The French Family

Catherine Eleanor French

Birth: 1868, in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Sidney Walter French

Mother: Elizabeth (Hore) French

Census:
1881: 54 Kingston Rd, Oxford St Giles, Oxfordshire
1891: Binfield, Berkshire: Catherine E. French, boarder, is aged 22, born in Oxford, Oxfordshire

Sources:

Birth: England Birth Index (3Q1868 Oxford vol 3a p615); exact place from 1881 census
Parents: 1881 census

Edward Sidney Gordon French

Birth: 1901, in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Father: William Edmund French

Mother: Hilda May (Alpe) French

Census:
1911: Oxford St Giles, Oxfordshire: Edward Sidney Gordon French is aged 9, born in Oxford, Oxfordshire

Sources:

Birth: England Birth Index (4Q1901 Oxford vol 3a p958); exact place from 1911 census
Parents: 1911 census

Eleanor French

Birth: 1880, in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Sidney Walter French

Mother: Elizabeth (Hore) French

Census:
1881: 54 Kingston Rd, Oxford St Giles, Oxfordshire
1891: Oxford, Oxfordshire: Eleanor French, daughter, is aged 10, born in Oxford, Oxfordshire
1901: Charlbury, Oxfordshire: Eleanor French, boarder, is aged 20, born in Oxford, Oxfordshire

Sources:

Birth: England Birth Index (3Q1880 Headington vol 3a p713); exact place from 1881 census
Parents: 1881 census

Elizabeth Harriett French

Birth: 1869, in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Sidney Walter French

Mother: Elizabeth (Hore) French

Census:
1881: 54 Kingston Rd, Oxford St Giles, Oxfordshire
1891: Oxford, Oxfordshire: Elizabeth H. French, daughter, is aged 21, born in Oxford, Oxfordshire

Sources:

Birth: England Birth Index (4Q1869 Oxford vol 3a p712); exact place from 1881 census
Parents: 1881 census

Rosa Leah French

Birth: 1871, in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Sidney Walter French

Mother: Elizabeth (Hore) French

Census:
1881: 54 Kingston Rd, Oxford St Giles, Oxfordshire
1891: Oxford, Oxfordshire: Rosa L. French, daughter, is aged 19, born in Oxford, Oxfordshire
1901: Oxford St Giles, Oxfordshire: Rose Leah French, daughter, is aged 29, born in Oxford, Oxfordshire
1911: Oxford St Giles, Oxfordshire: Rosa Leah French is aged 38, born in Oxford, Oxfordshire

Sources:

Birth: England Birth Index (3Q1871 Oxford vol 3a p621); exact place from 1881 census
Parents: 1881 census

Sidney Walter French

Birth: 1844, in Syresham, Northamptonshire, England

Baptism: 11 August 1844, in Syresham, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Thomas French

Mother: Catherine _____

Married: Elizabeth Hore in 1867, in Bicester district, Oxfordshire, England

Children:

Catherine Eleanor French (1868 - ? )
Elizabeth Harriett French (1869 - ? )
Rosa Leah French (1871 - ? )
Walter Thomas French (1873 - ? )
William Edmund French (1875 - ? )
Sidney French (1878 - ? )
Eleanor French (1880 - ? )

Occupation: Joiner (1881) and Builder & Undertaker (1901). The 1881 census notes his occupation as "Joiner & Secretary Of Coop Soc Oxford".

Death: 1915, in Headington district, Oxfordshire, England, aged 70

Census:
1851: Sidney French, lodger, is aged 6, born in Syresham, Northamptonshire
1861: Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire: Sidney French, nephew, is aged 16, born in Syresham, Northamptonshire
1881: 54 Kingston Rd, Oxford St Giles, Oxfordshire
1891: Oxford, Oxfordshire: Sidney Walter French, head, is aged 47, born in Syresham, Northamptonshire
1901; Oxford St Giles, Oxfordshire: Sidney W. French, head, is aged 56, born in Syresham, Northamptonshire. Occupation: Builder & Undertaker
1911: Oxford St Giles, Oxfordshire: Sidney Walter French is aged 66, born in Syresham, Northamptonshire

Sources:

Birth: England Birth Index (3Q1844 Brackley vol 15 p211); exact place from 1881 census
Baptism: England Births and Christenings batch I04435-2
Parents: England Births and Christenings batch I04435-2
Marriage: England Marriage Index (2Q1867 vol 3a p919)
Occupation: 1881, 1901 census
Death: England Death Index (3Q1915 Headington vol 3a p943)

Sidney French

Birth: 1878, in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Sidney Walter French

Mother: Elizabeth (Hore) French

Occupation: Grocer

Census:
1881: 54 Kingston Rd, Oxford St Giles, Oxfordshire
1891: Oxford, Oxfordshire: Sidney French, son, is aged 10, born in Oxford, Oxfordshire
1901: Oxford St Giles, Oxfordshire: Sidney French, son, is age 23, born in Oxford, Oxfordshire. Occupation: Grocer Shop Keeper

Sources:

Birth: England Birth Index (2Q1878 Headington vol 3a p667); exact place from 1881 census
Parents: 1881 census
Occupation: 1901 census

Walter Thomas French

Birth: 1873, in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Sidney Walter French

Mother: Elizabeth (Hore) French

Occupation: Tutor

Census:
1881: 54 Kingston Rd, Oxford St Giles, Oxfordshire
1891: Oxford, Oxfordshire: Walter T. French, son, is aged 17, born in Oxford, Oxfordshire
1901: Burgh le Marsh, Lincolnshire: Walter T. French is aged 27, born in Oxford, Oxfordshire. Occupation: Tutor

Sources:

Birth: England Birth Index (2Q1873 Headington vol 3a p613); exact place from 1881 census
Parents: 1881 census
Occupation: 1901 census

William Edmund French

Birth: 1875, in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Sidney Walter French

Mother: Elizabeth (Hore) French

Married: Hilda May Alpe in 1901 in Reading district, Berkshire, England

Children:

Edward Sidney Gordon French (1901 - ? )

Occupation: Joiner

Census:
1881: 54 Kingston Rd, Oxford St Giles, Oxfordshire
1891: Oxford, Oxfordshire: William E. French, son, is aged 16, born in Oxford, Oxfordshire
1901: Oxford St Giles, Oxfordshire: William E. French, son, is aged 26, born in Oxford, Oxfordshire
1911: Oxford St Giles, Oxfordshire: William Edmund French is aged 36, born in Oxford, Oxfordshire

Sources:

Birth: England Birth Index (1Q1875 Headington vol 3a p630); exact place from 1881 census
Parents: 1881 census
Marriage: England Marriage Index (3Q1901 Reading vol 2c p762)
Occupation: 1901 census

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