THE MUDDLE FAMILIES

 

THE KENT MUDDLE FAMILIES THE HARRIETSHAM MUDDLES

 

Chart of James & Ann Muddle's Family

 

James and Ann’s eldest child was John Wanstal Muddle who was born at Deal in Kent, and baptised at the Church of St Leonard in Deal on 22 February 1801. When he was 27 years old John married Elizabeth Castle at the Church of St Mary in Minster on the Isle of Thanet in Kent on 9 October 1828. Elizabeth, who had been born at Sandwich in Kent in about 1803, already had an illegitimate son. John and Elizabeth lived at Walmer where they had nine children born between 1829 and 1847.

In the census of 6 June 1841 they were living behind Rope Walk in Walmer with seven of their children and Elizabeth’s illegitimate son, and John was working as a farm labourer. Then in the census of 30 March 1851 they were living at Tapps Hole in Walmer with their four youngest children. In the census of 7 April 1861 they were living at Rope Walk in Walmer with their two youngest surviving daughters. Had they moved into the home of John’s parents after they died? Then in the census of 2 April 1871 they were living at 4 Rope Walk and Elizabeth was described as being ‘afflicted’, which probably meant that she was mentally ill. They had their 10-year-old granddaughter Catherine Castle living with them, probably to help with the housework if Elizabeth was ill. In the censuses of 1851, 1861 and 1871 John had been described as being a labourer, but at the marriages of two of his daughters in 1863 and 1873 he was recorded as being a gardener.

John died at Upper Deal on 23 March 1878 at the age of 77, and he was buried in the Churchyard of St Mary at Walmer on 28 March 1878. Six months later Elizabeth died at Deal at the age of 75 and she was buried in the Churchyard of St Mary at Walmer on 30 September 1878.

 

Their children were:

Alfred 1827-?  Caroline 1829-1908  Jane 1831-1891  Mary Ann 1832-?

James 1834-1904  Catherine Castle 1836-1840  Elizabeth Ellen 1838-?

Ann Sarah 1839-1853  John 1841-?  Phoebe Hannah 1847-1920

 

Elizabeth’s illegitimate son was Alfred Castle who was born at Walmer in Kent on 8 May 1827. In the census of 6 June 1841 Alfred, at the age of 14, was living with his mother and stepfather behind Rope Walk in Walmer. Alfred became a fisherman, and at Deal on 6 April 1846 he was issued with his Seaman's Ticket number 308757 under the name Alfred Muddle. This described him as 5ft 6½ins tall with a dark complexion, dark brown hair, hazel eyes and a scar on his neck; that he resided at Walmer when not working, could write and first went to sea as a boy.[1] The crew lists for the 16 ton Lugger XL of Deal record Alfred Muddle as being a member of the crew, as a seaman serving under master Henry Pearson (except in 1849 when Arthur Wood was master) from at least 1 July 1846 to 31 December 1851. A lugger is a small sailing vessel of two or three masts carrying lugsails, and the XL was involved in fishing, coasting and attending to shipping around the southeast coast of England between Plymouth and Yarmouth with a crew of between four and seven.[2]

When he was 23 years old Alfred married 20-year-old Mary Ann Dean at the Church of St Mary in Walmer during the 1st quarter of 1851. Mary Ann was the daughter of Richard and Deborah Dean, and she had been baptised at the Church of St Mary of Charity in Faversham, Kent on 11 May 1830. In the census of 30 March 1851 Alfred and Mary Ann were living at Rope Walk in Walmer, and Alfred was a mariner. Alfred and Mary Ann had four children born between 1852 and 1861, one of whom died soon after birth. Alfred was described as being a waterman at the baptisms of his children.

In the census of 7 April 1861 Alfred and Mary Ann were living at 60 Strand in Walmer with their three surviving children; Alfred was continuing to be a mariner and Mary Ann was described as being deaf. The following year Mary Ann died at the age of 32 (not 33 as given on her burial record), and she was buried in the Churchyard of St Mary in Walmer on 24 August 1862.

 

Alfred and Mary Ann’s eldest child was Alfred John Castle who was born at Walmer in Kent, and baptised at the Church of St Mary in Walmer on 11 November 1852. In the census of 7 April 1861 Alfred, at the age of 8, was living with his parents at 60 Strand in Walmer, and he was going to school.

 

Alfred and Mary Ann’s second child was Richard William Castle who was born at Walmer in Kent, and baptised at the Church of St Saviour in Walmer during February or March 1855. Richard died soon after his baptism, his death being registered in Eastry registration district during the 1st quarter of 1855.

 

Alfred and Mary Ann’s third child was Rosina Agnes Castle who was born at Walmer in Kent, and whose birth was registered during the 1st quarter of 1857. In the census of 7 April 1861 Rosina, at the age of 4, was living with her parents at 60 Strand in Walmer, and she was going to school. Then in the census of 2 April 1871 Rosina, now aged 14, was staying with her uncle and aunt, Thomas and Mary Ann Rogers, in West Street at Deal in Kent.

 

Alfred and Mary Ann’s fourth child was Catherine Nancy Castle who was born at Walmer in Kent, and baptised at the Church of St Saviour in Walmer on 30 January 1861. In the census of 7 April 1861 Catherine, at the age of 3 months, was living with her parents at 60 Strand in Walmer. Then in the census of 2 April 1871 Catherine, now aged 10, was living with her grandparents John and Elizabeth Muddle at 4 Rope Walk in Walmer: and as her grandmother was then described as being ‘afflicted’, it’s probable that Catherine was there to help her grandparents with their housework.

 

John and Elizabeth’s eldest child was Caroline Muddle who was born at Walmer, and baptised at the Church of St Mary in Walmer on 10 May 1829. In the census of 6 June 1841 Caroline, at the age of 12, was living with her parents behind Rope Walk in Walmer. Then in the census of 30 March 1851 Caroline, now aged 21, was a live-in cook for the family of wine merchant Edmund Coates at 17 Park Place Villas in Paddington, London.

When she was 26 years old Caroline married 25-year-old William Betts Wellard at the Church of St Gabriel in Pimlico, London on 13 November 1855. William was then a farmer from Sholden near Deal in Kent. William was the son of Richard Henry and Mary Ann Wellard, and he had been born at Sholden in about 1830. William and Caroline had four children; the first two were born at Great Mongeham near Deal in 1857 and 1859. In the census of 7 April 1861 they were living at 30 Prospect Place in Deal with their then two children, and William was working as a gardener. Their third child was born at Deal later that year. Then in the census of 2 April 1871 they were living in Wickhambreaux village near Canterbury with their now three children, and William was continuing to work as a gardener. Their fourth child was born at Wickhambreaux later in 1871.

