Person:Ellen Moles (1)

Ellen (or Nellie) Moles was born on 3rd December 1890 at St Ippolyts in Hertfordshire, daughter of Annie Maria Moles, a domestic servant. The family lived on Blackhorse Lane, which formed the border between St Ippolyts and Hitchin, and Ellen was baptised at Hitchin on 8th March 1891. The following month she appears in the 1891 census living with her mother, grandparents and her mother's siblings at The Common on Blackhorse Lane in St Ippolyts.

Ellen's mother Annie moved away from the Hitchin area to Harpenden, where she married in 1899 and had seven more children. Ellen stayed behind being brought up by her grandparents, although her grandfather Thomas Moles died in 1895, such that Ellen was mostly brought up by her grandmother, Fanny Moles, who was the local midwife. Ellen appears (as Nellie) in the 1901 census living with her grandmother and various uncles, aunts and cousins.

By 1911 Ellen had left home and was working as a general domestic servant in the New Barnet area for a jeweller and his family. She has yet to be traced after 1911.

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

   REGISTRATION DISTRICT Hitchin
   1891 BIRTH in the Sub-district of Hitchin in the Counties of Hertford and Bedford
   No.	When and where born	Name, if any	Sex	Name and surname of father	Name, surname and maiden name of mother	Occupation of father	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered	Signature of registrar
   131	Third December 1890 Blackhorse Lane Saint Ippollitts R.S.D.	Ellen	Girl		Annie Maria Moles a Domestic Servant		Annie Maria Moles Mother Blackhorse Lane Saint Ippollitts	Seventeenth January 1891	Robert Vincent Registrar

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Registers of St Mary's Church, Hitchin. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Hitchin in the County of Hertford in the year One thousand eight hundred and Ninety-One
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   797	1891 March 8th	Ellen	- Annie Maria	Moules	Folley	-	Claud E. Lewis

3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 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 1108; Folio 71; Page 1, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: The Common, St Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   5 or more rooms occupied
   Thomas Moles, head, married, male, 56 [1834/5], Agricultural Labourer, employed, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Fanny Moles, wife, married, female, 51 [1839/40], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   John Moles, son, single, male, 22 [1868/8], Agricultural Labourer, employed, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Annie M. Moles, daughter, single, female, 20 [1870/1], General Servant, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   James Moles, son, single, male, 17 [1873/4], Agricultural Labourer, employed, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Ernest Moles, son, single, male, 15 [1875/6], Agricultural Labourer, employed, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Julia Moles, daughter, single, female, 12 [1878/9], Scholar, b. St Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   Minnie Moles, daughter, single, female, 7 [1883/4], Scholar, b. St Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   Ellen Moles, grand daughter, female, 4mo [1890/1], b. St Ippollitts, Hertfordshire

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 1300; Folio 53; Page 12, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Osier Bed Cottage, St Ippolyts, Hertfordshire
   5 or more rooms occupied
   Fanny Moles, head, widow, female, 60 [1840/1], Monthly nurse, own account, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   John Moles, son, single, male, 31 [1869/70], Rat Catcher, own account, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Nellie Moles, granddaughter, single, female, 10 [1890/1], b. St Ippolyts, Hertfordshire
   Julia Dimmock, daughter, married, female, 22 [1878/9], b. St Ippolyts, Hertfordshire
   William Dimmock, son in law, married, male, 24 [1876/7], Bricklayer's Labourer, worker, b. Codicote, Hertfordshire
   Henry J. Dimmock, boarder, single, male, 21 [1879/80], Photographer, own account, working at home, b. Walworth, London
   Frederick Dimmock, visitor, single, male, 7 [1893/4], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire

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 7148; Schedule 188, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: Breachwood, Clifford Road, New Barnet, Monken Hadley, Middlesex
   Eight rooms occupied
   William Eldred, head, male, 44 [1866/7], married, Jeweller, worker, b. Kingswalden, Hertfordshire
   Beatrice Hilda Eldred, wife, female, 34 [1876/7], married 9 years, 2 children born alive, 2 children still living, b. St Paul's Walden, Hertfordshire
   Mary Ann Eldred, mother, female, 76 [1834/5], widow, b. New Barnet, Hertfordshire
   Grace May Eldred, stepdaughter, female, 13 [1897/8], Scholar, b. Barnet
   Hilda Muriel Eldred, stepdaughter, female, 10 [1900/1], Scholar, b. Barnet
   Stella Kathleen Eldred, daughter, female, 7 [1903/4], b. New Barnet
   Ivy Beatrice Eldred, daughter, female, 5 [1905/6], b. New Barnet
   Nellie Moules, servant, 20 [1890/1], General Domestic Servant, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire