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1881 census Streatham, Surrey, England

Postby Nevis » Mon Jun 20, 2011 6:08 pm

Magdalen Hospital
for Penitent Prostitutes
Drewstead Road, Streatham, SW16 1AX :read

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1758 - 1966

The Magdalen Hospital began as Magdalen House which opened in 1758 at 21 Prescot Street, Whitechapel. The building was leased from its previous occupants - the London Hospital. Prescot Street was at this time a disreputable area with brothels, taverns and theatres, many of which had been forced out of the City of London by the authorities.
Not a hospital in our sense of the word (and it certainly was never part of the NHS), it was a charitable organization for the rehabilitation of 'fallen' women, i.e. prostitutes. The women had to be under 30 years of age and sincere in their desire to be reformed. Preference was given to the youngest applicants with the least experience of prostitution.
Training was given in needlework and laundry work. Religious services had to be attended twice daily.
In 1772 the institution moved to a new premises erected on a 6 acre site in Blackfriars Road, St George's Fields, and was renamed the Magdalen Hospital. Its octagonal Chapel became a fashionable place of worship; a choir of selected inmates sang during the services, protected from the public gaze by a screen. The extravagant Revd William Dodd (1729-1777) was an evening preacher here; he became the last person to be hanged for forgery at Tyburn.
In 1778 victims of seduction were also included for reformation.

Throughout the first half of the 19th century contributions to the charity through collections during chapel services were declining, while expenses in the upkeep and repairs to the building were increasing. The district had become unhealthy, with factories and overcrowded dwellings. The site was sold in 1869 to the Peabody Trustees for redevelopment as tenement housing, and the Hospital moved to Streatham.

In 1889 the Streatham buildings were enlarged but, by 1907, one ward had to be closed because of lack of funds. The financial position had improved by 1912 and rebuilding took place in 1913, including the installation of a central laundry, which provided much of the Hospital's income.

In 1934 the Hospital changed to an Approved School for female offenders. The words 'for the Reception of Penitent Prostitutes' were dropped from its title in 1938.

During WW2 the School was evacuated to Chaworth St James Approved School in Ottershaw, Surrey. The Hospital building was used as a refugee centre and then later as an LCC rest centre. In 1944 it became the Magdalen Hospital Classifying School for Girls, where girls were sent for assessment by Juvenile Courts in the south of England before their future was decided.

The School closed in 1966 and the site was bought by Lambeth Council.

The Magdalen Hospital Trust was dissolved in 1973.
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A quote made at the time states ...

"When the Magdalen has completed her course, and is
leaving for the situation found for her (often after much
correspondence and inquiry) by the Head Matron, the
Warden sees her alone, " talks to her of her future, and
gives her good and wise counsel. He also presents her
with the Bible and Prayer-book provided by the com-
mittee, and the Head Matron gives her the half-crown
allowed to each parting inmate as pocket-money."


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1881 census.
Schedule
1. The Magdalen Hospital. Streatham, Surrey.
John Wallace. Head. 62. 1819 Bombay (British subject). Head Warder & Chaplain.
Marion Wallace. Wife. 55. 1826 Australia (British subject).
Caroline A Greenway. Sister. 63. 1818 Australia (British subject).
Alfred C Wallace. Son. 23. 1858 Beddington, Surrey. Medical Student.
Mary I Wallace. Daughter. 18. 1863 Croydon.
Mary Y Horseman. Servant. 21. 1860 Crockham Hill, Kent. Cook. Domestic Servant.
Mary May. Servant. 20. 1861 Stoney, Stratford, Northamptonshire. Parlour Maid.
Clara A King. Servant. 18. 1863 Streatham. Housemaid.
Mary A Harrison. Head Matron. 57. 1824 Stepney, Middx.
Emily Jones. Ward Matron. 35. 1846 Tring, Hertfordshire.
Sarah Brodribb. Laundress. Widow. 48. 1833 Frome, Somerset.

