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Kelly’s Directory 1881 tells us that at 136 Brixton Road was James Star, a builder & plumber.
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Expanding on the info taken from Kelly’s Directory and looking at the Census we find out a little more…
In 1881 the Star household is quite a large one. Mr Starr, his wife Elizabeth, his sister Elizabeth, two children, a servant and two lodgers. As owner of a builders company Mr Star would have had plenty of work in his hands as many local streets and buildings in the area were still being built.
1881
Name | Relation to head of household | Age | Year born | Town of birth | City of birth | Country of birth | Profession |
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Gilbert Wilkins | Head | 40 | abt 1851 | London | London | England | Physician & Surgeon |
Anna Wilkins | Wife | 41 | abt 1849 | Milverton | Somerset | England | / |
Trevor H. Wilkins | Son | 11 | abt 1880 | Lamb | Surrey | England | Scholar |
Claude G Wilkins | Son | 7 | abt 1884 | London | London | England | Scholar |
Geoffrey Wilkins | Son | 6 | abt 1885 | London | London | England | Scholar |
Rosina Marlow | Servant | 27 | abt 1864 | Twickenham | Surrey | England | General Servant (Domestic) |
By 1891 James Star has passed away. Looking at the death index for Lambeth he died in 1883 aged 58. The household is now much smaller, a son that wasn’t present on the 1881 Census is now at home along with William who is now a house decorator along with his mother.
1891
Name | Relation to head of household | Age | Year born | Town of birth | City of birth | Country of birth | Profession |
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Elizabeth F Star | Head | 65 | abt 1826 | East Bergholt | Suffolk | England | House Decorator |
James W Star | Son | 28 | abt 1863 | Brixton | London | England | Bank Clerk |
William F Star | Son | 26 | abt 1865 | Brixton | London | England | House Decorator |
Angelina Ross | Servant | 19 | abt 1872 | Sherborne | Dorset | England | General Domestic Servant |
By 1901 the family no longer live in this property.
Number 136 Brixton road is still standing, see below: