Genealogy Chat

Not been done for a while on the boards, have you found anyone interesting?

Here's one from 1881 for starters Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability QUEEN THE Head W Female 61 Queen Of Great Britain & Ireland Leopold PRINCE H R H THE Son U Male 37 London, London, Middlesex, England Prince Beatrice PRINCE H R H THE Daughter U Female 23 Princess Euqenie EX EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH Visitor W Female 43 Ex Empress Alfred PRINCE OF EDINBURGH Grandson Male 6 Prince Maria PRINCESS OF EDINBURGH Grand Daughter Female 5 Princess Victoria PRINCESS OF EDINBURGH Grand Daughter Female 4 Princess Alexandra PRINCESS OF EDINBURGH Grand Daughter Female 2 Princess ... NORTHAMPTON Other W Female 41 Dublin Lady Of The Bedchamber (C S) Christina D'ARCOS Other W Female 39 Dublin Lady In Waiting (C S) Harriet Lepel PHIPPS Other U Female 39 London Chelsea, London, Middlesex, England Maid Of Honour (C S) Evelyn MOORE Other U Female 24 Frittenden, Kent, England Maid Of Honour (C S) Louise Maria KORELE Other U Female 43 Bordeaux, France Lectrice To The Queen (C S) Amalie HEIM Other U Female 27 Alsace, Germany Governess (Teacher) George (Visct Torrington) BYNG Other M Male 68 Chatham, Kent, England Lord In Waiting (C S Offo) Charles Lennox FITZROY Other W Male 59 London Grovenor Place, London, Middlesex, England Lieut General & Equery (C S) Charles Hugh LINDSAY Other W Male 64 Muncaster Castle, Cumberland, England Lieut Col Groom In Waiting (C S) Fleetwood Isham EDWRADS Other M Male 38 Thames Ditton, Surrey, England Capt Groom In Waiting (C S) Franceschini PIETRI Other U Male 45 Corsica Monte Cello (Not A British Subject) Gentleman In Waiting (C S) Hermann SAHL Other Male 49 Darnstadt Not Nturalized, Germany Librian (C B) (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Dwelling Windsor Castle Berks Census Place Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Family History Library Film 1341322 Public Records Office Reference RG11 Piece / Folio 1325 / 98 Page Number 1 If you look on 'next page' there are people who's job is 'lamp lighter' and 'roast cook'. Imagine lighting lamps all day, every day as a full time job!

1901 (with 7 pages of household members!): Name: Edward R & I Age in 1901: 59 Relation: Head Gender: Male Where born: London, England Civil parish: Windsor Castle Town: Windsor County/Island: Berkshire Country: England Occupation: The King Source information: RG13/1169 Registration district: Windsor Sub-registration district: Windsor ED, institution, or vessel: Windsor Castle Folio: 89 Page: 1 Household schedule number: 1

Name Age in 1901 Birthplace Relationship Civil Parish County/Island View Image Sarah A Bayg 60 Puddletown, Dorset, England Servant Dorchester All Saints Dorset Elizabeth Churchill 28 East Chinnock, Somerset, England Servant Dorchester All Saints Dorset James Frampton 14 West Knighton, Dorset, England Servant Dorchester All Saints Dorset Emma L Hardy 58 Plymouth, Devon, England Wife Dorchester All Saints Dorset Thomas Hardy 60 Stinsford, Dorset, England Head Dorchester All Saints Dorset View printer-friendly Heres Thomas Hardy the Novelist

Charles Darwin in 1871: Name: Charles R Darwin Age in 1871: 62 Estimated birth year: 1809 Relation: Brother Gender: Male Where born: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Civil Parish or Township: St Marylebone Ecclesiastical parish: All Souls Town: London County/Island: London Country: England Source information: RG10/157 Registration district: Marylebone Sub-registration district: Cavendish Square ED, institution, or vessel: 8 Folio: 81 Page: 16 Household schedule number: 58

