Charles Cavell
2 Lower Street
Prospect House Lower Street
Tufnell House, 2 Crown Court
Occupation: Fishmonger & Poulterer
Charles Cavell was born in 1807 the son of John Cavell & Frances Isabella Dear, and the third of their six children. By the time of his first child’s baptism, he was a poulterer living and working in Lower Street. The 1851 census tells us that he had also become a Fishmonger as well as a Poulterer.
Charles had married Eliza Upton at St. Leonards Church in 1834. Eliza herself was born in Eastry in 1812, the daughter of Morris Upton and Mary Wyborn. Morris who was a carpenter had died in Eastry in 1832. Whether Eliza had already found work in Deal at that time is not known, though her father’s death, and the need to support herself, may well have prompted her to move into the town.
Mary Upton, Eliza’s mother, is living with her and Charles from at least 1841. By then their first child, also named Eliza, had died and was buried in the church at Eastry. Sadly two more daughters, Mary Ann and Eliza Isabella, also died and they too were buried at Eastry.
An incident of theft from the shop brought a mention in the newspaper when three females were caught stealing ‘fowls’ from him and given six weeks hard labour. These three do not show up in the census records for Deal, so who exactly they are is unclear. The record showing their Indictment for larceny at the Deal Borough Sessions on the 28 December 1849 is available online.
Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General Advertiser – Saturday 29 December 1849
Charles moved from 2 Lower Street to Prospect House, the former home of the Hayward family, sometime between 1851 and 1861.
On January 15 1861, Eliza dies. The notice in the newspaper says that she died ‘….. at Lower Street, after a long and lingering illness, Eliza, wife of Mr. Charles Cavell, poulterer, aged 48’. This left Charles to care for his five younger children and this may be why his widowed sister, Mary Ann Johnson and her daughter are staying with him at this time.
In the days before domestic fridges and freezers Charles becomes an Ice Merchant and places adverts in the local newspaper
for ICE, ICE, ICE, that was, “Fresh Every Morning”. This ice was almost certainly brought in from Norway, who had begun to take over the American ice market in the UK, and delivered daily by train. This was a smart business move as Deal at this time was establishing itself as a seaside resort and the upper-class hotels would have wanted to provide their visitors with iced desserts and ice for their drinks. The other food industries and outlets in the town would also have wanted this commodity not to mention the ice cream seller on the promenade.
Deal, Walmer, Sandwich Mercury
Not much more is actually known about Charles. He appears to have been a man that quietly went about his life, growing up, marrying, supporting his family and hopefully quietly dying at home in his own bed in Deal.
Name | Born | Baptised | Married | Died | Buried |
Charles Cavell | 1807 | 5 April 1807 St. Leonard’s |
Eliza Upton 10 September 1834 St. Leonard’s ChurchBorn 1812 Eastry Died 1861 Deal |
1894 94 Middle Street |
24 May 1894 Hamilton Road Cemetery |
The Children of Charles Cavell & Eliza Upton
Name | Born | Baptised | Married | Died | Buried |
Eliza | 1835 | 23 Sep 1835 St. George’s |
1836 | 15 March 1836 St Mary the Virgin, Eastry |
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Mary Ann | 1837 | 21 April 1837 St. George’s |
1847 | 20 June 1847 St Mary the Virgin, Eastry |
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Charles Upton | 1839 | 1 March 1839 St. George’s |
Frances Pinyon 1861 St Botolph Bishopsgate London |
1929- Deal | |
Eliza Isabella | 1841 | 28 July 1841 St, George’s |
1843 | 24 April 1843 St Mary the Virgin, Eastry |
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Morris William | 1845 | 25 June 1845 St. Leonard’s |
Alice Rebecca Martin 1877 Marylebone | 1912 Weedon Daventry |
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Frances E | 1847 | 8 January 1847 St. Leonard’s |
William Thomas Hill 1871 Deal |
1895 Deal |
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Hannah Mary | 1848 | 19 November 1848 St. Leonard’s |
1908 | ||
Sarah Ann Wyborne | 1851 | 30 May 1851 St. Leonard’s |
William Walter White 1881 Deal |
1933 Oxford |
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Emily Jane | 1855 | 28 October 1855 St. Leonard’s |
About 1871 Deal |
Census
Year | Address | Name | Relationship | Occupation |
1841 | Lower Street | Charles | Head | Poulterer |
Eliza | Wife | |||
Mary | Daughter | |||
Charles | Son | |||
Mary Upton | Mother in law |
Census
Year | Address | Name | Relationship | Occupation |
1851 | 2 Lower Street | Charles | Head | Fishmonger & Poulterer (Master employing 1 man) |
Eliza | Wife | |||
Charles U | Son | |||
Morris W | Son | |||
Frances E | Daughter | |||
Hannah M | Daughter | |||
Mary Upton | Mother-in-Law |
Census
Year | Address | Name | Relationship | Occupation |
1861 | Prospect House, Lower Street | Charles | Fishmonger & Poulterer | |
Morris W | Son | Fishmonger & Poulterer Assistant | ||
Frances E | Daughter | Scholar | ||
Hannah M | Daughter | Scholar | ||
Sarah A W | Daughter | Scholar | ||
Emily J | Daughter | Scholar | ||
Mary Ann Johnson | Sister | Lodging House Keeper | ||
Mary Johnson | Niece | Assistant Lodging House Keeper |
Census
Year | Address | Name | Relationship | Occupation |
1871 | Prospect Cottage, Lower Street | Charles | Head | Fishmonger & Poulterer |
Morris | Son | Fishmonger & Poulterer Assistant | ||
Elizabeth | Daughter | Dressmaker | ||
Hannah M | Daughter | |||
Emily J | Daughter | Scholar |
Census
Year | Address | Name | Relationship | Occupation |
1881 | Tufnell House, 2 Crown Court | Charles | Head | Fishmonger & Ice Merchant |
Frances E | Daughter | Dressmaker | ||
Hannah M | Daughter | Bookkeeper | ||
Percy W | Grandson | Scholar | ||
Charles U | Grandson | Scholar |
Census
Year | Address | Name | Relationship | Occupation |
1891 | Prospect Cottage, Lower Street | Charles | Head | Fishmonger & Poulterer |
Frances E Hill | Daughter | Poulterer Assistant | ||
Hannah M | Daughter | Poulterer Book Keeper | ||
Percy W Hill | Grandson | Poulterer Assistant |
Trade and Street Directory
Directory and Year | Trade or Occupation | Address |
Bagshaws 1847 | Fishmonger | 2 Lower Street |
Melville’s Directory 1857 | Fishmonger | 2 Lower Street |
Poll Books
Year | Profession | Residence |
1841 | Poulterer | Deal |
1842 | Poulterer | Deal |
1852 | Poulterer | Deal |
1859 | Fishmonger | Deal |