Robert Leeming & Margaret Crowley & Alfred James Amass

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Hull Minster, formerly Holy Trinity Church, mainly 1300-1425.

Robert Leeming (b. 1840) Greengrocer of Robinson Row, Hull, son of James Leeming and Jane Irwin, married Margaret Crowley (b. 1850), younger daughter of Thomas Crowley and Elizabeth Molloy, at Hull Holy Trinity, on 15 Jun 1870. 

This was not Robert's first marriage, however, as he had previously married widow, Sarah Brown (née Barber) on 12 Nov 1865, at All Saints Church, Sculcoates. He's described as a widower on his 1870 marriage to Margaret Crowley, but I've not found the record of Sarah's death. His first marriage did not produce children.

On his 1865 marriage, Robert lists his father as Robert Leeming, Soldier. In 1870, he again lists his father as Robert Leeming, but with his father's occupation given as Shoemaker. After much digging, we discover his step-father was Robert, while his biological father, James Leeming, was both a soldier and a shoemaker.

Robert Leeming's birth, in 1840, is listed in the Gro Regimental Birth Indices, Royal Artillery, in Drypool, England. And in 1841, James Leeming (37), Jane Leeming (24), Elizabeth Leeming (4) and Robert Leeming (1) were all listed as living at the Citadel and Barracks Hull, Drypool. "The Citadel" was a moated triangular bastioned artillery fortification built in the 1680s in the south-west corner of Drypool.

James Leeming, born in Lancashire, had enlisted in the Royal Regiment Of Artillery on 11 Nov 1825 - his previous trade being Shoemaker - and was discharged, at Woolwich (Royal Artillery Barracks) - son James was born here in 1845 - on 14 Sep 1846, having served for 20 years and 336 days, 7 years 5 months of that in Gibraltar. He was discharged due to chronic rheumatism, which the army judged impaired him and was as a result of his military service. Upon discharge at the age of 43, he was 5ft 9in, with fair hair, grey eyes and a fresh complexion. 

Three years later, he was dead and was buried, on 17 Sep 1849, in Drypool.

Jane Leeming (34), widow, Charwoman pauper, born in Eastbourne, Sussex, was, in 1851, living Whytalls Place, Drypool, with her five children: Elizabeth (13) Servant; Robert (10), William (8), James (5) and Margaret (3). Then, on 27 Nov 1851, listed as Jane Lemon, she married Richard Plank, Soldier, at All Saints Church, Sculcoates. On this marriage, she lists her father as James Irwin, Soldier. At this rate she was at risk of being seen as a jinx on the regiment, as Richard Plank (38) died the following year in 1852. Hence, it was Jane Plank who married Robert Wright in 1856. In 1861, Robert Wright (47) from Norfolk, Greengrocer, at 17, Broadley Street, Hull, was living with wife Jane Wright (44) and step-children, Robert Leeming (21) Greengrocer, James Leeming (16) Shoemaker and Margaret Leeming (13).

Jane Wright (formerly Plank, previously Leeming, née Irwin) died, aged 52, in 1870, in Hull. NB: I never did find a record of her first marriage to James Leeming.

After they married in 1870, in 1871, Robert Leeming (34) Shop keeper, and Margaret Leeming (20) were living in Broadley Street, Hull, next door to William Henry Tummon, whose wife, Elizabeth Crowley was Margaret's sister. 

The marriage between Robert Leeming and Margaret Crowley didn't produce any children either and there must have been 'an estrangement', because in 1881, Margaret Crowley (31) Dressmaker, was living as a boarder in the house of Alfred Amass (26) Dock labourer from London, at 8, Empringham Terrace, Hull.

Then Robert Leeming died, aged just 44, in 1884, in Sculcoates.

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Unsurprisingly, Margaret Leeming (35) remarried, at St. Matthews Church, Hull, on 15 Jun 1885 to Alfred James Amass (29), reputedly son of Samuel Amass. Reputedly, because there appears to be no such person as Alfred James Amass until 1881: no birth, does not appear on any previous census.

But they had 5 lovely daughters:

1. Emma Leeming Amass b. 1883 (there's no registration nor baptism, presumably to avoid formalising this secret 'premature' birth)
2. Gertrude Amass b. 1886, bap. 14 Dec 1887 at St John the Baptist, Newington, Hull
3. Ada Amass b. 1887, bap. 14 Dec 1887 at St John the Baptist, Newington, Hull
4. Maud Amass b. 1889, bap. 7 Oct 1891 in Newington
5. Eva Amass b. 1891, bap. 7 Oct 1891 in Newington

The family's address on the four baptisms was given as 86 Glasgow Street, Hull. Margaret's father and brother also lived in Glasgow Street at this time.