It seems that William and Caroline must have then separated, because in the census of 3 April 1881 Caroline and her youngest child were living at 15 Blenheim Road in Deal; and Caroline was working as a nurse and described her self as being married. Then in the census of 5 April 1891 Caroline, still recorded as being married, was continuing to live at 15 Blenheim Road, but now she was living on her own means and had her grandson, 3-year-old Ernest Willard, living with her. Caroline died at the age of 79, her death being registered in Eastry registration district, which includes Deal, during the 1st quarter of 1908.

 

William and Caroline’s eldest child was Walter Betts Wellard who was born at Great Mongeham near Deal in Kent, and whose birth was registered during the 2nd quarter of 1857. In the census of 7 April 1861 Walter, at the age of 3, was living with his parents at 30 Prospect Place in Deal, and he was going to school. Then in the census of 2 April 1871 Walter, now aged 13, was living with his parents in Wickhambreaux village near Canterbury.

 

William and Caroline’s second child was Annie Wellard who was born at Great Mongeham near Deal in Kent, and whose birth was registered during the 4th quarter of 1859. In the census of 7 April 1861 Annie, at the age of 1, was living with her parents at 30 Prospect Place in Deal. Then in the census of 2 April 1871 Annie, now aged 11, was living with her parents in Wickhambreaux village near Canterbury, and she was going to school.

 

William and Caroline’s third child was Alfred Ernest Wellard who was born at Deal in Kent, and whose birth was registered during the 4th quarter of 1861. In the census of 2 April 1871 Alfred, at the age of 9, was living with his parents in Wickhambreaux village near Canterbury, and he was going to school.

 

William and Caroline’s fourth child was Edith Wellard who was born at Wickhambreaux near Canterbury in Kent, and whose birth was registered during the 4th quarter of 1871. In the census of 3 April 1881 Edith, at the age of 9, was living with her mother at 15 Blenheim Road in Deal, and she was going to school.

 

John and Elizabeth’s second child was Jane Muddle who was born at Walmer in Kent, and baptised at the Church of St Mary in Walmer on 17 April 1831. In the census of 6 June 1841 Jane, at the age of 10, was living with her parents behind Rope Walk in Walmer. Then in the census of 30 March 1851 Jane, now aged 20, was, together with her sister Mary Ann, a live-in house servant at the Royal Naval Hospital Building in Walmer.

When she was 24 years old Jane married John Dean Cork at the Church of St Mary in Walmer on 18 December 1855. John was a coastguard, and they had eleven children, all born in Yorkshire. Their first eight children were born at Burniston between 1858 and 1867. In the census of 7 April 1861 they were living in the High Street at Burniston with their then two children, and John was a senior boatman with the coastguard. Their ninth child was born at Filey in 1868 and their tenth at Bempton in 1870. In the census of 2 April 1871 they were living in Gillas Lane at Bempton with their ten children; John was still working for the coastguard and they had Jane’s sister Elizabeth Barnes and her young daughter staying with them. Their eleventh child was born at Bempton in 1875.

In the census of 3 April 1881 they were living at Sydney Villa, Ranelagh Road, Deal, Kent, with seven of their children. John had retired from the coastguards and was living on his civil service pension, while Jane was a lodging house keeper. Then in the census of 5 April 1891 they were living at Albany House, Prince of Wales Terrace, Deal, now with four of the children, all young adults, still at home. John was still a coastguard pensioner; Jane was still a lodging house keeper, and her three daughters who were still living at home were working as her assistants. Later that year Jane died at the age of 60, her death being registered in Eastry registration district, which includes Deal, during the 2nd quarter of 1891. John died at the age of 82, his death being registered in Eastry registration district during the 1st quarter of 1908.

 

John and Jane’s eldest child was William Dean Cork who was born at Burniston in Yorkshire, and whose birth was registered during the 4th quarter of 1858. In the census of 7 April 1861 William, at the age of 2, was living with his parents in the High Street at Burniston. Then in the census of 2 April 1871 William, now aged 12, was living with his parents in Gillas Lane, Bempton, Yorkshire, and he was going to school.

 

John and Jane’s second child was John Dean Cork who was born at Burniston in Yorkshire, and whose birth was registered during the 2nd quarter of 1860. In the census of 7 April 1861 John, at the age of 11 months, was living with his parents in the High Street at Burniston. Then in the census of 2 April 1871 John, now aged 10, was living with his parents in Gillas Lane, Bempton, Yorkshire, and he was going to school. In the census of 3 April 1881 John, at the age of 20, was living with his parents at Sydney Villa, Ranelagh Road, Deal, Kent, and he was working as a carpenter.

 

John and Jane’s third child was Lewis Dean Cork who was born at Burniston in Yorkshire, and whose birth was registered during the 1st quarter of 1862. In the census of 2 April 1871 Lewis, at the age of 9, was living with his parents in Gillas Lane, Bempton, Yorkshire, and he was going to school.

 

John and Jane’s fourth child was Louisa Bandram Cork who was born at Burniston in Yorkshire, and whose birth was registered during the 4th quarter of 1863. In the census of 2 April 1871 Louisa, at the age of 7, was living with her parents in Gillas Lane, Bempton, Yorkshire, and she was going to school. Then in the census of 3 April 1881 Louisa, now aged 17, was living with her parents at Sydney Villa, Ranelagh Road, Deal, Kent, and she was working as a dressmaker.

 

John and Jane’s fifth child was Emma Jane Cork who was born at Burniston in Yorkshire, and whose birth was registered during the 4th quarter of 1864. In the census of 2 April 1871 Emma, at the age of 6, was living with her parents in Gillas Lane, Bempton, Yorkshire, and she was going to school. Then in the census of 3 April 1881 Emma, now aged 16, was living with her parents at Sydney Villa, Ranelagh Road, Deal, Kent. In the census of 5 April 1891 Emma, at the age 26, was living with her parents at Albany House, Prince of Wales Terrace, Deal, and she was now working as an assistant to her mother who was a lodging house keeper.

