Some Famous People found on the Census !

[Michelle Kemp]

Really interesting article that,

Thank you

[ryan]

For anybody familiar with the life of Queen Victoria - you will notice John Brown on the second page of residents at Windsor Castle in 1881. Billy Connolly played John Brown in the film 'Mrs Brown', along side Judi Dench who played the old Queen Vick

Ryan.

[LibHastings]

I started reading this with a bit of interest and thought oh yeah... oh well...

But then I started thinking about it a bit more and did a bit of my own digging in the 1881 Census...

Census Place: Royal Navy, At sea or in a foreign port.

Vessel:   "Bacchante"
George (H.R.H.) PRINCE OF WALES          U 15 M  London Marlborough House, London, Middlesex, England  Occ: Midshipman
Albert Victor (H.R.H.) PRINCE OF WALES  U 17 M  Frogmore Windsor                   Occ: Midshipman

interesting... but they weren't the only ones...

Vessel:   "HMS Eclipse"   
PRINCE OF WHALES   U 21 M  Cavisham Isld Naturalized British Subject  Occ: Seedie Boy
Jack SUNDAY          U 39 M  Naturalized British Subject, Liberia  Occ: Head ...Roomman

ad how about a few of these names....

Vessel:"Flora"
Sea BREEZE     U  M  Kroo Country British Subject  Occ: Krooman
Flying JIB         U M  Kroo Country British Subject  Occ: Krooman
Tom PETER (1) U M  Kroo Country British Subject  Occ: Krooman
Tom PETER (2) U M  Kroo Country British Subject  Occ: Krooman
Jim DOE           U M  Kroo Country British Subject  Occ: Krooman
Jim JIM             U M  Kroo Country British Subject  Occ: Krooman
Jack SRAGULL    U M  Kroo Country British Subject  Occ: Krooman
PRINCE OF WALES  U M  Kroo Country British Subject Occ:   Krooman
Jack ROPEYARN   U M  Kroo Country British Subject Occ: Krooman

a few of the above appear on another vessel (but then again, maybe not):

Vessel:   "Boadicea"
Tom COCOA      U 24 M  Sierra Leone  Occ: Krooman
Tom PETER (1)  U 36 M  Sierra Leone  Occ: Krooman
Tom PETER (2)  U 24 M  Sierra Leone  Occ: Krooman
Tom TREE          U 32 M  Sierra Leone  Occ: Krooman
Tom PUNCH       U 31 M  Sierra Leone  Occ: Krooman
Flying JIB           U 25 M  Sierra Leone  Occ:   Krooman
PRINCE              U 20 M  Sierra Leone  Occ: Krooman
Jim CROW          U 23 M  Sierra Leone  Occ: Krooman
King SOLOMON  U 25 M  Sierra Leone  Occ: Krooman

that's my contribution..

Libby

[sharren1837]

at 3 Chester Road (1 Quayton Terrace) Stretford, Lancashire
 
Richard Marsden PANKHURST   Head   M   Male   44   Stoke, Stafford  Barrister In Active Practice   
 
Emiline PANKHURST   Wife   M   Female   22   Manchester, Lancashire   

Christobel Harriet PANKHURST   Daur      Female   6 m   Stretford, Lancashire

& their 2 servants probably sisters 
 
 Katherine Jane KNEOLE   Servant   U   Female   18   Kirk Lonan, Isle of Man, England   Cook (Domestic) 
   
Amelia Ann KNEOLE   Servant   U   Female   16   Kirk Lonan, Isle of Man, England   Housemaid (Domestic)     

[Boongie Pam]

Excellent shout sharren1837 - what year is that?

Pam
 

[JAP]

Right near the beginning we had George Bernard Shaw in his own establishment in 1901.

But here he is in 1881:
Lucinda E SHAW, Head (Lodger), Married, 50, b Ireland, Teacher of Singing (Music)
George B. SHAW, Son, Unmarried, 24, b Ireland, Author Writer of Fiction
at 37 Fitzroy St, London.

The previous family, at the same address (their landlord?) was George B. [yes!] FINALY, a [mere?] Railway Clerk and his family.

JAP

[sharren1837]

thanks for pointing out that, Pam


      its 1881       


Sharren 

[JAP]

Princess Di's ancestor - how the other half lived, eh!

At Spencer House and Stables, London in 1881

John Poyntz (Earl) SPENCER, 45, Peer Lord President of the Council
Charlotte F F (Countess) SPENCER, 45, Peeress
Hugh (Viscount) FORTESCUE, 26, Private Secretary, a Visitor

and to keep the Earl and Countess in the manner to which they were accustomed, a modest staff comprising ...

a House Steward
a Housekeeper
a Maid
a Valet
3 Footmen
a Porter
2 Domestic Servants
an Under Butler
2 Kitchen Maids
3 Laundry Maids
a Still Room Maid
5 House Maids
(also present was a visiting Salesman!).

JAP

[sharren1837]

Again in 1881 we find living at 15 Devonshire Terr. London, Middlesex: (Obviously got fed up with designing ships & the like)

Isambard BRUNEL      Head  M      Male  43 B:  Westminster St Margaret, Middlesex,  Chancellor Docese D C L Of Ely Barrister At Last     
 
Georgina I.D. BRUNEL  Wife  M  Female     45  B: Scotland 
          
William D. CAMPBELL  Br In Law  M  Male  51  B: Canada      Notary Public (Barrister) 
    
Elizabeth ROBINSON  Serv  U      Female     45  B: Oxford, Cook 
    
Maria HINSCONAN      Serv  U      Female      25  B: West Dean, Hampshire, Housemaid 
    
Mary WILLIAMS  Serv  U  Female  23  B: Rowton, Shropshire,  Parlor Maid      

Sharren