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I have found a family by the name of Housego, the head of the house was Thomas and the wife Annie. They had quite a few children, one of them by the name of Frederick William, and they also had another by the name of Thomas George. I am wondering if whether the head of house was also called Thomas George, and went by the name George, hence why he was listed as George on Fredericks marriage certifIcate.

Also, this family that I have found have a sister by the name of Winifred, in 1914 she married a man by the name of Freshney. When Frederick died in 1923 an A.Freshney registered his death and stated that it was his brother-in-law.

On the 1911 census the family are without the head of house Thomas, who may have died as Annie is listed as a widow. But there is a son Frederick, whose age is 36 and he is listed as single and winifred is aged 19 on there which means she would have been about the right age to marry in 1914. Maybe Frederick was listed as single as he had separated from Emily, who was in 1911 living with John Litson.

Do you think i am going down the right lines, or clutching at straws?

That does look very promising Katie. The link with the witness on the death record seems too much of a coincidence to ignore. Definitely worth looking into a little further!!

The marriage you spoke of:-
Marriages Mar 1914 (>99%)
CROXFORD Mary A H Reynolds Mile End 1c 458
<<<<Freshney Alfred W (Housego) Mile End 1c 458
<<<<Housego Winifred F (Freshney) Mile End 1c 458
Reynolds John R Croxford Mile End 1c 458

The district Mile End is an alternative name for Mile End Old Town and it spans the boundaries of the counties of London and Middlesex

and this looks like her in 1901:-
Name: Winifred Housigo
Age: 9
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
Relation: Daughter
Mother's Name: Ann
Gender: Female
Where born: Mile End, London, England

Civil Parish: West Ham
Ecclesiastical parish: St Thomas
County/Island: Essex
Country: England

Street address: 43 Rokeby Street

Registration district: West Ham
Sub registration district: Stratford
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 139
Household Members:
Name Age
Ann Housigo 45 - born: Stepney, London - Widow
Henry Housigo 25 - born: Stepney, London
Jessie Housigo 18 - born: Stepney, London
Lilian Housigo 17 - born: Stepney, London
Walter Housigo 15 - born: Mile End, London
Jane Housigo 12 - born: Mile End, London
Winifred Housigo 9
Frank Colmer 39 - Boarder

same family in 1891 with Frederick:-
Name: Frederick Housego
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Thomas
Mother's Name: Annie
Gender: Male
Where born: Stepney, London, England

Civil Parish: Mile End Old Town
Ecclesiastical parish: Stepney St Benet
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street address: 30 Harford Street

Occupation: Coachman (Inn)

Registration district: Mile End Old Town
Sub registration district: Mile End Old Town, Eastern
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Housego 43 - born: Suffolk - Plummer
Annie Housego 36 - born: Stepney
Thomas Housego 18
Henry Housego 16
Frederick Housego 15
Mary Ann Housego 14
Jessy Housego 9
Lillian Housego 8
John Housego 6
Jane Housego 2
Frances Colmar 30

You said earlier in the thread that you have Frederick's marriage cert. What was his and his father's profession?
What were the names of the witnesses?

and in 1881:-
Name: Frederick Housego
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Thomas
Mother's Name: Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: Stepney, Middlesex, England

Civil Parish: Mile End Old Town
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street address: 103 Shandy St

Occupation: Scholar

Registration district: Mile End Old Town
Sub registration district: Mile End Old Town, Eastern
ED, institution, or vessel: 20
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Housego 33 - born: Wrentham, Suffolk - (Builder)
Ann Housego 27 - born: Stepney
Charles Housego 10 - born: Stepney
Anne Housego 9
Thomas Housego 8
Henry Housego 6
Frederick Housego 5
Mary Ann Housego 4
Sydney Housego 1
Isabella Housego

and in 1871:-
Name: Thomas Housego
Age: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Anne A
Gender: Male
Where born: Wrentham, Suffolk, England
Civil Parish: Mile End Old Town
Ecclesiastical parish: St Dunstan
Town: Mile End Old Town
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street address: 73 Edward Street

Occupation: Plumber

Registration district: Mile End Old Town
Sub registration district: Mile End Old Town, Eastern
ED, institution, or vessel: 32
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 84
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Housego 22
Anne A Housego 18
Charles E Housego 1
Matilda Milgate 34 - Visitor - born: Wapping, Middlesex

could possibly be the marriage for this couple:-
Marriages Dec 1869 (>99%)
BYATT Ann Rebecca Mile End 1c 1108
Housego Thomas Mile End 1c 1108

unfortunately no George in the name is noted!