Here's author Enid Blyton in 1901 Name Age in 1901 Birthplace Relationship Civil Parish County/Island View Image Enid Mary Blyton 3 Dulwich, London, England Daughter Beckenham Kent Hanley Harrison Blyton 1 Beckenham, Kent, England Son Beckenham Kent Theresa May Blyton 26 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Wife Beckenham Kent Thomas Carey Blyton 31 Deptford, London, England Head Beckenham Kent Christine

Here's Winston Churchill from 1881 John Churchill abt 1880 Dublin Pheonix Park Son 29 St James's Place, St James, London, England Randolph (Lady) Churchill abt 1854 New Yorkshire, United States Wife 29 St James's Place, St James, London, England Randolph (Lord) Churchill abt 1849 Chelsea, Middlesex, England Head 29 St James's Place, St James, London, England Winston (Master) Churchill abt 1875 Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England Son 29 St James's Place, St James, London, England Jane Clark abt 1864 Gilmorton, Leicestershire, England Servant 29 St James's Place, St James, London, England Elizabeth Everest abt 1834 Chatham, Kent, England Servant 29 St James's Place, St James, London, England Bessie Gorton abt 1865 Haighworth, Wiltshire, England Servant 29 St James's Place, St James, London, England Charles Howard abt 1854 Tonbridge Wells, Sussex, England Servant 29 St James's Place, St James, London, England Amelia Legge abt 1851 Wimborne, Dorset, England Servant 29 St James's Place, St James, London, England Frederick Martin abt 1858 Canford, Dorset, England Servant 29 St James's Place, St James, London, England

Florence Nightingale in 1901 (yes, she was born in Italy, although a British subject): Name: Florence Nightingale Age in 1901: 80 Estimated birth year: abt 1821 Relation: Head Gender: Female Where born: Italy Civil parish: St George Hanover Square Ecclesiatical parish: St George Hanover Square Town: London County/Island: London Country: England Source information: RG13/81 Registration district: St George Hanover Square Sub-registration district: Mayfair and Knightsbridge ED, institution, or vessel: 4 Folio: 136 Page: 32 Household schedule number: 157

From 1891 Surrey St Mary Newington Walworth 94 Barlow St Hannah Chaplin Head Mar 24 professional singer music Surrey Walworth Sydney S Chaplin son 6 Surrey Walworth Charles Chaplin 2 Surrey Walworth

Karl Marx in 1871 Helene Demeth 1825 St Dendel, Preußen Servant St Pancras London Eleanor Marx 1855 London, England Daughter St Pancras London Jenny Marx 1815 Talzwedel, Preußen Wife St Pancras London Jenny Marx 1846 Poris, France Daughter St Pancras London Karl Marx 1819 Prives, Preußen Head St Pancras London

Agatha Christie (nee Miller) in 1901: Agatha Miller 10 Torquay, Devon, England Daughter Tormoham and Torquay Devon Clausia Miller 46 Ireland Wife Tormoham and Torquay Devon Frederick Miller 54 Subject, United States of America Head Tormoham and Torquay Devon Margaret Miller 22 Torquay, Devon, England Daughter Tormoham and Torquay Devon

Dr Barnardo (1901): Thomas J Barnardo 55 Ireland Head Surbiton Surrey Tyrie L Barnardo 53 Kingsland, London, England Wife Surbiton Surrey Marjorie E Barnardo 7 Buckhurst Hill, Essex, England Daughter Surbiton Surrey

Claude Monet! Name: Claude Monet Age in 1901: 60 Estimated birth year: abt 1841 Relation: Visitor Household: View other family members Gender: Male Where born: F S French, France Civil parish: St Clement Danes Ecclesiatical parish: St Clement Danes County/Island: London Country: England Source information: RG13/244 Registration district: Strand Sub-registration district: Strand ED, institution, or vessel: The Savoy Hotel Folio: 89 Page: 1 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 1 Occ is 'Artist Painter'

