Henry Page

LIFE GOES ON: AN INTRODUCTION

MY GRANDPARENTS - I - MY GREAT-GRANDPARENTS - I - MY GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS - I - MY GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS

THE SIXTEEN FAMILIES

KNOTT - I - BOWLES - I - WATERS - I - HARRALL - I - PAGE - I - WISEMAN - I - CROSS - I - CARTER

CORNWELL - I - HUCKLE - I - MORTLOCK - I - MANSFIELD - I - REYNOLDS - I - CARTER - I - ANABLE - I - STEARN

CHRONOLOGY - I - DRAMATIS PERSONAE - I - WHERE PEOPLE CAME FROM - I - CALENDAR

MAP OF ELY - I - MAP OF MEDWAY
MAP OF CAMBRIDGE AND DISTRICT

THE WORKHOUSE

WORLD WAR I - I - WORLD WAR II

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LIFE GOES ON

Henry Page
born Ely, Cambridgeshire January 1874
died Ely, Cambridgeshire November 1936

on the Page family tree
part of the Page and Wiseman family stories

brother of Arthur Page, Herbert Page, Robert Page and Thomas Page

son of
Henry Page
and Alice Wiseman

Henry Page (1874-1936). My Father's Mother's Father's Brother. My Great-Great-Uncle.

Henry Page was the oldest of the thirteen children of Henry and Alice Page, born more than a quarter of a century before the youngest. The Pages were a large family, and lived in the Back Hill area of Ely. Henry was just too old to be called up for the First World War. He worked in Ely Jam Factory, and several photographs depict him there.

1874: Henry was born at Broad Street, Ely, Cambridgeshire in January and baptised in Holy Trinity parish, Ely Cathedral on 4th February.

1881 census:

Henry was seven years old at the time of the 1881 census. The Page family were living in Annesdale, Ely, Cambridgeshire.

Henry's father Henry is shown as an agricultural labourer. He was 26 years old. His mother Alice was also 26 years old.

Henry was the eldeest of five children at the time of the 1881 census. William 5, Emma 3, Arthur 2 and John less than 1.

Henry was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, as were his siblings and his mother. His father Henry's place of birth is given as Great Chesterford, Cambridgeshire. Other sources give Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire (Great Chesterford is actually just over the Essex border). The transcript for their entry is here.

1891 census:

Henry was sixteen years old at the time of the 1891 census. The Page family were living in Broad Street, Ely, Cambridgeshire.

Henry's father Henry is shown as a labourer. He was 38 years old. His mother Alice was 36 years old.

Herbert was the fourth of seven children at the time of the 1891 census. Henry was 16, Arthur was 12, John was 9, Herbert was 7, Robert was 5, Susan was 3 and Thomas was 10 months.

Robert was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, as were his siblings and his mother. His father Henry's place of birth is given as Shelford, Cambridgeshire. The transcript for their entry is here.

1901 Census: Henry was twenty seven years old at the time of the 1901 census. He was lodging in the household of Edward Parker, a bootmaker of Ouse Cottages, Annesdale, Ely, Cambridgeshire. Henry's occupation was given as a railway abourer.

1911 Census:

Henry was thirty seven at the time of the 1911 census. He was still lodging in the household of Edward Parker, now at Victoria Street, Ely, Cambridgeshire. By now, Edward Parker was a railway porter, and Henry's occupation was given as a general labourer in the Jam Factory. He was unmarried

1912: Henry is shown on two photographs taken at Ely Jam Factory this year, one of a group of packers, and one of the whole workforce:

1916: On Boxing Day, Henry was a witness to his brother Thomas's marriage to Emily Price in the Lady Chapel of Ely Cathedral.

1920: Henry appears along with his brother Thomas in another photograph of the Ely Jam Factory workforce, taken after the War:

1936: Henry died at the age of 62, and was buried in Ely cemetery on 3rd November 1936, in plot G140.