Walter Duffett



S. of Caroline Duffett

Walter Duffett
Born in 1839 at Sherborne, Dorset, England
Occ. Silk Work/Ag Labourer/Engine Cleaner/Stoker (21/2)/Blacksmith
Marr. Maria Hebberd in 1862 at Sherborne, Dorset


Children

Alice Emma
Eliza
Elizabeth Ann
Walter Ernest A.


NOTE

Maria was born c 1842 at Sherborne, Dorset & died in 1899. Walter Ernest marr. Daisy Glenister.

Walter was recorded at his Aunt Mary's house in 1841 & later at his sister Ruth's house at Coomb, Sherborne, Dorset (1861).

"Would you like to work in the high-tech world of steam? Well, more accurately, in the fire box of the high-tech world of steam. A man of small proportions and some pot-holing experience is currently being sought by the Great Western Railway to crawl into the bowels of its great steam locomotives to clean them. A penchant for carrots is advantageous if you are to stand a chance of seeing a thing in the pitch dark. Once you have raked out the ashes and left the fire bars gleaming, you can wriggle your way back out and enjoy a good stretch in the inspection pits raking out the ash pans. This will make you really appreciate your time in the fire box."

The family was living at Warwick Cottage (?), Hammersmith, London (1871).

1881 census of 4 Masons Grove, Deptford St Paul, Kent (sic)
Walter DUFFETT Head M Male 40 Sherborne, Dorset, England Stoker (21/2) Maria DUFFETT Wife M Female 39 Sherborne, Dorset, England Wife Alice DUFFETT Daur U Female 16 Sherborne, Dorset, England Domestic Servant Eliza DUFFETT Daur U Female 11 Wandsworth, Surrey, England Scholar Elizabeth DUFFETT Daur U Female 7 Deptford, Kent, England Scholar Walter DUFFETT Son U Male 1 Deptford, Kent, England

The family are living at the same address in the 1891 census. Walter, now a widow, was living at the same address in 1901 with his daughter, Elizabeth.

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