James Macefield (1863 - 1939)

Born 5 Oct 1863 in Newton St Shoreditch, England

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza Mary (Grove) Macefield — married 1888 in St Saviour, Southwark, London, England

Descendants

Died 1939 at about age 75 in Essex, England

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Biography

James was born on 05 Oct 1863 and he was christened by W.W, Mills at St John the Baptist, Hoxton on 25 Oct 1863 in Shoreditch, London. His parents were James and Mary Macefield^[1][2][3]

1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census ^[4] Driffield Road, St Mary, Poplar, London & Middlesex, England

James MacEfield Head - Male 32 1839 - Middlesex, England

Mary R MacEfield Wife - Female 31 1840 - Middlesex, England

James MacEfield Son - Male 7 1864 - Middlesex, England

John R MacEfield Son - Male 4 1867 - Middlesex, England

William F MacEfield Son - Male 2 1869 - Middlesex, England

Annie MacEfield Daughter - Female 0 1871 - Middlesex

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census ^[5] Mayfield HO, 3, Sewdley Street, Hackney, London & Middlesex, England

James MacEfield Head Widower Male 42 1839 Shoreditch, Middlesex, England Bookbinder

James MacEfield Son Single Male 17 1864 Shoreditch, Middlesex, England Book Warehouseman (Seller)

Richard MacEfield Son Single Male 14 1867 Shoreditch, Middlesex, England Clerk General

William MacEfield Son Single Male 12 1869 Shoreditch, Middlesex, England Scholar

Hugh MacEfield Son Single Male 8 1873 Bow, Middlesex, England Scholar

Joseph MacEfield Son Single Male 6 1875 Bow, Middlesex, England Scholar

Harry MacEfield Son Single Male 2 1879 Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Mary MacEfield Daughter Single Female 1 1880 Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann Howard House Keeper Widow Female 60 1821 Shifnal, Shropshire, England Housekeeper

In 1888 James married Eliza Mary Grove at St. Saviour Southwark, London^[6]

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census ^[7] Chippendale Street, Hackney, London & Middlesex, England

James MacEfield Head Married Male 27 1864 London, Middlesex, England Book Binder

Eliza MacEfield Wife Married Female 30 1861 Essex, England

Ida MacEfield Daughter - Female 1 1890 London, Middlesex, England

Newsagent living at Chatsworth Rd., Clapton, London.

Macefield's Newsagents

The Photo taken outside the shop could be about 11 Dec 1907. Newspaper shows Wood murder trial - Old Bailey records show Robert William Thomas Cavers WOOD was found guilty of murder (killing 2) on 10 Dec 1907.

1939 Register^[8] 66 Wynndale Road , Wanstead and Woodford M.B., Essex, England

James Macefield 05 Oct 1863 Male News Agent Retired Widowed

Edwinn C Saword 11 Oct 1891 Male Secretary & Accountant To Incharge Practioners In Advertising Married

Jane Saword 25 Jul 1891 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married

Kenneth E Saword 10 Jul 1922 Male Shipping Clerk Customs Department Single

Last WILL of James Macefield, 88 Wyndale Road, Woodford, Essex.... Bequeath all to my four children, Joseph Henry Macefield, Alfred George Grove Macefield, Ida Mary Dady (nee Macefield), Jane Saword (nee Macefield) in equal parts. Executor Edwin Charles Saword, Wyndale Road, South Woodford. 25 July 1939. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales Births 1837-2006 vol 1C Page 151
2. ↑ https://search.findmypast.com/record?id=R_949400556
3. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NP4Q-GH5 : 11 February 2018, James Macefield, 05 Oct 1863); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 590,838, 590,839, 590,840.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB6H-3MB : 25 April 2019), James Macefield in entry for James Macefield, 1871.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q279-RSHT : 8 December 2017), James Macefield in household of James Macefield, Hackney, London,Middlesex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 59, Piece/Folio 305/113, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,235.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DDY-Z35 : 13 December 2014), James Macefield, 1888; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1888, quarter 3, vol. 1D, p. 246, St. Saviour Southwark, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3R25-TT2 : 1 May 2019), James Macefield, Hackney, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, London county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
8. ↑ 1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION https://search.findmypast.com/record?id=TNA%2FR39%2F1154%2F1154C%2F012%2F12
9. ↑ England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 vol 4A Page 256