ago. On Sunday morning he got up about 4 p.m. [sic], and his wife rising shortly afterwards found his body lying in the kitchen in a pool of blood with his throat cut, and a knife covered with blood in the sink. A verdict of suicide while temporarily insane was returned.

The death was certified as having taken place on 12 June 1882. Charles was 54 years old and he was buried in All Saints Churchyard at Wandsworth on 17 June 1882. Then in the census of 5 April 1891 Elicia and her daughter Annie were living at 24 Whateley Road in Camberwell. The following year Elicia and her daughter Annie were living at 35 Whateley Road in Camberwell when Elicia died there, at the age of 58 (not 56 as given on her death certificate and burial record), from influenza and bronchitis that she'd had for 6 days, and she was buried in All Saints Churchyard at Wandsworth on 1 February 1892.

 

Their children were:

Henry 1823-1824  Alfred 1825-1854  George 1828-1848  John 1830-1862

Sarah 1832-1864  Frederick Jemuel 1854-1930  Eliza 1855-1864

Katharine Ann 1856-1856  Hester Elicia 1858-1934

 

Jemuel and Catherine’s eldest child was Henry Muddle who was born at Clapham in Surrey on 23 April 1823, and baptised at Holy Trinity Church in Clapham on 25 May 1823. Henry was living with his parents at Bromells Road in Clapham when he died at the age of 1 year and 4 months, and was buried in Holy Trinity Churchyard at Clapham on 8 September 1824.

 

Jemuel and Catherine’s second child was Alfred Muddle who was born at Clapham in Surrey on 26 October 1825, and baptised at Holy Trinity Church in Clapham on 11 December 1825. In the census of 6 June 1841 Alfred, at the age of 15, was, together with his brother George, living with his maternal grandparents, Reuben and Elizabeth Gibbs, in Bromells Road at Clapham; the same road in which his widowed father lived.

When he was 21 years old Alfred married 21-year-old Mary Abrey at St George Hanover Square Parish Church in London on 29 May 1847. They were both then living at Maddox Street and Alfred was a builder. Mary was the daughter of farmer Charles Abrey and his wife Susanna; she had been born at Great Burstead near Billericay in Essex and baptised at the Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene in Great Burstead on the 11 December 1825. She is the elder sister of the Elicia Abrey who married Alfred's father in 1853.

Alfred and Mary lived at Clapham where they had two children, both sons, born in 1848 and 1851. In the census of 30 March 1851 they were living in Bromells Road at Clapham, next-door to Alfred's father, with their then one child, and Alfred was described as being a builder's clerk. Alfred died at the age of 28, while living in Bromells Road, and he was buried in Nunhead Cemetery, Linden Grove, Camberwell on 4 June 1854.

Alfred's father, Jemuel Muddle, died in 1858, and a notice in The Times of 14 July 1858 advertising his property for sale stated that Mrs Mary Muddle was then occupying a timber built and tiled cottage adjoining Jemuel's house and carpenter's shop that was part of Jemuel's property. This was presumably the cottage Alfred and Mary were living in at the time of 1851 census, and they had probably been living there since their marriage, while Alfred worked for his father as a builder's clerk in the adjoining counting house. In the census of 7 April 1861 Mary and her two sons were living in Bromells Road, and Mary was an annuitant. This was probably the same cottage that they were in during 1858 as they had a carpenter living next-door.

Twelve years after Alfred's death Mary at the age of 40, married James Bray, who was about 40 years old, at Kingsbury Parish Church in Middlesex on 24 March 1866 by licence. James was then a farmer living at Broadfields Farm in Edgware, and Mary was living at Hyde. James was the son of farmer William Bray and he had been born at Harrow in Middlesex in about 1826. In the census of 2 April 1871 James, Mary and Mary's son Henry were living at Broadfields Farm in Edgware; James was a farmer of 118 acres employing three men and Henry was helping him run the farm.

The records of All Souls College in Oxford show that James Bray started to lease Edgwarebury Farm in Edgware from them on 18 May 1875. In the census of 3 April 1881 James was living at Edgwarebury Farm and described as being a farmer of 305 acres employing five men and two boys. Mary was not at home on census night, she was visiting 159 Malden Road, St Pancras, London, the home of her son Charles, who was not there, but also staying there was Rebecca Drewell who was to marry Charles in 16 days' time.

Mary died at the age of 60, her death being registered in Hendon registration district, which includes Edgware, during the 4th quarter of 1885. In the census of 5 April 1891 James was a widower still living and farming at Edgwarebury Farm. Living with James was his stepson Henry George Muddle with his wife and three children, who were helping James farm Edgwarebury. They also had a live-in farm labourer, 21-year-old Peter Pratt, and live-in domestic servant, 15-year-old Ada Sharrett. James Bray's lease on Edgwarebury Farm expired in 1896 and passed to a fruit and flower growing syndicate that allowed James to continue to live in the farmhouse. In the census of 31 March 1901 they were all still living and farming at Edgwarebury Farm, except there were no live-in servants. James died in Hendon registration district on 28 July 1904, at the age of 78. Probate of his will was granted by London Probate Office on 6 April 1905 to his stepson Henry George Muddle and farmer Harry Herbert Fry, and his personal estate was valued at £2903 6s 10d.

 

Alfred and Mary’s eldest child was Henry George Muddle who was born at Clapham in Surrey, and baptised at St John the Baptist Church in Pinner, Middlesex on 21 May 1848. Pinner being where his mother's father and some of her siblings were then living. In the census of 30 March 1851 Henry, at the age of 2, was living with his parents in Bromells Road at Clapham. Then in the census of 7 April 1861 Henry, now aged 12, was living with his widowed mother in Bromells Road, and he was going to school. In the census of 2 April 1871 Henry, at the age of 22, was living with his mother and stepfather at Broadfields Farm, Hale Lane, Edgware, Middlesex, and he was assisting his stepfather, James Bray, in running the farm.

When he was 30 years old Henry married 20-year-old Caroline Bishop St Marylebone Parish Church in London on 25 February 1879. Henry was then a farmer living at Edgware, and Caroline was from St Marylebone. Caroline was the daughter of Robert and Mary Bishop, she had been born at Mill Hill, Hendon, Middlesex on 23 September 1858 and baptised at the Parish Church of St Andrew in Kingsbury, Middlesex on 17 October 1858.

Henry and Caroline had three children born at Edgware in 1880, 1882 and 1887. In the census of 3 April 1881 they were living at Broadfields Farm, Hale Lane, Edgware, that was owned by Henry's stepfather James Bray, with their then one child, and Henry was a hay dealer. Then in the census of 5 April 1891 they were living with Henry's widowed stepfather, 64-year-old farmer James Bray, at Edgwarebury Farm in Edgware; their three children were also living there and Henry was now a farmer. James Bray and the Muddle family lived at Edgwarebury Farmhouse presumably renting it from the people who leased Edgwarebury Farm from the owners, All Souls College in Oxford, but didn't farm it. James Bray leased nearby Bury Farm from All Souls College, paying rent of £169 per annum in 1903, and presumably farmed that with Henry's help, though Henry may have already been farming Stoneyfield Farm.

The 1894 edition of Kelly's Directory of Essex, Herts & Middlesex, the 1896 edition of Kelly's London Suburban Directory, the 1898 & 1899 editions of Kelly's Directory of Middlesex and the 1901 edition of Kelly's London Suburban Directory all listed Henry Muddle as a farmer at Stoneyfield Farm, The Hale, Edgware.

The 19 May 1900 edition of The Bucks Herald reporting on the tenth annual show of the Middlesex and Herts Hay Show Society held at Cumberland Market, Regents Park on 1 May 1900 recorded that Mr Harry Muddle of Edgware had won a prize of 15s for coming 4th in Class 4 for the best loaded and bound load of hay. The show was organized by Henry's brother Charles and Mr J Bray was reserve in Class 9 for the best single horse of a tenant farmer. In the census of 31 March 1901 Henry, Caroline and their three children were all still living with James Bray at Edgwarebury Farmhouse and Henry was still a farmer. Henry was also described as being a farmer when his two eldest children married in 1901 and 1902.

In the Kelly's London Suburban Directory of 1902 Henry was listed as a farmer at Stoneyfield Farm, The Hale, Edgware. Two years later Caroline died at the age of 46, and she was buried in the Churchyard of St Margaret in Edgware on 28 December 1904. Henry's stepfather, James Bray, who had been leasing Bury Farm from All Souls College died in 1904 resulting in the lease passing to Henry.

In the census of 2 April 1911 Henry was a farmer living at Edgwarebury Farmhouse, now with just his youngest daughter and his late wife's spinster sister, Ellen Bishop, living with him. His son was living at Oak View, Gresham Road, Edgware with his wife and two sons and listed as working with his father on his father's farm. Then later that year, six years after Caroline death, Henry, at the age of 63, married his late wife's 54-year-old spinster sister Ellen Bishop at the Parish Church of St James in Paddington, London on 9 May 1911. Henry stated he was then living at 30 Shirland Road in Paddington and Ellen stated she was living at 130 Delaware Mansions in Paddington, but these would have been convenience addresses so that they could marry at this church where they were not known, as at this time it was not accepted by the church that a man could marry his deceased wife's sister. The witnesses to the marriage, James and Harriet Hutton, were the occupiers in the 1911 census of part of 30 Shirland Road where Henry said he was living. Ellen was the daughter of Robert and Mary Bishop, she had been born at The Hyde, Hendon, Middlesex on 2 July 1856 and baptised at the Parish Church of St Andrew in Kingsbury, Middlesex on 3 August 1856.

Ellen died 19 months after her marriage, at the age of 56 (not 55 as given on her death certificate and burial record), and she was buried in the Churchyard of St Margaret in Edgware on 13 December 1912. The 1914 edition of Kelly's Directory of Middlesex listed Henry Muddle as a farmer at Edgwarebury Farm in Edgwarebury Lane, Edgware. Henry continued to live at Edgwarebury for the rest of his life, though he died at The Bury, 22 Buckingham Road, Little Stanmore, Middlesex, the home of his daughter Nellie Hills, on 13 May 1927, at the age of 79. He was buried in grave A217 in the Churchyard of St Margaret in Edgware on 16 May 1927. A headstone was erected on his grave. Probate of Henry's will, which valued his effects at £173 1s 11d, was granted on 15 June 1927 by London Probate Registry to storekeeper James Hutton.

 

Henry and Caroline’s eldest child was Henry George Muddle who was born at Edgware in Middlesex on 17 January 1880. In the census of 3 April 1881 Henry, at the age of 1, was living with his parents at Broadfields Farm, Hale Lane, Edgware. Then in the census of 5 April 1891 Henry, now aged 11, was living with his parents at Edgwarebury Farmhouse in Edgware, and he was working on his father's farm.

It seems that Henry learnt the butcher's trade, probably from his uncle Charles Muddle, who had been a butcher. Then in October 1899, at the age of 19, he started working for butchers William Smith and Sons in Aylesbury. This is thought to be the William Smith who, with Charles Muddle, were both very involved in local politics and society. The 30 December 1899 edition of The Bucks Herald reported that Harry Muddle gave evidence at the trial at Aylesbury Petty Sessions on 22 December of Henry Bennett and Cyril Cecil Welford for stealing sausages that day from William Smith and Sons. In his evidence Harry stated that he had then been working for William Smith and Sons for about nine weeks.