Kind of famous.... Elizabeth Stride, one of the Rippers' victims on the 1881. Her husband died 3 years later in Poplar Union Workhouse. But Elizabeth was a prostitute in Sweden before she married John Stride. Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability John T. STRIDE Head M Male 54 Sheerness, Kent, England Carpenter Elizabeth STRIDE Wife M Female 34 Stockholm (BS), Sweden -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Dwelling 69 Usher Road Census Place London, Middlesex, England Family History Library Film 1341108 Public Records Office Reference RG11 Piece / Folio 0490 / 19 Page Number 32

Emmeline Pankhurst in 1881 Richard Marsden PANKHURST Head M Male 44 Stoke, Stafford, England Barrister In Active Practice Emiline PANKHURST Wife M Female 22 Manchester, Lancashire, England Wife Christobel Harriet PANKHURST Daur Female 6 m Stretford, Lancashire, England Daur Katherine Jane KNEOLE Servant U Female 18 Kirk Lonan, Isle of Man, England Cook (Domestic) Amelia Ann KNEOLE Servant U Female 16 Kirk Lonan, Isle of Man, England Housemaid (Domestic) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Dwelling 3 Chester Road (1 Quayton Terrace) Census Place Stretford, Lancashire, England Family History Library Film 1341928 Public Records Office Reference RG11 Piece / Folio 3887 / 84 Page Number 1

Here's Benjamin Disraeli in 1881 Name Estimated Birth Year Birthplace (Earl of K G) Beaconsfield abt 1806 London, Middlesex, Relationship Residence Head 19 Curzon St, St George, London, England

H G Wells 1901 Jessie A Brooks 28 Richmond, Surrey, England Servant Folkestone next Sandgate Kent Mabel O Brooks 21 Richmond, Surrey, England Servant Folkestone next Sandgate Kent Amy C Wells 28 Shadwell, London, England Wife Folkestone next Sandgate Kent Herbert G Wells 34 Bromley, Kent, England Head Folkestone next Sandgate Kent

Following on from Richard, finding Florence in 1901...... Name: Nightingale, Florence Age in 1891: 70 Relation: Head Gender: Female Where Born: Florence, Italy Civil parish: St George Hanover Square Ecclesiastical parish: St George Hanover Square Town: County: London 1881 Florence Nightingale abt 1821 British Subject, Italy Head 10 South Street, St George, London, England 1871 Name: Florence Nightingale Age in 1871: 50 Estimated birth year: 1821 Relation: Head Household: View other family members Gender: Female Where born: Italy Civil Parish or Township: St George Hanover Square County/Island: London Country: England

Queen Victoria 1871 Name: Her Majesty the Queen Age in 1871: 51 Estimated birth year: 1820 Relation: Head Household: View other family members Gender: Female Civil Parish or Township: New Windsor Ecclesiastical parish: Windsor St Georges County/Island: Berkshire Country: England Source information: RG10/1302 Registration district: Windsor Sub-registration district: Windsor ED, institution, or vessel: Windsor Castle Folio: 103 Page: 1 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 1 1881 Name: Queen The Age in 1881: 61 Age months: 0 Estimated birth year: abt 1820 Relationship to head-of-household: Head Household: View other family members Family and neighbors: View neighbors Gender: Female Address: Windsor Castle Berks Civil parish: Windsor Castle County/Island: Berkshire Condition as to marriage: Windower Occupation: Queen Of Great Britain & Ireland Education: View Image Employment status: View Image Source information: RG11/1325 Registration district: Windsor Sub-registration district: Windsor ED, institution, or vessel: Windsor Castle Folio: 98 Page: 1

The Queens Mum in 1901 Name: Elizabeth Angelia Bowes Lyon Age in 1901: 8 months Estimated birth year: abt 1893 Relation: Daughter Household: View other family members Gender: Female Where born: St Pauls Walden, Hertfordshire, England Civil parish: Walden St Paul Ecclesiatical parish: Walden St Paul Town: Walden County/Island: Hertfordshire Country: England Source information: RG13/1300 Registration district: Hitchin Sub-registration district: Hitchin ED, institution, or vessel: 24 Folio: 170 Page: 5 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 25 oh dear doesn't it show I'm bored LOL