Henry Edward Pluck (1845 - 1911)

Born 1845 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Emma (Griffiths) Pluck — married 17 May 1875 in Christ Church Spitalfields, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Died 1911 at about age 66 in Wandsworth registration district, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Birth

Henry was born in 1845 in Spitalfields, Middlesex^[1]. He was the son of Henry Pluck and Christiana Steed.

Marriage

Henry Edward Pluck and Emma Griffiths were married after banns at Christ Church, Spitalfields, Middlesex on 17th May 1875^[2]. They were bachelor and spinster. Henry was 30, a boot maker living in George Street and the son of Henry Pluck who was also a boot maker. Emma was 28, living in Preston Street and the daughter of Charles Griffiths who was a gun maker. The witnesses to the marriage were Arthur Pluck and Margaret Griffiths^[3]. Henry married on the same day at the same place as his sister Elizabeth.

Censuses

1851 Residence: 11 Lime Kiln Hill, Limehouse, Middlesex^[4]

Henry Pluck, head, mar, 30, journeyman boot maker, born in Saffron Walden, Essex

Ann Pluck, wife, mar, 32, journeyman boot closer, born in Eynsham, Oxon

Henry Pluck, son, 5, scholar, born in Spitalfields

Elizth Pluck, dau, 4, scholar, born in Bethnal Green

George Pluck, son, 3, born in Braintree, Essex

Ann Pluck, dau, 1, born in Limehouse

James Steede, brother in law, unm, 26, journeyman shoe maker, born in Eynsham, Oxon

1861 Residence: 9 George Street, Mile End New Town, Middlesex^[5]

Henry Pluck, head, mar, 40, shoemaker, born in Essex

Christiana Pluck, wife, mar, 43, no occupation, born in Elsham, Oxon

Henry Pluck, son, single, 16, shoe maker, born in Middlesex

Elizabeth Pluck, dau, 14, shoe binder, born in Middlesex

George Pluck, son, 13, boot closer, born in Essex

Christiana Pluck, dau, 11, scholar, born in Middlesex

Jessie Pluck, dau, 7, scholar, born in Middlesex

Arthur Pluck, son, 5, scholar, born in Middlesex

Isabella Pluck, dau, 4, scholar, born in Middlesex

Frederick Pluck, son, 6mo, born in Middlesex

1871 Residence: 11 George Street, Mile End New Town, Middlesex^[6]

Henry Pluck, head, mar, 50, master boot maker, born in Saffron Walden, Essex

Christiana Pluck, wife, mar, 52, born in Eynsham, Oxon

Henry Pluck, son, unm, 25, boot maker, born in Spitalfields, Middlesex

Elizabeth Pluck, dau, unm, 24, boot machinist, born in Whitechapel, Middlesex

Christiana Pluck, dau, unm, 21, boot machinist, born in Limehouse, Middlesex

Jessie Pluck, dau, unm, 17, boot fitter, born in Whitechapel, Middlesex

Arthur Pluck, son, unm, 15, light porter, born in Whitechapel, Middlesex

Isabella Pluck, dau, 13, scholar, born in Whitechapel, Middlesex

Frederick Pluck, son, 9, scholar, born in Whitechapel, Middlesex

1881 Residence: London House, Barking Road, Plaistow, Essex^[7]

Henry E Pluck, head, mar, 36, boot maker, born in London, Middlesex

Emma Pluck, wife, mar, 34, boot fitter, born in London, Middlesex

Henry C Pluck, son, 1, born in London, Middlesex

1891 Residence: 95 Mape Street, Bethnal Green, London^[8]

Henry E Pluck, head, mar, 46, boot maker, born in Spitalfields, London

Emma Pluck, wife, mar, 44, born in Mile End New Town, London

Henry C Pluck, son, 11, scholar, born in Mile End New Town, London

1901 Residence: 172 Peckham St Buildings, Mile End New Town, London^[9]

Henry E Pluck, head, mar, 55, bootmaker, born in Spitalfields

Emma Pluck, wife, mar, 54, born in Whitechapel

Henry C Pluck, son, unm, 21, carman, born in Whitechapel

Death

Henry died in 1911^[10] He was buried in the City of London and Tower Hamlets Cemetery on 24th March 1911^[11]. The register notes that he was residing at Tooting Bec Asylum, Tooting, South West London at the time of his death.

Sources

1. ↑ Register of Births, General Register Office of England and Wales, GRO Reference: 1845 J Quarter in Whitechapel Volume 02 Page 573 Mother's maiden name: Steed https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp
2. ↑ Register of Marriages, General Register Office of England and Wales, GRO Reference: 1875 J Quarter in Whitechapel Volume 1c Page 690 https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
3. ↑ Christ Church Marriage Register, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P93/CTC1/031 Link to image on Ancestry
4. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), ED 20, Class: HO107; Piece: 1554; Folio: 568; Page: 5; GSU roll: 174786 Link to Ancestry image and link to second Ancestry image
5. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO) ED 10 Class: RG 9; Piece: 268; Folio: 72; Page: 7; GSU roll: 542603 Link to Ancestry Image and Link to second Ancestry Image
6. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO) ED 11 Class: RG10; Piece: 514; Folio: 19; Page: 32; GSU roll: 823381 Link to Ancestry Image
7. ↑ :Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): ED 12b Class: RG11; Piece: 1713; Folio: 5; Page: 3; GSU roll: 1341409 Link to image on Ancestry
8. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): ED 16 Class: RG12; Piece: 265; Folio: 181; Page: 33; GSU roll: 6095375 Link to Ancestry image
9. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, ED 11 Class: RG13; Piece: 303; Folio: 62; Page: 18 Image on Ancestry
10. ↑ Register of Deaths, General Register Office of England and Wales, GRO Reference: 1911 M Quarter in Wandsworth Volume 01D Page 405 Age at Death: 65 https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp
11. ↑ :City of London and Tower Hamlets cemetery registers held by the London Metropolitan Archives, London, Archive Reference CTHC/01/041 Link to image on Ancestry