MIssing after 1881 census

[samesizedfeet]

Hello all,

Can anyone do any better than me on Percival - I completely lose him after 1881....

Percival Pemberton Jenkins born 1873 Stockbridge Hampshire

Parents Edwin W Jenkins (Grocer) and Elizabeth.

He is in 1881 census with his family living in Wimbledon at 25 Ridgway


He has 3 brothers who I've found in 1881-1901:
Ebenezer Gilbert Jenkins c1867 Waltham Chase Hants (drapers clerk)
Norman Lindsay C Jenkins 1872 Stockbridge (drapers clerk)
Cecil Wiltshire Jenkins 1877 Wimbledon (Stationer)


I'm actually searching for an F Jenkins from Wimbledon who played in a football team there in 1891. It's the same team as both Norman and Cecil Jenkins played for and as there is no other obvious candidate for "F" in the Wimbledon area I'm assuming for now the handwriting on the source is bad and it could possibly be E or P.

Trying to work out if Percival was even still alive in 1891 to rule him in or out.

I know it's a bit of an assumption but a lot of the other players have been brothers/cousins as it's connected to a school so it's a hunch I"d like to run with for now.

Thank you in advance.

Zoe

[samesizedfeet]

okay - and just as I went back to ancestry I found his death in 1900 :)

WOuld still like help on census though if possible

Z

[ElizabethHerts]

1891 Census
JENKINS, Percival
PADDINGTON, London
RG12 piece 12 folio 57 page 11

4, Hatherley Grove, Paddington

HUGHES, Merpach Employe Single M 23 1868 Drapers Assistant Tryddyn Flintshire
JENKINS, Percival Employe Single M 18 1873 Drapers Clerk Botley Hampshire
DAVIS, Benjamin L Employe Single M 18 1873 Drapers Assistant Cardigan Cardiganshire
BROADFOOT, Charles F Employe Single M 18 1873 Drapers Assistant Liverpool Lancashire
HUNT, William A Employe Single M 23 1868 Drapers Assistant Bangor-Ys-Coed Flintshire
HUNT, Henry Employe Single M 23 1868 Drapers Clerk Charlton Somersetshire
MERCHANT, John H Employe Single M 27 1864 Drapers Assistant Llangeitho Cardiganshire
SIMM, William M Employe Single M 20 1871 Drapers Clerk Paisley Lanarkshire
HACKER, Ernest M Employe Single M 27 1864 Drapers Assistant Shopwalker Hemyock Somersetshire

[Merry]

There's a Percival Jenkins aged 18 at Paddington a drapers clerk. He says born Botley, Hants which is nowhere near Stockbridge, but there are no Jenkins births anything like 'Percival' b in South Stoneham district which covers Botley. I don't see two from Hants in 1881 either.

[Merry]

I am a slow typist! :rolleyes:

[samesizedfeet]

Thank you both.

With two brothers who are DRapers Clerks that looks pretty good

Cheers

Z

[Langley Vale Sue]

1891 Census
JENKINS, Percival
PADDINGTON, London
RG12 piece 12 folio 57 page 11

4, Hatherley Grove, Paddington

HUGHES, Merpach Employe Single M 23 1868 Drapers Assistant Tryddyn Flintshire
JENKINS, Percival Employe Single M 18 1873 Drapers Clerk Botley Hampshire
DAVIS, Benjamin L Employe Single M 18 1873 Drapers Assistant Cardigan Cardiganshire
BROADFOOT, Charles F Employe Single M 18 1873 Drapers Assistant Liverpool Lancashire
HUNT, William A Employe Single M 23 1868 Drapers Assistant Bangor-Ys-Coed Flintshire
HUNT, Henry Employe Single M 23 1868 Drapers Clerk Charlton Somersetshire
MERCHANT, John H Employe Single M 27 1864 Drapers Assistant Llangeitho Cardiganshire
SIMM, William M Employe Single M 20 1871 Drapers Clerk Paisley Lanarkshire
HACKER, Ernest M Employe Single M 27 1864 Drapers Assistant Shopwalker Hemyock Somersetshire

Nothing to add about Percival, but I was struck by the above census. Look at the 'far flung' places they came from. I wonder which store they all worked for? Surely it must have been quite a famous one to attract staff from all over the British Isles.

[Langley Vale Sue]

Just explored the 1891 census a bit further and realised the store was probably Whiteleys in Westbourne Grove.

From Wikipedia..........
By 1890 over 6,000 staff were employed in the business, most of them living in company-owned male and female dormitories, having to obey 176 rules and working 7 am to 11 pm, six days a week.

[Phoenix]

Nothing to add about Percival, but I was struck by the above census. Look at the 'far flung' places they came from. I wonder which store they all worked for? Surely it must have been quite a famous one to attract staff from all over the British Isles.

I did a display on Allders of Croydon once. Their employees were equally far flung. The store consisted of several small shops knocked into one and I gather that the women's dormitory was nowhere near the men's:rolleyes::d

[Jill]

My OH has a book about Wimbledon football, and is looking for Jenkins...

[Jill]

Jenkins P appears in a table for 1895/6 for Wimbledon Old Centrals (as Wimbledon was known then), played 30 games in that season and scored 8 goals.

There's a team photo for the 1895/6 season with NC Jenkins (player, secretary & treasurer) and F Jenkins (misprint? your man?) if you need it I can scan it.

[samesizedfeet]

Jill,

If it's not too much hassle, yes please. I'd guess the guys i"m helping with the research will probably have the book/photos but you never know. And I'd quite like to see who i"m researching anyway.

Thank you

Zoe

[Jill]

I've popped them on the general photos thread for you :)

[samesizedfeet]

thank you

xx