William Rumsey, Carman in South London

Abt 1801 - 1852  (~ 50 years)

• Name	William Rumsey
  Suffix	Carman in South London
  Born	Abt Oct 1801	Lambeth, London, England
  Christened	15 Oct 1801	Lambeth St Mary, London, England
  	Lambeth St Mary baptisms: 1801 October 15th William Rumsy [son of] Elias and Mary, boy.
  Gender	Male
  Education:	c Jan 1808	Royal Military Asylum for Children of Soldiers of the Regular Army (later Duke of York's Royal Military School, and Royal Hibernian Military School), King's Road, Chelsea, London [now home of Saatchi Gallery]
  	William Rumsey admitted aged 6 years 3 months [CORRECT], parents Elias and Mary Rumsey [CORRECT]. Address 6 East Lane, Walworth, London [This must presumably be the address Mary Rumsey was living in 1808 when Elias was still in the Army - in Canada, or perhaps the address of the Rumsey family the year that William was apprenticed to his father]. William noted as being apprenticed to his father Elias, a tailor, at William Bundy's. Notes: Reward of £5.5.0 27 Mar 1826 [unsure what this means. Need to verify all details from original source.]
  Census:	6 Jun 1841	Martha [Street], Camberwell, London
  	[MY ASSUMPTION IS THAT THIS IS THE FAMILY, with wife Catherine not noted as present that night] William Rumsey, age 39, Labourer, born in Surrey William Rumsey, age 16 [or 15?], born in Surrey Charles Rumsey, age 15, born in Surrey Henry Rumsey, age 14, born in Surrey Martha Rumsey, age 12, born in Surrey Mary Rumsey, age 8, born in Surrey Thomas Rumsey, age 6, born in Surrey dau Rumsey, age 6/12, born in Surrey [Family re-ordered into descending age, but there appear to be errors in the enumeration]
  Census:	30 Mar 1851	6 Morley Place, Camberwell (Emmanuel district), London
  	William Rumsey, head, age 53, Labourer on the roads, born Camberwell, Surrey Catherine Rumsey, wife, age 45, born Newington, Surrey Mary A Rumsey, dau, age 18, Laundrymaid, born Camberwell, Surrey Henry Rumsey, son, age 22, Brickmaker, born Camberwell, Surrey Thomas Rumsey, son, age 14, Brickmaker, born Camberwell, Surrey David Rumsey, son, age 5, born Camberwell, Surrey Frederick Rumsey, son, age 3, born Camberwell, Surrey Lucy Rumsey, dau, age 1, born Camberwell, Surrey
  Died	May 1852	likely at James Street, Camberwell [or Kennington?], London, England
  Buried	21 May 1852	Camberwell St Giles, London, England
  	Camberwell St Giles burials 1852: William Rumsey, James Street, buried 21st May, age 51.
  Person ID	I1832	Grant
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	Elias Rumsey, Sergeant, 19th Light Dragoons,   b. c 1779, Appleshaw, Hampshire, England ,   d. 14 Feb 1859, Camberwell, London, England  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Herold [Harrold?], London cholera epidemic victim,   b. c 1779, Surrey, England ,   d. 23 Aug 1849, 8 Queen Street, Camberwell, London, England  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	4 Jan 1801	St Mary Lambeth, London, England
  	St Mary Lambeth marriages: No. 675 Elias Rumsey a bachelor of this parish and Mary Herold of the same parish spinster were married in this church by Banns the 4th day of January 1801 by me W [Battell], curate. Signed Elias Rumsey, Mary Herold x her mark. In the presence of W Gawler [often a witness], Robt Jennings. St Mary Lambeth is the church adjacent to Lambeth Palace (residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury) and is now the Museum of Garden History. It was however substantially rebuilt in the Victorian era.
  Family ID	F34	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Mary Hicks, ended up in the Camberwell Workhouse,   b. c 1804, Newington, Southwark, London, England ,   d. c 1883, Camberwell. London, England  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Married	20 Sep 1824	St Mary Newington, Southwark, London, England
  	St Mary Newington [near Kennington], Southwark, London marriages: William Rumsey, of this parish, bachelor and Catherine Mary Hicks, of this parish, spinster, minor, married in this church by banns with consent of her mother (father deceased) 20 September 1824, between us William Rumsey (signed), the mark x of Catherine Hicks. Witnesses William Andrews, [C?] Hicks.
  Children	1. William Joseph Rumsey,   b. c Jan 1826, Camberwell, London, England  [Birth]   2. Henry David Rumsey,   b. c Feb 1828, Camberwell, London, England  [Birth]   3. Martha Catherine Rumsey,   b. c Mar 1830, Camberwell, London, England  [Birth]   4. Mary Ann Julia Rumsey,   b. 3 Dec 1833, Camberwell, London, England  [Birth]   5. Charles Rumsey, (listed in 1841 census, but age at variance with burial record),   b. c 1834, likely at Camberwell, London, England ,   d. Dec 1844, likely at James Street, Camberwell [or Kennington?], London, England  (Age ~ 10 years)  [Birth]   6. George Thomas (Thomas) Rumsey,   b. 16 Jun 1836, likely at Camberwell, London, England  [Birth]   7. Elizabeth Rumsey, died an infant,   b. 21 Aug 1838, likely at Acorn Street, Camberwell, London, England ,   d. Sep 1838, likely at Acorn Street, Camberwell, London, England  (Age 0 years)  [Birth]   8. dau Rumsey, (listed as unnamed 6 mth old dau in 1841 census),   b. c Jan 1841, likely at Camberwell, London, England  [Birth]   9. David Rumsey,   b. 20 May 1844, likely at James Street, Kennington, London, England  [Birth]   10. Frederick Rumsey, died a child,   b. c 1847, Camberwell, London, England ,   d. Jul 1852, likely at James Street, Camberwell [or Kennington?], London, England  (Age ~ 5 years)  [Birth]   11. Lucy Rumsey, died an infant,   b. c 1850, Camberwell, London, England ,   d. Jun 1852, James Street, Camberwell [or Kennington?], London, England  (Age ~ 2 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2023
  Family ID	F2119	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Duke of York's School (Royal Military Asylum School), Kings Road, Chelsea, London [now the Saatchi Gallery] William Rumsey attended school here
  		Children of the Royal Military Asylum, Chelsea, 1812. William would have worn a uniform the same as the boy in the engraving.