James Reed

Personal and Family Information

James was born about AUG 1863 in Tingewick, Buckinghamshire, the son of Andrew Read and Caroline Holton.^{[Notes 2, 3]}

He died on 22 JUL 1932 in Camberwell, London.^{[Notes 4, 5]}

He had two marriages/partners. His first wife was Mary Ann Cleaver, whom he married on 1 MAR 1883 in Tingewick, Buckinghamshire. Their five known children were Emily Caroline (1884-?), Arthur (T?) (c1885-?), George J. (c1888-?), William Alfred (c1893-1966) and Ellen (1894-1948).

His second wife was Martha Blume, whom he married in ABT AUG 1920 in Camberwell registration district. They had no known children.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

Living at 22 Sylvan Grove Old Kent Rd, at time of death. 68 years old.

Occ: Slot collector (S.M. Gas Co); myocardial degeneration. Martha Read,

widow of deceased of same address.

Public grave.

James REED, age 17 b in Tingewick, servant living with James and Adelaide

CLEAVER at time of census. May be "our" James or may be the James READ b

1864 to William and Elizabeth READ in Tingewick. James CLEAVER is Mary

Ann CLEAVER's uncle.

Family story that one son went to Australia to live (or extended stay?).

"Probably George" (per Aunt Doris' recollection); however, photos in

posssession of Ellen at her death that says:

Will & Alice - Sydney, Australia

(could be brother or cousins)

Family lived within walking distance of Picadilly Square. Lived in 3

story house with a dumb waiter. No yard. (per Aunt Doris?)

Where is family for 1891 census? ( 77 Greenhundred Rd, Peckham was

unoccupied at time of census)

One of these sons had wife &/or children named Patricia READ & Sylvia

READ (per Aunt Doris?)

(per Ellen's birth cert.)

Letter from GRO: "...no trace of James READ and family at 77 Greendred

Road or elsewhere in Greenhundred Road, Peckham, London. For you

information No. 77 is shown as being unoccupied on the day of the census

was taken (5 April 1891).

Note 2

Births Sep 1863 Buckingham 3a 478

Note 3

Births Sep 1863 (>99%)

READ James Buckingham 3a 478

Note 4

Deaths Sep 1932 (age 68) Camberwell 1d 541

Note 5

Deaths Sep 1932 (>99%)

Read James 68 Camberwell 1d 541

Note 6

06 Sep 1863 James Reed S/o Andrew & Caroline Tingewick labourer

Note 7

num baptism birth name surname flag sex father mother parish occupation gp1fname gp1sname gp2fname gp2sname gp3fname gp3sname note1 note2 minister

642 06 Sep 1863 James Reed S Andrew Caroline Tingewick labourer

Note 8

age 47, slot meter collector, with wife, son, dau, boarder

Note 9

Class: RG14; Piece: 2546 Enumeration District : 03

1911 England Census > London Camberwell Peckham North 03

[frame 480 of 607]

Schedule 240 22 Sylvan Grove, Old Kent Rd Five rooms occupied by 3 male 2 female

James Read Head, 47, married Slot meter collector (Gas works) born Tingewick Buckinghamshire

Mary Ann Read Wife, 51, married 28 years, 5 children, all living b. Essex Brentwood

Alfred Read son, 17, single Plumbers labourer b. Peckham London

Ellen Read daughter, 16, single none b. Peckham London

John Brown Boarder, 21, single Labourer (gas works) b. St. Giles Bermondsey

Note 10

age 17, servant in Cleaver household

Note 11

fol SNUM ADDRESS SURNAME FIRNAME STATUS SEX description ORIGIN COUNTY Yr agestr OCCUP more Same DISABLED ORDNUM

13b 99 Stratford Lane Cleaver James M M Head Leighton Bussard BDF 1838 43 Brickmaker No 1

13b 99 Stratford Lane Cleaver Adelaide M F Wife Drayton Parslow BKM 1833 48 No 2

13b 99 Stratford Lane Cleaver Mary Jane U F Daughter Leighton Bussard BDF 1865 16 No 3

13b 99 Stratford Lane Cleaver Sarah Ann F Daughter Drayton Parslow BKM 1869 12 No 4

13b 99 Stratford Lane Reed James U M Servant Tingewick BKM 1864 17 No 5

Note 12

1891 England Census > London

Camberwell > Peckham > District 36

[frame 42 of 80]

Schedule 246 70 Haymerle Rd ?3 rooms

James Reed Head, M, 27 Gas stoker (emp’ee) b. Tingewick Bucks

Mary A. “ Wife, “ , 30 b. Brentwood Essex

Emily “ Dau 6 b. Tingewick Bucks

Arthur “ son 5 b. Fringford, Oxford

George “ “ 3 b. Winslow, Bucks

Note 13

age 7, scholar, lodging with widowed mother with Benjamin Barrett

Note 14

fol SNUM ORDNUM ADDRESS FIRNAME SURNAME description STATUS Yr agestr SEX OCCUP COUNTY ORIGINmore Same DISABLED

28b 217 1 Benjamin Barrett Head W 1803 68 M cordwainer BKM Tingewick No

28b 217 2 Maria Read Lodger W 1809 62 F Lacemaker NTH Paulsperry No

28b 217 3 Jame Read Lodger 1864 7 M scholar BKM Tingewick No

Note 15

age 37, gas stoker, with wife, 2 dau, 3 sons

Note 16

Class: RG13; Piece: 512; Folio: 60; Page: 44 Enumeration District : 50

1901 England Census > London Camberwell Peckham District 50

[frame 45 of 60]

Schedule 291 2 Levant Street 4 rooms

James Read Head, Mar, 37 Gas Stoker born Bucks Tingewick

Mary A. do Wife, M, 41 Beds Leighton

Emily C. do Daur, S, 16 Servant domestic Bucks Tingewick

Arthur T do Son, 15, Grocers labourer Oxon Fringford

George J do do 13 Bucks Winslow

William A. do do 7 London Peckham

Ellen do Daur, S, 6 do do

Note 17

age 27, gas stoker, with wife, dau, 2 sons

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