Pidgeons of Walthamstow

Robert PIDGEON was the youngest son of John PIDGEON and Esther RICH, who were married at Hatfield, where John was born (see PIDGEONs of Hertfordshire-1). Robert followed his brothers to Edmonton in north London, but crossed the Lea Valley to Walthamstow in Essex, where he married and settled.

Note: ab. = about, b. = born, bp. = baptised, bu. = buried, d. = died, m. = married, (+) - extramarital relationship

Places in italics = Registration districts

W’stow = Walthamstow

Robert PIDGEON (bp.8/5/1791, Hatfield – d.1875, 88y, W.Ham) Farmer

m.() Susannah ? (b.ab.1794, Walthamstow – d.1871, 80y, W.Ham) see PIDGEONs of Hertfordshire-1

| 1841: at Billet Lane Walthamstow – Robert & Susannah; Robert, Henry, James, William, Joseph

| 1851: at Billet Lane, W’stow – Robert & Susann; James, William

| 1861: at Billet Lane, W’stow – Robert & Susannah; Eleanor (14, g-dau)

|– Robert PIDGEON (b.ab.1815, W’stow – d.1892, 76y, Midhurst) Garden labourer

| m.(1846, W.Ham) Rose LUCKENS (b.1821, Rogate, Ssx – d.1901, 78y, Midhurst)

| | 1851: at Chapel End, W’stow – Robert & Rose; Thomas

| | 1861: at Claremont Street, Edm – Robert & Rose; Thomas, Lydia A

| | 1871: at Rake, near Rogate, Sussex – Robert & Rose; Lydia

| | 1881: at Harting Combe, Rogate – Robert & Rose; Lydia A; James

| | 1891: at Harting Combe, Rogate – Robert & Rose; Lydia A; James, John B, Susannah

| | 1901: at Harting Combe, Rogate – Rose (wid); James, John B (g-sons)

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| |– Thomas PIDGEON (b.1849, W’stow – d.1906, 57y, Reading) Biscuit Tin Cleaner

| | m.(1875, Farnham) Mary ROBINSON (b.ab.1847, Aldershot – d.1905, 57y, Reading)

| | | 1881: at 53 Rupert St, Reading – Thomas & Mary R; Robert, Mary Ann, Thomas

| | | 1891: at 53 Rupert St, Reading – Thomas & Mary; Robert, Mary Ann, Thomas, Rose

| | | 1901: at 52 Carnarvon Rd, Reading – Thomas & Mary; Robert, Mary Ann, Thomas, Rose, Alice

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| | |– Robert PIDGEON (b.1876, Reading – d.) Machine attendant

| | | m.(1902, Reading) Mary HARLEY (b.1877, Bridgend, Wales – d.)

| | | | 1911: at 57 Weldale St – Robert & Mary; Wesley Robert + Rose (sister)

| | | | EMIGRATED TO USA – 1923: at Port Huron, Mich – Robert & Mary; Wesley

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| | | └ Wesley Robert PIDGEON (b.1910, Reading – d.)

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| | |– Mary Ann PIDGEON (b.1878, Reading – d.1955, 76y, Aldershot)

| | | m.(1907, Reading) William James MEDDINGS (b.1882, Aldershot – d?1935, 52y, Surrey SW)

| | | 1911: at 3 Poylewell Villas, Lr Farnham Rd, Aldershot, Hants – William James & Mary Ann

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| | |– Thomas PIDGEON (b.1880, Reading – d.1956, 75y, Reading) Milk carrier

| | | m.(1908, Reading) Emma Louisa HESKINS (b.1877, Reading – d.1943, 65y, Wallingford)

| | | | 1911: at 15 Eldon St, Reading – Thomas & Emma Louisa; Thomas Robert + Thomas HESKINS

| | | | [1/1 ch alive] (wife’s father)

| | | |– Thomas Robert PIDGEON (b.20/6/1910, Reading – d.1997, 86y, Reading/Wok)

| | | | m.(1934, Reading) Florence Winifred BROWN (b.25/10/1905, Reading – d.1978, 72y, Thurrock)

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| | | | └ Rosemary June PIDGEON (b.1/6/1935, Reading – d.7/1992, 57y, Henley)

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| | | |– male PIDGEON (b.1912, Reading – d.1912, 0y, Reading)

