Edward Paine (1824 - 1871)

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Edward Paine (1824-1871) was the eldest son of William Henry, and like his father became a butcher. When his father died in 1850 he had already set himself up in a separate business at Ham Road in nearby Petersham, whilst the family business in George Street, Richmond was continued by his mother, Elizabeth

In 1856, he married Rebecca Bridges, who came from Rosewell in Essex. They had four children, Edward in 1858, Mary in 1859, Sarah on 1860 and William Henry, named after his grandfather, in 1862.

By 1861, his mother, Elizabeth had retired and had moved to Park Place, Petersham, with her daughter, Sarah, acting as her housekeeper. Edward then took over the running of the George Street business whilst still retaining his original butcher’s shop in Petersham. Elizabeth died in 1862.

It is not clear what happened next, but at the time of the Census in 1871, Edward and his family had moved back to the shop in Ham Road, Petersham. In the immediate months that followed, his business was put into liquidation under the Bankruptcy Act.

“THE LONDON GAZETTE 9 May 9 1871

The Bankruptcy Act, 1869. In the County Court of Surrey, holden at Wandsworth.

In the Matter of Proceedings for Liquidation by Arrangement or Composition with Creditors, instituted by Edward Paine, of Petersham, near Richmond, in the county of Surrey, Butcher.

NOTICE is hereby given, that a First General Meeting of the creditors of the above-named person has been summoned to be held at the offices of Mr. George Clifton Sherrard, No. 16, Clifford's-inn, Fleet-street in the city of London, on the 24lh day of May, 1871, at three o'clock in the afternoon precisely.—Dated this 2nd day of May, 1871. GEO. C. SHERRARD, No. 16, Clifford's-inn, Fleet-street, Solicitor for the Debtor.”

The strain of these proceedings must have been too much for Edward, for later in that year, he died.

In 1881, his widow, Rebecca was living with her four children, all unmarried at Matson Villas, Marshgate in Richmond. Her son, Edward was still working as a butcher, thus continuing the family tradition and his younger brother was an auctioneer’s clerk.

By 1891, Rebecca was now living in Camberwell with William Henry and Mary. They later moved to Deptford in Kent and Rebecca died there in 1899.

Sources

• The Paines of Richmond by Merv Shearman.