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Birth of Alice Eliza Bristow
Lambert
William Harris's future wife was born 25th February 1855 at 79 Charles Street
off City Road Clerkenwell. Her father Thomas Arthington Bristow was by trade
a bookbinder. They lived next door to Alice's mother's brother William Samuel
Hollings who lived at 78 Charles Street with his wife Hannah and new born
son William Archer Hollings. The Bristow family soon moved to Havelock Street
Islington and the Hollings family moved to nearby Goswell Road.
The 1871 map below shows Charles Street which is between Goswell Road
(left) and City Road (just off right side of map) . Their house at
79 is marked.
It is interesting to note how close manufacturing was to housinga
Valcanised India Rubber Work, a Gas Meter Manufactory and an
iron foundry works would have generated much noise and many
unpleasant smells
in the area. Charles Street is now renamed Moreland Street
and has been completely redeveloped with none of the original
properties remaining.
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