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| | | |– Henry Charles (Harry) PIDGEON (b.21/3/1913, Reading – d.5/6/1993, 80y, Lower Earley, Berks)

| | | | : Farmer

| | | | m.(1941, Reading) Hilda Olive SMITH (b.29/10/1912, Reading – d.2001, 88y, Wantage)

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| | | |– Charles Walter PIDGEON (b.1/10/1915, Reading – d.10/1994, 79y, Chesterfield)

| | | | m.(1946, Chesterfield) Eileen ROBINSON (b.10/7/1924, Doncaster – d.9/1997, 72y,

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| | |– Rose PIDGEON (b.1882, Reading – d.1960, 78y, Reading) Dressmaker

| | | : 1911: at 57 Weldale St - Rose (with brother Robert & family)

| | | m.(1911, Reading) Arthur LOVELL (b.1884, Reading – d.)

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| | |-? Edith PIDGEON (b.1886, Reading – d.1886, 0y, Reading)

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| | |-? Walter Owen PIDGEON (b.1888, Reading – d.1889, 1y, Reading)

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| | └ Alice PIDGEON (b.1891, Reading – d.1967, 76y, Basingstoke)

| | : 1911: at 53 Sheen Rd, Richmond, Sur – Alice (servt to Lewis Gibson HUNT & family)

| | m.(1920, Reading) Thomas William BURGOYNE (b.24/9/1892, Aldershot – d.1971, 78y, Surrey SW)

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| |– Mary Anne PIDGEON (bp.12/8/1855, Edmonton – bu.11/1/1857, Edmonton)

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| └ Lydia Anna PIDGEON (b.1859, Edmonton – d.1916, 61y, Chichester)

| (+) ? ?

| | 1881: at Harting Combe, Rogate – Lydia A; James (with parents, Robert & Rose)

| | 1891: at Harting Combe, Rogate – Lydia A; James, John B, Susannah (with Robert & Rose)

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| |– James PIDGEON (b.1877, Rogate – d.1920, 42, Chichester) Gardener (domestic), Farm labourer

| | 1901: at Harting Combe, Rogate – James, John B (with g-mother Rose – see above)

| | 1911: at Love Hill, Trotton, Ssx – James (boarder with William WEST & family)

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| |– John Brider PIDGEON (b.1884, Rogate – d.1966, 81y, Surrey SW) General labourer

| | : 1901: at Harting Combe, Rogate – James, John B (with g-mother Rose – see above)

| | m1.(1915, Petersfield) Lizzie MADGWICK (b?1875, Farnham – d.4/10/1926, 51y, Conford, Hants)

| | m2.(1932, Petersfield) Harriet Sarah POLLARD (b.ab.1881 – d.22/6/1946, 65y, Guildford)

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| (+?) John STILWELL (see below)

| |– Susannah PIDGEON (aka STILLWELL) (b.1889, Rogate – d.1924, 35y, Westbourne)

| : m.(1908, Havant) Stephen Lewis CLARKSON (b.1888, Westbourne – d.1957, 68y, Gosport)

| : 1911: at White Chimney Row, Westbourne, Ssx – Stephen & Susie (with Stephen’s parents)

| : [0 ch]

| m.(1892, Midhurst) John Gibbons STILWELL (b.1865, Havant, Hants – d.1938, 73, Worthing)

| | 1901: at Tanyard Cottages, Steep, Hants – John & Lydia; Susy, Robert Bricklayer

| | 1911: at 10 High St, Chichester, Hants – John & Lydia; Robert H [2/3 ch alive]

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| |– Robert H STILLWELL (b.1893, Rogate – d.1966, 73y, Chichester) Bricklayer

| └? Isaac STILLWELL (b.1900, Midhurst – d.1901, 0y, Midhurst)

|– John PIDGEON (b.ab.1817, W’stow – d.1883, 65y, Whiechapel) Brewer’s servant

| m.(2/7/1837, Shoreditch) Ann ROBJANT (b.1810, Mersham, Kent – d.1868, 55y, St Giles)

| | 1841: at Forest Side, Chingford – John & Ann; Matilda, Ann

| | 1851: at Chapel End, W’stow – John & Ann; Ann, George, Ellen + lodger

| | 1861: at 26 George Street, St Giles, London – John & Ann; Matilda, Ann, George + lodger

