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.