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Walter Witham

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Paula

Paula Report 22 Oct 2012 13:35

Looking for census records of Walter Witham b 1867, in Bethnal Green London married to Emma Franklin in 1888,
Children born in Hoxton, SHoredtich London.
Any help please
Thank you

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 22 Oct 2012 13:37

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
about Walter John Witham
Name: Walter John Witham
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
Age: 20 (Bachelor) Tea Packer
Spouse Name: Emma Franklin
Spouse Age: 21 (Spinster)
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 21 May 1888
Parish: Bethnal Green St Thomas
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Father Name: Walter Witham (Carpenter)
Spouse Father Name: Frederick Franklin
Register Type: Parish Register
Witnesses: Patrick Joseph Collins and Emily ann Goss

Catherine

Catherine Report 22 Oct 2012 13:39

for info:-

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 about Walter John Witham
Name: Walter John Witham
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
Age: 20
Spouse Name: Emma Franklin
Spouse Age: 21
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 21 May 1888
Parish: Bethnal Green St Thomas
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Father Name: Walter Witham
Spouse Father Name: Frederick Franklin
Register Type: Parish Register

Catherine

Catherine Report 22 Oct 2012 13:40

1871 England Census about Walter John Witham
Name: Walter John Witham
Age: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Walter Witham
Mother's name: Mary Witham
Gender: Male
Where born: Bersted, Sussex, England
Civil parish: South Bersted
Town: Bognor Regis
County/Island: Sussex
Country: England
Registration district: Westhampnett
Sub-registration district: South Bersted
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Household schedule number: 4
Piece: 1113
Folio: 19
Page Number: 1
Household Members:
Name Age
Walter Witham 30 (Cabinet Maker) born: South Bersted, Sussex
Mary Witham 29 born: Pembroke
Lilla Swan Witham 5 born: Bersted, Sussex
Walter John Witham 3
Flora Maria Witham 1

Helen

Helen Report 22 Oct 2012 13:40

London, England, School Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911 about Walter Jn Witham
Name: Walter Jn Witham
Age: 9
Birth Date: 22 Oct 1867
School: Chatham Gardens School
Borough: Hackney
Admission Date: 9 Jul 1877
Parent: Walter Witham
Notes: Chatham Gardens School opened in 1875
Reference Number: LCC/EO/DIV04/CHT/AD/001

Catherine

Catherine Report 22 Oct 2012 13:40

London, England, School Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911 about Walter Jn Witham
Name: Walter Jn Witham
Age: 9
Birth Date: 22 Oct 1867
School: Chatham Gardens School
Borough: Hackney
Admission Date: 9 Jul 1877
Parent: Walter Witham
Notes: Chatham Gardens School opened in 1875
Reference Number: LCC/EO/DIV04/CHT/AD/001

Catherine

Catherine Report 22 Oct 2012 13:41

1911 England Census about Walter John Witham
Name: Walter John Witham
Age in 1911: 42
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Oxton
Civil parish: Shoreditch
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street Address: 11 Norris St
Years Married: 23
Estimated Marriage Year: 1888
Occupation: PACKER
Registration district: Shoreditch
Registration District Number: 16
Sub-registration district: Shoreditch North West
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Piece: 1355
Household Members:
Name Age
Walter John Witham 42
Emma M Witham 21
Emma Witham 43
Henry Witham 16
George Witham 14
Sydney Witham 8
Albert Witham 4
William Witham 0

11 children:- 7 living and 4 died

Helen

Helen Report 22 Oct 2012 13:42

1891 England Census about Walter Witham
Name: Walter Witham
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Emma Witham
[Mary Witham]
Gender: Male
Where born: Bognor, Sussex, England
Civil parish: Shoreditch
Ecclesiastical parish: St Saviour
Town: London
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Shoreditch
Sub-registration district: Hoxton Old Town
ED, institution, or vessel: 21
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 250
Folio: 143
Page Number: 8
Household Members:
Name Age
Walter Witham 23
Emma Witham 23
Frederick J Witham 2
Emma M Witham 4/12
Mary Witham 50
Emma Witham 17
Annie M Witham 14
Ada F Witham 13
Fredk Geo Witham 10

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 22 Oct 2012 13:44

Paula

Why do you say he was born in Bethnal Green?

1891 England Census

Name: Walter Witham
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Emma Witham
[Mary Witham]
Gender: Male
Where born: Bognor, Sussex, England
Civil parish: Shoreditch
Ecclesiastical parish: St Saviour
Town: London
County/Island: London
Country: England


Registration district: Shoreditch
Sub-registration district: Hoxton Old Town
ED, institution, or vessel: 21
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 250
Folio: 143
Page Number: 8
Household Members:
Name Age
Walter Witham 23
Emma Witham 23
Frederick J Witham 2
Emma M Witham 4/12
Mary Witham 50
Emma Witham 17
Annie M Witham 14
Ada F Witham 13
Fredk Geo Witham 10

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 22 Oct 2012 13:45

1901 England Census

Name: John Witham
Age: 33
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Emma Witham
Gender: Male
Where born: Bognor, Sussex, England
Civil parish: Shoreditch
Ecclesiastical parish: St Saviour
County/Island: London
Country: England

