Rosa Isabella THORNTON^[1]

1853 - 1940  (87 years)

• Name	Rosa Isabella THORNTON
  Birth	1 Jun 1853	Bermondsey, London SE
  Gender	Female
  Residence	30 Jul 1871	Stepney, London E   [2]
  	Address: 50 Harding Street
  Census	1881	Poplar, London E   [3]
  	Address: 5 Hill Place Street
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Limehouse, London E   [4]
  	Age: 37y
  	Address: 47 Stainsby Road
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891  [4]
  	Greengrocer
  	Age: 37y
  	Employer/Employed/Neither Employer nor Employed: Employed
  Census	1901	Limehouse, London E   [5]
  	Address: 47 Stainsby Road
  Occupation	1901  [5]
  	Greengrocer
  Occupation	1911  [6]
  	Greengrocer
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Stepney, London E   [7]
  	Age: 57y
  	Address: 47 Stainsby Road
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911  [7]
  	Fruiterer & Greengrocer
  	Age: 57y
  	Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Own Account Whether Working at Home: At Home
  Census	19 Jun 1921	Limehouse, London E   [8]
  	Age: 69y 0m
  	Address: 47 Stainsby Road
  Occupation	19 Jun 1921	Limehouse, London E   [8]
  	Greengrocer
  	Employment: Employer Place of Work: At home
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939  [9]
  	Incapacitated
  Residence	29 Sep 1939	Limehouse, London E   [9]
  	Address: 10 Stainsby Road
  Permanent Record Number	290684771
  Death	27 Nov 1940	Poplar, London E
  	Address: St Andrew's Hospital
  Person ID	I290684771	Tony & Gill's Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Henry THORNTON,   b. 28 Aug 1815, Southwark, London SE d. Between Oct 1873 and Dec 1873, Southwark, London SE (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Esther RICHARDS,   b. 1827, South Leith, Edinburgh., Midlothian, Scotland d. 1895 (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	28 Jul 1852	Southwark, London SE   [10, 11]
  	Witness Role: Witness: [I290673965] Elizabeth RICHARDSON
  Family ID	F93	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James PITCHER,   b. 15 Jun 1852, Mile End, London E d. 1 Feb 1897, Limehouse, London E (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	19 Mar 1871	Stepney, London E
  Children	+ 1. Caroline Emily PITCHER,   b. 2 Jul 1871, Stepney, London E d. Between 1 Apr 1908 and 30 Jun 1908, West Ham, London E (Age 36 years) + 2. Marion Nellen PITCHER,   b. Between Jul 1873 and Sep 1873, Poplar, London E + 3. Rosa Esther PITCHER,   b. 27 Nov 1875, Poplar, London E d. Between Oct 1953 and Dec 1953, Harrow, Middx (Age 77 years)   4. Anna Maria PITCHER,   b. Abt 1878, Poplar, London E   5. Angelina PITCHER,   b. 15 Oct 1880, Poplar, London E d. Between Oct 1960 and Dec 1960, Uxbridge, Middx (Age 80 years) + 6. James PITCHER,   b. 2 May 1883, Limehouse, London E d. 12 Nov 1918, France (Age 35 years)   7. Albert Edward PITCHER,   b. 22 Apr 1885, Stepney, London E d. 9 Nov 1900, Poplar, London E (Age 15 years)   8. Florence Lilian May PITCHER,   b. 20 Jun 1893, Limehouse, London E d. Between Apr 1957 and Jun 1957, Poplar, London E (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F87	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2011

  
  

