Please note Caldwell Street was called Holland Street in 1881 – see here.
Kelly’s Directory 1881 tells us that at 52 Holland street lived Mr Thomas Sweeting, an undertaker.
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…
The Sweeting family were probably one of the most well known in the area for two reasons. Firstly their profession was that of undertakers and secondly they owned their business in Holland street from at least 1861 to 1928, that’s almost seventy years.
See below for all census entries for the Sweeting’s family business, you will see how it was handed down from Thomas Sweeting on his death to his son Samuel Sweeting who like his father, was in charge of the business for many years.
1861
Name | Relation to head of household | Age | Year born | Town of birth | City of birth | Country of birth | Profession |
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Thomas Sweeting | Head | 31 | abt 1830 | South Ockendon | Essex | England | / |
Ellen Sweeting | Wife | 32 | abt 1829 | Camberwell | Surrey | England | / |
Fanny M Sweeting | Daughter | 6 MO | abt 1860 | Brixton | Surrey | England | / |
Frederick R Sweeting | Boarder | 26 | abt 1835 | Blicklin | Norfolk | England | / |
Thomas Sweeting | Boarder | 24 | abt 1837 | Eastham | Northamptonshire | England | / |
1871
Name | Relation to head of household | Age | Year born | Town of birth | City of birth | Country of birth | Profession |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas Sweeting | Head | 41 | abt 1863 | Okendon | Essex | England | Undertaker |
Ellen Sweeting | Wife | 42 | abt 1830 | Camberwell | London | Scotland | / |
Fanny M Sweeting | Daughter | 10 | abt 1829 | Brixton | London | England | / |
Samuel Sweeting | Son | 8 | abt 1861 | Brixton | London | England | / |
Thomas Sweeting | Mother | 6 | abt 1863 | Brixton | London | England | / |
Ellen Jane Sweeting | Daughter | 4 | abt 1865 | Brixton | London | England | / |
Roberson Sweeting | Son | 2 | abt 1867 | Brixton | London | England | / |
1881
Name | Relation to head of household | Age | Year born | Town of birth | City of birth | Country of birth | Profession |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas Sweeting | Head | 57 | abt 1824 | South Ockenden | Essex | England | / |
Ellen Sweeting | Wife | 52 | abt 1829 | Camberwell | London | England | / |
Fanny Maria Sweeting | Daughter | 20 | abt 1861 | Brixton Lambeth | London | England | / |
Samuel John Sweeting | Son | 18 | abt 1863 | Brixton Lambeth | London | England | / |
Thomas Sweeting | Son | 16 | abt 1865 | Brixton Lambeth | London | England | / |
Roberson Sweeting | Son | 12 | abt 1869 | Brixton Lambeth | London | England | / |
Ruth Hill Sweeting | Daughter | 8 | abt 1873 | Brixton Lambeth | London | England | / |
1891
Name | Relation to head of household | Age | Year born | Town of birth | City of birth | Country of birth | Profession |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas Sweeting | Head | 61 | abt 1830 | South Ockenden | Essex | England | Carpenter & Undertaker |
Fanny M Sweeting | Daughter | 30 | abt 1861 | Lambeth | London | England | Dressmaker |
Ellen J Sweeting | Daughter | 24 | abt 1867 | Lambeth | London | England | Dressmaker |
Roberson Sweeting | Son | 22 | abt 1869 | Lambeth | London | England | Carpenter & Undertaker |
Ruth H Sweeting | Daughter | 18 | abt 1873 | Lambeth | London | England | Dressmaker |
1901
Name | Relation to head of household | Age | Year born | Town of birth | City of birth | Country of birth | Profession |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samuel J Sweeting | Head | 38 | abt 1863 | Lambeth | London | England | Undertaker |
Gertrude M Sweeting | Wife | 40 | abt 1861 | add | add | Scotland | / |
? Sweeting | Daughter | 9 | abt 1892 | Lambeth | London | England | / |
Saml T Sweeting | Son | 5 | abt 1896 | Lambeth | London | England | / |
Elizth Sweeting | Mother | 67 | abt 1834 | add | Westmorland | England | / |
Hi i am trying to trace a double burial or cremation of 2 babies (from triplets) in 1957 named frank johansen and elenor johansen they died at birth, tje mothers name was ivu johansen on 150 brixton road, it was either Mr sweeting or his son that took the babies coffins in the back seat of his car as ivy (my nan) had no money at the time, please can you help me thank you emma