 

John and Jane’s sixth child was Alfreda Fenella Cork who was born at Burniston in Yorkshire, and whose birth was registered during the 1st quarter of 1866. In the census of 2 April 1871 Alfreda, at the age of 5, was living with her parents in Gillas Lane, Bempton, Yorkshire, and she was going to school. Then in the census of 3 April 1881 Alfreda, now aged 15, was living with her parents at Sydney Villa, Ranelagh Road, Deal, Kent, and she was still going to school. In the census of 5 April 1891 Alfreda, at the age of 25, was living with her parents at Albany House, Prince of Wales Terrace, Deal, and she was now working as an assistant to her mother who was a lodging house keeper.

 

John and Jane’s seventh child, one of twins, was Arthur Colwell Cork who was born at Burniston in Yorkshire, and whose birth was registered during the 3rd quarter of 1867. In the census of 2 April 1871 Arthur, at the age of 3, was living with his parents in Gillas Lane, Bempton, Yorkshire. Then in the census of 3 April 1881 Arthur, now aged 13, was living with his parents at Sydney Villa, Ranelagh Road, Deal, Kent, and he was going to school. In the census of 5 April 1891 Arthur, at the age 23, was living with his parents at Albany House, Prince of Wales Terrace, Deal, and he was now working as a cabinet maker’s assistant.

 

John and Jane’s eighth child, one of twins, was Sarah Sophia Cork who was born at Burniston in Yorkshire, and whose birth was registered during the 3rd quarter of 1867. In the census of 2 April 1871 Sarah, at the age of 3, was living with her parents in Gillas Lane, Bempton, Yorkshire.

 

John and Jane’s ninth child was Robina Annie Cork who was born at Filey in Yorkshire, and whose birth was registered during the 1st quarter of 1869. In the census of 2 April 1871 Robina, at the age of 2, was living with her parents in Gillas Lane, Bempton, Yorkshire. Then in the census of 3 April 1881 Robina, now aged 12, was living with her parents at Sydney Villa, Ranelagh Road, Deal, Kent, and she was going to school. In the census of 5 April 1891 Robina, at the age of 22, was living with her parents at Albany House, Prince of Wales Terrace, Deal, and she was now working as a domestic assistant to her mother.

 

John and Jane’s tenth child was Maud Amy Cork who was born at Bempton in Yorkshire, and whose birth was registered during the 2nd quarter of 1871. In the census of 2 April 1871 Maud was a young baby living with her parents in Gillas Lane, Bempton, Yorkshire. Then in the census of 3 April 1881 Maud, now aged 10, was living with her parents at Sydney Villa, Ranelagh Road, Deal, Kent, and she was going to school.

 

John and Jane’s eleventh child was Lilian Dean Cork whose birth was registered in Bridlington registration district in Yorkshire during the 1st quarter of 1875.

 

John and Elizabeth’s third child was Mary Ann Muddle who was born at Walmer in Kent, and baptised at the Church of St Mary in Walmer on 5 August 1832. In the census of 6 June 1841 Mary Ann, at the age of 8, was living with her parents behind Rope Walk in Walmer. Then in the census of 30 March 1851 Mary Ann, now aged 18, was, together with her sister Jane, a live-in house servant at the Royal Naval Hospital Building in Walmer.

When she was 25 years old Mary Ann married Thomas Henry Rogers at the Church of St Mary in Walmer on 26 October 1857. They had four children; the first born at Deal in 1860. In the census of 7 April 1861 Thomas was serving as the mate under master Francis Atherden on the 60 ton Pilot Cutter Princess that was at sea off Dover taking pilots out to ships, and Mary Ann and her young daughter were at 2 Farrier Street in Deal. Their next two children were born at Walmer in 1863 and 1864, and their fourth at Ramsgate in 1868. In the census of 2 April 1871 they were living in West Street at Deal with their four children; Thomas described himself as a Cinque Ports Pilot and they had their 14-year-old niece Rosina Rogers (actually Rosina Agnes Castle) staying with them. In the censuses of 3 April 1881 and 5 April 1891 they were living at 5 Castle Road in Deal with their three daughters, and Thomas was a Trinity Pilot.

Trinity Pilots were licensed, not employed, by the Corporation of Trinity House. When a man first applied to become a licensed pilot he had to meet certain criteria. He must be a British national, have several years' experience as a watch-keeping officer of a ship, hold a foreign-going master mariner's certificate and be under 35 years of age.

Thomas died at the age of 67, his death being registered in Eastry registration district, which includes Deal, during the 3rd quarter of 1901. In the census of 2 April 1911 Mary Ann and her two eldest daughters were living at 73 Victoria Road in Deal and Mary Ann was living on private means. Mary Ann died at the age of 80, her death being registered in Eastry registration district, which includes Deal, during the 1st quarter of 1913.

 

Thomas and Mary Ann’s eldest child was Florence Grace Rogers who was born at Deal in Kent, and whose birth was registered during the 4th quarter of 1860. In the census of 7 April 1871 Florence, at the age of 4 months, was living with her parents at 2 Farrier Street in Deal. Then in the census of 2 April 1871 Florence, now aged 10, was living with her parents in West Street at Deal. In the census of 3 April 1881 Florence, at the age of 20, was living with her parents at 5 Castle Road in Deal. Then in the census of 5 April 1891 Florence, at the age of 30, was continuing to live with her parents at 5 Castle Road, and she was now working as a governess. In the census of 2 April 1911 Florence, still unmarried at the age of 50, was living with her widowed mother at 73 Victoria Road in Deal and had no occupation.

 

Thomas and Mary Ann’s second child was Maud Mary Rogers who was born at Walmer in Kent, and whose birth was registered during the 3rd quarter of 1863. In the census of 2 April 1871 Maud, at the age of 7, was living with her parents in West Street at Deal, and she was going to school. Then in the census of 3 April 1881 Maud, now aged 17, was living with her parents at 5 Castle Road in Deal. In the census of 5 April 1891 Maud, at the age of 27, was continuing to live with her parents at 5 Castle Road. In the census of 2 April 1911 Maud, still unmarried at the age of 47, was living with her widowed mother at 73 Victoria Road in Deal and had no occupation.

 

Thomas and Mary Ann’s third child was Richard Austen Rogers who was born at Walmer in Kent in about 1864. In the census of 2 April 1871 Richard, at the age of 6, was living with his parents in West Street at Deal, and he was going to school.

