| Within a matter of weeks the fifth child, George, died aged 4 and this death was followed shortly after by the birth of the seventh child and further son, Thomas James, on 13 Oct 1871 at 21 Alderminster Road. Again Thomas William was described as a carman on the birth certificate but by the time of registration (23 Nov 1871) the family had moved again back towards central Bermondsey to 39 Little George Street (later this street was re-named The Grange.
On Christmas Eve 1871 Thomas William's younger brother James Henry married at St.Marks Church,Shoreditch; it isn't known if Thomas William and family were able to attend.
The last two children Florence and Minnie were twins whose births were registered in the December Quarter of 1873, again in the St.Olave district of Bermondsey. Their birth certificates have not been obtained and neither have any baptisms been traced, although if they had been baptised, it's likely the church would have been St. James in Jamaica Road. Sadly the baptisms register for this period was 'unfit for production' on the last time of asking.
On 1 Aug 1875 Thomas William's youngest brother John Edward got married at St.Philips Church, Bethnal Green (see Part 3.1) | |
