William Cordwainer b c 1802 d 1870

Progenitor of a Surrey/London clan that flourished mid 19 to mid 20 C, firstly mainly in Richmond, then in Kingston on Thames, Wimbledon, Croydon and elsewhere in Surrey. Not many living Broket members are known, however. There could be some in Canada as a result of the 'home children' policy in the first decade of the 20 C. William's third son was gifted musically, as were many of his descendants.

The first known record of William Brocket is his marriage to Jane BENGE 27 Jan 1822 in Chertsey, Surrey, occupation Cordwainer (IGI). Jane was a Nurse (1851/61 censuses). The 1851 census shows the family at Paved Court, Richmond.

The previous year—on 18 Sep 1850—Ann Brockett, wife of William, Laborer, had died of typhus at Ham Rd, Kingston, Surrey, aged 71, informant William Brockett of Pave Court, Richmond (DC). The Pave Court residence shows that the couple was related to William the Cordwainer, in all probability his parents.

William junior's recorded occupations: News Vender residing Church St, Twickenham (BC son Francis 1839); Shoemaker residing Church St, Twickenham (BC son 1841); Master Shoemaker (1851 census); Shoemaker (BC daughter Emma; MC son Edward 1852). In 1830 William was a witness in the Old Bailey trial of 19 year-old Henry BROWN for pocketpicking. William said, "I am a shoemaker, and live at No. 22, Granby-place. I know the prisoner—I nailed a pair of shoes, and tipped them for him... I have known him nine years."

But who were William senior and Ann? If she was 71 in 1850, she would have been b c 1779. Assuming her husband was a year or two older, he would have been b c 1777-8. But the IGI recorded no relevant marriage or baptism of such a William, and no earlier or later definite records of Ann or William have so far been found. On 4 Dec 1853 an otherwise unidentified William Brocket died at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea London aged 82, ie b c 1771, but it is unlikely that he was Willam senior as his occupation was Soldier (DC) and he had been described as such also in the 1851 census for London, which recorded him as an old private soldier at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, Middlesex, Widower, b c 1771, Freton, Essex. The 1851 and 61 censuses record that William the Cordwainer was born in Northampton c 1802. The 1841 census—which approximated ages—recorded his as 35, ie b c 1806. William senior and Ann, therefore, would have been in Northampton in the first decade of the 19 C. Ann, at least, was in Surrey by the end of her life. That a labouring couple in those times would leave London for Northampton was much more unlikely than the opposite, so in all probablility William senior and Ann were a Northampton couple, at least from their early married days.

However, Northampton is not recorded as a Broket town before William's birth c 1802. It was, however, the nearest large town to the Broket centre of Bedford, lying only about 18 m to the west, so it is quite likely that the forebears of William the Cordwainer were from the Bedford area. Bedford Broket men would have moved to Northampton to work in the shoe trade and women sometimes to marry, as happened two or three generations after William:

1. William, m 1870 Northampton St Giles (MC) ?s/o John and Sarah BIRD of Souldrop
2. Jane, m 1877 Kingsthorpe (MC) ?d/o John and Sarah BIRD of Souldrop
3. Sarah Ann, m 1881 ?d/o Thomas and Mary TEBBUTT of Bromham.

Kingsthorpe, about a mile north of Northampton, was also where Joseph and Emma COTTERILL lived in 1859. All of these were Bedfordshire Brokets. DNA tests of live descendants would prove or disprove whether William was too. Bedfordshire parish registers don't suggest a suitable William, however. But perhaps the family were nonconformist? The IGI recorded no Broket marriages or baptisms for Northamptonshire, except a baptism of Eliza, d/o Thomas and Hannah in Higham Ferrers Wesleyan Methodist Chapel 26 Apr 1835.

William the Cordwainer died 16 Mar 1870 in the Union Workhouse, Richmond Surrey, aged 70, of natural decay, informant Joseph POCOCK, present at the death (DC). Jane died 1874 Richmond, aged 73 (Q2), ie b c 1801.

Thirty years is a long childbearing period. The first two predated official registration. Did Jane have others in the 10 year gap between Edward and Eliza? Children:

1. William, b c 1826 (1841 census). Married Mary Ann LOCKETT. Died 30 May 1866, Croydon. 1 dau, 3 sons.
2. Edward, b c 1827, bap 4 Feb 1827 St Mathew, Brixton, London (IGI). Married Margaret Jane Josephine NOTARI. Edward's occupation: Bricklayer 1853 (BC dau). Their marriage is not in the GRO, which has only one Edward marriage 1852-70: in 1861, s/o James Printer. 10 children.
3. Rosaline Brenchley, bap 4 Aug 1833 St Mary Magdalen, Richmond, Surrey (IGI).
4. Eliza, b c 1838 Twickenham, Middlesex (1851 census). Married in Battersea Parish Church, Wandsworth, 20 Jan 1856 Frederick GODFREY, she a Spinster, he a Bachelor, Lighterman, both of full age residing Battersea (MC). Witness to brother Edward's marriage in 1851? But only aged about 13.
   
