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From our point
of view the Isbell line starts with
Louisa who married Christopher Albrow.
The overlap from the Albrow line is repeated here to provide continuity.
After much searching of records from St.Mary's Elsing, I have been
able to redefine the Isbell line. Special thanks to Rose
Isbell - my third cousin, for allowing access to her
tree, so that we can add to ours.
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Louisa
Isbell:
Birth:
15 May 1879 at St Pancras
Baptism:
29 Jun 1879 at St Lukes Kentish Town
Marriage:
Christopher Albrow at the Register
Office, St. Pancras 18 May 1904.
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Christopher,
Bachelor, age 26, Fishmonger, of 68 Grafton Road.
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Louisa,
Spinster, age 25, of 49 Weedington Road.
Click
this link to see the marriage certificate.
Death:
1947 at Staines, Middlesex
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Louisa |
It
looks like Louisa's Father, Charles
has remarried by the time of the 1891 Census and Louisa
age 11, is located at The Industrial School, Bois Fields, Halstead,
Essex. The school is located within the site of The
Halstead Workhouse which was demolished in 1925. The School
building survives (2007). see picture and notes
below
Louisa
seems to have had plenty of tragedy in her early years with her
Mother, Emma dying at age 28 when Louisa
was five and her older sister, Emma dying
at age 13.... Louisa is back at home when
the 1901 Census was taken.
The 1911 Census
shows the Albrows are living at 23 Little Randolph Street NW
1. Right opposite Louisa's father,
Charles at no.24.
Louisa and Christopher appear
to be living at the same address as Louisa's
father, when Christopher cites his address
at the time of his army attestation in 1915.
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See
the 1911 Census completed by Christopher here
The move to
Rochford, Essex (Southend-on Sea) takes place after Christopher's
army discharge.
Halstead
Industrial School
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Originally
"The Greenwood School" Certified on 12 March 1869
for 70 girls. It was established by Lucy Greenwood, who "promoted
the welfare of destitute and neglected girls". It comprises
a house with a range of cottages and a chapel. It closed Feb
1921. Industrial schools were later called "Approved Schools" |
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Christopher
Frowen Albrow
Birth:
1 Dec 1877 at St Pancras, Middlesex
Baptism:
3 Mar 1878 at Haverstock Hill Holy Trinity
Marriage:
Louisa Isbell at the Register Office,
St. Pancras 18 May 1904.
Death:
1941 at Southend-on-Sea, Essex age 63
Christopher's
middle name is Frowen (his mother's maiden name) but there
are instances of it spelled as Froen and Froin. He uses "Froen"
in his army attestation
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Christopher
and Louisa's children:
• Louisa Winifred Birth:
14 May,1905 at St. Pancras - Death:
Nov 1997
• Christopher John Birth:
29 Sep 1907 at St. Pancras
• Lillian May Birth:
27 Aug 1909 at St. Pancras
• Arthur Frowen Birth:
25 Feb 1911 at St. Pancras
• Emily Violet Birth:
30 Sep,1914 at Willesden Death:
Aug 2002
• Herbert
Stanley Birth:
6 Jul 1918 at Rochford, Essex Death:
5 Sept 1980
• Thomas Birth:<1921>
probably Rochford Death:
1934
Louisa's
children:
• Emma Charlotte (Isbell) Birth:
25 Feb 1901 at Kentish Town
• Charles Harold (Isbell) Birth:
12 Jan 1903 at St. Pancras.
Christopher
saw Colonial, Second Boer War and First World War service.See
his Welsh Regiment Page including the medals or see the transcription
of his service record here
Note:
Emma and Charles were both born before Christopher and Louisa'
were married, during his time in South Africa: 4 November 1899
- 12 July 1902. Although Christopher assumes parental responsibilty
for them he is, apparently, not in possesion of their birth certificates
and he notes on army documents that their sunames are both 'Isbell'
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Charles
Isbell
Birth:
1853
at St. Pancras
Marriage:
Emma Foy, 1876 at St. Pancras
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Charles and daughter Louisa:
Information on the ALBROW
Page
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Inside
cover of Charles' Bible. Dated 1867 |
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With
the death of Emma in 1885, the 1891
Census shows Charles has re-married.
His wife is: Louisa
( Birth:
<1861> at Ipswich, Suffolk). |
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They
are at 2 Grafton Tce, St. Pancras and
Charles is a self-employed 'General Dealer'.
This snapshot seems to demonstrate times must have been bleak
as they occupy a single room and our Louisa
is living at "The Industrial School" (see above)
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By 1911, when
the census is taken, Charles is a widower
once again and he is living opposite his daughter and son-in-law
(Louisa and Christopher)
at 24 Little Randolph St. Kentish Town (now re-named Rousden
St) On the night of the census his grandson Charles is staying with
him. The 1911 Census was completed by Charles
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See
the 1911 Census completed by Charles Isbell here |
Emma
Foy
Birth:
1857 at St. Pancras
Death:
1885 at St. Pancras age 28 |
Charles
and Emma's
children:
• Emma Dec 1876-1890
• Louisa 1880-1947
• Catherine Birth:
1882
• Charlotte Birth:
1884
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• links
removed for updating
To date, the
earliest reference that I have located for Emma,
is the 1871 Census (link above) which finds her at age 14 as a servant
in the Kelly household at 8 Islip St, St. Pancras
The Census
of 1881, we see that Charles is employed
as a 'Bricklayers Labourer' and Emma as
an 'Ironer'. Our Louisa is one year old.
They are located at: 98 Weedington Rd and Charles' young
brother, George and sister-in-law Sarah nee Ham(m), with their son
William, are lodging with them.
