Born in St Peter Walworth, Surrey, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of [father unknown] and Charlotte Elizabeth (Wells) Snook
Sister of
Sarah Elizabeth (Snook) Pender [half], Charles Snook [half], Jane Snook [half], Emily Snook [half] and George Frederick Snook [half]
Wife of
Henry Bromley
— married
24 Dec 1881 in St Olave Southwark, Surrey, England
Descendants 
Mother of
William James Bromley, Henry Reuben Bromley, Albert George Bromley, Alice Maud (Bromley) Hodgkins, Henry John Bromley, Annie Elizabeth Bromley, Charles Reuben Bromley, Thomas Sidney Bromley and Robert William Bromley
Died
at about age 79
in Bermondsey, Surrey, England
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Biography
Josephine was born on 26 Apr 1860 in the Workhouse, St Peter Walworth, Surrey, the illegitimate daughter of Charlotte Wells.[1]
In 1861 she was living with her mother and grandparents at 15 Webb St, Bermondsey Leather Market - George Wells head marr 50 tanner b Hants Boling (Beaulieu?); Elizabeth wife 41; Harriett dau unm 21; Charlotte dau 19; William son 14; Elizabeth dau 12; Ann dau 10; Reuben son 7 scholar; Matilda dau 4 scholar; Josephine Wells grand dau 1. All b Bermondsey.[2]
In the 1871 census she was living with her mother who by now had married, at 5 Aldred St, St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, enumerated under her mother's married name - Charles Snooks head marr 46 Stone mason b Mile End; Charlotte Snooks wife 29 Needlewoman b Bermondsey, Josephine Snooks dau 10; Sarah Snooks dau 5; Charles Snooks son 2; Jane Snooks dau 9 mthe. All children b Bermondsey.[3]
She was still living with her mother in 1881, at 11 Aldred St, Bermondsey - Charles Snooke head marr 53 Bricklayer, Charlotte Snooke wife 39; Charlotte Snooke Aunt (sic) 21 Servant out of employ; Sarah Snooke aunt 16; Charles Snooke son 12, Jane Snooke dau 11; Emily Snooke dau 7. Baby (male) Snooke son 2 mths. All b Bermondsey.[4]
She married Henry Bromley at the Register Office, Southwark St Olave, Surrey on 24 Dec 1881 - Henry Bromley 25 bach Leather dresser, father George Bromley weaver & Josephine Charlotte Wells 22 spinster, father Joseph Wells stone mason (invented!). Witnesses Henry Wells and Charlotte Snooke (mother)[5]
Children
- William James Bromley. 1882
- Henry Reuben Bromley. 1884
- Albert George Bromley. 1886
- Alice Maud Bromley. 1889
- Henry (Harry) John Bromley. 1892
- Annie Elizabeth Bromley. 1894
- Charles Reuben Bromley. 1896
- Thomas Sidney Bromley. 1896
- Robert William Bromley. 1900
In the 1891 census they were living at 28 West St, Bermondsey - Henry Bromley head married 32 leather dresser b Lambeth; Charlotte Bromley wife 30 laundress b Bermondsey; William Bromley son 9 scholar b Bermondsey; Albert Bromley son 4 scholar b Bermondsey; Alice Bromley d 1 b Bermondsey[6]
In 1901 they had moved to 11 Kinross St, Bermondsey St Mary Magdalen, Surrey - Henry Bromley Head Married 42 lab leather dresser b St George; Charlotte wife 40; William J son 19 lab leather dresser; Albert G son 14; Alice M dau 11; Henry J son 9 b ; Annie E dau 7; Charles R son 4; Thomas S son 4; Robert W 7mths. All children b Bermondsey.[7]
In 1911 they were at 19 Reverdy Rd, Bermondsey, London - Henry Bromley head married for 29 years 52 leather dresser b Southwark; Josephine Bromley wife 49 9 children, 6 livingb Bermondsey; Albert George Bromley son single 24 Warehouseman b Bermondsey; Alice Maud Bromley dau single 21 Tin box making b Bermondsey; Henry John Bromley son single 19 leather dresser b Bermondsey; Annie Elizabeth Bromley dau 17 tin box making b Bermondsey; Thomas Sidney Bromley son 14 errand boy b Bermondsey; Charles Ruben Bromley son 14 Errand boy b Bermondsey; George Hodgkins boarder single 35 labourer b Southwark (he was the elder brother of Alice Maud's future husband)[8]
In the 1939 Register she was still living at 19 Reverdy Rd, Bermondsey; Josephine C Bromley born 26 Apr 1860 Widow. Pensioner; Henry J Bromley single b 29 Nov 1891 Packer & checker Newsagent; James J Hodgkins marr b 20 Mar 1882 Leather dresser; Alice M Hodgkins marr b 18 Jun 1889; Albert J Hodgkins single b 16 Jun 1920 Municipal office clerk.[9]
She died in the Sep quarter 1940 in Bermondsey age 80.[10]
Sources
- ↑ GRO birth certificate in possession of Jean Cooper
- ↑ 1861 census of England and Wales
- ↑ 1871 census of England and Wales
- ↑ 1881 census of England and Wales
- ↑ Original marriage certificate in possession of Jean Cooper
- ↑ 1891 census of England and Wales
- ↑ 1901 census of England and Wales
- ↑ 1911 census of England and Wales
- ↑ The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/41C
- ↑ England and Wales death registration index. GRO ref Sep 1940 Bermondsey vol 1d page 100 age 80
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