Notes:

NOTE 1./

THE CAVENDISHES <>

Very many of our great families bear names of local origin; and the great ducal House of Devonshire forms no exception to the rule. Its members for some three centuries have stood prominent along with the Russells as champions of the Liberal cause, and of political freedom.
The original home of this house is Cavendish, in Suffolk, where Robert de Gernon (a descendant of one of the followers of the Conqueror) obtained a landed estate by marriage with an heiress in this lordship and manor, in consequence of which his son exchanged his father's name for that of the locality in which his lot was cast. The Gernons were of great note in Norfolk Essex, and other counties, under our Norman kings; and their names figure in English country histories as the donors of large grants to various abbeys and other religious houses.
The first of the family of whom we read in history is Robert de Gernon, who gave considerable property to the Abbey of Gloucester in the reign of Henry I. He was the ancestor of Robert de Gernon, of Grimston Hall, in Suffolk, who, having married the daughter and heiress of John Potton, Lord of Cavendish, in that county, left at his decease in 1325, a family of four sons, who, according to the custom of those times, each took the local name of Cavendish.
According to Collins and the Heralds, the second of these sons, Roger Cavendish, was ancestor of Thomas Cavendish, the distinguished navigator, whose name is always mentioned along with those of Drake and Dampier, and who at his own cost victualled and furnished three ships, with which he set sail from Plymouth in July, 1586, and made a circumnavigation of the globe. This Thomas Cavendish, on his return to England, wrote a curious letter to Lord Hunsdon, the chamberlain and favourite of Queen Elizabeth; in which, after telling the courtier bow he had gained victory over her Majesty's enemies, he writes, 'I burnt and sunk nineteen sail of ships small and great, and all the villages and towns that ever I landed at I burned and spoiled.'
Elizabeth knighted this successful depredator and, from the portion of the spoils that fell to his share as capitalist and commander, Sir Thomas Cavendish was said, in the language of the time, to have been 'rich enough to purchase a fair earldom.' He was, however, not so successful in his next and last voyage; for, having set sail from Plymouth, in August, 1591, and not being able to pass the Strait of Magellan, by stress of weather, and the mutinous spirit of his men, he was driven back to the coast of Brazil, where he mot with an untimely death.
Sir John Cavendish, the eldest son of the above-mentioned Roger de Gernon, was a distinguished lawyer, and held the post of Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench in the reign: of Edward III and Richard II. In the fourth year of the latter reign he was elected Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, and war next year commissioned, with Robert de Hales, treasurer of England, to suppress the insurrection raised in the city of York, in which year the mob, to the number of about fifty thousand, made it a point, particularly in the county of Suffolk, to plunder and murder the lawyer. Being incensed in a more than ordinary degree against the Lord Chief Justice Cavendish, the mob seized upon and dragged him along with John of Cambridge, the Prior of Bury St. Edmunds, into the market-place of the latter town, and there caused them both to be beheaded.
The unpopularity of the judge arose in the following manner. The younger son of the judge, Sir John Cavendish esquire of the body to Richard II, is said by the old chroniclers to have been the person who actually slew Wat Tyler. 'For William Walworth, mayor of London, having arrested him, he furiously struck the mayor with his dagger, but, being armed, hurt him not; whereupon the mayor, drawing his baselard, grievously wounded Wat in the neck; in which conflict, an esquire of the King's house, called John Cavendish, drew his sword, and wounded him twice or thrice even unto death.'For this service, Cavendish was knighted in Smithfield, and had a grant of forty pounds per annum from the King. This Sir John Cavendish (or another of the same name served under Henry V in his wars in France and played a conspicuous part in the battle of Agincourt.
The two great-grandsons of Sir John Cavendish were the brothers, George Cavendish an William Cavendish, both of whom distinguishes themselves in no small degree. The latter held the post of Gentleman Usher to Cardinal Wolsey in which capacity he waited on the Cardinal in his Embassy into France in 1527. He was also with the Cardinal in his chamber when the Earl of Northumberland and Sir Walter Welsh arrested him in the King's name, and was the chief person they suffered to be about him, Sir Walter telling Mr. Cavendish that 'the King's Majesty bore unto him his principal favour for the love and diligent service he had performed to his lord; wherefore the King's pleasure was that he should be about him as chief, in whom his Highness putteth great confidence and trust.' To give a more lasting testimony of his gratitude to the Cardinal, Mr. Cavendish drew up an account of his life and death, which he wrote in, the reign of Queen Mary, and afterwards published it. So faithfully indeed had William Cavendish served the Cardinal that, upon the death of the latter, King Henry retained him in his own service, 'especially upon the grounds of his attachment to his late fallen master.'
