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Family of William Richard MAISHMAN (8) & Lusignan Forrest RILEY

14. Frederick William MAISHMAN. Born on 21 Dec 1848 at 20 Arthur Street Chelsea .²⁰ Frederick William died in St.Pancras abt Mar 1913, he was 64. Occupation: Porter, Printer, Stationers.⁶

He joined the Royal Navy on 14th Nov 1866 as Gun Room Servant on HMS Terrible. His record ²¹ shows his date of birth as 1 year older than he was. He was only 5 feet, fair complexion, brown hair and blue eyes. His usual place of residence is shown as Gosport. He was promoted to Gun Room Steward on 3rd July 1868 and on 11th May 1869 he was transferred to HMS Royal Alfred ²². His reference ²³ dated 16th June 1869 cites him as ' strictly honest, sober and very attentive to his duty'. He was strongly recommended as a steward on a small ship. He was discharged on 4th February 1870 with 'very good character'.
Frederick William was working as a cordwainer (shoemaker) in Windsor when he met and married Eliza. He had kept his old sea-chest and this was later used as a blanket chest. The family moved to London where he started a small printing business in St. Pancras, producing the local rag St. Pancras Times (Chronicle?), which is still running. He was no businessman and as the three boys, all in the business, grew up and had thoughts of marriage, they moved out of the business and worked elsewhere.²⁴
Business address of Fredk Wm Maishman & Co, printers, from 1892 to 1903 was 34 Augustus St Regents Park ⁶
Business address of F Maishman & Sons, stationers, in 1904/5 was Hampstead ⁶

Address on his will dated 6 Jan 1894 was 34 Augustus Street, Regents Park ²⁵

On 12 Oct 1873 when Frederick William was 24, he married Eliza MAPSTONE, daughter of George MAPSTONE (-aft 1873) & Ann WISEMAN (abt 1820-aft 1841), in St. Marylebone Parish Church.²⁶ Born on 16 Jan 1841 in Yarlie, Somerset. Eliza died in Tiverton, Devon in 1942, she was 101.

Eliza was born and bred on her father's farm at Wookey²⁷ , where she had very much of a lady's life. She once told George & Alice Martlew of the day when they were out rabbit hunting and their terrier disappeared down a fox hole and did not return. They gave it up as lost but two days later, a neighbouring farmer, the other side of the hill, told them that it had turned up on their farm. It had gone through the hill and that is how Wookey Hole became known.
When her father died, Eliza's elder brother took over the farm, but they didn't get on too well, so, at sixteen, she left home for 'the big city'. She arrived in Windsor and, it is thought, she worked as a seamstress in the castle. She had a large bag full of remnants of expensive material, obviously off-cuts of dresses made and worn by ladies of the castle. In fact, she used to tell Alice the names of the ladies to whom the dresses belonged.²⁴
She was 101 when she died. Well known around Glastonbury. ²⁸

They had the following children:

23	i.	Charles William (1875-1960)
	ii.	Frederick George. Born abt Sep 1877 in Marylebone. Frederick George died abt Sep 1877 in Marylebone.
24	iii.	Frederick George (~1878-1956)
25	iv.	Henry James (1880-1948)

15. Charles Edward MAISHMAN. Born in 1851 in Kensington. Charles Edward died in Hampstead in 1899, he was 48. Occupation: Baker.

1881 Census address: 2 Belgrave Gdns, St Marylebone

In 1876 when Charles Edward was 25, he married Ellen TURNER, in Marylebone. Born abt 1852 in Hounslow. Ellen died in Hampstead abt Mar 1922, she was 70.

They had the following children:

	26	i.	Frederick William (~1877->1903)
		ii.	Alice Forrest. Born on 1 Sep 1880 in Marylebone. Alice Forrest died in Haringey abt Jun 1972, she was 91. Occupation: Lady's Maid. Cousin Alice (as she was always known) was a great friend of Charles William's immediate family and a wonderful person. She often stayed with them at Harrow. Most of her time she spent 'in service', notably with the Stanley family as Lady's Maid to the wife of Captain Stanley (a son of Lord Derby). She often travelled abroad with them and was almost regarded as a member of their family. She had greatly broadened her mind and was excellent company. ²⁴ Lived at 24 Gascony Avenue, West Hampstead,²⁹ before going into a home for the elderly about 1968/9.²⁸

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