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Baptism
Edith Mary Littlejohn 1 Feb 1885 Earls Court St Matthias Kensington and Chelsea
Matthew Littlejohn,
Ellen JaneLittlejohn


Deaths Mar 1970 (>99%)
LITTLEJOHN Edith Mary 21De1884 Haringey 5b 2507

1911 England Census about Nellie May Littlejohn
Name: Nellie May Littlejohn
Age in 1911: 27
Estimated birth year: abt 1884
Relation to Head: Servant
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Kensington, London, England
Civil Parish: Great BookhamLittle Bookham
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England
Street address: Woodside, Little Bookham Leather Head, Surrey
Occupation: Cook
Registration district: Epsom
Registration District Number: 31
Sub-registration district: Leatherhead
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Household schedule number: 283
Piece: 2978
Household Members:
Name Age
Herbert Edward Cuff 47
Nancy Cuff 28
Constance Helen Cuff 4
Nancy Elizabeth Cuff 2
Nellie May Littlejohn 27 <<<

Great findings - thank to everyone. Ellen Jane was the daughter of Frances Isabella Tillott and John Brooks. The Brooks family decamped from Norfolk to Glamorgan in Wales in the mid 1860's so it looks as though the Littlejohns followed them. Interesting - it's all starting to come together!

baptism Lily MabelLittlejohn 5 May 1886 West Kensington St Andrew Hammersmith and Fulham Matthew Littlejohn,
Ellen Jane Littlejohn

Marriages Mar 1918 (>99%)
Greenham Alfred W Littlejohn Weymouth 5a 628

Littlejohn Lillie M Greenham Weymouth 5a 628

Dorothy and Gladys I think, going to New York

UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 about Gladys Littlejohn
Name: Gladys Littlejohn
Gender: Female
Age: 30
Birth Date: abt 1899
Departure Date: 28 Sep 1929
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Destination Port: Havre
Ship Name: Samaria
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Shipping line: Cunard Line
Master: Res Walen

and returning, Dorothyy Glady and Edith

UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 about Gladys Littlejohn
Name: Gladys Littlejohn
Birth Date: abt 1899
Age: 32
Port of Departure: New York, New York, United States
Arrival Date: 19 Jul 1931
Port of Arrival: Glasgow, Scotland
Ship Name: Cameronia
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Shipping line: Anchor Line
Official Number: 144242

home address 19 Naysmith street , Hammersmith

Edith travelled out and returned as a nurse

UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 about Edith Mary Littlejohn
Name: Edith Mary Littlejohn
Gender: Female
Age: 40
Birth Date: abt 1885
Departure Date: 17 Oct 1925
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Destination Port: New York, USA
Ship Name: Berengaria
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Shipping line: Cunard Line
Official Number: 144307
Master: W R D Swine

Edith travelled back and forth a number of times, sometimes with Gladys sometimes with Dorothy as here ( Dorothy's address given as before 19 Naysmith) . Listed as Child and infants nurses.

UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 about Edith Mary Littlejohn
Name: Edith Mary Littlejohn
Birth Date: abt 1885
Age: 62
Port of Departure: New York, New York, United States
Arrival Date: 6 Aug 1947
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ship Name: Queen Elizabeth
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Shipping line: Cunard White Star
Official Number: 166290

Still can't find any trace of Ellen / Nellie between 1901 and 1920-ish. But at least she reappears eventually, living in Notting Hill according to Army Service Record of son Cyril, and her death on record in 1927. Matthew zilch. However have bumped into another mystery - a child (making 11 in total) I'd not come across before. Aline Allison b. Q2 1895 reg. Kensington (FBMD). No death or marriage record. Anyone come across her?

For reference:
Baptism:
Name: Aline Allison Littlejohn
Baptism Date: 21 May 1895
Father's Name: Mathew Littlejohn
Mother's name: Ellen Jane Littlejohn
Parish or Poor Law Union: Earls Court St Matthias
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
Register Type: Parish Registers

ce- Just trying to find Ellen/ Nellie - I can see the address Croydon Road, Beckenham, Kent on Cyril's record but I can't read the original address that's been crossed out. It looks like Heathesius Road, Notting Hill, but I can't find anything under that- do you know what it says?

Helen, do you mean Leslie's Service record? I cannot find one for Cyril.

On Leslie's, his mother is given as Frances (24 Lescescent? St, Notting Hill); brothers Cyril and William; sisters Edith Mary and Dorothy.

The CWGC site gives Cyril's address:

Brother of Mr. C. Littlejohn, of Wickham Cottage, Harefield, Middx.

Helen : I think it is Notting Hill on Cyril's Services Record - can't make out the full address either - though the ad placed by one of the daughters that you so brilliantly found in 1900 suggests Ellen and Matthew prior to this were a bit elusive, at the very least. The Notting Hill IS Cyril's record. Haven't seen Leslie's Potty, but thanks for your latest. No idea who Frances is - but have now uncovered a piece on Leslie in connection with Beechholme Children's Home where Leslie Gladys and Dorothy ended up sometime after the 1901 census. Leslie, prior to going to fight in WW1, says he hasn't seen his parents for 14 yrs and yet they are all listed as a household in the 1901 census.
R Rose: had no idea abut the commutes to America. VMT for turning this up. Is it certain that they all travelled at various points and were all three listed as child and infant nurses?. Edith can't have died in 1884 (see previous). I can only imagine they got jobs as governesses or nursemaids or similar. Wonder if Ellen Jane's disappearance is connected. Her sister Emma Jane, having married a Welshman called Waters, emigrated to Canada. Wonder if Aline - 10 yrs younger than Edith, went out to NY with a sister and stayed there?

ce, Leslie's service record is very interesting - there is a sheet listing his brothers and sisters. This does give his mother as Frances, though. It also says "Father not heard of for 18 years"

It also lists the articles that were returned to his mother.

Brother, William, is shown as being in the 1st Dragoon Guards.

Frustratingly, although there are several addresses on various images none of them, except the Bangor Street one, is clear.

Birth year a bit out but wondering about this.

Name: Aline A Missir
Birth Date: abt 1893
Date of Registration: Mar 1968
Age at Death: 75
Registration district: Lambeth
Inferred County: Greater London
Volume: 5d
Page: 77

I've just seen the record for Leslie- although it says Frances Littlejohn for mother, on te previous page it has all of Leslie's pocessions being returned to a MR Frances Littlejohn of 33 Bangor St, Nottinghill.

Potty- Cyril's record is on FMP

Potty - I've just been on Leslie's record on Forces War Records and can't see anything of the above. Am I in the wrong place? I'd assumed that when his possessions were returned to his mother it was Ellen. Perhaps the mother on Cyril's record was also "Frances". Interesting on the FWR doc that Leslie is listed as brother of Cyril Littlejohn not son of Ellen / Matthew. But who is Frances? Ellen had a sister called Frances .... Brother William survived the war, as did Cyril. Wm was awarded Croix de Guerre; Cyril the Military Medal and was mentioned in despatches (neither that unusual - but nice).

I wondered if Ellen, for some reason, was using her mother's name of Frances. The form is witnessed at the bottom and gives Frances as mother. It is such a shame that the images are so unclear - I tried inverting the colours and although that made the siblings easier to read, it didn't help with the addresses!

I have to go out- will return to the searching later on :)

Dorothy in 1950 - address on image is 19 Naysmith St:


London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965
about Dorothy Victoria Littlejohn




Name:
Dorothy Victoria Littlejohn

Year:
1950

County or Borough:
Hammersmith and Fulham

Ward or Division/Constituency:
Hammersmith

Street address:
19 Marco Road Nasmyth