In 1530 Mr. Cavendish was appointed one of the commissioners for visiting and taking the surrenders of religious houses, in which no doubt he obtained some good 'pickings;' he subsequently held high offices in the State, including that of Treasurer of the Chamber to the King; be likewise received the honour of knighthood, and had bestowed upon him grants of 'forfeited church lands' from the Crown.
But his wealth in this way was augmented chiefly by his fortunate marriage with 'Bess of Hardwicke,'-she was his third wife-by whom he had a large family. It was this Sir William Cavendish who commenced the present princely mansion of Chatsworth, but died shortly afterwards, leaving his sorrowing widow in the fall enjoyment of her worldly possessions, which she took good care should be securely settled upon herself and her heirs. Some time afterwards, she became the wife of Sir William St Lo, a captain of the Guard to Queen Elizabeth whose 'diverse fair lordships in Gloucestershire' it was also arranged by the articles of marriage should be settled upon herself to the exclusion of her new husband's relatives. She survived Sir William by some years; but even to this third widowhood, as Bishop Kennet observes in his 'Memoirs of the Family of Cavendish,' she had not survived her charms of wit and beauty, by which she captivated the then greatest subject of the realm, George, Earl of Shrewsbury, whom she brought to terms of the greatest honor and advantage to herself and children.'
Besides finishing the erection of Chatsworth, the countess built the mansions of Hardwicke and Oldcotes, all of which she transmitted in their entirety to her second son by her second husband, namely, another Sir William Cavendish, who in 1605 was raised to the peerage as Baron Cavendish of Hardwicke, in Derbyshire, and in 1618 advanced to a still higher dignity, as Earl of Devonshire. His mother 'Bess of Hardwicke, 'Countess of Shrewsbury, lived to the age of eighty six, dying in February, 1607, and being buried in the south aisle of All Saints Church, Derby, in which town she had endowed a 'hospital for the subsistence of poor people, who have each of them an allowance of near ten pounds per annum.'
Lord Cavendish was one of the first adventurers who settled a colony and plantation in Virginia; and, on the first discovery of the Bermuda islands, he obtained, with the Earl of Northampton and others, a grant of them from the king. The islands were afterwards divided into eight cantons or provinces, bearing the name of eight of the chief proprietors, and accordingly one of them became known by the name of Cavendish.
William, the fourth Earl of Devonshire, having taken an active part in the revolution of 1688, was created, in 1694, Marquis of Hartington and Duke of Devonshire. His son William, the second duke, was grandfather of Henry Cavendish, the eminent chemist and philosopher. The third duke, having held the post of Lord Steward of the Household, was appointed, in 1737, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, which office he held till 1744. His son William, the fourth duke, who was also Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, marries Charlotte, Baroness Clifford, of Lanesborough only daughter and heiress of Richard, Earl of Burlington and Cork, by which union the Baron, of Clifford, created by Charles I. in 1628, camp into the Cavendish family. His third son George Augustus, was created, in 1831, Earl of Burlington and Baron Cavendish, of Keighley and was the grandfather of William, second Ear of Burlington, who, on the death of his cousin William Spencer, sixth Duke of Devonshire, in 1858, succeeded to the ducal and other family honors, and is the present head of the noble family of the Cavendishies.
The fact that, in his day, the duke was all but 'Senior Wrangler' at Cambridge is regarded by himself as no small honour to the strawberry leaves which surround his coronet; and it is much to the credit of his grace's family that, wherever their territorial possessions extend, not simphly are the churches kept weather-tight and architecturally presentable, but every work of public utility and improvement is modestly and liberally encouraged and supported. It is true that the Cavendishes derive a splendid revenue from the town of Barrow-in-Furness, but few know of the princely sums supplied by him for providing church accommodation and educational advantages in that town.

