The Druitts
Even as a child my grandmother's maiden name of Druitt struck me as slightly
amusing. It has a very Victorian London ring to it, and most of the Druitts
I've found are in London. My grandmother was no exception to this, a real
Cockney lady. Jessie Dora Druitt (seen in her wedding photo, left) was a
beauty, a slim redhead with wonderful green eyes. My daughter has taken
after her dramatically in appearance, minus the red hair.
Of course the most famous Druitt of all was
Montague John Druitt
, a key suspect in the Jack the Ripper investigations. Many believe he
WAS the Ripper. Is he family? The resemblance is striking, but he
came from a West Country professional family, not the London working classes.
Still, there aren't MANY Druitts around, so I guess we're all related somewhere.
Spooky.
According to those folk who make the mass-produced family history scrolls
Druitt is an Anglo-Saxon name originating in Oxfordshire. Obviously the
spelling has changed, as it doesn't look very Anglo-Saxon to me. I always
assumed it was Norman, it looks French. I've seen a variation - Drewitt
- and I must assume they are variations of the same name. Witt is an Anglo-Saxon
word meaning wise counsel, related to the German
witten.
My Druitt tree so far is limited to this:
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John Druitt
1845
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William Joseph Druitt
24 Jun 1868 - 19 DEC 1944
Stepney
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Mary Aubury
1845
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Jessie Dora Druitt
1900 - 1972
East Ham, Essex
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Henry Joseph Wingfield
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Aaron James Wingfield
1841 - 1880
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Mary
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Rosetta Wingfield
APR 1869 - 1960
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Annie Macnamara
abt. 1840 - 18 APR 1908
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Jessie Dora died in 1972 after a fall (carrying a heavy vacuum cleaner
down the stairs). Her leg was broken but the doctor misdiagnosed it, a few
weeks later the blood clot from the injury became a pulmonary embolism, which
killed her unexpectedly. I loved and miss my grandmother very much - we lived
with my maternal grandparents after my father died - but she left me with
two legacies, not just my gorgeous daughter, but also an ability to knit and
sew ANYTHING. It is this needlecraft skill that has persuaded me that her
grandfather was John Druitt. The dates and places all match up, but in the
end it is the profession of the widowed and spinster Druitt women in the
family in the 1901 census that clinched it. (See below)
Until I find John Druitt's parents I am collecting all
the Druitts I can find. You may find these lists useful.
Entries in italics are taken from the 1901 census, therefore the year
of birth can be out. Please read
How can the age be out by one year?
Also, place of death for these entries is ASSUMED based on place of residence
in 1901 census. More explanations of the quirks of census returns can be
found in
Harry Broadrick's FAQ.
I strongly recommend this service if you have no other access to census
records.
OBVIOUSLY, older women named Druitt in 1901 were either spinsters or born
with a different name.
It must be considered that two people with the same name, and dates and
places that "fit" could be the same person, but I'll leave that to you to
decide.
Given name (s)
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Born
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Married
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Died
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Occupation
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Alfred
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1871, Camberwell
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Alfred
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1883, Hackney
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Alfred
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1883, St Saviour Southwark
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Alfred Charles
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1873, Richmond
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1873, Richmond
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Alfred John
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1876, Mile End
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Alice Mary E
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1894, St Saviour Southwark
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Alice Sophia
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1882, Stepney
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Ann
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1838, Kensington
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Ann
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1845, St George Hanover Square
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Ann Frances
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1749, Stepney
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Anne Maud Mary
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1860, Hackney
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Annie
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1883, Witney
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Archibald Joseph S
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1873, Woolwich
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Arthur Barthold
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1884, Lambeth
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Arthur Edward
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1871, Stockbridge
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Barbara
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1868, Christchurch
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Bernard Donald
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1894, Bromley
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Caroline
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1853, Bermondsey
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Bermondsey
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Caroline
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1879, Bethnal Green
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Caroline Sarah
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1849, City of London
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Celia
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1860, Mile End
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1890, Poplar
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Charles
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1848, Wantage
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Charles
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1858, Brighton
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Charlton
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Engineers Fitter
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Charles
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1862, Mile End
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Charles
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1888, Woolwich
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Charles
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1888, Aldersbury
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Charles
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1895, Fulham
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Charles James
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1894, Whitechapel
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Charles Morice C
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1888, Hackney
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Charles William
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1893, Whitechapel
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Constance Mildred
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1883, Christchurch
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Dora Mary
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1901, Richmond
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Edward
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1871, Andover
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Edward
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1888, Bridport
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Edwin Hamilton H
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1898, Hendon
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Edwin Poulter
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1872, Camberwell
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Edwin Turrell
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1871, Chelsea
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Eliza
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1845, Newington
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Eliza
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1847, Islington
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Islington
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Laundry Cook
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Eliza
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1898, West Ham
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Elizabeth
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1871, Lambeth
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Elizabeth
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1871, Islington
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Elizabeth Emaa
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1878, Chelsea
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Emma
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1843, Chelsea
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Emma
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1855, Pimlico
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Lambeth
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Servant
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Emma
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1870, Mile End
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Emma
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1871, St Saviour Southwark
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Emma
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1885, Mile End
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Emma Eliza J
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1872, Camberwell
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Emily
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1860, Bethnal Green
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Emily
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1860, Stepney
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Limehouse
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Tailoress
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Ethel Mary
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1871, Wimborne
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Evelyn Bertha
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1901, Bromley
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Everard Joseph
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1895, Medway
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Fanny
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1872, Fareham
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Fanny
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1898, Faversham
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Florence May S
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1893, Bradford upon Avon
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Frances
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1853, Brighton
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Camberwell
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Senior Civil Servant GPO
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Francis
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1875, Frome
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Francis Nathaniel
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1873, Brighton
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Frank James
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1844, Camberwell
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Frederick
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1894, Witney
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George
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1844, Camberwell
