help please Scratchley family thornton Heath

[Frances W]

Hi
 Please can anyone give me any info on my great uncles John known as Jack, Ernest and George Scratchley. They were builders in Thornton Heath in the 1920-30's I think! I believe that Scratchley Hall was built with a donation from one of them but I am not sure who. I also know that my grandmother and great aunt used to run the Scratchley tea rooms which were in the High Street. Any info would be greatly appreciated - this is my first post on rootschat so I hope it is ok !!!

[CaroleW]

Hi and welcome to Rootschat
 
1901 for Hope Cottage Croydon - all children born Croydon

Worthy Scratchley 42 b Keevil Wiltshire coachman/groom
Sarah Ann  42 b Shenfield Essex
Ernest   21 (middle name Worthy) bricklayer
George  20 (he was Thomas George)  carpenter
John 19 (middle name William)  carpenter
Jane   15
Fanny  13
Florence  10
Job   84 grandfather (probably Worthy's father) b Keevil Wilts - died 1901
James Martin 32 lodger b Thornton Heath
Stevenson Fisher 20 lodger b London
RG13 Piece 644 Folio 150 Page 64

Worthy married Sarah Ann Boreham in 1878 in Billericay Essex.  Sarah Ann died 1905 Croydon


1891 78 High St Croydon - all children b Croydon except Florrie

Worthy Scratchley 32 coachman b Wiltshire
Sarah   32 coffee/tavern keeper b Essex
Ernest  12
George  11
Rebecca   10
John   8
Jane   4
Fanny   2
Florrie 8mths b Thornton Heath
RG12 Piece 597 Folio 9 Page 11

Here's the 1881 entry

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQQT-PKW

[CaroleW]

1861 census for Keevil Wilts

Job Scratchley 38 b North Bradley, Wiltshire - cowherd
Matilda  36 b ??Seend Wilts
William James  17 b Seend
Hannah   15 b Keevil
Naomi  7      ditto
Sarah   5     ditto
Worthy   3    ditto
RG9 Piece 1301 Folio 81 Page 10
 


 

[CaroleW]

Marriages - seems to have been a lot of marriage celebrations in 1914 - outbreak of WW1

Rebecca to Edward S Beale 1913
Fanny to James Stewart 1914
William J (Jack) to Annie Keates 1914
Worthy to Lily Markwick 1914 (re-marriage)
Ernest W to May E Fox 1915
Jane C to George P Bentley 1914
Florence E to William McCarthy 1916

[Frances W]

Wow Thank you so much for all the info - My grandmother was Rebecca Scratchley and Job my great great grandfather!! I have  a teapot that was awarded to Job in 1859 for the "best kept cottage and garden in the village of Keevil". I think that Jane was probably known as Aunt Gig in the family. I remember Great aunts Fanny and Florrie as a small child - they lived next door to each other and I was fascinated by their outside toilet !!!

[CaroleW]

You could check them out on the 1911 census - Rootschat will not allow us to post 1911 details I'm afraid

Use these instructions and you will get the info without having to spend any money

USING THE FREE 1911 INDEX TO DETERMINE THE CORRECT HOUSEHOLD

http://www.1911census.co.uk/search/tnaform.aspx

Once you find a possible match - make a note of the county and district in which the person was living

Return to the index and in PERSONAL DETAILS - just put the surname of the family - nothing else

In LOCATION - Select the county and below it - type in the district

In OTHER MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD - show the full name of the person you have found on the index

Click SEARCH

The 1911 census is strictly pay per view so you will have to buy credits to view the full entry - the above instructions will only help to possibly show others of the same surname in the same household

[Frances W]

Thank you Carole
I had no idea I could access the 1911 census in that way. I have done a bit of research on another site but found it quite difficult to navigate. I am so excited that you have managed to fill in some of the gaps for me on my first visit to rootschat!!  I shall have to visit the Wiltshire  area and see if anyone has more details on the Scratchleys from there.

[CaroleW]

Do you want me to post 1841/51 and 1871 details for Job etc

Here's the 1881 for a kick off

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQ37-GXJ

And a marriage and death plus 1901 Canadian census entry for one of his sons

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDZ6-NB4
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FLKN-ZVC
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KHVV-DFV

[Frances W]

Thank you
I have the census details for Job going back to 1851 already but the 1841 would be fantastic. I had no idea one of his sons went to Canada . How are you doing all this so quickly? I am in awe...... it took me months to get this far when I tried before!!!