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| |– Matilda PIDGEON (bp.25/8/1838, W’stow – d.1913, 73y, Poplar) Domestic

| | : 1851: at 3 Oliver Place, Stratford-le-Bow – Matilda (with uncle Joseph ROBJANT & family)

| | m.(15/10/1871, Stepney) Richard Albert JEUNE (b.1842, Thames Dutton, Sur – d.1914, 73y, Poplar)

| | | Tanner, Coffee shop keeper

| | | 1881: at 57 New Gravel Lane, St Paul Shadwell – Richard & Matilda; Matillda K

| | | 1891: at 41 Bow Common Lane, Bromley, Midx – Richard & Matilda; Matillda K

| | | 1901: at 49 Orchard Place, Poplar – Richard & Matilda; Matillda K

| | | 1911: at 16 Benledi St, Poplar – Richard Albert & Matilda

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| | └ Matilda Kate JEUNE (b.1878, Stepney – d.) Waitress

| | m.(1901, Poplar) Thomas Stephen CROWLEY (b.1776, Poplar – d.) Stevedore’s labourer

| | | 1911: at 27 Invicta Rd, West Ham – Thomas Stephen & Matilda Kate; Mary Matilda, Thomas

| | | [3/3 ch alive] Stephen, Francis Leo

| | |– Mary Matilda CROWLEY (b.1902, Poplar – d.)

| | |– Thomas Stephen CROWLEY (b.1905, Bromley – d.)

| | └ Francis Leo CROWLEY (b.1909, West Ham – d.)

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| |– Ann PIDGEON (b.1841, Chingford – d.) Plain needle woman

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| |– John William PIDGEON (b.1843, Epping – d.1843, Epping)

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| |– George PIDGEON (b.1845, W’stow – d.) Carpenter

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| |– Ellen PIDGEON (b.1846, Chesham – d.)

| : m.(2/12/1871, Stepney) Robert Christopher BARBER (b.1830, London City – d.1894, 52y, Mile End)

| : | 1881: at 43 Redman’s Rd, Mile End Old Town – Robert & Eleanor; Robert Cab proprietor

| : | 1891: at 171 Jubilee St, Mile End Old Town – Robert & Eleanor; Robert

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| : └ Robert Christopher BARBER (1876, Mile End – d?1943, 67y, Bromley, Kent) Clerk

| : m.(1898, Stepney) Amy Annie COLLINS (b.1875, London City – d.1962, 87y, Canterbury)

| : 1901: at 5 Portland St, Mile End Old Town – Robert & Amy

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| m2.(18/9/1870, Stepney) Eliza HARVEY (née HOWARD) (b.ab.1818, Belvedere, Kent – d.1912, 92y,

| 1871: at 29 Russell Street, Mile End Old Town, London – John & Eliza Wandsworth)

| 1881: at 23 Russell Street, Mile End Old Town, London – John & Eliza

| 1891: at 18 Portland Place North, Lambeth – Eliza (wid, with son Alfred HARVEY & family)

| 1901: at 90 Alexandra Rd, North Wimbledon – Eliza (wid, with son Alfred HARVEY & family)

| 1911: at 2 Hauberk Rd, Battersea – Eliza (wid, with son Alfred HARVEY & family)

|– Henry PIDGEON (b.ab.1821, W’stow – d.1900, 80y, Billericay) Gardener, Carman

| : 1841: at Eaton’s Place, Fore St, Edmonton – Henry

| m.(25/9/1842, W’stow) Eliza FEATHERSTON (b.ab.1825, Woodford, Esx – d.1911, 88y, West Ham)

| | 1851: at Chapel End, W’stow – Henry & Eliza; Benjamin, Clara, Mary Ann

| | 1861: at Chapel End, W’stow – Henry & Eliza; Benjamin, Mary, Sarah, Susan, Eliza, Emily,

| | 1871: at Church Road, Wanstead – Henry & Eliza; Emily, Charles, Harry, William Charles

| | 1881: at Victoria Rd, Woodford – Henry & Eliza; Emily, Harry, William + lodger + nurse child

| | 1891: at 3 Hope Terr, Grove Lane, Woodford – Henry & Eliza, William + lodger

| | 1911: at Home for Aged Women, Beaconsfield Rd, Woodford – Eliza (inmate)

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| |– Benjamin PIDGEON (b.1843, W’stow – d.1910, 64y) Cow Boy, Gardener

| | m.(14/6/1869, Islington) Mary Anne NEWMAN (b.1842, Bury St Edmunds – d.1930, 82y)

| | | 1871: at Hall Road, Wansted – Benjamin & Mary Ann; Frank B

| | | EMIGRATED TO NEW ZEALAND – ABOUT 1873

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| | |– Frank Benjamin PIDGEON (b.1870, Wanstead – d.1947, 77y, NZ)

| | | m.(1896, NZ) Louisa MURRAY (b.ab.1872 – d.1918, 46y)

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| | |– Lydia Ada PIDGEON (b.8/4/1875, NZ – d.)

| | | m.(1911, NZ) Herbet Henry HAZLETT (b. – d.)

