George Trelfer ~1821-1894

George Trelfer ~1821-1894

~1821. George Trelfer is born ~1821 in Lewes to parents David & Ann Trelfer . No baptism on Ancestry, IGI or FMP

Seemingly no Trelfer baptisms nor marriages in Lewes 1800-1841 on FS.

1841C. George Trelfer, 20, baker, is living North Street, St Thomas A Becket In The Cliffe, Lewes with his father David Trelfer, cordwainer, mother Mary? & 4 siblings

TRELFER, David	M	57	1784	Sussex
TRELFER, Mary	F	54	1787	Sussex
TRELFER, George	M	20	1821	Sussex
TRELFER, Thomas	M	18	1823	Sussex
TRELFER, William	M	14	1827	Sussex
TRELFER, Daniel	M	11	1830	Sussex
TRELFER, Mary	F	23	1818	Sussex

1844. George Trelfer married Amelia Lower Brighton Sep 1844

1851C. George Trelfer, 30, baker, b. Lewes is living at 5 Bond Street Row, Brighton with his wife & 3 children

TRELFER, George	Head	Married	M	30	1821	Baker	Lewes, Sussex
TRELFER, Amelia	Wife	Married	F	27	1824	Shoe Binder	Brighton, Sussex
TRELFER, Abigail	Daughter	Unmarried	F	5	1846		Brighton, Sussex
TRELFER, David	Son	Unmarried	M	2	1849		Brighton, Sussex
TRELFER, Jesse	Son	Unmarried	M	0 (10 MOS)	1851		Brighton, Sussex

1856. Vic's great grandfather, George Trelfer was born Brighton Dec 1856 to parents George Trelfer & Amelia

1861C. Eventually found George Trelfer,40, journeyman & baker, mistranscribed as Felper, 52 Over Street Brighton, with his wife & 3 sons - FMP

Thus George & Amelia had at least 6 children: Abigail 1846, David 1849, Jesse 1851, Daniel 1853, Benjamin 1855 & George 1856.

1871C . Again, I could not find him on FMP- did all sorts of searches on just Georges, etc, etc. But, on Ancestry, a George Swelfer, 14, errand boy, with parents George 50, baker, Amelia 47 shoebinder, & brother Benjamin 16. So then, FMP:

George Trelfer, 50, baker, b. Lewes, mistranscribed as Twelfer, is living with his wife and 2 sons in Fleet Street Brighton

1881C. George Trelfer, 60, bread baker, b. Lewes in Race Hill Workhouse, Brighton. Probably one of his sons, Daniel, is also there. Many hundreds are in there!

1891C. George Trelfer, 70, baker retired, b. Lewes is in the Workhouse, Brighton. There are 2 other Trelfers there, maybe his brothers, as both born Lewes,

David Trelfer dies, aged 92, & John Trelfer dies , aged 84, both in 1902 Brighton Jun. Both David & John were still in the Workhouse in 1901

Elm Grove Workhouse

The foundation stone at the new workhouse on Race Hill at Elm Grove in Brighton was finally laid on 11th April, 1865. Two and a half years later, on 12th September 1867, the building was finished at a cost of £41,000. Soon afterwards, all the inmates were transferred from the Church Hill workhouse, with the old building was demolished soon afterwards. The vacant site was then sold off for the construction of prestige housing. The sale of the land and materials raised £42,000, providing the Guardians with an overall profit of £1,000 on their transfer from one workhouse site to another.

The new workhouse was designed by the London firm of JC & G Lansdown of Charing Cross, in conjunction with local man George Maynard. The site location and layout is shown on the OS map of 1897:

In 1914, the workhouse became known as Brighton Poor Law Institution. Between 1915 and 1920 it was taken over by the War Office and operated as the Kitchener Indian Hospital accommodating sick and wounded Indian soldiers. In 1921, it reverted to use as a workhouse until 1930 when it became Brighton Municipal Hospital. In 1948, it became part of the National Health Service and renamed Brighton General Hospital.

FELPER, George	Head	Married	M	40	1821	Journeyman & Baker	Lewes, Sussex
FELPER, Amelia	Wife	Married	F	37	1824	Shoe Binder	Brighton, Sussex
FELPER, Daniel	Son		M	8	1853	Scholar	Brighton, Sussex
FELPER, Benjamin	Son		M	7	1854	Scholar	Brighton, Sussex
FELPER, George	Son		M	4	1857	Scholar	Brighton, Sussex

TWELFER, George	Head	M	50	1821	Sussex
TWELFER, Amelia	Wife	F	47	1824	Sussex
TWELFER, Benjamin	Son	M	16	1855	Sussex
TWELFER, George	Son	M	14	1857	Sussex