 

Thomas and Mary Ann’s fourth child was Jessie Jeoman Rogers who was born at Ramsgate in Kent, and whose birth was registered during the 3rd quarter of 1868. In the census of 2 April 1871 Jessie, at the age of 2, was living with her parents in West Street at Deal. Then in the census of 3 April 1881 Jessie, now aged 12, was living with her parents at 5 Castle Road in Deal, and she was going to school. In the census of 5 April 1891 Jessie, at the age of 22, was continuing to live with her parents at 5 Castle Road.

 

John and Elizabeth’s fourth child was James Muddle who was born at Walmer in Kent on 20 January 1834, and baptised at the Church of St Mary in Walmer on 16 February 1834. In the census of 6 June 1841 James, at the age of 7, was living with his parents behind Rope Walk in Walmer.

 

 

James, at the age of 17, joined the Royal Navy at Deal on 4 February 1851 as a Boy 1st class, and was transported from Deal on HMS Ocean to, the next day, join HMS Apollo, which was then moored in the Thames Estuary off Sheerness in Kent.[3] Apollo was an ageing 38-gun sailing frigate now commissioned as a troopship and under command of James Rawstone. James was issued with his Seaman's Ticket number 371812 on 16 February 1851 while on the Apollo, when he was described as 5ft 2ins tall.[4] They sailed to Queenstown (now Cobh), Co Cork, Ireland, arriving on 27 February. There they embarked officers and men of the Baggage Guard and the 92nd Highlanders and left for the Mediterranean on 5 March, reaching Gibraltar Bay on 12 March. They sailed on eastwards into the Mediterranean and on 22 March a daughter of one of the soldiers died and her body was committed to the deep. The following day they reached their destination, the island of Pasco (now Paxoi, south of Corfu). The ship was placed in quarantine, because there had been a case of smallpox on board, then six days later they were allowed to disembark the soldiers they had been transporting. On 5 April they embarked the officers and men of the 16th Regiment and the following day left for Malta then Gibraltar and on across the Atlantic to Port Royal, Jamaica, where on 12 June they disembarked the 16th Regiment and then embarked the officers and men of the 97th Regiment. Four days later they left for Halifax, Nova Scotia, arriving on 6 July and disembarking the 97th Regiment two days later. On the 15 July they embarked the officers and men of the 1st Royals and sailed the following day. They arrived at Portsmouth on 1 August and disembarked the 1st Royals; they then sailed to Chatham, arriving on 10 August. Ten days later, on 20 August, all the ship’s company were paid and discharged, and the ship taken out of commission.[5]

 

 

The following day, 21 August 1851, James joined the crew of 18-gun corvette HMS Dido as boy 1st class. After a British warship had found a message that had been buried in a bottle, which said that Captain Allen Gardiner and his fellow missionaries were in trouble after wrecking their boat on the coast of Tierra del Fuego, the Admiralty sent the Dido commanded by Captain W H Morshead to investigate, and on 19 January 1852 the bodies of Captain Gardiner and his friend Maidment were found near their wrecked boat. James, after having served a total of nearly three years, was made an ordinary seaman on 6 January 1854 and he volunteered to serve for ten years if his service was required. He signed his service agreement by making his mark, showing that he was unable to write. Having sailed from Sitka in Alaska the Dido arrived at Esquimalt near Fort Victoria on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, British Columbia on 24 July 1855 and then on the 6 August she sailed on for San Francisco. While still on the Dido James was promoted to able seaman on 1 October 1855, and 15 days later on 16 October Dido commanded by Captain W H Morshead visited Fanning Island (one of the Line Islands, now part of Republic of Kiribati in the Pacific) and took it into British protection. James stayed on the Dido until he was discharged on 26 September 1856.

 

 

The following day, 27 September 1856, James joined the crew of HMS Edinburgh as an able seaman. The Edinburgh had been built in 1811 as a 74-gun sailing ship, then in 1852 she was modified to a 60-gun propeller driven ship. James served on Edinburgh for eight and half months, during which time she was stationed off Sheerness as a guard ship. James was discharged to shore, at his own request, on 12 June 1857, after having served a total of 5 years and 146 days. His conduct on the Apollo was described as good, and on Dido and Edinburgh as very good.[6]

When he was 24 years old James married 21-year-old Eliza Sarah Birch at the Church of St Mary in Walmer on 2 December 1858. Eliza was the daughter of George and Mary Dixon Birch, and she had been baptised at the Church of St Leonard in Deal on 1 November 1837. James and Eliza had four children born between 1859 and 1874, two of whom died in infancy, and they also adopted a son in about 1870.

James rejoined the Royal Navy on the 14 July 1859, again for ten years, as a leading seaman on HMS Gorgon. The Gorgon was a paddle wheel driven steam frigate that was also brig-rigged, which would normally use her sails rather than engines as motive power. On joining the Gorgon James was described as being 5ft 8in tall with brown hair, grey eyes, fair complexion and no distinguishing marks; so he had grown 6ins since joining the Royal Navy in 1851. While serving on the Gorgon James was promoted to Captain Main Top (a petty officer) on 14 May 1860 and awarded his 1st Badge on 17 February 1861. On the 14 June 1861 the Gorgon under the command of Commander J C Wilson sailed from Cape Town for East London, Natal and East Africa. Then in early 1862 the Gorgon and her crew provided assistance to Dr David Livingstone’s Zambezi Expedition. James was made Captain Forecastle (a petty officer) on 30 June 1862 and awarded his 2nd Badge on 17 January 1864. On 11 February 1864 he was discharged to HMS Victory, a shore base at Portsmouth, so that he could join the coastguards, and his conduct while on the Gorgon was described as very good.[7]

 

 

In the census of 7 April 1861 Eliza, who was described as a Royal Navy Petty Officer’s wife, was at their home at Tapps Hole in Walmer with their then only child. Later that year their second child was born, and then in 1863 their third child was born, but he died of syphilis at 17 Godfrey Street in Woolwich on 21 August 1863 when only one month old, while James was still serving on HMS Gorgon.

James was appointed a boatman in the Coastguards on 15 February 1864 and he joined his station of Bridlington on the coast of Yorkshire on 23 March 1864.[8] He was promoted to commissioned boatman on 13 April 1866. Then on 13 July 1869 he completed his ten years service and the next day signed on for another ten years so long as his service was required, but it was only a few days later that he was discharged on 31 July 1869 after having served a total of 15 years and 167 days in the Royal Navy and Coastguards.[9]

In about 1870 James and Eliza adopted a son and in the census of 2 April 1871 they were living at 1 Wellington Place in Walmer with their then three surviving children (one adopted) and James was a mariner. Then in 1874 their fourth child was born but only survived for 7 months, and when he was buried on 2 October 1874 they were living at York Street in Lower Walmer. In the census of 3 April 1881 they were living at 7 Gilford Road in Deal with just their adopted son, and James was now described as being a boatman. Eliza died at Deal, at the age of 46 (not 45 as given on her death certificate and burial record), and she was buried in the Churchyard of St Mary at Walmer on 1 December 1883.

