Name:
John Salmon
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
He is shown as a boot maker in the 1881, 1891, 1901 Censuses. In the 1891 Census he is shown as an employer and two of his children Martha and John are shown as employees in the boot trade. It is assumed that they worked for their father. In addition there are a number of boot makers shown as employees living in nearby properties. Whether they worked for John or where his business was is not known.
Spouse: Martha Thornton
1874, Register Entry for Marriage John Salmon and Martha Thornton
1881, 1881 Census for Household of John Salmon
1891, 1891 Census for Household of John Salmon in Bethnal Green, London
1901, 1901 Census for Household of John Salmon in Bethnal Green, London
Spouse:
Marriage:
18 May 1874 (age 23)
St Jude's Church4
Address: Bethnal Green, Middlesex
Judging from the surnames the witness were the groom's siblings, Why there were no witnesses from the bride's side is not known although it imay have been because she was underage (17) when she married although her age in the register is given as 18.
Census for household:
3 Apr 1881 (age 30)
Bethnal Green, Middlesex1
Address: 8 Grosvenor Street
The household consisted of John, his wife Martha and their children Martha (age 6), John (age 5), Harriett (age 3) and Thomas (age 1). They had the house to themselves; the size is unknown.
Census for household:
5 Apr 1891 (age 40)
Bethnal Green, Middlesex2
Address: 26 Gawber Street
The household consisted of John, his wife Martha and their children Martha (age 16), John (age 15), Harriett (age 13), Thomas (age 11), Henry (age 6), William (age 4) and Andrew (age 1). The family had the house to themselves but it only had three rooms so it must have been very small.
Census for household:
31 Mar 1901 (age 50)
Bethnal Green, London3
Address: 26 Gawber Street
The household consisted of John, his wife Martha and their children John (age 25), Thomas (age 21), Henry (age 16), William (age 14), Andrew (age 11), James (age 6) and Florence (age 3). They has the house to themselves but this time it is shown as having 4 rooms (as opposed to 3 at the 1891 Census).
1881 England, Wales & Scotland census, 8 Grosvenor Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, RG11/420, Folio 103, Page 81, Schedule 474, head of household: John Salmon, National Archives.
1891 England, Wales & Scotland census, 26 Ganber Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, head of household: John Salmon, National Archives.
1901 England, Wales & Scotland census, 26 Ganber Street, Bethnal Green, London, RG13/294, Folio 105, Page 46, Schedule 298`, head of household: John Salmon, National Archives.
Parish Register for Marriage of John Salmon and Matha Thornton, St Jude, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, 10 May 1874, London Metropolitan Archives.