Family of Joseph HARMER and Susan KENT

Husband: Joseph HARMER

Name:
Joseph HARMER
Sex:
Male
Father:
Thomas HARMER (c. 1811-1882)
Mother:
Mary PALMER (1811?-1888)
Birth:
Q1 1849
Weston, Herts^1,4,5
Census:
7 Apr 1861 (age 12)
Little Wymondley, Herts⁶
Address: Wymondley Barn
Occupation:
7 Apr 1861 (age 12)
Dealer's Son⁶
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 22)
Stevenage, Herts⁷
Address: Symond's Green
Occupation:
2 Apr 1871 (age 22)
Agricultural Labourer⁷
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 32)
Stevenage, Herts⁴
Address: Back Lane
Occupation:
3 Apr 1881 (age 32)
Traction Engine Driver⁴
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 40)
Stevenage, Herts⁸
Address: Back Lane
Occupation:
5 Apr 1891 (age 40)
Platelayer⁸
Employer/Employed/Neither Employer nor Employed: Employed
Occupation:
5 Sep 1898 (age 49)
Platelayer⁹
Death:
Q4 1900 (age 49)
Islington, London N^10,11

Wife: Susan KENT

Name:
Susan KENT
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
Q1 1850
Stevenage, Herts^4,12
Census:
30 Mar 1851 (age 1)
Stevenage, Herts¹³
Address: Simmons Green
Census:
7 Apr 1861 (age 11)
Stevenage, Herts¹⁴
Address: Simmons Green
Occupation:
7 Apr 1861 (age 11)
Straw Plaiter¹⁴
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 21)
Stevenage, Herts⁷
Address: Symond's Green
Occupation:
2 Apr 1871 (age 21)
Straw Plaiter⁷
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 31)
Stevenage, Herts⁴
Address: Back Lane
Occupation:
3 Apr 1881 (age 31)
Straw Plaiter⁴
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 40)
Stevenage, Herts⁸
Address: Back Lane
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 50)
Islington, London N¹⁵
Address: 35 Palmerston Road
Occupation:
31 Mar 1901 (age 50)
Living on own means¹⁵
Death:
Q1 1907 (age 57)
Islington, London N¹⁶

Child 1: George HARMER

Name:
George HARMER
Sex:
Male
Birth:
13 Aug 1869
Stevenage, Herts^4,17,18
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 2)
Stevenage, Herts⁷
Address: Symond's Green
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 11)
Stevenage, Herts⁴
Address: Back Lane
Occupation:
3 Apr 1881 (age 11)
Agricultural Labourer⁴
Occupation:
29 Sep 1939 (age 70)
Signalman, LNER, retired¹⁸
Occupation:
29 Sep 1939 (age 70)
School Caretaker¹⁸
Residence:
29 Sep 1939 (age 70)
Friern Barnet, London N¹⁸
Address: 1 Railway Cottages

Child 2: Thomas William HARMER

Name:
Thomas William HARMER
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Annie Elizabeth BALLS (1873?-1930)
Birth:
2 Sep 1871
Stevenage, Herts^4,18,19
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 9)
Stevenage, Herts⁴
Address: Back Lane
Occupation:
3 Apr 1881 (age 9)
Scholar⁴
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 19)
Stevenage, Herts⁸
Address: Back Lane
Occupation:
5 Apr 1891 (age 19)
Porter on Railway⁸
Employer/Employed/Neither Employer nor Employed: Employed
Occupation:
1896 (age 24-25)
Railway Servant⁹
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 29)
Islington, London N²⁰
Address: 90 Durham Road
Occupation:
31 Mar 1901 (age 29)
Railway Goods Guard²⁰
Employer, Worker, or Own account: Worker
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 39)
Finsbury Park, London N²¹
Address: 10 Moreland Street
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 39)
Goods Guard²¹
Industry or Service with which worker is connected: GNR

Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 49 yrs 9 mns)
Finsbury Park, London N²²
Address: 10 Moreland Street
Occupation:
19 Jun 1921 (age 49)
Goods Guard; Finsbury Park, London N²²
Employment: GNR

Place of Work: King's Cross Station
National or Tribal Origin:
19 Jun 1921 (age 49)
British Born²²
Residence:
29 Sep 1939 (age 68)
Barking, Essex¹⁸
Address: 450 Porters Avenue
Occupation:
29 Sep 1939 (age 68)
Railway Goods Guard, retired¹⁸
Death:
Q2 1950 (age 78)
West Ham, London E²³

