Frederick George CURRELL

1862 - 1938  (76 years)

• Name	Frederick George CURRELL
  Birth	14 Feb 1862	Nortonbury, Herts
  Gender	Male
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Nortonbury, Herts   [1]
  	Age: 9y
  Occupation	2 Apr 1871  [1]
  	Scholar
  	Age: 9y
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Bromley, Kent   [2]
  	Age: 19y
  	Address: 19 Botolph Road
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881  [2]
  	Gas Stoker (works service)
  	Age: 19y
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Nortonbury, Herts   [3]
  	Age: 29y
  	Address: Radwell Lane
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891  [3]
  	Gardener
  	Age: 29y
  	Employer/Employed/Neither Employer nor Employed: Employed
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Baldock, Herts   [4]
  	Age: 39y
  	Address: The Wilderness, Hitchin Street
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901  [4]
  	Gardener (domestic) and caretaker in charge
  	Age: 39y
  	Employer, Worker, or Own account: Worker
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Baldock, Herts   [5]
  	Age: 49y
  	Address: Cemetery Lane
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911  [5]
  	Head Gardener (domestic)
  	Age: 49y
  	Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker Whether Working at Home: At Home
  Census	19 Jun 1921	Baldock, Herts   [6]
  	Age: 58y 4m
  	Address: 3 Cemetery Road
  Nationality	19 Jun 1921  [6]
  	British Born
  Occupation	Gardner
  Occupation	19 Jun 1921	Baldock, Herts   [6]
  	Gardener
  	Employment: W Morris Esq., Solicitor Place of Work: The Wilderness, Baldock
  Death	Between 1 Apr 1938 and 30 Jun 1938	Hitchin, Herts   [7]
  	Age: 76y
  Person ID	I366747130	Tony & Gill's Family Tree
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2022

  
  

  Family	Anna Elizabeth DREW,   b. 31 Oct 1864, Ashwicken, Norfolk d. Between Jan 1950 and Mar 1950, Hitchin, Herts (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	21 Mar 1889	Staines, Middx   [8]
  Children	1. Georgina Clara CURRELL,   b. Cal 1889, Nortonbury, Herts + 2. Frederick Charles CURRELL,   b. 7 Oct 1892, Radwell, Herts d. 22 Sep 1965, Welwyn Garden City, Herts (Age 72 years) + 3. May Lucy CURRELL,   b. 18 Jul 1895, Baldock, Herts d. Abt 1977 (Age 81 years)   4. Ethel Maud CURRELL,   b. 14 Dec 1896, Hitchin, Herts d. Between Jul 1981 and Sep 1981, Hitchin, Herts (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F178	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2022

  
  

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  Birth - 14 Feb 1862 - Nortonbury, Herts Census - Age: 9y - 2 Apr 1871 - Nortonbury, Herts Census - Age: 19y,Address: 19 Botolph Road - 3 Apr 1881 - Bromley, Kent Marriage - 21 Mar 1889 - Staines, Middx Census - Age: 29y,Address: Radwell Lane - 5 Apr 1891 - Nortonbury, Herts Census - Age: 39y,Address: The Wilderness, Hitchin Street - 31 Mar 1901 - Baldock, Herts Census - Age: 49y,Address: Cemetery Lane - 2 Apr 1911 - Baldock, Herts Census - Age: 58y 4m,Address: 3 Cemetery Road - 19 Jun 1921 - Baldock, Herts Occupation - Gardener - 19 Jun 1921 - Baldock, Herts Death - Age: 76y - Between 1 Apr 1938 and 30 Jun 1938 - Hitchin, Herts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Head Gardener at the Wilderness, owned by William Morris. He is not the arts and crafts William Morris but owned a house in London (Kensington) and a house in Norfolk. The Wilderness had to produce fruit and veg for the London House. Thelma (Charter) remembers being allowed into the fruit cages and being able to help herself. There were also big greenhouses with exotic fruit and grape vines. Mr. Morris had a pair of houses built in Cemetery Road (now Norton Road) for Mr. Currell and for his coachman. Mrs. Currell was William Morris's Housekeeper and so in charge of the cooks and house maids- apparently it was a substantial establishment. Know he was FG from 'Birthdays Book' but don't 100% know this was Frederick George. 1901 census mentions him as Frederick G. Currell Have a 'birthday book' given to FG Currell on his birthday in 1886. His birthday is shown as 14 Feb. 1901 census gives age as 39. Birth certificate confirms the above.e 'Wilderness'. For extra background see the anecdote under Effie Currell. Lucy May Currell (Bonfield), Marilyn's grandmother used to talk about these gardens and Thelma Bonfield (Charter) still does. Apart from the ornamental gardens there were apparently huge nets for soft fruit. Thelma talks about her grandfather catching her and her cousins under the fruit nets- "I see I've got some little birds in my nets" is the quote. They were apparently allowed the run of the place. There were greenhouses with grapes, peaches and nectarines. William Morris had a 'Town House', a house in London and the gardens at the Wilderness had to supply the fruit and vegetables to the London House. May and Thelma talk about huge baskets of fruit and vegetables being taken to Baldock Station to be taken to London. The Wilderness was taken over by the government during the Second World War and afterwards became a Government Training Centre. The gardens became the Park/Recreation Ground that you see on the left as you drive into Baldock from Letchworth. Census lists Frederick G. Currell as head of the household and gardener, domestic and caretaker-in-charge. Age 39, born at Nortonbury, Hertfordshire. Wife and 4 children listed- see individual details. Shown on the 1871 census, aged 9, and a scholar, living with his parents at Norton Bury (next house is Norton Mill).Born in Norton. Two sisters, Susan Fanny and Clara. Shown on the 1881 census aged 19, living with his parents in Norton Bury and working as an undergardener. Shown on the 1891 census aged 29 living near Radwell with his wife and one daughter and working as a gardener.n the family that he trained at Windsor Castle. The censuses all show him living at Radwell/Nortonbury or Baldock but his wife's 'residence at the time of the marriage' was shown as Egham Hythe, presumably in the parish of Staines. This is less than 6 miles from Windsor, so he may well have spent time at Windsor- where/how else would he meet a Norfolk girl? Roger Balsom tree

