Ellen Sykes1

#15021, (1879 - )
FatherSamuel Sykes1 (circa 1857 - 1889)
MotherMary Wright1 (1858 - )
Extended Family
ChartsDescendants of William Wright & his wife Jane

Children of Ellen Sykes and Thomas Lewis
  • Thomas Charles Lewis6 (1899 - )
  • Daisy Lewis10 (1901 - )

Children of Ellen Sykes and John Sullivan
  • Ellen M Sullivan11
  • George Garrett Sullivan 12 (1914 - 1996)
BirthEllen Sykes was born in 1879 in Lambeth, Surrey.2
 
BaptismShe was baptized on 6 Apr 1879 in St Mary Lambeth, Surrey. The register noted that she was the daughter of Samuel, a floor-cloth worker, & Mary Sykes of 3 Granby's Buildings.1 
(with Parents) 1881 CensusShe appeared on the 1881 Census of Lambeth, Surrey with her parents. Ellen was age 2 and born in Lambeth.3 
(with Mother) 1891 CensusEllen appeared on the 1891 Census of Lambeth, London in the household of her widowed mother. She was 12, a Scholar, and was born in Lambeth.4 
MarriageShe married Thomas Lewis on 10 Apr 1898 in St Mary Lambeth.
Information from the register: Thomas Lewis, 21, bachelor, lighterman, father Thomas Lewis, lighterman;
Ellen Sykes, 19, spinster, father Samuel Sykes, labourer.
They both resided at 6 Norfolk Row, were married after banns, and the witnesses were George Whitehead and Annie Robbins.5 
(Other2) 1901 CensusEllen Lewis appeared on the 1901 Census of Lambeth, London, in the household of her grandmother Ellen Wright. Ellen, her husband and son were visiting there.6 
Research Note There is an entry in the death index for a Thomas William Lewis, age 26, in Lambeth RD in March quarter 1902.7 
MarriageEllen Sykes married John Sullivan in 1904.8,9
 
1911 CensusJhon [sic] and Ellen Sullivan appeared on the 1911 Census of Lambeth, London, at 12 Vauxhall Walk. Ellen filled out and signed the census return. She stated that she had been married 12 years and had 6 children born alive, of whom 3 were still living. Jhon was 31, a potters labourer, and born in Pimlico. Ellen was 32 and born in Lambeth. Their children, all surnamed Sullivan, were Thomas (11), Daisy (9) and Charles (1 yr 5 months). Their dwelling had 3 rooms.8 
Research Note Other entries in the birth index for Sullivan, mother's surname Sykes:
1918 Lily M in Lambeth
1924 Ada E in Poplar
1925 Elizabeth M in Poplar
3 more in Poplar to 1934 but this is too late for Ellen to be having children so the Poplar births are another family. 
Last Edited8 Jul 2018

Citations

  1. Baptisms of St Mary Lambeth, Surrey. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Ellen Sykes, 1879, #905.
  2. General Register Office Online Birth Index. Ellen Sykes, mother's maiden name Wright, Jun Q 1879, Lambeth RD.
  3. 1881 Census for England & Wales, RG11/592 folio 49.
  4. 1891 Census for England & Wales, RG12/392 folio 119.
  5. Marriages of the parish of St Mary Lambeth. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Thomas Lewis & Ellen Sykes, 1898, #264.
  6. 1901 Census for England & Wales, RG13/406 folio 89.
  7. FreeBMD. Thomas William Lewis, 26, Mar Q 1902, Lambeth RD.
  8. 1911 Census for England & Wales, RD 25 SD 2 ED 11 Schedule 219.
  9. FreeBMD. John Dennis Sullivan & Ellen Lewid, Jun Q 1904, Southwark RD.
  10. Burials of St Mary Lambeth. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Daisy Lewis, 1901, #472.
  11. FreeBMD. Ellen M Sullivan, mother's surname Sykes, Jun Q 1912, Lambeth RD.
  12. British Columbia Death Registration. George Garrett Sullivan, 1996, #008328.