St Paul's Road, Salisbury

[brionne]

Fisherton Anger had a Prison somewhere in the St Pauls Road area.

[hanes teulu]

On the 1881 Town Plan can be seen "St. Paul's Home" -  wondered what kind of "home" this might be?

It was a charity that provided homes for unmarried (spinster or widow) gentlewomen over the age of fifty and income of over £25 pa. So ruled out as a "home" for unmarried mothers.

[brionne]

Yes,your reply sounds more promising,working in the dark here with no name to search the census with or known status of the person concerned. Person was employed at St Pauls Home maybe.Have never heard of this Home though.
From my memory,prior to the clearance for the road widening,all the St Pauls Rd properties especially on the left hand side coming from Wilton Rd/Devizes Rd junction were all small red brick terrace houses [some back to back] as so many were in parts of Salisbury right up to the early 1960s.
Mentioned the Gaol as its all part of the early  picture of the area.

[jonw65]

There seems to be only child who matches

EDIT

working in the dark here with no name to search the census with or known status of the person concerned.

In order not to offend anyone, I have now removed the names.
Having had a quick look at the electoral registers for Fisherton Anger this morning, I am not too hopeful that they will help.
John

[Milliepede]

Tricky without mentioning names but did the mother marry in 1892 and have a son prior to the 2 children we are talking about? 

The baptism for the child in 1895 names husband as the father. 

Can you say why there is doubt he was the father? 

[Milliepede]

Something odd - there are 2 baptisms in 1895 November 3 and November 7 for different children in different places. 

Have I got that right.  Daughter in Wiltshire and son in London. 

[brionne]

Yes,You appear to be correct.
Could twins be the answer, daughter baptised before death  Fisherton Anger.
Son baptised 3 Nov 1895 Hatcham Surrey.
Same parents,father Pawnbroker.

[Milliepede]

I think the son was born earlier (1892) as he is older on census but why baptise them both in different places within days of each other. 

Did the same 2 people baptise them or just give those names.  I can see why there is a mystery here.

Wondering if the parents actually were the same or it was to disguise something.

[brionne]

Its certainly more than odd.
1901 Shows family to be sustaining a good living for the times,could well afford to travel, by train would imagine. This needs some in depth investigation.