William Eldridge

Cal 1831 -

• Name	William Eldridge  [1, 2]
  Born	Cal 1831	Orpington, Kent, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Village, Orpington, Bromley, Kent, England   [1]
  	Age: 10y
  Residence	6 Jun 1841	Village, Orpington, Bromley, Kent, England   [1]
  	Age: 10y
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Village Street, Orpington, Bromley, Kent, England   [2]
  	Age: 19y
  Occupation	30 Mar 1851	Village Street, Orpington, Bromley, Kent, England   [2]
  	Farm Labourer
  	Age: 19y
  Residence	30 Mar 1851	Village Street, Orpington, Bromley, Kent, England   [2]
  	Age: 19y
  Person ID	I11483	Cumberbatch
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2016

  
  

  Father	William Eldridge,   b. Cal 1801, Orpington, Kent, England
  Mother	Sophia Jeal,   b. Cal 1801, Orpington, Kent, England
  Married	23 Sep 1822	Orpington, Kent, England   [3]
  Notes	SOPHIA JEAL 1802-1864 Born in Orpington, Kent. Christened at Orpington on 29/08/1802. Married William Eldridge (b 1802 in Orpington) on 23/09/1822 at Orpington. Their children: James Thomas 30/12/1822 (c)02/02/1823 Edward 13/03/1824 (c)?/04/1824 Emma 1826 (c) 29/01/1826 Sophia 1828 (c) 14/02/1828 William 1830 (c) 30/10/1830 Hannah 1833 (c) 17/03/1833 Esther 1835 (c) 15/02/1835 George 1837 (c) 26/08/1837 Alfred 1839 John 1845 (c) 09/02/1845 In 1851 Sophia and William were living in Orpington with their children Sophia, William, Hannah, Esther, George, Alfred and John. William was employed as a farm worker. Class: HO107; Piece: 1606; Folio: 382; Page: 18; GSU roll: 193505. In 1861 Sophia and William were living in the High Street, St Pauls Cray, Orpington with their children Sophia, William and John. They had a lodger named Eliza East (paper factory worker) and their grandson William (Sophia's son) was also there that day. William was employed as a labourer in the local paper factory. Class: RG 9; Piece: 464; Folio: 131; Page: 19; GSU roll: 542643. Sophia died in 1864 and was buried in St Mary Cray on 09/04/1864. William then married an Alice ? (b abt. 1801 in Lancashire). In 1871 William and Alice were living in Lower Road, Orpington with a lodger named Sarah West (paper making). Class: RG10; Piece: 878; Folio: 58; Page: 25; GSU roll: 823476. I believe William then married a third time, to Eliza Green in Q1 1876 in the Bromley reg district, Kent. In 1881 William and Eliza were living in Lower Road, Orpington with some children.There was also a lodger named Ellen Chapman (worked in paper mill). William was a general labourer. Class: RG11; Piece: 859; Folio: 88; Page: 13; GSU roll: 1341203. William died in Orpington on 09/09/1884, aged 82. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mugridge/jeals.html]
  Family ID	F3634	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Cal 1831 - Orpington, Kent, England Census - Age: 10y - 6 Jun 1841 - Village, Orpington, Bromley, Kent, England Residence - Age: 10y - 6 Jun 1841 - Village, Orpington, Bromley, Kent, England Census - Age: 19y - 30 Mar 1851 - Village Street, Orpington, Bromley, Kent, England Occupation - Farm Labourer,Age: 19y - 30 Mar 1851 - Village Street, Orpington, Bromley, Kent, England Residence - Age: 19y - 30 Mar 1851 - Village Street, Orpington, Bromley, Kent, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S11722] Census 1841 Village, Orpington, Bromley, Kent, England HO107/484/15/23/Page 28, (HO107/484/15/23/Page 28). [S11723] Census 1851 Village Street, Orpington, Bromley, Kent, England HO107/1606/382/Page 18, (HO107/1606/382/Page 18). [S11721] Marriage Orpington, Kent, England 23 Sep 1822 William Eldridge & Sophia Jeal.