In the census of 31 March 1901 Henry, at the age of 21, was living with his parents at Edgwarebury Farmhouse and working as a butcher at home on his own account, so he'd presumably left William Smith and Sons and started his own butcher's business at his home.

When he was 21 years old Henry married 21-year-old Mary Jane Taylor at the Parish Church of St Lawrence in Little Stanmore, Middlesex on 15 July 1901. Henry was then a farmer living at Edgwarebury Farmhouse in Edgware and Mary was a farmer’s daughter living at Little Stanmore Farm. Mary was the daughter of Isaac and Mary Taylor; she had been born at Caynham in Shropshire and her birth registered during the 1st quarter of 1880.

A butcher's shop in Edgware High Street owned by Charles Edward Fisher was leased to Arthur Bishop from 1900 to 1906; he ran the shop for two years before sub-letting it to the Muddle family from 1902 to 1905. It's thought that it was Henry's uncle Charles Muddle who arranged and financed Henry in his butcher's business at this shop, and together with the Fisher and Smith families, who were related by marriage and had been butchers and cattle farmers in Aylesbury for generations, supplied the meat for the shop.

Henry and Mary had two children; the first born in late 1901 while they were living above the butcher's shop and Henry was working as a butcher. The 21 May 1903 edition of The Evening Telegraph reported an attempted suicide that involved the Muddle's butcher's shop:

MR W. S. GILBERT'S ADVENTURE.

Mr W. S. Gilbert presided on the Bench at Edgware the other day, and had a man named George Barry, of Byron Road, Wealdstone, before him, summoned for detaining seven fowls, valued at 12s 3d, the property of a neighbour. It appeared that Barry sold twenty-three fowls at 1s 9d each to his neighbour, and seven got back through the garden fence. The evidence appeared conclusive as to two of the fowls, and Barry was ordered to give them up or their value, 3s 6d. He was also ordered to pay the costs. The Bench rose shortly after, and Mr Gilbert stepped into a motor car. Barry had appeared upset at the decision, and had left the Court with his wife. When the car started, Barry came on the scene and deliberately threw himself in the road before it. The driver pulled up dead, and Barry rose and ran to the shop of Mr Muddle, a butcher in the High Street, and tried to get a large knife from the block, but was restrained by the bystanders. He then struggled, freed himself, and commenced butting his bead against some gates. Police and others over-powered him, and he was, with difficulty, got to the Police Station. He came before the Beach to-day charged with attempted suicide, and Mr Gilbert having given evidence he was bound over.

Henry was a rather wayward character who had a drink problem, and family stories recall that he was often too drunk to work in the butcher's shop, and also on one occasion came home from Hitchin Market with a monkey that he had obtained in exchange for his gold watch, presumably while drunk, and that Mary had to go back into town to retrieve his watch.

Henry's uncle Charles Muddle died in 1904 which probably caused the Fisher and Smith families to no longer wish to be associated with Henry's butcher's business with the result that Henry gave up his butcher's business during 1905 and went to work for his father on his father's farm. The 1905 electoral register lists Henry as initially living at the butcher's shop in the High Street and then later at Meads Road in Edgware. Henry and Mary's second child was born in mid-1905 while they were living in Meads Road and Henry was a farmer working with his father.

In the 1908 electoral register Henry, and presumably Mary and their two sons, were living at Broadfields in Edgware. Mary's brother, Isaac Taylor, was now living at Meads Road. Mary's father died in 1909 which probably resulted in Mary getting an inheritance that enabled her to purchase a house. In the electoral registers of 1910 to 1914 Henry and Mary are at Oak View, Gresham Road, Edgware with Mary listed as landlord and Henry as her lodger, so it seems that Mary was the owner of the property as she was of their various later farms. In the census of 2 April 1911 Henry and Mary were living at Oak View, Gresham Road, Edgware with their two sons and Henry was working with his father on his father's farm.

The 1915 electoral register lists Mary as living at Oak View but not Henry, this is thought to possibly be because it was Henry who was the Henry Muddle who enlisted as Private 43390 in the Royal Defence Corps on 2 June 1915. Who was serving in the 265 Protection Company of the Royal Defence Corps when he was discharged on 16 October 1917 as unfit for further service due to illness. For this he received the Silver War Badge that was awarded to those military personnel who were discharged as a result of sickness or wounds contracted or received during the war.[1] There is no memory within the family of Henry having served in the army, so the alternative is that Henry moved to Little Stanmore Farm so that he would be exempt from conscription as a farmer owning and occupying his own land, and never registered himself on the electoral register at this address.

It was probably in about 1912 that Mary Alice Taylor, known as Alice, who was the daughter of Mary Jane's late brother John Taylor and had been living at Little Stanmore Farm with other relatives, started to live with Henry and Mary until she married in 1923. The 1918 electoral register lists Henry and Mary as living Little Stanmore Farm that had been the home of Mary's parents. Henry was described as a dairy farmer when his son Henry married in 1923. The Kelly's Directory of Middlesex for 1926 lists Mrs Mary Muddle as a farmer at Devonshire Farm, Saunders Lane, Mill Hill, NW7.

Both Henry and Mary died at the age of 75, within a month of each other, while living at Temple Close, Charlton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, which is thought to have been bought for them by their son Charles. Henry was buried in the Churchyard of St Lawrence in Little Stanmore, Middlesex on 27 January 1955, and then Mary was buried in the same Churchyard on 22 February 1955. They were both buried in the grave of Mary's brother, Joseph Taylor.

 

Henry and Mary’s eldest child was Henry George Muddle who was born in Hendon registration district in Middlesex, probably above the butcher's shop in Edgware High Street, on 21 December 1901. In the census of 2 April 1911 Henry, at the age of 9, was living with his parents at Oak View, Gresham Road, Edgware, Middlesex. During the First World War Henry enlisted in the army when he was only 16 years old, but when his mother found out she went to the recruiting station and had it rescinded as he was under age.

Henry was a dairy farmer living at Devonshire Farm in Mill Hill when, at the age of 21, he married 21-year-old Vera Passmore at St Paul’s Church, Mill Hill, Middlesex, on 6 March 1923. Vera was the daughter of George and Florence Passmore; she had been born at Cricklewood in Middlesex and her birth registered during the 1st quarter of 1902. Henry and Vera had two children born in Hendon registration district in Middlesex in 1923 and 1925. One of the members of The British Friesian Cattle Society listed in The Herd Book of the British Friesian Cattle Society of 1950 was H G Muddle of H G Muddle & Sons, Church Farm, Ridge, near Barnet, Hertfordshire.

Vera died at the age of 59, her death being registered in Chelsea registration district in London during the 1st quarter of 1961. Two years later Henry died at the age of 61, his death being registered in Barnet registration district in Middlesex during the 2nd quarter of 1963.

 

 

Henry and Mary’s second child was Charles William Muddle who was born in Hendon registration district in Middlesex, probably at Meads Road in Edgware, on 4 June 1905. In the census of 2 April 1911 Charles, at the age of 5, was living with his parents at Oak View, Gresham Road, Edgware, Middlesex.

When he was about 21 years old Charles married 24-year-old Gertrude Clements, known as Dorothy, at St Mark's Church in Colney Heath, Hertfordshire, on 25 September 1926. Charles was then a farmer living at Wellbury Home Farm, Hitchin, and Dorothy was a publican's daughter living at the Queen's Head Hotel, Colney Heath. Dorothy was the daughter of publican Thomas Aveling Clements and his wife Gertrude Edith, and her birth had been registered in Barnet registration district in Hertfordshire during the 2nd quarter of 1902. Charles and Dorothy had two children born in Hitchin registration district in Hertfordshire in 1929 and 1933.

Charles died at the age of 50, his death being registered in Hitchin registration district in Hertfordshire during the 2nd quarter of 1956. Seven years later Dorothy was living at 18 Old Park Road in Hitchin when she died in St Bartholomew's Hospital, Smithfield, London on 25 February 1963 at the age of 61 (not 62 as given on her death certificate). Her death was registered under the name Dorothy Gertrude Muddle and she was described as being the widow of Charles Muddle a check weigher.

 

Henry and Caroline’s second child was Caroline Emily Mary Muddle who was born at Edgware in Middlesex, and whose birth was registered during the 3rd quarter of 1882. In the census of 5 April 1891 Caroline, at the age of 8, was living with her parents at Edgwarebury Farm in Edgware, and she was going to school. Then in the census of 31 March 1901 Caroline, now aged 18, was still living with her parents at Edgwarebury Farm.

When she was 20 years old Caroline married 29-year-old Harry Herbert Fry at St Marylebone Parish Church in London on 9 December 1902 by licence. Harry was then a farmer living at Stoneyfield Farm in Edgware, and Caroline was living at 54 Weymouth Street in St Marylebone. Harry was the son of Harry and Jane Fry; he had been born at Longbridge Doverill near Warminster in Wiltshire and his birth registered during the 4th quarter of 1873.

Harry and Caroline had eight children, the first five were born at Edgeware between 1903 and 1910. In the census of 2 April 1911 they were living at 9 Garden City in Edgware with their five children and Harry was a carman and contractor who was an employer. Their next two children were born in Barnet registration district in Middlesex in 1914 and 1916, and their last child in Hendon registration district in Middlesex in 1921.

Harry died at the age of 81, his death being registered in Harrow registration district in Middlesex during the 2nd quarter of 1955. Two years later Caroline died at the age of 75 (not 76 as given on her death certificate), her death being registered in Hendon registration district during the 3rd quarter of 1957.

 

Harry and Caroline’s eldest child was Phoebe Edith C Fry who was born at Edgware in Middlesex and her birth registered during the 2nd quarter of 1903. In the census of 2 April 1911 Phoebe, at the age of 8, was living with her parents at 9 Garden City in Edgware.

 

Harry and Caroline’s second child was Arthur William H Fry who was born at Edgware in Middlesex and his birth registered during the 4th quarter of 1905. In the census of 2 April 1911 Arthur, at the age of 5, was living with his parents at 9 Garden City in Edgware.

 

Harry and Caroline’s third child was Gladys Ellen Fry who was born at Edgware in Middlesex and her birth registered during the 3rd quarter of 1907. In the census of 2 April 1911 Gladys, at the age of 3, was living with her parents at 9 Garden City in Edgware.

 

Harry and Caroline’s fourth child was Charles Herbert Fry who was born at Edgware in Middlesex and his birth registered during the 4th quarter of 1909. In the census of 2 April 1911 Charles, at the age of 1, was living with his parents at 9 Garden City in Edgware.

 

Harry and Caroline’s fifth child was Elsie Fry who was born at Edgware in Middlesex and her birth registered during the 4th quarter of 1910. In the census of 2 April 1911 Elsie, at the age of 6 months, was living with her parents at 9 Garden City in Edgware.

 

Harry and Caroline’s sixth child was Edward W Fry whose birth was registered in Barnet registration district in Middlesex during the 2nd quarter of 1914.

 

Harry and Caroline’s seventh child was Evelyn G Fry whose birth was registered in Barnet registration district in Middlesex during the 4th quarter of 1916.

 

Harry and Caroline’s eighth child was John A Fry whose birth was registered in Hendon registration district in Middlesex during the 2nd quarter of 1921.

