See also
Husband:
Henry William French (1840?- )
Wife:
Emma Mary Mann (1840-1903)
Children:
Marriage:
29 Jan 1865
St. John the Evangelist, St. Johns Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England1 2 3
Henry a bachelor working as a servant of Upper Grosvenor Street London and son of William French a bricklayer. Emma of this parish and daughter of David Mann a coachsmith. Both of full age and married by licence, witnesses Wm Pollady and Wm Fordham
Name:
Emma Mary Mann5
Sex:
Female
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
shop assistant6
Birth:
Q2 1840
Census:
6 Jun 1841 (age 0-1)
Melford Green, Long Melford, Suffolk, England7
aged 1, living with parents and five siblings. Born in Suffolk
Census:
30 Mar 1851 (age 10)
8 St. Mary Place, Bridewell Lane, St. Mary, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England8
daughter aged 10, attending school and living with parents and four siblings. Born in Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk
Census:
7 Apr 1861 (age 20-21)
33 Bridewell Lane, St. Mary, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England6
daughter aged 20 unmarried, shop assistant living with parents, two siblings and a cousin. Born in Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 30)
College Street Incorporation Workhouse, College Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England9
a married inmate formerly working as a booksellers assistant and living with sons Frank, Herbert and Clement. Born in Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 41)
106 Eastgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England10
married wife living with her husband James, son Frank W French, and daughter Flora Leggott. Born in Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 50)
106 Eastgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England11
married wife living with her husband James, son William, daughter Flora, and two lodgers. Born in Bury Suffolk
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 60)
106 Eastgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England12
married wife living with her husband James, son William, and daughter Flora. Born in Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk
Death:
Q2 1903 (age 63)
Bury St. Edmunds "Registration District", Suffolk, England13
Name:
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Occupation:
general labourer then a railway ticket taker and guard10 16 17 18 19 20
Birth:
10 Nov 1865
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 5)
College Street Incorporation Workhouse, College Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England9
an inmate attending school and living with his mother Emma, and brothers Herbert and Clement. Born in Fornham St. Martin Suffolk
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 15)
106 Eastgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England10
step-son working as a general labourer and living with his step-father James, his mother Emma, and sister Flora Leggott. Born in Fornham St. Martin Suffolk
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 25)
46 Brierley Road, Leyton, Essex, England16
an unmarried boarder working as a railway ticket taker living with Arthur and Julia Minter and family. Born in Fornham Suffolk
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 35)
8 Brandon Grove, Ilford, Essex, England17
married head of the household working as a railway guard and living with his wife Louisa, daughter Emily, and a boarder. Born in Fornham Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 45)
5 Folly Cottages, Green Lane, Ilford, Essex, England18
married head of the household working as a railway guard for Great Eastern Railway and living in four rooms with his wife Lydia, and daughter Edith. Born in Fornham Suffolk
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 56 yrs 7 mns)
5 Cricklewood Cottages, Green Lane, Ilford, Essex, England19
married head of the household working as a passenger guard for the Great Eastern Railway Company at Ilford and living in four rooms with his wife Lydia, and daughter Edith. Born in Fornham Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 73)
69 Green Lane, Ilford, Essex, England20
a married and retired railway passenger guard living with his wife Lydia, and daughter Edith. Born on 10th November 1865
Death:
24 Jul 1944 (age 78)
Probate:
23 Oct 1944
Probate Registry, Llandudno, Caernarvonshire, Wales21
of 69 Green Lane Ilford Essex died 24th July 1944 at 1 Oldchurch Road Romford Essex, probate of effects of £670 5s 8d (~£24,000 in 2017) to Lydia Elizabeth French widow and Edith Lydia French spinster
Name:
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Occupation:
Birth:
Q1 1867
1901 census says born in Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk
Baptism:
21 Apr 1867 (age 0)
St. Martin's Church, The Street, Fornham St. Martin, Suffolk, England23
son of Henry William French (butler) and Emma Mary of Fornham
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 4)
College Street Incorporation Workhouse, College Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England9
an inmate attending school and living with his mother Emma, and brothers Frank and Clement. Born in Fornham St. Martin Suffolk
Census absence:
3 Apr 1881 (age 14)
Military Service:
1886 (age 18)
British Army Suffolk Regiment as no:183625
Census absence:
5 Apr 1891 (age 24)
presumably away with the army
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 34)
2 Antill Terrace, Fair Street, Mile End Old Town, London, England26
married head of the household working as a brewers servant and living in three rooms with his wife Sarah Ann, and daughters Maud Grace and Bertha May. Born in Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 44)
