THE MUDDLE FAMILIES

THE LINEAGE & HISTORY OF THE MUDDLE FAMILIES OF THE WORLD

INCLUDING VARIANTS MUDDEL, MUDDELL, MUDLE & MODDLE

 

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THE DORSET MUDDLE FAMILIES

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Introduction

William snr. & Elizabeth Muddle’s Family

William jnr. & Elizabeth Muddle’s Family

William & Elizabeth/Ellen Mudle’s Family

Leonard & Henrietta/Emma Mudle’s Family

Henry & Emily Mudle’s Family

Frederick & Caroline Mudle’s Family

Index of Family Members

Charts

 

 

Frederick & Caroline Mudle’s Family

 

Chart of Frederick & Caroline Mudle’s Family

 

Frederick Jesse Mudle married Caroline Jessie Archer at St Saviour's Church in Battersea on 12 November 1904. They had six children born between 1905 and 1914, the second of whom died soon after birth. These children were born at Tooting in 1905, Clapham in 1907 and 1908, and Tooting in 1909, and then in the following registration districts: Edmonton in 1912; and West Ham in 1914. When their second child was born in 1907 they were living at 6 Hoyle Road in Tooting and Frederick was working as a perfumer's packer. In the census of 2 April 1911 they were living at 133 St Marks Road, Bush Hill Park, Enfield, Middlesex with their then three surviving children and Frederick was working as a perfumer's laboratory assistant.

During the First World War Frederick enlisted, on 14 September 1916, as Private 203725 in the Northumberland Fusiliers. During the latter stages of the war he was wounded on 22 March 1918 by a gunshot wound in the head, which resulted in him losing his left eye. It also resulted in him being captured, and he spent the last few months of the war in POW Camp Zerbst near Magdeburg in Germany, from which he sent three postcards to his brother Thomas Mudle, dated 14 July 1918, 15 September 1918 and 3 November 1918. In the first card he said that he was delighted to have received his brother's letter and reports that he had lost his left eye but that he was going on fine. In the second card he states that he had been sent to the camp Lazarett, which was the camp hospital, but that he was going on alright. In the third card he says that his wound had not yet healed but he was going on alright. In all the cards he asked to be remembered to his brother's wife Nellie and sends a kiss for his brother's little daughter Nellie. At the end of the war he returned to England and was discharged on 2 May 1919. He received plastic surgery on the wound in his head. For his war service Frederick was awarded two campaign medals, the Victory Medal, the British War Medal, and 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]

 

 

In 1950 Frederick, aged 71, and Caroline, aged 70, emigrated from England to Western Australia. They had been living at 89 Sturge Avenue in Walthamstow, London and Frederick was a storeman when they sailed A class on the Dorsetshire of the Bibby Line from Liverpool on 21 March 1950 bound for Fremantle, Western Australia.[2] Also emigrating on the same voyage was their daughter Dorothy and her husband, and the year before their daughter Rosina with her husband and children had migrated to Western Australia.

Frederick died at Geraldton in Western Australia on 21 August 1960 at the age of 81, and on 23 August 1960 he was buried in the Seventh Day Adventist section of Utakarra Cemetery, which is 3 miles east of Geraldton. Eight years later Caroline died 2 August 1968 at the age of 89, and on 5 August 1968 she was buried with her husband in Utakarra Cemetery.

 

Their children were:

Frederick Alfred 1905-1977  Jessie 1907-1907  Thomas Arthur 1908-1993

Rosina Lilian 1909-1988  Gladys Clara 1911-1994  Dorothy C M 1914-?

 

 

 

Frederick and Caroline’s eldest child was Frederick Alfred Mudle who was born Tooting in London on 10 October 1905. In the census of 2 April 1911 Frederick, at the age of 5, was living with his parents at 133 St Marks Road, Bush Hill Park, Enfield, Middlesex. When he was 23 years old Frederick married 22-year-old Florence Louisa Easter in West Ham registration district in Essex during the 3rd quarter of 1929. Florence had been born in Dunmow registration district in Essex on 26 January 1907. They had two children born in West Ham registration district in 1930 and 1932. Frederick died at the age of 71, his death being registered in Redbridge registration district in Essex during the 1st quarter of 1977. Seventeen years later Florence died at the age of 87, her death being registered in Waltham Forest registration district in Essex during June 1994.

 

Frederick and Caroline’s second child was Jessie Mudle who was born at Clapham Maternity Home, 41 Jeffreys Road, Clapham, London on 2 February 1907. Jessie died soon after birth, her death being registered in Lambeth registration district in London during the 1st quarter of 1907.

 

Frederick and Caroline’s third child was Thomas Arthur Mudle who was born at Clapham in London on 2 September 1908. In the census of 2 April 1911 Thomas, at the age of 2, was living with his parents at 133 St Marks Road, Bush Hill Park, Enfield, Middlesex.

