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NOTES from John Bridgen (cousin)
When I was a choirboy, 1935-6, Phyllis and Betty Russell owned a sweetshop that I was happy to visit in Stafford Road, Wallington. From an earlier stage in my childhood I had had fond memories of Betty. My mother had some puritanical strand in her complex make-up so that the whiff of perfume and of happily applied cosmetics gave unimagined delight to a beauty starved child, particularly when that vision of delight seemed fond of me.
When in Durban in 1965 there was a visit from Betty and Edmund Gray to which I had much looked forward.
NOTES from Tim:
Aunty Bertha, was virtually brought up by her grandparents Edwin and Lucy.
1901 Census: 93 Hereson Road, Ramsgate, Kent (Parish of St. Lawrence)
Edwin W. Russell, Head, age 70, Artist, Painter, Sculpter born Soho, London (abt.1831)
Lucy M. Russell, Wife, age 58, born Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk (abt.1843)
Stephen J. Russell, Son, age 27, Actor, born Marylebone, London (abt.1874)
Arthur B. Russell, Son, age 18, Draper's assistant, born Hammersmith, London (abt.1883)
Philip J. Russell, Grndson, age 5, born Hammersmith, London (abt.1896)
Bertha E. Russell, Grndaur, age 5, Bloomsbury, London (abt.1896)
NOTE: a Charles Russell was boarding 2 houses away (97), Widowed, aged 58, Retired gate porter, born Hillingdon, Middlesex (abt.1843)
1901 Census: Wade Lock, Uppermill, Saddleworth, Yorkshire
George W. Byrom, Head, M, 45, Iron Moulder, b. Saddleworth, Yorkshire
Amelia E. Byrom, Wife, F, 40, b. Dorset, Dorsetshire
Bertie Byrom, Son, M, 8, b. Carlisle, Cumberland
1861 Census: Cottage, Kimmeridge, Dorset
Thomas Christopher, Head, Mar, 36, Labourer, b. Chiselbourne, Dorset
Ellen Christopher, Wife, Mar, 36, Labourer's wife, b. Ringwood, Hampshire
Ruben Christopher, Son, Un, 18, Labourer, b. Ringwood, Hampshire
Fanny Christopher, Daur, Un, 14, Labourer's daughter, b. Ringwood, Hampshire
George Christopher, Son, Un, 11, Labourer's son, b. Ringwood, Hampshire
Lavinia Christopher, Daur, Un, 7, b. Cheselborne, Dorset
John Christopher, Son, Un, 3, b. Bere Regis, Dorset
Ameliah Christopher, Daur, Un, 3 mon, b. Bere Regis, Dorset1871 Census: Moreton, Dorset
Thomas Christopher, Head, Mar, 47, Labourer, b. Chiselborne, Dorset
Ellen Christopher, Wife, Mar, 47, Laundress, b. Chiselborne, Dorset
Ann Christopher, Daur, Un, 17, Laundress, b. Chiselborne, Dorset (Lavinia)
Tom Christopher, Son, Un, 13, Ag Lab, b. Bere Regis, Dorset
Amelia Christopher, Daur, Un, 10, Scholar, b. Bere Regis, Dorset
Esau Christopher, Son, Un, 3, Scholar, b. Bere Regis, Dorset1901 Census: Wade Lock, Uppermill, Saddleworth, Yorkshire
George W. Byrom, Head, M, 45, Iron Moulder, b. Saddleworth, Yorkshire
Amelia E. Byrom, Wife, F, 40, b. Dorset, Dorsetshire
Bertie Byrom, Son, M, 8, b. Carlisle, Cumberland
1901 Census: Wade Lock, Uppermill, Saddleworth, Yorkshire
George W. Byrom, Head, M, 45, Iron Moulder, b. Saddleworth, Yorkshire
Amelia E. Byrom, Wife, F, 40, b. Dorset, Dorsetshire
Bertie Byrom, Son, M, 8, b. Carlisle, Cumberland