Descendants
of William Worsfold
of
St. John Horseleydown, Bermondsey
1. William Worsfold was the son of Richard Worsfold and his wife Mary (formerly Calloway). William was born or the 23rd August 1798 in St John Horseleydown, where his father was a Grocer. He had one brother George.
William became a Labourer at Color Works, and married . 25 April 1823, in St Olave Southwark, Rebecca Baldy, b. 22 Feb 1797, Falmer Sussex, (daughter of Thomas Baldy and Philadelphia Beard) d. 2 May 1865, 6 Russell Place, Southwark. William died 18 Dec 1870, 5 Hatcham terrace, New Hatcham. 1841 Census at Pear Tree St. Lambeth
Children:
i William Worsfold b. Abt 1826, Lambeth.
2. ii Henry b. Abt 1832.
iii John Worsfold 6 Nov 1836, St. John the Evangelist, Lambeth, d. 1838, Lambeth.
iv Sarah Rebecca Worsfold 6 Nov 1836, St. John the Evangelist, Lambeth.
3. v Philadelphia b. 18 Sep 1843.
Second Generation
2. Henry Worsfold b. Abt 1832,
Bermondsey, occupation Mat Weaver/Dock Labourer/, m. 3 Feb 1856, in
Catholic Chapel, Johnson St. Stepney, Margaret Keefe, b. C.1836,
(daughter of Charles Keefe and Catherine _____) d. 28 Jun 1879, 113
Pennington St. S.G.E. Henry died 13 Mar 1891, Raine St. Infirmary
Stepney. Cause of Death: Mitral desease-bronchitis
Address at
time of marriage:(1856) 39, Old Gravel Lane,SGE-occupation then Dock
Labourer. Occupation 1864- Labourer at Rope Walk Marr Witnesses:
Jeremiah Crawley & Catherine Donovan Occupation in 1885: Tent
Fitter. 1881 Census: 113 Pennington St. Occ Carman Address 1891: 12
Mayfield Buildings. S.G.E. Children:
4. i William b. 11 Dec 1856.
ii Henry Worsfold b. 1859, Whitechapel, d. 1862, Whitechapel.
iii Rebecca Worsfold b. 30 May 1861, 5 Foxes Buildings Southwark, occupation Matting Sorter, m. 1884, William Noble Bragg, b. 1863, d. 1890, Whitechapel. Dec Qtr 1884 SGE 1c 810
5. iv Hannah b. 6 Feb 1864.
v Charles Worsfold b. 12 Nov 1871, 3 Cartright Street Aldgate Whitechapel.
vi Thomas Worsfold b. 1874, Whitechapel, occupation Printers Hand.
vii Margaret Worsfold b.
1877, St George in the East, d. 1879, St George in the East.
3. Philadelphia Worsfold b. 18 Sep 1843, 19 Peartree Street Lambeth, m. 4 Apr 1863, in St George Southwark, Charles Ponder, b. 1841, Shoreditch Middx. Philadelphia died 1909, Greenwich. Address: 1870 5 Hatcham Terrace New Hatcham Address: 1881 census 9 Leo Street. Camberwell
Children:
i Charles Ponder b. 1865, St Georges Southwark.
ii Alfred Ponder b. 1867, Camberwell.
iii Philadelphia Ponder b. 1871, Camberwell.
iv Catherine Ponder b. 1872, Camberwell.
v Hannah Ponder b. 1874, Camberwell.
vi Alice Ponder b. 1875, Camberwell.
vii Wallace Ponder b. 1877, Camberwell.
viii Thomas Ponder b. 1879, Camberwell.
ix Lizzie Ponder b. 1880, Camberwell.
Third Generation
4. William Worsfold b. 11 Dec 1856, 8 Well Yard, Aldgate, occupation Mat Weaver, m. 15 Aug 1885, in St Thomas Church, Stepney, Elizabeth Eder, b. 12 Jul 1865, City Lying in Hospital, (daughter of Joseph Alphons Eder and Elizabeth Dietz) d. 26 Jul 1956, Mile End Hospital. William died 12 Nov 1916, St George in the East Infirmary. Address at time of marriage: 87 Harford St.-1891Census: 112 Penning St. S.G.E. Address Nov 1916: 13 Mayfield Buildings. S.G.E. Marriage Witnesses: Alphons Eder & Hannah Worsfold Cause of Death-Cirrhosis of liver
Children:
6. i Henry Claude (Harry) b. 25 Oct 1885.
7. ii Elizabeth b. Dec Qtr 1887.
8. iii William Francis b. 12 Apr 1890.
9. iv Margaret b. 9 Jan 1893.
v Louisa Worsfold b. 28 Aug 1897, St George in the East, m. 2 Jan 1932, in Church of the English Martyrs, Daniel Thomas Walsh, b. 26 Aug 1903, Bermondsey, (son of David Walsh) d. 5 Jun 1994, Royal London Hospital. Louisa died 5 Jul 1989, Bethnal Green Hospital.
10. vi Lily Mary b. 4 Jun 1900.
vii Rose Augusta Worsfold b. 4 Jun 1900, 13 Cornwall St Stepney, d. 6 May 1989, Stepney.
viii Thomas Worsfold b. 1902, St George in the East, m. Mary _____, b. 1905, d. 18 Jan 1996, Devon. Thomas died 5 Jul 1987, Devon.
ix Rebecca Worsfold b.
1907, m. 1944, in Stepney, George James Alsford, b. 1895,
Shoreditch, d. 17 Dec 1973, Stepney. Rebecca died 28 JUNE 1963,
St George in the East.
5. Hannah Worsfold b. 6 Feb 1864, 7 Walton Crt. Cartwright St. Aldgate, m. 1887, in St George in the East, William Groom, b. 1867, St George in the East, occupation Carman.
Children:
i William Groom b. 1888, SGE.
ii Charles Groom b. 1889, SGE.
Fourth Generation
6. Henry Claude (Harry) Worsfold b. 25 Oct 1885, SGE, m. 1907, in Bethnal Green Middx, Florence Nellie Worsfold, b. 3 Nov 1885, Lambeth, d. 11 Apr 1964, Vancouver BC Canada. Henry died 24 Jul 1964, Vancouver BC Canada.
Children:
11. i Lilian.
12. ii Henry William Dawson
(Harry) b. 11 Feb 1914.
7. Elizabeth Worsfold b. Dec Qtr 1887, SGE, m. Frank Durston.
8. William Francis Worsfold b.
12 Apr 1890, St George in the East, occupation Insurance Clerk, m.
1916, Louie Rowe, b. 25 Mar 1889, (daughter of Thomas Rowe and Mary
Ann Mead) d. 1938. William died 30 Oct 1985, Wanstead, Essex. BC of
Francis shows occupation of W F as "insurance Clerk ex Sapper
Royal Engineers.
13. ii Wilfred Thomas b. 28 Nov 1923.
9. Margaret Worsfold b. 9 Jan 1893, St George in the East, m. William Holloway, b. 27 Aug 1891, d. September 1921.
10. Lily Mary Worsfold b. 4 Jun 1900, 13 Cornwall St
Stepney, occupation Tea Packer, m. 9 Oct 1918, in St. Patricks,
Wapping, Ernest McKie, b. 9 Aug 1900, 121a Pennington Street.
Stepney, (son of Peter McKie and Gessippa Mamo) occupation Local
Government Officer, d. 1992, Sydenham, buried: 1992, Hither Green
Cemetery. Lily died 11 Nov 1960, Lewisham, London, buried: 1960,
Hither Green Cemetery. Address at time of marriage: 8 Watts St.
Wapping
Amended 7th November 2008