181 Corporation Street, West Ham, Essex, England27
married head of the household working as a cellarman for a brewery and living in five rooms with his wife Sarah Ann, daughters Maude and Bertha, son Herbert, and a boarder. Born in Fornham St. Martin Suffolk
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 54 yrs 3 mns)
181 Corporation Street, West Ham, Essex, England28
married head of the household working as a brewery cellarman for London & Burton Brewery of 12 Medland Street Ratcliff and living in five rooms with his wife Sarah, son Herbert, daughters Maude and Bertha, and a boarder. Born in Fornham St. Martin Suffolk
Death:
Q4 1935 (age 68)
West Ham "Registration District", Essex, England24
Name:
Sex:
Male
Birth:
25 Jun 1868
Baptism:
24 Jul 1868 (age 0)
St. Genevieve's Church, Fornham Park, Fornham St. Genevieve, Suffolk, England30
son of Henry William French (butler) and Emma Mary of Fornham St. Genevieve, private baptism
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 2)
College Street Incorporation Workhouse, College Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England9
an inmate living with his mother Emma, and brothers Frank and Herbert. Born in Fornham St. Genevieve Suffolk
Received into the Church:
7 Jul 1872 (age 4)
St. James Church, Angel Hill, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England31
son of Henry William French (butler) and Emma Mary of 12 Cotton lane Bury St. Edmunds, born 25th June 1868, had a private baptism at Risby
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 12)
The Essex Industrial School and Home For Destitute, Chelmsford, Essex, England32
an inmate attending school and born in Fornham Suffolk
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Bury St. Edmunds 1865 quarter:1 volume:4a page:595.
Church of the Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch, (www.familysearch.org). batch:M06307-1 sys:England-ODM film:952219.
Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Parish Records. Bury St. Edmunds St. John fiche:14 of ? Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
FindMyPast Newspaper article, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). The Bury and Norwich Post Teusday 18th October 1870 page:4.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bury St. Edmunds 1840 quarter:2 volume:13 page:404.
England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG09 piece:1140 folio:141 page:33.
England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:1012 book:2 folio:24 page:11.
England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:1792 folio:190 page:51.
England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1727 folio:146 page:21 schedule:108. Cit. Date: 15 June 2024.
England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1843 folio:106 page:9 schedule:876. Cit. Date: 17 December 2021.
England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1451 folio:27 page:11. Cit. Date: 14 May 2021.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1754 folio:127 page:8. Cit. Date: 15 May 2021.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bury St. Edmunds 1903 quarter:2 volume:4a page:440.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Thingoe 1865 quarter:4 volume:4a page:433. Cit. Date: 7 April 2018.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Romford 1944 quarter:2 volume:4a page:462. Cit. Date: 27 April 2025.
England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1348 folio:143 page:25 schedule:1555. Cit. Date: 26 April 2025.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1648 folio:8 page:8 schedule:36. Cit. Date: 27 April 2025.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:9878 class:RG78 piece:521A registration district:191 sub-district:2 enumeration district:29 schedule:339. Cit. Date: 27 April 2025.
England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:8851 registration district:191 sub-district:2 enumeration district:49 schedule:136. Cit. Date: 27 April 2025.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1094F page:17 line:40 letter code:CCUE. Cit. Date: 27 April 2025.
UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Llandudno 1944 page:339. Cit. Date: 27 April 2025.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Thingoe 1867 quarter:1 volume:4a page:494 occasional copy:A. Cit. Date: 7 April 2018.
Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Fornham St. Martin baptisms entry:439. Cit. Date: 14 June 2024.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). West Ham 1935 quarter:4 volume:4a page:45. Cit. Date: 9 December 2024.
Ancestry UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Soldier Service Records, 1760-1920, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Suffolk Regiment no:1836. Cit. Date: 7 December 2024.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:328 folio:89 page:1 schedule:4. Cit. Date: 7 December 2024.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:9428 class:RG78 piece:507A registration district:188 sub-district:3 enumeration district:18 schedule:139. Cit. Date: 8 December 2024.
England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:8341 registration district:188 sub-district:3 enumeration district:20 schedule:34. Cit. Date: 8 December 2024.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Thingoe 1868 quarter:3 volume:4a page:471. Cit. Date: 7 April 2018.
Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Fornham St. Genevieve baptisms entry:48. Cit. Date: 14 June 2024.
Ibid. Bury St. Edmunds St. James baptisms entry:2822. Cit. Date: 14 June 2024.
England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1763 folio:132 page:6 schedule:979. Cit. Date: 14 June 2024.