Genealogy Chat

It's election time, so here's Clement Attlee in 1901 Attlee, Clement Richard, 18, born Putney, pupil at Haileybury College, Great Amwell, Hertfordshire (RG13/1279). Ancestry has him mistranscibed as 'Althe'.

Noticed someone had put details of Emmeline Pankhurst. I'm told she was a Registrar in the Chorlton (Manchester) district for a few years. My Grandad's birth cert. was a year too late in 1908 but if I sent for a cert. for one of his older siblings, her signature could be on it.

Charlie Chaplin 1891????? Name: Chaplin, Charles Age in 1891: 2 Relation: Son Gender: Male Where Born: Walworth, Surrey Civil parish: Newington St Mary Ecclesiastical parish: Walworth All Saints Town: County: London Source information: RG12/362 Registration district: St Saviour Southwark Sub registration district: St Peter Walworth ED, institution, or vessel: 29b Folio: 42 Page: 5 (click to see others

WG Grace (Doctor and Cricketer) 1881 Wm.G. GRACE Head M Male 32 Downend, Gloucester, England Surgeon M.R.C.S. L.R.C.P.& S. Agnes N. GRACE Wife M Female 27 Holloway, Middlesex, England William G. GRACE Son U Male 6 Kensington, Middlesex, England Scholar Henry E. GRACE Son U Male 4 Kensington, Middlesex, England Scholar Agnes E. GRACE Daur U Female 2 Mangotsfield, Gloucester, England Stewert B. DAY Brother In Law U Male 20 Holloway, Middlesex, England Medical Student John R. NICHOLLS Visitor M Male 68 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Land Owner Caroline A. NICHOLLS Visitor M Female 61 London, Middlesex, England Wife Of Land Owner Susannah H. FOWLER Serv U Female 35 Munsley, Hereford, England Domestic Serv Elizabeth PULLIN Serv U Female 22 Hambrook, Gloucester, England Domestic Serv ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Dwelling 61 Stapleton Rd Census Place Bristol St Philip & Jacob Out, Gloucester, England

Good ol' Alfred Hitchcock on the 1901 Name Age in 1901 Birthplace Relationship Civil Parish County/Island View Image Alfred Hitchcock 1 Leytonstone, Essex, England Son Leyton Essex Emma Hitchcock 32 West Ham, Essex, England Wife Leyton Essex Nellie Hitchcock 8 Stratford, Essex, England Daughter Leyton Essex William Hitchcock 35 Stratford, Essex, England Head Leyton Essex William Hitchcock 12 Stratford, Essex, England Son Leyton Essex Emma Maguire 22 Leyton, Essex, England Servant Leyton Essex Adie Whelan 15 West Ham, Essex, England Servant Leyton Essex Florrie Whelan 23 West Ham, Essex, England Servant Leyton Essex 517 Leytonstone Road, Leyton, Essex. His father was a green grocer/shopkeeper.

Benjamin Disaeli (Earl of K G) BEACONSFIELD Head W Male 75 London, Middlesex, England Ex Prime Minister -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Dwelling 19 Curzon St Census Place London, Middlesex, England

The Prime Minister William E. GLADSTONE Head M Male 71 Liverpool, Lancashire, England Prime Minister Catherine GLADSTONE Wife M Female 69 Hawarden, Flint, Wales Mary GLADSTONE Daur U Female 37 London, Middlesex, England Fanny HAMPTON Serv W Female 61 Rearlthorpe, Nottingham, England Housekeeper Dom Serv Louise STUME Serv U Female 62 Hanover Ladys Maid Dom Serv Augusta SCHLUTER Serv U Female 31 Hanover Ladys Maid Dom Serv Sarah EVELEIGH Serv U Female 17 London, Middlesex, England Under Housemaid Dom Serv Elizabeth CATHERALL Serv U Female 26 Hawarden, Wales Upper Housemaid Dom Serv Ann WILLIAMS Serv U Female 23 Northop, Flint, Wales Kitchenmaid Dom Serv Ann JOLLY Serv U Female 34 Scotland Cook Dom Serv Emily TAYLOR Serv U Female 17 Birmingham, Warwick, England Scullerymaid Dom Serv Herbert POTTER Visitor U Male 20 London, Middlesex, England Clerk In Railway Clearing House P.Walter HYAM Serv U Male 30 Leighton, Essex, England Butler Dom Serv Gadoc A. CUTRAM Serv U Male 26 Marrow, Northampton, England Footman Dom Serv Joseph MEECH Serv U Male 20 Buckland Newton, Dorset, England Footman Dom Serv John HAMLYN Serv U Male 15 Lambeth, Surrey, England Page Dom Serv ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source Information: Dwelling 10 Downing St Census Place London, Middlesex, England Family History Library Film 1341026 Public Records Office Reference RG11 Piece / Folio 0117 / 35 Page Number 24