5. Francis Henry b 1839 Brentford District; d 1914, Kingston District. Musician—flautist, d 1914 Kingston District, married Agnes Georgiana ROWSON 22 Feb 1860 in Norbiton, Surrey (MC). The family lived at Lavender Hill, Clapham Junction. There were said to have been 17 children, some either still born or miscarried. In the LDS transcription of the 1881 census he is mistakenly called Morris H Brockett. 12 known children.
6. Augustus, b 18 Oct 1841, Church St, Twickenham (BC). George Augustus died 14 Sep 1842 aged 11 months at Paved Court, King St, Richmond, of water on the brain, father present (DC).
7. John Gemmell, bap 15 May 1853 St John the Evangelist, Notting Hill, London, parents William and Jane BROOKET (IGI; not in the GRO). Did he die young? He wasn't recorded in the 1861 census.
8. Emma Sophia, b 17 Mar 1845, Richmond (BC), bap 15 Aug 1856 St Mary Magdalen Richmond with sister Rosa Julia (IGI). Married 1865 Q2 Richmond.
9. Rosa Julia, b c 1845 (1861 census; not in the GRO under Rosa or Julia), bap 15 Aug 1856 St Mary Magdalen, Richmond, Surrey with sister Emma Sophia (IGI). Married William PEARCE 13 Aug 1865 St John, Penge, Surrey (IGI).

1st s/o William and Jane BANGE, William, b c 1826 (1841 census; not in the IGI), Unmarried and at parents' home for the 1861 census, Coach Maker. On 12 Aug 1861 William Joseph married Mary Ann LOCKETT in Norbiton District Church, Surrey, he aged 38, Bachelor, Coach Maker, she 32, a Widow, nee ROBINSON, both of Mill Place, George ROWSON a witness (MC). Occupation 1862 Domestic Servant (BC son). Resided 1862 at 2 Stafford Mews, Richmond S (BC son). William died of phthisis 30 May 1866, Devonshire Rd, Croydon, Surrey, aged 41, ie b c 1825, Carpenter's Labourer, informant Mary Ann (DC). Daughter Emma's MC in 1881 gave him as William deceased, Wheelwright, and son William's in 1908 as as William Joseph deceased, Wheelwright. Mary Ann remarried 1867 Q3 Croydon to Benjamin Joseph BRIGDEN, and the 1881 census recorded her as a widow again, residing Devonshire Rd, Croydon, Occupation Laundress with son William, unm aged 19, Paper Hanger, b Richmond. Children:

1. Emma, b c 1857. Witness to brother Charles' marriage 1880. Married 13 Feb 1881 Croydon Matthias COUTTS, Painter, both residing Whitehorse Rd, Croydon, witnesses Alfred LOCKETT and Fanny LAWRENCE (MC).
2. Charles, b c 1858 Richmond.
3. William Francis, b 1862 Richmond (BC).

2nd s/o William and Jane BANGE, Edward was b c 1826 (MC), bap 4 Feb 1827 St Mathew, Brixton, London (IGI). Married 11 Oct 1851 Margaret Jane Josephine NOTARI in Ham, Surrey, she b c 1830 (MC). Their marriage is not in the GRO. She was mainly called Jane (1861 and 91 censuses, BC son 1869). Resided Paved Court, Richmond 1853 (BC daughter Eliza), Ham St, Kingston on Thames 1866 (BC son Edward). Edward's occupation: Laborer (1852 MC; 1861 census; 1882 MC son; 1891, 2 MC daus); Bricklayer 1853 (BC daughter Eliza) 1866 (BC son Edward); 1856 and 69 Bricklayer's Labourer (DC son, BC son); Plasterer 1896 (MC son George). Eliza was a witness to his marriage. Was she his sister? She was only aged about 13.

Family lore has it that there was a stone mason named Brocket who was working in Paris. He met and fell in love with a woman surnamed NOTRE. She was supposed to be well off and some say she was related to the gardener at the palace of Versailles, Andre Le Notre. Her family was unhappy with the relationship, and threw her out. She left with Brocket to live in England (information from descendant).

