FITZGERALD - brickwall grt. grandf.

[Shash]

Hello Bryant

Both of the findings that you have posted look interesting, especially the Michael in Deptford in 1851. Naturally I'm going to have to go to google and find out where Deptford is as I don't know my English places.
Thanks very much once again for posting them for me. I'll let you know if any match up.

shash

[Bryant]

1851
20 Victory Street, St Paul Deptford
David Fitzgerald  head  40 ?? ?? Dock     Ireland
Mary A     "          wife    33                          "
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St Paul Deptford was in Kent now part of London............it borders New Cross & Bermondsey......if your family is found within Southwark or S.E London in general, don't rule out Deptford

[Bryant]

1851
3 Lamberts Buildings, St Paul Deptford
Ann Fitzgerald  lodger (u) 23 gardener woman   Ireland
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[Bryant]

1851
2a Gutters Building, Mill Lane, St Paul Deptford
Patrick Fitzgerald  head  33  lab   Ireland
Elizabeth     "        wife    27              "
John Mara             lodger40    "         "
Patrick Dorron          "     40    "        "
Ann          "            wife    40              "
William Thompson lodger  24   "         "
Michael Connor        "       40   "        "
Mary Fitzgerald     sister   35              "
Catherine Lowney lodger 20             "
Mary Dorron            daur  11              "
Ellen Fitzgerald          "     18 months   Deptford, Kent
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*thats exactly how the layout of the census occurred!

[Bryant]

1851
1 Florence Road, St Paul Deptford
Michael Fitzgerald  head  30  imitator of wood & marble, painting  Cork, Ireland
Matilda       "          wife    28 accountant                                         Bruge, Belgium
Michael Maser? visitor       2                                                     Newington, Surrey
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[Bryant]

1841
19 Shards Square, Peckham
John Fitzgerald  30  lab  Ireland
Mary       "          10         NBIC
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NBIC=NOT BORN IN COUNTY

[Bryant]

1841
NUNHEAD GREEN, PECKHAM
JOHANNA FITZGERALD  60                    IRELAND
COLLINS         "            21 (male) LAB        "
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[Shash]

Thankyou once again Bryant for keeping your eyes open.
With sincere thanks.
shash

[sanqhar]

"Bryant, thank you once again for posting more Fitzgerald's for me. You keep finding a lot in Kent. There might be something in that."

Remember that a lot of East End people went fruit/hop picking in the summer.  The women and children moved down leaving the husband at home (if he had a job).  Children not born in the summer would be born at home in London.  If they were born in the summer then the place of birth would be Kent.  Remember also that if the wife was only home outside the fruit picking season then that was the time she was most likely to get pregnant making it even more likely the child would be born in the next season.