Geoff.... Snap I have him in 1871!!! Name: William E Gladstone Age in 1871: 61 Estimated birth year: 1810 Relation: Head Household: View other family members Gender: Male Where born: Liverpool, Lancashire, England Civil Parish or Township: St Martin in the Fields Ecclesiastical parish: St Martin in the Fields Town: London County/Island: London Country: England Source information: RG10/357 Registration district: Strand Sub-registration district: Charing Cross ED, institution, or vessel: 1 Folio: 12 Page: 22 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 58 got side tracked by another William Gladstone born same time but in London!!!!!!!! 1891...... Name: Gladstone, William E Age in 1891: 81 Relation: Visitor Gender: Male Where Born: Liverpool, Lancashire Civil parish: Brighton Ecclesiastical parish: Brighton County: Sussex Source information: RG12/814 Registration district: Brighton Sub registration district: The Palace ED, institution, or vessel: 11 Folio: 56 Page: 14 (click to see others on page)

In the US census - George Bush Snr (Walker Bush) Prescott S Bush Greenwich, Fairfield, CT abt 1896 Ohio Head Dorothy Bush Greenwich, Fairfield, CT abt 1902 Wife Prescott S Bush, Greenwich, Fairfield, CT abt 1923 Son Walker Bush, Greenwich, Fairfield, CT abt 1925 Son Nancy Bush, Greenwich, Fairfield, CT abt 1926 Daughter

Clarice Cliff.... although the enumerator has added an E to the family surname. Name: Clarice Cliffe Age in 1901: 2 Estimated birth year: abt 1899 Relation: Daughter Household: View other family members Gender: Female Where born: Tunstall, Staffordshire, England Civil parish: Tunstall Ecclesiatical parish: Christchurch County/Island: Staffordshire Country: England Source information: RG13/2591 Registration district: Wolstanton Sub-registration district: Tunstall ED, institution, or vessel: 20 Folio: 91 Page: 40 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 241

1871 Charles L Dodgson 1832 Runcorn, Cheshire, England Member Of Coll St Aldate Oxfordshire *changed his name to Lewis Carroll

I probably sound really stupid, but who was Henry Stanley? Chloe

Chloe - he was famous for one line - ''Dr Livingstone I presume?''.

I found Paul O`Grady`s birth entry on 1837online. As he is a living person, I wont repeat the details other than he was registered as Male and not by name.

hiya found this one: Joseph Merrick 1838 Leicestershire, England Head St Margaret Leicestershire Joseph Merrick 1863 Leicestershire, England Son St Margaret Leicestershire Mary Merrick 1838 Evington, Leicestershire, England Wife St Margaret Leicestershire Mary Merrick 1868 Leicestershire, England Daughter St Margaret Leicestershire Joseph Merrick born 1863, (better known as the Elephant Man) regards Julie

nudged for michael

Thanks Richard. Just adding my name here so I don't lose it for future reference. Quite interesting.

1881 Thomas CRAPPER Head M Male 44 Thorne Quay, York, Plumber Maria CRAPPER Wife M Female 44 Hemsby, Norfolk, Emma D. HURST Serv U Female 17 Hampton Court, Middlesex, General Servant Domestic

1901 census. Steve Bloomer Derby County & England Footballer. and Baseball Player, bigger than Davd Becham in his day, only Footballer i have seen with the occupation on the census, they all seem to put there day jobs down, but Bloomer was a full time pro RG 13/3224, Page 8, Schedule 46. Address: 81 Cummings Street, Derby, Derbyshire. Head: Stephen Bloomer, 27, Professional Footballer, Cradley, Worcestershire. Wife: Sarah Bloomer, 26, Derbyshire, Derby. Daughter: Violet Pretoria Bloomer, 3m, Derbyshire, Derby. Daughter: Hetty Winifred Bloomer, 3, Derby, Derbyshire.

One from Canada: 1901 Census Montreal, Quebec Anna Leonowens ( you know, Anna from 'The King and I') Margaret