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The Common Room / 19th century East London Sugar Bakers
« on: Wednesday 17 September 25 11:20 BST (UK) »
I have read that many (if not all) 19th century East London Sugar Bakers were German. There was a link to their names on CLARA.NET but alas that link no longer exists (unless some knows differently).
All I have is an estimated birth year of 1819 (via census records). And various spelling of a first name. I was wondering if he was German or French? There are no gov.uk records for his death... Or marriage or the birth of his 5 children (but some baptism records exist and census).
His surname was MARTIN.
His forename was either (Birkett or Burke or Bishet, or Baskett or Borcket) - each census or baptism had a different spelling. His "wife" Elizabeth Toohig (sometimes spelt Twohig or Duhig) (not married) was an under age runaway from Cork (about 1849 - during famine) and was about 15 at birth of her first child. They had 5 kids... One of whom was my great grand mother. Some sugar bakers came from Homburg (on German French border). Anyone with any ideas on how I can pin down his real name and country of origin.
All I have is an estimated birth year of 1819 (via census records). And various spelling of a first name. I was wondering if he was German or French? There are no gov.uk records for his death... Or marriage or the birth of his 5 children (but some baptism records exist and census).
His surname was MARTIN.
His forename was either (Birkett or Burke or Bishet, or Baskett or Borcket) - each census or baptism had a different spelling. His "wife" Elizabeth Toohig (sometimes spelt Twohig or Duhig) (not married) was an under age runaway from Cork (about 1849 - during famine) and was about 15 at birth of her first child. They had 5 kids... One of whom was my great grand mother. Some sugar bakers came from Homburg (on German French border). Anyone with any ideas on how I can pin down his real name and country of origin.