Seven months after Eliza’s death James, now aged 50, married 39-year-old widow Mary Ann Elliott at the Church of St Mary in Walmer on 14 July 1884. Mary Ann was the widow of William Adolphus Elliott who had drowned in 1878; her maiden name was Bushell, and she had been born at Walmer on 18 June 1845, the daughter of mariner James Bushell and his wife Mary Jane. Mary Ann’s marriage to William had produced three children, William Adolphus Elliott, Henry James Elliott and Walter Edward Elliott; Walter only lived for three months.

James and Mary Ann lived at Lower Walmer where they had three children born between 1885 and 1891, two of whom died in childhood. James was described as being a boatman at the baptisms of all three of these children. In the census of 5 April 1891 they (James was away from home) were living at 4 Mill Cottages in Lower Walmer with their then two children and Mary Ann’s two surviving sons from her previous marriage: Mary Ann was working as a dressmaker and was to give birth to their third child just six days later. Then in January 1895, in the space of three weeks, they buried their two youngest children, who had both died from diphtheria.

They were living at 1 Kent Terrace in Lower Walmer when James died on 6 March 1904, at the age of 70. He was buried in the Churchyard of St Mary at Walmer on 10 March 1904. Twelve years later Mary Ann was living at 39 Campbell Road in Walmer when she died on 4 March 1916, at the age of 70. She was buried in the Churchyard of St Mary at Walmer on 7 March 1916.

 

James and Eliza’s eldest child was Stephen John Muddle who was born at Walmer in Kent, and baptised at the Church of St Saviour in Walmer on 7 September 1859. In the census of 7 April 1861 Stephen, at the age of 1, was living with his mother at Tapps Hole in Walmer. Then in the census of 2 April 1871 Stephen, now aged 11, was living with his parents at 1 Wellington Place in Walmer and he was going to school. Stephen was still living at Walmer when as an apprentice crewman on the ship Edinburgh (Official Number 60874) he drowned as the result of a collision on 14 March 1879, he was then 19 years old (not 20 as given on his death certificate).

 

James and Eliza’s second child was Eliza Sarah Muddle who was born at Walmer in Kent, and baptised at the Church of St Saviour in Walmer on 21 August 1861. In the census of 2 April 1871 Eliza, at the age of 9, was living with her parents at 1 Wellington Place in Walmer, and she was going to school. Eliza was living with her parents at 7 Gilford Road in Deal when, at the age of 21, she married 26-year-old John Trinder at the Church of St Leonard in Deal on 29 May 1882. John was a brickmaker from Cemetery Road in Deal.

 

James and Eliza’s third child was William Muddle who was born in about July 1863. William died from debility and syphilis that he had had since birth, at 17 Godfrey Street in Woolwich on 21 August 1863, when only 1 month old.

 

James and Eliza’s fourth (adopted) child was William Pearson who was born at Eastry in Kent in about 1869. In the census of 2 April 1871 William, at the age of 1, was living with his adopted parents at 1 Wellington Place in Walmer. Then in the census of 3 April 1881 William, now aged 11, was living with his adopted parents at 7 Gilford Road in Deal.

 

James and Eliza’s fifth child was James Muddle who was born at Lower Walmer in Kent, and baptised at the Church of St Saviour in Walmer on 25 March 1874. James died at York Street in Lower Walmer at the age of only 7 months, and he was buried in the Churchyard of St Mary at Walmer on 2 October 1874.

 

James and Mary Ann’s eldest child (James’ sixth) was James Alfred Muddle who was born at Lower Walmer in Kent on 8 August 1885, and baptised at the Church of St Saviour in Walmer on 6 September 1885. In the census of 5 April 1891 James, at the age of 5, was living with his parents at 4 Mill Cottages in Lower Walmer, and he was going to school. When he was 26 years old James married 23-year-old Elizabeth Ellen Wiles at the Church of St Mary in Walmer on 7 April 1912. They were both then living in Lower Walmer and James was working as a carpenter. Elizabeth was the daughter of brickmaker George William Wiles and his wife Jane, and she had been born at 48 Luton Road, Faversham, Kent on 19 December 1888.

James and Elizabeth had three children born between 1913 and 1924, and James continued to work as a carpenter. They were living at 3 Grenada Cottages, Mill Road, Deal in October 1913, than at Warwick House, Canada Row, Walmer in July 1916, and at 87 Canada Road in Walmer in October 1924. They were still living at 87 Canada Road when Elizabeth died on 18 May 1942, at the age of 53. Her death was recorded as being the result of enemy action; this was a German bomb falling on her home. James and some friends picked through the rubble to find pieces of the family heirloom Grandfather Clock which, using his carpentry skills, James made a wonderful job of restoring. Probate of Elizabeth's will, which valued her effects at £246 1s 6d, was granted on 23 July 1942 by Llandudno Probate Registry to her husband James, who was then a barracks works foreman, and her daughter Ivy. James was a retired clerk of works living with his daughter Ivy at 34 Home Field Road, Worthing, Sussex, when he died at 10.30pm on 16 April 1949 at 659 King Street, Aberdeen, Scotland, at the age of 63, from a coronary thrombosis.

 

 

 

James and Mary Ann’s second child (James’ seventh) was Maud Annie Muddle who was born at Lower Walmer in Kent on 5 October 1887, and baptised at the Church of St Saviour in Walmer on 9 November 1887. In the census of 5 April 1891 Maud, at the age of 3, was living with her parents at 4 Mill Cottages in Lower Walmer. Maud died at Lower Walmer on 31 December 1894 from diphtheria when only seven years old, and she was buried in the Churchyard of St Mary at Walmer on 2 January 1895.

 

James and Mary Ann’s third child (James’ eighth) was Violet Gertrude Muddle who was born at Lower Walmer in Kent on 11 April 1891, and baptised at the Church of St Saviour in Walmer on 17 May 1891. Violet died at Lower Walmer on 20 January 1895 from diphtheria when only three years and nine months old, and she was buried in the Churchyard of St Mary at Walmer on 22 January 1895, three weeks after her sister.