In 1891, still in Glasgow Street, Newington, were Alfred Amass (34) Fisherman, Margaret Amass (40), Emma (7), Gertrude (5), Ada (3) and Maud (1).

Then in 1901, the family were living at 55, Scarbrough Street, Sculcoates with Alfred James Amass (45) Ships husband, Margaret Amass (50), Emma (17) Office cleaner, Gertrude (15), Ada (13), Maud (11) and Eva (9).

Alfred James Amass died, aged 50, in Sculcoates, in 1905.

In 1911, Margaret Amass (60) was living at 45 Scarborough Street, Hull with Ada (23), Maud (21) Assistant teacher; Eva (19) Housemaid and two boarders, Frederick (16) and Charles (15) Johnson, both from Crewkerne, Somerset.

In 1921, Margaret Amass (71) Mother-in-law, was living with James and Eva Gibbins at 75, Edinburgh Street, Hull.

 Margaret Amass (née Crowley, formerly Leeming) died, aged 77, in 1928.

• Emma Leeming Amass (20) married William Henry Sole (23) Engine Fitter, son of James Sole, both of 91 Bean Street, Hull, on 3 Aug 1903 at St. Matthews Church, Hull. Witnesses were the bride's father, Alfred James Amass, and Elizabeth Sole, William's younger sister.
• Gertrude Amass (21) married Willie Brown (22) Carpenter, son of James Brown, Iron moulder, both of New Cleveland Street, on 16 Sep 1906 at St. Mark's Church, Hull (St Mark In The Groves). St Mark's was built in 1843. It was badly bombed and demolished in the 1950s. The Groves was a slum area in east Hull, a riverside community of mills and cramped terraces along Cleveland Street. Witnesses were James Brown (probably NOT the Godfather of Soul) and Mary Ellen Brown.
• Ada Amass (25) married James Wilson Brown (36) Tailor, also son of James Brown, Iron moulder, of New Cleveland Street, on 22 Mar 1913 at St. Matthews Church, Hull. There were three witnesses: J Brown, E Amass and A Brown. So it appears that the two sisters, Gertrude and Ada, married two brothers, Willie and James.
• Maud Amass (23) married George Arundell (23) Iron moulder, son of James Vickers Arundell, both of 45 Scarborough Street, Hull, on 8 Mar 1913 at St. Mary and St. Peter's Church, Dairycoates (The old church building was taken down in February 1962 to make way for the Hessle Road flyover which replaced the Dairycoates level crossing.) Witnesses were William Henry Sole (Emma's husband) and Eva Amass.
• Eva Amass (25) of 20 Witty Street, Hull, married James Gibbins (22) Boiler maker of 68 Havelock Street, son of William Gibbins, on 16 Jun 1917 at St. Mary and St. Peter's Church, Dairycoates. Witnesses to this marriage were William Henry Sole (again) and Olive Gibbins.

Thomas Tummon and Jemima Ellen Davies [Wells]

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Thomas Tummon (b. 1841), son of Joseph Tummon and Jane Hatcliffe and brother of William Henry Tummon, married Jemima Ellen Davies Wells on 27 Mar 1859 at Hull Holy Trinity. However, there appear to be many romantic or mischievous, and very probably obfuscating, embellishments to their marriage certificate.

Thomas Tummon (19) Labourer, resident in Posterngate, Hull, lists his father as the late Joseph Jeykell Tummon, Merchant's Clerk. Late is correct, Jeykell is an entirely false addition and Joseph was an Agricultural Labourer (probably illiterate).

(In case you're wondering, the Gothic novella, the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson wasn't published until 1886, so it wasn't that they had grabbed a topical and fashionable name from the fiction of the day.)

Jemima (20), also of Posterngate, Hull, lists her father as Philip Davies Wells, Lawyer's Clerk. On later records, she consistently claims to be from Northampton, Northamptonshire and there is one Jemima Ellen Davies born there in 1837 (making her 22), whose parents were Rhees John Davies and Elizabeth Barnes (m. 1831), who in 1841, lived in Dychurch Lane, St Giles, Northampton. Rhees Davies was working as a clerk. However, I've found no further census records for them.

