Lily Mills

Q3 1867: birth of Lily Morley reg for Pancras, London

1871 census, St Pancras, Middlesex: Lily Morley, 3 yrs b. 1868, Pancras, Middlesex; John Morley, 42 yrs, b. 1829 Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, Licensed Victualer; Mary A(nn) Morley, 53 yrs, b. 1818 at Stock, Essex; Edwin Morley, 5 yrs, b. 1866 St Pancras, Middlesex; plus 5 servants, including 2 men. Suggests this was a well-to-do family.

1871 census, Romford: Alfred, b 1862, 9 yrs, and John, 12 yrs born 1859, both in Middlesex, are pupils at Ilford House Academy, the boarding school of Henry Hedger, b. 1829 Ilford. Hedger's school includes 7 of his own children, his wife, his brother-in-law who is assistant master, and 16 pupils including the 2 Morley boys, plus three servants.

1881 census, Romford Road, West Ham: John Morley, 51 yrs, born Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, widower, retired publican; Anne Bealby, 45 yrs, born Scunthorpe, married, housekeeper, his sister; John G Morley, 32 yrs, b. 1849 Somers Town, Middlesex, Engine Fitter, his son; Alfred J Morley, 19 yrs, b. 1862, Islington, Middlesex,Draughtsman, his son; Lily Morley, 13 yrs, born 1868, Kentish Town, scholar, his daughter; Ada M Bealby, 11 yrs, born 1870 at Botterwick, Lincolnshire, his niece; Plus two servants.

1911 census, Prittlewell, Rochford, Essex: Lily Mills, 43 yrs, wife, born 1868, Camden Town, is a patient. This might be Thomas' wife Lily, mother of Thomas and John.