NOTE 2./
England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983
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Name: Lismore, George Ponsonby (Viscount)
Record Type: Deaths
Age at death: 83
Quarter: December
Year: 1898
District: Elham
County: Kent
Volume: 2a
Page: 629

This is I believe one of the two sons who died without issue, causing lineage to become extinct.

NOTE 3./ e-mail from Donna Fratesi 12/4/2006

Had an e-mail some time ago from a lady in Louisiana whose family claims some connection to Lismore Castle. The name is O'Rourke. They are connected to the Boyles. The Boyles, of course, did own Lismore Castle. I'm wondering if we haven't been barking up the wrong tree. It makes more sense and is a more direct connecction. The Boyles in the 1800's lived in London. She claims that they (the lawyers )were trying to get in touch with the Lismores around 1910 because of the death of the last of the Boyles. Well, that's the roundabout conclusion anyway. It would be so good to hire someone to finally figure this out. Of course, you know, the Boyle connection would be amazing. Look them up! Stories get twisted down through the years and facts get distorted which is why it is wise not to depend on them too much. If John Lismore was descended from the Boyles it would make sense as they were all living in London at the time.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ E-mail from 9-19-2002, from Kevin Church:

At long last I have now been for my first visit to the London Metropolitan Archives and had a look through the parish records for New Brentford ! I spend three hours trawling through microfilms, with the following conclusions !
1/ Confirmed Robert's baptism as Jan 19, 1800 and have a copy of that records
2/ Confirmed his elder sister, Caroline as baptised in New Brentford on Nov 2, 1797
3/ I could not locate, James (b1795), however I already have him as baptised in Hanwell. Where did we get his birth date of New Brentford in 1795 from ?
4/ Marriage Banns for John Lizmore and Mary Ann Beamon both of New Brentford Parish in 1859.
5/ Other Lizmores that I cannot attach: James 19.3.1816, Elizabeth 25.7.1824, Mary Anne 20.7.1828 - I found these on transcipts which did not provide details of the parents -
6/ I also found the following that we were already aware of James 26.05.1822, Charles 18.12.1825 and John 24.06.1832
7/ Apart from those I found no other Liz(s)mores in the following documents for New Brentford
Baptisms (1750 - 1837)
Burials (1760 - 1805) and (1813 - 1843)
Marriages (1618 - 1837)
8/ I also located some Boxall's - George 11.12.1803, William 18.08.02, Mary Ann 05.08.1798 all children of William and Mary Boxall.

In conclusion, it appears that Lizmore's were not around New Brentford much before 1797, I suspect that had previously been in Hanwell (the next parish). So the next visit will be to have alook at the parish records for Hanwell. Also as my family history studies continue I now understand other records that may be beneficial to us - there may be a Settlement certificate covering their movement between parishes, I also want to find records from the poor house that Robert and Elizabeth died in. This link shows the work house as it is today http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/Brentford/Brentford.html

NOTE 2./ Brentford, Middlesex, England Information:
Created 1st July 1837. Sub-districts : Acton; Brentford; Chiswick; Hanwell; Isleworth; Twickenham.
GRO volumes : III (1837-51); 3a (1852-1930). Acton, Chiswick, Ealing, Great Greenford, Hanwell, Heston, Isleworth, New Brentford, Old Brentford, Perivale, Twickenham, Twyford Abbey (from 1862).
Registers now in Hounslow, Ealing and Richmond upon Thames districts.

NOTE 3./ The Proceedings of the Old Bailey 3rd July, 1822
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Original Text:
1038. BENJAMIN HEWITT was indicted for stealing, on the 26th of May, one watch, value 15 s., 14 shillings, and four sixpences, the property of Robert Lowick , from his person .

