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Barbers of Surrey and Sussex

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cgsmith10

cgsmith10 Report 4 Sep 2008 02:44

I am looking for assistance with information on Joseph Barber b: 1871 in Croydon, Surrey. His father was Joseph Barber, his mother Harriet Mitchell. At the time of the 1901 UK Census both Joseph senior and junior owned and worked in a drapers business

 Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 4 Sep 2008 02:45

What info are you looking for ?

Catherine

Catherine Report 4 Sep 2008 08:13

1901
Alice G Barber abt 1879 Croydon, Surrey, England Daughter Seaford, Sussex
Courtney J Barber abt 1873 Croydon, Surrey, England Son Seaford, Sussex
(Outfitters Manager)
Harriett Barber abt 1846 Greenwich, Kent, England Wife Seaford, Sussex
Joseph Barber abt 1846 Holloway, Middlesex, England Head Seaford, Sussex
(Outfitter and Draper)
Joseph H Barber abt 1871 Croydon, Surrey, England Son Seaford, Sussex
(Outfitters Manager)
Rose Bartholomew abt 1882 Seaford, Sussex, England Servant Seaford, Sussex


1891:-
Name: Joseph Barber
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871
Relation: Assistant
Gender: Male
Where born: Croydon, Surrey, England

Civil Parish: Hampstead
Ecclesiastical parish: Kilburn St Mary
County/Island: London
Country: England

Occupation: Draper's Assistant

Registration district: Hampstead
Sub registration district: Hampstead
ED, institution, or vessel: 33
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Harry Baker 20
Joseph Barber 20
Alfred G Cook 42
Alfred V Cook 12
Alice Cook 42
Alice M Cook 7
Ellen M Cosser 28
Margaret I Cosser 18
Hannah Kemp 67
Laura Marden 28
Mary Neiser 21

1891 (family):-
Harriett Barber abt 1846 Greenwich, Kent, England Wife Seaford, Sussex
Joseph Barber abt 1846 Holloway, London, England Head Seaford, Sussex
(Living on Own Means)
Alice G Barber abt 1879 Croydon, Surrey, England Daughter Seaford, Sussex
Ethel H Barber abt 1869 Croydon, Surrey, England Daughter Seaford, Sussex
Lydia Barber abt 1821 London, England Mother Seaford, Sussex
Rosa A Teague abt 1877 Laughton, Sussex, England Servant Seaford, Sussex


1881:-
Alice G.I. Barker abt 1879 Croydon, Surrey, England Daughter Carshalton, Surrey
Courtenay Barker abt 1873 Croydon, Surrey, England Son Carshalton, Surrey
Frederick D. Barker abt 1876 Croydon, Surrey, England Son Carshalton, Surrey
Harriet Barker abt 1846 Greenwich, Kent, England Wife Carshalton, Surrey
Joseph Barker abt 1846 Holloway, Middlesex, England Head Carshalton, Surrey
Retail (looks like) Hatter
Joseph H. Barker abt 1871 Croydon, Surrey, England Son Carshalton, Surrey
Lydia Barker abt 1821 London City of, Middlesex, England Mother Carshalton, Surrey
Abby Coney abt 1863 Sutton, Surrey, England Servant Carshalton, Surrey
Margaret E. Watts abt 1868 Alston, Kent, England Servant Carshalton, Surrey
Street address: Carshalton Hill (Ivy House)

Catherine

Catherine Report 4 Sep 2008 08:25

1871:-
Name: Joseph Barber
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Harriett
Mother's Name: Lydia
Gender: Male
Where born: Holloway, Middlesex, England
Civil Parish: Croydon
Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch
Town: Croydon
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England

Occupation: Hatter

Registration district: Croydon
Sub registration district: Croydon
ED, institution, or vessel: 19
Household schedule number: 169
Household Members:
Name Age
Ethel H Barber 2
Harriett Barber 25 born: Greenwich, Kent
Joseph Barber 25
Joseph H Barber 5 months
Lydia Barber 56 born: London
Lydia Louisa Barber 3
Amelia Carrick 27 Servant
Elizabeth Humphery 19 Servant



Marriages Sep 1866 (>99%)
BARBER Joseph Lambeth 1d 370
MITCHELL Harriett Lambeth 1d 370