Children:

1. Eliza Mary Jane, b 27 Jul 1853, Paved Court Richmond, Surrey (BC). No obvious further GRO record. Called Jane 1861 (census). Alive 1889 (brother George's war papers). Sh eemigrated to the United states in 1873 and married Canadian John HAMPTON in Chicago IL where they
   took up residence. She died in Chicago in 1918 of the Spanish Flu. All of her children had French first names: Maurice, Josephine, Marie Notre, Ferdinand (information from descendant).
2. Frank William, b 1855 Richmond, Surrey (Q2); found dead in bed of natural dentition 24 Jul 1856, Paved Court, Richmond, aged 1 year 3 months (DC).
   
3. William Joseph, b 1857 Richmond London (Q3). Baptised Joseph William 4 Sep 1857 St Mary Magdalen, Richmond, Surrey, mother Margaret Jane Josephine (IGI). Just William in the 1861 census, aged 3, b Richmond, and in brother George's war papers (1889). Builder's Labourer 1881 (BC dau), Labourer 1882 (MC). Married 10 Apr 1882 Emily RENDELL in Barnes Parish Church, Surrey, he aged 24, Bachelor, Labourer, she 22, Spinster, both of High St, Barnes, [sister] Rosey a witness (MC).

   Census records for Wiliam Joseph and Emily and family
   1881	Not apparently recorded.
   1891	Record to be verified.
   1901	In Willesden, Middlesex, William Joseph, aged 43, Bricklayer, b Surrey Richmond; wife Emily, 41, b Devon Tiverton; dau Eva, 7, b Hendon.

   Children:
   
   1. Emily Eliza, b 8 May 1881 Ham St, Ham, Kingston (BC). Emily Marion died 1885 Kingston aged 3 (Q1).
   2. Eva, b c 1894 (census), no GRO record. Eva L married 1920 ... SMITH Willesden (Q2).
   Wiliam Joseph probably died of bronchitis and lobar pneumonia syncope 10 Mar 1913 in the Workhouse Infirmary, Barnet, aged 59, ie b c 1854, residing 4 Grove Terrace, Finchley, a Bricklayer (DC). He is the most likely of the 4 possible Williams born between 1850-60 and whose death dates are not known: the other three being the sons of Thomas and Sarah JAMES of Wales, b 1852 Q1, of Thomas and Mary BUCKLE of Blunham, b 1852 Q3, and of George and Ann BETTLES of Bedford, b 1855 Q3. No apparent GRO record of Emily's death.
4. Rosa Julia, b c 1860.
5. Emma, b 1862, Richmond (Q1). Bap 5 Mar 1862 St Mary Magdalen, Richmond, Surrey (IGI), mother Jane. Alive 1889 (brother George's war papers). Probable marriage 1882 Q2 Richmond.
   
6. Betsey, b 1864, Kingston (Q3). Called Elizabeth 1889 (brother George's war papers). Elizabeth married 15 Mar 1891 Walter John TAYLOR in St ... Parish Church, next Rochester, Kent, she aged 26, Spinster, of Ham M..., Richmond, Surrey, he 28, Bachelor, Mariner, of 15 Bramble Terrace, Bonstal (MC).
7. Edward Francis, b 12 Nov 1866, Kingston on Thames (BC). He was not recorded at home for the 1881 census. Probably died 19 Apr 1877 at the Metropolitan Infirmary, Margate, Thanet, Kent, aged 9, Edward, a Patient from the Kingston Union, of tuberculosis meningitis, lumbar abscess (DC). No relevant death recorded in the GRO under first name Francis.
8. George Henry, b 9 May 1869, The Bench, Ham St, Ham, Kingston (BC). Apparently married twice, Ada Rosina TERRY 6 Sep 1896, Lilian COURT 12 Oct 1929.
9. Jessie, b 1871, Kingston (Q3). Alive 1889 (brother George's war papers). Unmarried aged 20 with parents 1891 (census). Married 5 Jun 1892 James EAGLE in Richmond Parish Church, she aged 19 [actually nearly 21], Spinster, of Red Lion St, Richmond, he 22, Bachelor, Coal Porter, of Albert Rd, Richmond (MC).
10. Alfred Edward, b 1874 (Q3). With parents 1891 (census). Married ... BABBINGTON 1915 in S Stoneham, Hampshire (Q3). Alfred died 1943 Winchester Hants, aged 69 (Q4). 4 daus.
    

Edward probably died 1897 Q2 Kingston, aged 70, ie b c 1827. His male line appears to have died out.

