London Census lookup please...

[Matt R]

Hello guys,

Can I please have some assistance on tracing two families from Tooting, London? The Thatcher family and the Hillier family.

I am looking for any trace of the following families on any of the census'.

Charles Thatcher, a Labourer, and his son Thomas. Thomas was born c1874, and by 1902 his father Charles had died, so there may be a chance of finding him in the 1901
Thomas' marriage certificate in 1902 lists his current address as Garratt Street, I am presuming this is in Tooting.

The second family are the Hillier's. I am looking for an Elizabeth Hillier, born c1881, daughter of Charles Hillier, a greengrocer. Her address in 1902 is given as Summer's Down, Tooting. If the families are not in Tooting they will be in Wandsworth...I think

Would be grateful for any info on these two families.


Thanks for reading,
Matthew.

[PaulineJ]

Start by looking for possible matches in the 1901 index. you can then check back to 1881 as a starting point.

for instance,
Charles Hillier   46y   b Brixton   living Wandsworth   Surrey.   Greengrocer (& others)

address also:
there are plenty of Garrett LANE (Wandsworth, St Andrews) no Garratt street.

Pauline

[ShaunJ]

That's him all right.

94 Summerstown

Charles Hillier 46  Greengrocer  Brixton
Annie Hillier 45   Malden
Eliza Hillier 23  Laundry Ironer  Vauxhall
Charles Hillier 20 Roofing Riveter  Wandsworth
Annie Hillier 19 Laundry Ironer  Barking
Ellen Hillier 15 Laundry packer  Wimbledon
Harry Hillier 13   Mitcham
Catherine Hillier 10  Mitcham
 
 
RG13/ 487 Folio 95 Page 57

[Matt R]

Ahh thats good then I can read 100 year old handwriting after all 
Thanks Pauline and Shaun. Good stuf now all I have to do is try to find the Thatchers and Hilliers in earlier census

Cheers again,
Matt

[Raylen]

Charles Thatcher, a Labourer, and his son Thomas. Thomas was born c1874, and by 1902 his father Charles had died, so there may be a chance of finding him in the 1901
Thomas' marriage certificate in 1902 lists his current address as Garratt Street, I am presuming this is in Tooting.

Hi Matt,

Do you have Thomas's mothers name and where he was born please.

Just can't see  Thomas with a father Charles 

Raylen

[PaulineJ]

And his occupation and who witnessed?

Pauline

[Matt R]

Hi guys,

Charles Thatcher was dead by 1902, he is listed as a Labourer on the marriage cert.
The name of his wife (Thomas' mother) is not given. I don't have any place of birth either I am afraid, save what is on the census provided above.

The witnesses to the wedding was a man called George Newman.
Thomas is listed as a Labourer too, like his father was.

Matt

[PaulineJ]

1881 candidate. RG11/828; Folio: 23; Page: 43.
1871.                  RG10/857; F102; P49

I can see richard serving in Royal Artillery in 1891. No good candidates for the rest as yet

Candidate death for charles in 1883

[hiraeth]

Hello Matt

Thomas Arthur Thatcher was born August 16, 1872, Wimbledon, Surrey, father Charles Thatcher, mother Emma Thatcher.  I've been unable to locate a marriage so far. It appears they were cousins. 

Eliza Elizabeth Hillier was born January 17, 1877, Lambeth, father Charles Hillier, mother Annie McDonald.  Charles & Annie were married June 14, 1875, Lambeth.

My OH's grandmother was Helen Thatcher, born Feb 20, 1911 daughter of Thomas & Eliza.

HTH

Heather