1861:-
Josep Barber abt 1846 Holloway, Middlesex, England Lodger Islington, Middlesex
(Hatter)
Lydia Barber abt 1821 London, Middlesex, England Lodger Islington, Middlesex
(Widow - Hatter)
Henry R Ducan abt 1839 Scotland Lodger Islington, Middlesex
John Harding abt 1809 Gloucestershire, England Head Islington, Middlesex
Mary A Harding abt 1805 London, Middlesex, England Wife Islington, Middlesex
Mary A Harding abt 1837 London, Middlesex, England Daughter Islington, Middlesex

Catherine

Catherine Report 4 Sep 2008 08:45

Lydia 1851:-
Joseph Barber abt 1798 City of London, Middlesex, England Head Hackney, Middlesex
(Hatter and Capmaker)
Lydia Barber abt 1821 City of London, Middlesex, England Wife Hackney, Middlesex
Ann Brown abt 1810 Hingdon, Berkshire, England Servant Hackney, Middlesex
Amelia Brown abt 1845 Clapton, Middlesex, England Daughter Hackney, Middlesex
Martha Undson abt 1832 Walthamstow, Essex, England Servant Hackney, Middlesex


Possible marriage:-
JOSEPH BARBER - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Marriage: 15 NOV 1841 Saint Botolph Without Aldersgate, London, London, England
Spouse: LYDIA EATON

Ethel

Ethel Report 4 Sep 2008 08:48

Hi Colin. to add to letter already received.

1851 cencus living 4 Hampton Grove West..Hackney
Joseph Barber. 53 Hatter and Cap maker. born City of London.
Lydia. 30 Born City of London.
She is Mother shown on other census records.

1891 iving Rockleigh Villa. Broad St. Seaford.Eastbourne.

1871 living Living Upper Handcroft Road.Croydon.

Birth of Joseph. 1846. Jan/March Qtr. reg in Holborn. which covers Holloway. vol 2 139. Copy of this certificate will give the maiden name of Mother hopefully, although they did not always give this that far back.
Hope this helps. Ethel

Catherine

Catherine Report 4 Sep 2008 08:52

Possibly Lydia in 1841:-
Lydia Eaton abt 1821 Middlesex, England St Botolph Aldersgate, Middlesex
William Eaton abt 1827 Middlesex, England St Botolph Aldersgate, Middlesex
Elizabeth Eaton abt 1801 Middlesex, England St Botolph Aldersgate, Middlesex
William Eaton abt 1791 Middlesex, England St Botolph Aldersgate, Middlesex
(Silversmith)
Fredrick Boxell abt 1826 Middlesex, England St Botolph Aldersgate, Middlesex
Ann Hartley abt 1821 St Botolph Aldersgate, Middlesex



WILLIAM EATON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 23 OCT 1826
Gender: Male Christening: 19 NOV 1826 Saint Botolph Without Aldersgate, London, London, England
Father: WILLIAM EATON
Mother: ELIZABETH

Catherine

Catherine Report 4 Sep 2008 09:02

Wondered where Joseph was in 1851.
Think this might be him:-

Name: J Barber
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Relation: Nephew
Gender: Male
Where born: Holloway

Civil Parish: Brighthelmstone
Town: Brighton
County/Island: Sussex
Country: England
Registration district: Brighton
Sub registration district: The Palace
ED, institution, or vessel: 1p
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 61
Household Members:
Name Age
Hannah Barber 47 - 1804 - sister
born: Pheapside, London
J Barber 5
L Barber 41 - 1810 - sister
born: Pheapside, London
W A Barber 60 - 1791 - Head - Annuitant
born: Bihs Road, London
Harriet Ruckman 20 - servant

cgsmith10

cgsmith10 Report 11 Sep 2008 13:47

Thanks to everyone for the info on Barbers. I think I now have the complete family of Joseph and Harriet Barber both born 1846. I am now trying to track down any current day descendants of the Barber siblings Lydia born 1867, Ethel born 1869, Joseph H born 1871, Courtney James born 1872, Frederick D born 1876 and Alice Gertrude born 1879 - who may have ended up with photos , letters etc relating to the life of Lydia and her husband Wallis David Spyer.

