The Diary of Nathaniel Bryceson (Part 8)

[Siamese Girl]

George Lea has just bought a one eyed horse and now another horse has died - you can see why his business is in trouble.

It is sad that Granny Shepard spent her last days in the Workhouse Infirmary. I can't help feeling that her life went downwards and she was born in better circumstances. I also can't help wondering if Nat rather abandoned her at the end. 

Carole

[MaryA]

certainly the only one in the house who shows any symptoms of insanity

I just love his humour 

[dee-jay]

If you were in a workhouse, by definition you would be expected to work, .....

Only if you were fit.  Granny died in the Infirmary part of the workhouse.  

[Aniseed]

I loved today's entry. Easily the best I've read so far (I haven't caught up with all of them). As I was reading, his interest in the insides of the horse, noting that the cat ate the remains, carving his initials into the privy, I was thinking that he really is a very little bit odd, and then the comment from the young woman, and his slight oddity owned up to by Nat himself. Brilliant!

Daisy Loo, it was Joseph Richards who was buried the day before. It's detailed in yesterday's entry. (If that's what you meant, I might have misunderstood, if so apologies!)

[Ruskie]

I thought we knew that Nathaniel lived in other rooms in Richmond Buildings.  Didn't he live with his mother and Matt...then the Marshall family moved, and him and Granny Shephard took over their rooms?

Yes, I remember that Nat and Granny Shepard moved into the Marshall's rooms in Richmond Buildings, but I can't remember where they were before that. Didn't Granny Shepard live in Stephen Street? Matthew Ward is in Richmond Buildings in 1841, but mother Mary hasn't been found.

Help me remember please. 

[Ruskie]

About today's grissly entry .... would a cat eat a horse? 

[deb usa]

Hi Ruskie 

I think Granny and son, John were living together in 1841 ...will try to find summary LOL

hi everyone

[Ruskie]

Hi Deb!

Found it:

1841 census
Mary Bryceson has not been found

1841 census
Richmond Buildings
Matthew Ward 56 tailor Y

1841 census
Stephen St, St Pancras
Sophia Ollive 50 Dressmaker Y
Ann Fox 30 FS Y

1841 census
Stephen Street
Mary Sheppard 73 N (Granny Shepard)
John Sheppard 35 stone mason Y (Uncle John)
Joseph Lloyd 20
Elizabeth Lloyd 25

[deb usa]

In 1841
STEPHEN STREET
Mary Sheppard 73 n ...... GRANNY SHEPHERD
John Sheppard 35 stone mason Y ....this is the uncle NB was living with in 1851
Joseph Lloyd 20
Elizabeth Lloyd 25


ANN FOX:

1841
St Pancras
STEPHEN STREET
Lots of people all living in seperate "rooms?"
including:
SOPHIA OLLIVE 50 DRESSMAKER Y
ANN FOX 30 F S , yes

(refer to diary and mention of Mrs. Olive)

1851
27 Stephen Street
Cock Family
John BURNS
Mary Elizth KENNINGTON, unm 63, mangling , b Middlesex, St James, Picadilly
ANN FOX, 49, Charwoman, b Middlesex, Queen St


Nathaniel's step father Matthew Ward:
1841
Richmond Buildings
HO107/730/49/40
Matthew Ward 56 Tailor Y