18. John Frost

John Frost was my great-great grandfather, and father of Emma Louisa Frost.

According to his birth certificate, John Frost was born in 1843 [difficult to read the exact date] at Dunmow in the County of Essex. His father is given as James Frost, a police constable living in Great Dunmow. John Frost's mother was Catharine Frost, formerly Williams.

According to their marriage certificate, John Frost and Emma Lake were married on 17 December 1865 at the Parish Church in the Parish of West Hackney in the County of Middlesex. It just says they were of "full age", and they were resident in West Hackney [not especially helpful!]. John Frost's occupation was Iron-dresser. His father was given as James Frost, iron-founder. The witnesses to the marriage were James Frost and Sarah Lake.

Emma Sarah Louisa Frost was born in Islington, in the Sub-district of Islington East in the County of Middlesex, on 28 October 1866, at 7 Mildmay Street. Her father's occupation was 'Iron-trimmer'.

They were no longer living at 7 Mildmay Street at the time of the 1871 census.

This family was recorded in the 1881 census. They were living at 20 Usher Road, Bow, London, Middlesex The head of the household was given as John Frost, age 37, born in Dunmow, Essex. His occupation was still 'Iron Trimmer in 1881.

• Emma SL Frost [my great-grandmother], age 14, born in Bow, Middlesex [NB discrepancy with birth data above], England, occupation Scholar [i.e. she was being educated beyond the legal minimum age, which suggests the family was not desperately poor, and placed some value on education, even for girls, which was not always the case in those days, and school was not always free then, either]
• William Frost, age 12, born in Bow, Middlesex, England, occupation Scholar
• James Frost, age 10, born in Bow, Middlesex, England, occupation Scholar
• Frederick Frost, age 3, born in Bow, Middlesex, England.

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