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HeyJudeB4Beatles

HeyJudeB4Beatles Report 26 Dec 2014 19:04


Do you not think that Matilda in 1901 might just be Isabella?

Jude

alviegal

alviegal Report 26 Dec 2014 16:18


1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Mayfield Road, West Side, St John At Hackney, Hackney, London, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William H Gillard Head - Male 43 1828 - Middlesex, England
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Elizabeth J Gillard Wife - Female 39 1832 - Wiltshire, England
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>>Isabella A Gillard Daughter - Female 19 1852 - Middlesex, England
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Emma Gillard Daughter - Female 18 1853 - Surrey, England
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William H G Gillard Son - Male 17 1854 - Middlesex, England
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Lavinia Gillard Daughter - Female 13 1858 - Middlesex, England
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Edward C Gillard Son - Male 9 1862 - Middlesex, England
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Lizzie Gillard Daughter - Female 7 1864 - Middlesex, England
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Clarance Gillard Son - Male 5 1866 - Middlesex, England
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Annie A Gillard Daughter - Female 3 1868 - Middlesex, England
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Jessey Gillard Daughter - Female 1 1870 - Middlesex, England



1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Angle House, Roman Road, St Mary Stratford Bow, Poplar, London, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Henry Gellard Head Married Male 33 1828 Solicitors General Clerk Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
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Elizabeth Jane Gellard Wife Married Female 29 1832 Wife Wiltshire, England
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>>Isabella Amelia Gellard Daughter Unmarried Female 9 1852 Scholar Hoxton, Middlesex, England
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Emma Gellard Daughter - Female 7 1854 Scholar Kennington, Surrey, England
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William Henry George Gellard Son - Male 6 1855 Scholar Stepney, Middlesex, England
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Lavinia Gillard Daughter - Female 3 1858 - Hoxton, Middlesex, England
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Sarah Ann Handfield Assistant - Female 13 1848 - Middlesex, England
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Matilda Allen Servant - Female 16 1845 - Not Known

alviegal

alviegal Report 26 Dec 2014 15:58

This is the correct 1891.


1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Cricketfield Road, Hackney, London, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
George French Head Married Male 36 1855 Superintendent L G O C Limt Hoxton, Middlesex, England
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Isabella French Wife Married Female 36 1855 - Kennington, Sussex, England
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Kate French Daughter Single Female 14 1877 Scholar Hackney, Middlesex, England
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George French Son Single Male 10 1881 Scholar Hackney, Middlesex, England
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Marion Gillard Sister In Law Single Female 14 1877 Scholar Hackney, Middlesex, England
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Willm Gillard Father In Law Widower Male 63 1828 - Finsbury, Middlesex, England


and George in 1901.


1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
73, Cricketfield Road, Hackney, London, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
George French Head Married Male 46 1855 Superintendent L G O C Hoxton, Middlesex, England
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Matilda French Wife Married Female 46 1855 - Kennington, Surrey, England
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Mabel K French Daughter Single Female 23 1878 - Clapton, Middlesex, England
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George G French Son Single Male 20 1881 - Clapton, Middlesex, England

Gee

Gee Report 23 Dec 2014 11:24


1911 England Census

Name:George Gainsford French

Age in 1911:30

Estimated Birth Year:abt 1881

Relation to Head:Head

Gender:Male

Birth Place:London, England, Middlesex

Civil Parish:Low Leyton

County/Island:Essex

Country:England

Street address:31 Hibbert Road, Leyton, Essex

Marital Status:Married

Occupation:Omnibus Driver House

Registration district:West Ham

Registration District Number:188

Sub-registration district:North Leyton

ED, institution, or vessel:20
Household schedule number:16
Piece:9653

Household Members:


George Gainsford French 30
Elizabeth French 32
Hilda French 6
George French 5
Violet French 1
Doris French 3
Lily French 0