3rd s/o William and Jane BANGE, Francis Henry, b 1839 in Brentford District (Q2). He was a flautist. Married 22 Feb 1860 Agnes Georgiana ROWSON at the District Church, Norbiton, Surrey, he aged 20, Bachelor, Musician, she 18, Spinster, both of Mill Place (MC). She was b c 1842 (1861 census). She was called Agnes for the baptism of their 1st child in 1860, Georgiana Agnes for their 2nd in 1868, and Agnes Georgiana for their 3rd in 1871. The family lived at Lavender Hill, Clapham Junction. There were 17 children, some either still born or miscarried. By 1864 he was Staff Serjeant 3rd Royal Surrey Militia (BC son George); 1866 Musician in 3rd Surrey Militia Band (BC son Harry); Caretaker in 1899 (son Charles' MC). Francis H died 1914 in Kingston District, aged 75 (Q2). Agnes G died 1917 Hackney London, aged 75, ie b c 1842 (Q1).

Children:

1. Francis Henry 'Frank' (BC), b c 1860. Married Sarah BEECH 25 Dec 1883 in St Peter's, Pimilico. Musician. 2 sons, 1 dau. Descendants living today. d. 19 Apr 1952, Alton, Hampshire.
2. Rosa Jane, b 1862, Kingston (Q1). Witness to brother Francis Henry's marriage in 1883. Married Kingston 1890 Q2.
3. George, b 20 Dec 1863, Kingston. b c 1862, married Caroline Hilda HART 18 Aug 1883 Register Office, St George's Hanover Sq. Flautist. Resided 1883 Vauxhall Bridge Rd, Westminster.
4. Harry, b 18 Jan 1866 at Mill St, Kingston (BC); died 1868 Kingston, aged 2 (Q4).
   
5. Agnes, b 1868, Kingston (Q3). Bap 4 Oct 1868 Kingston upon Thames (IGI). Probably married Kingston 1888 Q4. Issue: Frank, Vera, Ivy and another daughter. married ... .... 1 son, 3 daus

6. Sophia Catherine, b 1871, Kingston (Q4). Baptised Kingston 19 Nov 1871, the same day as brother George (IGI). There is a double IGI baptism entry under Catharine too. Married 1891?

7. Charles, b 1873, Kingston (Q4). Married Clara Alice BARNET/T 22 Jan 1899 in Pancras, London (MC). Musician Scots Guards, residing Tower of London in 1899 aged 25, wife 28 (MC; BC son). Drummer 1st Battalion Scots Guards 1903, 04 (BC dau, son). Postman 1906, 09 (BC dau, son), 1933 deceased (MC dau). ?died 1921 W Ham aged 48 (Q4). Clara died 1946 Essex SW (Q2). Charles not apparently in the 1901 census. Clara probably recorded in London on her own, aged 28. Children:
   
   1. Francis James Charles, b 15 May 1899, Chelsea Barracks, St George's Hanover Sq (BC); d. 1900, St George's Hanover Sq (Q1).
   2. Agnes Clara Annie, b 3 Aug 1903, Victoria Barracks, New Windsor (BC). Died 1907 W Ham, aged 4 (Q4).
   3. Charles Augustine, b 12 Oct 1904 North Camp, Farnborough, Hampshire (BC); died 1907 W Ham London, aged 3 (Q4).
      
   4. Lilian Daisy, b 25 Oct 1906 at Leucla? Rd, Walthamstow, W Ham, Essex (BC). Probably married ... ROSE 1931 W Ham (Q2).
      
   5. Ernest Arthur Eugene, b 30 Dec 1908 at 21 Hawarden Rd, Walthamstow, W Ham, Essex (BC). Married 1st ... HARRISON 1932 W Ham (Q3). Married 2nd ... GIBBS 1942 Essex SW (Q2). He died 10 Dec 1969 Waltham Forest, aged 61 (Q4), residing 57 Poppleton Rd, Leytonestone, Essex, Administration London 22 Apr £588 (LPR).
   6. Dorothy Ivy, b 1912 W Ham, London (Q1). Married 26 Aug 1933 Sidney Walter JONES at St Barnabas' Parish Church, Walthamstow, Essex, she aged 21, Spinster, of 121 Chemsford Rd, he 22, Bachelor, Shop Assistant, of 182 Belgrave Rd (MC).
      
