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George Charles Phillips (1847-1912)

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Son of James Phillips and Sarah Phillips (née Miller).

 

George Charles Phillips was born in Dartford, Kent on 3rd December 1847.

 

1851: 41 Pearl Row, Southwark[1]

George appears in this census at 3 years old living with his parents, three siblings and a visitor – Henry Carpenter, 21, an unmarried man born in Gibraltar, Spain, who was working as a printer compositor & pressman at the time of the census.

 

1861: 17 Portugal Street, St Clement Danes, Westminster – Scholar[2]

George appears in this census at 13 years old with his parents and six siblings.

 

1871: 34 Elliotts Row, Southwark – Compositor[3]

George appears as a 23 year old compositor living with his parents, six siblings, one sister-in-law, one niece[4] and a visitor – Esther Tomkins, 20, an unmarried woman born in Middlesex, who was working as a domestic servant at the time of the census.

 

George Charles Phillips married Esther Jane Tomkins on May 12th 1872 at the Parish Church in Camberwell[5]. At the time of their marriage George was working as a compositor and was resident at Southampton Street.

 

1881: 244 Southampton Street, Camberwell, Surrey - Printer Compositor[6].

George appears in this census at 33 years old living with his wife Esther and three children.

 

At the time George Charles and his brother James held a family baptism for 10 of their children in 1885 the family were living at 25 St Georges Street, Camberwell next door to George’s brother James Henry Phillips at 27 St Georges Street, Camberwell.

 

1891: 1 Commercial Road, Camberwell, London - Printer Compositor[7] 

George appears in this census at 43 years old living with his wife Esther and seven children.

 

1901: 1 Commercial Road, Camberwell, London - Printer Compositor[8]

George appears in this census at 53 years old living with his wife Esther and seven children.

 

1911: 1 Commercial Road, Camberwell, London - Compositor[9]

George appears in this census at the age of 63 living with his wife Esther and three of his children (Sarah Elizabeth, James Augustus and John Charles). The entry tells us that George and Esther had 11 children of whom 8 were still living[10].

 

George Charles Phillips died on March 19th 1912[11] at the age of 64 and he was buried in Camberwell Old Cemetery on 6th April 1912[12]. See Camberwell Old Cemetery - George Charles Phillips and Family for more information on the grave.

 

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Footnotes

  1. Source: 1851 Census. Class HO107; Piece 1564; Folio 447; Page 48. ▲
  2. Source: 1861 Census. Class RG 9; Piece 179; Folio 108; Page 12. ▲
  3. Source: 1871 Census. Class RG10, Piece: 607; Folio: 51, Page 40. ▲
  4. Emma Phillips, appears in the 1871 census at the age of 3 and is listed as a daughter which, if taken literally, should indicate that she was the daughter of James and Sarah. However, Emma is listed underneath the name of James' daughter-in-law Emily Phillips and it appears that the enumerator was attempting to show Emma's relationship to Emily rather than to James. Emma's birth certificate shows her parents to be William and Emily Phillips. ▲
  5. Source: Marriage Certificate. The witnesses were James Phillips and Mary Ann Phillips. ▲
  6. Source: 1881 Census. Class RG 11; Piece 673; Folio 36; Page 11. ▲
  7. Source: 1891 Census. Class RG 12; Piece 488; Folio 129; Page 54. ▲
  8. Source: 1901 Census. Class RG 13; Piece 518; Folio ; Page 8. ▲
  9. 1911 Census ▲
  10. The name of the eleventh child is not yet known - we have only found names for 10 children in our research and from conversations with family members. It seems most likely that the eleventh child died as an infant, never appearing on any census entry. ▲
  11. Source: Gravestone in Camberwell Old Cemetery. The reference for the death certificate (not yet obtained) is given in the volume for the Jan-Mar Quarter, 1912: George C Phillips, 64 years old, Camberwell 1d 975. ▲
  12. The burial register held at the offices of Camberwell New Cemetery includes an entry for the burial of George Charles Phillips (age 64) in a private grave. This entry gives his grave number as 22756 which is located in square number 37 in the cemetery plans. ▲
  13. A study of infant deaths with the surname of Phillips who would never have appeared in census entries generated a sizable list of infants who could be a part of the family. George Charles was the most obvious of these, but there may be other family members who have not been identified from this list. ▲

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