Edwin Luke:
Genealogy
Luke Generation 1:
Abraham North Luke (1801-1872) and Sarah Gunn (1808-1877)
·
Born:
March 17, 1801 Norton Folgate,
Spitalfields (S1c) (S4), March 17, 1801 London (S7). Norton Folgate, Spitalfields is located 3.5 miles northeast of
Trafalgar Square in London (Note: all distances were calculated by using
google.com searches).
· Baptized: April
15, 1801 Christ Church Spitalfields, Towers Hamlet,
Middlesex (S1c). Listed as Abrm North Luke with parents Samuel and Elizabeth Luke of
Norton Folgate with father’s occupation listed as a linnen draper (Note: A draper is someone who sells cloth).
·
Wife’s
Birth: 1808 Hadleigh, Suffolk (S7) and 1808 (S4). Hadleigh is located 79 miles northeast of
London.
·
Marriage:
August 18, 1827 St. Mary, Aylesbury, Buckingham
(S1m). Listed as Abraham North Luke and
Sarah Gunn. Aylesbury is located 45
miles northwest of London.
·
1841
Census: Hill Street, St. Mary Newington, Lambeth, Surrey (S4). Listed as Abraham Luke age 40 a grocer not
born in the county with wife Sarah age 30 not born in the county and 5
children: Jane, Eliza, Alfred, Mary and Edwin (Note:
adult ages in this census were rounded to the nearest 5). St. Mary Newington is located 2.3 miles
southeast of Trafalgar Square in London.
·
1851
Census: 19 High Street, Romford, Essex (S4). Listed as Abraham Luke age 50 a grocer born
in Spitalfields, Middlesex with wife Sarah age 43 born in Hadley, Suffolk and 4
children: Mary Ann, Edwin, Martha and Louisa (Note:
Martha and Louisa were incorrectly listed by the census taker as Matha and Lewesa in this census). Romford
is located 16.4 miles northeast of Trafalgar Square in London.
·
1861
Census: 94 Westow
Street, Norwood, Croydon, Surrey (S4).
Listed as Abraham M. Luke age 60 a retired grocer born in London with
wife Sarah age 53 born in Hadley, Suffolk and 3 children: Mary A., Martha G. and Louisa M. Westow Street in Norwood is located 7.4 miles
south of Trafalgar Square in London.
· 1871 Census: 189 Westow Street, Upper Norwood, Croydon, Surrey (S4). Listed as Abraham N. Luke age 70 a collector
of accounts born in Norton Folgate, London with wife
Sarah age 63 born in Hadleigh, Suffolk and 1 child: Louisa M. age 22 and 1
grandchild Annie Brown age 5 born in Norwood.
· Death: August 19, 1872
Croydon, Surrey (S8d), listed as Abraham North Luke age 71 formerly a grocer
who died at Westow Street in Upper Norwood. August 19, 1872
Norwood, Croydon, London (S7) (S6).
· Burial: August 23,
1872 (S1burial, S7) West Norwood Cemetery and Crematorium, Greater London. Listed as Abraham North Luke of Westow Street, Upper Norwood in the bishop’s transcript and
as Abraham North Luke with wife Sarah Luke and daughter Mary Ann Chandler on
Find a Grave.
· Probate: November
15, 1872 Principal Registry (S6). Listed as Abraham North Luke of Westow-Street Upper Norwood, Surrey with effects under £200 proved by his widow Sarah
Luke of Camden-villas Gipsy Hill Upper Norwood.
· Wife’s Death:
September 2, 1877 Norwood, Lambeth, London (S8d),
listed as Sarah Luke age 70, the widow of Abraham North Luke a collector, who
died at Camden Hill Villas Gipsy Hill, Norwood with her son Edwin Luke present
at her death. September 4, 1877 Lambeth, London (S7).
· Wife’s Burial:
September 6, 1877 (S1burial, S7) West Norwood Cemetery and Crematorium, Greater
London. Listed as Sarah Ann Luke of 9
Camden Hill Villa, Upper Norwood in the bishop’s transcript and as Sarah Luke
with husband Abraham North Luke and daughter Mary Ann Chandler on Find a Grave.
· Wife’s Probate: not found.
· Children:
1.
Jane
Luke (c1829-??). Born: (S4).
2.
Eliza
Luke (c1831-??). Born: (S4).
3.
Alfred
Luke (c1834-??). Born: (S4).
4.
Mary
Ann Luke (c1837-). Born: Westminster
(S4). Marriage: August 13, 1862 Croydon, Surrey (S3), listed as Mary Ann Luke age 26 a
spinster whose father was Abraham North Luke a grocer and draper and Augustus
Chandler age 25 a bachelor.
5.
Edwin
Luke (1839-1930) – see Luke/Strange Generation 2.
6.
Martha
Gunn Luke (c1843-??). Born: Walworth,
Surrey (S4).
7.
Louise
Maria Luke (c1849-??). Born: Romford, Essex (S4)
Strange Generation
1: William Strange (c1801-??) and Ann Roff (c1802-??)
(Note: additional
information about the Strange family has not been
found because the surname is fairly common in the London area)
· Born: c1801
Borough of Southwark (S4).
· Wife’s Birth:
c1802 (S4).
· Marriage: 1833
London (S=Pallot’s Marriage Index 1780-1837 at
ancestry.com). Listed as Wm Strange of
St. Faith and Ann Roff of St. Mary Abbott,
Kensington, London (Note: this may not be their actual marriage record but
rather a note to indicating they were in fact already married by 1833).
