See also
Louisa Thornton
Name:
Sex:
Female
Father:
Mother:
1939, Register Entry for Burial of Louisa Gillette
Birth:
17 Feb 1867
Address: 2 Turk Street
Her baptismal record gives her date of birth and the abode of her parents. The year is confirmed by her birth registration.
Baptism:
17 Mar 1867 (age 0)
St James the Great Church3
Address: Bethnal Green Road, Bethnal Green, Middlesex
Her parents would have attended the service and almost certainly have brought her older siblings Caroline, Mary Ann, Martha, Elizabeth, Rebecca and Thomas.
Present (sibling):
18 Jul 1869 (age 2)
Present at Baptism of her sister Emma
Census (living with parents):
2 Apr 1871 (age 4)
1871 Census - living with parents
Occupation:
aft 1879 (age 11-12)
cigar box paperer; Bethnal Green, Middlesex6
It is assumed that she started work at the age of 12, i.e. in 1879, as soon as she could leave school. Cigar making was one of the local industries but whether she was a home worker or worked in a cigar factoery is not known. Why she had not become a chair carver like her older sisters Caroline, Mary and Rebecca is not known.
Census (living with parents):
3 Apr 1881 (age 14)
1881 Census - living with parents
Parent:
8 Jan 1895 (age 27)
Baptism of daughter Ethel Maud
present:
14 Jan 1905 (age 37)
Present at death of Caroline Wood
Death of Parent:
16 Jan 1905 (age 37)
Reported death of her mother
Spouse:
6 Jul 1909 (age 42)
Her husband William was buried in Manor Park Cemetery
She and their children would almost certainy have been present
Executor:
11 Sep 1909 (age 42)
Louisa was executor for estate of William John Tomlinson
spouse:
1931 (age 63-64)
Death of spouse Thomas
Death:
16 Sep 1939 (age 72)
Address: 19 Eaton Road
Burial:
22 Sep 1939 (age 72)
Address: Serbert Road, London, E7
She was buried with her first husband William Tomlinson and her sister Rebecca. Who was present at the burial is not known.
Daughter: Ethel Maud Tomlinson
1891, 1891 Census for Household of William Tomlinson in Whitechapel, London
1901, 1901 Census for Household of Williiam J Tomlinson in Bethnal Green, London
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage:
17 Jul 1888 (age 21)
St Peter's Church10
Address: Bethnal Green, Middlesex
Judging from his surname Samuel was probably the grooms brother. Alice was the bride's youngest sister. The wedding was probably attended by the couple's parents and possibly their siblings but who else was there is not known.
Census for household:
5 Apr 1891 (age 24)
Christchurch, Whitechapel, London11
Address: 31 Fashion Street
The household consisted of William, his wife Louisa, and their children Louisa (age 7) and Alice (age 8 months). They were living in 2 rooms and shared the house with 4 other families each of which had 1 room. In all 15 people lived in the house.
Census for household:
31 Mar 1901 (age 34)
Bethnal Green, London12
Address: 57 Gossett Street
The household consisted of William, his wife Louisa, their children Louisa (age 11), Alice (age 10), Ethel (age 8), William (age 5), May (age 3) and Arthur (age 2), and William's niece Eliza Tomlinson who is shown as a domestic servant. However, as she is not shown as 'employed' it is assumed that she helped in the house. William had his own business and could almost certainly afford a small wage. The family had the house to themselves and occupied 4 rooms. How 9 people lived in 4 rooms is difficult to imagine. It is assumed that there was a living room, a parent's bedroom in which they also had their youngest child, and their remaining 5 children and William's niece, Eliza, were accommodated in the other two rooms sleeping 2 or 3 to a bed.
