Amelia Brough married Woodford Fawcett (1838-1912) in June 1864 in Shoreditch. She was a Temperance campaigner and President of the Tulse Hill and West Norwood branch of the British Women's Temperance Association. Buried in West Norwood Cemetery.
As is so often the case, we can discover far more about Amelia's male relatives than we can about her.
Woodford Fawcett had the address 30 Southampton Street, Strand and died at 41 Grove Lane, Kingston on Thames. Woodford Fawcett & Co printed the Optical Magic Lantern Journal (1889–1903) for the first three years of its publication, until a fire at their (the printers') premises in 1892, their business address being Dorset Works, Salisbury Square, London EC. In 1888 the firm printed about "Earlswood Idiot Asylum".
The Fawcett's son, also called Woodford (July 1871–2 January 1954) was born in Hackney, lived in Kingston in 1911 and Surbiton in 1939. He was a publisher (Woodford Fawcett & Co) and died in Surrey.
Elsewhere we have seen Amelia's dates as b. 1844 and d. 1898. We have found no connection with Henry Fawcett, which doesn't mean there isn't one.
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Our colleague, Andrew Behan, states that Amelia Brough was born on 8 December 1839, the fifth of the eight children of William Thomas Brough (1796-1848) and Lucy Brough née Rawlington (1810-1881). Her birth was registered in the 4th quarter of 1839 in the Whitechapel Registration District, Middlesex (now Greater London).
Her seven siblings were: Lucy Ann Brough (1833-1865); William Brough (1834-1881); Emma Brough (1836-1837); Edward Thomas Brough (b.1836); Annette Brough (1841-1865); George Brough (1843-1844) and Emily Brough (1845-1847).
She was shown as aged 3 years when the census was taken on 6 June 1841. She was living at Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel, with her parents and three of her surviving siblings: Lucy Ann Brough; William Brough and Annette Brough, together with two female servants. Her father was described as a baker.
She was listed as aged 11 years and scholar on the census that was compiled on 30 March 1851. She was residing at 81 Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel, with her widowed mother and her three siblings: Lucy Ann Brough: William Brough - a baker and Annette Brough - a scholar. Her mother was also shown as a baker.
The census that was undertaken on 7 April 1861 shows her as aged 21 years and one of four draper's assistants that were residing at 282 High Holborn, St Giles, Middlesex (now Greater London), the home of James Smith - a draper and his family, together with a female domestic servant and a male porter.
On 21 April 1864 she married Woodford Fawcett (1838-1912) in St Mark's Church, Old Street Road (later renamed as Old Street), Shoreditch, Middlesex (now Greater London), where in the marriage register she is shown as of full age, a spinster who was living within this parish, the daughter of William Brough, a baker, whilst her husband was described as of full age, a bachelor and a stationer who was also residing within this parish, the son of William Fawcett, a baker.
She was described as aged 31 years in the census that was completed on 2 April 1871. She was living at 110 Kingsland Road, Hackney, Middlesex (now Greater London), with her husband and their four children: Nettie Fawcett (1865-1957); Lydia Fawcett (1866-1940); Florence Fawcett (1868-1951) and Amelia Fawcett (b.1870), together with two female milliner's assistants, a housemaid and a female general servant. Her husband was shown as a fancy milliner.
In the census that was produced on 3 April 1881 her age was recorded as 41 years. She was living at 132 Stoke Newington Road, Hackney, with her husband - an advertising agent and five of their children: Nettie Fawcett; Florence Fawcett - a scholar; Woodford Fawcett (1871-1954) - a scholar; Mary Fawcett (1874-1952) - also a scholar and Norman Lindsey Fawcett (1879-1936), together with a housekeeper.
At the time of the census that was taken on 5 April 1891 she was shown as aged 51 years and living at 175 Tulse Hill, Norwood, London, together with a female general domestic servant. Her husband was recorded as residing at "Bregsolls", Beare Green, Surrey, with six of their children: Nettie Fawcett; Lydia Fawcett; Florence Fawcett; Amelia Fawcett; Woodford Fawcett - in partnership with his father, and Mary Fawcett, together with a female general domestic servant. Her husband was described as a printer and publisher.
Her death was registered, as aged 56 years, in the 3rd quarter of 1896 in the Lambeth Registration District, London. Probate records confirm that her address had been "Bressay", 175 Tulse Hill, Tulse Hill, London and that she died there on 3 September 1896. Her on 8 September 1896 in the South Metropolitan Cemetery (later renamed as the West Norwood Cemetery), Norwood Road, London, SE27 9JU. Probate was granted on 10 March 1897 to her husband who was described as a printer and publisher. Her effects totalled £334-14s-11d.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk and Andrew Behan.
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