George Gregory (1850?-1934)

  • Name:

  • George Gregory

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • 1850 (cal)

  • Shoreditch, Middlesex1

  • Occupation:

  • btw 1868 and 1915 (age 17-65)

  • carman; Hackney, Shoreditch and Dalston2 1 3 4 5

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  • It is not known when he became a carman - he probably started work at the age of 14 as a van boy. Judging from the two censuses in which the type of employment is given - in 1881 he is working for a brickyard and in 1911 a garbage contractor - he worked for a number of employers. He probaby stopped working when he was 65 when he became eligible for an Old Age Pension of 10/- a week.

  • spouse:

  • 1925 (age 74-75)

  • Death of spouse Caroline

  • Death:

  • 1934 (age 84)

  • Hackney, London6

Marriage

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1872, Register Entry for Marriage of George Gregory and Caroline Thornton

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1881, 1881 Census for Household of George Gregory in St John Hackney, London

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1891, 1891 Census for Household of George Gregory in Bethnal Green, London - Page 2

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1901, 1901 Census for Household of George Gregory in Shoreditch, London

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1911, 1911 Census for Household of George Gregory in Hackney, London

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1921, 1921 Census for Household of George Gregory in Dalston, London

  • Spouse:

  • Caroline Ann Thornton (1852-1925)

  • Marriage:

  • 12 May 1872 (age 22)

  • St Jude's Church2

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  • Address: Bethnal Green, Middlesex

    Samuel could have been either the groom's father or brother - the latter is more likely. Martha was the bride's younger sister. The couple's parents and siblings probably attended the wedding but who else was there is not known.

  • Census for household:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 31)

  • St John Hackney, London1

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  • Address: 1 Hertford Road

    The household consisted of George, his wife Caroline and their children George (age 7), Alfred (age 5), William (age 3) and Caroline (age 11 months). They shared the house with another family of 6. The size of the house is unknown.

  • Census for household:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 41)

  • Shoreditch, London3

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  • Address: 4 Wickham Street

    The household consisted of George, his wife Caroline and their children George (age 17), Alfred (age 15), William (age 13) and Caroline (age 10). The family lived in 3 rooms and shared the house with another family of 8 who also has 3 rooms. The conditions must have been very cramped.

  • Census for household:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 51)

  • Shoreditch, London4

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  • Address: 85 Phillip Street

    The household consisted of George, his wife Caroline, and their children George (age 27), Alfred (age 25), William (age 23) and Caroline (age 20). The family lived in 3 rooms sharing the house with a widow of 72 and her son of 39 who lived in 1 room. All the family were working which is indicative of how poor wages were.

  • Census for household:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 61)

  • St John at Hackney5

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  • Address: 23 Holly Street, Dalston N.E.

    The household consisted of George, his wife Caroline, their children Alfred and Caroline Mabey, and Caroline's children Rose (age 7) and Minnie (age 5).

  • Census for household:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 71)

  • Dalston, London7

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  • Address: 22 Holly Street, Dalston, E 8

    The household consisted of George, his wife Caroline and their son Alfred who is still unmarried and living at home. They have three rooms and share the house with 2 other families - one of 5 and the other of 2. George is no longer working and his handwriting (signature) is shaky. Judging from the remainder of the writing the form was probably completed by his son Alfred.

Sources

1.

1881 England, Wales & Scotland census, 1 Hertford Road, St John Hackney, Middlesex, RG11/295, Folio 87, Page 13, Schedule 687, head of household: George Gregory, National Archives.

2.

Parish Register for Marriage of George Gregory and Caroline Thornton, St Jude, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, 12 May 1872, London Metropolitan Archives.

3.

1891 England, Wales & Scotland census, 4 Wickham Street, Shoreditch, London, RG12/249, Folio 189, Pages 27 & 28, Schedule 203, head of household: George Gregory, London Metropolitan Archives.

4.

1901 England, Wales & Scotland census, 85 Phillip Street, Shoreditch, London, RG13/278, Folio 11, Page 13, Schedule 83, head of household: George Gregory, National Archives.

5.

1911 England, Wales & Scotland census, 23 Holly Street, Dalston N.E., St John at Hackney, RG14/1123, head of household: George Gregory, National Archives.

6.

England and Wales Death Registration Index, George Gregory, Q1 1934, Hackney, Vol. 1b, Page 665, General Register Office.

7.

1921 England, Wales & Scotland census, 22 Holly Street, Dalston, E 8, Dalston, London, head of household: George Gregory, National Archives.