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James House

Male Abt 1835 - Abt 1897  (~ 61 years)


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  • Name James House  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Birth Abt 1834  Dorchester, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Born Abt Mar 1835  Puddletown, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 22 Mar 1835  St Mary the Virgin, Puddletown, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Birth Abt 1836  [6
    • Age 22 at marriage
    Residence 6 Jun 1841  Puddletown Heath, Puddletown, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation 30 Mar 1851  [7
    Ag Lab 
    Residence 30 Mar 1851  Puddletown, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Service No. 1852  [13
    774 or 22278 
    Service 6 Oct 1852  [13
    Gunner & Driver, 6Bn Royal Artillery 
    Service 1 Jan 1853  [13
    Gunner, Royal Horse Artillery 
    Service 1 Aug 1857  [13
    Bombardier, Royal Horse Artillery 
    Service 16 Nov 1857  [13
    Corporal, Royal Horse Artillery 
    Service 1 Jul 1858  [13
    Sergeant, Royal Horse Artillery 
    Occupation 3 Jul 1858  [6
    Corporal, Royal Horse Artillery 
    Residence 3 Jul 1858  Plumstead, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Service 1 Dec 1858  [13
    Gunner, Royal Horse Artillery 
    Service 30 Oct 1860  [13
    Bombardier, Royal Horse Artillery 
    Occupation 1861  [8
    Bombardier, Royal Horse Artillery 
    Residence 1861  13 Grove Buildings, Fordington, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Service 22 Sep 1861  [13
    Corporal, Royal Horse Artillery 
    Service 18 May 1863  [13
    Sergeant, Royal Horse Artillery 
    Occupation 6 Apr 1870  [5
    Serjeant, Royal Artillery 
    Service 9 Dec 1873  Woolwich, London Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Discharged 
    Name Jas House  [9
    Occupation 12 Nov 1876  [3, 4
    Warehouseman 
    Residence 12 Nov 1876  54 Ann Street, Plumstead, Greenwich, London Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Occupation 1881  [2
    Workman MW Docks 
    Residence 1881  118 Stebondale Street, Poplar, London Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 1891  [9
    Millwall Dock Constable 
    Residence 1891  292 West Ferry Road, Poplar, London Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Died Abt Feb 1897  Poplar RD, London Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    • age 62
    Notes 
    • 1891 - Stepdaughter Ellen Brightly age 25, born India, is with James, Esther & Arthur but James' wife is not present although he is not listed as a widower.
      Appears to have been 'busted' to private after a court martial
      His discharge papers show that he was in Turkey for over 5 years and in India for over 9 years
    Person ID I30027  ONS
    Last Modified 22 Oct 2019 

    Father John House,   b. Abt Oct 1791, Puddletown, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt May 1866, Dorchester RD, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Mother Sarah Keates,   b. 1801, West Knighton, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1875  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 1 Jan 1825  Stinsford, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Married 3 Jan 1825  Stinsford, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Married 3 Jan 1825  Stinsford, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    Family ID F3869  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jane Charlotte Mead,   b. Abt 1834, Somerset Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1870  (Age ~ 35 years) 
    Married 3 Jul 1858  St Nicholas, Plumstead, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Witness 3 Jul 1858  [6
    John Hay 
    Witness 3 Jul 1858  [6
    Mary Jane Drysdell? 
    Married Abt Aug 1858  Lewisham RD, London Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Children 
     1. James John House,   b. 30 Oct 1859, Woolwich, London Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Nov 1930, Eastry RD, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     2. Sarah Jane House,   b. 10 Oct 1863, Portobello, Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Emily House,   b. Abt 1865, Ambala, Punjab, India Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 15 Apr 2023 
    Family ID F9695  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Jane Ellen Saunders,   b. Abt 1834, Monksilver, Somerset Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt May 1913, Romford RD, Essex Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Married 1870  India Find all individuals with events at this location  [17
    Married 6 Apr 1870  Sealrote, Punjab, India Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Witness 6 Apr 1870  [5
    M A Hopkins 
    Witness 6 Apr 1870  [5
    W Mallett 
    Children 
     1. Emily Esther House,   b. Abt Nov 1873, Plumstead, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Arthur George House,   b. 28 Mar 1875, Plumstead, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt May 1942, Bromley RD, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     3. Edith Alice House,   b. Abt May 1877, Woolwich RD, London Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Aug 1878, Woolwich RD, London Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 1 years)
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2021 
    Family ID F10918  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1834 - Dorchester, Dorset Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt Mar 1835 - Puddletown, Dorset Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 22 Mar 1835 - St Mary the Virgin, Puddletown, Dorset Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 6 Jun 1841 - Puddletown Heath, Puddletown, Dorset Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 30 Mar 1851 - Puddletown, Dorset Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 3 Jul 1858 - Plumstead, Kent Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Jul 1858 - St Nicholas, Plumstead, Kent Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt Aug 1858 - Lewisham RD, London Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1870 - India Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Apr 1870 - Sealrote, Punjab, India Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsService - Discharged - 9 Dec 1873 - Woolwich, London Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Abt Feb 1897 - Poplar RD, London Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1] 1841 Census - England & Wales.

    2. [S4] 1881 Census - England & Wales.

    3. [S95] Baptism record - daughter.

    4. [S94] Baptism record - son.

    5. [S898] FindMyPast Military Records, www.findmypast.com, www.findmypast.co.uk.

    6. [S64] Parish Register - marriages.
      indicates that we have seen the original parish register, microfilm/fiche or a scanned image


    7. [S2] 1851 Census - England & Wales.

    8. [S3] 1861 Census - England & Wales.

    9. [S5] 1891 Census - England & Wales.

    10. [S480] BMD register (England & Wales) - deaths - multiple sources.
      available online from various sources

    11. [S6] 1901 Census - England & Wales.

    12. [S515] Dorset OPC, www.opcdorset.org, www.opcdorset.org.

    13. [S1178] Bedfordshire News, www.findmypast.co.uk.

    14. [S35] Freebmd.

    15. [S42] FamilySearch.org.

    16. [S9] ancestry.com tree.

    17. [S610] Families in British India Society, www.fibis.org.