Inmates (and a few staff)
Maria Peonton. 18. 1863 Chatham Kent. Nursemaid.
Minnie Griffin. 18. 1863 (says "Don't know"). General Servant.
Elizabeth Richards. 25. 1856 Poplar, Middx. General Servant.
Ellen Partridge. 23. 1858 Hereford. General Servant.
Agnes Jones. 20. 1861 Cardiff, Glamorgan. General Servant.
Caroline Greenwood. 19. 1862 St. Lukes, Middx. General Servant.
Mary A Branch. 20. 1861 Worth, Sussex. Waitress Domestic.
Edith Grant. 18. 1863 broughton, Hampshire. Waitress.
Mary A Cattick. 24. 1857 St. Lukes, Middx. Kitchen Maid.
Jane Francis. 23. 1858 Bethnal Green, Middx. General Servant.
Sarah Wilton. 15. 1866 (not known) Middx. General Servant.
Annie Gray. 16. 1865 Hoxton, Middx. MF Chemist Factory Girl. Baking Powder.
Ada Wickes. 18. 1863 Halstead, Essex. Facory Girl. Crepe Manuf.
Margaret Clark. 25. 1856Fulham, Middx. Housemaid.

Catherine Stanley. Ward Matron. 43. 1838 Southwark.
Eliza Bunting. Laundress. 51. 1830 St. Pancras, Middx.
Inmates
Agnes Bowman. 20. 1861 Mayfield, Sussex. General Servant.
Margaret Perriton? Perniton? Pernitor? Hard to read) 21. 1860 Poplar, Middx. General Servant.
Alice Lightfoot. 19. 1862 Witham, Essex. General Servant.
Rose Barfoot. 19. 1862 Pimlico, Middx. General Servant.
Annie Emery. 19. 1862 Brighton, Sussex. General Servant.
Hannah Leggate. 19. 1862 Norwich, Norfolk.Laundry Maid.
Lucy Message. 19. 1862 Hoolcommon. General Servant.
Elizabeth Ring. 20. 1861 Deptford, Kent. General Servant.
Annie Mapley. 16. 1865 Gt. Linford, Buckinghamshire. Nursemaid.
Helen Chadman. 18. 1863 Worthing, Sussex. General Servant.
Annie Horton. 16. 1865 Warwickshire. General Servant.
Agnes Connell. 14. 1867 Hammersmith, Middx. General Servant.
Caroline Smith. 18. 1863 Homerton, Middx. General Servant.

Esther Wigleworth. Ward Matron. 53. 1828 Tottenham, Middx.
Inmates
Iresa Allen. 18. 1863 Kingston, Surrey. General Servant.
Charlotte Cox. 23. 1858 Hoxton, Middx. Housemaid.
Mithant Lewis. 17. 1864 Sheerness, Kent. General Servant.
Maria Holland. 22. 1859 St. Pancras, Middx. General Servant.
Jane Bignold. 24. 1857 Guildford, Surrey. Housemaid.
Sarah Burrage. 16. 1865 St. Lukes, Middx. Factory Girl.
Sarah A Croxford. 21. 1860 Eton Wick, Buckinghamshire. General Servant.
Florence E Milwood. 20. 1861 Paddington, Middx. Kitchen Maid.
Amelia Ramshaw. 20. 1861 Lambeth, Surrey. General Servant.
Mary A Low. 19. 1862 Roundsford, Worcestershire. General Servant.
Eliza Wood. 16. 1865 Gosport, Hants. Nurse Maid.
Esther Duell,. 18. 1863 Marchwood, Hants. General Servant.
Minnie Stalwood. 18. 1863 Penn, Buckinghamshire. General Servant.
Isabella Jessitt. 16. 1865 Newton, Buckinghamshire. Factory Girl, Firework.

Ellen Winterbourne. Ward Matron. 45. 1836 St. Thomas, Oxfordshire.
Mary A E Judd. Laundress. 30. 1851 Islington, Middx.
Inmates
Mary Juby. 20. 1861 (not known)Housemaid.
Mary J Bailey. 18. 1863 Paddington, Middx. General Servant.
Elizabeth Baker. 16. 1865 (not known)General Servant.
Emily Lee. 16. 1865 Windlesham, Surrey. Kitchen Maid.
Margaret McGannon. 17. 1864 St. George in the East, Middx.
Clara Webb. 19 1862 Liverpool, Lancashire. General Servant.
Ellen Calverley. 18. 1863 Kennington, Surrey. General Servant.
Selina Underhill. 19. 1862 Birmingham, Warwickshire. General Servant.
Eliza Foley. 18. 1863 West Humble, Surrey. Book Keeper.
Rose Swain. 17. 1864 Reading, Berkshire. Dress Maker.
Rose Frankham. 18. 1863 Reading, Berkshire. General Servant.
Bisthan Martin. 19. 1862 Buckensbury, Middx. Housemaid.
Eliza E Mapps. 16. 1865 Rotherhithe. General Servant.
Clara Furgussen. 17. 1864 Tonbridge, Kent. Charwoman.