Emma's
line is difficult to trace beyond here. Her short and apparently
hard life has left little information.
Historical
perspective:
Benjamin Disraeli - Prime Minister of Gt. Britain - 20 February
1874 – 21 April 1880 |
* Special
thanks to Jen for contributions to the Isbell line. Jen is related
to the Isbells through marriage.
1881 Census
Public Records Office Reference RG11 Piece / Folio 0217 / 117 Page
Number 42 |
John
Isbell
Birth:
1820,
Norfolk Baptised
6 Mar at St. Mary's Elsing
Marriage:
Charlotte Butters,
1844 at Elsing, Norfolk
Death:
1878 at St. Pancras
In 1851 we
find the Isbells living in Greengate, Swanton Morley.John
is a journeyman carpenter. By 1854, (Charles'
birth date) the family had left Norfolk and were living
in St. Pancras. Charles being the first
of the couples children to be born outside Norfolk. The 1861 Census
shows them living at: 19, Ferdinand Street, St Pancras.
They move to 128 Weedington Rd, St. Pancras by the time
of the 1871 Census and John still works
as a carpenter.
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Picture postcard of
Greengate - Swanton Morley |
Take
a look at an 1840 Map of East Anglia |
Charlotte
Butters
Birth:
1821
Hoe *, Norfolk
Death:
1883 at St. Pancras
* pronounced ' hoo'
The Census
of 1881 shows Charlotte being widowed
and lodging with the Cuckson family at 18 Prince of Wales Cres.,
St. Pancras
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Click here to
see the BUTTERS page
Elsing
Parish -
lies in the valley of the River Wensum approximately mid-way between
Norwich and Fakenham.Named after a Danish chieftain “Elesa”
whose image appears on the village sign together with his hunting
hound, the manor of Elsing was held by the Hastings family who in
1470 built the lovely moated Hall. The Hall was used during the
16th century to hide catholic priests to escape persecution and
has the usual priest holes amongst its many features.The village
church of St Mary was built in 1347 it has the widest pillar less
nave of any church in East Anglia and its Font was featured in the
Great Exhibition of 1851.
John
and Charlotte's children:
• Emma Birth:
1845 Swanton Morley, Norfolk
• Mary Birth:
1846 Swanton Morley
• William Birth:
1848 Yaxham, Norfolk?
• Emma Birth:
1851 Swanton Morley
• Charles Birth:
1854 St Pancras
• George Birth:
1857
St Pancras
• Sarah Ann Birth:
1859
St Pancras
• Eliza Birth:
1865 St Pancras
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John
Isbell
Baptised:
16 Dec 1792 North Tuddenham, Norfolk
Marriage:
Mary Balls, 05 Nov 1816 Elsing,
Norfolk
Death:
1867 (Mitford - Registration District)
At the time
of the couples marriage, John was a labourer
but appears to have completed his apprentiship and become a carpenter
by the time John jnr is born.
St.
Mary's Church, North Tuddenham website
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William
White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk 1845
Tuddenham (North) is a parish of dispersed houses, extending
from 2½ to 4¾ miles E. of East Dereham, and
comprising 417 inhabitants, and 2272 acres of land, lying
in the manors of St. Clere and Bellhouse Hall,
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North
Tuddenham Postmill, built in 1759 and unfortunately
dismantled in 1923 (Just the lower round section remains. Picture
taken in 1910. Surely a familiar sight to the Isbells
(Postmill - a windmill with machinery mounted on a frame that
turns in its entirety to face the wind.) |
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Mary
Balls (Bales?)
I am not yet sure of the surname spelling for Mary.
Transcriptions have shown both (Apr 2009)
John
and Mary's children
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Mary Baptised:
18 Jan 1818 at Elsing
• John Baptised:
6 Mar 1820 at Elsing
• Samuel Baptised:
18 Jul 1822 at Elsing
• Margaret Baptised::1
May 1825 at Elsing
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William
Baptised:
8 Jun 1828 at Elsing
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George Baptised:
24 Jul 1830 at Elsing
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Charles
Baptised:
12 Jan 1833 at Elsing |
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| I
am still accumulating information on this generation and earlier
ones. I will add it as it comes to hand. If you find any information
that you think that we can use, please let me know |
Historical
perspective:The Battle of Waterloo, fought on 18
June 1815, Combatants: British, Germans, Belgians, Dutch and
Prussians against the French Grande Armée
NOTE: The Welsh Regiment, later to feature in our family tree
was involved at Waterloo (69th Regiment of Foot later the
Welsh Regiment and now the Royal Regiment of Wales) |
edit notes:
M: Source Information: LDS. Batch Number: 7128018 - Sheet: 84 -Source
Call No.: 0538967
B:Source Information: LDS. Batch Number: 8634430 - Sheet: 07 - Source
Call No.: 1396282
East
Dereham? Mother Mary D; 1807 age 63? Father Henry?
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William
Isbell
Historical
perspective:
William Pitt the Younger (1759–1806), Prime Minister
of Great Britain (1783–1801) and (1804–1806)
1791:
5 December
- Austrian composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dies. |
This generation
is a work in progress - stand by for more details or more editing
-Johnny
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Margaret
(Carr?)
William
and Margaret's children
so far
William Birth:
1778 Baptised:
28 May at Elsing ?
John Birth:
1792 at North Tuddenham
Samuel Birth:
1795
at North Tuddenham
Margaret Birth:
1780 Baptised:
31 Dec at Elsing
Margaret
remarries in 1802 at North Tuddenham to Thomas Neve
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