 

Henry and Caroline’s third child was Ellen Elizabeth Muddle, known as Nellie, who was born at Edgware in Middlesex, and whose birth was registered during the 4th quarter of 1887. In the census of 5 April 1891 Nellie, at the age of 3, was living with her parents at Edgwarebury Farm in Edgware, and she was going to school. Then in the census of 31 March 1901 Nellie, now aged 13, was still living with her parents at Edgwarebury Farm. In the census of 2 April 1911 Nellie, at the age of 23, was living with her widowed father at Edgwarebury Farm.

When she was about 37 years old Nellie married Norris Hills in Hendon registration district in Middlesex during the 4th quarter of 1924. Norris was the son of John and Susannah Hills; he had been born at Thaxted in Essex and baptised at the Parish Church of St John the Baptist in Thaxted on 26 May 1872. Norris and Nellie didn't have any children, and they were living at The Bury, 22 Buckingham Road, Little Stanmore, Middlesex when Nellie's father died in 1927 while living with them.

Norris died at the age of 79, his death being registered in Hendon registration district in Middlesex during the 2nd quarter of 1952. Twenty-seven years later Nellie died at the age of 91, her death being registered in Hendon registration district during the 2nd quarter of 1979.

 

Alfred and Mary’s second child was Charles Muddle who was born at Clapham in Surrey on 16 August 1851, and baptised at Holy Trinity Church in Clapham on 16 November 1851. In the census of 7 April 1861 Charles, at the age of 9, was living with his widowed mother in Bromells Road at Clapham, and he was going to school. Then in the census of 2 April 1871 Charles, now aged 19, was a live-in grocer’s assistant to grocer Nicholas Hall at 310 Edgware Road, Marylebone, London. Charles was not at home for the census of 3 April 1881; but staying at his home, 159 Malden Road in St Pancras, were his mother and his future wife together with two servants who were working for Charles as butchers.

Charles was a butcher when, at the age of 29, he married 25-year-old Rebecca Sophia Drewell at St Marylebone Parish Church on 19 April 1881. Charles was then living at 159 Malden Road in St Pancras, and Rebecca was living with her parents at 54 Weymouth Street in St Marylebone. Rebecca was the daughter of Samuel and Sophie Emelie Marie Drewell, she had been born in Marylebone on 26 February 1856 and baptised at St Marylebone Parish Church on 23 March 1856. Charles and Rebecca didn’t have had any children.

Rebecca's father, Samuel Drewell, died on 4 August 1882 and Rebecca was one of the four executors of his will, the others being her mother, her sister Hannah Louise Wheatley, and her brother Samuel Drewell, and they were all granted probate by the Principal Probate Registry on 22 September 1882. As a result a notice was placed by their solicitor C F Hird in The Times of 1 and 8 December 1882 and The London Gazette of 5 December 1882 requesting any creditors or other persons having any claim on Samuel Drewell's estate to contact him by 1 January 1883 so that the executors could then distribute the assets of the estate to those entitled thereto.

Charles was a 38-year-old master dairyman living at Weymouth Street when he became a member of the City of Westminster Lodge No 1563 of the Freemasons. His initiation was on 28 November 1889, his passing on 27 February 1890 and his raising on 24 April 1890. He resigned his membership in September 1898.[2]

In the census of 5 April 1891 they were living with Rebecca’s widowed mother, Sophie Drewell, at 54 Weymouth Street. Sophie was a cowkeeper and dairyman and an employer, presumably having taken over the business of her late husband, who had been a cowkeeper at the time of Charles and Rebecca’s marriage and when he died. Charles was now a dairyman and presumably working for his mother-in-law. They were still living at 54 Weymouth Street, Portland Place, Marylebone when Rebecca died on 23 November 1895, at the age of 39. Rebecca’s will, which was granted probate at London Probate Registry on 30 April 1896, left all her estate, valued at £633 1s 2d to her husband Charles, who was described as being a dairyman. Charles was probably still working for Rebecca’s mother as she didn’t die until 1906, at the age of 90, at Gravesend.

The 10 April 1896 edition of The Essex County Chronicle reported that the Annual Show of the Middlesex and Hertfordshire Hay Show Society was to take place on 2 May 1896 at Cumberland Hay Market in Regent's Park, London and that entry forms could be had from the society's Honorary Secretary and Treasurer Mr Charles Muddle of 54 Weymouth Street, Portland Place.

The 24 September 1898 edition of The Bucks Herald reported that at the end of season dinner of the Tring Park Cricket Club at the Green Man the Chairman thanked Mr Charles Muddle for offering a special prize cup that on the Chairman's suggestion was changed to a bat, leg guards and gloves. In reply Mr Muddle said that he would be happy to offer similar prizes in future years so long as he remained in the area.

 

 

Three years after Rebecca’s death Charles, at the age of 47, married 48-year-old widow Caroline Penn at St George’s Church, Bloomsbury, London, on 4 October 1898. George was then a dairyman living in St George’s Parish, Bloomsbury, and Caroline, whose maiden name was Quainton, was from Tring in Hertfordshire. Caroline was the daughter of John and Caroline Quainton; she had been born at Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire and her birth registered during the 3rd quarter of 1850. Charles and Caroline didn’t have any children, Caroline being too old. Their marriage was reported in the 15 October 1898 edition of The Bucks Herald:

MARRIAGE.- On Tuesday, 4th inst., at St. George's, Bloomsbury, was celebrated the wedding of Mr. Charles Muddle and Mrs. Caroline Penn, widow of the late Mr. John Penn, and the well-known hostess of the Plough Inn. Daring the short lime he has resided in the town, Mr. Muddle has, by his urbanity and genial good fellowship, made many friends, and by the keen and practical interest he has displayed in the Cricket Club and other institutions of the town of his adoption, he has still farther increased his popularity. Their numerous friends cordially united in congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Muddle on the happy occasion, and in wishing them many years of health and happiness.

The 14 January 1899 edition of The Bucks Herald reported that at the meeting on the 9th of the Great Berkhampstead district of the Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows held at the Plough Inn they voted thanks to Mr & Mrs Muddle for their excellent dinner. The 21 January 1899 edition of The Bucks Herald reported that at the recent farmers' Christmas dinner at the Plough Inn Mr Muddle, on behalf of the Master, thanked the farmers for the courtesy they had extended to the Collindale Drag Hunt.

The 15 April 1899 edition of The Bucks Herald reporting on the annual meeting of the Tring Park Cricket Club at the Green Man, the Club's headquarters, stated that C Muddle was one of those voted to be added as a member of the club's committee. The 13 May 1899 edition of The Bucks Herald reported on the Tring Park Cricket Club dinner at the Green Man following the Married v Single match in which C Muddle scored 3 runs out of a total of 6 for the Married team, who lost resoundingly to the Singles team, who scored 198. The 9 December 1899 edition of The Bucks Herald reported on the Tring Park Cricket Club's annual dinner at the Green Man at which prizes were presented that had been selected and brought from London by Mr Muddle. During the evening several songs were sung by members including The Oyster Girl by Mr C Muddle.

The 19 May 1900 edition of The Bucks Herald reporting on the tenth annual show of the Middlesex and Herts Hay Show Society held at Cumberland Market, Regents Park on 1 May 1900 recorded that it had been organized since its start by the energetic honorary secretary, Mr Charles Muddle of the High Street, Tring. And the 22 December 1900 edition of The Bucks Herald reporting on the annual general meeting of the Middlesex and Herts Hay Show Society on 13 December 1900 recorded that Mr Charles Muddle had been honorary secretary and treasurer since it foundation in 1890.

Both the 22 September 1900 and 7 March 1903 editions of The Bucks Herald reporting on the activities of Tring Park Cricket Club noted that Mr C Muddle was a member.

The 17 November 1900 edition of The Bucks Herald reported that on 14 November the annual dinner for over 220 guests of F Company Volunteers was hosted by Mr Muddle at his Plough Hotel. In the census of 31 March 1901 Charles and Caroline were both hotelkeepers living at the Plough Hotel, 50 High Street, Tring. Living with them were 21-year-old companion Jessie M Mason; 14-year-old niece Hilda M F Talme; and their 20-year-old domestic servant Minnie L French. The 1902 edition of Kelly's Directory of Hertfordshire listed Charles Muddle as the publican at the Plough Inn, 50 High Street, Tring. And the 4 October 1902 edition of The Bucks Herald reporting on the Annual Prize Shooting by F Company Volunteers recorded that one of the prizes, of 7s 6d, was given by Mr Muddle.

Even though he was now an hotelkeeper it seems that Charles was still using his skills as a butcher, the 7 March 1903 edition of The Bucks Herald reported:

The Surveyor [Tring Town Council] … had also had his attention drawn to the fact that Mr. Muddle was killing pigs at the Plough Hotel, and allowing the blood to flow into the sewer. He served Mr. Muddle with a notice to abate the nuisance, and also to have the premises white-washed. Mr. Muddle, who had attended the meeting, expressed his regret that he had unknowingly infringed the bye-laws, and promised not to repeat the offence.

The 9 May 1903 edition of The Bucks Herald reported that Charles Muddle, the indefatigable honorary secretary and treasurer of the Middlesex and Herts Hay Show Society, had made the arrangements for the society's Annual Show held at Cumberland Market, Regents Park on Saturday 3 May 1903 and assisted in the distribution of the prizes. Then the 19 December 1903 edition of The Bucks Herald reporting on the annual meeting of the Middlesex and Herts Hay Show Society on 17 December 1903 recorded that Mr Charles Muddle had been re-elected as honorary secretary and treasurer.

The 5 September 1903 edition of The Bucks Herald reported that at the 1 September 1903 meeting of the Urban District Council the Surveyor reported that Mr Muddle would put up his own fence and a letter from Charles Muddle thanked the council for allowing him to use the open space in the High Street on show day. Then the 9 July 1904 edition of The Bucks Herald reported that at the 5 July 1904 meeting of the Urban District Council a letter was read from Mr C Muddle, asking for permission to use half the open space in front of the church for putting up traps on Agricultural Show Day. He was willing to fence off his part as last year. The permission was granted, and the Surveyor was instructed to see that Mr Muddle filled up the open space before placing carts in the Vicarage Road.

The 6 February 1904 edition of The Bucks Herald reported that at the 2 February 1904 meeting of the Urban District Council the question of a bay window for Mr Muddle at the Plough Hotel was adjourned for him to send in a duplicate plan.

They were living at the Plough Inn in Tring when Charles died on Wednesday 28 September 1904 at the age of 53 (not 63 as given on his death certificate). His funeral was on Monday 3 October 1904 at Tring Parish Church with burial in the New Cemetery in Tring. This was reported in the 8 October 1904 edition of The Bucks Herald:

THE LATE MR. MUDDLE.