JOHN LIZMORE . On the 26th of May, about nine o'clock in the morning, I was at the King's Head, public-house, Orchard-street, Westminster, and saw Lowick come in with the prisoner; he was in liquor. He called for a pint of beer, and drank to the prisoner, and asked him to lend him a shilling, saying that he had no money; he lent him one. Then the prisoner said,

"Let us have six-penny worth of rum and water." Lowick was going to sleep - the prisoner held the rum and water to his mouth, and put some into his mouth, and the rest ran down his bosom, but he fell asleep directly. I then saw the prisoner put his right hand into Lowick's right-hand pocket, and turn all his money out, and put it on the table; he was going to count it, but seeing me look at him, he put it all into his own right-hand pocket, and kept asking Lowick to drink more; but he was so stupified, he could not answer him. I then saw him take his watch; he was going to put it in his own pocket, but I said,

"Stop, that is not yours - you have robbed the man of his money before." I called the landlord, and wanted him to give the landlord the money and watch to keep for the prosecutor; he said I was a liar, and struck at me two or three times; he gave the watch to the landlord, but denied having the money. I sent for an officer. Betts came, and asked him what money he had in his pocket when he came from home; he said 7 s. or 7 s. 6 d., not more; and if he had more, it was not his. Betts found in his right-hand breeches pocket 14 s., four sixpences, and one penny. He said nothing; he was rather tipsy, but knew what he was about.

ROBERT LOWICK . I did not know the prisoner before; I saw a man at the public-house door - I cannot say it was him. I said,

"Old gentleman, will you take a draught of porter." I was drunk, and did not know what happened; I had been in liquor the night before - I believe I was more drowsy for want of sleep than drunk - I knew nothing about what happened to me. When I was told of it, I found I had lost 16 s. or 18 s. and my watch.

Prisoner. Q. You said, if I would take care of your money and watch, you would be glad - A. I recollect nothing of the kind.

HENRY BETTS . I took the prisoner to the watch-house. I asked what money he had; he said, 7 s. or 7 s. 6 d. I found 14 s. and four sixpences on him; he said, if he had more than 7 s. 6 d., he did not know how it came there. He had been drinking, but was quite sensible; he said nothing of its being given him to take care of; the landlord gave me the watch.

(Property produced and sworn to.)

THOMAS DEBENHALL . I saw the prosecutor about twenty minutes before seven o'clock that morning; he had been drinking, but knew what he was doing.

GUILTY . Aged 36.

Confined One Year , and Publicly Whipped .

Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Burrough.

John married Mary UNKNOWN in London?. Mary was born about 1771 in New Brentford, Middlesex, England; died on 30 Jul 1856 in New Brentford, Middlesex. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Brentford, Middlesex, England Information:
Created 1st July 1837. Sub-districts : Acton; Brentford; Chiswick; Hanwell; Isleworth; Twickenham.
GRO volumes : III (1837-51); 3a (1852-1930). Acton, Chiswick, Ealing, Great Greenford, Hanwell, Heston, Isleworth, New Brentford, Old Brentford, Perivale, Twickenham, Twyford Abbey (from 1862).
Registers now in Hounslow, Ealing and Richmond upon Thames districts.

James married Elizabeth BOXALL on 16 Jul 1821 in New Brentford, Middlesex, England. Elizabeth (daughter of William BOXALL and Mary WOOD) was born on 06 Oct 1792 in Elstead, Surrey, England; died in Dec 1852 in New Brentford, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Martha BUNCE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ Per Kevin Church: The General Records Office Index (GRO) details all registered births, deaths and marriages in the UK between 1837 and 1908, from the index references copies of the original documents. These original documents can then be purchased from the Central Records Office. There are many "local" reference offices in the UK that have a complete copy of the GRO index.

NOTE 2./ Deaths Dec 1870 (Free BMD Index)
Surname Given Name Age District Volume Page Transcriber
Lizmore Robert 70 Dartford 2a 220 bmc

Robert married Elizabeth RUST on 07 May 1820. Elizabeth (daughter of Robert RUST and Margaret UNKNOWN) was born about 1800 in Strood, Kent; was christened on 13 May 1804 in Strood, near Rochester, Kent; died on 09 Sep 1854 in Union Workhouse, Isleworth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Mary Elizabeth MINEHAN in Mar 1867 in Dartford, Kent. Mary was born in 1821 in London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1851 Brentford, Middlesex, England census:

Name Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Relationship Civil Parish County/Island
Elizabeth Lismore abt 1816 Brentford, Middlesex, England Head New Brentford Middlesex
Esther Lismore abt 1838 Dartford, Kent, England Niece New Brentford Middlesex
Elizabeth Lismore abt 1793 Elstead, Surrey, England New Brentford Middlesex