On 1 Jun 1840 at Northampton Quarter Sessions (Sessions House, Northampton), Rhees John Davies, Attorney's clerk, had been sentenced to 12 months in gaol, accused of obtaining one sovereign by false pretences. It seems he had earlier brought a case for unpaid wages and that the sovereign was properly credited to his employer, Richard Thompson, then an Attorney (inferring that later he was not). There is a pencil note on the case papers that says, "There seems to have been malice in the prosecution," and, in red, below it, the word Pardon. Davies' sentence was remitted on 1 Jul 1840. There was an inquiry, after appeals to the Home Office on Davies' behalf and I'm unsure whether he served any part of his sentence or not at the Common Gaol of Northampton (Northampton Borough Gaol and House of Correction), but this does perhaps explain why the family left Northampton and ended up in Hull and why different names were being used.

Even one of the witnesses to Thomas and Jemima's marriage is listed as Thomas Magdalen Grayburn, who must be Thomas Midgley Grayburn who had married Thomas' sister in 1858. Although this could simply be a transcription error.

Thomas and Jemima had at least eleven children:

1. Thomas Alfred Jeykell Tummon b. 1860 M Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 192, bap. 21 Mar 1860, at St Mary's Church, Hull, died in the same quarter, 1860 M Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 135. 
2. Jane Elizabeth Tummon b. 1861 M Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 176, bap. 10 Feb 1861 in Hull (record doesn't list which church.)
3. Alice Tummon b. 1863 M Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 173
4. George Tummon b. 1864 D Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 179, bap. 6 Nov 1864 in Hull (again, venue is not listed on the record.)
5. Thomas Tummon b. 7 Dec 1866, bap. 30 Dec 1866 at St Mary's Church, Hull, reg. 1867 M Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 175
6. James Tummon b. 1868 D Qtr in HULL Vol 09D Page 205, bap. 3 Jan 1869 at St. James's Church, Hull, died in 1869 M Qtr in HULL Vol 09D  Page 154
7. Albert Tummon b. 12 Nov 1869 in HULL Volume 09D Page 220, bap. 12 Dec 1869 at St. James's Church, Hull.
8. Jemima Tummon b. 12 Jan 1872 in HULL Volume 09D Page 208, bap. 11 Feb 1872 at St. James's Church, Hull, residence Pease Street, Hull. Died before her 1st birthday in 1873 M Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 152.
9. James Tummon b. 1873  J Quarter in HULL  Volume 09D  Page 230, bap. 8 Jun 1873 at St. Luke's Church, Hull, died in the last quarter of 1873 
10. John William Tummon b. 1875 M Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 244
11. Charles Alfred Tummon b. 1880 J Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 256, died in 1881 S Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 184

The mother's maiden name on the first five children from Thomas Alfred Jeykell to Thomas in 1867, have the mother's maiden name listed as Wells. Those from James in 1868 onwards, the mother's maiden name is listed as Davis or Davies.

In 1861, Thomas Tummon (20) Dock Labourer from Marshchapel, Lincolnshire, was living at 4, Delaporte Court, St Marys, Hull with wife Jemima E Tummon (22) from Northampton, Northamptonshire and daughter Jane E (0). (That same year his brother, William, was living, next door, at 5, Delaporte Court, St Marys, Hull.) 

In 1871, Thomas Tummon (29) and Jemima E Tummon (31) were living at 8 Mary Ann's Place, Adelaide Street, Holy Trinity, Hull with Jane E (10), Alice (8), George (6), Thomas (4), Albert (1) and Robert Sykes (30) also a Dock Labourer, Boarder.

In 1881, at 6 Chatham Place, Adelaide Street, Kingston upon Hull, were Thomas Tummon (39) Dock side labourer; Jemima Tummon (41), Jane Elizabeth Tummon (20) Draper's assistant; Alice Tummon (18) Domestic servant; George Tummon (16) Fisherman; Thomas Tummon (14) Fisherman; Albert Tummon (12) Scholar; John William Tummon (5) Scholar and Charles Alfred Tummon (1).

In 1891, still at Chatham Place, were Thomas Tummon (49), Jemima E (50), John W Tummon (16) Telegraph messenger and Dennis E Davis (19) Blacksmiths labourer, Nephew. (This Dennis Edwin Davis (sic) was son of Dennis Edwin Davies and Martha Jane Kynman, who had married in Hull, in 1867. The father, Dennis Edwin Davies, born 1841, in Northampton was Jemima's younger brother. When he had married in 1867 and for the 2nd time, at 40, in 1882, he listed his father's name as Rees John Davies, a Law Stationer, confirming my earlier findings.)

Thomas Tummon died, aged 53, in the last quarter of 1895.

In 1901, Jemima E Tummon (59) widow, was living at 7, Chatham Place, Hull with just her son John W Tummon (26) Dock side tallyman labourer.

In 1911, Jemima Ellen Tummon (72) was living alone at 11 Lee Smith Street, Hedon Road, Sculcoates.

