William Budgen (1873-1916). My great-grand uncle. Born on 24 January 1873 in Merstham, Surrey, William Budgen was baptised in the village church of St Katharine on 9 March that year to parents Thomas Budgen and Maria Dolamore. He was listed as a clerk in the 1891 census, living with his family in Bell Street, Reigate, […]
Month: September 2018
Mary Ann Budgen (1863-1953) and her family’s brush with poverty
Mary Ann Budgen (1863-1953). My great-grand aunt. Born in 27 August 1863 in Worth, Sussex, Mary Ann Budgen was baptised on 4 October that year at St Nicholas’ Church. Her parents were Thomas Budgen and Maria Dolamore. At the time of the 1881 census she was living at the 123-acre Hazel Grove Farm in Abbots […]
Thomas Finch (1795–1852) and the Reigate workhouse
Thomas Finch (1795-1852) and Sarah Chisley (1803-1848). My 3rd great grand-uncle and aunt. Baptised at St Mary’s Church in Reigate, Surrey, on 4 April 1795, Thomas was the oldest son of Thomas Finch and his wife Ann Burley. Young Thomas married Sarah Chisley by license in Reigate on 27 July 1820. She was from the […]
George Finch (1845-1879) and his cycle-maker son Bertram
George Finch (1845-1879) and Eliza Deadman (1838-1910). My 2nd great-grand uncle and aunt. George was probably a twin as he was baptised on the same day as his brother Peter, on 15 June 1845, at St Mary’s Church in Reigate, Surrey. His parents were Henry Finch and his wife Jane. At the 1861 census he […]