Child 3: Eliza HARMER

Name:
Eliza HARMER
Sex:
Female
Birth:
Q1 1874
St Ippollitts, Herts^4,24
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 7)
Stevenage, Herts⁴
Address: Back Lane
Occupation:
3 Apr 1881 (age 7)
Scholar⁴
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 17)
Stevenage, Herts⁸
Address: Back Lane

Child 4: David John HARMER

Name:
David John HARMER
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Sarah Mary Ann LEIGHTON (1873-bef1939)
Birth:
26 Jun 1877
Stevenage, Herts^1,4,25
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 3)
Stevenage, Herts⁴
Address: Back Lane
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 13)
Stevenage, Herts⁸
Address: Back Lane
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 25)
Wood Green, London N²⁶
Address: 18 Bradley Road
Occupation:
31 Mar 1901 (age 25)
Railway Linesman Assistant²⁶
Employer, Worker, or Own account: Worker
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 33)
Stratford, London E²⁷
Address: 31 Louise Road
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 33)
Signal Fitters Labourer²⁷
Industry or Service with which worker is connected: Railway

Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker
Residence:
29 Sep 1939 (age 62)
Leyton, London E¹⁸
Address: 37 Wellesley Road
Occupation:
29 Sep 1939 (age 62)
Stable Hand¹⁸
Death:
15 Dec 1948 (age 71)
Leytonstone, London E^1,28,29
Address: 37 Wellesley Road
Probate:
21 Jan 1949
London²⁹
Value of Estate £116 6s 3d

Child 5: Susan HARMER

Name:
Susan HARMER
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
William James TYLER (c. 1876- )
Birth:
Q3 1880
Stevenage, Herts^4,30
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 7 mns)
Stevenage, Herts⁴
Address: Back Lane
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 10)
Stevenage, Herts⁸
Address: Back Lane
Occupation:
5 Apr 1891 (age 10)
Scholar⁸
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 20)
Islington, London N¹⁵
Address: 35 Palmerston Road
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 32)
Finsbury Park, London N³¹
Address: 37 Palmerston Road
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 41)
Hornsey, London N³²
Address: 57 Woodstock Road
Occupation:
19 Jun 1921 (age 40)
Housewife; Hornsey, London N³²
National or Tribal Origin:
19 Jun 1921 (age 40)
British³²
Death:
Q1 1955 (age 74)
Islington, London N³³

Child 6: Daisy Elizabeth HARMER

Name:
Daisy Elizabeth HARMER
Sex:
Female
Spouse (1):
James BAINES (1879-1936)
Spouse (2):
Walter Alexander THOROGOOD (1878-1961)
Birth:
4 Aug 1884
Stevenage, Herts^8,9,34
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 6)
Stevenage, Herts⁸
Address: Back Lane
Occupation:
5 Apr 1891 (age 6)
Scholar⁸
Baptism:
5 Sep 1898 (age 14)
Stevenage, Herts⁹
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 17)
Islington, London N¹⁵
Address: 35 Palmerston Road
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 27)
Finsbury Park, London N³⁵
Address: 9 Moreland Street
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 37)
Islington, London N³⁶
Address: 14 Moreland Street
Occupation:
19 Jun 1921 (age 36)
Home Duties; Islington, London N³⁶
Residence:
29 Sep 1939 (age 55)
Friern Barnet, London N¹⁸
Address: 1 Railway Cottages
Residence:
1946 (age 61-62)
Hornsey, London N²⁹
Address: 37 Sydney Road
Death:
10 Aug 1946 (age 62)
Edmonton, London N^29,37
Address: North Middlesex County Hospital
Probate:
23 Sep 1946
London²⁹
Value of Estate £408 9s 11d

Child 7: Joe HARMER

Name:
Joe HARMER
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Emily Elizabeth BROOKS (1886-1963)
Birth:
14 Oct 1886
Stevenage, Herts^8,18,38
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 4)
Stevenage, Herts⁸
Address: Back Lane
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 14)
Islington, London N¹⁵
Address: 35 Palmerston Road
Occupation:
31 Mar 1901 (age 14)
Grocer's Assistant¹⁵
Employer, Worker, or Own account: Worker
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 24)
Finsbury Park, London N³⁹
Address: 9 Athelstone Road
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 24)
Railway Platelayer³⁹
Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 34 yrs 8 mns)
Islington, London N⁴⁰
Address: 33 Hatley Road
Occupation:
19 Jun 1921 (age 34)
Platelayer; Islington, London N⁴⁰
Employment: GNR