Katie,I used to hang a round with a girl called Linda Howsgo back at school.We lived in West Ham.Must be a connection but sadly i dont know what happened to her after i got married. Annie

Looks like his birth:-
Births Dec 1847 (>99%)
HOUSEGE Thomas Blything 13 360
The district Blything is in the county of Suffolk
Registration district for Wrentham SFK From - 1837 To - 1935

still no George, that is frustrating!

Nevertheless I do feel that there are too many coincidences and not enough Frederick Housego's around not to take this lead as serious.

Births of all Frederick Housego's that I could find, anywhere in the country between 1875 and 1879 using phonetic search on surnames:-

Births Dec 1875
HOUSEGO Frederick William Mile End 1c 535

Births Dec 1876 (>99%)
Housego Frederick William Depwade 4b 241
The district Depwade spans the boundaries of the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk

only two and only one from the London area which certainly seems to be the one in the above census records!

WOW thank you so much everyone for your help!!

In reply to Catherine's question Frederick and his father were both listed as labourers, the witnesses on the certificate were Philip and Emily Tucker.

I am going to have to keep searching into this one! I just would love to find out if the father was Thomas George, as quite a few people in my family did go and still do go by their second names!

So, the first birth record for Mile End would be the Frederick with father Thomas and mother Ann and the sister Winifred. Unfortunately Thomas is noted in 1891 census as being a Plumber (as he is in the previous census records) so not sure if he would be down on marriage cert. as Labourer.
This Frederick is also noted in 1891 census as Coachman (Inn), so not too sure if this the correct family??

The other birth would certainly be the Frederick in the other 1891 census born in Barnwell, Norfolk and living with his Uncle William Marshall and Clara (Housego). He is noted as Labourer so could be worth looking a little closer into this family to see what his father was called or see if Clara had a brother George!!

Or, you could just buy the two birth cert.s to see what they say!!!

Shame about the Witnesses, they are often members of the family, brothers or sisters or sometimes the parents. Could of course be his married sister?

Well that's not very nice.
This looks like Clara in 1851 but she's been sent off to work for someone:-

Name: Clara Housego
Age: 16
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Trowse, Norfolk, England

Civil Parish: Norwich St Giles
County/Island: Norfolk
Country: England

Occupation: House Servant

Registration district: Norwich
Sub registration district: Mancroft
ED, institution, or vessel: 6a
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 23
Household Members:
Name Age
James Duckett 77
Catherine Duckett 70
Mary Ann Hutson 37
Catherine F Hutson 9
James J Hutson 8
Rances M Hutson 6
Rebecca Hovel 20
Clara Housego 16

Bad luck there will have to try 1841!

Clara in 1841:-

Name: Clara Hausey
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835
Gender: Female
Where born: Norfolk, England

Civil Parish: Trowse Newton
Hundred: Henstead
County/Island: Norfolk
Country: England

Registration district: Henstead
Sub registration district: Henstead
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
William Hausey 30
Elizabeth Hausey 25
Clara Hausey 6
Thomas Hausey 1

Checked name and it is Housego!!

Clara Housego - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 12 APR 1835 Trowse, Norfolk, England
Father: William Housego
Mother: Elizabeth
but this looks like a submitted entry so........

Same family inn 1851:-

Name: William Hausego
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1806
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth
Gender: Male
Where born: Trowse, Norfolk, England

Civil Parish: Trowse Newton
County/Island: Norfolk
Country: England

Street address: Brakebarn Cottage

Occupation: Ag.Lab.

Registration district: Henstead
Sub registration district: Humbleyard
ED, institution, or vessel: 18
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 141
Household Members:
Name Age
William Hausego 45
Elizabeth Hausego 38 born: Trowse, Norfolk
Thomas Hausego 11
Robert Hausego 10
Henry Hausego 7
Elizabeth Hausego 5
Amy Hausego 3
James Hausego 9 Mo
Robert Rayner 46

Still no George!

Just had a thought!
Was Frederick's father, noted as deceased on the marriage cert.?
If no then it probably isn't the one in the census records you found as he was deceased by 1901 census.

Katie,my friend Linda Howsego father was Alfred J Howsego born 1931 in West Ham so she is a part of your family. Annie

No, Frederick's father was just listed as labourer, so I assume he was still alive when Frederick and Emily married. You say the one i found was deceased by 1901, but they married in 1898 so he could have died maybe shortly after?

Thanks for your continued help :)

Annie Rebecca Byatt 1853 and Thomas Housego 1849-1893 were my great Grandparents. Are you still researching the Housego's as this was my maiden name?
Wendy

Just to add message I am out a lot to day but If you can let me know how to share tree I will be happy to.
My Eliza Houzego married William chambers and had 7 children sadly most died very young, also mine are from Brighton and Reigate