The Wives of Charles William Kendall
This post is intended to add some detail to the story of Charles William Kendall.
Charles’s Marriage to Annie Manston
Charles married Annie Manston in Ringwood on September 25th 1877, but in 1881, he was apparently again single, lodging in Southampton St. Mary’s and working as a General Labourer.
Charles’s Children with Janet Kendall
On May 5th 1883, Charles’s daughter Ada May was born in Ringwood. Ada’s mother was Janet Kendall (née Kendall).
Charles and Janet had two more children: Charles William, born May 5th 1885 in Ringwood and Bertie Tom, born December 28th 1887 in Bransgore which was the home of Charles’s cousin Janet Kendall in the 1881 census. The Hampshire records contain no mention of any other Janet Kendall.
In the 1891 census, the three children were recorded as living with their grandparents, John and Elizabeth, at Crow Cottages in Ringwood. Charles and Janet were missing.
Charles’s Children with Mary Ann Walker
By 1894, Charles was working as a bargeman in Southampton.
On May 20th 1894, Charles’s son Arthur Adrian Kendall was born in Southampton. Arthur’s mother was Mary Ann Kendall (née Walker).
Charles and Mary Ann Walker had three more children: Albert Edward Walter, born June 3rd 1896 in Crow, Ringwood , Annie Julia, born June 25th 1898, and Frederick Lewis Stanley, born November 15th 1900, both in Northam, near Portswood in Southampton.
On Albert’s record birth, Charles’s name was recorded as “William Charles Kendall”.
In the census taken on March 31st 1901, Charles and Mary Ann were reported to be living with their four children at Riverside Villas in Ringwood. Charles called himself by his middle name, “William”. Mary Ann reported that she was from Birmingham.
Marriage to Mary Ann Brookes
Charles and Mary Ann married in Southampton on June 28th 1901. Mary Ann called herself Mary Ann Brookes and said her father Harry George Brookes, deceased. They reported Charles a widower, Mary Ann a spinster.
On November 15th 1907, Walter Charles Kendall was born in Ringwood. His mother was Mary Ann Kendall (née Brooks). Mary Ann died on December 11th 1907, likely of complications due to childbirth.
Were Mary Ann Walker and Mary Ann Brookes the same woman? Click here to find out more!
Marriage and Children with Rose Maud Gorge
Sometime after Mary Ann’s death, Charles was said to have employed Rose Maud Gordge to take care of his children.
Charles and Rose Maud married in Southampton on February 13th 1909. Charles called himself “William Charles Kendall”, son of John Kendall. Rose called herself “Rose Maud Pemberton”. They also provided a false name for her father, and misrepresented her age as 22 (she was 17).
Dora Gladys Kendall was born in Ringwood on May 27th 1909 and died on July 18th 1909. Charles and Rose Maud provided the same aliases on both records.
On September 18th 1909, Charles and Rose Maud went back to Southampton and corrected the record of their marriage; however, they neither amended his name, “William Charles”, nor his father’s, John Kendall.
Edward Alexander Kendall was born in Ringwood on May 30th 1910. Charles again called himself “William Charles Kendall”. Rose provided her real name, Rose Maud Kendall, née Gordge.
Charles died on October 23rd 1910 (of heart disease and "exhaustion"). Rose, the informant for the record of his death, called him “Charles William Kendall”.
Charles’s Marriage to Annie Manston
Charles married Annie Manston in Ringwood on September 25th 1877, but in 1881, he was apparently again single, lodging in Southampton St. Mary’s and working as a General Labourer.
Charles’s Children with Janet Kendall
On May 5th 1883, Charles’s daughter Ada May was born in Ringwood. Ada’s mother was Janet Kendall (née Kendall).
Charles and Janet had two more children: Charles William, born May 5th 1885 in Ringwood and Bertie Tom, born December 28th 1887 in Bransgore which was the home of Charles’s cousin Janet Kendall in the 1881 census. The Hampshire records contain no mention of any other Janet Kendall.
In the 1891 census, the three children were recorded as living with their grandparents, John and Elizabeth, at Crow Cottages in Ringwood. Charles and Janet were missing.
Charles’s Children with Mary Ann Walker
By 1894, Charles was working as a bargeman in Southampton.
On May 20th 1894, Charles’s son Arthur Adrian Kendall was born in Southampton. Arthur’s mother was Mary Ann Kendall (née Walker).
Charles and Mary Ann Walker had three more children: Albert Edward Walter, born June 3rd 1896 in Crow, Ringwood , Annie Julia, born June 25th 1898, and Frederick Lewis Stanley, born November 15th 1900, both in Northam, near Portswood in Southampton.
On Albert’s record birth, Charles’s name was recorded as “William Charles Kendall”.
In the census taken on March 31st 1901, Charles and Mary Ann were reported to be living with their four children at Riverside Villas in Ringwood. Charles called himself by his middle name, “William”. Mary Ann reported that she was from Birmingham.
Marriage to Mary Ann Brookes
Charles and Mary Ann married in Southampton on June 28th 1901. Mary Ann called herself Mary Ann Brookes and said her father Harry George Brookes, deceased. They reported Charles a widower, Mary Ann a spinster.
On November 15th 1907, Walter Charles Kendall was born in Ringwood. His mother was Mary Ann Kendall (née Brooks). Mary Ann died on December 11th 1907, likely of complications due to childbirth.
Were Mary Ann Walker and Mary Ann Brookes the same woman? Click here to find out more!
Marriage and Children with Rose Maud Gorge
Sometime after Mary Ann’s death, Charles was said to have employed Rose Maud Gordge to take care of his children.
Charles and Rose Maud married in Southampton on February 13th 1909. Charles called himself “William Charles Kendall”, son of John Kendall. Rose called herself “Rose Maud Pemberton”. They also provided a false name for her father, and misrepresented her age as 22 (she was 17).
Dora Gladys Kendall was born in Ringwood on May 27th 1909 and died on July 18th 1909. Charles and Rose Maud provided the same aliases on both records.
On September 18th 1909, Charles and Rose Maud went back to Southampton and corrected the record of their marriage; however, they neither amended his name, “William Charles”, nor his father’s, John Kendall.
Edward Alexander Kendall was born in Ringwood on May 30th 1910. Charles again called himself “William Charles Kendall”. Rose provided her real name, Rose Maud Kendall, née Gordge.
Charles died on October 23rd 1910 (of heart disease and "exhaustion"). Rose, the informant for the record of his death, called him “Charles William Kendall”.
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