Person:Henry Wassell (1)

Henry Wassell was born in 1885 in Birmingham, son of a laundress named Emma Wassell, formerly Mitchell, and her husband George Wassell, a porter. Henry was the second of the couple's four children, although his elder sister had died as a baby, making Henry effectively the eldest of three children. In 1889, when Henry was only about four years old, his mother Emma died, aged 24.

The 1891 census finds Henry living with his father and sister Florence in Aston, in the suburbs of Birmingham. Henry was still living with his father in 1901, when Henry was working as a bicycle fitter. In 1911 Henry was still living with his father and working as a vat builder in a vinegar brewery.

Henry has yet to be researched after 1911.

1.   Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Henry WASSELL, March Quarter 1885, Birmingham Registration District, Vol. 6d, page 163

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish registers of St Nicolas, Birmingham, 1868-1875. (Birmingham: Library of Birmingham).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of S. Nicolas Birmingham in the County of Warwick in the Year 1885
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parent's Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   1463	Mar 29	Henry	George & Emma	Wassell	Hanley St[reet]	Porter	Harold Underhill, Curate

3. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 2421; Folio 21; Page 36, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Highlam, Great Lister Street, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire
   5 or more rooms occupied
   Joseph Knowles, head, married, male, 46 [1844/5], Licensed Victualler, Neither employer nor employed, b. Birmingham, Warwickshire
   Susan A. Knowles, wife, married, female, 37 [1853/4], b. Birmingham, Warwickshire
   Florence Knowles, daughter, single, female, 18 [1872/3], b. Birmingham, Warwickshire
   George Wassell, boarder, widower, male, 34 [1856/7], Show Room Porter, employed, b. Birmingham, Warwickshire
   Henry Wassell, boarder, male, 6 [1884/5], Scholar, b. Birmingham, Warwickshire
   Florence Wassell, boarder, female, 4 [1886/7], b. Birmingham, Warwickshire

4. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 2837; Folio 145; Page 24, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Malt Shovel, 58 Coventry Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire
   5 rooms occupied
   Joseph Knowles, head, married, male, 62 [1838/9], Licensed Victualler, worker, b. Birmingham
   Sarah Knowles, wife, married, female, 48 [1852/3], b. Birmingham
   George Wassell, boarder, widower, male, 46 [1854/5], Electroplaters Porter, worker, b. Birmingham
   Henry Wassell, boarder, single, male, 16 [1884/5], Bicycle Fitter, worker, b. Birmingham
   Florrie Wassell, boarder, female, 14 [1886/7], Warehouse Girl (Electro Plate Manufacturers), worker, b. Birmingham
   Sarah Fellows, servant, single, female, 18 [1882/3], General Servant Domestic, worker, b. Dudley, Staffordshire

5. ↑ England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), (formerly the UK General Register Office.))
   Class RG14; Piece 18101; Schedule 186, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 42 Ryder Street, Birmingham (St George), Warwickshire
   4 rooms occupied
   George Wassell, head, male, 54 [1856/7], widower, Porter - silversmith, worker, b. Birmingham
   Henry Wassell, son, male, 25 [1885/6], single, Vat Builder - Vinegar Brewery, worker, b. Birmingham
   George Wassell, son, male, 22 [1888/9], single, Silversmith, worker, b. Birmingham
   Thomas Wilcox, son in law, male, 24 [1886/7], married, Carpenter & joiner - builder, worker, b. Birmingham
   Florence Beatrice Wilcox, daughter, female, 24 [1886/7], married 3 years, 2 children born alive, 2 children still living, b. Birmingham
   Florence Ester Wilcox, granddaughter, female, 2 [1908/9], b. Birmingham
   Norah Sarah Ann Wilcox, granddaughter, female, 7 months [1910], b. Birmingham