Frederick & Jane Coleridge of London

Frederick COLERIDGE, born in London in 1856, is the second son of Edward & Mary COLERIDGE. He worked as a compositor and lived in central London, where there is a record of his marriage and the births of 5 children:

Frederick COLERIDGE & Jane NAUGHTON – Marriage registration September (Q3) 1877 in Strand, London.

1881 census for London

Address Name Age Relation Occupation
St Anne Soho
34 Church St
Frederick COLERIDGE
Jane COLERIDGE
Jessie COLERIDGE
Frederick COLERIDGE
25
24
3
1
Head
Wife
Daur
Son
Printer compositor


In 1881 Frederick & Jane are recorded in Soho with their first 2 children.

Jessie Florence COLERIDGE – Baptism 7th March 1880 in Westminster St Anne. Date of birth 6th November 1878. [should be November 1877]

Jessie Florence COLERIDGE – Birth registration December (Q4) 1877 in Strand, London.

Frederick Edward COLERIDGE – Birth registration March (Q1) 1880 in Westminster, London.

1891 census for London

Address Name Age Relation Occupation
St Martin in the Fields
21 Mercer St
Frederick COLERIDGE
Jane COLERIDGE
Jessie F COLERIDGE
Frederick E COLERIDGE
Henry G COLERIDGE
35
35
13
11
7
Head
Wife
Daughter
Son
Son
Printer compositor



In 1891 Frederick & Jane, who was born in Brighton, are recorded in St Martin in the Fields with their 3 children.

Charles COLERIDGE – Birth registration June (Q2) 1882 in Westminster.
Charles COLERIDGE – Death registration December (Q4) 1882 in Holborn, aged 0. [†]

Henry George COLERIDGE – Birth registration June (Q2) 1884 in Holborn, London.

Maud Ella COLERIDGE – Birth registration March (Q1) 1887 in Holborn.
Maud Ella COLERIDGE – Death registration September (Q3) 1890 in Holborn, aged 4. [†]

1901 census for London

Address Name Age Relation Occupation
Bloomsbury Frederick COLERIDGE
Jane COLERIDGE
Henry G COLERIDGE
44
43
17
Head
Wife
Compositor

Compositor

In 1901 Frederick & Jane are recorded with their youngest son in Bloomsbury. There is a record of their daughter's marriage:

Jessie Florence COLERIDGE & Ernest James DAY – Marriage registration June (Q2) 1899 in St Giles, London. [1901 census finds Ernest & Jessie in St Giles in the Fields, with a 1 year old son, birthplace Bloomsbury]

1901 census for Devon

Address Name Age Relation Occupation
Plymstock
Fort Stamford
Frederick COLERIDGE 23 - Private (Royal Marines)

1911 census for Devon

Address Name Age Relation Occupation
Portsmouth
HMS Colossus
Frederick COLERIDGE 34 - Private

In 1901 & 1911 Frederick & Jane's son Frederick is recorded in the Royal Marines.

1911 census for London

Address Name Age Relation Occupation
Lambeth
3 Royal St
Frederick COLERIDGE
Annie COLERIDGE
53
44
Head
Wife
Compositor

In 1911 Frederick & Anne are recorded in Lambeth. The census says they had been married 10 years, but Annie, born in Hastings, may be his common-law wife as I could not find a record of their marriage, or of her death.

1921 census for Surrey

Address Name Age Relation Occupation
Lambeth
3 Royal St
Frederick COLERIDGE 66 Head Printer Compositor

In 1921 Frederick, who is widowed, is recorded in Lambeth, still working.

There are records of the deaths of Frederick & Jane and their son:

Jane COLERIDGE – Death registration June (Q2) 1909 in Pancras, London, aged 52.

Henry George COLERIDGE – Death registration March (Q1) 1910 in Strand, London, aged 24.

Frederick COLERIDGE – Death registration September (Q3) 1931 in Lambeth, aged 75.