See also

Family of Alfred Pulford and Ellen (Lee) Thornton

Husband: Alfred Pulford

  • Name:

  • Alfred Pulford

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Robert Pulford (1794-1874)

  • Mother:

  • Sophia Doughton (1794-1858)

  • Note 1 (shared):

  • Partnership between Robert Pulford, Henry Doughton Pulford, and Alfred Pulford, carrying on business as Tailors, at No. 65, St. James's-street, in the city of Westminster, and county of Middlesex, under the style or firm of Pulford and Sons, is this day dissolved by mutual consent, so far as regards the said Robert Pulford; and that all debts...will be paid and received by the said Henry Doughton Pulford and Alfred Pulford. Dated 31st day of December, 1856. Robt. Pulford, Henry D. Pulford, Alfred Pulford

    London Gazette, 2.1.1857

  • Note 2:

  • PULFORD Alfred of Ravensdale Tunbridge Wells esquire died 13 August 1896 at the "Cavendish" hotel Eastbourne. Probate London 8 October to Harry Elliott Pulford gentleman and the reverend Richard Thornton Thornton clerk. Effects £26494 0s. 6d. Resworn April 1897 £18314 15s. 3d.

  • Birth:

  • 29 Mar 1823

  • St James, Westminster, Middlesex

  • Baptism:

  • 2 May 1823 (age 0)

  • Saint James, Westminster, London

  • Census (1):

  • 1841 (age 17-18)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1851 (age 27-28)

  • Master tailor employing 55 men, 65 St James's Street, Westminster

  • Census (3):

  • 1861 (age 37-38)

  • Clothier, Springfield Villa, Wimbledon, Surrey

  • Census (4):

  • 1871 (age 47-48)

  • Landowner, Rosenau, Tormoham, Devon

  • Fact1 (1):

  • 12 Mar 1874 (age 50)

  • Executor to will of Robert Pulford

  • Fact1 (2):

  • 15 Jul 1876 (age 53)

  • Executor to will of Richard Napoleon Thornton

  • Census (5):

  • 1881 (age 57-58)

  • Fundholder, Rosenau, Tormoham, Devon

  • Census (6):

  • 1891 (age 67-68)

  • Living on own means, 13 Pembury Road, Tonbridge, Kent (widower)

  • Death fact:

  • 1896 (age 72-73)

  • 1896 Sep Qtr, Eastbourne, 2b/45 (aged 73)

  • Death:

  • 13 Aug 1896 (age 73)

  • Cavendish Hotel, Eastbourne, Sussex

Wife: Ellen (Lee) Thornton

  • Name:

  • Ellen (Lee) Thornton

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Richard Thornton (1776-1865)

  • Mother:

  • Alice Lee (c. 1811- )

  • Note:

  • Born to Alice Lee. 1841 Census of Brixton shows her at South Island Place with 2 sisters and Richard Napoleon. Book called History of Raynes Park states that Richard Thornton had an irregular establishment, and she was the product of this. When she married Alfred Pulford, she gave the name of the father on the certificate as Richard Thornton.

    Source: Pulfords Family Genealogy Page, http://www.pulfords.org.uk

  • Birth:

  • 14 Dec 1825

  • Marylebone, Middlesex

  • Census:

  • 1841 (age 15-16)

  • Living with mother, Alice Lee (Ellen Lee)

  • Will:

  • 1865 (age 39-40)

  • £300, 000 for life in will of Richard Thornton

  • Death fact:

  • 1888 (age 62-63)

  • 1888 Mar Qtr, Tonbridge, 2a/440 (aged 62)

  • Death:

  • 9 Mar 1888 (age 62)

  • Tonbridge, Kent

Child 1: Ellen Sophia Pulford

  • Name:

  • Ellen Sophia Pulford

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Richard Thornton Thornton (1853-1928)

  • Children:

  • Ellen Maude Thornton (1878-1962)

  •  

  • Alfred Norman Thornton (1880-1922)

  •  

  • Richard Patrick Thornton (1881-1932)

  •  

  • Margery Marion Thornton (1884-1954)

  • Note:

  • THORNTON Ellen Sophia of Dalcote Tunbridge Wells (wife of the reverend Richard Thornton Thornton clerk) died 28 March 1891; Probate London 3 December 1896 to the said reverend Richard Thornton Thornton. Effects £379 10s. 4d.