In 1921, Jemima E Tummon (83) from Northampton, Northamptonshire, widow, was once again alone at 11, Lee Smith Street, Hedon Road, Sculcoates.

Jemima Ellen Tummon died, in Sculcoates, in 1923.

George Tummon, Fanny Elwick and Edith Mabel Peterken

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George Tummon (b. 1879), son of William Henry Tummon and Elizabeth Crowley, married Fanny Elwick (b. 1884), daughter of James and Harriet Elwick, on 11 Jan 1904 at St. Barnabas's Church, Hull (closed 1970, subsequently demolished). 

George (24) gave his occupation as Engineer and his address as 18 Margaret's Terrace, Wassand Street, while Fanny (19) lived at 4 Margaret's Terrace, Wassand Street, so they were clearly neighbours. Fanny had lived at this address also in 1901, aged 16, when she was employed as a Confectioner's Shop Assistant. Her father, James Elwick, was a Shipping Clerk. George's father was listed on the marriage certificate as John William Tummon, which is clearly an error.

George and Fanny actually had seven children: 

1. George Tummon b. 1905 J Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 309, died aged 3 on 5 Jan 1909 M Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 168 (see below)
2. Fanny Tummon b. 25 Jan 1907 M Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 316
3. James William Tummon b. 1908 D Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 291, died in the same quarter, 1908 D Quarter in HULL Volume 09D  Page 202
4. Lily Tummon b. 1910 M Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 300, died in the same quarter, 1910 M Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 205
5. Harriet Elizabeth Tummon b. 28 Jan 1911 in HULL Volume 09D Page 317
6. Ellen Tummon b. 1913 J Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 591, died before her first birthday in 1914 M Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 372
7. Ivy Tummon b. 19 Jul 1916 in HULL Volume 09D Page 540

On 9 Jan 1909, the Hull Daily Mai reported:

A PROMT AND BRAVE DEED

HULL MAN AND BURNING CHILD

        A burning accident, with fatal results, occurred on Tuesday in the Hessle Road district of Hull.

        A little curly-headed lad named George Tummon, the three year old son of George Tummon, fisherman, of 6, Ellis Terrace, Wassand Street, was the victim, and he died in the Hull Royal Infirmary that evening from shock consequent upon the severe burns. The mother of the child says that at 2.30 that afternoon she left deceased, with his sister Fanny, aged one year and two months, in the kitchen, where there was a fire in the grate, and went to give a sup of tea to a sick woman, who lives in the next door house. She did not intend to be away more than a minute, and never thought of the possibility of danger. The little lad was dressed in his night-shirt. There was no guard in front of the fire.

        As soon as Mrs Tummons (sic) had left the house the lad seems to have commenced to play near to the fire, and his clothes must have become ignited. The mother had only been gone two or three minutes when she heard cries of "Fire, fire." She immediately rushed out of the neighbour's house into her own, to find the boy had been taken to the Infirmary.

        In the meantime, a bricklayer named George Howard, of 4 Ellis Terrace, Wassand Street, was standing at his door when he heard screams. Looking down the terrace, he saw the boy run out of the house in flames. Howard rushed down the terrace to the aid of the boy, who seemed one mass of flames, and at once picked him up and wrapped some clothing and a quilt round him and extinguished the flames. Without halting, he lifted the lad once more in his arms and ran up Wassand Street in the direction of Hessle Road and boarded a tram car with the lad in his arms still smoking. The driver and conductor of the car were made acquainted with what had happened, and they ran the car right through to Brook Street without stopping once. At Brook Street Howard jumped out and ran all the way to the Infirmary with the screaming child in his arms.

        At the Infirmary Dr Lang instantly attended to the child, and found him to be suffering from severe burns and in a dying condition.

        The mother, when she found that her son was not in the house, at once connected the screams which she heard with the disappearance of her child. She rushed out into the terrace, and gathering an inkling of what had happened, and the fact that her son had been taken to the Infirmary by a neighbour, she followed as rapidly as possible. But when she arrived her child was in a dying condition, and death took place at ten o'clock that night.

THE INQUEST

        The inquest was held on Wednesday, before the Hull city Coroner (Colonel A Thorney), at the Infirmary.

        The Coroner said there had been an Act of Parliament [Children Act 1908] passed which in only some parts came into operation before the 1st of April. He was not quite certain whether section 15 of it applied to the present case. Section 15 of the Act provided that a fine not exceeding £10 should be inflicted on persons over sixteen who had the care of any child under seven who was injured through being in a room containing an open fire grate not sufficiently protected. If the jury thought that the case was so gross that they felt justified in considering the verdict of "Manslaughter" he would possibly adjourn the inquest to enable the woman to have legal representation.

