The Diary of Nathaniel Bryceson (Part 4)

[ShaunJ]

There are a  Vineyard Prospect Lodge and a Vineyard House on Vineyard in Richmond in 1851.

Immediately before them in the census there is a girls' school named Mount Ararat Lodge

HO107/1605 154 2 and 155 4

[Steven Bryceson]

Dear all, Great entry today - I am off to walk 30 miles over two days, today and tomorrow; I feel light-weight compared to my 3x great grandfather NB! Like him, I'll be taking in plenty of churches but it Essex - on the fabulous Essex Way, today walking from West Bergholt to Manningtree through what is known as Constable Country! Interesting that my Nan says her grandfather (NB's youngest son Henry) was known for going everywhere on his bicycle and was known as "iron legs". Peace and joy to all, Steven.

[ShaunJ]

Mason's Court Guide & Directory for Brentford, Kew etc etc for 1853 has a Miss Kershaw running a school at Vineyard Lodge, Richmond Church

[ShaunJ]

1851 Miss Elizabeth Kershaw school mistress at Vineyard Lodge HO107/1605 163 21

[ShaunJ]

In 1841 one of the pupils at Vineyard Lodge is Mary Nodes aged 5 - Miss M A Nodes perhaps?

[ShaunJ]

Sorted - "Miss Manodes" or "Miss M A N" is Mary Ann Nodes

[Siamese Girl]

Miss Manodes ? Is this some joke of Nat's or has it been miss-transcribed? Miss M A N makes complete sense as Mary Ann Nodes.

Is she a daughter of Nat's first employer Henry Nodes the undertaker? I thought none of his children survived?

Carole

[Siamese Girl]

Yup 1841 census of Vineyard Lodge there is Mary Nodes aged 5 one of Miss Kershaw's pupils - well that explains why she wasn't with her parents on the 1841 census. Off to boarding school at 5!

Carole

[ShaunJ]

Mary Ann Nodes daughter of Henry Oliver Nodes of Chapel Street, undertaker, born 26 June 1836, baptised St Pancras on 20 July