The funeral of Mr. Charles Muddle took place at the New Cemetery on Monday afternoon. The first part of the Burial Office was said at the Parish Church by the Rev. H. Francis, vicar, who also conducted the service at the graveside. The principal mourners were Mrs. Muddle (widow), Mr. H. Muddle (brother), Mrs. Lane (sister-in-law), Mr, H. Lovejoy (Totteridge), Mr. Quainton (London), Mr. Sidney Lane (Finchley), Mr. S. Drewell, sen. (London), Mr. S. Drewell, jun., Mr. Bert Webb (Leighton), Mr. W. Smith (Aylesbury) and Mrs. Smith, Mr. J. P. Lucas (Aylesbury) and Mrs. Lucas, Mr. Wm. Smith (Tring), and Mr. E. F. Gregory (Long Marston). Amongst those at the Church or at the Cemetery were Messrs. A. H. Dawe, J. H. R. Horwood, R. Hedges, W. Woodhouse, W. H. Thomas, A. H. Brown, J. G. Thorn, James Hobbs, W. Wells, J. Piggott, G. Liddington, and L. N. Simms (Aylesbury). The funeral arrangements were efficiently carried out by Messrs. Edwin Smith and Sons, the coffin being of polished oak with brass fittings. The coffin plate was engraved "Charles Muddle, born 16th August, 1851, died 28th September, 1904." Some beautiful flowers were placed upon the grave, including a broken heart of lilies of violets, "In loving memory of my dear husband;" and wreaths, "With deepest sympathy and in loving memory from Harry, Carrie, and family, Edgwarebury Farm" (Mr. and Mrs. H. Muddle); "With deepest sympathy and regret," from Willie and Louie (Mr. and Mrs. Quainton); "In loving memory, from Guy and Hilda" nephew and niece); also from Mr. and Mrs. H. Lovejoy, Mrs. Lane, Sidney and Daisy (Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Lane), Charlie and Ada (Mr. and Mrs. Bridgwater), Mr. and Mrs. Lucas, Miss Burton, Mr. Wm. Smith (Aylesbury), Miss Quainton, Mr. Lithgow (Cavendish-square, London), Mrs. Drewell, sen., and family.

The late Mr. Muddle, previous to taking up his residence in Tring, was interested in the dairy business of Messrs. S. Drewell and Sons, in Weymouth-street, Marylebone, managing the business for some years. He was also in touch with agriculture through his connection with Edgwarebury Farm, the property of the late Mr. Bray, his step-father, who pre-deceased him by about two months. It was during the years that business took Mr. Muddle backwards and forwards between Marylebone and Edgewarebury that the Middlesex and Herts Hay Show Society was formed, to encourage the growth of English hay. Mr. Muddle was hon. sec. and treasurer of the Society from its inauguration to his death. In 1895, to mark their sense of the services rendered by Mr. Muddle to the Society, the members presented him with a gold watch, suitably inscribed.

Probate of Charles' will, which valued his effects at £1721 10s 4d, was granted to Caroline on 17 December 1904 by London Probate Registry. In the census of 2 April 1911 Caroline was living with her spinster sister Alice Quainton, who was a boarding house keeper, at Malvernbury, Ballards Lane, North Finchley, Middlesex. Then the following year Caroline was still living at Malvernbury when she died on 21 April 1912, at the age of 61. She was buried in grave 7/3.X of St Pancras Cemetery in Camden, London on 24 April 1912. Probate of Caroline's will, which valued her effects at £4463 8s 5d, was granted on 9 July 1912 by London Probate Registry to Thomas Sydney Lane a butcher, and spinster Alice Quainton.

 

Jemuel and Catherine’s third child was George Muddle who was born at Clapham in Surrey on 3 February 1828, and baptised at Holy Trinity Church in Clapham on 2 March 1828. In the census of 6 June 1841 George, at the age of 13, was, together with his brother Alfred, living with his maternal grandparents, Reuben and Elizabeth Gibbs, in Bromells Road, Clapham; the same road in which his widowed father lived. George was still living at Bromells Road when he died at the age of 20 (not 21 as given on his burial record), and he was buried in Holy Trinity Churchyard at Clapham on 29 April 1848.

 

Jemuel and Catherine’s fourth child was John Muddle who was born at Clapham in Surrey on 11 August 1830, and baptised at Holy Trinity Church in Clapham on 3 October 1830. In the census of 6 June 1841 John, at the age of 10, was living with his widowed father at Bromells Buildings in Bromells Road, Clapham. Then in the census of 30 March 1851 John, now aged 20, was continuing to live with his widowed father in Bromells Road, and now working as a journeyman carpenter, probably for his father. John was still living at Bromells Road when he registered his father's death there in 1858.

John is thought to be the father of Naomi Millicent Crabb's illegitimate son, John Muddle Crabb, who was born at Clapham on 24 October 1861 and died in 1869 at the age of 7. Naomi was the daughter of William and Naomi Massa Crabb; she had been born at Clapham on 5 November 1837 and baptised at Holy Trinity Church in Clapham on 26 November 1837.

John never married and he was a journeyman carpenter when he died at 3 Chip Street, which was off the end of Bromells Road, on 18 June 1862, at the age of 31, from phthisis (consumption, pulmonary tuberculosis). He was buried in Nunhead Cemetery, Linden Grove, Camberwell on 24 June 1862.

Naomi Crabb had at least two other illegitimate children, a daughter Emily born in about 1858 and a son Charles born in about 1873. Naomi never married, she was recorded in all censuses as working as an ironer. She died in the Infirmary of Wandsworth Workhouse at the age of 76, her death being registered during the 4th quarter of 1913.

 

John Muddle and Naomi Crabb’s illegitimate child was John Muddle Crabb who was born at 2 Whites Square in Clapham on 24 October 1861. John was living at 7 Pensbury Street in Clapham when he died at the age of 7 and was buried in West Norwood Cemetery in Lambeth on 21 May 1869.

 

Jemuel and Catherine’s fifth child was Sarah Muddle who was born at Clapham in Surrey, and baptised at Holy Trinity Church in Clapham on 4 November 1832. In the census of 6 June 1841 Sarah, at the age of 8, was living with her widowed father at Bromells Buildings in Bromells Road, Clapham. Then in the census of 30 March 1851 Sarah, now aged 18, was still living with her widowed father at Bromells Road, she was described as being a carpenter’s daughter, and was most likely keeping house for her father and brother.

The following year when she was 19 years old Sarah married Adam Murrell at St Luke’s Church in Chelsea on 2 June 1852 by licence. Sarah was then living in St Luke’s Parish in Chelsea and Adam was a butcher from Clapham. Adam was the son of butcher Adam Murrell and his wife and Elizabeth; he had been born in the City of London and baptised at St Botolph without Bishopsgate on 13 February 1828.

Adam and Sarah had six children born in Clapham; the first seven weeks after their marriage, and the last in 1863. Their first child died in late 1854, when only 2 years old, while they were living in the High Street at Clapham. In the census of 7 April 1861 they were living in the High Street at Clapham with their then three surviving children; Adam was a butcher and Adam's spinster sister, Margaret Murrell, was living with them. Sarah died at the age of 31, her death being registered in Wandsworth registration district, which includes Clapham, during the 2nd quarter of 1864, a few months after the birth of her last child.

In the census of 2 April 1871 as Adam was a widower living at 68 High Street, Clapham; he was still a butcher and his sister Margaret was living with him as his housekeeper. Two of his children were living with him – his son Adam was away at boarding school in Carshalton and his two youngest children were living with his mother – and he had 15-year-old William Wickins as a live-in servant. Adam died at the age of 43 (not 44 as given on his death certificate), his death being registered in Wandsworth registration district during the 2nd quarter of 1871.

 

Adam and Sarah’s eldest child was George Murrell who was born at Clapham in Surrey on 22 July 1852, and baptised at Holy Trinity Church in Clapham on 22 October 1854 at the same time as his younger sister. George died, at the age of 2, soon after he was baptised, while living in the High Street in Clapham, and he was buried in Nunhead Cemetery, Linden Grove, Camberwell on 1 December 1854.

 

Adam and Sarah’s second child was Elizabeth Murrell who was born at Clapham in Surrey on 28 August 1854, and baptised at Holy Trinity Church in Clapham on 22 October 1854 at the same time as her elder brother. In the census of 7 April 1861 Elizabeth, at the age of 6, was living with her parents in the High Street at Clapham. Then in the census of 2 April 1871 Elizabeth, now aged 16, was living with her widowed father at 68 High Street, Clapham.

 

Adam and Sarah’s third child was Adam Murrell who was born at Clapham in Surrey on 10 July 1856, and baptised at Holy Trinity Church in Clapham on 14 September 1856. In the census of 7 April 1861 Adam, at the age of 4, was living with his parents in the High Street at Clapham. Then in the census of 2 April 1871 Adam, now aged 14, was live-in pupil at Leicester House School in Carshalton, Surrey. In the census of 3 April 1881 Adam, at the age of 24, was a butcher, like his father and grandfather, and. together with his younger brother William, was lodging with the family of cabinet maker Joshua LeMasurier at 1 Somerset Place in Clapham. When he was about 26 years old Adam married Eliza Gessey in Lambeth registration district during the 3rd quarter of 1882. Adam died at the age of 33, his death being registered in Clapham registration district during the 4th quarter of 1889.

 

Adam and Sarah’s fourth child was Thomas Murrell who was born at Clapham in Surrey on 2 November 1858, and baptised at Holy Trinity Church in Clapham on 27 February 1859. In the census of 7 April 1861 Thomas, at the age of 2, was living with his parents in the High Street at Clapham. Then in the census of 2 April 1871 Thomas, now aged 12, was living with his widowed father at 68 High Street, Clapham. When he was 21 years old Thomas married 22-year-old Emily Eva Ewins in Wandsworth registration district during the 2nd quarter of 1880. Emily was the daughter of John Arthur and Fanny Ewins; she had been born at Mitcham in Surrey and baptised at St Peter & St Paul Church in Mitcham on 3 January 1858. In the census of 3 April 1881 they were living at 15 Cassle Street in Camberwell, and Thomas was a coachman.

Thomas and Emily had seven children born between 1881 and 1896. Their first child was born at Camberwell in 1881; the second at Tooting in 1883; and the other five at Clapham between 1884 and 1896, one of whom died in infancy. In the census of 5 April 1891 they were living at 4 Nelson Grove in Clapham with their then six children; Thomas was working as a cab driver and he had 52-year-old Louisa Kebbile as a boarder. Then in the census of 31 March 1901 they were continuing to live at 4 Nelson Grove with their six surviving children; Thomas was working as a cabman and Emily was working at home as a dressmaker on her own account and her two eldest daughters were dressmakers working for her.

 

Thomas and Emily’s eldest child was Alice May Murrell, known as May, who was born at Camberwell in Surrey, and whose birth was registered during the 2nd quarter of 1881. In the census of 5 April 1891 May, at the age of 9, was living with her parents at 4 Nelson Grove in Clapham, and she was going to school. Then in the census of 31 March 1901 May, now aged 19, was working for her mother as a dressmaker and continuing to live with her parents at 4 Nelson Grove.

 

Thomas and Emily’s second child was Thomas Edward Ernest Murrell who was born at Tooting in Surrey, and whose birth was registered during the 2nd quarter of 1883. In the census of 5 April 1891 Thomas, at the age of 8, was living with his parents at 4 Nelson Grove in Clapham, and he was going to school. Then in the census of 31 March 1901 Thomas, now aged 18, was working as a hatter’s shopman and continuing to live with his parents at 4 Nelson Grove.

 

Thomas and Emily’s third child was Emily Florence Murrell, known as Florence, who was born at Clapham in Surrey, and whose birth was registered during the 4th quarter of 1884. In the census of 5 April 1891 Florence, at the age of 6, was living with her parents at 4 Nelson Grove in Clapham, and she was going to school. Then in the census of 31 March 1901 Florence, now aged 16, was working for her mother as a dressmaker and continuing to live with her parents at 4 Nelson Grove.

