Category Archives: Londors

I’m continuing my overview of the children of John and Mary Ann Londors (my 3 x great grandparents) with their daughter Elizabeth. In doing so, I need to acknowledge my indebtedness to Rita March, who is a descendant of Elizabeth’s, … Continue reading →

In the last post I wrote about my great great grandfather, Barking farm labourer John Schofield Londors (1827 – 1915), son of John Londors and Mary Ann Schofield. Continuing with my plan to set down everything I’ve discovered about the … Continue reading →

In the previous post, I wrote about my 3 x great grandfather, Barking farm labourer John Londors. In this post, I plan to summarise everything I know about his eldest son, my 2 x great grandfather, John Schofield Londors. John … Continue reading →

I’ve been revisiting my Londors ancestors (my mother was born Joyce Alma Londors, daughter of George John Londors). In the last-but-one post I wrote about the likely connections between the Londors, Schofield and Orgar families, while some time ago I … Continue reading →

In an earlier post, I wrote about my great great grandfather, Barking farm labourer John Schofield Londors, who was born in 1827. (My mother’s maiden name is Londors, and her father George John – my grandfather – was John Schofield … Continue reading →

It’s with great sadness that I note the passing of my mother’s younger sister Vera, who died two weeks ago, aged 76, after a battle with cancer. Vera Mabel Londors was born in East Ham in September 1934, the daughter … Continue reading →

In a recent post I noted that my great grandmother, Sarah Londors, was a widow with a young daughter, Mabel, when she married my great grandfather, George Londors, in 1896. I think I’ve discovered the record of her first marriage … Continue reading →

Following on from these posts, I’ve obtained copies of a couple of historical maps of the Redbridge / Barkingside  area, which provide a clearer sense of some of the places lived in by my Londors ancestors during the 19th century … Continue reading →

The 1901 census finds my great grandfather, George Londors, son of John and Sarah Londors (see last two posts) living at 9 Roding Cottages, in the parish of St Mary’s, Ilford. Barkingside-born George, 37, was working as a grave digger.  … Continue reading →

Following on from the previous post: At the time of the 1861 census, John and Mary Ann Londors seem to be living at the same address they occupied ten years earlier, since Benjamin Brett Hatton, whose house is now described … Continue reading →