NOTE 2./ Marriages Mar 1852 (Free BMD)
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Lizmore Elizabeth Westminster 1a 350
Stanney Thomas Richard Westminster 1a 350

Elizabeth married Thomas Richard STANNEY in Mar 1852 in Westminster, Middlesex, England. Thomas was born about 1801 in St Martin in Fields London, Middlesex, England; died in 1872 in New Brentford, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: James JONES. James was born in 1815 in Old Brentford, Middlesex, England; died after 1861 in New Brentford, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1841 New Brentford, Middlesex, England census

Name: Charles Lizmore
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826
Gender: Male
Where born: Middlesex, England
Civil Parish: New Brentford
Hundred: Elthorne
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: Brentford
Sub registration district: Brentford

NOTE 2./ 1881 Welland, Clifton County, Ontario census

Name Age Province District Sub-District
1. Lismore, Charles 51 Ontario Welland Clifton
2. Lismore, Emily 33 Ontario Welland Clifton
3. Lismore, James 14 Ontario Welland Clifton
3. Lismore, Charles 12 Ontario Welland Clifton
5. Lismore, Emily 10 Ontario Welland Clifton
6. Lismore, Mary 8 Ontario Welland Clifton
7. Lismore, Edith 5 Ontario Welland Clifton
8. Lismore, Alferd 3 Ontario Welland Clifton

NOTE 3./ 1891 Niagara Falls Town, Ontario census, <>

SURNAME, FIRST NAME [AGE] CENSUS
Lizmore, Charles [63] 1891 Niagara Falls Town
Lizmore, Emily [43] 1891 Niagara Falls Town
Lizmore, Charles [23] 1891 Niagara Falls Town
Lizmore, Emily [20] 1891 Niagara Falls Town
Lizmore, Mary [18] 1891 Niagara Falls Town
Lizmore, Alfred [13] 1891 Niagara Falls Town
Lizmore, Ida M. [6/12] 1891 Niagara Falls Town

Lizmore, James [24] 1891 Niagara Falls Town
Lizmore, Vella [25] 1891 Niagara Falls Town
Lizmore, Calvin [2] 1891 Niagara Falls Town

NOTE 4./ 1901 Niagara Falls, Welland County, Ontario census:

Family Surname Given Sex Relation M/S DOB Age
40 44 Lismore Chs M Head M Nov 23 1825 75
41 44 Lismore Emily F Wife M Apr 2 1846 54
42 44 Lismore Alfred M Son S Sep 25 1877 23

NOTE 5./ "St. George's Parish Church, St. Catharines. Jubilee Celebration and Historic and Centenary Review." <>
Sept. 21, 1865 - Charles Lizmore and Emily Goodenough, both of Town of St. Catharines; witnesses: Richard Simmons, Mrs. Meighen; by Rev. Joseph Dinzey.

NOTE 6./ Lizmore baptism/birth LONDON-L Archives at Roots Web.com From: "Donna Fratesi" <>

My Grandfather was born in England on June 16, 1869. His father had been in the Royal Canadian Regiment of Rifles. That is what it says on his Father's discharge papers. They are dated June the 23rd, 1868.

The children before my grandfather and the children after were all born in Canada. England is written as my grandfather's birthplace in all the cencus I have read and in his obituary. I cannot find his birth
registration in the books at the Family Record Centre nor can I find it here in Canada. My grandpa always said he was born in the barracks in London.

One document says that Charles Lizmore, late of the Canadian Rifles was admited an OUT-PENSIONER of her Majesty's Royal Hospital at Chelsea, on the 23 June, 1868 and receives a Pension of 1 pound per diem.

