(029) William Isaac (Robert) Curness

(B029) 11th April 1841. Lambeth. London.

(C029) 25th Apr 1841. St John the Evangelist. Lambeth. London.

(D029) 9th Aug 1901. Greenwich. London.

Occupation :- Boiler Maker.

Married (M111) 27th Jul 1862. St Mary's. Lambeth. London.

1910

(279) Ellen Louisa Crummenauer

(B279) 1841. Lambeth. London.

(C279) 7th Nov 1841. St Mary. Lambeth. London.

(D279) 27th Jan 1912. Greenwich. London.

Occupation :-

Children :-

(525) Rosina Ellen Curless (B) 11th Oct 1862. Lambeth. London. - (D) Sep Qtr 1931. Holborn. London.

(280) Ellen Eliza Curness (B) 22nd May1864. Lambeth. London. - (D) Dec Qtr 1868. Lambeth. London.

(281) William John Curness (B) 26th Feb 1866. Lambeth. London. - (D) Jun Qtr 1867. Lambeth. London.

(282) Arthur Benjamin Curness (B) 7th Apr 1868. Lambeth. London. - (D) Dec Qtr 1939. Southampton. Hampshire.

(283) Amelia Mary Curness (B) 31st Jul 1870. Lambeth. London. - (D) Dec Qtr 1946. Greenwich. London.

(284) Alice Louise Curness (B) 9th Jul 1872. Greenwich. London. - (D) Mar Qtr 1932. Greenwich. London.

(285) William Henry Curness (B) 7th Mar 1874. Greenwich. London. - (D) 12th Sep 1921. Southampton. Hampshire.

(286) Eliza Ellen Curness (B) Mar Qtr 1876. Greenwich. London. - (D) Dec Qtr 1955. Salisbury. Wiltshire.

(287) Ellen Catherine Curness (B) 25th May 1878. Greenwich. London. - (D) Mar Qtr 1879. Greenwich. London.

(288) Walter John Curness (B) 5th Nov 1879. Greenwich. London. - 12th Jul 1940. Gillingham. Kent.

(289) Alfred Charles Curness (B) 26th Oct 1881. Greenwich. London. - (D) Sep Qtr 1952. Greenwich. London.

Footnote :- William met Ellen I guess, when he was a border at the Crummenauer's home. Ellen's father John Peter was a baker from Germany and the family lived above or behind the shop in the High Street, Lambeth.

After their marriage William and Ellen lived in Mitre Street, Lambeth. Then sometime between 1870 and 1872 they and the family moved to Upper George Street, Greenwich. As he was a boiler maker, they most likely moved there for work reasons. His younger brother Henry (also a boiler maker) made the same move around the same time.

On census night 1881, William Robert as he was known, Ellen and surviving children were living at that address in Greenwich. See attachment (A 006), except the eldest Rosina Ellen, see attachment on her page.

The different spelling for the surname on this attachment was in this case, caused I believe by some clerks when writing a word that ended in a double (s) used the old english (s) that looked like an (f) together with the modern (s), which looked a bit like this (Curnefs). When hand written and the top was knock off of the (f) the old english style it looked like a (y) thus Curneys instead of Curness. You can see examples of this in some certificates and parish records. These can be found on the baptism record for William and the baptism records for six of his children.

On census night 1901 William Robert, Ellen Louisa and their two youngest sons Walter John and Alfred Charles were living at 96 Colomb Street. Greenwich, together with the eldest daughter Rosina Ellen. See attachment (A 013)

(A 006) 1881 Census

(A 013) 1911 Census