Ramsey's in West Ham/Plaistow & Stepney - 1800's

[RamRod78]

Hi,

Looking to see if anyone else has some Ramsey family history in the Stepney & West Ham/Plaistow areas around the 1800's?

My paternal line goes back to a George William Ramsey b. 31 Aug 1878 in Stepney, London, son of William.  He moved to West Ham/Plaistow area in early 1900'S and married Jane Elizabeth Hutchines in 1904. 

I have good records from the marriage on, but cannot trace this line back any further.  I cannot find a birth record for George, nor can I find any census record prior to 1911.  It is likely he was working on ships and also illiterate. I have no other info on William other than his name.

So if anyone does have some Ramsey in their tree from Stepney or Plaistow in the 1800's, please get in touch

p.s. There is a George William b. Poplar in 1876, which is a different family line.  However, I am on ancestry and would love to build a tree of all the various Ramsey lines in the area, if it can help gather the bigger picture.

Cheers,
Iain

[RamRod78]

Thanks to help from others in the London and Middlesex forum, I seem to have found George W Ramsey.   

Please so still get in contact if you have any Ramsey history from the Plaistow area in your tree

[alley]

Hi Iain

I think i have found him, he signed on at London on the ship Continnation, he was born aug 1878
he was 5 foot nine tall, grey eyes, brown hair his rating was fireman, his discharge no= 240206,
his unemployment/ins no=14993 stamp date is 9th June 1922, he made his mark with a X

hope this helps

Alan Ramsey a Barking boy living in Romford lol

[RamRod78]

Thanks Alan, that's awesome.

Where did you find that?  Scratch that, found it!.... Thanks for pointing me there, shame it's the only record.  Looks like a trip to Newfoundland to view UK Merchant Shipping records could be in my future.....

[alley]

Hi Iain

Here is George and Jane's son in 1939 living at 46 King St, Westham

George William Charles dob 26/2/1905 and wife Martha Clara dob 13/7/1903

Alan

[RamRod78]

Thanks for that, I have records of the family going forward, but have not collected all the info for them from the 1939 record, been saving my PAYG credits for my main line

Cheers,
Iain