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| | |– Elizabeth Ellen PIDGEON (b.27/1/1877, NZ – d.)

| | | m.(1900, NZ) David ANDERSON (b. – d.)

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| | |– Edith Mary PIDGEON (b.9/1/1879, NZ – d.1898, 19y)

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| | |– Arthur PIDGEON (b.23/10/1880, NZ – d.1958, 78y)

| | | m.(1903, NZ) Jane Dickenson ROSS (b. – d.1951, 70y)

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| | |– Violet PIDGEON (b.24/1/1883, NZ – d.1898, 15y)

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| | └ Rose May PIDGEON (b.21/5/1885, NZ – d.)

| | m.(1906, NZ) Patrick JONES (b. – d.)

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| |– Clara PIDGEON (b.ab.1845, W’stow – d.)

| | 1861: at High St, Epping – Clara (servt to Walter C METCALFE, solicitor & family)

| | 1871: at Mornington Villa, Wanstead – Clara (servt to William LONGUEHAYE & family)

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| |– Mary Ann PIDGEON (b.1849, W’stow – d.1932, 83y, West Ham) Housemaid

| | : 1871: at 3 St Thomas Rd, Hackney – Mary (servt to John SOILLEUX & family)

| | m1.(1874, West Ham) John PHILLIPPOO (b. – d.)

| | : 1881: at Church Hill House, W’stow – Mary Ann PHILLIPO (wid, servt to Henrietta THOMASSET)

| | m2.(1881, West Ham) Charles HOBSON (b.1851, W’stow – d.1887, 36y, West Ham) Railway fireman

| | | 1891: at 89 Stewart Rd, Wanstead, Esx – Mary A (wid); Charles H, Mary A E, Christopher J

| | | + 3 boarders

| | |– Charles Henry HOBSON (b.1882, Forest Gate – d.) Boiler maker

| | |– Mary Ann Elizabeth HOBSON (b.1884, Forest Gate – d.) French polisher

| | |– Christopher James HOBSON (b.1887, Wanstead – d.) Telegraph messenger

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| | m3.(1892, West Ham) Robert William UNWIN (b.1870, Maldon – d.1928, 58y, West Ham) Carman

| | | 1901: at 128 Napier Rd, Cann Hill, Esx – Robert W & Mary A; Robert W UNWIN

| | | + Charles H, Christopher J HOBSON (stepsons)

| | | 1911: at 128 Napier Rd, Leytonstone – Robert William & Mary Ann; Robert William [1/1 ch alive]

| | | + Mary Ann Elizabeth HOBSON (stepdaughter)

| | └ Robert William UNWIN (b.1893, Leytonstone – d.) Clerk

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| |– Sarah Elizabeth PIDGEON (b.1851, W’stow – d.1932, 81y, Kensington) Domestic servant

| | : 1871: at Herman Villa, Lower Rd, Woodford, Esx – Sarah (servt to James BEST & family)

| | m.(26/12/1872, Fulham) William Henry HEATH (b.1847, Blackawton, Dev – d?1914, 66y, Marylebone)

| | 1881: at 30 Pembroke St, Islington – William & Sarah Carpenter

| | 1891: at 80 Cloudesley Rd, Islington – William H & Sarah + Florence EDRRY (sic) (niece, 8)

| | 1901: at 80 Cloudesley Rd, Islington – William H & Sarah E

| | 1911: at 370 Forest Rd, Walthamstow – William Henry & Sarah Elizabeth [0 ch]

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| |– Susan Annie PIGEON (bp.3/7/1853, Chingford – d.1913, 60y, Greenwich)

| | m.(1877, West Ham) John Walter GEORGE (b.1856, Whitechapel – d.1908, 52y, West Ham) Carman

| | | 1881: at 54 Londesbrough, Stoke Newington – John W & Susan; Emily V, Walter

| | | 1891: at 55 Brandon Rd, W’stow – John W & Susan; Violet, Walter, William, Florence

| | | 1901: at 10 Back Rd, W’stow – John W & Susan; Arthur C & Percy H

| | | 1911: at 13 Eden Grove, W’stow – Susan (wid); Percy + Edward WEBB (visitor)

| | | [5/7 ch alive]

| | |– Emily Violet GEORGE (b.1878, Stoke Newington – d.)

