Person:Emily Birch (5)

Emily Birch was born on 17th July 1839 and baptised two months later in the parish of St Andrew Holborn, which was partly in the City of London and partly outside it in Middlesex. She was the daughter of Dinah Birch, formerly Limb, and her husband Henry Birch, a glass cutter. The 1841 census finds Emily living with her parents and siblings at Crown Court in the parish of St Sepulchre in Middlesex, immediately north-west of the City of London.

By 1851 Emily was working as as a servant for a bookseller at 1 Chapter House Court, near St Paul's Cathedral in the centre of London. The 1861 census finds Emily working as a needlewoman at 58 Castle Street East in Marylebone, in London's western suburbs.

On 27th June 1861, aged 21, Emily married John Vincent Cassanet, an advertising agent. He was nearly 35 years her senior, and a widower twice over. Emily had stepdaughters from John's first marriage who were older than her. Emily and John married at the church of St Andrew Holborn in London.

Emily and John went on to have four children together between 1865 and 1872, although their eldest son died when he was only four years old. The 1871 census finds Emily, John and their children living at 15 Craven Buildings in the parish of St Clement Danes in the Liberty of Westminster to the west of London. Emily was described as a machinist.

By 1881 the family had moved to 12 Warrior Road in Lambeth, in the southern suburbs of London. John died in Lambeth in 1882.

Six years later, Emily married again. Her second husband was Harry Waite, a photographer and insurance agent. They married at Emmanuel Church in Camberwell on 21st July 1888. The 1891 census finds them living at 34 Cambridge Street in the Newington area of south London along with two of Emily's children.

Emily died in late 1899 in the Southwark area, aged 60. Harry only survived her by a little while, dying early in 1900.

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

   b. Emily BIRCH, September Quarter 1839, West London Registration District, Volume 2, page 211, mother's maiden name Limb

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Baptisms register, in London, Middlesex, England. Parish Registers of St Andrew Holborn (London Metropolitan Archives).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of St. Andrew, Holborn, in the City of London, and in the County of Middlesex, in the Year 1839
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   3761	1839 Sep[tembe]r 29 Born July 17th 1839	Emily	Henry & Dinah	Birch	Crown C[our]t	Glass Cutter	T. Astley Maberly

3. ↑ England. 1841 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 HO107; Piece 669; Book 1; Folio 19; Page 31, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Crown Court, St Sepulchre, Middlesex
   Henry Birch, male, 36 [1804/5], Glass Cutter, born in county
   Dinah Birch, female, 34 [1806/7], born in county
   Mary Birch, female, 11 [1829/30], born in county
   Ann Birch, female, 9 [1831/2], born in county
   William Birch, male, 7 [1833/4], born in county
   Dinah Birch, female, 4 [1836/7], born in county
   Emily Birch, female, 3 [1837/8], born in county
   Sophia Lewis, female, 20 [1816-21], born in county

4. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1528; Folio 268; Page 35, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: 1 Chapter House Court, London (St Gregory by St Paul), Middlesex
   Sarah Paul, head, widow, female, 86 [1764/5], Bookseller, b. Durham
   James Paul, son, unmarried, male, 40 [1810/11], Bookseller, b. London
   Ann Paul, daughter, unmarried, female, 30 [1820/1], Bookseller, b. London
   Emily Birch, servant, unmarried, female, 14 [1836/7], Servant, b. London

5. ↑ 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 66; Folio 134; Page 31, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: 58 Castle Street East, Marylebone, Middlesex
   Helen Alumbourne, head, unmarried, female, 23 [1837/8], Needlewoman, b. England
   Emily Birch, lodger, unmarried, female, 22 [1838/9], Needlewoman, b. England

6. ↑ 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 367; Folio 20; Page 34, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: 15 Craven Buildings, St Clement Danes, Middlesex
   John A[?] Cassanet, head, married, male, 65 [1805/6], Advertising Agent, b. Bethnal Green
   Emily Cassanet, wife, married, female, 36 [1834/5], Machinist, b. St Andrew Holborn
   Alfred Cassanet, son, male, 3 [1867/8], b. St Anne Soho
   Leonard Cassanet, son, male, 1 [1869/70], b. St Anne Soho

   Craven Buildings was in the part of St Clement Danes parish which was within the Liberty of Westminster at the time.

7. ↑ 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 611; Folio 75; Page 34, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 12 Warrior Road, Lambeth, Surrey
   John Cassenet, head, married, male, 76 [1804/5], Agent, b. London, Middlesex
   Emily Cassenet, wife, married, female, 42 [1838/9], b. London, Middlesex
   Alfred Cassenet, son, male, 13 [1867/8], Scholar, b. London, Middlesex
   Leonard Cassenet, son, male, 11 [1869/70], Scholar, b. London, Middlesex
   Elizabeth Cassenet, daughter, female, 9 [1871/2], Scholar, b. London, Middlesex
   James Birch, nephew, unmarried, male, 17 [1863/4], Coppersmith, b. London, Middlesex

8. ↑ 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 357; Folio 27; Page 47, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 34 Cambridge Street, Newington, London
   Harry Waite, head, married, male, 62 [1828/9], Insurance Agent, b. Bristol, Gloucestershire
   Emilly [sic] Waite, wife, married, female, 52 [1838/9], b. City of London
   Leonard Cassanet, son, single, male, 21 [1869/70], Clerk, employed, b. Soho, Middlesex
   Elizabeth Cassanet, daughter, single, female, 18 [1872/3], b. City of London
   Thynne[?] Henry, boarder, single, male, 32 [1858/9], Clerk, employed, b. Woolwich, Kent

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

   d. Emily WAITE, December Quarter 1899, St Saviour Southwark Registration District, Volume 1d, page 72, aged 60 [1838/9]