Where are the Cartwrights in 1841?
Q
My great great aunt, Esther Ann Neville (1837–1921), was born in Clifton upon Teme, Worcestershire, and in 1860 married Edward Cartwright (1838–1866), who was born in Anglesey, North Wales. His parents were Edward Cheney Cartwright (1810–1847), born in St Marylebone, and Hester Neville (1800–1874), Esther’s aunt.
But why was Edward born in Anglesey? In the 1851 census Hester is a publican, and Edward junior was educated at St Saviour’s Grammar School in Southwark, between 1850 and 1853. I cannot find the family in the 1841 census.
Valerie Preece
A
The life of Edward Cartwright is certainly intriguing. It appears from the baptism record that he was born in Anglesey as his father was working as a cook there. To find out whether Edward senior had a family connection to the area, you would need to look more closely into his working life.
If you have not yet ordered a copy of this Edward’s death certificate, I would recommend doing so as this could reveal further clues. Although he died intestate, there is an entry for him in the deathduty index on Findmypast ( findmypast.co.uk). It would be worth looking at the original registers for more information.
Also, the 1841 census entry of widow Hester and Edward junior provides interesting insight. They were recorded as visitors in the Licensed Victuallers’ Asylum in Camberwell, not far from Southwark in Surrey. The Society of Licensed Victuallers helped children of distressed, decayed and deceased members of the licensed victualling trade. It might have more information in its surviving records. These are held at the London Metropolitan Archives and details can be found at tinyurl.com/LMASocietyVictuallers.
Emma Jolly