Lewis Gardner SILK

  General Notes:

Baptism at Cheltenham St John, 1879, page 64, entry 508
1879 Jan'y 5th, Lewis Gardner, Edwin Thomas & Ellen Mary, Silk, 430 High St, Grocer

Marriages Sep 1903 Mutford 4a 2087
Cottew Marion Wolldon
Farrer Kathleen Margaret
Harrison Robert William
Silk Lewis Gardner

1881 census
Dwelling:430 High St
Census Place:Cheltenham, Gloucester, England
Source:FHL Film 1341621 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2577 Folio 110 Page 21
Edwin J. SILKM37 MBisley, Gloucester, England
Rel:Head
Occ:Grocer Employing 4 Hds
Ellen M. SILKM32 FMiserden, Gloucester, England
Rel:Wife
Edwin C. SILK 9 MCheltenham, Gloucester, England
Rel:Son
Occ:Scholar
Alfred E. SILK 7 MCheltenham, Gloucester, England
Rel:Son
Occ:Scholar
Lewis G. SILK 2 MCheltenham, Gloucester, England
Rel:Son
Harry V. SILK 1 MCheltenham, Gloucester, England
Rel:Son
Alice RATCLIFFU16 FCheltenham, Gloucester, England
Rel:Servant
Occ:Housemaid Domestic
Emily COTTRELLU24 FCheltenham, Gloucester, England
Rel:Servant
Occ:Cook Domestic

1891 Census
RG12/2048 Folio 152 P13
430 High Street, Cheltenham
Edwin T Silk, Head, Widower, 47, Grocer & Provisions Dealer, Bisley Glos
Edwin C Silk, Son, Single, 19, Grocer's Assistant, Cheltenham
Lewis G Silk, Son, , 12, , Cheltenham
Harry V Silk, Son, , 11, , Cheltenham
Harriet Summers, Housekeeper, Widow, 65, Housekeeper, Painswick Glos
Maria Margarett, Servant, Single, 14, Domestic Servant, Mansell Hereford

1901 census
RG13/2462 F9 P10
146 High Street, Cheltenham
Alice A J Silk, Head, W, 43, Living on own Means, London Middlesex
Vera E do, Daur, , 5, , Glos Cheltenham
Alice M do, Daur, , 3, , Glos Cheltenham
Lewis G do, Stepson, S, 22, Master Grocer (shopkeeper), Glos Cheltenham
Harry V do, Stepson, S, 21, Master Grocer (shopkeeper), Glos Cheltenham
Ellen J Vale, Nurse, S, 24, Nurse (Domestic), Cambridgeshire Cam
Margaret M Morgan, Servant S, 19, General Servant (Domestic), Bristol

1911 census
RG14PN15545 RG78PN947 RD333 SD2 ED10 SN150
19 Clarence Square, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (11 rooms)
Lewis Silk, Head, 32, Married, Master Grocer, Gloucestershire Cheltenham - employer
Marion Silk, Wife, 30, Married 7 years, , Gloucestershire Cheltenham
Marjorie Silk, Daughter, 6, , , Gloucestershire Cheltenham
Harry Silk, Brother, 31, Single, Master Grocer, Gloucestershire Cheltenham
May Cadle, Servant, 36, Single, Help (Domestic), Herefordshire Over Ross
- against Marion it states there had been 1 child born alive and 1 still living
- nothing listed in the "infirmity" column

Lewis married Marion Wellden COTTEW Sep Q 1903 in Mutford, Suffolk, England. (Marion Wellden COTTEW was born Dec Q 1880 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.)