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Billingsley - 1891 Census

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LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 19 Jun 2015 08:38

I have now found 111 Packington St, Islington in the 1891 Census BUT the Billingsley Family are not listed as living there!

Could someone double check this for me. The address has been located on Ancestry under Islington District 20b. Details RG12, Piece 169, Folio 30, Page 56. Thank you.

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 19 Jun 2015 07:55

It looks like 111 Packington St is in District 21b. Description of the District follows:
RG12/169 District Islington 21b, Sub District Islington South East. Relevant piece from Description of District reads "Packington Street 54 to 88a (here is the canal) 89a to 120".
On Ancestry this Description of District 21b appears under Islington District 21however there is only the description of the District and no images for the census appear. So it looks like the images for 21b have been omitted by Ancestry and therefore have not been transcribed. The District might appear on a database that hasn't been transcribed by Ancestry

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 18 Jun 2015 14:55

I have located Packington Street, Islington on the 1891 census (RG12 167 Folio 11 Page 16). The house numbers on this page show House No 45 and then the next is 121 Packington Street. Not sure whether this means that No 111 was missed off the census or it appears in another Folio :-S

Catherine

Catherine Report 18 Jun 2015 14:32

Son Henry married in 1894:-

Name: Henry Billingsley
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871
Age: 23
Spouse: Margaret Webb
Spouse Age: 21
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 6 May 1894
Parish: St Paul, Clerkenwell
Borough: Islington
Father Name: William Billingsley
Occupation:- Locksmith
Register Type: Parish Register

Address given for Henry is Ironmonger Street

doesn't help find them in 1891 but there may be another such document dated 1891 which gives their address.

Catherine

Catherine Report 18 Jun 2015 14:23

Just for info:-

Name: Ellen Louisa Billingsley
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877
Age: 25
Spouse: Arthur David Freeman
Spouse Age: 26
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 27 Sep 1902
Parish: St Peter, Islington
Borough: Islington
Father Name: William Billingsley
Occupation: Locksmith
Spouse Father: John Freeman
Occupation: Deceased
Register Type: Parish Register
Witness:- Phoebe Billingsley, William Billingsley (his mark) and Charles Martyn.

Address for Louisa is given as:-

111 Packington Street, Islington - which is the same address as that given for the birth of Lionel Henry Billingsley (son of Phoebe) which I posted earlier.

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 18 Jun 2015 12:58

Perhaps the person who posted has private documentary evidence.

As I said before, the census does not record the house numbers, which means the info must be from an alternative source.

They are simply not on the census.............any of them

Christine

Christine Report 18 Jun 2015 08:30

Many thanks to you all for your replies. It is odd we cannot find the family in 1891 yet someone on the web listed them as living at 23 Packington Street, Islington. and the family names/ages are correct as well. I am grateful for all your help.

jansmith

jansmith Report 18 Jun 2015 05:57

that family in 1901

First name(s)
Phoebe
Last name
Scamell
Relationship
Daughter
Marital status
Single
Gender
Female
Age
19
Birth year
1882
Occupation
Laundry Hand
Birth town
Hackney
Birth town as transcribed
HACKNEY
Birth county
Middlesex
Birth county as transcribed
LONDON
Birth place
England
- Other household member first name(s)
SOPHIA, ROBT, PHOEBE, JOSEPH, JOHN
Other household member last name
SCAMELL

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 17 Jun 2015 22:40

FMP did a better job..................

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Lea Bridge, Hackney, London, England


First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William S Scammell Head Married Male 53 1838 Ostler Pensford, Somerset, England Transcription
Sophie Scammell Wife Married Female 43 1848 - Hackney, Middlesex, England Transcription
Elizabeth Scammell Daughter Single Female 20 1871 India Rubber Work Hackney, Middlesex, England Transcription
Sophie Scammell Daughter Single Female 16 1875 India Rubber Work Hackney, Middlesex, England Transcription
Robert Scammell Son Single Male 13 1878 - Hackney, Middlesex, England Transcription
Phoebe Scammell Daughter Single Female 9 1882 - Hackney, Middlesex, England Transcription
Joseph Scammell Son Single Male 7 1884 - Hackney, Middlesex, England Transcription
John Scammell Son - Male 4 1887 - Hackney, Middlesex, England Transcription




Births Dec 1881 (>99%)
SCAMEL Phoebe Hackney 1b 467

Mike *

Mike * Report 17 Jun 2015 19:54


Still looking...

Henry's marriage ???