1910, Register Entry for Marriage of Thomas Gillett and Louisa Tomlinson
1911, 1911 Census for Household of Thomas Gillett in Bethnal Green, London
1921, 1921 Census for Household of Thomas Gillett in Shoreditch, London
Spouse:
Marriage:
25 Sep 1910 (age 44)
Address: Hackney, London
Thomas was the husband of the bride's sister Rebecca. Ethel was the sister of the bride's late husband William Tomlinson. Why there were no witnesses from the groom's side is not known. However, his father was dead so it is possible that he had no immediate family in the area. Louisa's father was also dead (although the register entry does not record him as being deceased) having died in Bethnal Green Workhouse the previous February. It is possible that she had lost touch with her father and was unaware of his death. Her mother was also dead.
Census for household:
2 Apr 1911 (age 42)
Bethnal Green, London15
Address: 57 Gibraltar Walk
The household consisted of Thomas, his wife Louisa and Louisa's children, by her previous marriage to William Tomlinson, Louisa (age 21), Alice (age 20), Ethel (age 18), William (age 15), May (age 13), Arthur (age 12), Ernest (age 9) and Winifred (age 4).
Census for household:
19 Jun 1921 (age 52)
Shoreditch, London16
Address: 221 Hackney Road
The household consisted of Thomas, his wife Louisa, their daughter Gladys (age 9), Louisa's children from her previous marriage to William Tomlinson, William (age 25), Ernie (age 20) and Winnie (age 14). They also had a servant Annie Treddwell.
1861 Census for Household of Thomas Thornton in Bethnal Green, London, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG9/256, Folio 89, Page 34, Schedule 217; Name. Cit. Date: 7 April 1861. National Archives. Call Number: RG10/502.
1881 Census for Household of Thomas Thornton in Bethnal Green, London, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG11/433, Folio 84, Page 16; Name. Cit. Date: 3 April 1881. National Archives. Call Number: RG11/433.
Parish Register for Baptism of Louisa Thornton, St James the Great, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, 17 March 1867, London Metropolitan Archives.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Birth of Loisa Thornton, (Period, Jan - Mar 1867). Custom Id: Births 1867 Q1 Bethnal Green Vol. 1c, Page 351; Cit. Date: Q1 1867. General Register Office. Call Number: Births Jan-Mar 1867.
1861 Census for Household of Thomas Thornton in Bethnal Green, London, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG9/256, Folio 89, Page 34, Schedule 217; Name, age and place of birth. Cit. Date: 7 April 1861. National Archives. Call Number: RG10/502.
1881 Census for Household of Thomas Thornton in Bethnal Green, London, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG11/433, Folio 84, Page 16; Louise Thornton age 14 employed as a cigar box paperer. National Archives. Call Number: RG11/433.
Burial of Louisa Gillett, Manor Park Cemetery, Serbert Road, London, E7, 22 September 1939, Manor Park Cemetery
England and Wales Death Registration Index, Louisa Gillett, Q3 1939, Ilford, Vol 4a, Page 441, General Register Office.
Gravestone for William J Tomlinson, Rebecca Dowell, Louisa (Gillett) and Winifred Rose: Manor Park, East Ham, Essex; Manor Park Cemetery.
Parish Register for Marriage of William John Tomlinson and Louise Thornton, St Peter, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, 17 July 1888, London Metropolitan Archives.
1891 England, Wales & Scotland census, head of household: William Tomlinson, National Archives.
1901 Census for Household of William J. Tomlinson in Bethnal Green, London, (FMP website). Custom Id: RG13/286, Folio 63, Page 3, Schedule 15; Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. National Archives. Call Number: RG13/286/63/3.
Parish Register for Marriage of Thomas Gillett and Louise Tomlinson, Holy Trinity, Hackney, London, 25 December 1910, London Metropolitan Archives.
England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, Thomas Gillett and Louisa Tomlinson, Q4 1910, Hackney, Vol. 1b Page 775, General Register Office.
1911 England, Wales & Scotland census, 57 Gibraltar Walk, Bethnal Green, London, RG14/1384, head of household: Thomas Gillett, National Archives.
1921 England, Wales & Scotland census, 221 Hackney Road, Shoreditch, London, RG15/01377, Schedule 182, head of household: Thomas Gillett, National Archives.