 1847 - 1924 (77 years)
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| Name |
George William Muller |
| Born |
9 May 1847 |
Sunderland, Durham  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Career |
Dorothy Simpson (nee Muller) recalled c.1980 that he ran away from boarding school in Yorkshire to sea; dock superintendent for cargo in Royal Docks; first wife left a son two daughters in East Ham. Dorothy also recalled that Elizabeth was his second wife. Betty Simpson recalled c.2010: Captain in Merchant Navy, later Superintendent of Cargo at the Royal Group of Docks, Port of London (mainly on the Isle of Dogs); left his widow virtually destitute because he was over-generous and open-handed to unemployed dockworkers; he felt sorry for them and used to invite them home for supper; she had to take in paying guests to survive. [1] |
| Address |
Lived 11 Osborne Road, Forest Gate, London. This property seems to have been sold or passed to the Simpsons, who lived there in the 1920s and who married into the Muller family (David Caldow Simpson married Dorothy Helen Muller in 1918) [1] |
| Census |
1851 |
Durham, West Sunderland |
4 Spring Garden Lane.
William Whitfield, head, mar, 58yrs, House agent - publican, Greatham, Durham.
Elizabeth Whitfield, wife, mar, 58yrs, Sunderland, Durham.
Mary Muller, daughter, mar, 23yrs, Glass Chemists wife, Sunderland, Durham.
Elizabeth Whitfield, daughter, unmarried, 18yr, Sunderland, Durham.
George W. Muller, grandson, 3yrs, Sunderland, Durham.
Rodolphe Muller, grandson, 2yrs, Sunderland, Durham. |
| Census |
1861 |
Durham, Sunderland, Bishopwearmouth |
15 Bedford Street.
William Whitfield, head, Wid, 67yrs, Publican, Greatham, Durham.
Mary Muller, daughter, mar, 31yrs, Barmaid, Sunderland, Durham.
Elizabeth Whitfield, daughter, unmarried, 28yr, Barmaid, Sunderland, Durham.
George Muller, grandson, 14yrs, Sunderland, Durham.
Rodolph Muller, grandson, 12yrs, Sunderland, Durham.
1 servant |
| Census |
1891 |
Essex, West Ham |
20 Gower Rd.
George W. Muller, head, 44yrs, Ship's clerk, Durham, Sunderland.
Elizabeth Muller, wife, 27yrs, London Southward.
Arthur A. Lewin, boarder,20yrs, Doctor of Medicine, Canada
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| Census |
1901 |
Essex, West Ham, Forest Gate. |
11 Osborne Road.
George Muller Head 54, Shipping Clerk, (C.L.)? working on own account, Sunderland Durham.
Elizabeth Muller Wife 37, London Surrey.
Mary Muller Mother, Widow, 73, Sunderland Durham.
Gerard Muller Son 6, West Ham Essex.
Rodolph Muller Son 4, West Ham Essex.
Dorothy Muller Daughter 2, West Ham Essex.
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| Census |
1911 |
11 Osborne Road, Forest Gate |
George William Muller, Head, 64, Married (24 yrs), Cargo Superintendent, Shipowners and Shipbrokers, Employer, Sunderland Durham
Elizabeth Muller, Wife, 47, Married (24 yrs), Bermondsey Surrey
Gerard Muller, Son, 16, Engineers Apprentice, Silver Town Rubber Wks, Forest Gate
Rodolphe Muller, Son, 14, Forest Gate
Dorothy Muller, Daughter, 12, Forest Gate
Alfred Freeman, Boarder, 41, Married, Engineer, Shipowner, Employer, Newcastle on Tyne
Isabella Freeman, Boarder, 36, Married |
| Census |
1921 |
11 Osborne Road, Forest Gate E |
George Wm. Muller, Head, 74yrs 1 mo, M, Married, Sunderland Durham, Retired Cargo Superintendent, Recruiting, G. Thompson & Co.
Elizabeth Ann Muller, Wife, 57yrs 11mo, F, Married, London Southwark, Home Duties
Rodolphe Muller, Son, 24yrs 4mo, M, Single, West Ham Essex, Ships Clerk, Geo Thompson Co. Shipowner, London Docks
David Calder (sic) Simpson, Son in Law, 28yrs 6mo, M, Married, London West Ham, Laundry Man, Employer, 55 Vicarage Lane Stratford E.
Dorothy Helen Simpson, Daughter, 22yrs 4mo, London West Ham, Home Duties
David Calder (sic) Simpson, Grandson, 1yr 11mo, M, West Ham
Hausjacob Mattson, Boarder, 31yrs 1mo, M, Single, Sweden Gevle, Visitor, Student Languages
*George Thompson & Co was a shipping line: https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/G._Thompson_and_Co |
| Died |
Sep 1924 |
Whitechapel district |
| Person ID |
I11925 |
Simpson & Elder |
| Last Modified |
29 Jan 2022 |
| Father |
Albert Rodolphe Muller, b. bef. 1826, d. bef. 1871 (Age ~ 45 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Whitfield, b. 1825-1827, Sunderland, Durham |
| Married |
13 May 1846 |
St Peter, Monkwearmouth, Durham |
- Middle name given as 'Rudolphis' and 'Roduophe' (the latter looks like a transcription error)
[Original data from England, Marriages, 1538-1973 via ancestry.co.uk]
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| Family ID |
F215 |
Group Sheet |
| Family 1 |
Mary Jane Crowther, b. circa 1849, Sunderland, Durham , d. 1886, St Saviour Southwark (Age ~ 37 years) |
| Married |
Jun 1869 |
Sunderland |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
3 Jan 2014 |
| Family ID |
F1047 |
Group Sheet |
| Family 2 |
Elizabeth Ann Chandler, b. 27 Jul 1863, 19 St. James Crescent, Bermondsey, Surrey , d. 14 Apr 1935 (Age 71 years) |
| Married |
1887 |
West Ham, England |
| Children |
| + | 1. Gerard George Muller, b. 12 Apr 1894, d. 5 Dec 1921, District of St Martin, London (Age 27 years) |
| | 2. Rodolphe or Rodolph Muller, b. Jan-Mar 1897, District of West Ham , d. 2 Jan 1925, Midhurst, Sussex (Age ~ 27 years) |
| + | 3. Dorothy Helen Muller, b. 22 Feb 1899, West Ham, London , d. 31 Mar 1982, Ivy Cottage, Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex (Age 83 years) |
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| Last Modified |
18 Nov 2010 |
| Family ID |
F180 |
Group Sheet |
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| Sources |
- [S5] Information kindly supplied by John Gerard Simpson (Reliability: 2).
Recounted by Betty Simpson to Peter Harries, November 2010.
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