Name:
Henry Billingsley

Estimated Birth Year:abt 1871
Age:23

Spouse: Margaret Webb
Spouse Age:21

Record Type:Marriage
Event Date:6 May 1894

Parish:St Paul, Clerkenwell

Borough:Islington

Father Name:William Billingsley

Register Type:Parish Register

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Here's his parent's marriage


Name:
William Thomas Billingsley

Estimated Birth Year:abt 1847
Age:21

Spouse: Sophia Smith
Spouse Age:23

Record Type:Marriage
Event Date:4 Oct 1868

Parish:St Andrew, Barnsbury Borough:Islington

Father Name:Edward Billingsley
Spouse Father:George Smith
Register Type:Parish Register

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 17 Jun 2015 19:12

Births Jun 1871 (>99%)
Billingsley Henry Edward G Islington 1b 221

No other record for him anywhere apart from 1881 census

Mike *

Mike * Report 17 Jun 2015 14:37


Births Dec 1877
BILLINGESLEY Ellen Louisa - Islington 1b 323

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KEEP LOOKING AT THIS 1891...especially as I can't see a birth c1882 or Phoebe Samms

SURNAME IS BADLEY BLOTTED ON ORIGINAL

Name:
William Samms

Age:53
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1838

Spouse's Name:
Sophia Samms

Where born:
Pemton, Sumacit <<<< LOOKS LIKE PERTON ON ORIGINAL

Civil Parish:
Hackney

Ecclesiastical parish:
Clapton St Matthews

County/Island:
London

William Samms 53 - Ostler Groom
Sophia Samms 43 - Hackney, Middlesex
Elizabeth Samms 20
Sophie Samms 16
Robert Samms 13
Phoebe Samms 9
Joseph Samms 7
John Samms 4


******EDIT .... Disregard ... not them ... see Jacqueline's post below

Catherine

Catherine Report 17 Jun 2015 13:48

that's a bit strange, Phoebe's birth is registered without a middle name and yet in 1901 she has middle name (M)

Her marriage is recorded again without a middle name and on the marriage cert. her father's name is noted as William Edward (Locksmith)

Name: Phoebe Billingsley
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1881
Age: 27
Spouse: George Edward Harris
Spouse Age: 43 (widower)
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 12 Oct 1908
Parish: St Peter, Islington
Borough: Islington
Father Name: William Edward Billingsley
occupation:- Locksmith
Spouse Father: George Harris
Register Type: Parish Register

..........and yet 1881 states his name is William Thomas, or Thomas William Billingsley????

Christine

Christine Report 17 Jun 2015 13:47

Many thanks for checking. Your help is much appreciated.

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 17 Jun 2015 13:43

Looking at Packington Street, Islington in 1891 on FMP, house numbers are not transcribed

And no record of any Billingsleys

Catherine

Catherine Report 17 Jun 2015 13:42

Sorry, not having any luck either. :-(

Catherine

Catherine Report 17 Jun 2015 13:31

For ref:-

1881
Name: Thos. W. Billingsley
[William Thomas Billingsley]
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Relationship to Head: Head
Spouse: Sophia Billingsley
Gender: Male
Where born: Birmingham
Civil Parish: Islington
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street address: 35 Windsor St
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Locksmith
Registration district: Islington
Sub registration district: Islington East
ED, institution, or vessel: 16
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 253
Folio: 133
Page Number: 53
Household Members:
Name Age
Thos. W. Billingsley 35
Sophia Billingsley 36
Henry Billingsley 10
William Billingsley 8
Ellen Billingsley 3


1901
Name: William Billingsley
Age: 54
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Spouse: Sophia Billingsley
Birth Place: Birmingham
Civil Parish: Islington
Ecclesiastical parish: St Phillip Arlington Square
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation:
Registration district: Islington
Sub-registration district: Islington, South-East
ED, institution, or vessel: 36
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 190
Folio: 125
Page Number: 39
Household schedule number: 338
Household Members:
Name Age
William Billingsley 54
Sophia Billingsley 56
Ellen L Billingsley 23
Phoebe M Billingsley 19
Lionel H Billingsley 11/12


EDIT:-

for ref:-

England, Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976

Name: Lionel Henry Billingsley
Birth Date: 14 Apr 1900
Birth Place: Islington, London, England
Mother's name: Phoebe Mary Billingsley

On Lionel's birth declaration states he was born at 7 Essex Road.
Pocklington Street, Islington (number looks to be 111) is also noted.

Christine

Christine Report 17 Jun 2015 13:14

Hello,
Can you help me find the Billingsley family in the 1891 census please.
I can trace the family in the earlier and later census but 1891 is defeating me.

From a family tree posted on the web in 1891 the family was living at 23 Packington Street, Islington. Unfortunately the details do not give a source citation.

William Billingsley 44 Head Married Locksmith Birmingham

Sophia Billingsley 46 Wife Married
London, Somers Town

Henry Billingsley 20 Son Single Carman London, Islington

William Billingsley 17 Son Single Carman London, Islington

Ellen Billingsley 13 Daughter
Scholar London, Islington

Phoebe Billingsley 9 Daughter
Scholar London, Islington