Number 11 Holland Street 1881 – Mat Hubbard, Gardener

Please note Caldwell Street was called Holland Street in 1881 – see here.

Kelly’s Directory 1881 tells us that at 11 Holland street lived Mat Hubbard, a gardener.

 Click here to see where this property would have stood on a modern day map.

Expanding on the info taken from Kelly’s Directory and looking at the Census we find out a little more…

Due to the fact that the Census for 1881 for this part of the street is damaged I have had to delve back in time to 1871 to see of Mr Hubbard is listed on that census and luckily he is. Mr Hubbard is listed along with his family, I have been unable to fill out the profession column as the original record is illegible.

1871 Census:

NameRelation to head of householdAgeYear bornTown of birthCity of birthCountry of birthProfession
Matthew HubbardHead44abt 1827CamberwellSurreyEngland?
Caroline HubbardWife47abt 1824SelbourneHampshireEngland?
Alice Louis A HubbardDaughter13abt 1858LambethSurreyEngland?
Caroline Amelia HubbardDaughter12abt 1859LambethSurreyEngland?
Charles Mathew HubbardSon8abt 1863LambethSurreyEngland?
Elizabeth AntisLodger41abt 1830SouthgateMiddlesexEngland?

Mr Hubbard is also listed on the 1891 census, by then his first two children listed on the 1871 census have left home and the Hubbard’s now have a young son, Frederick. They also appear to have more lodgers, one of which is Mr Hubbard’s sister, Emily. The property was either a sizeable one or they all lived in rather cramped conditions. The latter is more likely as this was a working class street and a gardener would not earn a great amount in his career.

1891 Census:

NameRelation to head of householdAgeYear bornTown of birthCity of birthCountry of birthProfession
Matthew HubbardHead64abt 1827CamberwellLondonEnglandGardener
Caroline HubbardDaughter32abt 1859LambethLondonEngland/
Frederick HubbardGrandson15abt 1876LambethLondonEnglandErrand Boy
Phoebe TibbsVisitor28abt 1863KenlettShropshireEngland/
John BeamontLodger35abt 1856HuddersfieldYorkshireEnglandCarpenter
Emily M J HarrisonSister49abt 1842////
Elizabeth H HarrisonLodger53abt 1838MorvalCornwallEnglandLiving on own means

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