  • Birth:

  • 15 Sep 1851

  • St James, Westminster, Middlesex

  • Baptism:

  • 9 Oct 1851 (age 0)

  • St James, Westminster, Middlesex

  • Census (1):

  • 1861 (age 9-10)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1871 (age 19-20)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (3):

  • 1881 (age 29-30)

  • Wife in household (staying with father)

  • Death fact:

  • 1891 (age 39-40)

  • 1891 Mar Qtr, Tonbridge, 2a/473 (aged 39)

  • Death:

  • 28 Mar 1891 (age 39)

  • Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Child 2: Alfred Pulford

  • Name:

  • Alfred Pulford

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Annie Bell Forsyth (1852-1923)

  • Children:

  • Alfred Valentine Pulford (1881-1904)

  •  

  • Alice Marion Pulford (1882-1914)

  •  

  • Harry Forsyth Pulford (1884-1970)

  •  

  • Winifred Annie Pulford (1885-1886)

  •  

  • Dorothy Ellen Pulford (1887-1969)

  • Note:

  • PULFORD Alfred the younger of Benholme 21 Broadwater Down Tunbridge Wells Kent died 25 April 1896. Probate London 26 November to Annie Bell Pulford widow Harry Elliott Pulford esquire and William Walter stockbroker. Effects £31988 0s. 2d.

  • Birth:

  • 27 Jan 1854

  • St James, Westminster, Middlesex

  • Birth fact:

  • 1854 (age 0)

  • 1854 Mar Qtr, St James Westminster, 1a/320

  • Census (1):

  • 1861 (age 6-7)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1871 (age 16-17)

  • School pupil, East Budleigh, Devon

  • Occupation:

  • 29 Apr 1880 (age 26)

  • -; Estate agent, Torquay, Devon (on marriage record)

  • Census (3):

  • 1881 (age 26-27)

  • Annuitant, Sussex Villa, 6 Frant Road, Frant, Sussex

  • Census (4):

  • 1891 (age 36-37)

  • Living on own means, No 5 Chatsworth Gardens, Eastbourne, Sussex

  • Death fact:

  • 1896 (age 41-42)

  • 1896 Jun Qtr, Ticehurst, 2b/69 (aged 42)

  • Death:

  • 25 Apr 1896 (age 42)

  • Benholme 21, Broadwater Down, Frant, Sussex

  • Probate:

  • 26 Nov 1896

  • Probate (PR) to Annie Bell Pulford, Harry Elliott Pulford, William Walter

Child 3: Alice Pulford

  • Name:

  • Alice Pulford

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 8 Aug 1855

  • St James, Westminster, Middlesex

  • Baptism:

  • 6 Sep 1855 (age 0)

  • St James, Westminster, Middlesex

  • Birth fact:

  • 1855 (age 0)

  • 1855 Sep Qtr, St James Westminster, 1a/290

  • Death fact:

  • 1858 (age 2-3)

  • 1858 Jun Qtr, Kingston, 2a/115

  • Death:

  • 19 May 1858 (age 2)

  • Kingston upon Thames, Surrey

Child 4: Emily Pulford

  • Name:

  • Emily Pulford

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Note:

  • PULFORD Emily of Fitzwalters Eastbourne spinster died 23 January 1941 at St. Michaels Lodge Eldorado Road Cheltenham. Probate Llandudno 28 May to Ellen Maud Thornton spinster Horatio Gordon Johnson of no occupation and Walter Edward Luard Dawson-Pattison solicitor. Effects £61761 7s. 4d.