NOTE 7./ Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

Name: Charles Lizmore
Year: 1871
Age: 42
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1829
Place: Ontario, Canada
Source Publication Code: 1823.20
Primary Immigrant: Lizmore, Charles
Annotation: Date and place of census. Census films are available from the National Archives of Canada in Ottawa. Place of birth, sex of the immigrant, religion, ethnicity, occupation, district, subdistrict, division, and page number of original record are also provid
Source Bibliography: ELLIOTT, BRUCE S. Index to the 1871 Census of Ontario: Lincoln, Welland, Niagara. Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1987. 289p.
Page: 152

Charles married Emily Orilla GOODENOUGH on 21 Sep 1865 in St. George's Parish Church, St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada. Emily (daughter of Calvin GOODENOUGH and Mary Catherine WINTERMUTE) was born on 02 Apr 1847 in Grand Island, Erie County, New York; died on 20 Jan 1905 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Fairview cemetary, Welland County, Niagara Falls, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1871 New Brentford Middlesex Census
Name Age in 1871 Birthplace Relationship Civil Parish County/Island

John Lizmore 39 New Brentford, Middlesex, England Head New Brentford Middlesex
Mary Ann Lizmore 39 Hayes, Middlesex, England Wife New Brentford Middlesex
Mary E Lizmore 10 New Brentford, Middlesex, England Daughter New Brentford Middlesex
Frederick J Lizmore 9 New Brentford, Middlesex, England Son New Brentford Middlesex
Willam J Gumm 23 Hillingdon, Middlesex, England Nephew New Brentford Middlesex
Joseph Simmons 27 Berkshire, England Lodger New Brentford Middlesex

NOTE 2./ 1881 New Brentford Middlesex England census
Name Est Birth Year Birthplace Relationship Residence

John Lizmore abt 1832 N Brentford, Middlesex, England Head New Brentford
Mary Ann Lizmore abt 1831 Hayes, Middlesex, England Wife New Brentford
Mary E. Lizmore abt 1861 N Brentford, Middlesex, England Daughter New Brentford
Fredk J. Lizmore abt 1862 N Brentford, Middlesex, England Son New Brentford
Arthur Bines abt 1865 South Hackney, Middlesex, England Lodger New Brentford
George W. Freeman abt 1854 N Brentford, Middlesex, England Lodger New Brentford

NOTE 3./ Marriages Sep 1859 (Free BMD Index)
Surname Given Name District Volume Page Transcriber
Lizmore John Brentford 3a 58 Fredski

NOTE 4./

Nearly opposite this old hostelry stands the Deaf and Dumb Asylum. This admirable institution, the foundation-stone of which was laid by the Duke of Gloucester in 1807, is a large but plain and unpretending edifice, separated from the roadway by a grove of trees. Miss Priscilla Wakefield, in her "Perambulations," published in 1809, commences one of her "letters" as follows:—"We continued our excursions into the county of Kent, stopping on the Kent Road to view a handsome building now erecting for the Asylum for poor Deaf and Dumb Children, an unfortunate class of persons, too long overlooked, or ineffectually commiserated among us. The applicants becoming so numerous that not onehalf of them could be admitted, it was resolved to extend the plan. A new subscription was set on foot for the purpose, and the present building was raised, without encroaching on the former funds of the institution." This asylum or school was the first established in England for the Deaf and Dumb, and was originally opened in 1792, in Fort Place, Bermondsey, under the auspices of the Rev. John Townsend, of Jamaica Road Chapel, and of the Rev. H. C. Mason, then curate of Bermondsey, both of whose names are perpetuated by Townsend Street and Mason Street, on either side of the Asylum. "The teacher," as Timbs tells us in his "Curiosities of London," "was Joseph Watson, LL.D., who held the situation upwards of thirty-seven years, and counted upwards of 1,000 pupils, though he commenced with six pupils only. In 1807 the first stone of a new building was laid in the Old Kent Road, whither the establishment was removed in the year 1809; and the Society celebrated the event by a public thanksgiving at the church of St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, the Rev. C. Crowther preaching the sermon. A memorial bust of the Rev. Mr. Townsend has been placed in the committee-room. The pupils, male and female, are such children only as are deaf and dumb, not being deficient in intellect. Other children are admitted on payment of £20 annually for board; and private pupils are also received. The term of each pupil's stay is five years; they are taught to read, write, draw, and cipher, to speak by signs, and in many instances to articulate so as to be clearly understood. They are wholly clothed and maintained by the charity, are instructed in working trades, and in some cases apprentice-fees are given. The Asylum is amply supported by the wealthy; and besides its annual receipts from subscriptions, donations, and legacies, &c., it has some funded stock. The pupils are elected half-yearly, without reference to locality, sect, or persuasion. The importance of this Asylum is attested by the fact that in 1833, in twenty families of 159 children, ninety were deaf and dumb."

