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Facts and Events
| Name |
Peter Ralph |
| Alt Name |
William George Ralph |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[2] |
1864 |
Newington, Surrey, England |
| Census[3] |
2 Apr 1871 |
Bermondsey, Surrey, England3 Park Street |
| Census[4] |
3 Apr 1881 |
Bermondsey, Surrey, England3 Park Street |
| Marriage |
14 Aug 1887 |
Southwark, Surrey, EnglandSt George the Martyr
to Hannah Meakins |
| Census[5] |
5 Apr 1891 |
Newington, Surrey, England7 Beckway Street |
| Census[6] |
31 Mar 1901 |
Southwark, London, England7 North Row |
| Census[7] |
2 Apr 1911 |
Camberwell, London, England10 Hollington Street |
| Burial[9] |
10 Jun 1924 |
Camberwell, London, EnglandCamberwell Old Cemetery |
Peter Ralph was born in 1864 at Newington in the southern suburbs of London, son of Ann Ralph, formerly Townsend, and her husband Thomas Ralph, a porter. Peter was initially called William George Ralph, but took to calling himself Peter sometime between the ages of six and sixteen. Both the 1871 and 1881 censuses find him living with his parents and siblings at 3 Park Street in Bermondsey.
On 14th August 1887, aged 22, Peter married Hannah Meakins at the church of St George the Martyr in Southwark. They went on to have a number of children, but saw many of them die young; Hannah reported in 1911 that she had had fourteen children but only seven were then still living.
The 1891 census finds Peter, Hannah and their baby son living at 7 Beckway Street in Newington, where they just had one room. Peter was working as a carman in a jam factory. By 1901 they were living with their children at 7 North Row in Newington (which had recently been absorbed into the new Metropolitan Borough of Southwark). They later moved to nearby Camberwell, where the 1911 census finds them living at 10 Hollington Street.
Peter died in 1924, aged 59. He was buried at Camberwell Old Cemetery on 10th June 1924. Hannah survived him by nearly nineteen years.
References
- Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
d. Peter RALPH, June Quarter 1924, Camberwell Registration District, Vol. 1d, page 705, aged 57 [1866/7]
- ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
b. William George RALPH, December Quarter 1864, Newington Registration District, Volume 1d, page 185, mother’s maiden name Townsend
This birth entry has been linked to the Peter Ralph who married Hannah Meakins on the basis of the 1871 and 1881 censuses, in which the same Ralph family is living at 3 Park Street in Bermondsey, having a six-year-old William G. Ralph with them in 1871 but a sixteen-year-old Peter Ralph in 1881. When Peter Ralph married in 1887 he said his father was Thomas Ralph, a porter, which matches the father of William George / Peter from the censuses. No earlier record of ‘Peter’ has been found than the 1881 census and no later record of ‘William George’ has been found than the 1871 census. Given the similarity in age, the most likely explanation would appear to be that they are the same person, with William George adopting the name Peter some time between the ages of six and sixteen and remaining known as Peter for the rest of his life.
- ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class RG10; Piece 632; Folio 109; Page 32, 2 Apr 1871.
Address: 3 Park Street, Bermondsey, Surrey
Thomas Ralph, head, married, male, 41 [1829/30], Porter, b. Camberwell, Kent
Ann Ralph, wife, married, female, 30 [1840/1], b. Gloucestershire
Henry T. Ralph, son, male, 10 [1860/1], Scholar, b. Bermondsey, Surrey
Emily Ellen Ralph, daughter, female, 8 [1862/3], Scholar, b. Newington, Surrey
William G. Ralph, son, male, 6 [1864/5], Scholar, b. Newington, Surrey
Edward G. Ralph, son, male, 2 [1868/9], Scholar, b. Bermondsey, Surrey
- ↑ England. 1881 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 RG11; Piece 563; Folio 85; Page 40, 3 Apr 1881.
Address: 3 Park Street, Bermondsey, Surrey
Thomas Ralph, head, married, male, 50 [1830/1], Porter, b. Kent
Ann Ralph, wife, married, female, 42 [1838/9], b. Gloucestershire
Emily Ralph, daughter, female, 18 [1862/3], Servant, b. Bermondsey, Surrey
Peter Ralph, son, unmarried, male, 16 [1864/5], Scholar, b. Bermondsey, Surrey
Edward Ralph, son, unmarried, male, 12 [1868/9], Scholar, b. Bermondsey, Surrey
Ellen Ralph, daughter, female, 9 [1871/2], Scholar, b. Bermondsey, Surrey
Elizabeth Ralph, daughter, female, 7 [1873/4], Scholar, b. Bermondsey, Surrey
- ↑ 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 362; Folio 9; Page 10, 5 Apr 1891.
Address: 7 Beckway Street, Newington, London
1 room occupied
Peter Ralph, head, married, male, 25 [1865/6], Carman Jam Factory, employed, b. Bermondsey, Surrey
Anna Raph, wife, married, female, 23 [1867/8], b. Maidstone, Kent
Peter Ralph, son, male, 9mo [1890], b. Newington, Surrey
- ↑ 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 381; Folio 12; Page 15, 31 Mar 1901.
Address: 7 North Row, Newington, Southwark, London
3 rooms occupied
Peter Ralph, head, married, male, 33 [1867/8], Good’s Carman, worker, b. Newington, London
Hannah Ralph, wife, married, female, 31 [1869/70], b. Newington, London
Peter Ralph, son, male, 10 [1890/1], b. Newington, London
Ted Ralph, son, male, 8 [1892/3], b. Newington, London
Ellen Ralph, daughter, female, 6 [1894/5], b. Newington, London
William Ralph, son, male, 4 [1896/7], b. [blank]
- ↑ 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 2501; Schedule 265, 2 Apr 1911.
Address: 10 Hollington Street, Camberwell, London
Peter Ralph, head, married, male, 45 [1865/6], Carman - jobmaster, b. Southwark, London
Annie Ralph, wife, married 26 years, 14 children, 7 still living, female, 42 [1868/9], b. Southwark, London
William Ralph, son, male, 14 [1896/7], Van Boy – general owners, b. Southwark, London
Anna Ralph, daughter, female, 9 [1901/2], b. Southwark, London
Henry Ralph, son, male, 7 [1903/4], b. Southwark, London
Florence Ralph, daughter, female, 5 [1905/6], b. Southwark, London
Daniel Ralph, son, male, 3 [1907/8], b. Southwark, London
Louie Ralph, daughter, female, 1 [1909/10], b. Camberwell, London
- Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
d. Peter RALPH, June Quarter 1924, Camberwell Registration District, Volume 1d, page 705, aged 57 [1866/7]
- ↑ Deceased Online.
bur. 10 Jun 1924, Camberwell Old Cemetery: Peter Ralph
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