        The first witness was Dr Lang, who stated that when the deceased child was admitted into the Infirmary he was suffering from extensive burns. It was a hopeless case, the child being moribund at the time of admittance. The child died the same night. The cause of death was shock consequent upon the injuries received.

        George Howard, bricklayer, of 4, Ellis terrace, Wassand Street, said that about half-past two he was in his home when he heard screams. He went out into the terrace and saw smoke issuing from Mrs Tummon's house. He rushed to the place, and just then the deceased child came out of the house. He whipped off his waistcoat and wrapped it round the child. Someone threw a coat to him, and a quilt, and he also wrapped these round the child, which he picked up and rushed it up to the Hessle Road and boarding a tramcar, conveyed it to the Infirmary.

        The Coroner: You will agree with me that Mr Howard has acted with the most excellent expedition and care and with the greatest rapidity, and with every credit to himself.

        The Jury: Yes.

        Fanny Tummon, wife of George Tummon, fisherman, gave evidence.

        The Coroner: Do you identify the body that we have seen in the Mortuary as that of your son?

        Witness: "I cannot see much of him, but I suppose it is him."

        Continuing, the mother of the deceased stated that she left the child in the kitchen while she took a cup of tea to a sick woman who lived next door. She left the child in his nightshirt because he had just got up. He had been up late the night before.

        She left the child on the couch eating some bread and meat. The child was dressed in a flannelette shirt. The fire was "middling" as she had not made it long. There was no guard. She went to the neighbour's with the cup of tea, and had just given her it, and was going to cut her some bread and butter, when she heard screams. She rushed downstairs, and was just in time to see Howard taking the child to the Infirmary.

        The Coroner said he felt certain from the evidence that the jury would not consider a verdict of "Manslaughter" against her. He would point out, not particularly to her, but to everybody generally, that after 1 April next any person who left a child alone in dangerous proximity to a fire would be liable to certain pains and penalties. There would be on the Statute Book a method and way of punishing parents and others for carelessness. At the present time Mrs Tummon could not be punished because of her carelessness which had caused the death of her child. He did not blame her particularly because being careless she was trying to do an act of kindness to someone else.

        A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned.

An earlier article said, "The death through burning, of the little Hessle Road child named Tummon, is one of the most painful cases of its kind recorded recently" and concluded that, "The only bright feature of this terrible incident of life among poor people was the presence of mind, humanity, and quick decision of Howard, who acted with promptitude and spirit of mercy it is hard to appraise too highly."

In 1911, Fanny Tummon (26) was living at 5 Margaret's Terrace, Wassand Street, Hull, with her daughters, Fanny Tummon (4) and Harriet Elizabeth Tummon (0). This census confirms that by then they'd had five children, of whom three had died and two were still living, during their seven years of marriage. George was not listed in the household. In 1909, he was reported as working as a fisherman and, if he was still employed in that capacity and at sea, this could account for his absense.

Fanny Tummon must have died as a result of giving birth to Ivy, as she died in the same quarter, aged 31, in 1916 S Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 302.

George Tummon remarried Edith Mabel Peterken, daughter of James Peterken and Edith Sach, at St Luke's Church, Ilford, Essex on 8 Mar 1918. This time George's father was correctly listed as William Tummon, Dock Labourer, Deceased.

Edith Mabel Peterken had given birth to a daughter before her marriage to George Tummon and named her after herself, Edith Mabel Peterken b. 1917 M Quarter in ROMFORD Vol 04A Page 871, but who died in the same quarter, in ROMFORD Vol 04A Page 700. We will probably never know if this child was George's or not, but as she was born in the first quarter of 1917, she would therefore have to have been conceived before George's first wife had died, so I feel it less likely she was his.

George and Edith had ten further children: 

8. Edith Mabel Tummon b. 4 Feb 1919 in SCULCOATES Vol 09D Page 318
9. James Tummon b. 1920 J Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 602, died in the same quarter, in 1920 J Quarter in HULL Volume 09D  Page 272
10. Vera Tummon b. 1922 J Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 509, died aged 1, in 1923 S Quarter in HULL Volume 09D  Page 260
11. Dorothy Tummon b. 1924 J Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 466
12. Alice Tummon b. 3 Aug 1926 S Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 439
13. Mary Doreen Tummon b. 1929 D Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 405
14. Margaret Tummon b. 27 Feb 1931 J Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 419
15. George Tummon b. 1933 S Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 154
16. Raymond Tummon b. 1935 in Sculcoates (Vol: 9D Page: 193)
17. Rosina Tummon b. 13 Dec 1937 in Hull (Vol: 9D Page: 265) 

In 1921, George Tummon (42) Dock Labourer (for no fixed employer in no fixed place), was living at 72, Canning Street, Hull, with Edith Mabel Tummon (22), Fanny Tummon (14), Harriet Elizabeth Tummon (10) and Ivy Tummon (4) - daughters from his first marriage - and Edith Mabel Tummon (2).