John married Mary Ann BEAMON in Sep 1859 in New Brentford Parish, Middlesex, England.. Mary (daughter of John BEAMON and Eliza COOPER) was born on 09 Jan 1831 in Hayes, Middlesex, England; died after 1901 in New Brentford, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ Historical Perspective: The Year Was 1873

The year was 1873 and much of the world was entering into a long period of economic depression. The beginning of the Long Depression is typically marked by the crash of the Vienna stock market, which sent ripples across Europe and eventually the United States with the fall of Jay Cooke & Company. The Cooke investment bank was heavily invested in the overbuilt railroad system which was beginning to fail. With the fall of this prominent company, a financial panic ensued and the New York Stock Exchange had to close for ten days. Railroads, factories, banks, and businesses had to close their doors resulting in skyrocketing unemployment rates. The Long Depression would last into the 1890s.

There were other smaller scale disasters in 1873. The British SS Atlantic out of Liverpool (with a stop at Queenstown) hit a submerged rock en route to New York and was wrecked in heavy seas off Nova Scotia. It is estimated that 545 of the 952 passengers perished.

In Baltimore, Maryland, a fire began in the factory of Joseph Thomas and Sons and spread over ten acres of the city. Photos of the fire and aftermath can be found online at the Maryland Historical Society.

A cholera epidemic swept through Birmingham, Alabama. Below is an interesting excerpt from a report from Mortimer H. Jordan, who was secretary of the Jefferson County Medical Society of Birmingham, Alabama, at the time of the epidemic (found on the website of the Reynolds Historical Library at the University of Alabama at Birmingham).

The treatment adopted was the opium and mercurial. When the stomach seemed so inactive that nothing made any impression upon it, an emetic of mustard, salt, ginger, and pepper, suspended in hot water, in many cases produced a warm glow over the surface of the body in a few moments. . . . Diuretics produced no good results. No condition in life, sex, or age escaped. The sucking babe and those of extreme age suffered alike from its ravages.

Before closing this paper, justice demands that we should briefly allude to the heroic and self sacrificing conduct, during this epidemic, of that unfortunate class who are known as 'women of the town.' These poor creatures, though outcasts from society, anathematized by the church, despised by women and maltreated by men, when the pestilence swept over the city, came forth from their homes to nurse the sick and close the eyes of the dead. It was passing strange that they would receive no pay, expected no thanks; they only went where their presence was needed, and never remained longer than they could do good. While we abhor the degradation of these unfortunates, their magnanimous behavior during these fearful days has drawn forth our sympathy and gratitude.

Further north and west, Jesse James and the James- Younger gang robbed a Rock Island train near Adair, Iowa. This first train robbery netted the gang more than $2,300, but was most likely a disappointment for the gang. They were expecting a $100,000 gold shipment, but that shipment had been switched to another train at the last moment.

North of the border in Canada, the Dominion Parliament had more lawful goals in mind when it established the North-West Mounted Police, the predecessor of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Canada was growing and in 1873 Prince Edward Island joined the federation as Canada's smallest province.

In music, the song Home on the Range was born (Daniel Kelly & Brewster M. Higley). The tune went on to become the state song of Kansas and is known around the world.

Family/Spouse: Annie EVERARD. Annie (daughter of John William EVERARD and Susanna STOKES) was born in Mar 1847 in Strood of Finsbury, North Aylesford, Kent, England; died on 24 Dec 1928 in London, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Mt Pleasant, Middlesex, London MX-144-CS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1851 Census, New Brentford,

Name Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Relationship Civil Parish County/Island
Elizabeth Lismore abt 1816 Brentford, Middlesex, England Head New Brentford Middlesex
Esther Lismore abt 1838 Dartford, Kent, England Niece New Brentford Middlesex
Elizabeth Lismore abt 1793 Elstead, Surrey, England New Brentford Middlesex.

John married Jane MOORE in Mar 1876 in New Brentford, Middlesex, England. Jane was born about 1850 in New Brentford, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth WAKELING. Elizabeth was born about 1868 in Brentford, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]