Mary M Norris. Ward Matron. 55. 1826 Manchester.
Emily Gibbons. Laundress. 29. 1852 London.
Inmates
Emily Hemming. 18. 1863 Pecksford, Worcestershire. Kitchen Maid.
Florence Shillingford. 24. 1857 St. Pancras, Middx. Housemaid.
Elizabeth Biggs. 18. 1863 Aldershot, Hants. General Servant.
Alice Lock. 14. 1867 Bristol, Gloustershire.
Emma Robinson. 19. 1862 Greetham, Rutland. General Servant.
Lydia Channing. 16. 1865 St. Lukes, Middx. Tailoress.
Emma Twomay. 18. 1863 Southwark, Surrey.
Charlotte F Joiner. 20. 1861 Canterbury, Kent. General Servant.
Georgina A Stapleton. 17. 1864 Westminster, Surrey. General Servant.
Mary A Bull. 23. 1858 Bucklesland, Hertfordshire.
Harriet Martin. 18. 1863 Middlesex. Housemaid.
Ellen Clarke. 20. 1861 Dover, Kent.
Annie Elgin. 17. 1864 Buckinghamshire. Factory Girl, Hatter.

Sarah Sands. Ward Matron. 54. 1827 Bristol, Gloustershire.
Amelia Jefferson. Ward Woman. 30. 1851 Marylebone, Middx. Needlewoman.
Emma R Cook. Ward Portress. 33. 1848 Amble, Northumberland.
Emma Rodwell. Ward Servant. 28. 1853 Watford, Hertfordshire. Dress Maker.
Inmates
Selina Jackson. 18. 1863 Middleton, Lancashire. General Servant.
Elizabeth Jordan. 23. 1858 Highbury, Middx. Dress Maker.
Fanny Pankhurst. 20. 1861 Addington, Kent. Housemaid.
Fanny Campbell. 23. 1858 Warwickshire. Housemaid.

Susan J Robins. Ward Matron. 49. 1832 Gosport, Hants.
Sarah A Brooks. Ward Cook. 29. 1852 Paddington, Middx.
Inmates
Elizabeth Collyer. 20. 1861 Battersea, Surrey. General Servant.
Charlotte Benham. 26. 1855 Westminster, Surrey. Housemaid.
Elizabeth Matthews. 24. 1857 Newington, Middx. General Servant.
Emily Liddaman. 15. 1866 Barbican, Middx. Book Folder.
Mary A White. 18. 1863 Clerkenwell, Middx. Book Folder.
Eliza Kemp. 22. 1859 Fleet St. Middx. General Servant.
Eleanor Hamilton. 18. 1863 Lambeth, Surrey. General Servant.
Kate McCarthy. 23. 1858 Clerkenwell, Middx. Book Folder.

William Weston. Labourer. 80. 1801 Chisselton, Wiltshire. Retired Labourer.
Hannah Weston. Wife. Charwoman. 72. 1809 Lambourne, Berkshire. Retired Charwoman.
James Ledger. Gardener. Married. 42. 1839 Horn, Surrey.
Ann Stainer. Organist. 55. 1826 Southwark, Middx. Teacher of Music.
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1881 census Streatham, Surrey, England

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1881 census, High Road, Streatham, Surrey, England. :read

Schedule no. 93.
Kenmure Lodge
Thomas Stonham. Head. 60. 1821 Sheerness, Kent. Coachman, Domestic Servant.
Elizabeth Stonham. Wife. 62. 1819 Herne, Kent.
Bertha Stonham. Grandchild. 9. 1872 Hounslow, Middlesex. Scholar.