  • Birth:

  • 8 Nov 1857

  • St James, Westminster, Middlesex

  • Baptism:

  • 14 Dec 1857 (age 0)

  • St James, Westminster, Middlesex

  • Birth fact:

  • 1857 (age 0)

  • 1857 Dec Qtr, St James Westminster, 1a/323

  • Census (1):

  • 1861 (age 3-4)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1871 (age 13-14)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (3):

  • 1881 (age 23-24)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (4):

  • 1891 (age 33-34)

  • Living with father

  • Census (5):

  • 1901 (age 43-44)

  • Living on own means, staying with brother-in-law Richard T Thornton (unmarried)

  • Census (6):

  • 1911 (age 53-54)

  • Private means, living with brother-in-law Richard Thornton Thornton

  • Death fact:

  • 1941 (age 83-84)

  • 1941 Mar Qtr, Cheltenham, 6a/1071 (aged 83)

  • Death:

  • 23 Jan 1941 (age 83)

  • St Michaels Lodge, Eldorado Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Child 5: Harry Elliott Pulford

  • Name:

  • Harry Elliott Pulford

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Mary Ann Hurst (1861-1938)

  • Children:

  • Mary Violet Pulford (1888-1976)

  •  

  • Lawrence Edward Pulford (1891-1954)

  •  

  • Phyllis Gertrude Pulford (1893-1982)

  •  

  • Joan Gladys Pulford (1896-1969)

  •  

  • Raymond Harry Pulford (1899-1969)

  •  

  • Enid Marion Pulford (1901-1981)

  • Note:

  • PULFORD Harry Elliott of 11 Bristol Gardens Brighton died 27 January 1923. probate London 17 April to Eric McVicar Taylor managing director and Raymond Harry Pulford gentleman. Effects £4092 7s. 6d.

  • Birth:

  • 13 Dec 1860

  • Springfield Villa, Wimbledon, Surrey

  • Baptism:

  • 24 Jan 1861 (age 0)

  • Wimbledon, Surrey

  • Census (1):

  • 1861 (age 0-1)

  • Living with parents

  • Birth fact:

  • 1861 (age 0-1)

  • 1861 Mar Qtr, Kingston, 2a/197

  • Census (2):

  • 1871 (age 10-11)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (3):

  • 1881 (age 20-21)

  • Living with parents

  • Occupation:

  • 28 Mar 1885 (age 24)

  • Commissioned at Lieutenant, 1st Volunteer Battalion, the Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

  • Census (4):

  • 1891 (age 30-31)

  • Living on own means, 27 Broadwater Down, Frant, Sussex

  • Residence (1):

  • 1910 (age 49-50)

  • Clayton, Wickham, Hassocks, Sussex (Phone Book)

  • Residence (2):

  • 1923 (age 62-63)

  • 11 Bristol Gardens, Brighton, Sussex

  • Death fact:

  • 1923 (age 62-63)

  • 1923 Mar Qtr, Brighton, 2b/260 (aged 63)

  • Death:

  • 27 Jan 1923 (age 62)

  • 11 Bristol Gardens, Brighton, Sussex

Child 6: Eliza Marion Pulford

  • Name:

  • Eliza Marion Pulford

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Richard Thornton Thornton (1853-1928)

  • Note:

  • THORNTON Eliza Marion of Fitzwalters Eastbourne (wife of Richard Thornton Thornton) died 4 April 1909 at Monte Carlo. Probate London 1 July to the said Richard Thornton Thornton Alfred Norman Thornton and Richard Patrick Thornton esquires and Walter Badeley Pattisson solicitor. Effects £37066 12s. 11d.

  • Birth:

  • 14 Jun 1864

  • Springfield Villa, Wimbledon, Surrey

  • Baptism:

  • 19 Jul 1864 (age 0)

  • Wimbledon, Surrey

  • Birth fact:

  • 1864 (age 0)

  • 1864 Sep Qtr, Kingston, 2a/208

  • Census (1):

  • 1871 (age 6-7)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1881 (age 16-17)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (3):

  • 1891 (age 26-27)

  • Living with father

  • Death:

  • 4 Apr 1909 (age 44)

  • Monte Carlo

Child 7: Janet Maude Pulford

  • Name:

  • Janet Maude Pulford

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Horatio Gordon Johnson (1868-1956)

  • Note:

  • JOHNSON Janet Maude of Long Orchard East Budleigh Devon widow died 3 January 1961 at 33 Drakes Avenue Exmouth Devon. Probate Exeter 1 May to John Richard Francis Daw solicitor and John Gordon Johnson retired major H.M. army. Effects £7455 18s.