 

Thomas and Emily’s fourth child was Jessie Edith Murrell, known as Edie, who was born at Clapham in Surrey, and whose birth was registered during the 4th quarter of 1887. In the census of 5 April 1891 Edie, at the age of 3, was living with her parents at 4 Nelson Grove in Clapham. Then in the census of 31 March 1901 Edie, now aged 13, was continuing to live with her parents at 4 Nelson Grove.

 

Thomas and Emily’s fifth child was John Arthur Murrell who was born at Clapham in Surrey, and whose birth was registered during the 2nd quarter of 1889. In the census of 5 April 1891 John, at the age of 2, was living with his parents at 4 Nelson Grove in Clapham. Then in the census of 31 March 1901 John, now aged 12, was continuing to live with his parents at 4 Nelson Grove.

 

Thomas and Emily’s sixth child was Herbert Charles Murrell who was born at Clapham in Surrey, and whose birth was registered during the 3rd quarter of 1890. In the census of 5 April 1891 Herbert, at the age of 8 months, was living with his parents at 4 Nelson Grove in Clapham. But soon after the census Herbert died, his death being registered in Wandsworth registration district, which includes Clapham, during the 2nd quarter of 1891.

 

Thomas and Emily’s seventh child was Ethel Dorothy Murrell who was born at Clapham in Surrey, and whose birth was registered during the 1st quarter of 1896. In the census of 31 March 1901 Ethel, at the age of 5, was living with her parents at 4 Nelson Grove in Clapham.

 

Adam and Sarah’s fifth child was Juliet Murrell who was born at Clapham in Surrey, and whose birth was registered during the 2nd quarter of 1861. Juliet’s mother died in 1864, and in the census of 2 April 1871 Juliet, at the age of 9, and her younger brother William were living with their paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Murrell, at 137 Manar Street in Clapham. When she was 22 years old Juliet married 32-year-old Thomas James Baker in Wandsworth registration district in London during the 4th quarter of 1883. Thomas had been born at Islington in London and his birth registered during the 2nd quarter of 1851.

 

Adam and Sarah’s sixth child was William Murrell who was born at Clapham in Surrey, and whose birth was registered during the 4th quarter of 1863. William’s mother died in 1864 and in the census of 2 April 1871 William, at the age of 7, and his sister Juliet were living with their paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Murrell, at 137 Manar Street in Clapham. Then in the census of 3 April 1881 William, now aged 17, was working as an ironmonger’s assistant and. together with his elder brother Adam, was lodging with the family of cabinet maker Joshua LeMasurier at 1 Somerset Place in Clapham. When he was 22 years old William married Elizabeth Milhouse in Mile End Old Town registration district in London during the 3rd quarter of 1886.

 

Jemuel and Elicia’s eldest child (Jemuel’s sixth) was Frederick Jemuel Muddle who was born at Clapham in Surrey on 11 February 1854, and baptised at Holy Trinity Church in Clapham on 30 July 1854. In the census of 7 April 1861 Frederick, at the age of 7, was living with his mother and stepfather at Holly Tree House in Back Lane, Wandsworth, Surrey, and he was going to school. Then in the census of 2 April 1871 Frederick, now aged 17, was working as a carpenter and lodging with the family of fellow carpenter Joseph Bond at 1 Leicester Cottages in All Farthing Lane, Wandsworth.

Frederick changed his name to Frederick James Murrell; Murrell being the married name of his half-sister Sarah. Then when he was 19 years old Frederick married 25-year-old Louisa Mary Crabb at St Paul’s Church in Hammersmith, London on 7 December 1873. They were both then living at Caroline Place in Hammersmith and Frederick was a carpenter. Their marriage certificate shows that Frederick lied about his age, giving it as 25 so that he seemed of similar age to Louisa, and he also falsely gave his father’s name as Frederick James Murrell, the same as his own, though he did give the correct occupation of builder for his father. Louisa was the daughter of George and Charlotte Crabb; she had been born at Charmouth in Dorset and her birth registered during the 2nd quarter of 1848.

Frederick and Louisa didn't have had any children. In the census of 3 April 1881 they were lodging with the family of Frederick's fellow carpenter William Stammers at 20 Malva Road in Wandsworth. Then in the census of 5 April 1891 they were living at 4 Cinely Place, East Hill, Wandsworth, and Frederick was continuing to work as a carpenter. In the census of 31 March 1901 they were living at 16 St Ann's Hill in Wandsworth and Frederick now described himself as a carpenter and joiner. Then in the census of 2 April 1911 they were still living at 16 St Ann's Hill, Frederick was still a carpenter and they had 44-year-old electrician William Sharpe as a boarder.

Louisa died at the age of 77, her death being registered in Wandsworth registration district during the 3rd quarter of 1925. Five years later Frederick died at the age of 76 (not 80 as given on his death certificate), his death being registered in Battersea registration district during the 4th quarter of 1930.

 

Jemuel and Elicia’s second child (Jemuel’s seventh) was Eliza Muddle who was born at Clapham in Surrey on 1 May 1855, and baptised at Holy Trinity Church in Clapham on 24 June 1855. In the census of 7 April 1861 Eliza, at the age of 5, was living with her mother and stepfather at Holly Tree House in Back Lane, Wandsworth, Surrey. Eliza died at North Street in Wandsworth on 3 January 1864, at the age of 8 (not 9 as given on her death certificate and burial record), from general dropsy and pericardial effusion. She was buried in the Churchyard of All Saints in Wandsworth on 8 January 1864.

 

Jemuel and Elicia’s third child (Jemuel’s eighth) was Katharine Ann Muddle who was born in Bromells Road, Clapham, Surrey, on 25 August 1856. Katharine died when she was only 6 weeks old, and she was buried in Nunhead Cemetery, Linden Grove, Camberwell on 15 October 1856.

 

Jemuel and Elicia’s fourth child (Jemuel’s ninth) was Hester Elicia Muddle who was born at Clapham in Surrey on 1 December 1857, and baptised at Holy Trinity Church in Clapham on 8 January 1858. In the census of 7 April 1861 Hester, at the age of 3, was living with her mother and stepfather at Holly Tree House in Back Lane, Wandsworth, Surrey. Then in the census of 2 April 1871 Hester, now aged 13, was a live-in servant to the family of mining engineer John Leau at 11 Cologne Road in Battersea, Surrey.

When she was 21 years old Hester married 32-year-old widower James Webb at St Mark’s Church in Regents Park, London on 21 September 1879. They were both then living at 1 Dumpton Place and James was working as a plumber. James was the son of James and Elizabeth Webb, and he had been born at Wurtemberg Place in Clapham on 15 March 1847, into a long established family of Clapham builders. He married Winifred Huckson on 6 August 1866 and they had three children, Winifred in 1867, William James in 1870 and James Alfred in 1874. Then James’ wife Winifred died on 5 May 1879, at the age of 39, from pulmonary tuberculosis. This left James with three children aged between 5 and 12, and he married Hester four months after Winifred’s death.

James and Hester had five children; the first was born at 20 Victoria Terrace in Stratford, Essex (now London) in 1880. In the census of 3 April 1881 James and Hester, together with their young son and James’ two sons from his first marriage, were all visitors in the family home of painter and plumber Samuel Dado at 174 Major Road in West Ham, Essex, and James was described as being a plumber. James and Hester’s second child was born at 4 Angel Cottages in Stratford in 1884.

They then moved a couple of miles north to Wanstead, Essex (now London), and their third child was born at Martha Cottage in Downsell Road, Wanstead in 1886. Their other two children were born at Florence Villas in Ranelagh Road, Wanstead in 1889 and 1891. The last of these children was born three months after the death of James, which was the result of a heart attack at 11 Ranelagh Road in Wanstead (presumably another name for Florence Villas) on 13 February 1891, when he was 43 years old (not 42 as given on his death certificate). On his death certificate James was described as a master plumber, and on his children’s birth certificates variously as a plumber and a house painter, trades that often went together.

In the census of 5 April 1891 widow Hester was living at 4 Florence Terrace (presumably another name for Florence Villas) in Ranelagh Road and she was a coal and wood merchant, this possibly being a business she already had while her husband was alive, or else a business she took over from him on his death two months earlier. Living with Hester were two of her late husband’s children from his first marriage, Winifred and William, who were working as a charwoman and painter. Also there were Hester’s then four children; her fifth was to be born in just under two months' time.

Five years after James’ death Hester, at the age of 38, married 33-year-old Percy Baylis at St Columbia Church in Wanstead on 14 November 1896. Percy was then recorded as being a butcher, and family members remember him as being a meat salesman at Smithfield Market. Percy was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Baylis; he had been born at Colwall in Herefordshire and his birth registered during the 4th quarter of 1863. Percy and Hester always lived at 11 Ranelagh Road in Wanstead, where they had three children born between 1897 and late 1901. In the census of 31 March 1901 they were living at 11 Ranelagh Road with their then two children and Hester's four youngest children from her first marriage, and Percy was a butcher's salesman. Then in the census of 2 April 1911 they were still living at 11 Ranelagh Road, now with their three children and one of Hester's children from her first marriage, and Percy was a journeyman butcher.

Percy died at 11 Ranelagh Road on 12 February 1932, at the age of 68 (not 69 as given on his death certificate), from heart disease and bronchitis. Hester’s grandson James Alfred Webb, her son George’s son, and his wife Vera married in 1933 and then lived with Hester at 11 Ranelagh Road. Hester is remembered by two of her grandchildren as being a rather forceful Victorian lady who suffered from varicose ulcers, a complaint that runs in her family. Hester was still living at 11 Ranelagh Road when she died at the Central Home in Leytonstone, a local hospital for the chronically sick and elderly, on 10 February 1934, at the age of 76 (not 77 as given on her death certificate), from myocardial degeneration and diabetes mellitus.

 

James and Hester’s eldest child was Horace David Webb who was born at 20 Victoria Terrace in Stratford, Essex (now London) on 26 June 1880. In the census of 3 April 1881 Horace, at the age of 9 months, was, together with his parents, a visitor in the family home of painter and plumber Samuel Dado at 174 Major Road in West Ham, Essex. Then in the census of 5 April 1891 Horace, now aged 10, was living with his widowed mother at 4 Florence Terrace in Ranelagh Road, Wanstead, Essex (presumably another name for 11 Ranelagh Road), and he was going to school. In the census of 31 March 1901 Horace, at the age of 20, was working as a journeyman house painter and boarding with the family of journeyman baker Joseph Acres at 1 Clarence Road in Leyton, Essex, which is only about a mile south-west of Wanstead.

When he was 21 years old Horace married 22-year-old Kate Matilda Mynott at St Mark’s Church in Bow on 18 May 1902. Horace was then working as a decorator. Kate was the daughter of Stephen and Ellen Mynott; she had been born at Stratford in Essex and her birth registered during the 2nd quarter of 1880.

Horace and Kate had one child, a daughter, born at Stratford in Essex in 1903. In the census of 2 April they were living at 12 Crownfield Road in Stratford with their daughter; Horace was working for a builder as a house painter, and they had 64-year-old widow Jane Cowland as a boarder. Kate died at the age of 82, her death being registered in Romford registration district during the 2nd quarter of 1962. Two years later Horace died at Doddinghurst in Essex on 7 August 1964, at the age of 84.