8. Grace, b 1875, Kingston (Q3). ?Married Brentford 1899 Q2 or 1903 Q4.
9. Mary, b 1877, Kingston (Q3). Son William Petter VIGOR b 1898 (BC). ?Married Brentford 1901 Q1.
10. Daisy, b 1880, Kingston (Q2). Married Arthur BARNET (Maisie) - Kingston 1899 Q1? Issue: 1 dau, 1 son. Nonnie, Arthur..
11. Lil married Lad .... 1 dau. LILY MERINA, b 1882, Kingston (Q3). Called Lil, married Guildford 1900 Q4 Lad ... and had a daughter Babs who married ... GREENER (Maisie)..
12. Rosa Jane
13. others died young?

1st s/o William and Mary Ann LOCKETT, Charles, b c 1858 in Richmond (1881 census). Married Mary Ann HAMILTON 17 Jul 1880 in Croydon.

Birth not recorded in the GRO. His age was given at marriage in 1880 as 23, ie, b c 1857, and as 23 for the 1881 census, ie, b c 1858, and as 43 for the 1901 census, ie, b c 1858. So he was born 2-3 years before his parents married. His father died when he was only about 8. Occupation Picture Frame Maker (MC son 1937).

Living at 5 Devonshire Rd for birth of son Henry Charles 1883. Living at 2 Jeanette Cottages, Whitehorse Rd (where sister Emma resided 1881) for birth of daughter Florence 1885. Children:

1. Fanny Marie, b 1881, Croydon (Q2). Not apparently in the 1891 census. Married 1906 Q4 Croydon as Fanny Maria.
2. Henry Charles, b 12 Jun 1883, Croydon (BC). Married Annie Silena PHILPOTT. A S Brockett a witness to daughter's marriage 1946. No Henry or Charles in 1901 census, when he would have been c 18. Only brothers Frederick and Herbert at home. Occupation Paper Hanger 1910, residing 134 Windmill Rd, Croydon (MC). MC dau 1946 says Henry Charles, Builder and Decorator, was deceased. No GRO record of his death under Henry or Charles. Children:
   
   1. Leslie B, b 1914 Wandsworth (Q2). Witness to sister's marriage 1946. Died 1948 Cambridge, aged 34 (Q2).
      
   2. ...
3. Florence Mary, b 28 Sep 1885, Croydon (BC). Living on her own as a Domestic Nurse in Croydon for the 1901 census, aged 15. Married 1908 Croydon (GRO Q1).
4. Frederick William, b 1888, Croydon (1881 census; Q1). Married Louisa BAPTISTE, 2 Apr 1916, Christchurch Mitcham (WO 363/B1717; Q2—BAPTISTS, Croydon).

   War record (WO 363/B1717): Frederick William no. 201140 134 Windmill Rd, West Croydon, 27 years on 15 May 1916 (ie b c 1889). Clerk. Wife Louisa nee Baptiste spinster Christchurch Mitcham 2 Apr 1916 discharged on demob 31 Mar 1920. On 26 Jan 1939 when aged 51 (born Croydon) and at 69 Benjamin Manor Rd, Thornton Heath applied for a copy of discharge papers because: destroyed by fire after the death of my first wife. Wounded in action 18 Sep 1918. born 1889.

   No children recorded in the GRO. Louisa died 15 Sep 1928 in Croydon, aged 41, ie b c 1887 (Q3) at 29 Robinson Rd, Tooting, Surrey, wife of Frederick William Brockett, will pr London 13 Nov, effects valued at £2270 1s 1d, to Matilda BAPTISTE, Widow (LPR). Frederick William married 2nd 20 Dec 1937 Mabel Alice DEAKINS at the Register Office, Croydon, he aged 50, Widower, Storekeeper Hotel, she 53, Widow, both of 69 Bensham Manor Rd, Thornton Heath (MC). No children recorded in the GRO. Mabel A died 1962 Croydon London, aged 78, ie b c 1884 (Q2). Frederick W died 1967 Croydon, aged 79 (Q4).
   
5. Herbert James, b 1890, Croydon (1881 census), (Q1); d. 1916. Not apparently in the 1891 census. "Herbert James Acting Bombardier, 53518, "B" Bty., Royal Horse Artillery, died on Saturday, 1st Jul 1916. Age 26. Son of Charles and Mary . Cemetery: HAWTHORN RIDGE CEMETERY No.1, AUCHONVILLERS, Somme, France Grave Reference/Panel Number: B. 34." (Commonwealth War Graves Commission web site)..