| | |– Walter GEORGE (b.1880, Stoke Newington – d.)

| | |– William Archibald GEORGE (b.1882, W’stow – d.)

| | |– Florence Ada GEORGE (b.1885, W’stow – d.)

| | |– Arthur Charles GEORGE (b.1891, W’stow – d.)

| | └ Percy Horace GEORGE (b.1894, W’stow – d.) Nailer (in fur factory)

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| |– Eliza PIDGEON (bp.9/1855, Chingford – d.1838, 82y, Surrey SE) Domestic Servant

| | : 1871: at 14 Bellfield Terr, Lambeth – Eliza (servt to William LAURENCE, journalist & family)

| | m.(1877, West Ham) Henry William ERRY (b.1854, Shoreham. Kent – d.1926, 71y, West Ham) Police

| | | 1881: at Ludgate Cottage, Waltham Cross – Henry W & Eliza; Rose, Laura Constable

| | | 1891: at 1 Second Avenue, West Ham – Henry W & Eliza; Rose, Laura, Ethel

| | | 1901: at 64 Creighton Ave, East Ham – Henry W & Eliza; Ethel, Victor E

| | | 1911: at 158 Hatherley Gardens, East Ham – Henry William & Eliza; Victor Edward

| | | [5/6 ch alive]

| | |– Rose ERRY (b.1879, S Hornsey – d.)

| | |– Laura ERRY (b.1881, Waltham Abbey – d.)

| | |– Florence ERRY (b.1882, Chingford – d.)

| | | 1891: at 80 Cloudesley Rd, Islington – Florence EDRRY (sic) (with aunt Sarah Elizabeth)

| | |– Ethel ERRY (b.1886, Waltham Abbey – d.)

| | |– William Henry ERRY (b.1890, West Ham – d.1890, 0y, West Ham)

| | └ Victor Edward ERRY (b.1894, Plaistow – d.1911, 17y, West Ham) Shipping Clerk

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| |– Emily Elizabeth PIDGEON (b.1858, W’stow – d.1916, 57, Richmond Sur) Dressmaker

| | m.(1883, West Ham) James William LITTLE (b.1856, Roxwell, Esx – d.1902, 48y, West Ham)

| | Engineer’s Labourer

| | 1891: at 1a Hope Terr, Grove Rd, Woodford, Esx – William James & Emily Elizabeth

| | 1901: at 5 Lemna Villas, Carnarvon Rd, Woodford – William & Emily

| | 1911: at 3 Woodrange Villas, Peel Rd, Woodford – Emily (wid, lodger) [0 ch]

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| |– Charles Robert PIDGEON (b.1860, W’stow – d?1903, 40y, Billericay) Brick Carman

| | m.(1888, W Ham) Mary Anne PUFFET (b.ab.1861, Wanstead – d.1936, 75y, SW Essex)

| | | 1891: at 10 Granlle Terr, Granville Rd, Woodford, Esx – Charles & Mary

| | | 1901: at 9 Roding Cottages, Chigwell Rd, Woodford – Charles & Mary; Gladys + 3 boarders

| | | 1911: at 9 Roding Cottages, Chigwell Rd, Woodford – Mary Anne (wid); Gladys + 2 boarders

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| | └ Gladys Emily PIDGEON (b.1899, Woodford – d.)

| | m.(1926, West Ham) John PRESTON (b. – d.)

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| | └ Mary P PRESTON (b.1927, West Ham – d.)