Gee

Gee Report 23 Dec 2014 11:20


London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921


Name:George Gainsford Henry French <<Bachelor, omnibus driver

Estimated Birth Year:abt 1880

Age:24

Spouse:
Elizabeth Sharpe

Spouse Age:26

Record Type:Marriage

Event Date:7 Sep 1904

Parish:St John, Hackney

Borough:Hackney

Father Name:
George French

Spouse Father:
William Sharpe

Register Type:Parish Register

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 23 Dec 2014 11:13

First name(s) GEORGE GAINSFORD H
Last name FRENCH
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1904
Registration month -
MarriageFinderâ„¢ GEORGE GAINSFORD H FRENCH married one of these people
ROSE BELLA SEDDON, ELIZABETH SHARPE
Spouse's last name -
District HACKNEY
District number -
County London
Country England
Volume 1B
Page 965
Record set England & Wales marriages 1837-2008

Rambling

Rambling Report 23 Dec 2014 10:59

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 about George Gainsford Henry French
Name: George Gainsford Henry French
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 27 Aug 1882
Father's Name: George French
Mother's name: Isabella Amelia French
Parish or Poor Law Union: Clapton Park All Saints
Borough: Hackney
Register Type: Parish Registers

Rambling

Rambling Report 23 Dec 2014 10:57

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 about Isabella Amelia Gillard
Name: Isabella Amelia Gillard
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 8 Feb 1852
Father's Name: William Henry Gillard
Mother's name: Elizabeth Jane Gillard
Parish or Poor Law Union: Hoxton St John
Borough: Hackney
Register Type: Parish Registers

Rambling

Rambling Report 23 Dec 2014 10:55

Just for ref if you look for the marriage on Ancestry the name is mistranscribed thus

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 about Isabella Amelia Gallard
Name: Isabella Amelia Gallard
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853
Age: 22
Spouse: George Wench
Spouse Age: 22
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 22 Sep 1875
Parish: All Saints, Haggerston
Borough: Hackney
Father Name: William Henry Gallard
Spouse Father: John Gainsfard Wench
Register Type: Parish Register

There are two Gillard witnesses Lavinia, and i can't make out the first name but 'something' Geo Gillard...it may be worth looking to see where they are in 1901 in case Isabella was with one of them?

Choccy

Choccy Report 23 Dec 2014 10:50

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1901 England Census

Name:Isabella French

Age:45

Estimated Birth Year:abt 1856

Relation to Head:Head

Gender:Female

Birth Place:Chelsea, London, England

Civil Parish:Battersea

Ecclesiastical parish:All Saints

County/Island:London
Country:England

Street address: 71 Palmerston Street

Occupation: Charwoman

Condition as to marriage: married

Registration district:Wandsworth

Sub-registration district:East Battersea

ED, institution, or vessel:22

Piece:443
Folio:93
Page Number:11

Household schedule number: 88

Isabella French 45



Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 23 Dec 2014 10:45

Who registered her death?

What was her last address?

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 23 Dec 2014 10:41

So is this her???????

1891 census

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Totteridge Road, Battersea, Wandsworth, London, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Isabella French Head Married Female 37 1854 - Chelsea, Middlesex, England Transcription
Annie French Daughter Single Female 20 1871 Domestic Servant Cook Chelsea, Middlesex, England Transcription
Philip French Son - Male 7 1884 - Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Jackie

Jackie Report 23 Dec 2014 10:39

in 1901 George was married to someone slse

Jackie

Jackie Report 23 Dec 2014 10:38

yes she had 2 children last cences was1891

Jackie

Jackie Report 23 Dec 2014 10:38

yes she had 2 children last cences was1891

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 23 Dec 2014 10:35

Have you found her on any census after she married?

1881 is FREE on familysearch

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 23 Dec 2014 10:34

Do you know whether there were any children?

When and where did George die?

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 23 Dec 2014 10:30

Full name may help!

First name(s) ISABELLA AMELIA
Last name GILLARD
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1875
Registration month -
Spouse GEORGE FRENCH

District SHOREDITCH
District number -
County London
Country England
Volume 1C
Page 413
Record set England & Wales marriages 1837-2008

as might the death location

FRENCH ISABELLA AMELIA 1852 1903 1903 Deaths & burials Hackney, London, England

Jackie

Jackie Report 23 Dec 2014 10:27

sorry that was supposed to be 1852

Jackie

Jackie Report 23 Dec 2014 10:25

morning all
iam trying to find Isabella French on the 1901 cences

she was born Isabella Gillard in Hoxton in 1952

she married George French she died in 1903