Place of Work: Stroud Green
Residence:
29 Sep 1939 (age 52)
Finsbury Park, London N¹⁸
Address: 33 Hatley Road
Occupation:
29 Sep 1939 (age 52)
Permanent Way Labourer¹⁸
Death:
Q2 1947 (age 60)
Islington, London N⁴¹

Child 8: Ernest William HARMER

Name:
Ernest William HARMER
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Edith Kate EMMERSON (1890-1975)
Birth:
31 Dec 1890
Stevenage, Herts^8,18,42,43
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 1)
Stevenage, Herts⁸
Address: Back Lane
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 11)
Islington, London N¹⁵
Address: 35 Palmerston Road
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 21)
Retford, Notts⁴⁴
Address: 185 Albert Road
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 21)
GNR Signal Learner⁴⁴
Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker
Residence:
29 Sep 1939 (age 48)
Luton, Beds¹⁸
Address: Gate House, Chaul End
Occupation:
29 Sep 1939 (age 48)
Railway Signalman & Telegraphist¹⁸
Death:
Q2 1967 (age 77)
Luton, Beds^42,45

Sources

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2.: BMD Index (GRO). Vol 3a P 320.

3.: Hertfordshire County Council Marriages & Marriage Licences.

4.: Census 1881 E&W. RG11 PN 1417 F 48 P 33.

5.: BMD Index (GRO). Vol 6 P 606.

6.: Census 1861 E&W. RG9 PN 817 F 122 P 7.

7.: Census 1871 E&W. RG10 PN 1366 F 26 P 8.

8.: Census 1891 E&W. RG12 PN 1106 F 31 P 21.

9.: Hertfordshire Baptisms.

10.: Census 1901 E&W.

11.: BMD Index (GRO). Vol 1b P 164.

12.: Ibid. Vol VI P 564.

13.: Census 1851 E&W. HO107 PN 1709 F 215 P 9.

14.: Census 1861 E&W. RG9 PN 817 F 68 P 12.

15.: Census 1901 E&W. RG13 PN 169 F 25 P 41.

16.: BMD Index (GRO). Vol 1b P 187.

17.: Ibid. Vol 3a P 270.

18.: Census 1939 E&W (War Register 29/09/1939).

19.: BMD Index (GRO). Vol 3a P 299.

20.: Census 1901 E&W. RG13 PN 169 F 94 P 13.

21.: Census 1911 E&W. RG14 PN 831 P 29 RD 10 SD 3 ED 11 SN 224.

22.: Census 1921 E&W. RG15 PN00883 SN139 RD10 RS3 ED11.

23.: BMD Index (GRO). Vol 5a P 486.

24.: Ibid. Vol 3a P 343.

25.: Ibid. Vol 3a P 339.

26.: Census 1901 E&W. RG13 PN 1259 F 17 P 25.

27.: Census 1911 E&W. RG14 PN 9404 P 506 RD 188 SD 2 ED 31 SN 40.

28.: BMD Index (GRO). Vol 5a P 177.

29.: England & Wales Probate Death Index 1858 - 2019.

30.: BMD Index (GRO). Vol 3a P 395.

31.: Census 1911 E&W. RG14 PN 839 P 29 RD 10 SD 3 ED 19 SN 247.

32.: Census 1921 E&W. RG15 PN06694 SN245 RD132 RS1 ED11.

33.: BMD Index (GRO). Vol 5c P 1218.

34.: Ibid. Vol 3a P 461.

35.: Census 1911 E&W. RG14 PN 831 P 29 RD 10 SD 3 ED 11 SN 222.

36.: Census 1921 E&W. RG15 PN00884 SN183 RD10 RS3 ED12.

37.: England & Wales Deaths 1837 - 2007. Vol 5e P 299.

38.: BMD Index (GRO). Vol 3a P 474.

39.: Census 1911 E&W. RG14 PN 840 P 29 RD 10 SD 3 ED 20 SN 213.

40.: Census 1921 E&W. RG15 PN00889 SN328 RD10 RS3 ED17.

41.: BMD Index (GRO). Vol 5c P 943.

42.: Evelyn Wright, Hertfordshire Family (A), 1555-1923, (ISBN 0 9529254 1 9).

43.: BMD Index (GRO). Vol 3a P 516.

44.: Census 1911 E&W. RG14 PN 20205 P 1209 RD 426 SD 3 ED 11 SN 8.

45.: BMD Index (GRO). Vol 4a P 111.