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| |– Harry George PIDGEON (b.1862, W’stow – d.1913, 48y, Poplar) Carman

| | m.(4/8/1889, London) Emily S MANNING (b.ab.1870, Homerton, Lon – d.1950, 81y, Wandsworth)

| | | 1901: at 27 Lucas Rd, West Ham – Harry & Emily; Harry, Lily, George, Edward, Emily + brdr

| | | 1911: at 3 Roberts Rd, Abbey Lane, Stratford – Harry & Emily; [7/8 ch alive] Harriett Lilian,

| | | William George, Edward William, Emily Eliza, Charley Robert, Benjamin Fredrick

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| | |– Harry George PIDGEON (b.1890, Stratford – d.1922, 31y, West Ham)

| | | m.(14/12/1913, Stratford. Esx) Lilly Elizabeth CHAPMAN (b.ab.1889 – d.1945, 56y, Dartford)

| | | | [or Torquay?]

| | | └ Harry George PIDGEON (b.15/11/1915, West Ham – d.1972, 56y, Stepney)

| | | m.(1941, West Ham) Louisa Jane STRATTON (b.31/12/1918 – d.1995, 77y, Newham)

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| | | └ John Edmund PIDGEON (b.24/11/1946, West Ham – d.1976, 29y, Newham)

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| | |– George Charles PIDGEON (b.1892, Stratford – d.1893, 0y,Stratford)

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| | |– Harriet Lillian PIDGEON (b.7/1/1894, Stratford – d.1973, 79y, Hackney)

| | | m.(1914, West Ham) Henry George ASHFORD (b.1885, Hackney – d.1939, 54y, Hackney)

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| | | |– Henry G ASHFORD (b.1915, Hackney – d.)

| | | |– George W ASHFORD (b.1917, Hackney – d.)

| | | └ Lilan E ASHFORD (b.1920, Hackney – d.)

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| | |– George William PIDGEON (b.20/9/1895, Stratford – d.1976, 80y, Newham)

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| | |– William Edward PIDGEON (b.23/10/1897, Stratford – d.1974, 76y, Poplar)

| | | m.(1920, West Ham) Sarah Ann JARVIS (b.26/12/1898, West Ham – d.10/1987, 88y, Newham)

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| | | |– William E PIDGEON (b.1920, West Ham – d.1921, 0y, Holborn)

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| | | |– George F PIDGEON (b.1922, West Ham – d.)

| | | | m.(1949, West Ham) Rosetta Patricia BUSHELL (b.25/10/1925 – d.10/1989, 64y, Newham)

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| | | |– Walter Charles PIDGEON (b.23/1/1925, West Ham – d.4/1998, 73y, Brentwood)

| | | | m.(1958, West Ham) Doris I BRETT (b.1926, West Ham – d.)

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| | | |– Irene S PIDGEON (b.1927, West Ham – d.)

| | | | m.(1954, W Ham) Ronald Jason GRACE (b.21/9/1930, West Ham – d.5/1997, 66y, Hackney)

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| | | |– Harry PIDGEON (b.1931, West Ham – d.)

| | | | m.(1954, W Ham) Joan Marjorie LINES (b.2/11/1934, Hackney – d.6/1999, 64y, Rochford)

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| | | |– Lilian F PIDGEON (b.1934, West Ham – d.)

| | | | m.(1961, W Ham) Cyril R BRADLEY (b.25/6/1926, West Ham – d.10/2000, 64y, Redbridge)

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| | | └ Joan T PIDGEON (b.1937, West Ham – d.)

| | | m.(1958, W Ham) George John HOLDSWORTH (b.27/7/1937, West Ham – d.11/1987, 50y,

| | | | Hackney)

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| | |– Emily Eliza PIDGEON (b.1899, Stratford – d.)

| | | m.(1919, West Ham) John SMITH (b. – d.)

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| | |– Charles Robert PIDGEON (b.20/5/1901, Stratford – d.1974, 73y, Newham)

| | | m1.(1925, West Ham) Margaret HOPKINS (b?1898, Poplar – d.1963, 64y, Essex SW)

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| | | m2.(1966, West Ham) Margaret Ellen TIDD (née LOWINGS) (b.5/2/1894, West Ham– d.1976, 82y,

| | | Newham)

| | └ Benjamin Frederick PIDGEON (b.1907, Stratford – d.)

| | m.(1934, W Ham) Elizabeth MILLER (b. – d.)

