James Edward Carey (1797 - 1876)

Born 1797 in London, England

Descendants

Died 1876 at about age 79 in England [uncertain]

Biography

parents : James Carey 1776-1839 & Elizabeth Broker or Baker

grandparents : James Carey 1745-1796 & Ann Harris

James Carey of Carey & Browne; coffee brokers since 1825

In 1899 Carey & Browne organized the lrgest auction of coffee in human memory; 13121 bags sold in three days.

In the 1930s the firm had become Woodhouse Carey & Browne

James Edward Carey and family lived at first in Dalston, Hackney

In 1821 the population of Dalston, embracing Dalston Lane and its offshoots, was 1,366. By 1831 building lined Dalston Lane eastward to the hamlet, itself extended almost to Hackney brook by Navarino Terrace on the south side and Dalston Rise (until 1875 also the name of a section of the lane) on the north.

1841 Census - Tower Hamlets, Hackney, London

Dalston Rise - all born in London

James Carey aged 40 Colonial Broker

Rose Carey aged 34

Ellen Carey aged 12

Matilda Carey aged 11

Edward Carey aged 6

Henry Carey aged 5

Francis Carey aged 1

Mary Mitchell aged 20 servant

Ann Mitchell aged 15 servant

1851 Census - Tower Hamlets, St. John at Hackney

101 Dalston Rise

James Carey head aged 53 Colonial Broker born London City

Rose S. Carey wife aged 45 born Shepherds Bush

Helen R. Carey aged 22 born Mile End

Matilda C. Carey aged 20 born Mile End

James S. Carey aged 18 Merchants Clerk born Hackney

Frederick Carey aged 13 scholar born Hackne

Francis Carey aged 10 scholar born Hackney

Arthur Carey aged 8 scholar born Hackney

Adelaia Siffken aged 15 visitor born Hackney

Ellen Siffken aged 12 visitor born Hackney

Augustus Siffken aged 10 visitor born Hackney

Elizabeth Siffken aged 6 visitor born Hackney

Anna Buck aged 21 house servant born Hanover

Lucy Rosenhater aged 28 servant born Hanover

1871 census - Tunbridge Wells, Sussex

James Carey Head aged 73 born London

Rose S. Carey aged 65 born Shepherds Bush

Matilda E. Carey aged 40 born London

Francis Carey aged 30 born Dalston

David Stuart servant aged 25 born Sambetts Middlesex

Ellen Pomfret servant aged 26 born Wadhurst Kent

Isabella Stone servant aged 25 born Mereworth Kent

Elizabeth Carpenter servant aged 32 born Liverton Devonshire

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