Jacob was my Great, Great Grandfather. On 1st June 1868, at the age of 21 he married Eliza Hughes, then aged 20, at St Peter and Paul, Kilmersdon, Somerset. In the 1911 Census his wife Eliza is said to have had 10 children, 6 of whom are still living and 4 whom have died. Who are these children? To date these are identified as:
1) William Arthur - born c1883
In the 1911 Census he is living with his parents. He is aged 28, his estimated birth date is 1883 and his place of birth given as Vauxhall. He is employed as a Policeman in the Docks.
In the 1901 Census he appears as William, aged 18; he is living with his parents and his birth place is given as Clapham, London. He is employed as a printer's labourer.
In the 1891 Census he appears as William, aged 8; he is living with his parents and his place of birth is given as Notting Hill.
2) Henry "Harry" Charles - born c 1885
In the 1911 Census he is living with his parents. He is aged 26, his estimated birth date is 1885 and his place of birth is given as Vauxhall. He is employed as a Hatter's Labourer.
In the 1901 Census he appears as Henry, aged 16; he is living with his parents and his place of birth is given as Clapham, London. He is employed as a Van Guard.
In the 1891 Census he appears as Harry, aged 6; he is living with his parents and his place of birth is given as Notting Hill.
3) Margaret Norris - born c 1881
To date I have only found Margaret in the 1881 Census. Here she is living with her parents and she is less than a year old. Her place of birth is given as Notting Hill, Latimer Road. Perhaps she is one of the four children who had died by 1911?
4) Edith G - born c 1880
In the 1891 Census she is living with her parents. She is aged 11, her estimated birth date is 1880 and her place of birth given as Notting Hill.
In the 1881 Census she appears as Edith G., aged 1. She is living with her parents and her place of birth is given as Notting Hill, Clarendon Road.
It is highly likely that Edith G was the Edith Gertrude who married George Albert Hinton in the first quarter of 1900 in the district of St Olave, Southwark. In 1901 they are living at 4 Russell Scott Buildings, St Crispins, Bermondsey. Edith's place of birth is given as Notting Hill London and she is aged 21 years, facts which would both seem to confirm the identification.Husband George is aged 25 in this Census, his place of birth is given as Bermondsey and he is employed as a Labourer in a Flour Mill.
5) Albert J - born c 1876
In the 1891 Census he is living with his parents. He is aged 16, his estimated birth date is 1875 and his place of birth is given as Charlton. He is employed as a Carman's Assistant.
In the 1881 Census he appears as Albert J, aged 5 with an estimated date of birth of 1876. He is living with his parents and his place of birth is given as Marston Beech Lane.
It is extremely likely that Albert J Norris is the same person who appears in the 1911 Census as Albert James Norris. Albert is living with his wife Lydia (38 years, born in Dudley, 1873) at 6 Vauban Street, Bermondsey. Albert works as a Labourer in a Saw Mill, and they have a daughter Edith who is aged 14 and a Factory Hand in a Pickle Factory. The same family appears in the 1901 Census living at 164 Long Lane, Bermondsey. Albert is aged 25 years; he is described as a Carman Out of Employment and his place of birth given as Somersetshire. In the same Census Edith appears as Edith M and Lydia is spelt Lidia. This, I believe, is the Lydia Bellingham who married an Albert James Norris in the first quarter of 1898 in the registration district of St. Saviour Southwark.
6) Frederick J - born c 1874
In the 1891 Census he living with his parents. He is aged 17, his estimated birth date is 1874 and his place of birth is given as Charlton.
In the 1881 Census he appears as Frederick J, aged 7. He is living with his parents and his place of birth is given as Ferry Hill, Somerset.
It is likely that Frederick J was Frederick John Norris and that he married Rebecca Martha Miller who was from Kent in the final quarter of 1894. This was in the registration district of St Saviour Southwark. In the 1911 Census - which someone made quite a mess completing! - we find Frederick (aged 37) and Rebecca living at 17 Dunlop Place, Bermondsey. Frederick is employed as a Waterside Labourer. The couple have been married 17 years and they have 9 children born alive of whom 8 are still alive. Children living with Frederick and Rebecca in 1911 were:
(1) Frederick John Norris - aged 14, born c 1897 in London Bermondsey, employed as a Mill Boy
(2) William Arthur Norris - aged 12, born c 1899 in London Bermondsey
(3) Henry Searle Norris - aged 10, born c 1901 in London Bermondsey
(4) Ernest George Norris - aged 8, born c 1903 in London Bermondsey
(5) Robert James Norris - aged 2, born c 1909 in London Bermondsey
(6) Rebecca Mary Elizabeth Norris - aged 3 weeks, born c 1911 in London Bermondsey
7) Herbert George - born c 1872
Herbert George was my Great Grandfather. In the 1891 Census he is living with his parents. He is aged 19, his estimated birth date is 1872 and his place of birth is given as Charlton. He is employed as a Machine Painter
In the 1881 Census he appears as Herbert G. and is living with his parents, aged 9. His birth place is again given as Charlton
8) Annie - born c 1870
In the 1881 Census she is living with her parents. She is aged 11, her estimated birth date is 1870 and her place of birth is given as Charlton.
In the 1871 Census neither Annie nor her mother are resident with Jacob at the Toll Gate Buckland Dinham, Kilmersdon, Frome. Instead they appear to be found in the home of Eliza's parents, Matthew and Ann Hughes, at Charlton Village Turnpike Toll House, Kilmersdon, Frome. (Note; Eliza appears as Ellen Norris, aged 22, estimated year of birth 1849; Annie appears as Ann Norris, aged 1, estimated year of birth 1870).
To date 8 of Eliza's ten children have been identified, 2 remain. As always, any thoughts or help will be greatly appreciated!
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