 

James and Hester’s second child was Florence Mabel Webb, known as Florrie, who was born at 4 Angel Cottages in Stratford, Essex (now London) on 10 March 1884. In the census of 5 April 1891 Florence, at the age of 7, was living with her widowed mother at 4 Florence Terrace in Ranelagh Road, Wanstead, Essex (presumably another name for 11 Ranelagh Road), and she was going to school. Then in the census of 31 March 1901 Florence, now aged 17, was working as a tea packer and living with her mother and stepfather at 11 Ranelagh Road in Wanstead.

When she was 23 years old Florence married 23-year-old gun maker Edward James Schaffer at St Mark's Church in Victoria Park, London on 27 April 1907. Edward was the son of Edward and Ann Schaffer, and he had been born at 33 Coronet Street in Hoxton Old Town, Shoreditch, Middlesex on 6 July 1883. Edward and Florence had two children, both sons, the first born at Bow in London in 1908. In the census of 2 April 1911 they were living at 32 Ford Road, Old Ford, Roman Road, Bow with their young son; Edward was working on his own account as a general and sweet shop keeper and Kate was assisting him in the business. Their second child was born in Poplar registration district in London in 1913. Because of anti-German harassment during the First World War Edward changed the family name to Shepherd.

Edward died at the age of 71, his death being registered in Epping registration district in Essex during the 1st quarter of 1955. Florence is remembered by a niece as being a fiercely independent old lady who was very self-sufficient (growing her own vegetables and keeping chickens), until she died suddenly of a heart attack, while alone in her kitchen at Rush Green in Romford, Essex on 23 September 1964, at the age of 80.

 

James and Hester’s third child was George Henry Webb who was born at Martha Cottages in Downsell Road, Wanstead, Essex (now London) on 11 September 1886. In the census of 5 April 1891 George, at the age of 4, was living with his widowed mother at 4 Florence Terrace in Ranelagh Road, Wanstead (presumably another name for 11 Ranelagh Road), and he was going to school. Then in the census of 31 March 1901 George, now aged 14, was working as a butcher’s boy and living with his mother and stepfather at 11 Ranelagh Road in Wanstead.

When he was 19 years old George married 19-year-old Mary Ann Crow, known as Annie, at St Columbia Church in Wanstead on 26 March 1906. Annie was the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Alice Crow, and she had been born at 38 Lascelles Road in Leytonstone, Essex on 2 April 1886. George and Annie had nine children, the first born 6 months after their marriage and the last in 1928. They first lived with George's mother and stepfather at 11 Ranelagh Road in Wanstead, then moved to nearby Leytonstone where they moved house a couple of times. In the census of 2 April 1911 they were living at 436A High Road, Laytonstone with their then two surviving children, and George was working for a builder as a house decorator. Then just before the First World War they moved to 93 Cobbold Road in Leytonstone. This was to remain their family home for the rest of their lives, and George, who was a builder and decorator, had his builder's yard adjacent to the house.

Annie died on 10 January 1956, at the age of 69, from heart failure. Two years later George died on the 26 October 1958, at the age of 72. He had a cerebral haemorrhage at the wheel of his car and crashed into a stationary bus while on his way to Thurrock to have Sunday tea with the family of one of his children.

 

 

James and Hester’s fourth child was Annie Webb who was born at Florence Villas in Ranelagh Road, Wanstead, Essex (now London) on 26 July 1889. In the census of 5 April 1891 Annie, at the age of 1, was living with her widowed mother at 4 Florence Terrace in Ranelagh Road, Wanstead (presumably another name for 11 Ranelagh Road). Then in the census of 31 March 1901 Annie, now aged 11, was living with her mother and stepfather at 11 Ranelagh Road in Wanstead. In the census of 2 April 1911 Annie, at the age of 21, was working as a tea packer in a factory and continuing to live living with her mother and stepfather at 11 Ranelagh Road.

When she was 25 years old Annie married 23-year-old Arthur Samuel Michael Perdeaux in West Ham registration district in Essex on 7 February 1915. Arthur was the son of Samuel and Eliza Perdeaux, and he had been born in Shoreditch registration district in London on 12 January 1892. Arthur was a Company Quarter Master in the Essex Regiment and Annie accompanied the regiment to Malta and India between 1921 and 1924, during which time two of their four sons, James Alfred and Albert Alexander, were born. Later they lived at Brentwood in Essex but separated in the 1930s. Annie died in Havering registration district in Essex on 2 December 1968, at the age of 79.

After their separation Arthur lived with Hilda Louisa Hales and they had a son born at Ongar in Essex in 1938. Hilda was the daughter of Edward and Florence Hales and she had been born at Gosport in Hampshire on 16 September 1898. Then after Annie's death Arthur married Hilda in South Western Surrey registration district during the 4th quarter of 1968. Arthur died when he was just on 78 years old, his death being registered in South Western Surrey registration district during the 1st quarter of 1970. Twelve years later Hilda died when she was just on 84 years old, her death being registered in North Western Surrey registration district during the 3rd quarter of 1982.

 

James and Hester’s fifth child was Frank Webb who was born at Florence Villas in Ranelagh Road, Wanstead, Essex (now London) on 31 May 1891. In the census of 31 March 1901 Frank, at the age of 9, was living with his mother and stepfather at 11 Ranelagh Road in Wanstead. Frank joined the Royal Artillery Special Reserve during May 1908 and served for 12 years as a Gunner, then Signaller Corporal. In the census of 2 April 1911 Frank, now aged 19, was a Gunner with the 95th Battery, Royal Field Artillery stationed at Tempe, Orange Free State, South Africa. Then during the First World War he served overseas, including at Salonika during the Dardenelles campaign. On his discharge in 1920 he joined the police.

 

Percy and Hester’s eldest child (Hester’s sixth) was Thomas Sidney Baylis who was born at 11 Ranelagh Road in Wanstead, Essex (now London) on 14 June 1897. In the census of 31 March 1901 Thomas, at the age of 3, was living with his parents at 11 Ranelagh Road in Wanstead. Then in the census of 2 April 1911 Thomas, now aged 13, was going to school and continuing to live with his parents at 11 Ranelagh Road.

When he was 20 years old Thomas married 21-year-old Dorothy Louise Smith at St John's Church in Stratford, West Ham, London on 20 January 1918. They were both then living at 69 Paul Street in Stratford. Dorothy was the daughter of the late William Smith, a labourer, and she had been born on 9 September 1896. Thomas and Dorothy had two children born in West Ham registration district in Essex in 1920 and 1923.

Thomas worked for Romford Borough Council until his death from a heart attack on 23 September 1956, at the age of 59. Thirty-three years later Dorothy died at the age of 93, her death being registered in Braintree registration district in Essex during the 1st quarter of 1990.

 

Percy and Hester’s second child (Hester’s seventh) was Clement Baylis, known as Ernie, who was born at 11 Ranelagh Road in Wanstead, Essex (now London) on 9 February 1899. In the census of 31 March 1901 Clement, at the age of 2, was living with his parents at 11 Ranelagh Road in Wanstead. Then in the census of 2 April 1911 lement, now aged 12, was going to school and continuing to live with his parents at 11 Ranelagh Road.

When he was 23 years old Clement married 21-year-old Kathleen Luxton in West Ham registration district on 6 August 1922. Kathleen was the daughter of John and Emma Luxton; she had been born at Islington in London and her birth registered during the 1st quarter of 1901. Clement and Kathleen had five children, the first born in West Ham registration district in 1925, the second in Poplar registration district in London in 1928, and the other three in Bethnal Green registration district in London in 1931 and twins in 1932.

Clement had his own newsagent's business in Eastbourne, Sussex, and he died at Eastbourne on 12 January 1981, at the age of 81.

 

Percy and Hester’s third child (Hester’s eighth) was Henry Ernest Baylis, known as Ernie, who was born at 11 Ranelagh Road in Wanstead, Essex (now London) on 28 December 1901. In the census of 2 April 1911 Henry, at the age of 9, was going to school and living with his parents at 11 Ranelagh Road. On 16 March 1918 Ernie, at the age of 16, sailed from London on the Highland Piper, bound for Buenos Aires, Argentinia, where he was employed as a cable joiner for the Western Telegraph Company, which later became Cable & Wireless. He made several return voyages between 1924 and 1958, usually staying in England with his half-sister, Annie Perdeaux. During the 1920s he was accompanied by his wife Beatriz Gomez Baylis (born circa 1901), and daughter Hester Anna (born in April 1924). Then during later decades, he was accompanied by his second wife Wiera de Kowaldin Baylis (born 2 February 1911), who was a University Professor, and their daughter Helena Elicia (born 14 May 1937). Ernie retained his British citizenship, but his wives and daughters were Argentinian.

 

Charles and Elicia’s eldest child (Elicia’s fifth) was Elizabeth Ann Caroline Teague who was born at 3 Katharine Terrace in Wandsworth, Surrey on 2 January 1860 and baptised at Holy Trinity Church in Clapham, Surrey on 6 January 1861. In the census of 7 April 1861 Elizabeth, at the age of 1, was living with her parents at Holly Tree House in Back Lane, Wandsworth. Then in the census of 2 April 1871 Elizabeth, now aged 11, was living with her parents at 8 Mill Place in Wandsworth, and she was going to school.

 

Charles and Elicia’s second child (Elicia’s sixth) was Susannah Maria Teague who was born at Holly Tree House in Back Lane, Wandsworth, Surrey on 7 February 1863. In the census of 2 April 1871 Susannah, at the age of 8, was living with her parents at 8 Mill Place in Wandsworth, and she was going to school. Then in the census of 3 April 1881 Susannah, now aged 18, was working as a dressmaker and living with her parents at 35 High Street in Wandsworth. In the census of 5 April 1891 Susannah, at the age of 28, was a live-in housekeeper to widower and retired publican Frederick Garner at 230 Mare Street in Hackney, London.

 

Charles and Elicia’s third child (Elicia’s seventh) was Eliza Jane Teague who was born at 2 Point Pleasant in Wandsworth, Surrey on 15 June 1866. In the census of 2 April 1871 Eliza, at the age of 4, was living with her parents at 8 Mill Place in Wandsworth, and she was going to school. Then in the census of 3 April 1881 Eliza, now aged 14, was a live-in barmaid to publican Isaac Walters at The Grapes in North Street, Wandsworth.

 

Charles and Elicia’s fourth child (Elicia’s eighth) was Charles Richard Teague who was born at 8 Mill Place in Wandsworth, Surrey on 5 February 1871. In the census of 2 April 1871 Charles, at the age of less than 2 months, was living with his parents at 8 Mill Place in Wandsworth. Then in the census of 3 April 1881 Charles, now aged 10, was living with his parents at 35 High Street in Wandsworth, and he was going to school.

Charles was a labourer when, at the age of 19, he enlisted on 15 May 1890 at Kingston-on-Thames as Private 2998 in the East Surrey Regiment. He was then described as 5ft 4¼ins tall, weighed 137lbs, had a 34½ins fully expanded chest, fresh complexion, hazel eyes and brown hair. Charles was stationed at the Regimental Depot until being posted to the 2nd Battalion of the regiment on 19 August 1890. Then on 29 January 1891 he was transferred to the 1st Battalion of the regiment and the same day embarked for India. While in India he was awarded 1d Good Conduct Pay on 16 May 1892 that was increased to 2d Good Conduct Pay on 15 May 1896. He was appointed a Lance Corporal on 21 August 1897 and after having served for almost 7 years in India he returned to England on 18 December 1897, and the following day, 19 December 1897 he was transferred to the army reserve, having completed the 7 years active service he had enlisted for.