In July 1926 the GPO appointed Thomas as a Certified Wireless Watcher.[3] With this expertise Thomas then joined the Merchant Navy and he signed on as an 18-year-old Ordinary Seaman on the Port Adelaide , official number 143949, at London on 30 December 1926. He was then described as 5ft 7˝ins tall with blue eyes, brown hair and a fresh complexion.[4] The Port Adelaide then sailed for New York arriving on 23 January 1927. On the crew list Thomas was recorded as being 5ft 7ins tall, to weigh 145lbs and have no distinguishing marks. He was still a member of the crew when the Port Adelaide sailed from New York on 12 February 1927 bound for Norfolk, Virginia on her way to Australia.[5] Then at London on 11 October 1929 Thomas joined the crew of the Wendland, official number 145052.[6] The following year Thomas was a 21-year-old seaman when he was recorded as a passenger on the Rotorua of the New Zealand Shipping Company sailing from Wellington, New Zealand and arriving at Southampton on 20 April 1930. On the passenger list Thomas gave his intended address in England as 194 Beachall Road, Higham Park, Chingford, Essex.[7]

When he was about 23 years old Thomas married 24-year-old Kathleen Violet Ringe in West Ham registration district in Essex during the 3rd quarter of 1931. Kathleen had been born in West Ham registration district on 29 December 1906. They had one child born in West Ham registration district in 1933. In their later years Thomas and Kathleen became ‘born again’ Christians. Kathleen died when she was about 83 years old, her death being registered in Waltham Forest registration district in Essex during November 1989. Four years later Thomas died when he was about 85 years old, his death being registered in Waltham Forest registration district during September 1993.

 

Frederick and Caroline’s fourth child was Rosina Lilian Mudle who was born at Tooting in London and her birth registered during the 4th quarter of 1909. In the census of 2 April 1911 Rosina, at the age of 1, was living with her parents at 133 St Marks Road, Bush Hill Park, Enfield, Middlesex. When she was about 23 years old Rosina married 22-year-old James T Tyrrell in Thanet registration district in Kent during the 4th quarter of 1932. James' birth had been registered in Thanet registration district during the 3rd quarter of 1910. They had three children; the first was born in Thanet registration district in 1933, the second in West Ham registration district in Essex in 1935 and the third in South-West Essex registration district in 1944. In 1949 they emigrated from England to Western Australia. They had been living at 172 Forest Road in Walthamstow, London and James was a builder's labourer when they sailed A class on the Asturias of the Orient Line from Southampton on 28 January 1949 bound for Fremantle, Western Australia.[8] Rosina died in Geraldton Regional Hospital, Western Australia, on 27 October 1988 when she was about 79 years old.

 

Frederick and Caroline’s fifth child was Gladys Clara Mudle who was born in Edmonton registration district in London on 8 December 1911. When she was 22 years old Gladys married 26-year-old Frank James Scrivener in West Ham registration in Essex during the 3rd quarter of 1934. Frank's birth had been registered in West Ham registration during the 3rd quarter of 1908. They had three children; the first was born in West Ham registration district in 1935 and the other two in South-West Essex registration district in 1939 and 1944. It's thought that they may have emigrated from England to Western Australia as Gladys' parents and two sisters did, but by the early 1980s they were back in England. Glady died at the age of 82, her death being registered in Braintree registration district in Essex during January 1994.

 

Frederick and Caroline’s sixth child was Dorothy C M Mudle whose birth was registered in West Ham registration district in Essex during the 1st quarter of 1914. When she was about 23 years old Dorothy married 40-year-old Joseph James Walsh in South-West Essex registration district during the 1st quarter of 1937. Joseph was the son of James and Mary Walsh; he had been born at Millwall in London and his birth registered during the 2nd quarter of 1896. Joseph and Dorothy didn't have any children. In 1950 Joseph and Dorothy emigrated from England to Western Australia. They had been living at 70 Seymour Road in Leyton, London and Joseph was a lorry driver when they sailed A class on the Dorsetshire of the Bibby Line from Liverpool on 21 March 1950 bound for Fremantle, Western Australia.[9] Also emigrating on the same voyage were Dorothy's parents, and the year before Dorothy's sister Rosina with her husband and children had migrated to Western Australia.


[1] TNA WO 372/14 First World War Medal Card for Frederick J Mudle &

      TNA WO 329/3149 Northumberland Fusiliers Silver War Badge Record for F J Mudle &

      Harold Gilles plastic surgery archives from the First World War.

[2] TNA BT 27/1654 Outwards Passenger Lists, Liverpool March - May 1950.

[3] BPMA POST 58/121 British Postal Service Appointment Book L-R 1924-27.

[4] TNA BT 349/1 Registration Cards of Seamen series CR1, 1921-1941.

[5] NARA film T715_3998 Passenger & Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York 1897-1957.

[6] TNA BT 348/1 Registration Cards of Seamen series CR2, 1921-1941.

[7] TNA BT 26/942 Inwards Passenger Lists, Southampton April 1930.

[8] TNA BT 27/1644 Outwards Passenger Lists, Southampton January - March 1949.

[9] TNA BT 27/1654 Outwards Passenger Lists, Liverpool March - May 1950.

 

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