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| └ William John PIDGEON (b.ab.1868, Wanstead – d.) Brewer’s Drayman

| m.(1895, West Ham) Delia SAPSED (b.1870, Graveley, Herts – d.)

| | 1901: at Layfield Cotts, Wembley – William J & Delia; John W, Margaret J

| | 1911: at 1 Layfield Cottages, Harrow Rd, Sudbury, Wembley – William & Delia; John, Margaret,

| | [3/4 ch alive] Arthur

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| |– John William PIDGEON (b.16/9/1896, Sudbury, Mdx – d.1979, 82y, Torbay)

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| |– Margaret Delia PIDGEON (b.1899, Sudbury, Mdx – d.1951, 51y, Harrow)

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| |-? Edith Primrose PIDGEON (b.1902, Hendon – d.1902, 0y, Hendon)

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| └ Arthur Thomas PIDGEON (b.30/9/1903, Sudbury – d.1982, 78y, Oxford)

| m.(1929, Hendon) Clarrissa Mary SHEWARD (b.6/9/1901, Hendon – d.1971, 69y, Hendon)

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| └ Christopher J PIDGEON (b.28/1/1933, Hendon – d.2001, 68y, Enfield)

|– Clara PIDGEON (bp.21/9/1823, W’stow – d.1898, 74, Tunbridge) Cook & Housekeeper

| 1861: at Frognel, Tormoham, Devon – Mary (servt to George E NUGENT, Bart & family)

| 1871: at 32 Curzon St, Mayfair, Lon – Mary (servt to Sir G E NUGENT & family)

| 1881: at 32 Curzon St, Mayfair, Lon – Clara (Head, servt – the family is absent)

| 1891: at 32 Curzon St, Mayfair, Lon – Mary (servt to George Edmund NUGENT & family)

| [George Edmund NUGENT, Baronet, J.P. & Deputy Lieutenant for Buckinghamshire

| was born about 1802 at Kingston, Jamaica]

|– Matilda PIDGEON (bp.8/8/1826, W’stow – d?1838, West Ham)

|– James PIDGEON (b.ab.1830, W’stow – d?1852, West Ham)

|– William PIGEON (bp.26/5/1833, W’stow – d.1886, 54y, Camberwell) Brewer’s Servant

| m.(1854, St Pancras) Elizabeth Jane HEWETT (b.ab.1834, St Pancras – d?1909, 76y, Portsmouth)

| | 1861: at 10 George St, Somers Town, London – William & Elizabeth; Eliza C

| | 1871: at 9 Tolmers Sqr, Somers Town – William & Elizabeth J; Eliza C, Susanna, Jessie E, William H,

| | Marion J, Thomas J + Mary J GINGER (visitor)

| | 1881: at 53 Sultan St, Camberwell – William & Elizabeth; William, Marion, Robert, Richard

| | 1891: at 4 Bellsgarden Rd, Camberwell – Elizabeth J (wid); William H, Richard J

| | 1901: at 155 Hill St, Camberwell – Elizabeth (wid); William (wid) + 2 boarders

| |

| |– Eliza Clara PIDGEON (b.1859, St Pancras – d.1918, 59, Portsmouth)

| | m.(1889, Camberwell) Frederick George DAY (b.1861, Corsham, Wilts – d.1906, 45y, Portsmouth)

| | | 1891: at The Stants, Cricklade, Wilts – Eliza C & Frederick G; Louisa Valet, Butler

| | | 1901: at No.23, Hungarton, Leics – Eliza C & Frederick G; Louisa C

| | |

| | └ Louisa Clara DAY (b.1890, Cricklade, Wilts – d.)

| |

| |– Susannah PIDGEON (b.1861, St Pancras – d.1947, 84y, Portsmouth)

| | m.(1887, Camberwell) Thomas Cloades HALLIDAY (b.1863, Cowes, I Wight – d.1933, 70y, Gosport)

| | 1891: at 7 Little Beach St, Alverstoke, I Wight – Thomas C & Sussana Boatbuilder

| | 1901: at 21 Chapel Lane, Alverstoke, I Wight – Thomas & Susan

| | 1911: at 106 Nelson Avenue, Portsmouth – Thomas & Susan [0 ch]

| |

| |– Bessie Elizabeth PIDGEON (b.1863, St Pancras – d.) Dressmaker

| | 1891: at 31 Promenade, North Meols, Lancs – Bessie (visitor to Eliza Sellers & family)

| |

| |– William Henry PIDGEON (b.1865, St Pancras – d.1913, 47y, Camberwell) Telegraph Messenger, Postman

| | m.(1896, Southwark) Annie BENNETT (b.1872 – d.1900, 27y, Lambeth)

| |

| |– Marian Jeanette PIDGEON (b.1867, St Pancras – d.1935, 69y, Thanet)

| | m.(1890, Southwark) Ambrose Loyd SMITH (b.1866, Andover, Hants – d.) Railway Guard, Carman

| | | 1891: at 35 Chumleigh St, Camberwell – Ambrose & Marion; Minnie

| | | 1901: at 48 Harling St, Camberwell – Ambrose L & Marion; Harry, Robert, Frederick

| | | 1911: at 48 St George’s Rd, Camberwell – James & Emily; Ambrose & Minnie; [4/6 ch alive]

| | | Harry, Robert, Frederick, Daisy

| | |– Minnie Elizabeth SMITH (b.1891, Camberwell – d.1894, 3y, Camberwell)

| | |– Harry SMITH (b.1893, Camberwell – d.)

