Christ's Hospital, House 5

1911

By Geoffrey Cordingley

The Gymnasium

Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies

Mildred Biddell, 43 from Orsett, Essex was a ward matron. Mildred was the daughter of George and Fanny Biddell. Mildred doea not appear in the 1901 census. In 1891 Mildred was an assistant teacher of English at a school run by Emily, 61, and Harriet Deacon, 57, in Kensington, London. In 1881 Mildred was at home with eleven other children and being taught by Ellen M. Ransome, 21, a governess, from Rochester, Kent. George was then 53, a land agent and Superintendent registrar and Fanny was 42.

Elizabeth Wilkinson, 25, from Hoddesdon was a ward maid. She was the daughter of William and Hannah Wilkinson. In 1891 the family was living in Burford Road, Ware where William, 29, was a builder’s labourer. In 1901 Elizabeth was working as a domestic servant working for Charles W. Young, 27, who was a nurseryman and his wife, Jane M., 21, at Valley Marsh Nursery, Essex Road, Hoddesdon Rural.

Name	Forename	Age in 1911	Where born	Father’s name	Age in 1911	Mother’s name	Age in 1911	Father’s occupation	Notes
Barber	Phyllis Victoria	13	Norwood London	Herbert	33	Nellie	31	platelayer SB and SG
Briggs	Annie Theresa	15	Shepherd’s Bush London	William Thomas?	45	Isabella Theresa?	39	warehouseman at drugist
Bowen	Elizabeth May	15	Holloway London	William	42 in 1901	Ada	34	collector & salesman Singer’s sewing machines in 1901
Boyd	Hilda Lucy	16	New Malden Surrey	Albert Harry	46	Mary Ann	48	clerk, Colonial Office London
Capper	Mercides Parode	10	at sea off coast of S. Africa	Henry Douglas	55	Louisa Parode	40	Leiutenant, Royal Navy, retired	Henry was a chief gunner in 1901
Corder	Elsie Mary	11	Tottenham Court Road London	Frederick J	44	Annie Ellen	died in 1905 aged 45	branch manager coffee rooms
Coton	Annie Beatrice	13	Clapham London	Thomas Henry	59	Annie Jane	46	Managing clerk to solicitor
Davey	Dorothy May	13	Highbury London	Ernest Edwin	42	Sarah	40	assistant Schoolmaster
Easton	Jessie Brown	14	Deptford London	William	44	Margaret	44	engineer
Edwards	Nina Molly	17	Newtown Montgomery	John	probably died in 1908 aged 57	Mary Ann	58
Etheredge	Ivy Ruth	13	Westminster London	Arthur henry	39	Rose	36	builder & decorator
Fillmore	Margery Victoria Louise	15	Brixton London	Alfred	56	Emily Margaret	52	coachman
French	Harriet Ann	15	West Ham London
Frost	Gladys Winifred	11	Kildare Co. Kildare
Goldsmith	Florence Ethel	12	Clerkenwell London	James	45	Sarah	41	newsvender	in 1901 was a carman
Goozee	Edith	16	Malden Surrey	Thomas Abraham	45			printer’s compositor	Thomas was a widower by 1901
Gregory	Violet Gladys	15	Newbury Berks	George James	56	Jayne	died in 1909 aged 52	grocery master shopkeeper
Harrison	Hilda may	10	St Margaret Middx	William	died in 1910 aged 54	Effie May	35	in 1901 was a general merchant	Effie was living off private means
Hulf	Jessie	12	Plumstead Kent	Thomas	47	Louisa A	47	general labourer	Louisa was a dressmaker
Jarrett	Winifred	15	Deptford London	Frederick George?	40	Annie Martha?	42	master printer
Jeapes	Lilian Alice	13	Rotherhithe London	Arthur Thomas	43	Alice	29 in 1901	foreman bounded warehouse export
Keany	Violet Ann	13	Hampstead London
Lester	Dora	12	Southwark London	Theodore Henry?	41	Annie Mary?	38	warehouseman leader	Annie Mary was an assistant teacher
Proctor	Dorothy Violet Helen	12	Albury Surrey	Adam Edwin	46	Alice Maria	44	painter artist
Rolfe	Alice May Kathleen	12	Westminster London
Sayers	Christine Maggie	15	Bow London	John William	52	Margaret Sarah	49	cooper
Scruton	Ethel	16	Reading Berks
Tabor	Olive Mary	13	Highgate London	John Henry	55	Mary	52	foreman joiner
Woodyear	Lilian Pattie	15	Westminster London	John	52	Martha	52	clerk book keeper
Wright	Cecilia Ethel	12	Bushey Herts	William	probably died in 1909 aged 45	Amy Priscilla	46	railway clerk in 1901	Amy was living off private means

Note: Where parents names are followed by ? there is some doubt as to whether they are the actual parents!

Christ's Hospital, House 5

1911

By Geoffrey Cordingley

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