 

John and Elizabeth’s fifth child was Catherine Castle Muddle who was born at Walmer in Kent, and baptised at the Church of St Mary in Walmer on 3 July 1836. Catherine died at Walmer when only 4 years old (not 5 as given on her burial record), and she was buried in the Churchyard of St Mary at Walmer on 21 December 1840.

 

John and Elizabeth’s sixth child was Elizabeth Ellen Muddle who was born at Walmer in Kent, and baptised at the Church of St Mary in Walmer on 28 January 1838. In the census of 6 June 1841 Elizabeth, at the age of 3, was living with her parents behind Rope Walk in Walmer. Then in the census of 30 March 1851 Elizabeth, now aged 13, was living with her parents at Tapps Hole in Walmer. In the census of 7 April 1861 Elizabeth, at the age of 23, was living with her parents at Rope Walk in Walmer, and she was working as a dressmaker.

When she was 25 years old Elizabeth married 26-year-old John Barnes at the Church of St Mary in Walmer on 29 July 1863. John was a mariner from Sunderland. They had at least one child, a daughter, born at Walmer in 1869. In the census of 2 April 1871 Elizabeth and her young daughter were staying with the family of Elizabeth’s sister Jane Cork at Gillas Lane, Bempton, Yorkshire. John must have died by 1881, because in the censuses of 3 April 1881 and 5 April 1891 Elizabeth was a widow, who together with her daughter, was living at Milford Villa, Clanwilliam Road, Deal, where she was a lodging house keeper.

 

John and Elizabeth’s only known child was Maude Ellen Barnes who was born at Walmer in Kent, and whose birth was registered during the 3rd quarter of 1869. In the census of 2 April 1871 Maude, at the age of 1, and her mother were staying with the family of her mother’s sister Jane Cork at Gillas Lane, Bempton, Yorkshire. Then in the census of 3 April 1881 Maude, now aged 11, was living with her widowed mother at Milford Villa, Clanwilliam Road, Deal, and she was going to school. In the census of 5 April 1891 Maude, at the age of 21, was continuing to live with her mother at Milford Villa, and she was now working as a daily governess.

 

John and Elizabeth’s seventh child was Ann Sarah Muddle who was born at Walmer in Kent, and baptised at the Church of St Mary in Walmer on 1 December 1839. In the census of 6 June 1841 Ann, at the age of 1, was living with her parents behind Rope Walk in Walmer. Then in the census of 30 March 1851 Ann, now aged 11, was living with her parents at Tapps Hole in Walmer, and she was going to school. Ann died at Walmer at the age of 14, and she was buried in the Churchyard of St Mary at Walmer on 4 September 1853.

 

John and Elizabeth’s eighth child was John Muddle who was born at Walmer in Kent, and baptised at the Church of St Mary in Walmer on 11 April 1841. In the census of 6 June 1841 John, at the age of 3 months, was living with his parents behind Rope Walk in Walmer. Then in the census of 30 March 1851 John, now aged 10, was living with his parents at Tapps Hole in Walmer and he was going to school.

John became a seaman in the Merchant Navy. He was an apprentice, by an indenture dated 11 August 1855, on the William registered at Scarborough with official number 17321 when she sailed from Newcastle on 15 April 1856 to Dunkirk then back to West Hartlepool from where she sailed on 20 May for Folkestone.[10] John was discharged from her at Folkestone on 2 June 1856.

On 28 June 1856 John, at the age of 15, signed on as an Ordinary Seaman on the 147ft long, 838 tons gross, clipper Blackwall, master John McKerlie, owner Richard Green, and registered at London with offical number 24894, for wages of £1 10s per month. He had to be on board her by 11 am on Tuesday 1 July 1856 to sail to Sydney, Australia.[11]

One of the passengers on this voyage, Thomas Probin, kept a dairy during this voyage and the following details of the voyage come from his diary. Thomas and his wife lived in London but took a train to Gravesend to embark on the Blackwall so presumably passengers were not taken on in London. They left Gravesend at 2am on Thursday 3 July 1856 and five days later in the English Channel they encountered a gale that snapped the jib boom, most of the passengers were now seasick and several had fallen down hatches. They arrived at Plymouth early on 10 July were the passengers were allowed onshore for a few hours while additional passengers were embarked. They sailed at 7pm the same day leaving one male passenger, who had not returned to the ship, behind. They were now carrying 81 passengers with 55 officers and crew. Their passage south down the Atlantic was very slow with light or contrary winds, and by the time they were passing Portugal the temperature on board was uncomfortably high. They crossed the equator on 16 August and they held the usual ceremonies involving Neptune that were traditional when a ship crossed the line.

Thomas makes numerous comments about the unsavoury conduct of many of the passengers, particularly the women, and also the theft by the sailors of items of the passengers' food. He also mentions the animals they were carrying, several dogs, pigs and cows. Thomas suffered with toothache during the voyage but was unwilling to have the doctor extract it as he had done a poor job on another passenger.

Their progress continued to be slow until they finally reached 40 degrees south where the strong winds blowing from the west carried them past the southern tip of Africa on 16 August. As they progressed across the southern India Ocean they made much more rapid progress, but the weather was now much colder with frequent gales, heavy rain, hail and mountainous seas. On 8 October a male passenger died and was buried at sea, and two days later they started passing to the south of Australia. They anchored off Melbourne on 19 October 1856 after a voyage from London of 111 days. Thomas Probin and his wife disembarked here as their final destination was Launceston in Tasmania. After discharging her passengers the Blackwall would then have sailed on to Sydney.[12]

The Blackwall arrived back in London on 11 March 1857 and John was discharged the same day. His ability and conduct on the voyage were both described as very good.[13]

 

 

John and Elizabeth’s ninth child was Phoebe Hannah Muddle who was born at Walmer in Kent on 11 February 1847, and baptised at the Church of St Mary in Walmer on 7 March 1847. In the census of 30 March 1851 Phoebe, at the age of 4, was living with her parents at Tapps Hole in Walmer. Then in the census of 7 April 1861 Phoebe, now aged 14, was living with her parents at Rope Walk in Walmer. In the census of 2 April 1871 Phoebe, at the age of 24, was a live-in general servant to the family of shipping agent George Hammond at 101 Beach Street in Deal.

