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Old 07-05-11, 10:52
Lindsay Lindsay is offline
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Default Edward NEWMAN

Name - "official" name and what they were known as
Edward Newman
Date and place of birth
About 1800 at Battlebridge (near Islington), Middlesex
Names of parents
Father was possibly Edward Newman
Date and place of baptism - if applicable
Not found
Details of each of his or her marriages - if any
Married Deborah Harris 30 Nov 1823 at St Andrew Holborn. They had 16 children, most or all of whom survived to adulthood.
Occupation(s) - if any
Labourer, carman, scavenger, dust contractor. In fact he was a 'golden dust man' (as in 'Our Mutual Friend') and ran contracts to clean the streets. Also owned a brickfield at Enfield.
Addresses where they lived (including county if in UK) - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on (if s/he lived in census times!).
1820s - Weller Street / Weller Place St Pancras
1830s-1860s Turk Street/Tyssen Street Bethnal Green
1871 - Ponder's End

1881 census - can't find him
1882 - Foyle Road, Tottenham
Date, place and cause of death
11 April 1882 Foyle Road Tottenham; senectus (age incorrectly given as 96)
Date and place of burial.
Not found
Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable
Will proved at London 22 June 1882. Gross value of the personal estate: £6,301 15s 9d
Memorial inscription - if any
Not known

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