Townsend Elizabeth Florence 1881

Townsend, Elizabeth Florence 1881 – 1958				Father:	Townsend,	William		1849-1897
				Mother:	Ackland,	Lucy		1852-1916

Birth date	Birth place	Registered	County	District	Sub-district	GRO ref.	Christening	Place	Borough
1 Sep 1881	Rotherhithe	13 Oct 1881	London	St Olave		Vol 1d, p 300	18 May 1886	Rotherhithe St Katharine	Southwark
Death date	Death place	Registered	County	District	Sub-district	GRO ref.	Cause
20 Jul 1958	Lambeth	Sep 1958	Greater London	Lambeth	Prince’s	Vol 5c, p 941	Haematemesis & gastric ulcer

Pullen Frank (Alfred) Seagry, Wiltshire 1878-1958	Marriage
	Date	21 Nov 1903
	Place	St Anne, Bermondsey
	District	St Olave, Bermondsey
	County	London
	GRO ref.	Vol 1d, p 386

Children		Birth date	Birth place	Death date	Death place	Marriage date	Marriage place	Spouse
Dorothy May Pullen (Dorris)		2 Mar 1904	Bermondsey	3 Sep 1997	Lewisham	10 Nov 1923	Rotherhithe	Charles Freak
Albert William Pullen (Bert)		4 Aug 1907	Bermondsey	Sep 2003	Medway
Beatrice Florence Pullen (Beatty)		4 Dec 1908	Bermondsey	Apr-Jun 2005	Lewisham	Apr-Jun 1935	Deptford	Richard Ingledew
Alfred Frank Pullen		31 Aug 1914	Bermondsey	Feb 2001	Canterbury	Jan-Mar 1940	Bermondsey	Edith Bangs
Reginald Pullen		15 Dec 1918	St Olave
Frank Henry Pullen (Harry)		18 May 1923	Bermondsey

Records
Date	Source		Residence		Occupation
1 Sep 1881	Birth registration		15 Tissington St, Rotherhithe
18 May 1886	Baptism record		20 Cornbury Rd, Rotherhithe
5 Apr 1891	1891 census return		64 Eugenia Rd, Rotherhithe
31 Mar 1901	1901 census return		113 New Church St, Bermondsey		Machinist
16 Aug 1907	Dorothy’s and Albert’s baptism		61 Camilla Rd, Bermondsey
10 Feb 1909	Beatrice Florence’s baptism		425 Southwark Park Road
2 Apr 1911	1911 census return		5 Union Place, Bermondsey
30 Sep 1914	Alfred Frank’s baptism		22 Cranham Road, Bermondsey
6 Jan 1915	British Army WW1 Enlistment Record, Frank Pullen		22 Cranham Road, S. Bermondsey
6 Jun 1920	Discharge on demobilization, Frank Pullen		1 Oldfield Road, Rotherhithe
1920	London 1920 Electoral Register		1 Oldfield Road, Rotherhithe
10 Jul 1923	Frank Henry’s birth registration		34 Bevington Street, Bermondsey
10 Nov 1923	Witness at Dorothy May’s wedding
1929-1935	London 1929 Electoral Register		105 Wandsworth Rd, Lambeth
1937	London 1937 Electoral Register		36 Fentiman Road, Kennington, Lambeth
1939	1939 England Register		24 Offley Road, Kennington, Lambeth		unpaid domestic duties
1945-1947	e.g. London 1945 Electoral Register		35 Offley Road, Kennington, Lambeth
1945-1956	e.g. London 1953 Electoral Register		63 Clapham Road, Brixton, Lambeth
20 Jul 1958	Death certificate		63 Clapham Road, Lambeth

Additional Information
Elizabeth was known as Lizzie by her family. She was baptised with the middle name Mary. Frank Pullen was also known as Alfred. This name appears on Beatrice’s baptism record and on Dorothy’s marriage certificate. According to his army record Frank Pullen was hospitalized for severe gas poisoning in Sep 1918. Frank and Elizabeth apparently separated sometime between 1920 and 1921. The 1919 and 1920 Electoral Registers record Elizabeth living at 1 Oldfield Road, along with an Alfred Pullen. Frank and Elizabeth’s son Alfred was too young in those years to appear on the electoral register, so it is assumed Alfred is actually Frank, using his preferred appellation. Frank Pullen continued living at 1 Oldfield Road at least up to 1939, but Elizabeth lived elsewhere. Living in the same household as Frank was a Florence Storr, who was employed either as housekeeper or cook. The 1921 census return shows two of Frank’s children living with him – Albert William and Beatrice. From 1934 to 1939 the electoral registers again show Albert William living with Frank and Florence Storr. Elizabeth gave birth to Frank Henry Pullen (Harry) during this time of separation. In a personal communication one of Elizabeth’s nephews stated that Harry was not actually Frank Pullen’s issue, even though the birth certificate names him as the father. Elizabeth’s son Frank Henry Pullen lived with her in 1939 at 24 Offley Road, and from 1945 to 1957 at 63 Clapham Road. Elizabeth’s brother Henry James Townsend lived with her and Frank in 1911, with Elizabeth alone at 35 Offley Road from 1945 to 1948, and then with Elizabeth and her son Frank Henry Pullen at 63 Clapham Road from 1951 to his death in 1952. No birth registration has been found for Alfred Frank Pullen.