When she was 26 years old Phoebe married 33-year-old William Scott Moore at the Church of St George in Deal on 15 October 1873. William was then a Shipping Clerk from North Shields Tynemouth; he was the son of shipowner William Moore and his wife Margaret née Scott and had been born at West Percy Street in North Shields, Tynemouth, Northumberland on 26 September 1840. William and Phoebe had one child, a daughter, born at Gladstone Road in Deal on 4 July 1874, two months after William's death, which was at Dean Cottage in Tynemouth on 1 May 1874, at the age of 33, from purpurea (a blood disease characterised by purple spots on the skin). William's occupation on his death certificate was ship broker's clerk.

Phoebe second marriage, at the age of 31, was to George Green Glogg in Eastry registration district, which includes Deal, during the 2nd quarter of 1878. They had four children, the first born at Plymouth in Devon in 1879, and the other three at Deal between 1880 and 1885. In the census of 3 April 1881 they were living at Southsea Villas, 25 Blenheim Road, Deal, with their then two children and Phoebe's daughter from her first marriage, and George was an army pensioner. Then in the census of 5 April 1891 they were living at Kenelworth, Blenheim Road, Deal, with their four children and Phoebe's daughter from her first marriage. George was still an army pensioner and Phoebe was now a lodging house keeper. Staying with them was their niece, 2-year-old Agnes Castle, and 35-year-old Frederick Wise, who was a boarder.

George died at the age of 67, his death being registered in Eastry registration district, which includes Deal, during the 1st quarter of 1898. It is understood that Phoebe went to live with her daughter Mabel after the death of Mabel's husband in 1907, so that she could look after Mabel's two children while Mabel went out to work as a nurse. Twenty-two years after George's death Phoebe died at Deal on 11 June 1920, at the age of 73.

 

William and Phoebe’s only child was Mabel Scott Moore who was born at Gladstone Road in Deal, Kent on 4 July 1874, two months after her father's death. In the census of 3 April 1881 Mabel, at the age of 6, was living with her mother and stepfather at Southsea Villas, 25 Blenheim Road, Deal, and she was going to school. Then in the census of 5 April 1891 Mabel, now aged 16, was living with her mother and stepfather at Kenelworth, Blenheim Road, Deal.

When she was 23 years old Mabel married James Robson at Deal on 9 November 1897. They had two children before James, who had been in the Royal Marines, died in Eastry registration district during the 1st quarter of 1907, at the age of 35. Mabel's widowed mother is understood to have then come to live with Mabel and looked after her children while Mabel, who was a qualified nurse, took live-in jobs as a private nurse.

 

George and Phoebe’s eldest child (Phoebe’s second) was George Green Glogg who was born at Plymouth in Devon, and whose birth was registered during the 2nd quarter of 1879. In the census of 3 April 1881 George, at the age of 2, was living with his parents at Southsea Villas, 25 Blenheim Road, Deal, Kent. Then in the census of 5 April 1891 George, now aged 12, was living with his parents at Kenelworth, Blenheim Road, Deal. Later George worked for the Post Office in East Kent; he was Postmaster at Sandwich for many years and then Postmaster at Dover when he retired.

 

George and Phoebe’s second child (Phoebe’s third) was Harold Green Glogg who was born at Deal in Kent, and whose birth was registered during the 1st quarter of 1881. In the census of 3 April 1881 Harold, at the age of 3 months, was living with his parents at Southsea Villas, 25 Blenheim Road, Deal. Then in the census of 5 April 1891 Harold, now aged 10, was living with his parents at Kenelworth, Blenheim Road, Deal.

 

George and Phoebe’s third child (Phoebe’s fourth) was Lilian Green Glogg who was born at Deal in Kent, and whose birth was registered during the 2nd quarter of 1883. In the census of 5 April 1891 Eliza, at the age of 8, was living with her parents at Kenelworth, Blenheim Road, Deal. Later Lilian and her sister Rose are understood to have had a boarding house in Folkestone.

 

George and Phoebe’s fourth child (Phoebe’s fifth) was Rose Katharina Glogg who was born at Deal in Kent, and whose birth was registered during the 1st quarter of 1885. In the census of 5 April 1891 Rose, at the age of 6, was living with her parents at Kenelworth, Blenheim Road, Deal. Later Rose and her sister Lilian are understood to have had a boarding house in Folkestone.

 

James and Ann’s second child was Mary Muddle who was born at Deal in Kent, and baptised at the Church of St Leonard in Deal on 12 September 1802. When she was 23 years old Mary married George Goldsmith at the Church of St John the Baptist in Margate on the Isle of Thanet in Kent on 8 April 1826. George and Mary initially lived at Margate where they had four children born between 1827 and 1832, and where George was a stable keeper. Then during the next few years they seem to have fallen on hard times, because when their other two children, born in 1835 and 1838, were both baptised at the Church of St Mary in Minster on the Isle of Thanet on 23 December 1838 they were inmates in the Isle of Thanet Union Workhouse at Minster and George was now described as being a labourer. It's thought that George probably died in 1839 or 1840, though no record of his death or burial has been found, and Mary and her children then went to live with her parents in Walmer.

In the census of 6 June 1841 as Mary and five of her children were living with her parents at Rope Walk in Walmer. Then in the census of 30 March 1851 Mary, describing herself as a widow, was living at Castle Cottages in Broadstairs on the Isle of Thanet in Kent, with her daughter Georgiana and her grandson George Minter. In the census of 7 April 1861 Mary, with her daughter Georgina and granddaughter Mary Goldsmith, was living at 3 Regent Street in Ramsgate on the Isle of Thanet in Kent; both Mary and her daughter were working as laundresses. In the census of 2 April 1871 the same three were living at 2 Chandes Cottages in Ramsgate were Mary and her daughter were continuing to work as laundresses. The following year Mary died at the age of 69, her death being registered in Thanet registration district during the 2nd quarter of 1872.

 

George and Mary’s eldest child was Harriet Ann Goldsmith who was born at Margate on the Isle of Thanet in Kent, and baptised at the Church of St John the Baptist in Margate on 11 March 1827. In the census of 6 June 1841 Harriet, at the age of 14, was, together with her widowed mother and her siblings, living with her maternal grandparents, James and Ann Muddle, at Rope Walk in Walmer. Harriet married in 1845, when she was 18 years old.