1st d/o Edward and Margaret Jane Josephine NOTARI, Rosa Julia, b c 1860. Baptised Rose Julia 10 Feb 1860 St Mary Magdalen, Richmond, Surrey (IGI - no the GRO under R or J), mother Margaret. Just Rosa, aged 0 in the 1861 census, b Richmond. Rosa J in the 1881 census for Middlesex, aged 19, b Islington, Barmaid at the Queen's Arms Public House, 19 Caledonian Rd, Islington. Working as a Laundress, 3 Clarence Villas, Richmond at birth of son, called Rose Julia. 'Rosey' in 1882 as witness to brother William Joseph's marriage. Alive 1889 (brother George's war papers) called Rose. Probably married 1886 Kingston (Q4, as Rose), as she was not under Brockett in the 1891 census. Otherwise no other marriage or death in the GRO. Her marriage may have been associated with the birth of her son:

William Henry, b 19 Feb 1886 at 9 Toms Row, Ham, Kingston (BC). He probably took on the surname of Rose's husband, as there is no further suitable record of him in the GRO or censuses.

1st s/o Francis Henry and Agnes Georgiana ROWSON, Francis Henry "FRANK", 1860 in Kingston (1861 census ; Q3), and died 19 Apr 1952 in Alton, Hampshire (Q2, aged 91). Occupation: Musician. Married Sarah BEECH 25 Dec 1883 in St. Peter's, Pimilico (MC). She, b c 1866 in Cambridge, and died 4 Jan 1931 in Battersea. Bap 8 Jul 1860 Kingston upon Thames (IGI). One of London's leading Flautists. Resided 91 Altenburg Gardens, Lavender Hill, SW11.

Played piccolo solos at Crystal Palace from the age of 6. Retired to Overbury Farm, near Alton c 1936. Buried at Alton Cemetery, Hampshire, aged 91 (death notice). Sarah died of a stroke and was buried at Morden Cemetary, London, Grave no 3245 (death notice). Children:

1. Francis "Frank" John, b 1886, St George's Hanover Sq, London (Q2), and died 27 Jan 1968. Married 1st Marie Louise HODGKINSON 1908 in Fulham, London (Q4). Married 2nd Edith Lyall TURNER 23 Jun 1920 in Wandsworth Register Office (MC). the GRO has a Francis J married Wandsworth 1920 Q2 to ... TURNER (but no children recorded). Residing London 19 Apr 1952 (obituary of father). Buried at South London Crematorium, aged 81 (death notice). Maisie thought he had a son Frank, b c 1910 from a first wife, but no children are apparent from the GRO. His second wife was Italian called Lall; they had no children. Maisie thought he was a Lieutenant in the Navy in WW1 (Ms Valhalla TBD). Motor Engineer in son's BC 1911, residing 23 Ranelagh Gardens, Chiswick. No record of Marie Louise's death. His MC to his second wife gave his occupation as Musician (Violin), residing 91 Altenburg Gardens, Battersea, and noted that he was 'the divorced husband of Marie Louise, formerly Hodgkinson, spinster'. No children from his second marriage were recorded in the GRO. Edith Lyall's father was a Master Mariner, not apparently Italian. 2 sons.
2. May, b 1890, St George's Hanover Sq, London (Q3). Married 1st John PRICE. Married 2nd Richard FITZGERALD 1912 in New Zealand. Occupation: Singer. Mother of Maisie.
3. Ernest, b 27 May 1895, Wandsworth District (Q2) and died 1969 Alton Hants, aged 74 (Q2) . Married Eileen LAMBERT 1936 in Surrey NE (Q4). Occupation: Flautist. Residing Darien, New Odiham Rd, Alton 19 Apr 1952 (obituary of father). Children:
   
   1. ...
   2. Sarah Ann, b 1939, Fulham, London (Q2). Called 'Angie' because of her copper-coloured hair. Married, issue: 1 son, 1 dau. Ann died of cancer c 2003.
   3. ...
      

2nd s/o William and Mary Ann LOCKETT, William Francis, b 29 Feb 1862 at 2 Stafford Mews, Richmond S (BC). Married 8 Feb 1908 Annie Elizabeth Naylor SHELTON in St Martin's Kensal Rise, Willesden, he aged 46, Bachelor, House Decorator, she 36, Spinster, both of 91 Burrows Rd, John Charles LAWRENCE—compare sister Emma's witness—a witness (MC). They married late, she was 36, ie, b c 1872. His occupation 1908 House Decorator (BC dau), 1910 House Painter (BC dau). He died 1920 Croydon, aged 58 (Q3). No obvious death of Annie, apart from the Annie who died 1937 Shardlow, Derbys (near Basford), aged 63, ie, b c 1874, but she may have been sister of Caroline (1881 census Northampton). Children:

1. Mabel Gertrude, b 25 Apr 1908 at Clapham Maternity, 41 Jefferys Rd, Stockwell, mother residing 50 Brough Hill, Croydon (BC). Married 1934 Croydon ... CROUCHMAN (Q1).
   
