George Thurston (1850-1939)

  • Name:

  • George Thurston

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • 1850

  • Whitechapel, Middlesex1

  • spouse:

  • 1933 (age 82-83)

  • Death of spouse Mary

  • Death:

  • 1939 (age 88)

  • Bethnal Green, London2

Marriage

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1872, Register Entry for Marriage of George Thurston and Mary Ann Thornton

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1881, 1881 Census for Household of George Thurston in Bethnal Green, London

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1891, 1891 Census for Household of George Thurston in Bethnal Green, London

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1901, 1901 Census for Household of George Thurston in Bethnal Green, London

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1921, 1921 Census for Household of George Thornton in Bethnal Green, London

  • Spouse:

  • Mary Ann Thornton (1854-1933)

  • Marriage:

  • 15 Apr 1872 (age 22)

  • the District Church of St Peter3

  •  

  • Address: Bethnal Green, Middlesex

    Thomas was the bride's brother. The relationship of the other witness to the couple is unknown. The wedding was probably attended by the couples parents and their siblings.

  • Census for household:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 30)

  • Bethnal Green, London4

  •  

  • Address: 14 Princes Street

    The household consisted of George, his wife Mary and their children George (age 7) and Marian (age 5). They had the house to themselves but the size is unknown.

  • Census for household:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 40)

  • Bethnal Green, London5

  •  

  • Address: 81 Gosset Street

    The household consisted of George, his wife Mary, and their children George (age 17), Mary (age 15), Emma (age 8), Caroline (age 2) and Stephen (age 3 months). The family had the house to themselves but lived in 3 rooms. George is working as a cabinet maker on his own account but where is not shown. Some of the houses in Gosset Street are shown as having 4 rooms so perhaps he had a room as a workshop,

  • Census for household:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 51)

  • Bethnal Green, London6

  •  

  • Address: 81 Gosset Street

    The household consisted of George, his wife Mary, and their daughters Emma (age 18) and Caroline (age 12). They have not moved since the last census and still have the house to themselves.

  • Census for household:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 71)

  • Bethnal Green, London7

  •  

  • Address: 81 Gosset Street

    The household consisted of George and his wife Mary.

Sources

1.

England and Wales Birth Registration Index, George Thurston, Q4 1850, Whitechapel, Vol. II, Page 646, General Register Office.

2.

England and Wales Death Registration Index, George Thurston, Q1 1939, Stepney, Vol 1c, Page 216, General Register Office.

3.

Parish Register for Marriage of George Thurston and Mary Ann Thornton, District Church of St Peter , Bethnal Green, Middlesex, 15 April 1872, London Metropolitan Archives.

4.

1881 England, Wales & Scotland census, 14 Princes Street, Bethnal Green, London, RG11/433, Folio 90, Page 27, Schedule 141, head of household: George Thurston, National Archives.

5.

1891 England, Wales & Scotland census, 81 Gosset Street, Bethnal Green, London, RG12/258, Folio 119, Page 41, Schedule 298, head of household: George Thurston, National Archives.

6.

1901 England, Wales & Scotland census, 81 Gosset Street, Bethnal Green, London, RG13/286, Folio 163, Page 62, Schedule 424, head of household: George Thurston, National Archives.

7.

1921 England, Wales & Scotland census, 81 Gosset Street, Bethnal Green, London, RG15/01405, Schedule 56, head of household: George Thurston, London Metropolitan Archives.