Person:Harry Pedder (1)

Harry Pedder was born on 29th May 1875 at Luton in Bedfordshire, son of Elizabeth Pedder, formerly Buckingham, and her husband George Pedder, who in the 1881 census both described themselves as labourers in an iron foundry. Harry appears in the 1881 census living with his parents and siblings at 58 Boyle Street. By 1891 they were living at 3 Dudley Street, and Harry was working as a baker's assistant.

Harry was married in 1899, aged 23, to Rachel Ellen Marshall, who was about 22 and also from Luton. They had one son, Frederick Harry, born in 1900. The 1901 census find the family living at 71 Lea Road, with Harry working as a straw hat blocker and Rachel as a straw hat machinist. By 1911, they had moved a short distance to 10 Park Road West.

By 1920, they had moved to The Moulders Arms public house, on the corner of Park Street and Chobham Street. Harry was listed as the licensee from at least 1920, up until his death in 1940, aged 64.^[9] After his death, Rachel took on the licence and continued to live at The Moulders up until her own death in 1949, aged 72.

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

   b. Harry PEDDER, September Quarter 1875, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 435, mother's maiden name Buckingham

2. ↑ 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 1649; Folio 105; Page 33, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 58 Boyle Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   George Pedder, head, married, male, 38 [1842/3], Labourer Iron Foundry, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Elizabeth Pedder, wife, married, female, 37 [1843/4], Labourer Iron Foundry, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Georgina Pedder, daughter, unmarried, female, 19 [1861/2], Straw Hat Sewer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Emily Pedder, daughter, unmarried, female, 17 [1863/4], Straw Hat Machinist, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Lizzie Pedder, daughter, female, 13 [1867/8], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Walter Pedder, son, male, 8 [1872/3], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Harry Pedder, son, male, 5 [1875/6], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Charlie Pedder, son, male, 3 [1877/8], b. Luton, Bedfordshire

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 1271; Folio 157; Page 1, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 3 Dudley Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Five or more rooms occupied
   George Pedder, head, married, male, 48 [1842/3], Laborer in Iron Foundry, employed, b. Tebworth, Bedfordshire
   Elizabeth Pedder, wife, married, female, 47 [1843/4], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Walter Pedder, son, single, male, 19 [1871/2], Rope maker, employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Harry Pedder, son, single, male, 15 [1875/6], Bakers Assistant, employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Charles Pedder, son, male, 13 [1877/8], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Sydney Pedder, son, male, 9 [1881/2], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Emily Wheeler, visitor, married, female, 27 [1863/4], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Christopher Wheeler, visitor, male, 8 [1882/3], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Dudley Wheeler, visitor, male, 6mo [1890], b. Northampton
   Alice Berry, visitor, single, female, 22 [1868/9], Domestic Servant, b. London

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 1517; Folio 78; Page 18, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 71 Lea Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Five or more rooms occupied
   Harry Pedder, head, married, male, 25 [1875/6], Straw Hat Blocker, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Rachel E. Pedder, wife, married, female, 24 [1876/7], Straw Hat Machinist, worker at home, b. Peterborough, Northamptonshire
   Frederick H. Pedder, son, 8mo, b. Luton, Bedfordshire

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 8994; Schedule 558, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 10 Park Road West, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Harry Pedder, head, male, 35 [1875/6], married, Straw Hat Blocker, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Rachel Ellen Pedder, wife, female, 34 [1876/7], married 11 years, 1 child born alive, 1 child still living, Straw Hat Machinist, worker, b. Peterborough, Northamptonshire
   Frederick Harry Pedder, son, male, 10 [1900/1], School, [birthplace left blank]

6. ↑ ^6.0 6.1 General Register Office. 1939 Register
   Luton Municipal Borough, 29 Sep 1939.

   Address: 2 Chobham Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Pedder, Harry / male / 29 May 1875 / married / Licensed Victualler
   Pedder, Rachel E. / female / 26 Feb 1877 / married / Unpaid domestic duties & assisting in Bar

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

   d. Harry PEDDER, March Quarter 1940, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 1386, aged 64

8. ↑ England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).

   1940
   PEDDER Harry of The Moulders Arms Park-street Luton Bedfordshire died 18 February 1940 Probate London 28 March to Rachel Ellen Pedder widow and Frederick Harry Pedder licensed victualler. Effects £688 6s.

9. ↑ Bedfordshire Community Archives, accessed 21 Sep 2017