| | |– Robert SMITH (b.1895, Camberwell – d.)

| | |– Frederick SMITH (b.1897, Camberwell – d.)

| | |– ? SMITH (b.ab.1899, Camberwell – d.before 1901)

| | └ Daisy Violet SMITH (b.1901, Camberwell – d.)

| |

| |– Thomas James PIDGEON (b.1869, St Pancras – d.1880, 11y, Camberwell)

| |

| |– Robert George PIDGEON (b.1871, St Pancras – d?1944, 72y, Southwark) Carman

| || m.(18/3/1906, Southwark) Beechie Agnes H CASBOLT (b.1883, Hackney – d.)

| || | 1911: at 249 Waterloo Sq, George St, Camberwell – Robert & Beechie; Ellen, William

| || | [2/2 ch alive] + Rober CASBOLT (bro)

| || |– Ellen Elizabeth PIDGEON (b.1907, Camberwell – d.)

| || |

| || |– William Henry R PIDGEON (b.10/4/1909, Lambeth – d.9/1991, 82y, Lewisham)

| || |

| || |– Dorothy Matilda PIDGEON (b.19/7/1911, Camberwell – d.1974, 64y, Wellingborough)

| || | m.(1938, Camberwell) Charles D TOWNSEND (b.1915, Lambeth – d.)

| || | |

| || |

| || |– Beechie Agnes L PIDGEON (b.30/8/1913, Camberwell – d.1977, 63, Depwade)

| || | m.( 1936, Camberwell) James J NIXON (b.29/6/1912, Camberwell – d.7/1987, 75y, Norwich)

| || | |

| || |

| || |– Hilda Irene PIDGEON (b.18/6/1916, Camberwell – d.5/1988, 71y, Bromley, Kent)

| || | m.(1978, Lewisham) Thomas Stanley READ (b.29/7/1905, Liverpool – d.6/1992, 86y, Tunbridge

| || | Wells)

| || |– Robert Sydney PIDGEON (b.5/5/1918, Camberwell – d.7/1988, 70y, Bromley)

| || | m.(1941, Wandsworth) Freda G FOGDEN (b.1921, Lambeth – d.)

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| || |

| || └ Violet P PIDGEON (b.1920, Camberwell – d.)

| || m.(1946, Wandsworth) Royston H HARVEY (b.1921, Shardlow – d.)

| || |

| |[ triplets ]

| ||–James Joseph PIDGEON (b.1871, St Pancras – d.1880, 8y, Camberwell)

| ||

| |– Richard John PIDGEON (b.1871, St Pancras – d.1971, 0y, St Pancras)

| |

| └ Richard John PIDGEON (b.1873, St Pancras – d.1925, 50y, Camberwell) Brush hawker, Commercial

| : traveller

| m.(1899, Camberwell) Lavinia ENGLAND (b.1879, Kennington – d.1964, 84y, Deptford) Ironer

| | 1901: at 9 Winchester Place, Peckham – Richard & Lavinia

| | 1911: at 303 Albany Rd, Camberwell – Richard John & Lavinia; Florence Grace,

| | [2/3 ch alive] Richard John

| |– Lavinia Jeanettie PIDGEON (bp.4/4/1900, Peckham – d.1900, 0y, Camberwell)

| |

| |– Florence Grace PIDGEON (b.8/11/1901, Camberwell – d.3/1987, 85y, Brentwood, Esx)

| | m.(1922, Lambeth) David WADDELL (b.ab.1895, Edinburgh – d.1927, 32y, Hendon)

| | |

| |

| └ Richard John PIDGEON (b.24/6/1903, Camberwell – d.1974, 71y, Camberwell)

└ Joseph PIGEON (bp.17/4/1836, W’stow – d?1849, West Ham)

Ian C Pidgeon

The Pidgeons of Walthamstow, Essex