Summary Book.1911.
Name: Elsegood Miss Number of Males: 1 Number of Females: 1 Household schedule number: 139 Street Address: 20 Deloraine Street Civil parish: St Paul Deptford Ecclesiastical parish: Deptford St John County/Island: London Country: England Residence Year: 1911 Registration district: Greenwich Registration District Number: 28 Sub-registration district: Deptford South Sub-Registration District Number: 3 ED, institution, or vessel: 23 Neighbors: View others on page Piece.
Ther are no other details attached to the name,only its a private house.
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Detail Source Name: Elsegood Mr Number of Males: 2 Number of Females: 2 Household schedule number: 240 Street Address: 51 Gibbon Road Civil parish: St Paul Deptford Ecclesiastical parish: Peckham St Mary Magdalene County/Island: London Country: England Residence Year: 1911.
Same area Mr Elsegood listed as a Shop.
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Is it realistic to think that a man would have two daughters named Maud? Especially as the one born in 1875 was very much alive..............
Name: Miss Maud L Elsgood Gender: Female Departure Age: 23 Birth Date: abt 1875 Departure Date: 10 Dec 1898 Departure Port: England Ship Name: St Paul
James had two brothers and two sisters at least (1861 census)
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Re: the birth suggested by Kay
That child is on censuses with her parents
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The 1895 baptism shows James Elsegood's occupation as 'Tradesman' A 10-year-old would hardly be described as 'adult'
Address is 41, Brannah Road
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You have found birth dates of 1884 and 1885 in school records - but the censuses say 1882 and 1883.
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Births Mar 1885 (>99%)
Haylock Maude Alexandra W. Ham 4a 240
MMN---Rawlings.
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In the margin of the baptism record image, it says "Adult".
In 1891 your Maud is Maud E, not Maud A. Maybe the enumerator's mistake - but are you sure this is the "adult" baptised in 1895?
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Maude's baptism, for location:
Maude Alexandra Elsegood in the London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923 Name: Maude Alexandra Elsegood Gender: Female Record Type: Baptism Baptism Date: 13 Apr 1895 Baptism Place: St John the Divine, Kennington, Lambeth, England Father: James Elsegood Mother: Mary Ann Elsegood Register Type: Parish Register
And censuses for our reference:
Maude E Elregood in the 1901 England Census Name: Maude E Elregood [Elsegood] Age: 19 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882 Relation to Head: Niece Gender: Female Birth Place: Bagswater, London, England Civil parish: Lambeth Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch North Brixton County/Island: London Country: England Registration district: Lambeth Sub-registration district: Kennington Second ED, institution, or vessel: 20 Neighbors: Piece: 422 Folio: 74 Page number: 29 Household schedule number: 236
[ With George R Shear, 39, Islington, and Ruth R Shear, 33, Lambeth.]
Maud Elsegood in the 1891 England Census Name: Maud Elsegood Gender: Female Age: 8 Relationship: Granddaughter Birth Year: 1883 Birth Place: Shepherds Bush, London, England Civil parish: Camberwell Ecclesiastical parish: St Jude Residence Place: Peckham, Camberwell, London, England Registration district: Camberwell Sub registration district: Peckham ED, Institution or Vessel: 38 Neighbors: Piece: 481 Folio: 62 Household Members (Name) Age Relationship James Elsegood 69 Head Catharine Elsegood 69 Wife Stanley Elsegood 13 Grandson Maud Elsegood 8 Granddaughter
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I'd be grateful if anyone can help me sort out what happened to Maud after 1901. It is a strange one as I know who her father is but I have no idea of her mother.
Her father is James Elsegood (1847-1924). He was something of a ladies' man having 3 wives and 1 or 2 liaisons that we know about. First wife was Mary Ann Willetts. They had 5 children, including one named Maud Lilian (1875-1900). Mary died in 1878 and in 1880 he married Hannah Still. As far as I know there were no children and she died in 1881.
In 1882 James fathered a child, Sidney, with Hannah's sister Olive Still. Sidney was registered as Elsegood and his birth cert. shows mother as Olive Elsegood (formerly Still); however, they were not married.
The next child born appears to be Maud(e) Alexandra. I can find no birth registration but I have 3 possible dates from school records - 12 March 1884 or 10th or 15th Feb 1885. and a birth in Shepherd's Bush or Bayswater (from censuses). It is possible that Olive Still was Maud's mother as well as Sidney's but, if that were the case, I would expect her to have been properly registered as Sidney was. The other explanation is that James was with yet another lady who was the mother of Maud but I have no indication of what her name might be.
Olive Still died in 1888 and in 1891 James married Fanny Willoughby with whom he had 2 further daughters.
In 1891 Maud is with her paternal grandparents James and Catherine Elsegood. She was baptised 13 April 1895 when her parents are given as James Elsegood and Mary Ann. Mary Ann may be the Christian name of her real mother or may be completely made up. The address given is the home of her paternal aunt and her husband i.e. Ruth and George Shear. Maud is certainly living with them in 1901and she is a draper's assistant.
After 1901 she just disappears. I haven't found a marriage or death nor does she seem to be in the 1911 census. I wonder if she decided to take on her mother's name in which case I may never find her.
I'm sorry this is a bit long but thought you needed to know the background. If anyone can see whether they can trace her after 1901 or can give me any further advice I would be very grateful.
I have to do something else now but will try to get back later tonight or in the morning.
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