No. 94.
Rathgar Cottage
Charles Harvey. Head. 48. 1833 London, Middx. Wholesale Druggist.
Susanna Harvey. Wife. 46. 1835 Thornbury, Gloustershire.
Amy S Harvey. Daughter. 17. 1864 Streatham, Surrey. Scholar.
Francis Brooks. Servant. 29. 1852 Worle, Somerset. Parlourmaid, Domestic Servant.
Alice Chandler. Servant. 31. 1850 Lambeth, Surrey. Cook, Domestic Servant.
Emily Parker. Servant. 34. 1847 Arundel, Sussex. Housemaid, Domestic Servant.

No. 95
Sturn? Stron? Hall (Hard to read).
John Dury. Head. 33. 1848 Basford, Nottinghamshire. Gardener. Domestic Servant.
Christian Dury. Wife. 33. 1848 Badger, Shropshire.
Kathleen A Dury. Daughter. 6. 1875 Streatham, Surrey. Scholar.
Christine Dury. Daughter. 7 months. 1881 Streatham, Surrey.

No. 96
The Villa
Elizabeth Drew,. Head. Widow. 68. 1813 Maidstone, Kent.
James Wells. Servant. Widow. 59. 1822 Markholt, Kent. Butler, Domestic Servant.
Mary A Pope. Servant. 47. 1834 Fittenden, Kent. Cook, Domestic Servant.
Amy Borley. Servant. 27. 1854 London, Middx. Housemaid, Domestic Servant.
Alice Watson. Servant. 18. 1863 Holkham, Norfolk. Housemaid, Domestic Servant.

No. 97
Sparrow Hall
Mary Ann Foster. Aunt. 68. 1813 St. Georges, Middx.
Elizabeth A Foster. Niece. 16. 1865 Croydon, Surrey.
John J Green. Visitor. 15. 1866 Gravesend, Kent. Elizabeth Broard. Servant. 22. 1859 Swindon, Wiltshire. Cook, Domestic Servant.
Anne Best. Servant. 20. 1861 Brixton, Surrey. Housemaid, Domestic Servant.
Emily M Foster. Niece. 5. 1876 Croydon, Surrey.

No. 98
Eldon Lodge.
Mary A Pawsey. Head. Widow. 59. 1822 Deedham, Essex.
Harry Pawsey. Son. 18. 1863 Streatham, Surrey.
Sarah Mills. Servant. 27. 1854 Weeley, Sussex. General Servant.
Henry Knight. Son. 39. 1842 Finchley, Middx. Stockbroker.
Emmeline McDermott. Visitor. 25. 1856 North Briton.
Henrietta McDermott. Visitor. Widow. 51. 1830 Highbury, Middx.

N0. 99
Eldon House.

