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Charles Stewart Drewry

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Charles Stewart Drewry (c1843-1929) of Drewry and Sons and Drewry Car Co

c1843 Born the son of Charles Stewart Drewry (1805-1881), a lawyer and civil engineer, and his wife Laurentia Buschman

1875 Married(1) at South Stoneham to Margaretta Elizabeth Jacobs (1849–1876)

1876 Birth of son Charles S. Drewry. 'On the 4th Instant, at Plaistow, Essex, the wife of Charles Stewart Drewry, Esq., P. and O. Company's s.s. Nepaul, of a son.'[1]

1876 Death of his wife Margaretta Elizabeth

1878 Married(2) to Julia Fava Wood (1849–1941)

1882 Birth of son James Sidney Drewry

1891 Living at 1 Market Place, Camberwell: Charles S. Drewry (age 49 born Notting Hill), Mechanical Engineer - Employer. With his wife Julia F. Drewry (age 41 born Edinburgh) and their eight children; Charles S. Drewry (age 14 born Plaistow), Shop Boy; Maud M. Drewry (age 12 born born Plaistow); Annie I. Drewry (age 10 born Bow); William C. Drewry (age 9 born Clapton); James S. Drewry (age 8 born Clapton); Harold V. Drewry (age 7 born Walworth); Julia T. Drewry (age 4 born Buckhurst Hill); and Alfred V. Drewry (age 3 born East Dulwich).[2]

1901 Living at 34, Kestrel Avenue, Lambeth: Charles S. Drewry (age 58 born Notting Hill), Mechanical Engineer and Employer. With his wife Julia F. Drewry (age 52 born Edinburgh) and their children; James S. Drewry (age 18 born London Ashton), Mechanical Engineer; Vincent H. Drewry (age 17 born London Walworth Road), Shorthand Clerk; Julia T. Drewry (age 14 born Buckhurst Hill); Alfred V. F. Drewry (age 13 born Finsbury Park). Also his wife's nieces Teresa J. Wood (age 13 born Lambeth) and Jessie M. Wood (age 11 born Lambeth).[3]

1911 Living at 30 Lawn Crescent, Kew Gardens: Charles Stewart Drewry (age 68 born Notting Hill), Mechanical Engineer on own account. With his wife Julia Fava Drewry (age 62 born Edinburgh) and their three children; Maude Stewart Drewry (age 32 born Plaistow), Actress; Julia Teresa Drewry (age 24 born Buckhurst Hill), LCC School Teacher; and Alfred Frederick Vere Drewry (age 23 born Finsbury Park), Buyer in Motor body factory.[4]

1929 March 23rd. Died. Of 120 Castelnau, Barnes. Probate to his widow Julia Fava Drewry.

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Sources of Information

  1. Hampshire Advertiser - Saturday 09 September 1876
  2. 1901 Census
  3. 1901 Census
  4. 1911 census