In the 19th Century this rural based branch of the Harris family was dependent on the surrounding agricultural economy offered in the immediate Essex hinterland of Barkingside village. The relative poverty and associated tragedies of ill health and social conditions of the time and local area defined the fabric of this family’s existence.
A family relationship with the East End of London echo’s a local Barkingside tradition of an annual fair under the Fairlop Oak organised by the Draper’s Company. The Company was responsible for building ships on the Thames with timber supplied from the forest in and around Barkingside, Fairlop and Hainault. The festival procession would start early in Wapping next to the Thames and head to the Fairlop Oak via the East of London.
Malt roasting and the manufacture of beer resonates as a favoured family profession practised and handed down the male line. Malt Roasting as a skill travelled with the Harris family as it migrated from rural Essex to the condensed urban environment that was and is Bethnal Green.
A family relationship with the East End of London echo’s a local Barkingside tradition of an annual fair under the Fairlop Oak organised by the Draper’s Company. The Company was responsible for building ships on the Thames with timber supplied from the forest in and around Barkingside, Fairlop and Hainault. The festival procession would start early in Wapping next to the Thames and head to the Fairlop Oak via the East of London.
Malt roasting and the manufacture of beer resonates as a favoured family profession practised and handed down the male line. Malt Roasting as a skill travelled with the Harris family as it migrated from rural Essex to the condensed urban environment that was and is Bethnal Green.
The various census material available from the 1841 census onwards shows that this branch of the Hagger family originated from Ipswich, Suffolk. Cordwainer/shoemaker appears the profession of choice for the male side of the family, and Tailoring for the female side. In the census material from 1841 onwards the family name appears with either an’e’ or ‘a’ (i.e. Hagger or Haggar).
The mould appears to have been broken by Thomas Hagger (born 1862) who moved to Bethnal Green London by the 1890’s and became a Railway van loader/carman.
The mould appears to have been broken by Thomas Hagger (born 1862) who moved to Bethnal Green London by the 1890’s and became a Railway van loader/carman.
The branch of this Chamberlain tree has a number of mysteries attached made more complex by the name being phonetically spelt in the census material (i.e. ‘Chambelin’ in the 1841 census or ‘Chamberlin in an 1881 census return). According to the 1841 census the family did not originate from ‘the same country’ (i.e. England), but never-the-less is recorded by the census as living in Clifton Upon Dunsmore in Warwickshire. ‘John’ the son of Thos ‘Chambelin’ an agricultural labourer is recorded in the 1841 census as a ‘Taylor’, and it is this profession that predominates through his family (i.e. males are tailors and females are dressmakers).
However, not all the family of ‘Chambelin’ maintained the adopted family profession. Arthur ‘Chamberlin’ is recorded in the 1881 census as a Private of the (Queen’s Own) 7th Hussars and then a ‘Valet’ post discharge from the army. Arthur’s line is mysterious and diverse. His son Horace became a Railyway Porter and fought in France in World War I, and his daughter Annie married a well known fine decorative military helmet maker, who owned a dressmaking business in North London.
The ‘Chambelin’, Chamberlin’ or ‘Chamberlain’ family migrated from Clifton Upon Dunsmore in Warwickshire to Finsbury, Islington and Bethnal Green, East London with very different life experiences.
However, not all the family of ‘Chambelin’ maintained the adopted family profession. Arthur ‘Chamberlin’ is recorded in the 1881 census as a Private of the (Queen’s Own) 7th Hussars and then a ‘Valet’ post discharge from the army. Arthur’s line is mysterious and diverse. His son Horace became a Railyway Porter and fought in France in World War I, and his daughter Annie married a well known fine decorative military helmet maker, who owned a dressmaking business in North London.
The ‘Chambelin’, Chamberlin’ or ‘Chamberlain’ family migrated from Clifton Upon Dunsmore in Warwickshire to Finsbury, Islington and Bethnal Green, East London with very different life experiences.
This part of the Trenwith family tree originates from Penzance in Cornwall and migrated to the East end of London during the 19th Century. There are many intriguing off-shoots to this branch of the family tree that have taken them around the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and the Far East.
Shoemaking and Printing appears to be the principle economic activity handed down the male line of this branch of the family during the early to mid part of the 19th Century. At least 3 generations are recorded in census records as Shoemaker’s or Cordwainer’s. Printer Compositor is the recorded profession of at least 2 generations. The female line along the generations had adopted both dressmaking and shoemaking as professions.
There are unique characters in this part of the Trenwith tree that shine out, for example - a Priest with fiery sermons, an Oxford University Student, an editor of the Shanghai Times and a globe trotting ship steward.
Shoemaking and Printing appears to be the principle economic activity handed down the male line of this branch of the family during the early to mid part of the 19th Century. At least 3 generations are recorded in census records as Shoemaker’s or Cordwainer’s. Printer Compositor is the recorded profession of at least 2 generations. The female line along the generations had adopted both dressmaking and shoemaking as professions.
There are unique characters in this part of the Trenwith tree that shine out, for example -
This large branch of the Blackley family appears to have originated from somewhere on the Kent or Hampshire coast/Isle of Wight and migrated to Borough Road, Southwark South London midway through the 19th Century. There is slight confusion as to where the family moved from when they moved to South, London. The confusion arises with Edward Blackley born around 1840. It would seem that he is described in the 1840 Census living with a Baker John Blackley and family in Dover, Kent. However, Edward’s marriage certificate states that his father is called Frederick Blackley. There is another Baker Frederick Blackley in the 1841 Census, who lives on the Isle of Wight. Incidentally, Frederick’s family had a male child of 2 months with no name at the time of the 1841 Census. Investigations are ongoing....