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George
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1847, Christchurch
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George
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1854, Yarmouth
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George
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1888, Fulham
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George Henry
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1868, Croydon
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George Wilson
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1895, Mile End
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Georgianna Elizabeth
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1886, Kensington
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Gertrude Elizabeth
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1862, St George Hanover Square
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Hannah Sarah Elizabeth
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1844, St Saviour Southwark
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Harriett
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1871, Strand
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Harry Percy
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1888, St Saviour Southwark
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Helen Elizabeth
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1872, Mile End
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Henrietta
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1860, Lymington
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Charlton
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Henry Clover
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1874, Chelsea
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James
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1845, Christchurch
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James
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1852, Bermondsey
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Bermondsey
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Labourer
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James
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1870, St George Hanover Square
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James
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1874, Wimborne
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Jane
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1848, Hungerford
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Jane
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1850, Christchurch
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Jane
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1859, Chelsea
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Jane
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1874, Wimborne
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Jane Horler
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1883, Bath
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John
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1846, Camberwell
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John
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1862, Christchurch
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John
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1872, Headington
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John
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1893, Eastbourne
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John Basil H
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1901, Christchurch
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John Joseph
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1901, Poplar
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John Nathaniel
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1847, Chelsea
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Joseph
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1840, Finsbury
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Bethnal Green
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Cigar Box Maker
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Joseph
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1859, Shoreditch
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Julia
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1857, Croydon
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Kensington
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Living on own means
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Kathleen
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1895, Greenwich
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Lanslot Henry
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1840, Stepney
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Lilian Edith
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1893, Newport M
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Lionel Norman
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1894, Bromley
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1894, Bromley
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Louisa
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1887, Islington
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Louisa Ellen
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1871, Richmond
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Margaret
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1834, Stepney
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Limehouse
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Tailoress
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Margaret
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1888, Barton Regis
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Margaret Ada
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1872, Fareham
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Margaret Eliza
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1883, Mile End
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Martha
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1837, Amesbury
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Martha
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1851, Brighton
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Camberwell
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Mary
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1842, Ratcliff
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Poplar
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Mary
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1822, Aldham, Essex
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Lambeth
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Mary Alice
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1872, Camberwell
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Mary Ann
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1843, Kensington
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Mary Ann
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1895, Islington
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Mary Hope
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1895, Mile End
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Mayo
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1870, Christchurch
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Minnie Caroline
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1862, Lewisham
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1887, Dartford
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Minnie Harriet
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1898, 1898, Mile End
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Morgan (Druet or Drewett)
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1629, Stepney
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1658, Stepney
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Nathaniel
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1888, Chelsea
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Norah Beatrice
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1898, Bromley
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Percy Stanley
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1882, West Derby
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Reginald
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1894, Weymouth
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Reginald Ernest
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1883, West Ham
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Richard (Drewitt)
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1812, Stepney
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Richard
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1846, Bethnal Green
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Richard
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1854, Stepney
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Richard
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1882, St Giles
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Richard James
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1847, St George Hanover Square
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Richard Joseph (Drewitt)
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1841, Stepney
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Robert
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1844, Camberwell
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Robert
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1873, Marylebone
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Robert
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1882, Kensington
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Robert
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1883, Kensington
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Rosa Jane
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1883, St George Hanover Square
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Rose
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1883, Woolwich
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Rosina Mary
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1871, Stepney
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Sarah
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1838, Rotherhithe
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Sophia Elizabeth
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1886, Stepney
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Thirza Mary Jane
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1854, Portsea Island
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Thomas Wyard
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1860, Croydon
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1886, South Shoreham
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Walter Percy
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1894, Birmingham
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1894, Birmingham
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William
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1844, St Saviour Southwark
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William
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1854, St James Westminster
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William
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1883, St Saviour Southwark
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William
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1885, Wimborne
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Surgeon (Father of Montague John)
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William
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1891, Watford
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William Alfred E
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1870, Camberwell
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William Arthur
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1871, Woolwich
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William Joseph
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24 JUN 1868, Stepney
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29 SEP 1895
Rosetta Ann Wingfield
Mile End
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19 DEC 1944
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William Nathaniel
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1898, St George Hanover Square
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Winifred Edith
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1898, Bromley
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