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George Pratt. Head. 53. 1828 Streatham, Surrey. Linen Draper. Employs 18 hands.
Mary Pratt. Wife. 48. 1833 London, Middx.
George Pratt. Son. 20. 1861 Streatham, Surrey.
Mary A Pratt. Daughter. 24. 1857 Streatham, Surrey.
Ellen A Pratt. Daughter. 8. 1873 Streatham, Surrey. Scholar.
Stanley I Pratt. Son. 6. 1875 Streatham, Surrey. Scholar.
Emma Reeman. Servant. Widow. 38. 1843 Corringham, Essex. Cook. Domestic Servant.
Mary Shepherd. Servant. 22. 1859 Gower, Glamorgan. Parlourmaid, Domestic Servant.
Mary Wall. Servant. 24. 1857 Dulwich, Surrey. Housemaid, Domestic Servant.
Charlotte Buckland. Servant. 15. 1866 Surbiton, Surrey. Under Housemaid, Domestic Servant.
Walter W Norfolk. Servant. 17. 1864 Great Horsley, Essex. House Porter, Domestic Servant.
Joseph Hall.Servant. 14. 1867 Lee, Kent. Errand Boy. Domestic Servant.
James B Miller. Apprentice. 17. 1864 Henley, Oxfordshire. Drapery.
Ernest W May. Servant. 19. 1862 Stisted Essex. Drapers Assistant.
Edward Palmer. Servant. 17. 1864 Kensington, Middx. Drapers Assistant.
Lizzie J Baldwin. Servant. Widow. 44. 1837 Bronham, Bedfordshire. Dressmaker.
Charlotte Carpenter. Servant. 28. 1853 Islington, Middx. Dressmaker.
Mary Lewis. Servant. 23. 1858 Reading, Berkshire. Dressmaker.
Harriett A Ontred. Servant. 25. 1856 Knaresford, Kent. Dressmaker.
Martha M Edwards. Servant. 25. 1856 Cranbourne, Dorset. Mantle Maker.
Elizabeth Baker. Servant. 19. 1862 Islington, Middx. Mantle Maker.
Grace M Brown. Servant. 29. 1852 Lambeth, Surrey. Saleswoman.
Elizabeth A Harme. Servant. 26. 1855 Yoevil, Somerset. Milliner.
Eliza Gray. Servant. 27. 1854 Hackney, Middx. Saleswoman.
Annie Bullen. Servant. 26. 1855 London, Middx. Saleswoman.
Kate J May. Apprentice. 16. 1865 Stisted, Essex. Drapery Apprentice.
Arthur W Finch. 26. 1855 Lewisham, Kent. Drapery Assistant.
James Halsam. Clerk. 24. 1857 Macclesfield, Derbyshire. Drapery Clerk.
Lewis King. Apprentice. 15. 1866 Winterslow, Wiltshire. Drapery Apprentice.
Alex W Moore. Apprentice. 16. 1865 Bow, Middlesex. Drapery Apprentice.
Richard Stolder. 21. 1860 Stanway, Gloustershire. Drapery Assistant.

No. 100
1 Eldon Place
John R Edwards. Head. 35. 1846 Hackney, Middx. Stationer.
Elizabeth Edwards. Wife. 34. 1847 Westminster, Middx. Stationers Assistant.
Charlotte Edwards. Mother. Widow. 61. 1820 Hackney, Middx. Stationers Assistant.
Charlotte E Edwards. Daughter. 8. 1873 Streatham, Surrey. Scholar.
Charlotte Gages. Servant. 23. 1858 Tottenham, Middx. General Servant.

No. 101
2 and 3 Eldon Place
Walter Taylor. Head. Widow. 29. 1852 Kings Cross, Middlesex. Master Grocer employs 7 men.
Hilda M Taylor. Daughter. 4. 1877 Streatham, Surrey.
Nellie L Taylor. Daughter. 3. 1878 Streatham, Surrey.
Ellen Leighton. Sister-in-Law. 33. 1848 London, Middx. Housekeeper.
Annette Puddefhelt. Boarder. 23. 1858 Luton, Essex.
Minnie E Newman. Boarder. 19. 1862 Bognor, Sussex. Post Office Clerk.
Eleanor Patrick. Boarder. 28. 1853 Shiplike. Post Office Clerk.
Emily S Phillips. Servant. 23. 1858 Chelsea, Middx. Housemaid, Domestic Servant.
Katherine Warden. Servant. 25. 1856 Rock, Cornwall. Cook, Domestic Servant.
Emma Smith. Servant. 13. 1868 Streatham, Surrey. Nurse, Domestic Servant.
William R Tucker. Boarder. 23. 1858 Dartmouth, Devon. Grocers Assistant.
Charles Davis. Boarder. 18. 1863 Montgomeryshire. Grocers Assistant.
George Millward. Boarder. 1864 Salford, Warwickshire. Grocers Porter.
William Chambers. Boarder. 15. 1866 Brixton, Surrey. Grocers Porter.
George Wingrave. Boarder. 17. 1864 Buckinghamshire. Grocers Assistant.
Alfred J Weston. Boarder. 21. 1860 Tadley, Hants. Grocers Assistant.

No. 102.
Lion House.
Thomas C Hat. Head. 46. 1835 Rotherhithe, Middx. Baker & Confectioner employs 3 men.
Ellen E Hat. Wife. 46. 1835 Kennington, Surrey.
Charles I Hat. Son. 20. 1861 Streatham, Surrey. Medical Student.
Kate E Hat. Daughter. 18. 1863 Streatham, Surrey.
Emily L Hat. Daughter. 16. 1865 Streatham, Surrey.
Alice M Hat. Daughter. 13. 1868 Streatham, Surrey.
John Arthur. Servant. 19. 1862 Mitcham, Surrey. Journeyman Baker.
Alfred Camphing. Servant. 19. 1862 Forest Hill, Kent. Journeyman Baker.
Andrew Aird. Servant. 18. 1863 Sydenham, Kent. Journeyman Baker.