Registration district: Shoreditch
Sub-registration district: Hoxton Old Town
ED, institution, or vessel: 18
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 228
Piece: 276
Folio: 136
Page Number: 37
Household Members:
Name Age
John Witham 33
Emma Witham 33
Fred Witham 13
Minnie Witham 10
Mellie Witham 8
Cornelius Witham 6
Mary Franklin 67
George Witham 4

Catherine

Catherine Report 22 Oct 2012 13:46

1901 England Census about Minnie Witham
Name: Minnie Witham
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: John Witham
Mother's name: Emma Witham
Gender: Female
Where born: Hoxton, London, England
Civil parish: Shoreditch
Ecclesiastical parish: St Saviour
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

View image
Registration district: Shoreditch
Sub-registration district: Hoxton Old Town
ED, institution, or vessel: 18
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 228
Piece: 276
Folio: 136
Page Number: 37
Household Members:
Name Age
John Witham 33
Emma Witham 33
Fred Witham 13
Minnie Witham 10
Mellie Witham 8
Cornelius Witham 6
Mary Franklin 67
George Witham 4

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 22 Oct 2012 14:04

Mistranscribed..........


1881 England Census
about Flora M. Wellam
Name: Flora M. Wellam
Age: 11
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Walter Wellam
Mother's name: Mary Wellam
Gender: Female
Where born: Bognor, Sussex, England

Civil parish: Shoreditch
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address: 4 Branch Pce
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Scholar

Registration district: Shoreditch
Sub-registration district: Hoxton Old Town
ED, institution, or vessel: 25
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 399
Folio: 96
Page Number: 4
Household Members: Name Age
Walter Wellam 39 (Carpenter) Born Bognor
Mary Wellam 38 Born Wales
Flora M. Wellam 11
Ema Wellam 8
Annie M. Wellam 5
Fanny Wellam 3
Fred.G. Wellam 10mnths



Catherine

Catherine Report 22 Oct 2012 14:12

Marriages Mar 1865 (>99%)
Baker Sarah Mary Portsea 2b 383
Burtenshaw Edward Worthing 2b 383
Goddard Mary Ann Worthing 2b 383
xxxx Henton Mary Worthing 2b 383 xxxx
Heuton Mary Worthing 2b 383
Redman Ann Portsea 2b 383
Witham Walter Worthing 2b 383
xxxx Witham Water Worthing 2b 383 xxxx

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 23 Oct 2012 08:29

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
about Lilla Swan Witham
Name: Lilla Swan Witham
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865
Age: 25 (Spinster)
Spouse Name: Robert Whitchouse
Spouse Age: 26 (Bachelor) Stoker
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 23 Mar 1890
Parish: Bethnal Green St Jude
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Father Name: Walter Witham (Carpenter)
Spouse Father Name: James Whitchouse (Harness Maker)
Register Type: Parish Register
Witnesses: Walter John Witham and Emma Witham.

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 23 Oct 2012 08:41

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
about Flora Maria Witham
Name: Flora Maria Witham
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
Age: 21 (Spinster)
Spouse Name: Lewis Charles Burrough
Spouse Age: 22 (Bachelor) Painter
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 22 Dec 1889
Parish: Hoxton Square St Peter
Borough: Hackney
Father Name: Walter Witham (Carpenter)
Spouse Father Name: Alfred Benjamin Burrough (Painter)
Register Type: Parish Register
Witnesses: Walter John Witham and Emma Witham.

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 23 Oct 2012 08:46

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
about Emma Witham
Name: Emma Witham
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873
Age: 18 (Spinster)
Spouse Name: Thomas Henry Quaintrell
Spouse Age: 23 (Bachelor) Grocer
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 8 Aug 1891
Parish: Hoxton St John
Borough: Hackney
Father Name: Walter Witham (Carpenter)
Spouse Father Name: Thomas Henry Quaintrell (Publican)
Register Type: Parish Register
Witnesses: Walter John Witham and Amelia Eliza Quaintrell.

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 23 Oct 2012 08:54

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
about Annie Mary Witham
Name: Annie Mary Witham
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876
Age: 25 (Spinster)
Spouse Name: Frederick Sayers
Spouse Age: 25 (Bachelor) Cook
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 21 Jul 1901
Parish: Hoxton St John
Borough: Hackney
Father Name: Walter Witham (Carpenter)
Spouse Father Name: William Sayers (Cabinet Maker) Deceased
Register Type: Parish Register
Witnesses: John Ball and Annie Smoothy.

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 23 Oct 2012 10:35

Here is Ada Fanny's baptism...


London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
about Ada Fanny Witham
Name: Ada Fanny Witham
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 13 Feb 1878
Father's Name: Walter Witham (Carpenter)
Mother's name: Mary Witham
Parish or Poor Law Union: Hoxton Holy Trinity
Borough: Hackney
Register Type: Parish Registers


And yet on her marriage record her name appears as Frances Ada.....



London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
about Frances Ada Witham
Name: Frances Ada Witham
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875
Age: 22 (Spinster)
Spouse Name: Francis Robert Steward
Spouse Age: 21 (Bachelor) Porter
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Dec 1897
Parish: Hoxton Square St Peter
Borough: Hackney
Father Name: Walter Witham (Carpenter)
Spouse Father Name: James Steward
Register Type: Parish Register
Witnesses: ??? Rawlings and Martha Rawlings.


The residence at time of marriage is the same residence the family were residing at in the 1891 census..........

24 Harvey Street, Shoreditch.



Paula

Paula Report 5 Nov 2012 21:30

Thank you for all your help