Sealey Family - 66 Halidon St, Hackney

[Emmeline]

In the 1911 Census Thomas Sealey a Bootmaker is residing with his wife Ellen and daughter May at 66 Halidon Street - living in 4 rooms.  I have Googled and found that this address was the  Headquarters of the Homerton Corps of the Salvation Army.

Does this mean that the family were Salvationists and living on the premises I wonder ?

Thanks for any help.

[JaneyCanuck]

There's another household at the same address in 1911; search for Overett. The head of that household also has a regular occupation.

I wonder whether it wasn't a building that had storefront offices and flats above.

[Emmeline]

Hello Janey

You may well be right and there were possibly families occupying flats within the building.

Hope to find out more with some extra Googling.......... 

[jennifer c]

I would think he only lodged there and worked at the SA. The SA was further along Lower Clapton Road in Linscott Road.
Looks like Thomas Sealey in electoral rolls in Wells Street earlier?
Jennifer

[Emmeline]

Thank you for further information Jennifer. I will keep looking to see what I can find

[JaneyCanuck]

I thought the same as Jennifer at first but this doc
http://health.hackneysociety.org/documents/Locations_of_the_Salvation_Army_in_Hackney.doc
identifies the address:

"66 Halidon Street: Headquarters of the Homerton Corps of the Salvation Army, existed 1897"

I might wonder whether that was assumed from the fact that it was the address given for the man who was interviewed in 1897 -
http://booth.lse.ac.uk/cgi-bin/do.pl?sub=search_catalogue_pages&args=salvation+army+haggerston+corps+,or,60,80

"Interview with Captain Joseph Riley of Homerton Corps of Salvation Army, 66 Halidon Street, Hackney, 16 September 1897"

but he, conversely, was living elsewhere in 1901 at least. If he was the Joseph Riley c1842 in Hackney in 1901 (the only Joseph Riley in the vicinity), a boot machinist.

But nope, he was living at 1 Lamb Lane in both 1891 and 1901, so it does indeed look like the Halidon St address was an institutional address.

[Emmeline]

Thank you again Janey.

Every little bit of information helps. As you say, more than likely an institutional address. I'll continue looking for any more clues.

[Ladyhawk]

There's another household at the same address in 1911; search for Overett.
The head of that household also has a regular occupation.

Electoral Register 1912/13/15  living at 66 Halidon Street Thomas Sealey
four rooms first floor unfurnished 8s per week
Landlord George Richard Overett (same address )

1920/21
George Richard & Blanche Adelaide Overett
Thomas Sealey & Ellen Sealey

George Overett is at that address until at least 1950

1890 Electoral Register only shows these numbers for Halidon Street
2 house (joint), 3 & 6 house

1892 ER Halidon Street No’s 2 two rooms first floor, No 2 one rooms 1st floor both furnished
No 9, No 13 two rooms first floor, No 26 three rooms ground floor, No 39 four rooms first floor
47 & 59 three rooms 1st floor unfurnished

1896 ER Halidon Street 
No's 54, 56, 58, 60, 64, 66 occupant George Stone, 68 & 70 all dwelling houses


1898 ER only shows No 46 Halidon Street, Lower Clapton Tenement

ER 1902/3/4 Absalom Crowe – Dwelling House 66 Halidon Street

For info. Thomas & Ellen Sealey had moved to 3 Halidon Street by 1925/ 28/29/32/33

[Emmeline]

Many thanks Ladyhawk for seeking out this further information on the Sealey family. Most

interesting and much appreciated.