Born in Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Alger
and Sarah Ann (Hobson) Alger
Wife of
Joseph Richard Bates
— married
25 Dec 1880 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Wife of
James Humphrey Mullenger
— married
16 Dec 1899 in Bermondsey, London, England, United Kingdom
Mother of
Frederick Joseph Bates, Alice Edith Bates, Lilian Maud Bates, Violet Bates and Frances May Bates
Died
at about age 76
in Lewisham, London, England
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Aug 2015
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Biography
Alice Louisa Alger was born in Bermondsey on 4 June 1859, and baptised in Newington St Mary's on 20 November 1859, she was the daughter of Joseph Alger and Sarah Hobson [1]
The 1861 census showed the family living in Sidmouth Place, Greenwich: [2]
- Joseph Algar Head M 33 Devonshire, not known, blacksmith
- Sarah A Algar Wife F 40 London, Middlesex, Blackfriars
- Henry Algar Son M 6 Bermondsey, Surrey
- William Algar Son M 4 Bermondsey, Surrey
- Alice Algar Daughter F 2 Bermondsey, Surrey
- George Wright Stepson M 18 Hounslow, Middlesex
- Francis Wright Stepson M 11 Bermondsey, Surrey
By 1871, they were back in Bermondsey and living at 14 Meridian Place, [3]
- Joseph Algar Head M 44 Devonshire, blacksmith
- Sarah Algar Wife F 57 Lambeth, Surrey
- Henry Algar Son M 16 Lambeth, Surrey, smith (unemployed)
- William Algar Son M 14 Lambeth, Surrey, dock boy
- Alice L Algar Daughter F 12 Bermondsey, Surrey
- Francis Algar (Wright) Son M 21 Bermondsey, Surrey, gunsmith
- Thomas Farmer Boarder M 17 Bermondsey, Surrey
Alice married Joseph Richard Bates on 25 December 1880 at St Pauls, Dock Street, Whitechapel. She was using the middle name of Susan by now. Their parents were recorded as Joseph Alger, a blacksmith and Joseph Bates, a lighterman. The marriage witnesses were William Alger (Alice's brother), and Clara Jane Mercer (who married William Alger) [4]
The family were living in Moodkee Street, Rotherhithe in 1891 [5]
- Joseph Bates Head Married Male 31 1860 Lighterman London, Middlesex, England
- Alice Bates Wife Married Female 36 1855 - Bermondsey, Surrey, England
- Frederick Bates Son - Male 16 1875 Scholar London, Middlesex, England
- Edith Bates Daughter - Female 7 1884 Scholar London, Middlesex, England
- Lily Bates Daughter - Female 5 1886 Scholar London, Middlesex, England
- Violet Bates Daughter - Female 1 1890 - London, Middlesex, England
- Sarah Alger Mother Widow Female 71 1820 - London, Middlesex, England
Alice's second husband was James Humphrey Mullenger, the were married in St Crispin's Bermondsey on 16 December 1899. James was shown as the son of William George Mullenger, a bricklayer. [6]
The family were living in Bermondsey in 1901 [7]
- James H Mullenger Head Male 29 Rotherhithe, London
- Alice Mullenger Wife Female 37 Rotherhithe, London
- Edith Bates Step Daughter Female 17 Rotherhithe, London
- Lilian Bates Step Daughter Female 15 Rotherhithe, London
- Violet Bates Step Daughter Female 11 Rotherhithe, London
- May Bates Step Daughter Female 8 Rotherhithe, London
By 1911, they had moved to 14 Ewhurst Road Crofton Park Brockley [8]
- James Mullenger Head Married Male 40 1871 House decorator Surrey Rotherhithe SE
- Alice Mullenger Wife Married Female 48 1863 - Surrey Bermondsey SE
- Edith Bates Daughter Single Female 26 1885 Clerk in collar manufacture Surrey Bermondsey SE
- Lilian Bates Daughter Single Female 25 1886 Collar turner gents linen collars Surrey Rotherhithe SE
- Violet Bates Daughter Single Female 21 1890 Collar turner gents linen collars Surrey Rotherhithe SE
- May Bates Daughter Single Female 18 1893 Collar turner gents linen collars Surrey Rotherhithe SE
Her third husband was John A Jones, they were married in Lewisham in 1929 [9]
Alice died in Lewisham in 1936, aged about 74 [10]
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry Ancestry Record 1558 #2207649
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MG-2B57 : 6 April 2016), Joseph Algar, St Alphage, London, Kent, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG09 0403 f20 p33 , The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRF8-8CH : 24 July 2015), Joseph Algar, 1871.RG10 0634 f23 p37
- ↑ Ancestry Ancestry Record 1623 #2725697
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QCHT-22M : 22 February 2021),
- ↑ Ancestry Ancestry Record 1623 #5397499
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9HB-VLQ : 20 May 2019),
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWRV-PC9 : 10 May 2019),
- ↑ (https://www.freebmd.org.uk) GRO index Q3 1929 Lewisham vol 1d page 2908
- ↑ England & Wales General Register Office Online index JONES, ALICE LOUISE age 74 GRO Reference: 1936 S Quarter in LEWISHAM Volume 01D Page 800
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alice by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alice:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alice by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alice:
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~6.25%
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