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7 October 2006

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Dr G.M.W.Mann.      Baytrees

Burnhams Rd,    Lt.Bookham

Surrey, U.K.           KT23 3AU

geoff.mann@btinternet.com

 

 

 

 

 

3 Thomas William SHORT 1855-1919

 

 

m Frances Martha KILBOURN 1876

 

 

 

 

 

THOMAS was born in Bethnal Green in 1855, the eldest son of Thomas and Sarah; his father was a dairyman and kept cows at the family home in Hague St  When Thomas was ten years old however his father gave up cowkeeping and started to work in a new oilshop close by, owned by a Mr Williams.  Ten year old Thomas also started work there with his father.

 

He was still working there aged 20 when he married Frances KILBOURN in 1876.  Three children were born while Thomas and Frances lived at various addresses in Bethnal Green.  In 1882 they settled at 306 Roman Rd over another of Mr William's oilshops on the corner of Armagh Rd, where another three children were born.  Thomas became manager of the shop before moving to nearby Armagh Rd and then Cardigan Rd.

 

Frances died in 1904 but Thomas lived another 15 years before he died in 1919 aged 63.  He left all his money (£460) to his unmarried daughter Frances Beatrice.  Frances bought a small hardware shop in the Roman Rd which she ran with her brother Sidney; this caused a rift with her brother Thomas as it seemed the money had gone to Sidney rather than to the eldest son Thomas.

 

Thomas’ granddaughter Vi remembered him as a cyclic depressive but all the same a "dear old boy" who loved his cat; he had a problem with drink after his wife died.  His granddaughter Rose remembered him as a short dapper man, very bald, with the top of one finger missing from a dog bite.  Rose went to his house for safety during the anti-German riots which took place in Salmon Lane during World War 1.  His granddaughter Nellie probably also went there and remembered an incident when the ceiling fell down

 

 

 

 

EVENTS

 

           age

    DATE  TS FK

 

                       EVENT

31Dec1855      

27Jun1856      

 7Apr1861  5  

   c.1866 10  

 2Apr1871 15   

15Oct1876 20 25

 1Jul1878 22 27

13Sep1879 23 28

 3Apr1881 25 30

 6Jun1881 25 30

28Dec1882 26 31

14Apr1884 28 33

     1889 28 33

25Jun1889 33 38

 5Apr1891 35 40

31Mar1901 45 50

24Sep1904 49 54

30May1919 63  

 4Nov1919 63  

Thos born at 9 Hague St, s Thomas William, dairyman, and Sarah

Thos christened at St Matthew Bethnal Green

Thos scholar with parents at 9 Hague St

Thos started work in oilshop with father who gave up cowkeeping this year

Thos at 9 Hague St with parents, oilshop man

mar Frances Martha KILBOURN at St Bartholomew Bethnal Green; oilman of 336 Bethnal Green Rd

son Thomas William born; T oilman of 50 York Place or New York St

son Samuel born; T oilman of 8 Bennets Place

Thos oil & colormans asst at 6 Allas Rd with Frances and Frances' father

son William George born, T oilman of 6 Allas Rd

son Albert Edward born, T oilman of 306 Roman Rd

son Sidney Francis born, T oilman of 306 Roman Rd

son Albert died of croup

dau Frances Beatrice born, T oilman of 306 Roman Rd

Thomas was an oilmans manager at 66 Armagh Rd with Frances and children

with wife and 5 children and servant at 25 Cardigan Rd Bow; Thomas was an oil & color manager

Frances died at 25 Cardigan Rd

Thos of 29 Lacey St Bow, made will leaving all (£460) to dau Frances Beatrice

Thos died at 29 Lacey St

 

 

 

 

PRINCIPAL RECORDS

                                                                                                                                            b=born  m=married  d=died

                                                                                                                                            C=Christened       B=Buried

BIRTH

certificate:

 

b 31Dec1855 Thomas William, boy, at 9 Hague St

f: Thomas SHORT dairyman, m: Sarah SHORT formerly CRANDELL

r 31Dec1855 at Bethnal Green, Bethnal Green, by Thomas SHORT, father, of 9 Hague St Bethnal Green

 

register of St Matthew, Bethnal Green:

 

C 27Jun1856 b 31Dec1855 Thomas William, son of Thomas & Sarah SHORT, dairyman, Hague St

 

MARRIAGE

certificate:

 

m 15Oct876 at St Bartholomew, Bethnal Green, after banns

Thomas William SHORT bch 21 oilman of 336 Bethnal Green Rd & Frances Martha KILBOURN spr 24 of 3 Abingdon St

f: Thomas SHORT oilman, Samuel KILBOURN, carpenter; wit: Thomas SHORT, Eugenie KILBOURN

 

DESCENDANTS

from PR of St Matthew, Bethnal Green:

 

C 28Jul1878 b  1Jul1878 Thomas William, oilman, 50 York Place

C  5Oct1879 b 13Sep1879 Samuel, oilman, 8 Bennets Place

C  3Jul1881 b  6Jun1881 William George, oilman, 6 Alice Rd

C 21Jan1883 b 28Dec1882 Albert Edward, oilman, 306 Roman Rd

C  4May1884 b 14Apr1884 Sidney Francis, oilman, 306 Roman Rd

C 14Jul1889 b 25Jun1889 Frances Beatrice, oilman, 306 Roman Rd

 