 

George and Mary’s second child was John William Goldsmith who was born at Margate on the Isle of Thanet in Kent, and baptised at the Church of St John the Baptist in Margate on 1 June 1828. In the census of 6 June 1841 John, at the age of 13, was, together with his widowed mother and his siblings, living with his maternal grandparents, James and Ann Muddle, at Rope Walk in Walmer. John became a seaman and married at Sunderland, County Durham in 1854. He lived with his wife at Bishopwearmouth in Sunderland where they had ten children born between 1856 and 1871, the last of whom died when only a few months old. John continued working as a seaman but also worked for a time in a glass foundry, he died in Sunderland during 1888, at the age of 60.

 

George and Mary’s third child was Mary Jane Goldsmith who was born at Margate on the Isle of Thanet in Kent, and baptised at the Church of St John the Baptist in Margate on 26 September 1830. In the census of 6 June 1841 Mary, at the age of 11, was, together with her widowed mother and her siblings, living with her maternal grandparents, James and Ann Muddle, at Rope Walk in Walmer.

 

George and Mary’s fourth child was William James Goldsmith who was probably born at Margate on the Isle of Thanet in Kent, but baptised at the Church of St Mary in Walmer, Kent on 14 October 1832.

 

George and Mary’s fifth child was Sarah Ann Goldsmith who was born at probably either Margate or Minster on the Isle of Thanet in Kent in about 1835, and baptised at the Church of St Mary in Minster on 23 December 1838 at the same time as her younger sister. In the census of 6 June 1841 Sarah, at the age of 5, was, together with her widowed mother and her siblings, living with her maternal grandparents, James and Ann Muddle, at Rope Walk in Walmer.

 

George and Mary’s sixth child was Georgiana Jemima Goldsmith who was born at Minster on the Isle of Thanet in Kent, and baptised at the Church of St Mary in Minster on 23 December 1838. In the census of 6 June 1841 Georgiana, at the age of 2, was, together with her widowed mother and her siblings, living with her maternal grandparents, James and Ann Muddle, at Rope Walk in Walmer. Then in the census of 30 March 1851 Georgiana, now aged 12, was living with her widowed mother at Castle Cottages in Broadstairs on the Isle of Thanet in Kent.

Georgiana probably went to London to work because in 1859, at the age of 21, Georgiana had an illegitimate daughter who was born in the City of London. Then in the census of 7 April 1861 Georgiana, at the age of 22, and her young daughter were living with her mother at 3 Regent Street in Ramsgate on the Isle of Thanet and Georgiana was working as a laundress. In the census of 2 April 1871 Georgiana, at the age of 32, and her daughter were living with her mother at 2 Chandes Cottages in Ramsgate, and Georgiana was continuing to work as a laundress.

Georgiana’s mother died in 1872 and in the census of 3 April 1881 Georgiana and her daughter were both laundresses living in Granville Street off Blenheim Road in Deal. Georgiana’s daughter married in 1884 and in the census of 5 April 1891 Georgiana was living with her daughter and son-in-law at 3 Claremont Terrace in Deal, and she was now described as living on her own means. Then in the census of 31 March 1901 Georgiana was living with her daughter and son-in-law in Church Lane at Sholden near Deal. Georgiana died at the age of 75, her death being registered in Eastry registration district during the 3rd quarter of 1914.

 

Georgiana’s illegitimate daughter was Mary Harriet Pay Goldsmith whose birth was registered in the City of London during the 4th quarter of 1859. In the census of 7 April 1861 Mary, at the age of 1, was, together with her mother, living with her grandmother at 3 Regent Street in Ramsgate on the Isle of Thanet in Kent. Then in the census of 2 April 1871 Mary, now aged 11, was, with her mother, living with her grandmother at 2 Chandes Cottages in Ramsgate, and she was going to school. Mary’s grandmother died in 1872 and in the census of 3 April 1881 Mary, at the age of 21, was living with her mother in Granville Street off Blenheim Road in Deal, and they were both working as laundresses.

When she was 24 years old Mary married Henry Charles Castle in Eastry registration district during the 3rd quarter of 1884. Henry had been born at Wickhambreaux near Canterbury and his birth was registered during the 3rd quarter of 1860. In the census of 5 April 1891 Henry and Mary were living at 3 Claremont Terrace in Deal; Henry was a brickmaker and they had Mary’s mother living with them. Then in the census of 31 March 1901 they were living in Church Lane at Sholden near Deal, and Henry was now described as being a brick moulder. Living with them were Mary’s mother and their adopted daughter, 17-year-old Mary Elizabeth Woolfrey.

 

Henry and Mary’s adopted daughter was Mary Elizabeth Woolfrey who was born at Hythe near Folkestone in Kent, and whose birth was registered during the 3rd quarter of 1883. In the census of 5 April 1891 Mary, at the age of 7, was boarding with miller Edward Chitty at 301 London Road, Charlton, Dover, Kent, and she was going to school. Then in the census of 31 March 1901 Mary, now aged 17, was living with her adopted parents, Henry and Mary Castle, in Church Lane at Sholden near Deal.

 

James and Ann’s third child was Ann Sara Muddle who was born at Deal in Kent, and baptised at the Church of St Leonard in Deal on 1 March 1807. When she was 29 years old Ann married John Atkins at the Church of St Mary in Walmer on 28 August 1836.

 

James and Ann’s fourth child was Jane Muddle who was born at Deal in Kent, and baptised at the Church of St Leonard in Deal on 22 May 1808. In the census of 6 June 1841 Jane, at the age of 33, was a live-in servant to Elizabeth Williams, who lived in the High Street in Walmer. Then in the census of 30 March 1851 Jane, still unmarried at the age of 42, was living with her widowed mother at Rope Walk in Walmer, and she was now a dressmaker. Two months after her mother’s death Jane, at the age of 52, married 45-year-old widower Richard Edward Sladden at the Church of St Mary in Walmer on 2 October 1860. Richard was then a gardener from Sholden near Deal in Kent. They didn’t have any children as Jane was too old.

In the census of 7 April 1861 they were living in the High Road at Sholden Bank and Richard was a gardener and parish clerk. Then in the censuses of 2 April 1871 and 3 April 1881 they were living at Sunny Side in Sholden and Richard was continuing to work as a gardener. In the census of 5 April 1891 they were still living at Sunny Side and Richard at the age of 77 was still a gardener, but they now had 40-year-old Anne Dixson as a live-in domestic servant, presumable to help Jane who was now 82. Later that year Jane died at the age of 83 (not 84 as given on her death certificate), her death being registered in Eastry registration district, which includes Sholden, during the 4th quarter of 1891 Seven years later Richard died at the age of 84, his death being registered in Eastry registration district during the 3rd quarter of 1898.

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