In 1939, George Tummon (b. 19 May 1879) Dock Labourer, Edith M Tummon (b. 20 Aug 1898), Edith M Tummon, Waitress; Alice, Margaret and Rosina and four other people (by elimination these must be Dorothy, Mary, George and Raymond), were living at 35 Arram Grove, Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire. Fanny had married in 1923, Harriet Elizabeth in 1928 and Ivy in 1935, which is why none of them remained with their father and step-mother at that point. 

George Tummon died, aged 67, on 25 Sep 1946 (1946 S Quarter in HULL Volume 02A Page 210). The Hull Daily Mail on that very same day reported his death, bizarrely on their front page, under the headline DEAD IN BED, "George Tummon, aged about 67, of Arram Grove, North Hull, was discovered dead in bed at his home in the early hours today. It is understood that Tummon was a former docker, and had been ill for a number of years. He had received medical treatment."

Edith Mabel Tummon died, aged 51, in 1951 S Qtr in HULL Vol 02A Page 208.

William Henry Tummon and Elizabeth Crowley

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The Wassand Arms, No. 99 Wassand Street. A traditional corner public house that once served the fishing community. Built mid to late Victorian period for Sykes Brewery. 

William Henry Tummon (b. 1838 in Marshchapel, Lincolnshire), son of Joseph Tummon and Jane Hatcliffe married Elizabeth Crowley (b. 1841), daughter of Thomas Crowley and Elizabeth Molloy, in Hull, in 1860.

William and Elizabeth Tummon had twelve children:

1. Thomas Joseph Tummon b. 1861 D Quarter in HULL Volume 09D, bap 1 Dec 1861 in Hull. Died 5 Mar 1862 in HULL Volume 09D Page 132. The 3 month old infant son of William Tummon of Delaporte Court, Manor Street, was buried at Hull General Cemetery on 8 Mar 1862. He was "Found dead in bed from enlargement of the liver". The informant was Elizabeth Tummon.
2. Jane Elizabeth Tummon b. 1863 M Quarter in HULL Volume 09D  Page 173, bap. 4 Jan 1863 in Hull.
3. William Tummon b. 1864 D Quarter in HULL Vol 09D Page 183, bap. 4 Dec 1864 in Hull. Died, aged 7, on 15 Dec 1871 in HULL Vol 09D Page 167 and was buried at Hull General Cemetery on 18 Dec 1871, "Accidentally Burnt."
4. Frederick Hatcliffe Tummon b. 1867 M Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 175, died at 19, on 6 Jan 1885 in HULL Volume 09D Page 155 and was buried on 11 Jan 1885 at Hull General Cemetery. The cause of death is given as 'Idiotsy' (sic) - it doesn't specify whether behavioural or congenital.
5. Lucy Tummon b. 1870 J Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 212, bap. 1 May 1870 at St. James's Church, Hull, died from 'Diarrhoea and convulsions', aged 2 years 4 months on 1 Aug 1872 in HULL Volume 09D Page 179 and was buried at Hull General Cemetery on 4 Aug 1872.
6. Robert Tummon b. 1872 J Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 211, died aged 5 months on 22 Aug 1872 from 'Consumption' (Tuberculosis) in HULL Volume 09D Page 188 and was buried at Hull General Cemetery on 24 Aug 1872.
7. Margaret Tummon b. 13 Jun 1873 in HULL Volume 09D Page 208, bap. 29 Jun 1873 at St. Luke's Church, Hull (The church was badly damaged in the Second World War and demolished. The site is now occupied by council housing.) The family's address was Pease Place, Pease Street, Hull.
8. Tom Tummon b. 20 Apr 1875 in HULL Volume 09D Page 252, bap. 26 Aug 1875 at St. James's Church, Hull (The church was closed in the mid 1950s and demolished in 1957. The site is now a garden.) At this time, the family were living at 38 Edgar Street, Hull.
9. Sophia Tummon b. 15 Feb 1877 in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 154, bap. 8 Mar 1877, in Hull.
10. George Tummon b. 19 May 1879 S Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 236
11. Ada Tummon b. 1881 M Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 147
12. Alice Tummon b. 27 Oct 1883 D Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 262

In 1861, William Tummon (22) Dock Labourer from Marshchapel, Lincolnshire and Elizabeth Tummon (19) were living at 5, Delaporte Court, St Marys, Hull. 