  
  

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  [S9] Census 1871 E&W (02/04/1871), RG10 PN 1365 F 30 P 7. Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity Frederick George Currell,Son,Unm,M,9,Scholar,Nortonbury, Herts, [S11] Census 1881 E&W (03/04/1881), RG11 PN 495 F 72 P 29. Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity Frederick George Currell,Boarder,Unm,M,19,Gas Stoker (works service),Nortonbury, Herts, [S54] Census 1891 E&W (05/04/1891), RG12 PN 1105 F 63f P 8. Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,Where Born,Infirmity Frederick George Currell,Head,M,M,29,Gardener,Employed,Nortonbury, Herts, Anna Elizabeth Currell,Wife,M,F,25,,,Ashwicken, Norfolk, Georgina Clara Currell,Daughter,S,F,1,,,Nortonbury, Herts, [S12] Census 1901 E&W (31/03/1901), RG13 PN 1298 F 26 P 10. Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Infirmity Frederick George Currell,Head,M,M,39,Gardener (domestic) and caretaker in charge,Worker,,Nortonbury, Herts, Anna Elizabeth Currell,Wife,M,F,37,Housekeeper,,,Ashwicken, Norfolk, Georgina Clara Currell,Daughter,S,F,11,,,,Nortonbury, Herts, [S57] Census 1911 E&W (02/04/1911), RG14 PN 7572 P 371 RD 136 SD 1 ED 3 SN 7. Name,Relation,Sex,Age,Married,Years,Chd Born,Chd Living,Chd Died,Occupation,Industry,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Nationality,Infirmity Frederick George Currell,Head,M,49,M,22,6,4,2,Head Gardener (domestic),,Worker,At Home,Nortonbury, Herts,, Anna Elizabeth Currell,Wife,F,47,M,22,6,4,2,,,,,Ashwicken, Norfolk,, May Lucy Currell,Daughter,F,15,S,,,,,Folding Book binding,,Worker,,Baldock, Herts,, [S612] Census 1921 E&W (19/06/1921), RG15 PN07073 SN192 RD136 RS1 ED3,4. Census England 1921 Address: 3 Cemetery Road Place: Baldock, Herts Name Relation Age Sex Marr/Orph'd Birthplace Nationality Education Occupation Employment Place of Work Chd <16 Children's Ages Frederick George Currell Head 58y 4m M Married Nortonbury, Herts British Born Gardener W Morris Esq., Solicitor The Wilderness, Baldock None Anna Elizabeth Currell Wife 55y 8m F Married Ashwicken, Norfolk British Born Home Duties At home Ethel Maud Currell Daughter 24y 6m F Single Hitchin, Herts British Born Corset Maker Spirella Corset Co. Letchworth GC, Herts [S1] BMD Index (GRO), Vol 3a P 970. [S1] BMD Index (GRO), Vol 3a P 0021.