I am trying to track down any living relatives of pears soap chairman and advertising pioneer Thomas James Barratt. Barratt was born in St Pancras in 1841 and married Mary Pears in 1865. I know he had at least two children, sons called Thomas and Kenneth who were 18 and 16 in 1911.
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Hi Alexander. Have you checked for matches by using search box above? Also, on the face of it the sons seem a bit young to be from that marriage, and in addition are not with him 1901 - might he have 'adopted' them?
1901 England Census Name: Thomas James Barratt Age: 59 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842 Relation: Head Gender: Male Where born: London, Middlesex, England Civil parish: Hampstead Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch County/Island: London: Registration district: Hampstead Sub-registration district: Hampstead
Thomas James Barratt 59 Mary Elizabeth Seale 43 Emma Saunders 28 Jane Saunders 25 Anna Meek 43 Caroline Cooper 38 Frederick Mendham 25 William Chas Spencer 24 Emily Mary Fawens 35 Phillis Wood 32
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UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 about Kenneth Franklin Barratt Name: Kenneth Franklin Barratt Death Date: 1 Jul 1916 Rank: Lieutenant Regiment: Essex Regiment Battalion: 3rd Battalion Type of Casualty: Killed in action Comments: Att M G England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006 about Thomas F Barratt Name: Thomas F Barratt Birth Date: abt 1892 Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1933 Age at Death: 41 Registration district: Westminster Inferred County: London Volume: 1a Page: 556 Thomas married
Evelyn Mary Patricia Barrington1902 – 1981
two children John and Marguerite according to a tree on ancestry
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According to an Ancestry tree, he had 2 children by that marriage - Jennie born 1866 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, and Harry born Ohio 1868. The mother of Thomas Franklin and Kenneth was Belle Franklin. Jan
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The Ancestry tree is extensively researched by the looks of it. Assuming it isn't yours you might do well to contact the tree owner! Jan
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England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 about Thomas James Barratt Name: Thomas James Barratt Probate Date: 7 Jul 1914 Death Date: 26 Apr 1914 Death Place: Middlesex, England Registry: London, England Of Belle Moor Hampstead Heath and of No.s 71 to 75 Oxford Street both in Middlesex.
to..sir Edward Feetham Coates baronet...Alexander Thomas Hollingsworth newsper propietor..Robert Lewin Hunter and George Dodds Perks solicitors.
Effects: £405564 16s 6d
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Looking at these trees not sure about these older children they seem to belong to another couple living in the USA in 1880
He lived in the uk all his life from what I can see...so I would discount them
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Have you tried looking for info about them?
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/
If he was as famous as your post suggests, there must be info to be found by googling
Have you any info about his 'sons', apart from the 1911 census?
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1911 census
Person: BARRATT, Kenneth Address: Bellmoor Hampstead Heath Hampstead BARRATT, Thomas James Head Married M 69 1842 Chairman Public Company London Middx VIEW BARRATT, Thomas Franklin Son Single M 18 1893 Student London Middx VIEW BARRATT, Kenneth Son Single M 16 1895 Student London Middx VIEW BELL, Bessie Visitor Single F 50 1861 None London Middx VIEW BELL, Bessie Visitor Married51 years F 70 1841 None Dublin VIEW BALL, Minnie Servant Single F 26 1885 Parlour Maid Brockham Surrey VIEW THOMSON, James Servant Married M 52 1859 Butler Arbroath Forfarshire VIEW JONES, Eliza Servant Single F 42 1869 Cook Portmadoc Carnarvon VIEW EASTER, Ada Servant Single F 37 1874 Nursemaid Harwich Essex VIEW EASTER, Ellen Servant Single F 26 1885 House Maid Woolwich Kent VIEW BLAKE, Violet Servant Single F 26 1885 Ladys Maid Camberwell Surrey VIEW MCLEAN Servant Single F 22 1889 Housemaid Knoughland Banff NB VIEW WYBROW, Emily Servant Single F 23 1888 Between Maid Kew Middelesex VIEW GUY, Louisa Ann Servant Single F 20 1891 Kitchen Maid Ringwood Hants VIEW MARCH, Ward Servant Married M 48 1863 Watchman Night Sculthorpe Norfolk VIEW WOOD, Frances Servant Single F 22 1889 Housemaid Calerham Surrey
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Odd that the parents aren't named...........
