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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Hertfordshire => Topic started by: magsb123 on Saturday 27 March 10 08:27 GMT (UK)
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Edward Mayhew, Surgeon, was born in London in 1828, his son Edward William was born in Hitchen in 1855. Is it possible to find out if Edward the elder practised surgery in Hitchen, or was the family just passing through the town when Edward, Jr was born? Thank you for your time. Margaret.
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I was looking for the family in 1861 and all I found was this -
Rg9 254 23 49
Morpeth Rd, Bethnal Green
J Pendlebury 59 late of the mint superannuated bn London
Ann Pendlebury 60 bn London
Edward Pendlebury 20 son bn London
Ann Mayhew dtr married 29 bn London
Emma Pendlebury 16 dtr bn London
Edward Mayhew grandson 6 bn Hertfordshire
so it looks as if Edwrd junior and his mum are visiting or living with her parents.
I'll look again for Edwrd senior.
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Seems they married in Hackney in Jul/Aug/Sep 1854 1b 466
Edward Mayhew / on same page Annie Pendlebury
cant spot Edwrd senior in 1861, so no further on!
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Thanks for your interest, lizdb. I have the family in 1861 in London but by that time Edward Sr had gone to Chile and never returned. I was hoping to find out if he was employed as a surgeon in Hitchen or if the family just happened to be staying there when Edward William was born. Edward Jr came out to Australia in 1876, leaving mother Anne with her Pendlebury family. Regards, Margaret.
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What home address does Edwd senior give at his marriage in1854?
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Hi Lizdb,
The address of Edward Sr and wife Annie was given as Homerton - no street Address. They both were born in London and families lived there as well. Have looked through 1861 and 1851 census records(looking for a doctors surgery)and cannot find Bancroft street where Edward Jr was born, although it does get a mention through Google. I think that Annie must have been visiting Hitchen when the baby was born. Thanks for your time. Regards, Margaret.
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Hello Margaret,
Not sure if this will be any help but Hitchin is spelt with a i not an e, also Bancroft is just Bancroft with no street after it. It is located between Fishponds Rd, Nightingale Rd & Bedford Rd. Hope this may help in some way.
missmilly
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Thanks missmilly re spelling of Hitchin. However, with regard to Bancroft - there once was a street named Bancroft Street for that is how it is stated on bc of Edward's son.
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Hi
Edward Mayhew does not appear on the 1855 PO Directory for HertsEssexKent as a surgeon(or anything else).
Ray
ps Hitchin is spelt Hitchen in this directory and have seen it spelt that way a number of times before. :-)
pps In 1851, at least, the current Bancroft Hitchin was Bancroft Street. 1851 census, Hertfordshire, Hitchin, District 2a.
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Hi Ray,
Thanks for checking Edward in 1855 Post Office Directory which means the Mayhews were just visiting. Maybe they were staying with relatives. If it is not too much trouble can I ask you to check to see if other allied families were listed i.e. Pendlebury, Nicholson, Gardner or French. Most appreciated . Regards, Margaret.
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Hi Margaret
I will check later on today for you.
If you get bored or restless waiting and you fancy a look for yourself then you will find the directory mentioned here ....
http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/
Select "by location"
Dropdownbox to Hertfordshire
Top 2 are the 1855 PO directories.
Select a directory
then select "directory" to the left of "fact file"
then enter the name and hit "search"
"Next hit" gets each hit and the word(name) you are looking for is highlighted in yellow.
The area BANCROFT in Hitchin did not seem to have a good reputation but a brief description is here....
http://www.nicolasassociates.com/hitchinvirtualtour/bancroft.htm
If DrMayhew left for Chile did he ever get there? How did you know he intended going to Chile?
Cheers
Ray
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Hi Ray,
Thanks for the net sites. Will check later. I had found mention of the almshouses in Hitchin and had thought maybe Edward had served there as a doctor. He had only graduated in 1854 and thought he may have been serving his internship in the poorhouses. Since there was no mention of him in the PO Directory I think they must have been visiting friends or relations.
Edward definitely left home after 1855 sometime and joined the Chilean Navy as a surgeon. He was never heard from again. His wife had the son Edward William christened in 1859 so think that she must have given up hope for him returning home. Through a kind person on Rootschat I was directed to Google Books and found mention of Eduardo Mayhew, serving in the Chilean Navy as a 2nd class ships surgeon in 1859. Although the family made contact with diplomatic authorities in Santiago in the 1870's, nobody knew anything about him being in the Navy. There was one report that he died in 1874 and was buried in Illapel, Coquimbo. This has not been substantiated so cannot say for sure. Although it seems a strange journey for Edward to take I was quite surprised that there were a number of English names amongst the crews of the CN. Any ideas on tracing him on other sites? Thanks for your interest.
Regards, Margaret.
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Hi
Edward Mayhew and Ann Pendlebury were neighbours!
Is that how they met?
EM lived in 7 Park Terrace in/next to Morpeth Road where AP lived.
21 Morpeth Rd has Ann(52), C?(22), Edwin(9), Emma(5)
On the day of the census Ann(19) was with John(49) and Alfred(11) in the RoyalMint
Ray
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Just in case it's useful......
Edward seems to be in boarding school in Kelvedon in 1841.
Kelvedon is close to where both parents were born.
(Ancestry = Edward Mayhew 1828 living Essex, first result)
R
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Hi Ray,
Have EM in 1841 and 1851. Also, Pendleburys. Ann's father was an engraver at the RM. I did not realize that Morpeth Road and Park Terrace were close by. This could indeed explain how they met. As a matter of interest Ann's brother Alfred joined the Indian Navy as a Captain's Clerk in 1859 until the service was disbanded in 1863. They are very interesting families to research. (Not direct ancestors of mine but of my son in law). Thanks for your help. Margaret.
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Bancroft is a wide road (it used to have cattle and sheep pens in the middle of it on market days). There are many fine buildings still standing, with lovely doorframes etc. Once it was all residential, but now it is commercial, mainly shops.
It certainly was a bit better than Dead Street (now called Queen Street) which was the real slum area until the 1930s.
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The search goes on for Edward missing in Chile...his son Edward ( Ausralia ) had sent a request to the US Government Washington to which they replied no information of wherabouts. I have the letter.
There was a lot of activity up and down the coast of North & South America particularly with the gold rush in California at the time .Many came to this part of the world seeking their fortunes.
I understand in Coquimbo Chile there is an English Quarter currently being restored. Perhaps the local Government there have some clues.
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Hi Richard,
Thanks for your message regarding Edward. The family here in Australia would love to know what happened to him. The last mention of Edward is in Chilean Maritime Records in 1859 where he is listed as a ship's surgeon on board "Meteoro" and then there is a report that he was buried at Illapel, Coquimbo in 1874 . It is strange to think that he never again got in touch with his family back in Britain. I did try writing to the Church of the Latter Day Saints in Santiago (in Spanish) hoping that they might look up local records to no avail. Can you please contact me on (*)
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I have another lead with a winemaker from Tamaya Wines near Coquimbo. He is checking with the Chilean Navy and their archives. This may lead to something further.
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Sounds good. Would be interested in hearing of any new info regarding Edward. Thanks, Margaret.
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As a descendant of Edward Mayhew son of Edward and Annie I am interested in those relatives in London. The young Edward sailed to Australia lived in Fremantle Western Australia m. Agnes a Roach Jewell Colonial Architect of Perth.
Message posted on behalf of Richard Mayhew who was clicking the report to moderator button instead of the blue reply button. Richard you will locate the reply button at the very end of the last response on the topic ;)