| (Witness) Census | She appeared on the census of 3 April 1881 in the household of Thomas KING at 21 Handcross Alley, Croydon, Surrey, England; 1881 Census: Dwelling: 21 Handcross Alley Census Place: Croydon, Surrey, England Ref: RG11/0811, Folio 28, Page 50 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Occ Rel Thomas KING M 46 M Greenwich, Kent Boot Machinist Head Sarah KING M 45 F Bexhill, Sussex - Wife Selina KING - 10 F Croydon, Surrey Scholar Daur Elizabeth KING - 7 F Croydon, Surrey Scholar Daur Sarah KING - 5 F Croydon, Surrey Scholar Daur Jessy KING - 3 M Croydon, Surrey - Son
Note: Handcross Alley from "Croydon in the Past". Chapter "Croydon in 1851 and 1882":
NORTH END Just beyond the new premises lately erected by Messrs. Batchelar and Sons, upholsterers, was Archbishop Tenison's School, now removed to Selsdon Road. At that time Handcross Alley was continued from Church Street to North End, but the upper portion has been widened and is now called Keeley New Road.
HANDCROFT ROAD AND THE DISTRICT AROUND This being a very old road (forming at one time the chief road through the "old town" of Croydon), has changed almost less that any other; most of the small streets leading therefrom, including Adelaide Street, Albion Street, and Myrtle Street, were occupied, but Croydon Grove, Sumner Road, and Canterbury Road were only projected.
Comment on Rootsweb: It was Handcross Alley, now long gone. I have it on the 1861 census but it doesn't appear on the 1898 map. It ran approximately parallel with, and about 100 to 200 yards to the east of Tamworth Road, which is still there in Croydon town centre.2
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