BARRATT, KENNETH FRANKLIN
Rank: Lieutenant Date of Death: 01/07/1916 Age: 21 Regiment/Service: Essex Regiment 3rd Bn. attd. Machine Gun Corps Panel Reference Pier and Face 10 D. Memorial THIEPVAL MEMORIAL Additional Information: Of Bell-Moor, Hampstead Heath, London.
Perhaps not, though, as there is NO birth for his name, or for Thomas's
Clearly not the natural children of the couple you name as marrying in 1866
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1871 census
Person: BARRATT, Thomas J Address: Kings Road Markwell's Royal Hotel, Brighton
BARRATT, Thomas J Head M 29 1842 Middlesex VIEW ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1881 census
Person: BARRATT, Thomas J Address: The Heath Belmoor House, Hampstead
BARRATT, Thomas J Head Married M 39 1842 Wholesale Perfumer Employing 120 Hands London, Middlesex VIEW BARRATT, Mary F Wife Married F 37 1844 London, Middlesex VIEW KING, Sarah Servant Single F 38 1843 Cook Domestic Serv Gt Witchingham, Norfolk VIEW LUNNON, Louisa S Servant Single F 22 1859 Parlourmaid Domestic Serv London, Middlesex VIEW TAYLOR, Hannah Servant Single F 17 1864 Housemaid Domestic Serv London, Middlesex -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1891 census
Person: BARRETT, Thomas J Address: Stonor Park House, Assenden, Pyrton, Assendon
BARRETT, Thomas J Head Married M 49 1842 Soap Maker London VIEW BARRETT, Mary F Wife Married F 47 1844 London VIEW BARRETT, Jessey Visitor Widow F 46 1845 London VIEW NICHOLLS, Kate Visitor Married F 42 1849 London VIEW MILCHINOR, James H Visitor Married M 56 1835 Corn Merchant Staines, Middlesex VIEW PEARS, Andrew Visitor Single M 18 1873 Student Isleworth, Middlesex VIEW PEARS, Roland Visitor M 16 1875 Student Isleworth, Middlesex VIEW PEARS, Ellen Companion Single F 34 1857 Burslem, Staffordshire VIEW KIMBLE, Thomas Servant Married M 56 1835 Usher Of The Hall Henley, Oxfordshire VIEW KIMBLE, Ellen Servant Married F 47 1844 Housekeeper Henley, Oxfordshire VIEW KING, Elizth Servant Single F 22 1869 Housemaid Norfolk, Winchinton VIEW SHIPTON, Martha Servant Single F 20 1871 Kitchen Maid Wallingford, Berkshire VIEW TAYLOR, Rose Servant Single F 18 1873 Housemaid London VIEW CLARK, Helen Servant Single F 15 1876 Housemaid Checkenden, Oxfordshire VIEW GIBBS, Mary A Servant Single F 39 1852 Cook Domestic Bisham, Berkshire
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Clearly living apart from her husband..........and NO 'children'
HIS address in 1901 was Belmoor Upper Heath Stables, Hampstead
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Person: BARRATT, Mary F Address: 238, Finchley Road, Hampstead Cost
You will be charged 5 credits for a transcript and 5 credits for an image, unless you have purchased a subscription for this set of records. refine search back to 1901 census search resultsBack to all search results Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Disability Where born Image BARRATT, Mary F Head Married F 57 1844 Living On Own Means Marylebone, London VIEW BISHOP, Rose A Visitor Single F 40 1861 Rubby, Warwickshire VIEW BELLAMY, Ellen Servant Single F 33 1868 Companion Herne Hill, Surrey VIEW LEDGER, Annie M Servant Single F 31 1870 Parlourmaid Domestic Woking, Surrey VIEW PORTER, Frances Servant Single F 29 1872 Ladysmaid Domestic Fawley, Buckinghamshire VIEW RICHARD, Elsie Servant Single F 20 1881 Cook Domestic Faversham, Kent VIEW PARRY, Mary J
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Wondering why you are after this infomation and today on the GR facebook page they post this
Genes Reunited
4 hours ago.
US TV series Mad Men returns to British screens tomorrow night and we’ve uncovered Victorian London’s very own Don Draper in our newspaper archive. Thomas J Barratt married into the Pears soap family and with his creative flair boosted the brand with his use of slogans such as “Good Morning, have you used Pears soap?” Read more on this his story here: http://bit.ly/14TAYqf
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