2. Doris May, b 24 Jun 1910 at Clapham Maternity, 41 Jefferys Rd, Stockwell, mother residing 41 Warrington Rd, Croydon (BC). Married 20 Apr 1935 Maurice Sheppard FULFORD in the Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Croydon, she aged 24, Spinster, residing 122 Church Rd, he 26, Bachelor, Printer, residing 30 Vicarage Rd (MC).
   
3. Gladys S, b 1913, Croydon (Q1). Married 1938 Croydon ... YOUNG (Q4).

2nd s/o Francis Henry and Agnes Georgiana ROWSON, George, b 20 Dec 1863 in Kingston (BC). Baptised Kingston on Thames 19 Nov 1871, the same day as sister Sophia Catherine (IGI). Married Caroline Hilda HART 18 Aug 1883 in Register Office, St George's Hanover Sq (MC). Caroline's second name given as Emma in 1884 (BC son), only name as Hilda in 1887 and 94 (BC sons, in 94 making 'her mark'). George's occupation: 1883, 84, 85, 87, 88 Musician (MC; BC sons and dau); 1894 Drummer West Kent (BC son). In 1883 they resided Vauxhall Bridge Rd, Westminster (MC). Caroline H died Wandsworth 1905 Q3 aged 39 (ie, b c 1866). George probably died 1908, Wandsworth, London, aged 41, ie, b c 1867 (Q1). Soon after, 3 of his youngest children were sent to Canada as 'home children', followed within 5 years by the two remaining.

Children:

1. Francis Henry George, b 29 May 1884 at 155 Vauxhill Bridge Rd, Westminster, London (BC). Not apparently at home for the 1901 census. Married Ethel Kathleen TRITTON 25 Dec 1909 in Folkestone, Kent (MC). Drummer Royal West Kent Regiment 1909 (MC). Francis died 11 Mar 1959 Folkestone Kent, aged 74 (Q1) estate to Ethel Kathleen Brockett widow £ 679 19s 4d (LPR).
   Ethel Kathleen of 130 Dover Rd, Folkestone d 7 Mar 1975, aged 88, ie b c 1887, will pr Brighton 2 May £7,018 (LPR; Q1). 1 dau.
2. Charles William, b 18 Nov 1885 at 17 Lillington St, Westminster (BC); died 1887 St George's Hanover Square, London, aged 1 (Q3).
   
3. Joseph, b 24 Apr 1887 at 17 Lillington St, Westminster (BC); died 1887 St George's Hanover Square, London (Q4).
4. Hilda Agnes, b 7 Oct 1888 at 5b Vauxhall Bridge Rd, Westminster (BC). Probably mistakenly recorded in 1901 as Caroline H S, aged 12, b Westminster (census), for whom there was no GRO birth record. Married 10 Mar 1907 Joseph BALDOCK, St Mary's Church, Summerstown, Wandsworth, London, she aged 22 [actually 18 and 5 months], Spinster, he 22, Bachelor, Painter, both of 48 Maskell Rd (MC).
   
5. Daisy, b 1890, Wandsworth District (Q2). Probably died Wandsworth 1903 aged 12.
6. George, b 9 Jan 1892, Maidstone (Q3). Married 5 Dec 1914 Edith Ellen CHITTENDEN in St Michael's Parish Church, Maidstone, Kent, he aged 22, Bachelor, Regular Soldier, of Fort Darland, Chatham, she 23, Spinster, Dress Maker, of 11 Warwick Place, Maidstone, [brother] F H G Brockett a witness (MC). 1 son, 1 dau. Edith Helen died 20 Feb 1947, at 35 Lindsey Rd, Dagenham, estate valued at £478 5s 9d to George Brockett, Park Keeper (LPR). George married again 6 Mar 1948 Kathleen McCARTHY at St Thomas Parish Church, Becontree, Essex, he aged 55, Widower, Park Keeper, of 35 Lindsey Rd, she 35 [ie b c 1913], Spinster, Canteen Assistant, of 59 Ilfracombe Gardens, Romford (MC). No issue. George probably died 1975 Havering London, aged 83 (Q1). Kathleen probably died 23 Aug 1981 Redbridge [near Becontree] aged 69 [ie b c 1912], at 5 Chadwell Heath Lane, Chadwell Heath, Essex, will pr London 23 Oct, estate not exceeding £25,000 (LPR; Q3).
   
