The Diary of Nathaniel Bryceson (Part 4)

[Ruskie]

Hi Deb. Nathaniel's death was registered in Mile End District, but he was living in Clerkenwell in the 1901 census. Perhaps he was living with family in Mile End, or was in an institution?

Deaths Dec 1890
Bryceson  Sarah 
age 64 
Islington  1b 265
The family were living in Islington at this time.

[karenlee]

Love it.... must have been a slow news day..

C'mon Steven... how are we supposed to find the right Ann if we don't know her "real" age..

[majm]

Yes, how 

[Ruskie]

Hi Karen!   So you're another one who wants to know Ann's age? And majm ...   Are you listening Steven?  

Right Deb, I've had another look at the marriages to check the signatures  :

Mary Lea and John Shepard marriage -
both parties plus witnesses signed their own names

Mary Shep(p)ard and John Bryceson -
the whole entry was filled out by one person including signing the names of both parties and witnesses

Mary Bryceson and Matthew Ward -
the whole entry was filled out by one person including signing the names of both parties and witnesses.

It none of the cases was "X - the mark of" written. I would still say that they were all literate. If Granny Shepard was, and Nathaniel was, I reckon mum Mary was too.  

[tedscout]

Please Steven tell us Ann's age.

I wonder if "Dummer" is actually Mumma  

I love the picture of the diary and Steven

And Im here book marking new thread - thanks Ruskie

[deb usa]

Hi Ruskie

Thanks for checking the handwriting on the marriages  .... I still think the Lea Family was the maybe "more educated " side of the family...

remember Granny Shepard was actually Mary Lea b Birmingham

STEVEN >>>>WAKE UP !!!!!!!! 

deb

[Ruskie]

None of that shouting will wake Steven. 

I decided to check son Nathaniel as both father and son died in 1911 and I thought they may be buried together.

All the spiel says Nathaniel was an undertaker and I thought if we could locate the company he worked for we may find who buried him and where.

However, although Nathaniel jnr was an undertaker in the 1881 census, he gives away that profession before the 1891 census.

1891
47 Charlotte St, Islington
Nathaniel Bryceson mar head 35 goods guard (GNR) b Islington
Annie wife 26 b Chelsea
Ethel E daur 8 b Islington
+ lodger

1901
32 Crouch Hill
Islington
Nathaniel Bryceson head mar 44 Railway Goods Guard
annie wife 40
Ethel E duar 18 milliner
+boarder

Nathaniel jnr and wife Annie only appear to have had one child.

[Ruskie]

Marriages Sept 1/4 1882
Nathaniel Bryceson
Annie Stone
Islington
1b 601

Births Dec 1/4 1882 
Ethel Elizabeth Bryceson
Islington
1b 246

And perhaps her marriage:
Dec 1913
Ethel Bryceson
John E Waterson
Shoreditch
1c 99

Is anyone able to find Ethel E Bryceson in the 1911 to see who she is living with?

[waiteohman]

Steven - Pray tell  Ann's age.

Linda