Andrew Milton's 1901 Census Page

 

In August 2003, I finally got round to paying up and searching the 1901 UK Census online. The result is a snapshot of my various families scattered around the East End of a London in the middle of the Boer War, at the very start of Edwardian era, when Britain was under the yoke of a belligerent, reactionary Conservative government.

How things have changed since then!

Anyway, far from Westminster, here is where my families were on the night of the 1901 Census. [My own comments are in square brackets]

 

The Miltons at 4 Douro Street, St Mary Stratford Bow, Tower Hamlets, Parish of St Marks, London

Name Relationship to head of household Marital status Age Occupation Birthplace
William Milton Head M [married] 36 Bassinette Maker ALM: [A bassinette is "an oblong wickerwork basket, hooded at one end, used as a cradle for babies, or a perambulator", useful in large 1901 families]] London St Georges
Emma S Milton Wife M 34   London Clerkenwell
Alfred I [sic] Milton [my grandfather] Son   13   London Homerton
Nellie Milton Daughter   11   London Homerton
William R Milton Son   10   London Bethnal Green
Jane Milton Daughter   8   London Bow
Emma S Milton Daughter   6   Londn Bow
James Milton Son   5   London Bow
Frederick Milton Son   2   London Bow
           

 

The Strutts at 23 Greenville Street, St Lukes Parish, West Ham, Essex

Name Relationship to head of household Marital status Age Occupation Birthplace
Elizabeth Strutt Head W [widowed] 46 undefined London Limehouse
Thomas Strutt Son S [single] 19 General Labourer Essex Canning Town
Honor Strutt Daughter S 17 Tailoress Essec Canning Town
Minnie Strutt Daughter S 12   Essex Canning Town
Ada Strutt [my grandmother] Daughter S 10   Essex Canning Town
Rebecca Strutt Daughter S 5   Essex Canning Town

At the time of the 1901 census, my great-grandfather has left Suffolk and was a boarder with the family of a fishmonger at 8 Albion Street in West Ham. His entry says that he was born in Claydon in Suffolk, was single, and gives his occupation as 'barman'. [oops I forgot to write down his age, but it was early 20s]

 

The Swains at 130 Bow Common Lane, Mile End Old Town, Stepney

Name Relationship to head of household Marital status Age Occupation Birthplace
William H Swain Head M 53 Contractor's Carman London Bow
Susannah S Swain Wife M 54   London Stepney
George E Swain Son S 28 Signalman London Bow
Joseph Swain Son S 20 Engineer Stoker London Bow
Sidney Swain Son   16 Gas Stoker London Bow
Frank Swain Son   14 Draper Assistant London Bow
Deborah C Swain Daughter   8   London Bow

My great-grandmother seems to have left the parental home by 1901. The only Madeline Swain I can find in the 1901 census was living in Aston, Birmingham.

The Strikers at 7 Streatfield Avenue, East Ham, Parish of St Mary Magdalene, Essex

Name Relationship to head of household Marital status Age Occupation Birthplace
Edward Striker Head M 37 General labourer London Poplar
Annie Striker Wife M 35   Kent Dartford
Edward Striker [my great-grandfather] Son S 15 Warehouse boy London Bromley [i.e. Bromley by Bow]
Charles Striker Son   11   London Bromley
Elsie Striker Daughter   5   Essex, East Han
Ernest Striker Son   1   Essex, East Ham
Henry Lungley [sic: usually spelled Langley in previous records] Father in law W 65 General labourer Kent Dartford
Albert Lungley Brother in law S 19 General labourer London Bromley

The Neaves at 18 West Road, West Ham

 

Name Relationship to head of household Marital status Age Occupation Birthplace
George Neaves Head M 42 Dock labourer Cambs Cambridge
Sarah Neaves Wife M 45  

Essex West Ham
Ethel Neaves [my great-grandmother] Daughter S 17 Paper Boy Maker Essex West Ham
George Neaves Son S 14 District Messenger Boy Essex West Ham
Arthur Neaves Son S 12   Essex West Ham
Henry Neaves Son S 10   Essex West Ham
Ernest Neaves Son S 8   Essex West Ham
Albert Neaves Son S 6   Essex West Ham
Harriett Hicks Mother in law W 84   Essex Waltham Abbey

 

 

Useful genealogical links

International

Cyndi's List

RootsWeb

LDS Family Search site

Genealogy.com- a commercial site which includes a number of surname message boards (including boards for most of my surnames) which I have been using to make postings, including:

The Milton Family Genealogy Forum

UK

GENUKI

UK Genealogy

Free BMD A free site which enables you to search the indexes of the UK's registry of birth, deaths and marriages in the 19th century over the Internet Not complete, but useful when you do find an ancestor there: can save lots of manual searching at the Family Records Service in London. If you've got some spare time, why not help them out with inputting records onto their database.

East of London Family History Society I've just joined this (membership number 9741).

I'll be keeping these pages updated from time to time and would dearly love to hear from anybody with genealogical information to swap.

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