By 1871, William Tummon (33) Labourer, Elizabeth Tummon (29), Jane E Tummon (8), William H Tummon (6), Frederick H Tummon (4), Lucy Tummon (0), and boarders, Thomas Grayburn (46) and Edward Hatcliffe (26), were living at Broadley Street, St Mary, Hull. Another of Hull's lost streets - done away with in 1901 - Hull Daily Mail tells us that, "Broadley Street ran from Parliament Street, past Burlington Tavern, across the top of Manor Street and up to Leadenhall Square. The street was full of warehouses, sailmakers and wine, spirit and tobacco stores." 

In 1881, at 122, Chiltern Street, Newington, Sculcoates, were William Tummon (42) General Labourer, Elizabeth Tummon (40), Jane E Tummon (18) Domestic Servant Unemployed, Frederick H Tummon (14), Margaret Tummon (8), Tom Tummon (5), Sophia Tummon (3), George Tummon (1) and Ada Tummon (0). 

In 1891, William Tummon (52) Dock Labourer, was living at Lower Union Court, Lower Union Street, Holy Trinity and St Mary, Hull with Elizabeth Tummon (48), Sophia Tummon (14), Ada Tummon (9) and Alice Tummon (7). Maggie Tummon (17) was employed as a General Domestic Servant to John Ayer (39) Publican at 21 Sewer Lane, Hull. Searches show the Flying Horse at 21 Sewer Lane, Hull. George Tummon (11), was listed at Hull Truants Industrial School, in Elm Terrace, Hull.

William Tummon died, at 57, in 1895 M Quarter in HULL Vol 09D Page 182.

In 1901, Elizabeth Tummon (60) widow, was living at 18, Wassand Street, Margarets Terrace, Hull, with George Tummon (21) Commercial traveller; Ada Tummon (20) Charwoman and Alice Tummon (17) Domestic Servant.

Then in 1911, Elizabeth Tummon (69), widow, was living with her daughter, Ada Gallantree at 7 Hildas Grove, Westbourne Street, Hessle Road, Hull.

Elizabeth Tummon of Westbourne Street, died aged 71 of paralysis, on 25 Jan 1913, and was buried on 28 Jan 1913, at Hull General Cemetery, Spring Bank.

Thomas Glew and Hannah Amelia Broomby

St Peter's Church, Drypool Green
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19th century headstones set against a brick wall in the old churchyard on the site of St. Peter's Church, near the junction of St Peter Street and Great Union Street, Hull.

Thomas Glew (bap. 1 Sep 1839 in Sculcoates), son of William Glew and Jane Clark, married Hannah Amelia Broomby (b. 1839 in Nottingham), daughter of William Broomby and Mary Ann Douse, in Sculcoates in the first quarter of 1857.

Thomas and Hannah Amelia had thirteen children:

1. Hannah Glew b. 8 Apr 1857 in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 136
2. George Clark Glew b. 1859 J Quarter in SCULCOATES Vol 09D Page 145. Died, aged 3, in 1863 M Quarter in SCULCOATES Vol 09D Page 121
3. Mary Ann Glew b. 1861 J Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 150. Died in 1862 M Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 111
4. John William Glew b. 1863 M Quarter in SCULCOATES Vol 09D Page 146. Died, aged 22, in 1886 J Quarter in SCULCOATES Vol 09D Page 122
5. Jane Glew b. 1865 M Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 156. Died in the 3rd quarter of 1866, aged 1 and was buried on 22 Aug 1866
6. Tom Glew b. 1867 M Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 137. Died 1867 D Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 102
7. Joseph Glew b. 1869 M Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 158
8. Sarah Jane Glew b. 1871 M Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 171
9. George Henry Glew b. 1873 M Quarter in SCULCOATES Vol 09D Page 166
10. Ernest Glew b. 1875 M Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 171
11. Elizabeth Glew b. 1877 J Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 188
12. Esther Glew b. 1879 S Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 174
13. Mary Ann Glew b. 11 Mar 1881 (J Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 181), bap. 31 Mar 1881 at Christ Church, Sculcoates.

All of the birth registrations have the mother's maiden name of BROOMBY. And, I've checked them all and the last child is the only one to have been baptised.

In 1861, Thomas Glew (21) Mate employs 2 men; Hannah A Glew (22) and George C Glew (1) were living at 25, Harbour Square, Sculcoates. Hannah Glew (4) was with her grandparents, William and Jane Glew aboard the vessel, "Cousin Mary", then located at Oaks Colliery, Ardsley, Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

In 1871, Thomas Glew (31) employed at an Oil Mill; Hannah Glew (32), John W Glew (8), Joseph Glew (2) and Sarah A (sic) Glew (0) were living at 2, Wilkinson's Terrace, Sculcoates (which I believe was in Green Lane, Wincolmlee). Hannah Glew (13) was with her grandparents on the vessel, "Sarah", around Mexborough.

