George Pluck (1847 - 1866)

Born 1847 in Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 1866 at about age 19 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Birth

George was born in 1847 in Braintree, Essex^[1]. He was the son of Henry Pluck and Christiana Steed.

Censuses

1851 Residence: 11 Lime Kiln Hill, Limehouse, Middlesex^[2]

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^[3]

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

Death

George died in Whitechapel, Middlesex in 1866^[4]. He was buried at the City of London and Tower Hamlets Cemetery on 18th April 1866^[5]. The register notes that he was 19 and living in George Street, Whitechapel.

Sources

1. ↑ Register of Births, General Register Office of England and Wales, GRO Reference: 1847 D Quarter in Braintree Volume 12 Page 19 Mother's maiden name: Steed https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp
2. ↑ 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
3. ↑ 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
4. ↑ Register of Deaths, General Register Office of England and Wales, GRO Reference: 1866 J Quarter in Whitechapel Volume 01C Page 271 Age at Death: 18 https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp
5. ↑ City of London and Tower Hamlets cemetery registers held by the London Metropolitan Archives, London, England Link to image on Ancestry