No 103.
Eldon Place.
Isabella Porter. Head. Widow. 52. 1829 Scotland. Fruiterer & Florist.
Isabella Porter. Daughter. 19. 1862 Streatham, Surrey. Assistant Fruiterer & Florist.
Annie Townsend. Boarder. 20. 1861 Stratton, Gloustershire. Assistant Fruiterer & Florist.

No. 104
White Lion Hotel.
Charles A Newton. Head. 54. 1827 Ropsley, Lincolnshire. Licensed Victualler.
Mary A Newton. Wife. 55. 1826 Rington, Somerset.
Blanche F D Newton. Daughter. 17. 1864 Shepherds Bush, Middx.
Amelia L Graimes. Servant. 18. 1863 Poynings, Sussex. Barmaid.
Edith Graimes. Servant. 16. 1865 Poynings, Sussex. Barmaid.
Henry Haines. Servant. 26. 1855 Bristol, Somerset. Barman.
Martha Wilkes. Servant. 20. 1861. West Bromwich, Staffordshire. General Servant.
Alfred Worley. Servant. 20. 1861 Streatham, Surrey. Potman.

No. 105
White Lion Stables.
Charles Matthews. Head. 22. 1859 Suffolk. Coachman, Domestic Servant.
Mary Matthews. Wife. 23. 1858 Tooting, Surrey.
Frolone Matthews. Daughter. 3. 1878 Balham, Surrey.

No. 106
Estate Lodge
John Speakman. Head. 62. 1819 Tarling, Essex. Land Agent.
Ellen Speakman. Wife. 45. 1836 Teddington, Middx.
John H Speakman. Son. 19. 1862. Southampton, Hants. Clerk.
Mary E Haines. Niece. 24. 1857 Egham, Surrey. Visitor.
Gertrude A Durant. Niece. 18. 1863 Lewisham, Kent. Visitor.

No. 107
Shrubbery Cottage.
Blanche Bradbury. Head. 25. 1856 Streatham, Surrey.
Bertha Bradbury. Sister. 22. 1859 Streatham, Surrey.
Gerald Bradbury. Brother. 18. 1863 Streatham, surrey. Stock Exchange Clerk.
Margaret Image. Visitor. 36. 1845 Bodlam, Sussex.
Elizabeth Martin. Servant. 55. 1826 North Molton, Devon. Cook, Domestic Servant.
Annie Grieves. Servant. 16. 1865 Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. Housemaid, Domestic Servant.

No. 108
The Shrubbery
Alexander D Druce. Head. 53. 1828 Dulwich, Surrey. Solicitor.
Kate Druce. Wife. 42. 1839 Brixton, Surrey.
John A Druce. Son. 23. 1858 Clapham, Surrey. Student of Law.
Alice M Druce. Daughter. 22. 1859 Clapham, Surrey.
George C Druce. Son. 21. 1860 Clapham, Surrey. Clerk to Distiller.
Hubert A Druce. Son. 19. 1862 Clapham, Surrey. Student of Law.
Florence Druce. Daughter. 17. 1864 Clapham. Scholar.
Mary Druce. Daughter. 12. 1869 Clapham, Surrey. Scholar.
Kate Druce. Daughter. 10. 1871 Clapham, Surrey. Scholar.
Francis Druce. Son. 8. 1873 Clapham, Surrey.
Stephen P Druce. Son. 4. 1877 Clapham, Surrey.
Martha Wood. Servant. 37. 1844 Brixton, Surrey. Nurse, Domestic Servant.
Amelia F Brown. Servant. 15. 1866 Peckham, Surrey. Nurse, Domestic Servant.
Marion Russell. Servant. 28. 1853 Marylebone, Middx. Cook, Domestic Servant.
Charlotte Rambow. Servant. 23. 1858 Clapham, Surrey. Housemaid, Domestic Servant.
Alice E Cookson. Servant. 22. 1859 Bexley Heath, Kent. Housemaid, Domestic Servant.
Sarad A Hodge. Servant. 20. 1861 Liverpool, Lancashire. Kitchenmaid, Domestic Servant.
Hannah Ashby. Servant. 27. 1854 Crowhurst, Surrey. Parlourmaid, Domestic Servant.
Walter J Whitney. Servant. 27. 1854 St. Pancras, Middx.
Matilda Whitney. Servant. 27. 1854 Higham, Kent.
Walter H Whitney. 10 months. 1881 Streatham, Surrey.

