William John Musgrove

1860 - 1901

• Born	1 Nov 1860	Marylebone, London
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Between 8 Mar 1879 and Mar 1883	Cleaner for GWR at Paddington Station (ref RAIL 264 / 137 page 39/40
  Occupation	1881	Engine cleaner
  Occupation	1885	Railway porter on marriage cert, engine cleaner on son's birth cert
  Occupation	1891	Railway labouror - plate
  Occupation	Between 1891 and 1893	Boiler washer GWR on birth cert of Charles & Alfred
  Occupation	1893	On infant son's death cert "Lamp Packer"
  Occupation	Between 1895 and 1900	General laborer
  Possessions	1895	Living at 27 Southam Street
  Occupation	1901	Engine Boiler washer railway
  Occupation	1901	Labourer on GWR per death cert
  Died	24 Nov 1901	Kensington, London
  Occupation	Bef 1925	Locomotive engine driver Great Western Railway
  Occupation	Bef 1925	Engineer
  Person ID	I0005	The Bird Tree
  Last Modified	10 May 2013

  
  

  Father	William Musgrove,   b. Abt 1836, Marylebone, London ,   d. 27 Apr 1895, Kensington Infirmary
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Ann Swain,   b. Abt 1836, Marylebone, London ,   d. 25 Dec 1891, 27 Traverton Street, Kensington
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	25 Dec 1859	Christ Church, Marylebone, Middlesex
  Family ID	F020	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Hannah Elizabeth Wild,   b. Dec 1866, Kensington, London ,   d. 20 May 1959, Kensington, London
  Married	19 Apr 1885	Christchurch, Notting Hill, Kensington
  Children	1. William John Musgrove,   b. 13 May 1885, Kensington, London ,   d. Bef 1971, Notting Hill   2. Caroline Musgrove,   b. 19 Feb 1887, Kensington, London ,   d. 23 Jul 1971, St Charles Hospital, Ladbroke Grove, London   3. Charles Thomas Musgrove,   b. 5 Mar 1891, Kensington, London ,   d. 25 May 1893, Kensington, London   4. Alfred James Musgrove,   b. 2 Aug 1893, Kensington, London ,   d. 1945   5. Albert Edward Musgrove,   b. 13 Apr 1895, Kensington, London ,   d. Abt 1950, In hospital near Kensington   6. George Henry Musgrove,   b. 4 Sep 1896, Kensington, London ,   d. 10 Jun 1945, Wendover, Bucks   7. Frank Arthur Musgrove,   b. 15 Jun 1898, 27 Southam Street, Kensington Town, London ,   d. 5 Oct 1917, Flanders, GODEWAERSVELDE BRITISH CEMETERY   8. John William Musgrove,   b. 5 Aug 1900, 27 Southam Street, Kensington Town, London ,   d. 20 Aug 1968, 2 Claverley, Grand Parade. Littlestone, New Romney, Kent
  Family ID	F003	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Southam Street area - Charles Booth Survey Booth's map covering Southam Street in 1898
  		Southam Street area - GWR Lines These are the branches of Great Western Railway enabling travel between Paddington and holiday destinations in the late 19th century.
  		Southam Street area - the last broad gauge train from Paddington 1892 The last train to run from Paddington on broad gauge 1892
  		thumb - Last broad gauge train Last broad gauge train to leave Paddington
  		Southam Street area - 1889 Southam Street in 1889
  		certificate - marriage of William and Hannah Musgrove 1885 Copy of the marriage certificate for William and Hannah Musgrove 1885

  
  

  Documents		Map of Southam Street and surrounding area This is a very good map showing Southam Street between the canal and the railway next to the cemetary.
  		Streetmap today showing Southam Street and St Ervans Road Southam Street and St Ervans Road as they are today.

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		William John MUSGROVE (1860 to 1901) William MUSGROVE was my great grandfather on my birth family side of the tree. He lead a hard life, working on the newly expanding railway, living in slum conditions with his large family. This is my research into his life and the times he lived in.
  		Booth Survey - the dwellings A number of relatives, whose stories are included on this website, have addresses within the boundary where Charles Booth carried out his surveys between 1886 and 1903. The following include a few transcripts I have taken from his online notebooks www.booth.lse.ac.uk).
  		Charles Booth Survey Between 1886 and 1903 Charles Booth carried out a detailed survey of life and labour in London. The notes he made provide a fascinating insight into the streets of our capital city.
  		Hannah Elizabeth Wild (1866 - 1959) Hannah brought up her large young family single handed in the slums of Kensington after the death of her husband. She died aged 92, apparently, with her veins full of whisky !
  		Southam Street Area Southam Street, presumably including number 27, was demolished in 1969 to make way for the Westway flyover (M4) & the Trellick Tower.
  		The early MUSGROVE's I can trace this line back to Mary MUSGROVE whose son John MUSGROVE was “base born” in 1805 Brompton Regis (now Kings Brompton), Somerset. John was a shoemaker and a cordwainer.
  		The Musgrove branch line The Musgrove's are my birth mothers paternal family. Read about William and Hannah and their children.