In 1881, living at 3, Lawson's Court, Sculcoates (which seems also to have been in Wincolmlee in the All Saints Parish of East Hull) were Thomas Glew (41) Dock Labourer; Hannah A Glew (42), John Wm Glew (18), Joseph Glew (12), Sarah J Glew (10), George H Glew (8), Ernest Glew (6), Elizabeth Glew (3), Hester [Esther] Glew (1) and Mary Ann Glew (3 weeks). (Hannah Glew had married in Jan.)

[Hannah] Amelia Glew died, aged 44, in 1883 D Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 113 and was buried on 4 Oct 1883 at St. Peter's Church in Drypool.

Thomas Glew (50) widower, married Alice Austin (30) widow, both of 7 Bourne Street, on 22 Dec 1889, at Christ Church, Sculcoates. Witnesses were William Glew and Maria Glew. Born Alice Morrow, on 4 Sep 1859, she had previously married John Albert Austin, in 1883, with whom she had two children: Alice Austin b. 1884 M Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 195 and George Austin b. 1 Jan 1885 (M Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 183). John Albert Austin died, aged 31, and was buried on 20 Feb 1886 at Sheffield, City Road Cemetery. (Alice Austin Jnr was brought up by her maternal grandmother.)

Thomas and Alice added a further eight children:

14. Thomas William Glew b. 15 Jan 1890 (1890 M Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 196) 
15. Jane Glew b. 26 Mar 1892 (1892 J Qtr in SCULCOATES Vol 09D 205)
16. Maria Glew b. 3 Dec 1893 (1894 M Qtr in SCULCOATES Vol 09D 193)
17. Susannah Glew b. 28 Mar 1895 (1895 J Qtr in SCULCOATES Vol 09D 212)
18. Ada Glew b. 1898 M Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 225. Died, aged 2 on 17 Feb 1900 from Bronchitis and was buried on 22 Feb 1900.
19. Ruth Amy Glew b. 1899 S Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 227. Died 30 Sep 1899 from Convulsions and was buried on 4 Oct 1899.
20. Edith Glew b. 1901 M Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 228. Died, aged 10, 1911 S Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 09D Page 306
21. Albert Glew b. 19 Aug 1904 (1904 S Qtr in SCULCOATES Vol 09D 255)

On the birth registration for Thomas William, the mother's maiden name is incorrectly listed as MURRAY; on those for Jane, Ada and Albert it's 'usefully' wrong as AUSTIN and those of Maria, Susannah, Ruth Amy and Edith, MORROW.

So yes, Thomas Glew had an incredible 21 children and 2 step-children in total!

In 1891, at 7, Bourne Street, were Thomas Glew (51) Oil Mill Labourer; Alice Glew (31), George H Glew (18) & Ernest Glew (16) Oil Mill Labourers; Elizabeth Glew (13), Mary Ann Glew (10), Thomas W Glew (1) and George Austin (6) Stepson.

In 1901, at 8, Bourne Street, Sculcoates were Thomas Glew (62) Labourer in Oil Mill; Alice Glew (42), George Austin (16) Errand boy; Thomas W Glew (11), Jane Glew (9), Maria Glew (7), Susannah Glew (6) and Edith Glew (2 months). Esther Glew (20) Embosser printer was living in the household of George Milner - who was married to her eldest sister Hannah - at 100, Spyvee Street, Sculcoates.

In 1911, Thomas Glew (71) Labourer in oil mill was living at 1 Reform Street, Hull with Alice Glew (51), George Austin (26), Thomas W Glew (21), Jane Glew (19), Maria Glew (17), Susannah Glew (16), Edith Glew (10) and Albert Glew (6). This census confirms that Thomas and Alice had eight children, of whom six were still living and two at that point had died, during their 22 years of marriage.

In 1921, Thomas Glew (81) Retired, was still living at 1, Reform Street, Hull, with Alice Glew (61), Thomas William Glew (31), Maria Glew (27) and Albert Glew (16).

Thomas Glew died, aged 85, in 1925 J Quarter Volume 09D Page 231.

In 1939, Alice Glew, Widowed, was living at 40 Staveley Road, Kingston Upon Hull with son, Albert Glew and a James Henry Fern (Lodger, presumably.)

Alice Glew died at 94 in 1954 J Quarter in HULL Volume 02A Page 271.