Henry James Brigden

Henry James Brigden 1879-1950

rubber worker

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1879. Henry James Brigden was baptised to Henry Brigden & Annie Norrison 31/12/1879 in Barking St Margaret, father a labourer, address North Street, Barking . Born 11/11/1879

1881C. Henry Brigden, 1, was living 4, Front Reform Place, Barking, Romford, Essex

Henry	Brigden	Head	Married	Male	26	1855	Labourer general	Woolwich, Kent, England
Annie	Brigden	Wife	Married	Female	23	1858	Wife	Barking, Essex, England
Annie	Brigden	Daughter	Single	Female	3	1878	Scholars	Barking, Essex, England
Henry	Brigden	Son	Single	Male	1	1880	Scholars	Barking, Essex, England
John	Cook	Visitor	Married	Male	23	1858	Painter house	Barking, Essex, England
Georgina	Cook	Visitor	Married	Female	26	1855	Painter wife	Scotland

1891C. Harry Brigden, 11, was living 91 North Street, Barking, Romford, Essex

Annie	Brigden	Head	Widow	Female	33	1858	General servant	Barking, Essex, England
Annie	Brigden	Daughter	-	Female	13	1878	Scholar	Barking, Essex, England
Harry	Brigden	Son	-	Male	11	1880	Scholar	Barking, Essex, England
Emily	Brigden	Daughter	-	Female	8	1883	Scholar	Barking, Essex, England
William	Brigden	Son	-	Male	6	1885	Scholar	Barking, Essex, England
Louisa	Brigden	Daughter	-	Female	4	1887	-	Barking, Essex, England
Frederick	Blake	Boarder	-	Male	20	1871	Dramatic artist	Camberwell, London, England

His brother, William Brigden, 1885, was killed in WW1

Henry’s sister, Ann, lived near Barking, Gwen used to go with Pop to see Auntie Ann

1901C Harry Brigden, 20, worker in rubber works, was living 2, North Street Alma Place, Barking, Romford, Essex

Henry	Jennings	Head	Married	Male	43	1858	Butcher	Barking, Essex, England
Annie	Jennings	Wife	Married	Female	43	1858	-	Barking, Essex, England
Harry	Jennings	Son	Single	Male	14	1887	Shop boy	Barking, Essex, England
Alfred	Jennings	Son	-	Male	12	1889	-	Barking, Essex, England
Jesse	Jennings	Son	-	Male	8	1893	-	Barking, Essex, England
John	Jennings	Son	-	Male	1	1900	-	Barking, Essex, England
Harry	Brigden	Step son	Single	Male	20	1881	Worker in rubber works	Barking, Essex, England
William	Brigden	Step son	Single	Male	16	1885	Worker in rubber works	Barking, Essex, England

1905. Henry James Brigden married Florence Gillett on 21/8/1905 at St Mary the Virgen, Ilford . His father Henry Brigden, labourer; hers Abraham Gillett (Abraham Tilley was actually her step father)

1911C Henry Brigden, 31, Motor outer cover repairing ( Operative Rubber Industry) , was living 28 Cranbourne Road Barking, Barking, Essex. Married 6 years, 4 children, all living. Living in 3 rooms

Henry	Brigden	Head	Married	Male	31	1880	Motor outer cover repairing	Barking Essex
Florrie	Brigden	Wife	Married	Female	25	1886	-	Mile End London
Henry	Brigden	Son	-	Male	5	1906	-	Barking Essex
Florence	Brigden	Daughter	-	Female	4	1907	-	Barking Essex
William	Brigden	Son	-	Male	2	1909	-	Barking Essex
John	Brigden	Son	-	Male	5mths	1911	-	Barking Essex

1913 Jesseie R Brigden was born to Henry & Florence Romford Mar1913

War years?? Did he have glass in his hand?? Never understood that Lynne

1919-1925 was living 58 Hardwicke Street - Electoral registers FMP

1920. Ernest R Brigden was born 8/8/1920 to Henry & Florence Romford Sep 1920

1922. Margaret L Brigden was born to Henry & Florence Romford Jun 1922

1926 Mildred G Brigden was born to Henry & Florence Romford Mar 1926

So, seemingly, 8 children - Children of Henry J Brigden & Flora Gillett

1919-1925 was living 58 Hardwicke Street - Electoral registers FMP

1921C. Could not find Henry nor Florence under a name search. But then, using the Address search, at 58 Hardwicke Street, we have Henry J, Florence, Annie F & 5 others. (problems with their name indexing in FMP ??), Finally found Ernest R Bridget!, 1, with Henry J & Florence and 5 others!!- so either a transcription or an enumerator problem!!

1926 was living 112 Axe Street( also a William Albert Tilley there) - Electoral registers FMP

Florence used to play the piano and worked in night clubs. I believe she used to drink, apparently it ran in the family !!

1926-1929 . Henry Brigden worked for Mitchelin tyres and went with the company to Stoke on Trent. . They had lived in a slum in Barking, whereas the house in Stoke had a bathroom & garden. Their son, Harry, was at sea, Floss, Bill & John stayed in Barking.Bill took over running the Longbridge Road fish shop from Tilley (don’t know which one). Floss & husband Bert went into partnership with Bill

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The family taken in the back garden of their Stoke on Trent house the day before she died.

Bill, Pop, Floss holding Gwen, Harry at back, Flora, Peggy, Jessie behind Ernie, Bert (Floss’s husband) John

1929. Florence Brigden,44, died Stoke T. Sep 1929. Florence died in hospital having their 9th child, the baby died too. (Ernie & Peggy were on a school trip? so my notes say) I guess Jessie looked after Gwen, who was only 3

After she died, Henry had an accident & his money went down. So he, Ernie, Peggy and Gwen came back to live over the fish shop in Longbridge Road. Sister Jessie had married Tom in Stoke and they came back too.

Bill later bought another fish shop in ElmPark and Bert ran the Longbridge shop. Dad worked there from the age of 14 & later took that one over, working therte till he retired aged 64. The family also owned shoe shops and other family members & wives worked in them.

. Henry & children are back living in Barking in the 1939 Register without her, so assume she dies 1921=1939, and no other deaths for her in that time period

1939 Register. Henry J Brigden, fish shop assistant, was living 91 Longbridge Road, Barking And Dagenham, Ilford M.B., Essex

Henry J	Brigden	11 Dec 1879	Male	Fish Shop Assistant	Widowed	248	1
Ernest R	Brigden	08 Aug 1920	Male	Fish Shop Assistant	Single	248	2

The record for this person is officially closed.

Gwendoline (Mildred Catherine)

Bartley (Brigden)

10 Dec 1926

Female

At School

Single

248

1950. Henry J Brigden , 71, died Ilford Sep 1950

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