  • Birth:

  • 26 Oct 1866

  • Teddington, Middlesex

  • Birth fact:

  • 1866 (age 0)

  • 1866 Dec Qtr, Kingston, 2a/274

  • Census (1):

  • 1871 (age 4-5)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1881 (age 14-15)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (3):

  • 1891 (age 24-25)

  • Living with father

  • Death:

  • 3 Jan 1961 (age 94)

  • 33 Drakes Avenue, Exmouth, Devon

Note on Husband: Alfred Pulford (1) - shared note

Partnership between Robert Pulford, Henry Doughton Pulford, and Alfred Pulford, carrying on business as Tailors, at No. 65, St. James's-street, in the city of Westminster, and county of Middlesex, under the style or firm of Pulford and Sons, is this day dissolved by mutual consent, so far as regards the said Robert Pulford; and that all debts...will be paid and received by the said Henry Doughton Pulford and Alfred Pulford. Dated 31st day of December, 1856. Robt. Pulford, Henry D. Pulford, Alfred Pulford

London Gazette, 2.1.1857

Note on Husband: Alfred Pulford (2)

PULFORD Alfred of Ravensdale Tunbridge Wells esquire died 13 August 1896 at the "Cavendish" hotel Eastbourne. Probate London 8 October to Harry Elliott Pulford gentleman and the reverend Richard Thornton Thornton clerk. Effects £26494 0s. 6d. Resworn April 1897 £18314 15s. 3d.

Note on Wife: Ellen (Lee) Thornton

Born to Alice Lee. 1841 Census of Brixton shows her at South Island Place with 2 sisters and Richard Napoleon. Book called History of Raynes Park states that Richard Thornton had an irregular establishment, and she was the product of this. When she married Alfred Pulford, she gave the name of the father on the certificate as Richard Thornton.

Source: Pulfords Family Genealogy Page, http://www.pulfords.org.uk

Note on Child 1: Ellen Sophia Pulford

THORNTON Ellen Sophia of Dalcote Tunbridge Wells (wife of the reverend Richard Thornton Thornton clerk) died 28 March 1891; Probate London 3 December 1896 to the said reverend Richard Thornton Thornton. Effects £379 10s. 4d.

Note on Child 2: Alfred Pulford

PULFORD Alfred the younger of Benholme 21 Broadwater Down Tunbridge Wells Kent died 25 April 1896. Probate London 26 November to Annie Bell Pulford widow Harry Elliott Pulford esquire and William Walter stockbroker. Effects £31988 0s. 2d.

Note on Child 4: Emily Pulford

PULFORD Emily of Fitzwalters Eastbourne spinster died 23 January 1941 at St. Michaels Lodge Eldorado Road Cheltenham. Probate Llandudno 28 May to Ellen Maud Thornton spinster Horatio Gordon Johnson of no occupation and Walter Edward Luard Dawson-Pattison solicitor. Effects £61761 7s. 4d.

Note on Child 5: Harry Elliott Pulford

PULFORD Harry Elliott of 11 Bristol Gardens Brighton died 27 January 1923. probate London 17 April to Eric McVicar Taylor managing director and Raymond Harry Pulford gentleman. Effects £4092 7s. 6d.

Note on Child 6: Eliza Marion Pulford

THORNTON Eliza Marion of Fitzwalters Eastbourne (wife of Richard Thornton Thornton) died 4 April 1909 at Monte Carlo. Probate London 1 July to the said Richard Thornton Thornton Alfred Norman Thornton and Richard Patrick Thornton esquires and Walter Badeley Pattisson solicitor. Effects £37066 12s. 11d.

Note on Child 7: Janet Maude Pulford

JOHNSON Janet Maude of Long Orchard East Budleigh Devon widow died 3 January 1961 at 33 Drakes Avenue Exmouth Devon. Probate Exeter 1 May to John Richard Francis Daw solicitor and John Gordon Johnson retired major H.M. army. Effects £7455 18s.