See also

Henry Drew (1826, bur.1847)

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • 25 Sep 1826

  • at home2 3

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  • Address: 23 Britannia Row, Islington, Finsbury, Middlesex

    The address where he was born is given in the register recording his baptism.

  • Baptism:

  • 3 Jun 1829 (age 2)

  • Upper Street Chapel2

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  • Address: Islington, Finsbury, Middlesex

    His twin brothers John and Matthew were baptised on the same day. However, as he was baptised three years after his birth it is likely that his parents, Matthew and Susan Drew, were persuaded to have him baptised at the same time time as his brothers who were only a few months old because they became church members after Henry was born. It is assumed that they were both present at the service because the Baptismal Register records both their names although only Susan signed the register. As there were very few parent's signatures in the register this probably indicates that only Susan was literate (or at least could sign her name) rather than the absence of Matthew who was illiterate (he signed the register entry for his marriage with his mark).

  • Occupation:

  • frm 1838 to 1847 (age 11-21)

  • sawyer; Islington, Finsbury, Middlesex3

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  • In the 1841 Census he is shown as a sawyer at the age of 14. It is assumed that he started work at the age of 12 (his older brother Henry who is 15 is also employed as a sawyer as is his father)and continued working until his death early in 1847.

  • Census (living with parents):

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 14)

  • 1841 Census - living with parents

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  • Henry was woking as a sawyer

  • Burial:

  • 21 Feb 1847 (age 21)

  • St Mary's Churchyard4

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  • Address: Islington, Middlesex

    His parents were almost certainly present and probably his sister Charlotte but who else was there is not known. What he died of is not known.

Sources

1.

1841 Census for Household of Mathew Drew in St Mary Islington, Finsbury, Middlesex, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: HO107/664, Folio 19, Page 4; Henry Drew age 14 (i.e. born 1827) in Middlesex. National Archives.

2.

Register Entry for the Baptism and Birth of Henry Drew, (TNA/RG/4/4342). Cit. Date: 3 June 1829. National Archives. Call Number: RG4 4342.

3.

1841 Census for Household of Mathew Drew in St Mary Islington, Finsbury, Middlesex, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: HO107/664, Folio 19, Page 4; Cit. Date: 6 June 1841. National Archives.

4.

Church of England, Burial Register Entry for Henry Drew, (Ancestry image of LMA Reference Number: p83/mry1/1274). Cit. Date: 21 February 1847. London Metropolitan Archives.