7. William, b 1 June 1894, at 3 Warwick Row, Boxley Rd, Maidstone (BC). Sent to Canada 1908 aged 14 as a 'home child'.
8. Bertie, b 1897, Maidstone (Q3). Sent to Canada 1908 aged 11 as a 'home child'.
9. Frederick, b 1899, Wandsworth District (Q3). Sent to Canada 1908 aged 9 as a 'home child'.
10. May Elizabeth, b 23 May 1901, Wandsworth District (BC). Recorded as Mary Elizabeth in the GRO. Sent to Canada 1910 aged 8 as a 'home child'.
11. Albert Edward, b 9 May 1903, Wandsworth District (BC). Sent to Canada 1913 aged 9 as a 'home child'.

3rd s/o Edward and Margaret Jane Josephine NOTARI, b 9 May 1869, The Bench, Ham St, Ham, Kingston (BC).

Married Ada Rosina TERRY 6 Sep 1896 in West Ham, he aged 24 [actually 27] (MC). George Henry's Occupation: Porter 1896; Laborer at Rubber Works in 1897 (BC son), residing 451 North Woolwich Rd, Silvertown, West Ham; General Labourer 1901, 02 (BC daus), Builder [deceased] (MCs son 1940, 42). After the birth of Cyril Arthur, the mother at least was in Hendon Union Workhouse (his BC). She was late of 5 Barry Rd, Stonebridge Park, Willesden.

Did he serve in the Boer War (1899-)? His daughter was named Annie Pretoria. The War papers of son Philip (WO B1718) said that his mother was called WALLACE in 1915, so perhaps they had separated by then. On 12 Oct 1929 George Henry married Lilian COURT at the Kensington Register Office, he aged 60, Widower, General Labourer, she 50, Widow, Office Cleaner, nee GARDNER, both residing 83 Princes Road W11 (MC). The death of a George H in Kensington 1936 Q2, aged 67, ie b c 1869, was probably him. Ada married again 1937 Q3 Wandsworth to ... WALLIS. Lilian married again 30 Jul 1949 James WADEY at St Bartholomew's Church, Brighton, Sussex, she aged 67, Widow, nee GARDNER, he 59, Widower, Corporation Employee, making his mark, both of 27 Frances St (MC).

Children:

1. Philip George, b 18 Jul 1897, Canning Town, West Ham (BC).

   War record (WO B1718): Phillip George 61891. Bridge Cottage Park Rd Sunbury Common. Gunner. 19 yrs 120 days on 26 Oct 1915. Clerk unm. Height 5ft 7½in. expanded girth 33in range 3in. Next of kin Ada Rosina WALLACE, mother, Bridge Cott. Demobilised 16 Jul 1919. b Twickenham 1896. 126 lbs.

   Married ... LAGDEN 1920 in Kingston (Q2). 2 sons:
   
   1. ...
   2. Kenneth C, born 12 Apr 1934 Bromley Kent (Q2); died 1977 Portsmouth Hants, aged 43 (Q2).
      
   Philip married again twice in the 1940s. 1stly to Peggy Kathleen SMITH 1 Feb 1940 Register Office, Brentford, Middx, he aged 34 [actually 43], Bachelor [sic], Occupation Sergeant RASC (Heavy Lorry Driver), she 21, Spinster, both residing 9 Denmark Rd, Twickenham (MC). No apparent further GRO record of Peggy Kathleen. 2ndly to Phyllis Grace KNIGHTS 25 May 1942 Parish Church of St John, Ealing, Middx, he aged 46, Bachelor [sic], Occupation Sergeant RASC, she 35, Spinster, both residing 4 Churchfield Rd, W13 (MC). Occupation Police Constable 1955 (MC son). Phillip G died 1958 Smethwick, Birmingham, aged 59 (Q3). No further GRO record of Phyllis.
   
2. Cyril Arthur, b 6 Feb 1899, Hendon (BC). Married ... COX, 1919, Portsmouth (Q3). No children recorded in the GRO. Cyril Arthur d 19 Aug 1954, Middlesex S (Q3, aged 55, ie b c 1899), of 7 Gravel Rd, Twickenham, estate £32 14s 6d to Elsie Annie WARREN (LPR).
   
3. Violet May, b 16 Apr 1901 at 27 Colne Rd, Twickenham (BC). Probably m ... JONES Staines, London (Q3).
4. Annie Pretoria, b 6 Aug 1902 at 96 Gould Rd, Twickenham, Brentford (BC). Died 1907 Staines, aged 4 (Q3).
5. ?Peggy Mildred Hayhurst, b c 1924 (no GRO),