Pryke family

[Keziah2]

Couldn’t  wait so over a coffee break 😂

1861. David 33  & Caroline Pryke 30 both born in Suffolk with 6 children born Caulcott, Oxfordshire.  One is an Ellen Pryke age 5. All living in Finsbury.  By 1871 they are on Isle of Wight but no Ellen?

1871 Ellen Pryke in service in Brading, Hampshire age 15 born Oxford.

K

[Neale1961]

1871 Ellen is on Isle of Wight working as a servant for the Cooper family.

[Keziah2]

Just found that - coffee gone cold!

[Neale1961]

1881 census for Ellen, possibly.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q274-2C75?lang=en

It does says Pryke on the census, but is mis-transcribed as Pryce.

It looks as if she had a very good position working for a retired Rear Admiral.
I wonder where and when she met "Mr Brown" because 3 years later she had the child Ellen born in London.

[Neale1961]

Ellen’s mother
Caroline PRYKE (nee WRIGHT) died 1876 Isle of Wight (age 50)

Baptism 15 Jan. 1826 Sudbourne, Suffolk
Caroline WRIGHT. d/o William Wright (labourer) and Priscilla

1841 census Sudbourne, Suffolk (Wood House)
William Wright 37 game keeper
Priscilla Wright 38
Caroline Wright 15
Susan Wright 10
George Wright 8
Eliza Wright 6
William Wright 18 wheelwright


MARRIAGE 9 Apr. 1845 Sudbourne, Suffolk
Samuel PYKE, 22, bachelor, game keeper, residence Sudbourne. Father – James Pyke, labourer
to
Caroline WRIGHT, 20, spinster, residence Sudbourne. Father – William Wright, gamekeeper.


Ellen’s father
Samuel PRYKE died 1903 Isle of Wight (age 81)

Baptism 30 Mar 1823 Orford Suffolk
Samuel PRYKE. s/o James (labourer) and Maria Pryke. Abode - Gedgrave

1841 census Orford, Suffolk, Hamlet of Gedgrave
James Prike 50 Ag labourer
Mary Pryke, 40
William Pryke 20 Ag labourer
Samuel Pryke 18 Ag labourer
James Pryke 12
Daniel Pryke 8


Grave stones -
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193030652/james-pryke
[Possible Marriage – 16 Aug 1818 Benhall Suffolk; James PRICKE to Maria POOLEY]

[Keziah2]

Thanks Neal 1961

Yes I had a poke around yesterday evening & came up with some of that - so good you have found same.

I spent quite a bit of time looking for Mr Brown - trouble is there’s lots of them in London.  I did find one that was a joiner born in Great Witchingham, wife Ann.  He was b c1831 & was in London & I looked to see if they had a son Samuel or Charles but no luck.  Anyway he would have been a bit too old & off spring probably not old enough.  Have come to conclusion that it’s going to be very difficult to track Mr Brown down.

Charles samuel Brown age 7 in 1851 with parents James & Mary Ann living in Bloomsbury?  Fits the bill age wise but…. One for later.
K

[osprey]

Think that was one I had a look at earlier. He was born Holborn & is a printer in later census entries.

1871
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBDJ-BF8?lang=en

1881
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q279-YBR8?lang=en

[Keziah2]

Thank you for looking Osprey - I’m ever hopeful I might stumble upon a more suitable candidate 🤞