James & Ellen Peake

9 The Strand

Occupation: Chemist

After her husband, James died in 1869, Ellen was left with a very young family to support. It seems her brother in law, Robert Peake moved his family from Dover to take over the chemist at no. 9 The Strand. Ellen moved her family next door to no. 7 (Rose the Tailors ) and the Rose family moved along the Strand to Russel Terrace. By 1891 Ellen, her children and her niece and nephew are all to be found living together in the city of Oshkosh, Wisconsin USA. Both Ellen and Marian become teachers of English in the local school with Marian being employed there for 50 years and still remembered for her skills in the 1960s.

From U.S. School Year Notebook 1961

Both James and Edgar become Doctors and serve as Captains in WW1. James is temporarily blinded during the battle for Passendale 1917.

Name Born Baptised Married Died Buried
James Peake 1832 29th July 1832
St. James the Apostle, Dover
Ellen Frances Palmer
28 March 1861
Ss Peter & Paul, Charlton by Dover 
17th Jan 1869
The Strand
21 January 1869
Hamilton Road Cemetery

The Children of James Peake & Ellen Frances Palmer

Name Born Baptised Married Died Buried
Ellen Frances Palmer 1862
Walmer
15 April 1862
St. Saviour’s
Unmarried 1944
Canada
Fredericton, York County
New Brunswick Canada 
Marian Palmer 1864
Walmer
25 May 1864
St. Saviour’s
Unmarried 1939 Fredericton York County
New Brunswick Canada 
James Palmer 1866
Walmer
9 February 1866
St. Saviour’s
Lucy Gertrude Wilmott. 3 November 1902 Lincoln Nebraska 11 November 1928
Kathleen Palmer 1868
Walmer
23 August 1867
St. Saviour’s
Unmarried 1905
Canada
Fredericton, York County
New Brunswick Canada
Edgar Palmer 1869
Walmer
9 November 1869
St. Saviour’s
Unmarried 1939
Canada
Fredericton, York County
New Brunswick Canada

Census

Year Address Name Relationship Occupation
1841 Liverpool Terrace,
St. James, Dover,
James Peake Head Superintendent of Gas
Mary Wife
James Son
Robert Son
Ann Daughter
Sarah Cullen Servant

Census

Year Address Name Relationship Occupation
1851 37, Town Wall Street,
St. James, Dover
Alexander Bottle Head Chemist
Sophia A Wife
Sophia Swaffer Neice
James Peake Chemist Apprentice
Ann Hammond Servant General Servant

Census

Year Address Name Relationship Occupation
1861 9 The Strand James Head Chemist
Ellen F Wife

Census

Year Address Name Relationship Occupation
1871 8 The Strand Ellen F (Widow) Head Berlin Repository Keeper
Seller of Berlin Woolwork
Sources and further reading:
Ancestry “U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012”; Yearbook Title: Notebook 1961; Year: 1961