Person:Florence Wassell (2)

Florence Beatrice Wassell was born in Birmingham in 1887, daughter of a laundress named Emma Wassell, formerly Mitchell, and her husband George Wassell, a porter. When Florence was less than two years old her mother Emma died, aged just 24. The 1891 census finds Florence living with her father and brother in Aston, in the suburbs of Birmingham. In 1901, Florence was still living with her father and was now described as a warehouse girl in an electro plate manufacturers.

In 1908, aged 21, Florence married a carptner named Thomas Wilcox. By the time of the 1911 census they had had two children together. The 1911 census finds Florence, Thomas and their two chlidren living with Florence's father and siblings in a two roomed house at 42 Ryder Street in Birmingham. Florence has yet to be researched after 1911.

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

   b. Florence Beatrice WASSELL, June Quarter 1887, Birmingham Registration District, Vol. 6d, page 158

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish registers of St Mary (Whittall Street), Birmingham, 1793-1888. (Birmingham: Library of Birmingham).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the District Parish of St. Mary, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick in the Year 1887
   When Born	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parent's Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   May 25th 1887	Sept[ember] 4th 1887	Florence Beatrice	George & Emma	Wallso	4 Court 2 House Hanley Street	Porter	R.H. Davies

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