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  Birth - 1 Jun 1853 - Bermondsey, London SE Marriage - 19 Mar 1871 - Stepney, London E Residence - Address: 50 Harding Street - 30 Jul 1871 - Stepney, London E Census - Address: 5 Hill Place Street - 1881 - Poplar, London E Census - Age: 37y,Address: 47 Stainsby Road - 5 Apr 1891 - Limehouse, London E Census - Address: 47 Stainsby Road - 1901 - Limehouse, London E Census - Age: 57y,Address: 47 Stainsby Road - 2 Apr 1911 - Stepney, London E Census - Age: 69y 0m,Address: 47 Stainsby Road - 19 Jun 1921 - Limehouse, London E Occupation - Greengrocer - 19 Jun 1921 - Limehouse, London E Residence - Address: 10 Stainsby Road - 29 Sep 1939 - Limehouse, London E Death - Address: St Andrew's Hospital - 27 Nov 1940 - Poplar, London E  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Believed to have been a heavy drinker [12]

  
  

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  Part Stephen Oakley tree. [S102] Docklands Ancestors Ltd. [S11] Census 1881 E&W (03/04/1881). [S54] Census 1891 E&W (05/04/1891), RG12 PN 297 F 32 P 20. Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,Where Born,Infirmity James Pitcher,Head,M,M,38,Greengrocer,Employer,Mile End, London E, Rosa Isabella Pitcher,Wife,M,F,37,Greengrocer,Employed,Bermondsey, London SE, Caroline Emily Pitcher,Daughter,S,F,19,,,Stepney, London E, Marian Pitcher,Daughter,S,F,17,,,Poplar, London E, Rosa Esther Pitcher,Daughter,S,F,15,,,Stepney, London E, Anna Maria Pitcher,Daughter,S,F,12,Scholar,,Poplar, London E, Angelina Pitcher,Daughter,S,F,10,Scholar,,Poplar, London E, James Pitcher,Son,S,M,7,Scholar,,Limehouse, London E, Albert Edward Pitcher,Son,S,M,5,,,Stepney, London E, [S12] Census 1901 E&W (31/03/1901). [S57] Census 1911 E&W (02/04/1911). [S57] Census 1911 E&W (02/04/1911), RG14 PN 1563 P 55 RD 20 SD 2 ED 16 SN 52. Name,Relation,Sex,Age,Married,Years,Chd Born,Chd Living,Chd Died,Occupation,Industry,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Nationality,Infirmity Rosa Isabella Pitcher,Head,F,57,W,27,8,6,2,Fruiterer & Greengrocer,,Own Account,At Home,Bermondsey, London SE,, Anna Maria Pitcher,Daughter,F,32,S,,,,,Housekeeper,,,At Home,Poplar, London E,, Angelina Pitcher,Daughter,F,30,S,,,,,Assistant in business,,Worker,At Home,Poplar, London E,, Florence Lilian May Pitcher,Daughter,F,17,S,,,,,Celluloid Case Finisher,,Worker,,Limehouse, London E,, Alfred Horace Smythe,Son-in-law,M,37,M,7,2,1,1,French Polisher,,Worker,,Stepney, London E,, Rosa Esther Smythe,Daughter,F,35,M,7,2,1,1,,,,,Stepney, London E,, Daisy Florence Smythe,Granddaughter,F,7,S,,,,,,,,,Margate, Kent,, [S612] Census 1921 E&W (19/06/1921), RG15 PN01587 SN251 RD20 RS2 ED16. Census England 1921 Address: 47 Stainsby Road Place: Limehouse, London E Name Relation Age Sex Marr/Orph'd Birthplace Nationality Education Occupation Employment Place of Work Chd <16 Children's Ages Rosa Isabella Pitcher Head 69y 0m F Widowed Bermondsey, London SE Greengrocer Employer At home None Anna Maria Pitcher Daughter 42y 11m F Single Poplar, London E Home Duties Mrs Pitcher At home None Angelina Pitcher Daughter 40y 8m F Single Poplar, London E Greengrocer Mrs Pitcher At home None Florence Lilian May Pitcher Daughter 27y 0m F Single Limehouse, London E Greengrocer Mrs Pitcher At home None [S241] Census 1939 E&W (War Register 29/09/1939). [S512] Liz Lockey (lizlockey221@googlemail.com). [S4] Marriage Certificate (own). [S81] Family - Norah Hamilton.