When he was 27 years old Charles married 32-year-old Sarah Rebecca Bone at Christ Church in Manchester Road, Poplar, London on 7 August 1898. They were both then living at 292 West Ferry Road, Poplar and Charles was working as a tailor. Sarah was the daughter John Francis and Mary Bone and she had been born at 24 Cable Street, Stepney, London on 21 April 1866.

Charles and Sarah had five children; the first was born at 23 Durham Street in Kennington, London in mid-1899 while Charles was working as a carman. Then the Boer War resulted in Charles being recalled to active service with his regiment, and he embarked for South Africa on 20 October 1899. He was in South Africa for a year, arriving back in England on 20 October 1900 and went back on the army reserve. In the census of 31 March 1901 Charles and Sarah were living in three rooms at 38 Coverton Road in Tooting Graveney, London with their then one child, and Charles was working as a general labourer. When their second child was baptised in early 1902 they were living at 16 St Anne's Hill in Wandsworth, London and Charles was a general dealer. Then when this child, their only son, died in late 1902, when only seven months old, they were living at 32 Burtop Road in Wandsworth. Charles was finally discharged from the army on 14 May 1902, having completed the 12 years he had enlisted for, 7 years active service plus 5 years on the army reserve.[3]

When Charles and Sarah's next two children, twin girls, were baptised in September 1903 they were still living at 32 Burtop Road and Charles was now a painter. Their eldest child died in early 1905 at the age of five. When their last child was baptised in early 1906 they were living in Garretts Lane, Wandsworth and Charles was now an undertaker. In the census of 2 April 1911 Charles and Sarah were living at 34 Fallsbrook Road in Streatham with their three surviving children, and Charles was now working for a builder as a house painter.

Charles died at Clerk's Croft in Bletchingley, Surrey, a mental institution, on 5 October 1931, at the age of 60 (not 61 as given on his death certificate), from myocardial degeneration. Then 4½ years later Sarah died at Clerk's Croft in Bletchingley on 15 March 1936, at the age of 69 (not 64 as given on her death certificate), from myocardial degeneration and influenza.

 

Charles and Sarah’s eldest child was Edith Annie Teague who was born at 23 Durham Street in Kennington, London on 29 June 1899. In the census of 31 March 1901 Edith, at the age of 1, was living with her parents at 38 Coverton Road in Tooting Graveney, London. Edith died in the Union Infirmary, Wandsworth, London on 30 January 1905 when she was only 5 years old, from whooping cough (pertusis) and broncho-pneumonia.

 

Charles and Sarah’s second child was Charles James Richard Teague who was born at Wandsworth in London and baptised at St Anne's Church in Wandsworth on 30 March 1902. Charles died at 32 Burtop Road in Wandsworth on 17 October 1902, when he was only 7 months old, from enteritis that he'd had for 2 months, and gastro-intestinal atrophy.

 

Charles and Sarah’s third child, one of twins, was Rebecca Louisa Teague who was born at Wandsworth in London on 20 July 1903 and baptised at St Mary's Church in Summerstown, Wandsworth on 6 September 1903. In the census of 2 April 1911 Rebecca, at the age of 7, was going to school and living with her parents at 34 Fallsbrook Road in Streatham, London.

 

Charles and Sarah’s fourth child, one of twins, was Sarah Elizabeth Teague who was born at Wandsworth in London on 20 July 1903 and baptised at St Mary's Church in Summerstown, Wandsworth on 6 September 1903. In the census of 2 April 1911 Sarah, at the age of 7, was going to school and living with her parents at 34 Fallsbrook Road in Streatham, London.

 

Charles and Sarah’s fifth child was Hilda Ethel Teague who was born at Wandsworth in London on 30 September 1905 and baptised at St Mary's Church in Summerstown, Wandsworth on 7 January 1906. In the census of 2 April 1911 Hilda, at the age of 5, was going to school and living with her parents at 34 Fallsbrook Road in Streatham, London.

 

Charles and Elicia’s fifth child (Elicia’s ninth) was Annie Emma Teague who was born at 8 Mill Place in Wandsworth, Surrey on 19 March 1872. In the census of 3 April 1881 Annie, at the age of 8, was living with her parents at 35 High Street in Wandsworth. Then in the census of 5 April 1891 Annie, now aged 18, was working as a ward maid in the workhouse infirmary and living with her widowed mother at 24 Whateley Road in Camberwell. The following year Annie was living with her mother at 35 Whateley Road in Camberwell when her mother died there on 27 January 1892, Annie was present at the death and registered the death the same day.

 

Charles and Elicia’s sixth child (Elicia’s tenth) was Ellen Ann Teague who was born at 8 South Street in Wandsworth, Surrey on 5 November 1873. In the census of 3 April 1881 Ellen, at the age of 7, was living with her parents at 35 High Street in Wandsworth.

 

James and Philadelphia’s fifth child was Elijah Muddle who was born at Isfield in Sussex, and baptised at St Margaret of Antioch Church in Isfield on 30 April 1797. When he was 21 years old Elijah married 20-year-old Mary Weaver at St Margaret of Antioch Church in Isfield on 18 May 1818. Mary was the daughter of William and Frances Weaver; she had been born at Framfield in Sussex and baptised at the Parish Church of St Thomas à Becket in Framfield on 12 October 1797. See the section headed ‘Elijah & Mary Muddle’s Family’ for the rest of their lives and details of their family.

 

James and Philadelphia’s sixth child was Sophia Muddle who was born at Isfield in Sussex, and baptised at St Margaret of Antioch Church in Isfield on 11 May 1800. Sophia was about 21 years old and working as a servant when in 1821 she had an illegitimate daughter. From the name of George Francis Muddle that the daughter gave as her father’s name at her marriage, and the witnesses at that marriage, who were George and Mary Ann Frances, it’s thought probable that the father was George Frances.

In about 1826 Sophia married Daniel Attrell, but as no marriage has been found it seems more likely that they simply started living together as man and wife. Daniel had been born at Lewes in Sussex in about 1795. When he was 18 years old he had enlisted in the 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards at Bow, London on 25 September 1813. He was at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 for which he was awarded the Waterloo Medal and two years' service time that would count towards his pension. He was discharged on 31 May 1826 having served 12 years and 149 days. On discharge he was described as 31 years old, 5ft 6½ins tall, with brown hair, hazel eyes, fresh complexion and to be a labourer. He was discharged because he was under size for the Guards and the regiment then had a full complement of men. He had probably originally been accepted though under size because men were need for the Napoleonic Wars. Daniel was given a pension of 5d per day from 30 June 1826.[4]

Daniel and Sophia had seven children; the first six born at Isfield between 1826 and 1839, one of whom died in infancy in 1838. Daniel described himself as a soldier when their first two children were baptised in 1826 and 1829 even though he had been discharged; then as a labourer when their next two children were baptised in 1831 and 1834; a huckster (peddler or hawker of small cheap articles) when their fifth child was baptised in 1837; and then back to being a labourer when their sixth child was baptised in 1839. They then moved to Fletching in Sussex and in the census of 6 June 1841 they were living in part of Gilberts Cottage at Fletching with their then five surviving children, and they also had Sophia's widowed mother living with them. Daniel was a pensioner from the 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards and also working as a farm labourer. Sophia's mother died at Fletching later that year. Their seventh child was born at Fletching in 1844.

In the census of 30 March 1851 they were living at Camber’s in Fletching with their three youngest children and a grandson, 3-year-old Stephen Langridge Attrell, who was the illegitimate son of their daughter Helen. Daniel was receiving 2s 11d per week as a Chelsea Pensioner who had been in the 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards, and he was also working as a huckster, probably with his son John who was also a huckster. In the census of 7 April 1861 they were living at Piltdown Common in Fletching Parish with just their grandson, and Daniel was now described as just a Chelsea Pensioner. Then in the census of 2 April 1871 only Daniel and Sophia were still living at Piltdown Common, and Daniel was now a farm worker and Chelsea Pensioner.

Sophia died at Piltdown, at the age of 74 (not 75 as given on her death certificate), and she was buried in St Andrew & St Mary the Virgin Churchyard at Fletching on 13 December 1874. About a week later Daniel died at Piltdown, at the age of probably 79 (not 82 as given on his death certificate), and he was buried in St Andrew & St Mary the Virgin Churchyard at Fletching on 20 December 1874.

 

Sophia’s illegitimate child was Mary Ann Frances Muddle who was born at Isfield in Sussex, and baptised at St Margaret of Antioch Church in Isfield on 24 June 1821. In 1845, when she was about 24 years old, Mary Ann had an illegitimate son born at Piltdown in Fletching Parish, Sussex, who died soon after birth. Three years later when she was 27 years old Mary Ann married 21-year-old Joseph Cheeseman at St Andrew & St Mary the Virgin Church in Fletching on 11 February 1849. They were both then living at Sheffield Green in Fletching Parish and Joseph was a farm labourer. Joseph was the son of Richard and Elizabeth Cheeseman; he had been born at Ferners Green in Fletching and baptised at St Andrew & St Mary the Virgin Church in Fletching on 24 June 1827.

Joseph and Mary Ann had seven children born between 1849 and 1863. They first lived at Fletching where their first child was born in 1850. Then in the census of 30 March 1851 they were living at The Rough in Newick, Sussex with their young son, and Joseph was working as a farm labourer. They then moved back to Fletching where their second, third and fourth children were born in 1853, 1855 and 1857. When the first two of these children were baptised in 1853 and 1855 they were living at Grislands Common in Fletching. They then moved to nearby Maresfield Parish where their fourth child was baptised in 1858 and their fifth and sixth children were born in 1859 and early 1861. In the census of 7 April 1861 they were living in Maresfield Village with five of their children, and Joseph was a powder maker, presumably he was working at the gunpowder mill at Powder Mills Lake in Maresfield. They then moved back to Fletching where their seventh child was born in 1863. In the census of 2 April 1871 they were living at Wilson's Yard off the High Street in Uckfield, Sussex with three of their children, and Joseph was now an out of work powder maker. Then in the census of 3 April 1881 they were living at 4 Benhill Cottages, Sutton, Surrey with two of their sons and a grandson, and Joseph was now a farm labourer.

Mary Ann died at the age of 63 (not 62 as given on her death certificate), her death being registered in Epsom registration district, which includes Sutton, during the 1st quarter of 1885. In the census of 5 April 1891 Joseph was living with the family of his son Albert at 7 Holmes Terrace, Belmont Road, Cheam, Surrey, and he was continuing to work as a farm labourer. Then in the census of 31 March 1901 Joseph was a pensioner living with the widow of his son Albert at 7 Holmes Terrace, Queens Road, Cheam. In the census of 2 April 1911 Joseph, at the age of 83, was a pensioner from Banstead Asylum living with the widow of his son Albert at 7 Belmont Road, Belmont Sutton, Cheam. The following year Joseph died at the age of 84 (not 92 as given on his death certificate, his death being registered in Epsom registration district, which includes Cheam, during the 1st quarter of 1912.

 

Mary Ann’s illegitimate child was an unnamed son who was born at Piltdown in Fletching Parish, Sussex on 15 March 1845. He died soon after birth and was never baptised. His death was registered in Uckfield registration district, Sussex during the 1st quarter of 1845.

