OK
So if YOUR one was Frederick born 1894, so of Frederick and Adelaide, then the 1901 census I found in Spurgeon place, son of James and Lucy is NOT the right one. So we can ignore my first few posts.
Starting from scratch with the name Frederick, here is his birth (indexed Leffen)
Oct/Nov/Dec 1894
St Savioirs Southwark
Ref 1d 21
And Annette has found his christening confirming parents as Frederick and Adelaide.
They have been found in 1901, here is the full transcription:
RG 13 388 167 60
7 Edward House, Peter Road, Bermonsey
Frederick 42 Dock labourer
Adelaide 42
Mary 5
Julia 3
Frederick 2 all bn Bermonsey
As Annette said, ages are not that accurate!
Back 10 years to 1891 (again has been found,but here is full transcription):
RG12 380 14 24
21 St Johns Place Bermonsey
Fred 25 gen labourer
Adelaide 25
Adelaide 10
Emily 6
Eliza 5
Mary 7 mths
Again, ages not good compared with 1901!
Then, as everyone else found, the trail goes cold.
I would suggest maybe the next step would be to send for Frederick's birth cert (
www.gro.gov.uk) to find a maiden name for Adelaide?