1901 Census lookup request. Furman Family. Church Rd. Willesden

[boincha]

I am currently researching a great uncle who died in the Great War (This is in preparation for a battlefields tour I have planned for next year). His name is Oliver Joseph Perry (died 18.8.1916) and he was my Grandmothers first husband. They had one child (Julia Perry).
My  Grandmother's maiden name was Furman and the family lived in Church Rd, Willesden. London. I believe that she lived there after her marriage?
I would be grateful for any information or details about the people who lived in the house. I do not have a house number so I hope there was only one Furman family in the road. My grandmother's name was Alice Furman and I believe she was born in 1889. I am assuming that they were at this address in 1901 - they certainly were at the start of the war. Sorry if the info is sketchy - I am new to this and so I don't fully understand what is possible and what is not. I also don't know what kind of details that you can glean from old census's?
Many thanks

Roger (boincha)

[nanny jan]

Hi Roger,

I've found a possible birth for Oliver Joseph Perry  Dec 1888 Hampstead 1a 657

1901 census has an OJ Perry living in Hampstead with parents George & Julia and 5 siblings.

This is possibly Alice Furman's birth: Alice Eleanor Furman Mar 1889 Paddington 1a 28 but on 1901 census this Alice is living with mother and grandmother in Nottingham.

The Perry/Furman wedding was Dec 1912 Willesden 3a 525 but I have been unable to find an Alice Furman living in Willesden on 1901 census; maybe it's time for a coffee break!

The info you can glean from a census is where they were living at that time, their occupation, where they said they were born (not always accurate) and their age (again not always accurate).

I hope this has given you some info to work with.

Nanny Jan

[Bee]

Hi Roger

1891 census RG12/4 folio 70 page 31 Paddington

FURMAN
Robert A/head/mar/31/tailor/Middlesex Mile End
Emily/wife/mar/31/Middlesex Marylebone
Robert J/son/6/Middlesex Marylebone
Emily A/dau/4/Middlesex Paddington
Alice E/dau/2/Middlesex Paddington
B George/son/3 months/Middlesex Paddington


1901 census
RG13/3178 folio 73 page 32 living at 83 Robin Hoods Chase, Nottingham

Sarah A Ashton/head/widow/69/Independent means/Derby
Sarah A Ashton/dau/single/31/fancy neck wear machinist/London Tower Hamlets
Alice E Furman/gr.dau/12/London Paddington
Fanny Furman/dau/31/lace embroider/London Tower Hamlets

1901 census RG13/1214 folio 8 page 8 living 5 Westbury Road, Willesden

FURMAN
Robert/head/mar/41/tailor/Tower Hamlets
Emily/wife/mar/41/Marylebone
Robert/son/single/16/soldier/Marylebone
Benjamin/son/10/scholar/Marylebone
Mabel/dau/8/scholar/Willesden
William/son/5/scholar/Willesden
Florence/dau/3/Willesden

Bee

[boincha]

Bee and nanny Jan.

Many thanks for your reply to my lookup request. It has opened up a piece of family history that would other wise have been forgotten. My grandmother used to talk about being "in sevice" as a very young girl and it was during this time that she learned her trade as a specialist ironer of lace garments. The Nottingham connection is therefore spot on. She also talked of living with a cruel aunt who locked her in the cellar - this must be the Fanny Furman listed as living with her in Nottingham.
I really appreciate your work on this but I am beginning to see how addictive this kind of detective work can be so i'm sure you both enjoy what you do. The fact that it means so much to us information seekers is hopefully some reward for your efforts.
I am struggling to get to grips with my own research because the standard research sites on the internet seem so unreliable and keep telling me "no trace" - I may be pestering you more in future if I don't learn to handle the searches better.

thanks

Roger