Walter James Pluck (1843)

Born 1843 in Witham, Essex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Birth

Walter was born in 1843 in Witham, Essex^[1]. He was the son of George Pluck and Emma Butcher.

Censuses

1851 Residence: Maldon Road, Witham, Essex^[2]

George Pluck, head, mar, 34, boot maker, born in Saffron Walden, Essex

Emma Pluck, wife, mar, 34, born in St George, Middx

Josiah Pluck, son, 10, scholar, born in Braintree, Essex

Walter Pluck, son, 7, scholar, born in Witham, Essex

Jesse Pluck, son, 4, scholar, born in Witham, Essex

Frederick Pluck, son, 2, infants, born in Witham, Essex

1861 Residence: Collins Lane, Witham, Essex^[3]

George Pluck, head, mar, 44, boot maker, born in Saffron Walden, Essex

Emma Pluck, wife, mar, 44, boot maker's wife, born in Southwark, Surrey

Josiah George Pluck, son, unm, 20, boot closer, born in Braintree, Essex

Walter James Pluck, son, unm, 17, groom, born in Witham, Essex

Jesse Fergus O'Connor Pluck, son, 14, scholar, born in Witham, Essex

Frederick William Pluck, son, 12, scholar, born in Witham, Essex

Emma Belinda Pluck, dau, 9, scholar, born in Witham, Essex

Ebenezer Charles Pluck, son, 5, scholar, born in Witham, Essex

1881 Residence: 10 Dove Mews, Brompton, Kensington, Middlesex^[4]

Walter James Pluck, head, mar, 37, coachman, born in Witham, Essex

Louisa Pluck, wife, mar, 35, born in Hapsal, Rutlandshire

Research Notes

On the GRO website the birth registration gives mother's maiden name: Taylor. However there is no other possible registration and he is definitely with this family in the censuses. To confirm that this is a mistranscription the original birth certificate would need to be checked.

Sources

1. ↑ Register of Births, General Register Office of England and Wales, GRO Reference: 1843 S Quarter in Witham Volume 12 Page 298 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 1b Class: HO107; Piece: 1783; Folio: 181; Page: 21; GSU roll: 207432 Link to image on Ancestry
3. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), ED 2 Class: RG 9; Piece: 1107; Folio: 52; Page: 5; GSU roll: 542755 Link to image on Ancestry
4. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), ED 18a Class: RG11; Piece: 48; Folio: 89; Page: 40; GSU roll: 1341011 Link to image on Ancestry