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John Billingsley
married Maria Adams at St. Peters Colleigate
Church, Wolverhampton, in 1813. Known children:
- Edward Billingsley
Born 1814. Christened at St Phillips Church, Birmingham, in 1815.
- Thomas Billingsley - Christened at St Peters
Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, 1818.
- Phoebe Billingsley - Christened at St Peters
Collegiate Church, 1825.
- Louisa Billingsley - Christened at St Peters
Collegiate Church, 1827.
At the time of Edward's
christening the family were living in Jamaica Street, Bristol. So the
family must have travelled over 90 miles to
have Edward christened in
Birmingham. John is noted as being a locksmith on both Edward's
christening entry and on Edward's marriage certificate.
In the Pigots 1828-29 National
Commerical Directory I have found an entry for a John Billingsley,
locksmith, on Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton. In Pigots 1835 National
Commerical Directory I have found an entry for a John Billingsley,
cabinet locksmith, on Warwick Street, Wolverhampton. I also found an
entry at 21 Tennant Street, Birmingham - again a John Billingsley
working as a locksmith. I am not sure if these three entries are the
same person.
The National Burial Index gives
a burial entry for a Maria Billingsley, aged 38 years and a wife, at
St. Phillips in Birmingham. The age seems to be feasible with the above
Maria but I can't be sure it's the same person.
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married Ann Turvey (b.abt 1820-1906) at the
Collegiate Church (St Peters), Wolverhampton, in 1838. Known children:
- John Billingsley
- Phoebe Billingsley - Married Leonard Lewis
Dewbery in 1863 and had several children together.
- William Thomas
Billingsley - Born Birmingham, 1847. Died Islington,
1910.
- Ann Billingsley - Married Edward Taylor in
1867
and had several children together.
- Louisa Billingsley
- George Billingsley
Edward and Ann were 24 and 18
years old respectively when they got married. Edward was recorded as
working as a locksmith, and Ann was working as a servant. Both were
living in Wolverhampton at the time of their marriage. Ann's father -
George Turvey - was recorded as being a tinman. Neither Edward or Ann
could write as they had both made their mark on the marriage
certificate.
The 1841 census shows the
family living in Bricklin Street in Wolverhampton. On William's birth
certificate,
the surname is spelt as Billinsley - this appears to have been a
mistake at the time of registration as I have not found this spelling
either before and after William's birth. William was definitely born in
Birmingham in 1847 but by 1851 the family were back in Wolverhampton.
The reason for the move to and from Birmingham is unknown.
At some point between 1851 and
1855 the family moved again, from Wolverhampton to Birmingham where
Louisa and George were born. Then at some time between 1861 and 1871
the whole family had moved to Islington, London. The 1861 and 1871
censuses spelt
the surname as 'Billingsly'.
I have only been able to find
one Edward Billingsley death in Islington and I presume it is the same
Edward as above. He died at Islington Infirmary in 1876 aged 61 years
(so the age matches) but his occupation was noted as being a railway
clerk. The person who registered his death was not a relative so I
can't be sure they are the same person.
In the 1881 census, Ann (by
this time a widow) was living with her daughter Phoebe and her family.
In the 1891 and 1901 census records, Ann was living on her own. She
died in 1906 aged 87 years at Islington Workhouse (although she wasn't
an inmate) of bronchitis. Her death was registered by her daughter Ann
Taylor.
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married Sophia Smith (b.abt
1844-1936) at St. Andrews Church in Islington, London, in
1868. Known children:
- Alice Sophia Billingsley - Born Islington, 1869.
Died Islington 1870 aged 9 months of meningitis.
- Henry G. Billingsley
- William Billingsley
- Born Islington, 1873. Died Fulham, London, 1923.
- Ellen L. Billingsley
- Phoebe Mary A. Billingsley
- Lionel Henry Billingsley - Born Islington,
1900
William and Sophia were 21 and
23 years old respectively when they got married in 1868. William was
working as a locksmith, Sophia was not employed. Sophia's father -
George - was noted as being a commercial traveller on her marriage
certificate. William was unable to write as on his marriage certificate
a cross was made and noted as his mark.
In the 1871 census William and
Sophia were living with her parents and siblings in Islington.
In the 1881 census, the family
were living in Islington, London. William Thomas was recorded as Thomas
W, it also stated that he was born in Birmingham.
In the 1901 census, the family
were still in Islington but Henry and William had left home. Ellen was
recorded as working as a childrens coolimes (?) machinist and Phoebe
was working as a dressmakers machinist. One surprise found from this
record was that there was an 11 month old grandson of William's also
living with the family - Lionel Henry Billingsley. From Lionel's birth
certificate it was found that his mother was Phoebe, and his father was
not registered.
In 1891, William Thomas was
registered to vote.
William died in Islington,
1910, aged 65 years, of acute pneumonia and pleurisy. His death was
registered by his daughter Phoebe, but by this point she was Mrs Harris
and living in Stoke Newington - I don't know whether Lionel was living
with and/or adopted by Mr Harris.
Sophia died in Islington, 1936,
aged 91 years. Her causes of death were gangrene in the right leg and
cardio vascular degeneration. Her death was registered by her daughter
Ellen Turner, also of Islington.
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married (1) Gertrude Amy Eliza Buckmaster (1875-1917) in an unknown
year. Known children:
- Gertrude Sophia Billingsley - Born in Islington,
1900. Died in Islington, 1901.
- George Billingsley
- Harry Billingsley
- Bill Billingsley
On William's birth certificate,
his mother - Sophia - registered his birth. Sophia was unable to write
as on the birth certificate a cross was made and noted as her mark.
In the 1901 census, William and
Gertrude were living in Islington, with William working as a cab
driver. Gertrude died in Fulham, December 1917 of TB. William married
his second wife, Ellen Smith, in August 1918 - at this point she must
have been about 7 months pregnant with Arthur. At the time of their
marriage William was 45 years old and Ellen was apparently 30 years old
(this age contradicts with the age on her death certificate, which
would have made her a couple of years younger at the time of marriage).
Ellen's sister Rose was one of the witnesses at their marriage. William
was still working as a taxi cab driver, Ellen was not working.
William's father was noted as deceased on the marriage certificate (he
died in 1910). Ellen's father - William - was also noted as being
deceased, and as have being a jewelcase maker.
William died in 1923 of
gangrene due to his left leg being cut and getting an infection. The
coroner held an inquest into William's death and it was decided that
the cause of the cut was accidental. Click here to view a
report from the inquest by the local newspaper, the Fulham Chronicle.
After William's death, Ellen
remarried and had two more children (click on Ellen's link for names).
Ellen died in Chelsea 1973, at the supposed age of 83 (see above for
note about conflicting ages). She died of stomach cancer in St Stephens
Hospital, Chelsea.
Arthur and Hilda were 33 and 32
years old respectively when they got married, although the wedding
certificate states that Hilda was younger. Hilda was the divorced wife
of Jack Lionel Bennett (see Hilda's link for more details). Arthur was
working as a builders carpenter. His father - William - is noted as
being deceased (he died in 1923) and had been a taxi driver. Hilda's
father - Alfred Francis Theakston - was noted as being an electrician.
Arthur died in Musgrove Park
Hospital, Taunton in 1991. He had been in hospital for several months
due to suffering from an unknown illness. During his time in hospital
he also suffered a stroke. His death certificate lists his causes of
death as septicaemia, bacterial endocarditis, aortic incompetence, and
renal failure. By coincidence he died on the same day as his father.
His ashes were buried on the Quantock Hills in Somerset - a favourite
walking place of his. His death certificate registers his occupation as
having been a bricklayer's mate.
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