St Leonards Church (uninhabited).

St Leonard’s was a very fashionable place to worship in the 18th and 19th centuries and a chapel of ease, dedicated to All Saints, was built in Sunnyhill Road. While the gentry attended Matins at St Leonard’s, their servants would go to their own service at All Saints, which began 10 minutes later and finished 10 minutess earlier. The chapel is now the Refuge Temple.
Until this time the church had ministered to an extensive parish bordering those of Battersea, Camberwell and Croydon. During the 61 year incumbency of Canon J R Nicholl (1843 - 1904) the population of Streatham swelled from 8,000 to 100,000 with the coming of the railways and the outward expansion of London.

The Dead Centre of Streatham
An Illustrated Talk by John Brown on 17th July 2009
Back in the Summer John Brown of the Streatham Society gave a fascinating talk to the Society’s Local History Group with the intriguing title ‘The Dead Centre of Streatham’. This was not about urban blight and regeneration, but about the graveyard of St Leonard’s Church, the parish church of Streatham which is situated at the corner of Streatham High Road and Mitcham Lane, at the dead centre of what was once the old village. There are 282 graves in the graveyard. The earliest grave is that of Master Humphrey Townshend, son of Thomas Townsend, a hatter, who died in 1708 aged 12. The last person to be buried there was Eliza Montefiore in 1944, who was 90 when she died. John went on to tell us about some of the people, famous and completely unknown, who are buried in this churchyard. One of the saddest tales is that of Mary West-West. She died aged 17 when she fell off a cliff while on holiday in Llandudno in 1865. Elizabeth Russell, on the other hand, was 103 when she died in 1772. ‘She’ had been Dr Johnson’s seamstress, but turned out to have been a man. George Pratt, the draper and property developer who died in 1890, is there. Many will remember Pratt’s, the John Lewis store which closed about twenty years ago and left a gaping hole in Streatham High Road.

Sir Kingsmill Keyes (died 1830), the only man to have been Lord Mayor of London twice, is buried there and so is William Matthew Coulthurst, one of the founders of Coutts Bank, who died in 1885 aged 85. Another distinguished gentleman buried in the churchyard was Sir Arthur Helps, Clerk of the Privy Council, a confidant of Queen Victoria, the editor of Prince Albert’s correspondence and editor of the Highland Journal. Robert Garrard the jeweller is also there, as is George Trollope, paper-hanger to King George IV and a cousin of the novelist Anthony Trollope. The nineteenth-century artist William Dyce, who designed the chancel extension in the church, and who was responsible for many of the history paintings in the new Houses of Parliament, is also buried in this churchyard. Canon John Nicholl, Rector of the church, who died aged 96 in 1905 is buried there. When old and senile he went out on Tooting Bec Common naked and his embarrassed wife had to fetch him home.



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No. 109
The Rectory
John R Nicholl. Head. 71. 1810 Bletchingley, Surrey. Rector of Streatham, Surrey.
Matilda Nicholl. Wife. 58. 1823 Mistley, Essex.
Agnes M Nicholl. Daughter. 37. 1844 Gt. Holland. Essex.
Constance Nicholl. Daughter. 1847 Streatham, Surrey.
Katherine Nicholl. Daughter. 23. 1858 Streatham, Surrey.
Annie Nicholl. Daughter. 20. 1861 Streatham, Surrey. Scholar.
Arthur E Nicholl. Son. 18. 1863 Streatham, Surrey. Scholar.
Mary E Nicholl. Granddaughter. 14. 1867 Streatham, Surrey. Scholar.


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