Edith Bessie (Lugg) Hopkins (1887 - abt. 1956)

Born 20 Apr 1887 in St Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

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Descendants

Died about Dec 1956 at about age 69 in Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Katrina Turner [send private message]

Biography

• 1887 April 20th. Born to Richard Lugg and Elizabeth Bullen Baptised 10th July. Father is a sailor.
• 1890 Birth of Clarissa Emily. She was baptised on July 10th. Richard still a sailor.
• 1891 Census: Edith is 3 and visiting her aunt and uncle. She stays the night at Church Street, St Austell, with George Gray and Clarrisa Gray. Family also with her are:
  • Elizabeth, 28
  • Richard, 5
  • Clarrisa, 10 months old.
• 1892 Birth of Charlie
• 1894 Birth of Rita
• 1896 Birth of Emily
• 1897 Birth of Vera
• 1899 Birth of Beatrice
• 1901 Census: Living in Cliff, Mevagissey. Edith is 14. She lives with:-
  • Richard Lugg 37, a mariner.
  • Elizabeth Lugg, 37, wife,
  • Richard Lugg, 15, a fisherman.
  • Chrissie Lugg, 10,
  • Charlie Lugg, 9,
  • Rita Lugg, 7,
  • Emily Lugg, 5,
  • Vera Lugg, 3,
  • Beatrice Lugg, 1.
• 1901 Birth of George
• 1903 Birth of Percy
• 1903 Departure for USA, 3 October 1903 from Southampton aboard Philadelphia bound for New York, arriving 10 October 1903. Edith is 17 years old and single.
• 1904 Birth of Annie
• 1905 Rhode Island State Census, She is working as a kitchen maid.
• 1907 Birth of Wilfred
• 1908 Birth of Jack
• 1909 22 April, Travel aboard the SS Majestic for New York. Arrival 29 April. Passenger manifest lists her a single, 4ft 9inches, dark complexion with dark brown hair and brown eyes. She is apparently to stay with a friend. I cannot decipher the scan. possibly resident at 21 W 47 st New York?
• 1910 Clarisa married Arthur Osborne.
• 1910 United States Federal Census: Edith is 23 and single. She is a servant in Precinct 3, Washington, in the household of Gibson Fahnestock
• 1911 Census
• 1913 Birth of Mary Josephine Hopkins.
• 1914 Birth of Constance Lillian Hopkins.
• Returns to England. Argument with mother about illegitimate children?
• 1916 Death of Mother, Elizabeth Jane Bullen.
• 1918 Birth of Henry Comer Hopkins.
• 1921 Census: Birth of Richard Leslie.
• 1937 Death of Father, Richard John Lugg.
• 1939 Pre-war Registration - Living in Plymouth under the name - Edith B Hopkins. Living with her is Henry C Hopkins. She is listed as Widowed.
• WWII - Service?
• 1956 Death

Research

• Talking to dad, Dick Hopkins, apparently Edith's mother threw her out when she came home with two girls and no marriage certificate. She moved from mevagissy to Plymouth to stay with a cousin...Maybe try and find out who?...they apparently never reconciled.Hopkins-5860 16:31, 25 April 2016 (EDT) I had thought originally that she came home because her mother was sick or had died...or maybe as her brother had died but that's a lot of change Hopkins-5860 08:39, 19 May 2016 (EDT)
• Is there a way to get passenger lists for the trips from America TO England? Hopkins-5860 06:42, 28 April 2016 (EDT)
• Also story in the family suggests she met "Hopkins" on the boat over. Maybe check passenger manifests? Hopkins-5860 06:42, 28 April 2016 (EDT)
• According to Dad - they spent some time in a workhouse...try and get info on that Hopkins-5860 03:30, 4 June 2016 (EDT)

Sources

• First hand recollection of Katrina Turner
• Baptism: http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/more-info/?t=baptisms&id=4323529
• 1891 census:"England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WX97-23Z : accessed 31 May 2016), Richard Lugg in household of George Gray, Mevagissey, Cornwall, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Cornwall county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• 1901 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSHC-GP4 : accessed 19 May 2016), Edith Lugg in household of Richard Lugg, Mevagissey, Cornwall, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Mevagissey subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• 1903 Travel: "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JFY3-3JD : accessed 19 May 2016), Edith Bessie Lugg, 10 Oct 1903; citing departure port Southampton, arrival port New York, ship name Philadelphia, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Rhode Island State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159372-738351-4?cc=1542866 : accessed 19 May 2016), Newport > Female > Keeher - Mason > image 1483 of 2286; State Archives, Providence.
• 1909 Travel:"New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXYX-H53 : accessed 19 May 2016), Edith B. Lugg, 29 Apr 1909; citing departure port Southampton, arrival port New York, ship name Majestic (1890), NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKL8-K1X : 29 October 2015), Edith Lugg in household of Gibson Fahnestock, Precinct 3, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 55, sheet 2A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,163.
• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVC6-9VN6 : 4 September 2014), Edith B Hopkins, 1956; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Plymouth, Devon, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.