DEATH

certificates

d 24Sep1904 Frances Martha SHORT 54 at 25 Cardigan Rd, wife of Thomas William SHORT oilmans manager; sarcoma;

r 26Sep1904 at Bow, Poplar by T.W SHORT wdr of deceased, of 25 Cardigan Rd Bow p.a.d

 

d  4Nov1919 Thomas William SHORT 64 of 29 Lacey St, Bow, oilmans manager; cancer

r  4Nov1919 by S.F.Short, son, of same address

will

Thomas William SHORT of 29 Lacey St, Mostyn Rd Bow, oilman;    youngest son Sidney Francis, oilman, sole executor and £10; rest (£460) furniture and effects to my dau Frances Beatrice SHORT.   s 30May1919 d 4Nov1919 p 2Dec1919

 

wit: Henry George MOSS, brush & broom manuf of 101 Fairfield Rd; Frederick George LE MAY, brush & broom manuf. Fairlawn, Bulphan, ESS

 

CENSUS

 

1861 9 Hague St, Dairy, Bethnal Green RG9/260 f138?

 

Thomas     SHORT       he mar 25  1836    dairyman                                        Bethnal Green

Sarah      SHORT       wi mar 26  1835                                                    Bethnal Green

Thomas     SHORT       so     5   1856    scholar                                         Bethnal Green

George F   SHORT       so     4   1857    scholar                                         Bethnal Green

Thomas     SHORT       lo unm 18  1843    dairyman                                        Bethnal Green

Thomas     BRIDGES     lo unm             hacklemaker                                     Bethnal Green

 

1871 9 Hague St, Bethnal Green RG10/495 f95

 

Thomas     SHORT       he mar 37  1834    oilshop man                                     Bethnal Green

Sarah      SHORT       wi mar 37  1834                                                    Hertfordshire

Thomas     SHORT       so unm 16  1855    oilshop man                                     Bethnal Green

Charles    SHORT       so     10  1861    school                                          Bethnal Green

Frank      SHORT              10  1861    school                                          Bethnal Green

William    SHORT       so     8   1863    school                                          Bethnal Green

Sarah      SHORT       da     5   1866    school                                          Bethnal Green

Elizabeth  SHORT       da     3   1868    school                                          Bethnal Green

 

Louisa Sendon & 3 children silk enterer; Wm Talbot & wi & so, baker, all at 9;; NOTE:two no 9s in this street

 

 

1881 6 Allars Rd, Bethnal Green RG11/480 f46 p19

 

Thomas      SHORT       he mar 26  1855    oil & colormans asst.            Bethnal Green

Fanny       SHORT       wi mar 31  1850                                     Bethnal Green

Thomas      SHORT       so     2   1879                                     Bethnal Green

Samuel      SHORT       so     1   1880                                     Bethnal Green

Samuel      KILBOURNE   he wdr 58  1823    labourer dock                    Spitalfields

Elizabeth A KILBOURNE   da unm 21  1860    boot binder                      Bethnal Green

Mary Ann    KILBOURNE   da unm 19  1862    boot binder                      Bethnal Green

at same address:

Phoebe      CRONEY      he wid 64  1817    boxmaker shell                   St Luke's

 

NOTE:should be Allas Rd; Fanny SHORT was Samuel KILBOURN's daughter

 

1891 66 Armagh Rd, Bow RG12/315 f67 dist.11

 

Thomas     SHORT       he mar 36  1855    oilmans manager; color; employed  Bethnal Green

Frances M  SHORT       wi mar 41  1850                                      Bethnal Green

Thomas     SHORT       so     12  1879    scholar                           Bethnal Green

Samuel     SHORT       so     11  1880    scholar                           Bethnal Green

William    SHORT       so     9   1882    scholar                           Mile End

Sidney     SHORT       so     6   1885    scholar                           Old Ford

Frances B  SHORT       da     1   1890                                      Old Ford

Henry      HOPTROUGH   bo sin 21  1870    oilman assistant, color           Portsmouth, Hants

Frederick  SPENCER     bo sin 23  1868    oilman assistant, color           South Hackney, LND

 

1901   25 Cardigan Rd, St Mary Stratford, Bow, Poplar  RG13/340  f 106

 

Thomas       SHORT he mar 45 1856   oil & color manager           worker       LND Bethnal Green

Frances      SHORT wi mar 51 1850                                                     LND Bethnal Green

Samuel       SHORT so sin 21 1880   oilmans (color) assistant     worker       LND Bethnal Green

Thomas       SHORT so sin 22 1879   general shopkeeper            own acct     LND Bethnal Green

William      SHORT so sin 19 1882   oilmans (color) assistant     worker       LND Mile End

Sidney       SHORT so sin 16 1885   oilmans (color) assistant     worker       LND Old Ford

Frances      SHORT da sin 11 1890                                                     LND Old Ford

Georgina     SHORT se sin 14 1887   general servant               worker       ESS Tidal Basin

 

next to Wolf & Rosa EIGELES and brother; job dealer shop; all born Austria

 

 

OTHER

PO London Directory

 

306 Roman Rd

 

1899         not checked

1900 - 1922  Samuel Williams & Sons, oil & color shop

1923         costumiers

 

323 Roman Rd

 

1919  Mrs Millett, tobacconist

1920  Frances Beatrice Short, chandlers shop

1922  Miss F B Short, oil & color shop

1923  Sidney Francis Short, oil shop

1924 - 1926 Sidney F & Frances B Short, oil shop

1927  not checked