Person:Alfred Floyd (1)

Alfred Floyd was born on 26th August 1860 at Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire, son of Mary Floyd, formerly Crook, and her husband James Floyd, a nurseryman. Alfred appears in both the 1861 and 1871 censuses living with his parents and siblings in Princes Risborough.

On 25th July 1885, aged 24, Alfred married Fanny Sulston. She was also from Princes Risborough, but they married at Southwark in the southern suburbs of London. After their marriage they moved around the area surrounding London, having two children born at Bromley in Kent in 1886 and 1887, then a daughter born in Lewisham in 1890. The 1891 census finds the family living at 5 Mallet Road in Lewisham, with Alfred working as a nursery gardener.

They then moved to Cheshunt in Hertfordshire, where their youngest daughter was born in 1892. Fanny died either giving birth or shortly afterwards - she died on 28th December 1892, aged about 34, whilst her daughter's birth was not registered until early in 1893.

After Fanny's death, Alfred and the children moved to Farnborough in Kent. On 18th November 1895 Alfred married Annie Singleton there. They went on to have another three children between 1896 and 1905. The first two were born at Farnborough, where the family appears in the 1901 census, living at 2 Wellbrook Road, with Alfred described as a "florist (grower)". Some time between 1901 and 1905 the family moved to Uxbridge in Middlesex, where their youngest son was born. They would remain in Uxbridge for the rest of their lives.

The 1911 census finds the family living at 8 St Peter's Villas on Villier Street in Uxbridge. Alfred appears to have run a nursery business growing plants from Villier Street for the rest of his working life.

At the outbreak of the Second World War, Alfred and Annie were living at 15 Partridge Villas on Cricket Field Road, just south of the town centre. By this time he was described as retired.

Annie died on 4th January 1946, aged 83. Alfred was already severely ill himself when she died, and he died just fourteen days later, on 18th January 1946 in Uxbridge. He was 85. His obituary describes how he was well-known and respected in the town, and lists his various children and grandchildren.

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

   b. Alfred FLOYD, September Quarter 1860, Wycombe Registration District, Volume 3a, page 378, mother's maiden name Crook

2. ↑ England. 1861 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 RG9; Piece 862; Folio 18; Page 30, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Market Square, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
   James Floyd, head, married, male, 29 [1831/2], Nursery man, b. Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
   Mary Floyd, wife, married, female, 27 [1833/4], b. Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
   James Floyd, son, male, 4 [1856/7], Scholar, b. Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
   Thomas Floyd, son, male, 2 [1858/9], Scholar, b. Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
   Alfred Floyd, son, male, 7 months [1860], b. Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire

3. ↑ 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 1409; Folio 60; Page 30, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: The Bell, Bell Street, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
   James Floyd, head, married, male, 38 [1832/3], Nursery man employing 3 men 4 boys, b. Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
   Mary Floyd, wife, married, female, 36 [1834/5], Nursery man wife, b. Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
   Thomas Floyd, son, unmarried, male, 12 [1858/9], Scholar, b. Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
   Alfred Floyd, son, male, 10 [1860/1], Scholar, b. Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
   John Floyd, son, male, 8 [1862/3], Scholar, b. Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
   Rebecca Floyd, daughter, female, 6 [1864/5], Scholar, b. Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
   Mary Nash, servant, unmarried, female, 18 [1852/3], Domestic Servant, b. Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire

4. ↑ 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 521; Folio 140; Page 13, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 5 Mallet Road, Lewisham, London
   3 rooms occupied
   Alfred Floyd, head, married, male, 30 [1860/1], Nursery Gardener, employed, b. Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
   Fanny Floyd, wife, married, female, 31 [1859/60], b. Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
   Ethel M. Floyd, daughter, female, 4 [1886/7], b. Bromley, Kent
   Alick Floyd, son, male, 3 [1887/8], b. Bromley, Kent
   Alice E. Floyd, daughter, female, 6mo [1890], b. Lewisham, Kent

5. ↑ 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 691; Folio 79; Page 1, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 2 Wellbrook Road, Farnborough, Kent
   5 or more rooms occupied
   Alfred Floyd, head, married, male, 40 [1860/1], Florist (Grower), worker, b. Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
   Annie Floyd, wife, married, female, 38 [1862/3], b. Allington, Lincolnshire
   Alice Floyd, daughter, female, 10 [1890/1], b. Lewisham, London SE
   Nellie Floyd, daughter, female, 8 [1892/3], b. Cheshunt, Hertfordshire
   Dorothy Floyd, daughter, female, 4 [1896/7], b. Farnborough, Kent
   Margaret Floyd, daughter, female, 1 [1899/1900], b. Farnborough, Kent

6. ↑ 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 6769; Scheule 284, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 8 St Peters Villas, Villier Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex
   5 rooms occupied
   Alfred Floyd, head, male, 50 [1860/1], married, Nurseryman & Florist, own account, b. Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
   Annie Floyd, wife, female, 48 [1862/3], married 15 years, 3 children born, 3 still living, b. Alington, Lincolnshire
   Ada Dorothy Floyd, daughter, female, 14 [1896/7], b. Farnborough, Kent
   Margaret Annie Floyd, daughter, female, 11 [1899/1900], School, b. Farnborough, Kent
   Frederick Alfred Floyd, son, male, 6 [1904/5], School, b. Uxbridge, Middlesex

7. ↑ General Register Office. 1939 Register
   Uxbridge Urban District, 29 Sep 1939.

   Address: 15 Partridge Villas, Cricket Field Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex
   Floyd, Alfred / male / 26 Aug 1860 / married / Nursery Gardener Retired
   Floyd, Annie / female / 15 Jul 1862 / married / Unpaid Domestic Duties

8. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Alfred FLOYD, March Quarter 1946, Uxbridge Registration District, Volume 3a, page 112, aged 85 [1860/1]

9. ↑ Uxbridge & West Drayton Gazette, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
   Page 5, Friday 25 Jan 1946.

   In Death United. - When his wife died on January 4, Mr. Alfred Floyd, of 15, Partridge-villas, Uxbridge, was lying seriously ill, and after her passing, he gradually sank and died on Friday. He was 85. Well-known and respected in the town he carried on a nursery in Villier-street for forty years. Previously he was a salesman in Covent Garden for the late Mr. George Munro. The funeral took place at Hillingdon Cemetery on Wednesday, the Rev. R. Home, Vicar of St. Andrews, officiating. Chief mourners were Major and Mrs. F.A. Floyd (son and daughter-in-law), the Misses E. and A. Floyd (daughters), Mr. and Mrs. F.C. Chaloner (son-in-law and daughter), Mrs. G. Selway (daughter) and Mr. Moore. Beautiful floral tributes were sent by Fred and Sophie; Ethel and Alice; Dot, Frank and Peter; Mick; John, Valerie and Hilary (grandchildren); Mr. and Mrs. Moore, Ethel and Doris; and the neighbours. Messrs. Walding and Son carried out the funeral arrangements.