 

Joseph and Mary Ann’s eldest child (Mary Ann’s second) was Charles Cheeseman who was born at Fletching in Sussex, and whose birth was registered during the 1st quarter of 1850. In the census of 30 March 1851 Charles, at the age of 1, was living with his parents at The Rough in Newick, Sussex. Charles died when he was only about 2 years old, his death being registered in Uckfield registration district, Sussex during the 1st quarter of 1852.

 

Joseph and Mary Ann’s second child (Mary Ann’s third) was Ellen Cheeseman who was born at Fletching in Sussex, and whose birth was registered during the 4th quarter of 1852. Ellen was baptised at St Andrew & St Mary the Virgin Church in Fletching on 2 January 1853. In the census of 7 April 1861 Ellen, at the age of 8, was living with her parents in Fletching Village.

 

Joseph and Mary Ann’s third child (Mary Ann’s fourth) was Alice Cheeseman who was born at Fletching in Sussex, and baptised at St Andrew & St Mary the Virgin Church in Fletching on 2 December 1855. In the census of 7 April 1861 Alice, at the age of 5, was living with her parents in Fletching Village. Then in the census of 2 April 1871 Alice, now aged 15, was living with her parents at Wilson’s Yard off the High Street in Uckfield, Sussex.

 

Joseph and Mary Ann’s fourth child (Mary Ann’s fifth) was Julia Cheeseman who was born at Fletching in Sussex, and whose birth was registered during the 2nd quarter of 1857. Julia was baptised at St Bartholomew’s Church in nearby Maresfield on 18 April 1858 when she was about a year old. In the census of 7 April 1861 Julia, at the age of 4, was living with her parents in Fletching Village. Then in the census of 2 April 1871 Julia, now aged 14, was a live-in domestic servant to the family of harness maker Alfred West in the High Street at Epsom, Surrey. In the census of 3 April 1881 Julia, at the age of 24, was a live-in domestic servant to widow Martha Johnson and her daughter at The Limes, Rossiter Road, Balham, Streatham, London.

 

Joseph and Mary Ann’s fifth child (Mary Ann’s sixth) was Alfred Cheeseman who was born at Maresfield in Sussex, and baptised at St Bartholomew’s Church in Maresfield on 5 June 1859. In the census of 7 April 1861 Alfred, at the age of 1, was living with his parents in Fletching Village, Sussex. Then in the census of 2 April 1871 Alfred, now aged 11, was living with his parents at Wilson’s Yard off the High Street in Uckfield, Sussex, and he was going to school. In the census of 3 April 1881 Alfred, at the age 21, was working as a farm labourer and living with his parents at 4 Bunhill Cottages, Sutton, Surrey. In the census of 31 March 1901 Alfred, still a bachelor at the age of 41, was a general labourer and inmate of the casual ward of the Wandsworth and Clapham Union Workhouse, Swaffield Road, Wandsworth, London.

 

 

Joseph and Mary Ann’s sixth child (Mary Ann’s seventh) was Emma/Amy Cheeseman who was born at Maresfield in Sussex, and baptised at St Bartholomew’s Church in Maresfield on 5 May 1861. Her birth was registered as Emma, but at her baptism she was Amy. In the census of 7 April 1861 Emma, at the age of 1 week, was living with her parents in Fletching Village, Sussex.

 

Joseph and Mary Ann’s seventh child (Mary Ann’s eighth) was Albert Cheeseman who was born at Fletching in Sussex, and baptised at St Andrew & St Mary the Virgin Church in Fletching on 1 November 1863. In the census of 2 April 1871 Albert, at the age of 7, was living with his parents at Wilson’s Yard off the High Street in Uckfield, Sussex, and he was going to school. Then in the census of 3 April 1881 Albert, now aged 17, was working as a general labourer and living with his parents at 4 Bunhill Cottages, Sutton, Surrey.

When he was about 24 years old Albert married Catherine Agnes Handley in Epsom registration district in Surrey during the 4th quarter of 1887. They had three children; the first born at Sutton in 1888; the second at Cheam in 1889; and the third at Sutton in 1890. In the census of 5 April 1891 they were living at 7 Holmes Terrace, Belmont Road, Cheam, Surrey with their three children; Albert was working as an asylum attendant and they had Albert's widowed father living with them. Their eldest child died in early 1892, at the age of 3. Then Albert died at the age of 30, his death being registered in Epsom registration district, which included Cheam, during the 2nd quarter of 1894.

In the census of 31 March 1901 Catherine and her two surviving children were living at 7 Holmes Terrace, Queens Road, Cheam (it's assumed that this is the same place as in the 1891 census and that Belmont Road had been renamed Queens Road). Catherine was a laundress working on her own account at home; she still had her father-in-law, Joseph Cheeseman, living with her, and now also widow Jane Handley, who is assumed to be her mother, who was working for her as a laundress. Then in the census of 2 April 1911 Catherine was still a laundress working at home, but now at 7 Belmont Road, Belmont Sutton, Cheam. She still had her father-in-law Joseph Cheeseman and widow Jane Handley living with her. In this census Catherine stated that she'd had four children of which two were still living. Both Joseph Cheeseman and Jane Handley, who had been living with Catherine, died in early 1912. Then sixteen years later Catherine died at the age of 66, her death being registered in Epsom registration district, which includes Cheam, during the 4th quarter of 1928.

 

Albert and Catherine’s eldest child was Nellie Agnes Cheeseman who was born at Sutton in Surrey, and whose birth was registered during the 2nd quarter of 1888. In the census of 5 April 1891 Nellie, at the age of 3, was living with her parents at 7 Holmes Terrace, Belmont Road, Cheam, Surrey. Then early the next year Nellie died at the age of 3, her death being registered in Epsom registration district during the 1st quarter of 1892.

 

Albert and Catherine’s second child was Florence Fanny Cheeseman who was born at Cheam in Surrey, and whose birth was registered during the 2nd quarter of 1889. In the census of 5 April 1891 Florence, at the age of 2, was living with her parents at 7 Holmes Terrace, Belmont Road, Cheam, Surrey. Then in the census of 31 March 1901 Florence, now aged 12, was living with her widowed mother at 7 Holmes Terrace, Queens Road, Cheam.

 

Albert and Catherine’s third child was Ada Emily Cheeseman who was born at Sutton in Surrey, and whose birth was registered during the 3rd quarter of 1890. In the census of 5 April 1891 Ada, at the age of 5 months, was living with her parents at 7 Holmes Terrace, Belmont Road, Cheam, Surrey. Then in the census of 31 March 1901 Ada, now aged 10, was living with her widowed mother at 7 Holmes Terrace, Queens Road, Cheam.

 

Daniel and Sophia’s eldest child (Sophia’s second) was Elizabeth Attrell who was born at Isfield in Sussex, and baptised at St Margaret of Antioch Church in Isfield on 31 December 1826. In the census of 6 June 1841 Elizabeth, at the age of 15, was living with her parents at Gilberts Cottage in Fletching, Sussex. When she was 20 years old Elizabeth married Reuben Avis at the Parish Church of St Andrew & St Mary the Virgin in Fletching on 20 June 1847. Reuben was then a labourer living in Fletching Village and Elizabeth was living at Piltdown.

 

Daniel and Sophia’s second child (Sophia’s third) was Helen Maria Attrell who was born at Isfield in Sussex, and baptised at St Margaret of Antioch Church in Isfield on 19 October 1828. In the census of 6 June 1841 Helen, at the age of 12, was living with her parents at Gilberts Cottage in Fletching, Sussex. In early 1848, when she was 19 years old, Helen gave birth to an illegitimate son at Piltdown Common in Fletching Parish. Then in the census of 30 March 1851 Helen, now aged 23, was a live-in house servant to the family of auctioneer Samuel Akehurst at 10-11 Prince Albert Street in Brighton, Sussex, her son was living with her parents.

When she was 25 years old Helen married 40-year-old George Weston at the Parish Church of St Andrew & St Mary the Virgin in Fletching on 5 January 1854. They were both then living in Fletching and George was a labourer. George was the son of farmer Edward Weston and his wife Sarah; he had been born at Bondswick in Fletching on 12 August 1813, and baptised at St Andrew & St Mary the Virgin Church in Fletching on 12 September 1813.

 

Helen’s illegitimate son was Stephen Langridge Attrell who was born at Piltdown Common in Fletching Parish in Sussex, and baptised at St Andrew & St Mary the Virgin Church in Fletching on 4 March 1848. In the census of 30 March 1851 Stephen, at the age of 3, was living with his maternal grandparents, Daniel and Sophia Attrell, at Camber’s in Fletching.

 

Daniel and Sophia’s third child (Sophia’s fourth) was James Attrell who was born at Isfield in Sussex, and baptised at St Margaret of Antioch Church in Isfield on 15 April 1831. In the census of 6 June 1841 James, at the age of 10, was living with his parents at Gilberts Cottage in Fletching, Sussex.

 

Daniel and Sophia’s fourth child (Sophia’s fifth) was John Attrell who was born at Isfield in Sussex, and baptised at St Margaret of Antioch Church in Isfield on 30 August 1834. In the census of 6 June 1841 John, at the age of 7, was living with his parents at Gilberts Cottage in Fletching, Sussex. Then in the census of 30 March 1851 John, now aged 16, was working as a huckster, probably with his father, and living with his parents at Camber’s in Fletching.

When he was 21 years old John married Selina Bray, who was about 17, in Uckfield registration district, Sussex during the 4th quarter of 1855. Selina was the daughter of Richard and Frances Bray; she had been born at Buxted in Sussex and baptised at St Margaret the Queen Church in Buxted on 2 December 1838.

 

Daniel and Sophia’s fifth child (Sophia’s sixth) was Alfred Attrell who was born at Isfield in Sussex, and baptised at St Margaret of Antioch Church in Isfield on 5 March 1837. Alfred died at Isfield when he was only 15 months old, and he was buried in St Margaret of Antioch Churchyard at Isfield on 22 April 1838.

 

Daniel and Sophia’s sixth child (Sophia’s seventh) was Catherine Attrell who was born at Isfield in Sussex, and baptised at St Margaret of Antioch Church in Isfield on 21 April 1839. In the census of 6 June 1841 Catherine, at the age of 2, was living with her parents at Gilberts Cottage in Fletching, Sussex. Then in the census of 30 March 1851 Catherine, now aged 12, was living with her parents at Camber’s in Fletching.

When she was 17 years old Catherine married 25-year-old Oliver Comber at the Parish Church of St Andrew & St Mary the Virgin in Fletching on 13 May 1856. They were both then living at Piltdown and Oliver was a labourer. Oliver was the son of farmer Edward Comber and his wife Sarah, he had been born at Piltdown in Fletching, and baptised at the Parish Church of St Andrew & St Mary the Virgin in Fletching on 10 April 1831.

 

Daniel and Sophia’s seventh child (Sophia’s eighth) was Sarah Jane Attrell who was born at Piltdown in Fletching Parish in Sussex. She was privately baptised and then received into St Andrew & St Mary the Virgin Church in Fletching on 22 August 1844. In the census of 30 March 1851 Sarah Jane, at the age of 6, was living with her parents at Camber’s in Fletching. Then in the census of 7 April 1861 Sarah Jane, now aged 16, was a live-in house servant to widow and innkeeper Harriett Gilbert at the Bull Inn in Newick, Sussex. When she was 23 years old Sarah Jane married Edward Dudeney in Brighton registration district, Sussex during the 1st quarter of 1868.

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Last updated 20 March 2016