Mrs Fawkes of Regent Street London linked to Perry/ Maslin

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Clutching at straws here !
I have a legal document showing that Louisa Elizabeth Maslin Evett Perry left Devizes and went to Regent Street London to stay with Mrs Fawkes. It was 1851 so I have trawled the London census but haven’t found either of them. Of course it could be She lived there before the night of the census or after.    I have also searched the countries marriage records from 1837 onwards for a marriage of a Mr Fawkes that might fit. I can find nothing but of course she may have married before 1837. Has anyone any ideas of where else to look ? Thank you.

[ShaunJ]

Louisa Elizabeth Maslin Evett Perry

Might she be the Louisa Perry who is in Brittox, Devizes in the 1851 census with her sister Sarah Maslen? Age 27, born London?

[wivenhoe]

Ancestry London BDM

Baptism
13 Jan 1854  Sydenham St Bartholomew    Lewisham
FOWKES Henry Evett    parents Henry Raper George, Solicitor,  and Eliza
Abode  Sydenham


FreeBDM  SepQ 1846 Devizes Vol 8 page 515
MASLEN Louisa    marr.  PERRY John

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Thank you Sean J. That’s her as we know that Louisa’s husband left her and she moved in with her younger sister. Then they all moved to Regent Street. We would like to know who Mrs Fawkes is. She isn’t mentioned in any more of the reams of legal documents but she can not have been poverty stricken as Louisa and Sarah both had trust funds . It is The Regent Street as I have the name of the building which has since been demolished and rebuilt. At one point we even thought they may have been high class prostitutes but now knowing the money they had I don’t think that can be the case !

wivenhoe That looks very interesting. The marriage is my great great grandparents and I have that. John lead a very interesting life but not for this posting !   Louisa and her sister both took the name Evett so the link with Fowkes here is well worth me pursuing. There just might be a link .
Thank you both

[ShaunJ]

Henry Fowkes is with an Evett family in both the 1851 and 1861 censuses (as a cousin).

[ShaunJ]

It is The Regent Street as I have the name of the building

Which building?

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Carlton Chambers. I believe it was built for Gentlemen solicitors,architects etc.

[ShaunJ]

I've checked directories for 1850, 1856 and 1859 and can't see any Fowkes or Fawkes listed in Carlton Chambers.

This tree for Henry Raper George Fowkes seems sound: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/7441/person/24453134421/facts

But if his mother died in 1830, and he himself didn't marry until 1863, who could "Mrs Fowkes" be in 1851? An aunt?

[ShaunJ]

Here's something. Henry R G Fowkes was articled to Henry Underhill before qualifying as a solicitor in 1856.
https://tinyurl.com/vm9y9bb

Henry Underhill's office was in Carlton Chambers !