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1881 Census Search - Middleton

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Helen

Helen Report 7 Nov 2003 08:33

Fantastic!!!! This has got to be my missing family. Thank you so much! Now I can look for a death for George snr. Helen x

Maz (the Royal One) in the East End 9256

Maz (the Royal One) in the East End 9256 Report 6 Nov 2003 19:24

Hi Helen. Don't know if you had a date of death for George, but this looks like them ... Greenfork Road, Harrow, Middlesex Jane Middleston Head Widow age 49 Laundress born Barnet, Hertford George W Middleston Son age 14 Servant (Dom) born Harrow, Middlesex Henry F Middleston Son age 10 Scholar born Harrow, Middlesex Ref is RG11 Piece 1357 Folio 54 Page 55 Hope this helps. Maz. XX

Helen

Helen Report 6 Nov 2003 14:32

Thanks for looking both of you. I wonder if there are any records of 'taxi' drivers for the period? I think Greenford Road was quite posh then so I presumed George would have been working for one of the large houses as Henry appears to have been doing a few years later...maybe 'fly-driving' was a profitable business!

Unknown

Unknown Report 6 Nov 2003 14:15

I,ve looked but didn,t find the family. Sorry Kim

Janet

Janet Report 6 Nov 2003 14:05

I think a fly-driver was probably more like a "taxi" driver, so he probably wouldn't be living in a big house then. Had a quick look for you and not found anything yet. Jan

Helen

Helen Report 6 Nov 2003 13:18

I cannot find the following people on the 1881 census and would be grateful of any assistance (ages as at 1881): George Middleton - Fly-driver (carriage driver) - age and place of birth unknown, Jane Middleton (nee Willis) - Born Hertfordshire - aged around 50, Henry Francis Middleton - Born Harrow (Roxeth) - aged around 10. I have found a possible marriage for Jane and George at St Leonard's Church in Shoreditch so George is possibly from this area. At the time of Henry's birth they were living in Greenford Road, Harrow (Roxeth) and presumably George was working at one of the large houses in the area but I don't know which one. By 1896 Henry was living at Clifton Croft, York where he was a groom. George was dead by this time. I do not know when Henry moved to York, they weren't living at Clifton Croft in 1881 as I have checked this. Many thanks. Helen