Charles WHITE

1812 - 1891  (78 years)

• Name	Charles WHITE
  Birth	14 Mar 1812	Colchester, Essex   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	C5FB6FC6C5E540F8978C9C04A1056423C736
  Death	28 Jan 1891	Wood Green, Middlesex   [2, 3]
  Notes	1851 census: at 2 College Place West, Maidenstone Hill, Greenwich, Kent (all WHITE), Charles (head, widower, 39, solicitor's managing clerk, born Colchester), Caroline M (daughter, 5, born Lambeth, Surrey), Isabella (daughter, 3, born Greenwich, Kent), Charles (son, 8 months, born Greenwich, Kent), Mary (mother, widow, 62, formerly shoemaker, born Boxtead (sic), Essex). Also a general servant Elizabeth L GIBSON, 15, born St Lukes, Middlesex). I've been unable to establish the details of Charles's family prior to those that appeared in the 1851 census. From the enhanced version of the BMD index, it's clear that the maiden name of the mother of Caroline, Isabella and Charles was PRIDDLE. But I've been unable to find a WHITE/PRIDDLE marriage before that which took place in Q1 1850. The death of a Mary WHITE was registered in Q1 1851, very probably Charles's wife. Perhaps what happened was that the 1850 marriage took place when Mary was terminally ill, a sort of late legitimisation of Charles and Mary's daughters. I wish it were possible to know for certain what happened but for the time being I'm assuming that Charles's first wife was Mary nee PRIDDLE and that they married in 1850. Charles' mother Mary died before the 1861 census, probably in Q1 1855. 1861 census: Charles WHITE, now 49, a solicitors managing clerk, had remarried and lived at 9 Cleveland Terrace, Gloster Road, Islington with new wife Adela WHITE (47, a British subject born in Halifax, Nova Scotia), Caroline Mary WHITE (daughter, 15, apprentice milliner, born Lambeth) Isabella Emma WHITE (daughter, 13, scholar, born Greenwich) and Agnes WHITE (daughter, 6, scholar, born Islington). Also a servant aged 18 and mother-in-law Mary Ann ALPORT (widow, 79, proprietor of houses, born London). 1871 census: at 3 Sanford Place, West Hackney, Hackney St John, London, Charles WHITE, head, 59, solicitors managing clerk, born Colchester, Essex), Adela WHITE (wife, 57, born Halifax, Nova Scotia) and Agnes WHITE (daughter, 16, born Islington). Also a servant, Martha HOLLAND, 18. 1881 census: at 7 Sunnyside, Mortimer Street, Herne, Kent, Charles WHITE, head, 69, no profession, trade or calling, born Colchester, Essex), Adela WHITE (wife, 67, born Halifax, Nova Scotia) and Agnes WHITE (daughter, 26, born Islington). Also a general servant, Naomi Emily HARRISON, 16. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995: WHITE Charles, Personal Estate £2,900 11s 7d. 12 March 1891 The Will with a Codicil of Charles White late of Melbourne House Wood Green in the County of MIddlesex Gentleman who died 28 January 1891 at Melbourne House was proved at the Principal Registry by Adela White of Melbourne House Widow the Relict the sole Executrix. 1891 census: at Melbourne House, Tottenham, London, Adela WHITE (boarder, widow, 77, living on own means, born Halifax, Nova Scotia), Harriett G ADAMS (wife, married, 58, nurse, born Gamorganshire) and a general domestic servant, Hellen Eliza MAY, 21.
  Person ID	I4186	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	23 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Obadiah WHITE,   b. Bef 24 Nov 1782, Essex d. Sep 1850, Colchester, Essex (Age ~ 67 years)
  Mother	Mary ARDLEY,   b. 29 Dec 1787, Essex d. Bef 1836 (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	24 Jul 1809	Essex   [4]
  Family ID	F1406	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary PRIDDLE,   b. Abt 1813   d. Mar 1851, Greenwich RD (Age ~ 38 years)
  Marriage	Mar 1850	Greenwich RD   [5]
  Children	1. Caroline Mary WHITE,   b. Mar 1846, Lambeth, London d. Yes, date unknown   2. Isabella Emma WHITE,   b. Sep 1847, Greenwich, London d. Yes, date unknown   3. Charles WHITE,   b. Sep 1850, Greenwich RD d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1407	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Adela ALPORT,   b. Abt 1814, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 10 Jul 1891, Herne Bay, Kent (Age ~ 77 years)
  Marriage	11 Feb 1854	St Mary, Islington, London   [6, 7]
  	Married by license. Charles White, full age, widower, gentleman of 8 Anstey's Row, father Obadiah White, gentleman.Adela Alport, full age, spinster of 8 Anstey's Row, father James Swaine Alport, gentleman. Both signed. Witnesses H E Alport, H Welsford, M A Alport
  Children	1. Agnes WHITE,   b. Mar 1855, Islington, London d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1408	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Oct 2020

  
  

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• Sources

  [S499] England, Essex Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1971 at familtsearch.org. [S178] BMD index, aged 78, Q1 1891 Edmonton 3a/202. (Reliability: 3). [S457] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 at ancestry.com. [S498] England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997 at familysearch.org. [S178] BMD index, Q1 1850 Greenwich 5/265. (Reliability: 3). [S178] BMD index, Q1 1854 Islington 1b/240. (Reliability: 3). [S455] London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938 at ancestry.com.