1891 Look up Please, Johnson

[Romilly]

William John Johnson married Annie Elizabeth Stewart in the Jan/Feb/March Q of 1900
On the 1901 Census this family were in Tottenham:

William John Johnson 28yrs Ocupation: Warehouseman (Drapery) b. Holloway
Annie Elizabeth, (Née Stewart) 25yrs b. Lambeth
William Stewart, 2 months b. Tottenham
Residing at 4, Everitt Villas, Siddons Road, Tottenham
Census Ref RG13/1247/180/27.

However, I'm unable to find William John Johnson on the 1891 Census, when presumably he would still be living at home with his parents, - either in Holloway or Tottenham I would think.

Can anyone on here see him please?
Cheers, Romilly.

[lizdb]

It is not an unusual name, so you any need to get a fathers name from his marriage cert to help

[Romilly]

It is not an unusual name, so you any need to get a fathers name from his marriage cert to help

It's almost bound to be William...

And so that won't help either!

Romilly.

[jennifer c]

Could he have been illegitamate, possible sighting?

1891 75-76 Wood Street Cripplegate City London
William Johnson 17 Apprentice clerk born Holloway

1881 Mary Priscilla Cottage Peel Road Woodford Essex
William Johnson 6 Boarder born Holloway
living with the family of John Brett aged 46

Jennifer

[Romilly]

Could he have been illegitamate, possible sighting?
1891 75-76 Wood Street Cripplegate City London
William Johnson 17 Apprentice clerk born Holloway
1881 Mary Priscilla Cottage Peel Road Woodford Essex
William Johnson 6 Boarder born Holloway
living with the family of John Brett aged 46
Jennifer

Gosh, - that's a possibility I hadn't considered Jennifer.

It could explain why I'm having such difficulty finding him...

Many Thanks for finding that!
Romilly.

[jennifer c]

Have tried to tie in the Brett family, but have only managed to find the marriage for John Brett & Mary Priscilla Smith 2/7/1861 St.Barnabas Homerton Hackney.

Both give a Homerton address, so I can not yet see any connection to Holloway?

Jennifer

[Romilly]

Have tried to tie in the Brett family, but have only managed to find the marriage for John Brett & Mary Priscilla Smith 2/7/1861 St.Barnabas Homerton Hackney.
Both give a Homerton address, so I can not yet see any connection to Holloway?
Jennifer

I guess that it depends on where he's a 'Boader' from... i.e. whether it's a private arrangement or via an institution. I believe that the Foundling Hospital had 'boarding out' arrangements for example. But I'm sure that someone on here will know more about it than I do!

Romilly.

[Romilly]

Hmmm... Peel Road Woodford Essex was a large Gypsy encampment at the time of the 1881 Census. (I found it on a Gypsy message board by Googling the name of the road & 1881). There's a thought!!

Romilly.

[jennifer c]

Smith is a gypsy family name?

Jennifer