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Family of Thomas Fawkes and Harriet Attfield
| Husband: | Thomas Fawkes (1819-1895) | |
| Wife: | Harriet Attfield (1824-1886) | |
| Children: | Frank Attfield Fawkes (1849-1941) | |
| Marriage | 22 Apr 1848 | The Parish Church, St Giles, Camberwell |
| Witnesses | 22 Apr 1848 | John Attfield, Sophia Ann Hainge |
Husband: Thomas Fawkes
| Name: | Thomas Fawkes | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | Arthur Fawkes (1778-1836) | |
| Mother: | Mary Hopkins (1786- ) | |
| Note: | FAWKES Thomas of Queen Adelaide Road Penge Surrey gentleman died 7 October 1895 at Chelmsford; Probate London 26 November to Frank Attfield Fawkes engineer. Effects £3900 11s. 5d. | |
| Birth | 1819 | Ashby Folville, Leicestershire |
| Baptism | 5 Mar 1819 (age 0) | Christened, Ashby Folville, Leics |
| Occupation (1) | 22 Apr 1848 (age 28-29) | Plumber, Camberwell (on marriage cert.) |
| Census (1) | 1851 (age 31-32) | Plumber, with wife, living with John & Ann Attfield, Whetstone |
| Census (2) | 1861 (age 41-42) | Gas fitter, 21 High St, Lambeth |
| Census (3) | 1871 (age 51-52) | Builder & decorator, 6 Camberwell Green (married, wife absent) |
| Census (4) | 1881 (age 61-62) | Retired builder, "Ashby Folville", Penge, Surrey |
| Occupation (2) | 12 Oct 1887 (age 67-68) | Gentleman, Sunnyside, Queen Adelaide Road, penge |
| Census (5) | 1891 (age 71-72) | Retired builder, 17 Adelaide Road, Penge (married) |
| Death fact | 1895 (age 75-76) | 1895 Dec Qtr, Chelmsford, 4a/263 |
| Residence | 1895 (age 75-76) | Queen Adelaide Road, Penge (on will) |
| Death | 7 Oct 1895 (age 75-76) | Chelmsford, Essex |
| Will | 26 Nov 1895 (age 75-76) | Probate London folio 1242 to Frank Attfield Fawkes |
Wife: Harriet Attfield
| Name: | Harriet Attfield | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | John Attfield (1796-1873) | |
| Mother: | Ann Lines (1800-1862) | |
| Birth | 5 Sep 1824 | Whetstone, Friern Barnet, Middlesex |
| Baptism | 3 Oct 1824 (age 0) | St James the Great, Friern Barnet, Middlesex |
| Census | 1841 (age 16-17) | Living with parents |
| Residence | 22 Apr 1848 (age 23) | Whetstone, Middx (address on marriage cert.) |
| Death fact (1) | 1886 (age 61-62) | 1886 Mar Qtr, Croydon, 2a/174 |
| Death fact (2) | 5 Feb 1886 (age 61) | Cause of death: heart disease |
| Death | 5 Feb 1886 (age 61) | 17 Queen Adelaide Road, Penge, Surrey |
Child 1: Frank Attfield Fawkes
| Name: | Frank Attfield Fawkes | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Sarah Smith Hartridge (1849-1930) | |
| Children: | Avis Fawkes (1882-1935) | |
| Marmaduke Fawkes (1884-1941) | ||
| Attfield Fawkes (1885-1962) | ||
| Irene Fawkes (1886-1977) | ||
| Norman Fawkes (1891-1987) | ||
| Note 1: | Frank Attfield Fawkes was an extraordinary individual. His main business was as
a manufacturer of horticultural buildings. In 1881, he published "Horticultural
buildings. Their construction, heating, interior fittings, &c., with remarks
on some of the principles involved and their application".
Frank Attfield Fawkes was also an author of at least 17 different books, ranging from "Babies: how to rear them in health and happiness, etc." (1883) to "Adventures of a Chemist ... A series of unusual detective short stories" (1930). Under the pen-name "X" he also wrote "Marmaduke, Emperor of Europe. Being a record of some strange adventures in the remarkable career of a political and social reformer who was famous at the commencement of the twentieth century" which was published by the local firm E. Durrant & Co., Chelmsford, in 1895. I am endebted to Dr E. Charles Nelson for the above information See also: http://www.decoware.co.uk/ire ne-fawkes.html | |
| Note 2: | FAWKES Frank Attfield of Siegbert Rosebery Road Felixstowe Suffolk died 18 February 1941 at The Evelyn Nursing Home Cambridge. probate Ipswich 24 November to Norman Fawkes engineer. Effects £3558 19s. 10d. Resworn £3310 1s. 10d. | |
| Birth | 1849 | Camberwell, Surrey |
| Birth fact | 1849 (age 0) | Birth: Mar Qtr, Camberwell, 4/65 |
| Census (1) | 1861 (age 11-12) | "Grandson", living with John Attfield, Whetstone |
| Occupation (1) | 31 Oct 1878 (age 28-29) | Partnership with Charles Portway for manufacture of horticultural equipment. T.H.P.Dennis & Co, dissolved (London Gazette 5.11.1878) |
| Census (2) | 1881 (age 31-32) | Civil engineer, living with parents, unmarried |
| Residence (1) | 5 Feb 1886 (age 36-37) | London Road, Chelmsford (in attendance at mother's death) |
| Census (3) | 1891 (age 41-42) | Fonthill, New London Rd, Chelmsford |
| Census (4) | 1891 (age 41-42) | Manufacturer of horticultural equipment |
| Census (5) | 1901 (age 51-52) | The Red House, London Rd, Widford End, Chelmsford |
| Occupation (2) | 1910 (age 60-61) | Crompton and F. A. Fawkes Limited, Anchor Works, Anchor Lane, Chelmsford (horticultural builders), Kelly's Dir. for Essex, 1910 |
| Census (6) | 1911 (age 61-62) | Retired joinery designer & manufacturer, Hillside, Orwell Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk |
| Death fact (1) | 1941 (age 91-92) | 1941 Mar Qtr, Cambridge, 3b/1323 (aged 92) |
| Death fact (2) | 18 Feb 1941 (age 91-92) | Cause of death: bronchitis & myocarditis senectus |
| Residence (2) | 1941 (age 91-92) | 9 Rosebery Road, Felixstowe |
| Death | 18 Feb 1941 (age 91-92) | Evelyn Nursing Home, 58 Warkworth Terr, Cambridge |
| Will | 24 Nov 1941 (age 91-92) | Probate Ipswich to Norman Fawkes, engineer (£3310) |