cgsmith10

cgsmith10 Report 28 Jun 2010 05:57

Lindsey, I am looking for info on he and his descendants after 1901

 Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 28 Jun 2010 11:40

1911

BARBER, Joseph Head Married M 65 1846 Private Means No Occupation Holloway Middlesex VIEW
BARBER, Harriet Wife Married
44 years F [ 6 children 4 living ] 65 1846 Greenwich Kent VIEW
BARBER, Joseph Henry Son Single M 40 1871 Draper Croydon Surrey VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
5072 Reference:
RG14PN5072 RG78PN225 RD78 SD1 ED1 SN74

Registration District:
Newhaven Sub District:
Newhaven Enumeration District:
1 Parish:
Blatchington East

Address:Westward Ho Claremont Road East Blatchington



There is a closed tree on ancestry with \Courtney named by a
MargaretMorrell56 Boyle family tree


?????
SPYER, Lydia Louisa Head Widow F 43 1868 Private Means Brixton London VIEW
SPYER, Waller Jack Son Single M 19 1892 Picture Frame Maker Brighton Sussex VIEW
SPYER, Archibald James Son M 9 1902 School N Y America Resident VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
2775 Reference:
RG14PN2775 RG78PN95 RD29 SD3 ED26 SN165

Registration District:
Lewisham Sub District:
Lewisham Enumeration District:
26 Parish:
Lewisham

Address:
33 Hazeldon Road


Name: Archibald James Spyer
Record Type: Baptism
Date: 21 Sep 1902
Father's Name: Wallis David Spyer jeweller
Mother's Name: Lilla Spyer
Parish: Holy Trinity, Upper Tooting
Borough: Wandsworth
County: Middlese

Name: Mrs Wallis Speyer
Birth Date: abt 1868
Age: 40
Port of Departure: New York, New York, United States
Arrival Date: 27 Feb 1908
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ports of Voyage: New York
Ship Name: St Paul
Search Ship Database: View the 'St Paul' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping Line: American Line
Official Number: 116669
travelling with archibald



CAMERON, Lanchlan Head Married M 40 1871 Pharmaceutical Chemist Sussex Brighton VIEW
CAMERON, Alice Gertrude Wife Married
9 years F 32 1879 Surery Croydon VIEW
CAMERON, Ivy Alice Daughter F 8 1903 Sussex Seaford VIEW
CAMERON, John Lanchlan Son M 2 1909 Sussex Seaford VIEW
TURNER, Lillian Alice Servant Single F 21 1890 General Servant Domestic Essex Loughton VIEW
EDWARDS, Gertrude Margaret Nurse Maid Single F 16 1895 Nurse Maid Domestic Sussex Worthing VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
4852 Reference:
RG14PN4852 RG78PN209 RD71 SD3 ED2 SN27

Registration District:
Eastbourne Sub District:
Seaford Enumeration District:
2 Parish:
Seaford

Address:
18 Broad St Seaford
plus one
Births Dec 1919 (>99%)
Cameron John S Barber Eastbourne 2b

 Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 28 Jun 2010 12:31

BARKER, Courtney James Head Married M 39 1872 Hosier Surrey Croydon VIEW
BARKER, Edith Mary Wife Married F 22 1889 Essex Grays VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
4852 Reference:
RG14PN4852 RG78PN209 RD71 SD3 ED2 SN20

Registration District:
Eastbourne Sub District:
Seaford Enumeration District:
2 Parish:
Seaford

Address:
2 Sutton Road Seaford

 Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 28 Jun 2010 13:47

google has this Tony Martin Jones au

http://www.apex.net.au/~tmj/spyer.htm

cgsmith10

cgsmith10 Report 29 Jun 2010 12:43

Tony Martin Jones has been very helpful particularly with info on the Spyer part of my research

Lucy

Lucy Report 7 Nov 2015 10:29

I have some unknown Barber family on my tree and notice some on your reply postings were from Greenwich. My Great Auntie Emma Elizabeth Dobbins married Arthur Albert Lloyd but was in 1925 living with an unknown male with the surname Barber.
I have the names of his children as Violet Barber, 1927 Greenwich and Eric Barber 1929 Greenwich.
Yet to confirm if Emm Elizabeth Lloyd (nee Dobbins) was married to the unknown Mr Barber. Do you have any connections?