Person:Salome Mudd (1)

Salome Elizabeth Mudd was born on 26th July 1826 and baptised the following month in the parish of Bethnal Green, Middlesex, in the eastern suburbs of London. She was the daughter of a carpenter called Joseph Mudd and his wife Mary. Salome appears in the 1841 census living with her parents and siblings at William Street in Bethnal Green.

In 1850, aged about 24, Salome married a brass finisher and gas fitter called William Joseph Wentworth. He was also from London, but they married over 100 miles west of London in Herefordshire. They returned to the London area after their marriage, appearing in the 1851 census at Princes Street in Whitechapel. Salome and William do not appear to have had any children.

The 1861 census finds Salome and William living at 70 Devonshire Street in Lambeth, and by 1871 they were living at 10 Grosvenor Row in Westminster.

William died in 1876, aged 47.

On 29th March 1879, aged 52, Salome married again. Her second husband was William John Samuel Timothy, who had previously worked as a draper. They married at St Giles without Cripplegate church in the City of London. As it happens, the marriage was not valid - although William described himself as a widower, his first wife was actually still alive, albeit he was separated from her. Whether or not Salome knew this at the time is not clear, but she did later revert to describing herself as a widow and using the surname Wentworth from her first marriage, indicating that she knew her second marriage was not valid.

The 1881 census finds Salome running a coffee house at 51 Barbican in the City of London, with a lodger staying with her. William Timothy has not been found in that census. In the 1891 census Salome was still running a coffee house on Barbican, which was called The Crown. There were five lodgers staying there with her on census night, one of whom was William Timothy, who described himself as 'kept by friends' - it seems likely therefore that Salome and William continued their relationship even though they knew themselves not to be legally married.

By 1901 Salome and William had moved to 2 Wine Office Court in London.

Salome and William both died early in 1905 - their deaths were both registered in the first three months of the year: Salome in the City of London and William in the Poplar district to the east of the city. Salome was 78 years old when she died.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Registers of St Matthew, Bethnal Green.

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of St Matthew Bethnal Green in the County of Middlesex in the Year 1826
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   709	Aug[us]t 20	Salome Elizabeth born 26 July 1826	Joseph & Mary	Mudd	Pleasant Place	Carpenter	J.M.

2. ↑ 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 692; Book 8; Folio 7; Page 7, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: William Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex
   Joseph Mudd, male, 60 [1776-81], Carpenter, born in county
   Mary Mudd, female, 55 [1781-6], born in county
   John Mudd, male, 20 [1816-21], Blacksmith, born in county
   Henry Mudd, male, 15 [1821-6], Paper Printer Ap[prentice], born in county
   Salomey Mudd, female, 14 [1826/7], born in county
   James Mudd,male, 13 [1827/8], born in county

3. ↑ 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 1454; Folio 113; Page 21, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Princes Street, Whitechapel, Middlesex
   William Wentworth, head, married, male, 23 [1827/8], Brass Finisher & Gas Fitter, b. Bethnal Green, Middlesex
   Salome Wentworth, wife, married, female, 24 [1826/7], b. Bethnal Green, Middlesex

4. ↑ 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 347; Folio 96; Page 4, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: 70 Devonshire Street, Lambeth, Surrey
   William Wentworth, head, married, male, 34 [1826/7], Gas Fitter, b. Bethnal Green, Middlesex
   Salome Wentworth, wife, married, female, 34 [1826/7], b. Bethnal Green, Middlesex

5. ↑ 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 115; Folio 95; Page 27, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: 10 Grosvenor Row, Westminster (St George Hanover Square), Middlesex
   William J. Wentworth, head, married, male, 44 [1826/7], Gas fitter, b. London
   S. Wentworth, wife, married, female, 42 [1828/9], b. London

6. ↑ 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 372; Folio 14; Page 22, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 51 Barbican, London (St Giles Cripplegate), Middlesex
   Salem Wentworth, widow, female, 56 [1824/5], Coffee House Keeper, b. Bethnell [sic] Green
   Andrew Kite, lodger, male, 40 [1840/1], Die Stamper, b. [blank]

7. ↑ 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 236; Folio 8; Page 10, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: The Crown, Barbican, London (St Giles)
   Salome Wentworth, head, widow, female, 55 [1835/6], Coffee House Keeper, employer, b. London
   Stephen Winterbottom, lodger, single, male, 65 [1825/6], Hawker, neither employer nor employed, b. [blank]
   Frederick White, lodger, single, male, 19 [1871/2], Die Stamper, employed, b. [blank], Cripple
   Edward Mathews, lodger, single, male, 44 [1846/7], Gas Fitter, employed, b. London
   Wallis Trimmings, lodger, single, male, 24 [1866/7], Cook, employed, b. [blank]
   William Timothy, lodger, married, male, 63 [1827/8], Kept by Friends, b. Barbican, London

8. ↑ 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 264; Folio 125; Page 4, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 2 Wine Office Court, London (St Bride)
   2 rooms occupied
   Salem Wentworth, widow, female, 65 [1835/6], b. London
   William Timothy, lodger, single, male, 73 [1827/8], Clerk, b. Cripplegate, London

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

   d. Salome WENTWORTH, March Quarter 1905, London City Registration District, Volume 1c, page 14, aged 80 [1824/5]