Alfred Britten (1859 - 1926)

Born 31 Jul 1859 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Husband of Martha (Bowen) Britten — married 1887 in Mile End, Middlesex, England

Died 20 Sep 1926 at age 67 in Harrow, Middlesex, England

Biography

Alfred Britten was born in Shoreditch on 31 July 1859, he was the son of Henry Britten and Emma Nichols ^[1]. He was baptised in Shoreditch on 19 May 1861 ^[2]

He married Martha Bowen in Mile End in 1887 ^[3]

Alfred passed away in Harrow Weald in 1926, he was 67 years old ^[4]

His entry in the probate calender shows: ^[5]

• BRITTEN Alfred of 106 Brondesbury Road, Kilburn Middlesex died 20 September 1926 at Fair Mead Nursing Home, Harrow Weald, Middlesex Probate London 24 December to Cyril Stanley Britten clerk, and Charles Edwin Watkins commercial traveller. Effects £3,541 19s 11d.

Census

1861 census: Shoreditch ^[6]

• Henry Britten Head M 29 Shoreditch, Middlesex, bedstead manufacturer employing 10 men
• Emma Britten Wife F 30 St Augustine Norwich,
• William Britten Son M 9 Bethnal Green, Middlesex
• Emma Britten Daughter F 4 Shoreditch, Middlesex
• Mary Britten Son M 3 Shoreditch, Middlesex
• Alfred Britten Son M 1 Shoreditch, Middlesex
• Eliza Ruddell Servant F 15 Shoreditch, Middlesex

1871 census: Shoreditch ^[7]

• Henry Britten Head M 39 Shoreditch
• Emma Britten Wife F 40 Norwich
• William Britten Son M 18 Shoreditch
• Emma Britten Daughter F 14 Shoreditch
• Henry Britten Son M 13 Shoreditch
• Alfred Britten Son M 11 Shoreditch
• George Britten Son M 9 Shoreditch
• Sarah Britten Daughter F 4 Shoreditch

1891 census: Willesden, Middlesex ^[8]

• Alfred Britten Head M 31 Shoreditch, London, England, commercial traveller
• Martha Britten Wife F 30 Kent, England
• Alma M Britten Daughter F 1 Stamford Hill, London, England
• Arthur Thompson Nephew M 6 London, England

1901 census: 27, Dyne Road, Willesden, Hendon ^[9]

• Alfred Britten Head Married Male 41 1860 Commercial Traveller Kingsland, Middlesex, England
• Martha Britten Wife Married Female 40 1861 - Gravesend, Kent, England
• Alma M Britten Daughter Single Female 11 1890 - Stamford Hill, Middlesex, England
• Ida L Britten Daughter Single Female 9 1892 - Willesden, Middlesex, England
• Cyril S Britten Son Single Male 4 1897 - Willesden, Middlesex, England
• Winifred L Thompson Niece Single Female 14 1887 - Mile End, Middlesex, England
• Margaret Blackman Servant Single Female 15 1886 General Servant (Domestic) Devon, England

1911 census: Willesden ^[10]

• Alfred Britten Head M 51 Shoreditch, London, commercial traveller
• Martha Britten Wife F 51 Gravesend, Kent
• Alma M Britten Daughter F 21 Stamford Hill, London
• Ida L Britten Daughter F 19 Willesden, Middlesex
• Cyril S Britten Son M 14 Willesden, Middlesex

Sources

1. ↑ (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp) GRO index Q3 1859 Shoreditch vol 1c page 113 mothers maiden name NICHOLS
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JM7V-QVW : 11 February 2018, Alfred Britten, 31 Jul 1859); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 396,244, 396,245, 396,246.
3. ↑ (https://www.freebmd.org.uk) GRO index Q3 1887 Mile End vol 1c page 750
4. ↑ (https://www.freebmd.org.uk) GRO index Q3 1926 Hendon vol 3a page 260
5. ↑ (https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills)
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ML-WHQJ : 22 April 2019),
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRJD-9Q1 : 25 April 2019),
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QD14-5ZM : 2 May 2019),
9. ↑ Findmypast 1901 census [1]
10. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW4Q-N8F : 21 December 2018),