Alfred Self Silcox

Name sometimes spelt Silcock.

Self as second name is from his Mothers maiden name of Self .
Alfred was born on the 14 December1849 at 2 Green Street Clifton Bristol ,the fourth child of Henry Silcox and Elizabeth (nee Jefferies ) His Mother Elizabeth signed certificate with an X
Alfred was baptised at St Andrew's Church Clifton Bristol on the 20th January 1850 by
Rev W W Gibbon
Alfred was a Steward of Hope Chapel Sunday School
The family were living at Crown Court
Green St Clifton in 1851 census ,His Dad Henry was a quarryman .
Alfred married Elizabeth Jefferies on
the 2 October 1870 at Holy Trinity Church Kingswood Bristol .Alfred gives is occupation as a
labourer

In the 1871 Alfred and Elizabeth are living in Gloster Cottage Clifton and his occupation is Labourer on the Docks
The birth certificate of daughter Annie Beatrice in 1877 has the family living at 3 Rownham Place Clifton and Alfred is now listed as a Bargeman .
By 1881 census they are now in their own home at 2 James Place Joyhill Clifton Bristol ,.
They family lived in 2 James
Place for the rest of their life
.
1881 census has Alfred as a labourer
By 1891 Alfred had purchased his own
business ,as a Coal Merchant .This business he had for the rest of his life .
Children of Alfred and Elizabeth are Ellen Louisa Elizabeth b 1871, Alfred Henry William b 1873 ,Sarah Ann Rose b 875 ,Annie Beatrice b 18787,
eorge Jefferies b1879,Frederick Charles b 1881,Alice Lily b 1882 , Daisy Mary b 1884,Amelia b 1887,Francis Emily
B 1888,Gertie Pricilla
1891, Winifred b1892
Annie Beatrice ,Francis Emily and Amelia went to New Zealand to live
Alfred died on the 9
September 1934 and is buried beside his wife Elizabeth in the Churchyard of St James Mangotsfield .


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