Christ's Hospital, House 8

Kate Breton, 48, from Horley, Surrey was a ward matron. Kate who was the daughter of Henry and Catherine, spent much of her early life in West Malling where her mother was born. In 1891 Henry who was born in Worplesdon near Guildford, Surrey, was a solicitor’s clerk in West Malling. Kate, the eldest child, was 28 and living in the house of Selby Norton a general practitioner. By 1901 Kate was already a ward matron at Christ’s Hospital.

There seems to have been no ward maid on the night of the census.

Name	Forename(s)	Age in 1911	Where born	Father	Age in 1911	Mother	Age in 1911	Father’s occupation in 1911	Notes
Arnold	Ethel Maud	14	Ratcliffe, London	Alfred	42	Sarah C	37	Bespoke tailor assisted by Sarah
Bennett	Dorothy Leicester	15	Mortlake, Surrey	George Watson	died in Dec 1902 aged 50	Alice Jane	36	member of Stock Exchange in 1901
Brown	Kathleen	17	Farnham, Surrey	George	56	Louie	50	Science master
Clarke	Ivy	15	Exeter, Devon	Harry L	40 in 1901	Ellen B	36 in 1901	cashier brewery boy in 1901
Coates	Daisy Kathleen	13	Croydon, Surrey	Henry C	35 in 1901	Ada E A	47	Optician in 1901	Ada was taking in boarders
Conolly	Nellie Russell F	13	Colchester, Essex			Annie	32 in 1901		I 1927 Nellie married Theodore Roy Aldous (36) in Wandsworth
Cusden	Ruby Dora	14	Upton Park, London	James	51	Elizabeth Susan	52	printer and bookbinder
Domonil	Kathleen Selway	14	Clapham, London
Fielder	Gertrude	13	Islington, London	George Buckler	died in 1906 aged 61	Henrietta	48	In 1901 collector, colliary owner (coal)
Freestone	Vera Dorothy	12	Kensington, London	Thomas	41	Sarah Ann	40	shoekeeper boot and shoe, dealer
Gallon	Mary Constance	11	Plumstead, Kent	Edward	41	Jennie	40	engineer’s mechanic, fitter
Griggs	Margaret Louise	13	Norwood, London	Thomas	68	Mary J	44 in 1901	roadman for Herts CC	Note 1
Haggis	Edith M.	16	Lambeth, London	William	52	Edith	39	settlement clerk (Board of Guardians)& relieving officer
Hannam	Olga Eileen	15	Monserrat, West Indies
Hannam	Iola Armitry	13	“
Hunter	Elsie	16	Chester, Cheshire	Robert	died in 1898 aged 59	Ann Martha	60	gas engineer & manager of gas works in 1891
Lawson	Miriam Annabelle	13	Stratford, London	Henry A W	died between 1901 & 1911	Elizabeth	47		Elizabeth was living of private means
Mildred	Violet Harriet	11	Cromer, Norfolk	Edward	48	Harriet	41	caretaker in council schools as was Harriet	Sergeant in Army in 1901
Melville	Gladys	15	Islington, London	William	died in 1906 aged 49	Dorothea	49	medical practitioner	Dorothea taking boarders
Newnes	Olive Dorothy	16	Monserrat, West Indies
Peake	Winfred Doris	13	Pulham Market, Norfolk	Vincent William	50	Fanny Eva Cardew	48	Clergyman, Established Church
Randall	Lizzie Chrisini	16	Longparish, Hants	Henry	47	Clara A	28 in 1901	elementary school teacher
Ruffell	Gladys	15	Kingston, Surrey	Joseph Edwin	47	Mabel Jane	41	railway clerk & organist
Showler	Lydia Violet	13	Plumstead, kent	Steven	36 in 1901	Gace L	27 in 1901	carpenter & joiner
Slade	Adelaide	15	Islington, London	Augustus Philip	died in 1903 aged 46	Mary Jane	52	bookbinder in 1901	Mary was a church cleaner
Spinks	Winifred Maud	13	Horsforth, Yorks	William	died in 1908 aged 51	Florence M	43	civil engineer & lecturer on sanitary engineering in 1901	Forence living off private means
Thurnell	Annie	12	Dulwich, London	Albert D	42	Annie M	42	Accountant
Warren	Marjorie Ann	13	Southsea, Hants		died before 1901	Emily Amelia	50		Emily was independent
Whitty	Elsie Francis	12	Eggbuckland, Devon	Allen	43	Rachel	34	Captain & Quarter Master
Wood	Lily Isabel	14	Clerkenwell, London	Samuel		Sarah
Wright	Gladys Modder	10	City of London
Godden	Katherine Rose	11	Brookland, America (English)

Note 1: Mary J Griggs probably died between 1901 and 1907 since by 1911 Thomas had been married to Helen (nee Resuggan) for 4 years.

Christ's Hospital, House 8

1911

By Geoffrey Cordingley

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