·
1841
Census: 21 Paternoster Row, St. Faith, London, Middlesex (S4). Listed as William Strange age 40 a publisher
not born in the county with wife Ann age 35 born in the county and 6 children:
William, Charles, Thomas, Sarah, Eliza and Mary Ann
(Note: adult ages in this census were rounded to the nearest 5). Paternoster Row is located 2 miles east of
Trafalgar Square in London, next to St. Paul’s Cathedral.
·
1851
Census: 3 Navarino Grove, Hackney, Dalston, Towers Hamlet, Middlesex (S4). Listed as William Strange age 50 a bookseller
born in Newington Causeway, Surrey with wife Ann age 48 born in Kensington and
2 children: Thomas and John (Note: William’s age is incorrectly listed in the
census index as 56). Newington Causeway
in Surry is located 2 miles southeast of Trafalgar Square in London and Navarino
Grove in Hackney is located 5.2 miles northeast Trafalgar Square in London.
·
1861
Census: 6 Downs Cottage, Hackney, Towers
Hamlet, Middlesex (S4). Listed as
William Strange age 60 a bookseller employing 4 boys born in the borough of
Southwark with wife Ann age 59 born in Kensington and 4 children: Thomas,
Sarah, Eliza and Mary A. Downs Cottage in Hackney is located 5.7
miles northeast of Trafalgar Square in London.
· Death: not found.
· Burial: not found.
· Probate: not found.
· Wife’s Death: not found.
· Wife’s Burial: not found.
· Wife’s Probate: not found.
· Children:
1.
William
Strange (1824-??). Born: August 26, 1824 and baptized September 19, 1824 St. Dunstan in the
West, London (S1c), listed as William Strange with parents William and Ann
Strange of 24 Fetter Lane with father’s occupation bookseller. Fetter Lane is located 1.4 miles slightly
northeast of Trafalgar Square in London.
2.
Charles
Frederick Strange (1828-??). Born:
September 4, 1828 and baptized September 24, 1828 St.
Dunstan in the West, London (S1c), listed as Charles Frederick Strange with
parents William and Ann Strange of Fetter Lane with father’s occupation
stationer and bookseller. Dunstan in
the West is located 1.2 miles sightly northeast of Trafalgar Square in London.
3.
Thomas
Strange (1835-??). Born: May 17, 1835 and baptized August 4, 1835 St. Faith under St. Paul’s,
London (S1c), listed as Thomas Strange with parents William and Ann Strange of
21 Paternoster Row with father’s occupation bookseller. Marriage: October 29, 1864
Hackney, Middlesex (S3), listed as Thomas Strange a commercial clerk living at
Navarino Grove whose father was William Strange a publisher.
4.
Sarah
Ann Strange (1836-1928). Born: December
25, 1836 and baptized March 12, 1837 Christ Church Greyfiars, Newgate Street, London
(S1c), listed as Sarah Ann Strange with parents William and Ann Strange of
Paternoster Row with father’s occupation bookseller. 1841 Census: with parents (S4), listed as
Sarah Strange age 4 born in the county.
1851 Census: not
found. 1861 Census: with parents
(S4), listed as Sarah Strange age 24 born in London. Christ Church Greyfiars
Newgate Street is located 2.3 miles northeast of Trafalgar
Square in London. See Luke/Strange
Generation 2 for later details.
5.
Eliza
Strange (1838-??). Born: September
19,1838 Northwest District, City of London Union (S8b), listed as Eliza Strange
who was born at St. Faith with parents William Strange a bookseller and Ann
Strange formerly Roff with the informant listed as
William Strange of 21 Paternoster Row.
Baptized: October 28, 1838 Bridge of the parish
of Hillingdon, London, Middlesex (S1c) with parents
William and Ann Strange of the parish of St. Faith, London, Middlesex with
father’s occupation bookseller. 4th
QTR 1838 London (S5b), listed as Eliza Strange with mother’s maiden name Roff.
6.
Mary
Ann Strange (1840-??). Born: December 3,
1840 and baptized: February 7, 1841 Christchurch Greyfiars, Newgate Street, London
(S1c), listed as Mary Ann Strange with parents William and Ann Strange of 21
Paternoster Row whose father was a bookseller and publisher.
7.
John
Strange (1842-??). Born: December 7, 1842
Northwest District, City of London Union (S8b).
Listed as John Strange who was born at St. Faith with parents William
Strange a bookseller and Ann Strange formerly Roff
with the informant listed as William Strange of 21 Paternoster Row. (Note: his birth record was listed in the 1st
QTR 1843 birth register).
Luke/Strange Generation
2: Edwin Luke (1839-1930) and Sarah Ann Strange (1836-1928)
·
Born:
October 13, 1839 at 13 Hill Street, Walworth,
Newington, London, Surrey (S8b). Listed
as Edwin Luke with father listed as Abraham North Luke a grocer and Sarah Luke
formerly Gunn. Walworth is located
2.5 miles southeast of Trafalgar Square in London.
· 1841 Census: with parents
(S4). Listed as Edwin Luke age 2 born in
the county.
· 1851 Census: with
parents (S4). Listed as Edwin Luke age
11 born in St. Mary Newington, Surrey.
·
1861
Census: 12 Warwick Square, Christchurch Newgate
Street, Middlesex, London City North West (S4). Listed as Edwin Luke age 21 a commercial
clerk born in Walworth, Surrey. Edwin
was one of 65 young men most who were in their late teens or early twenties who
were listed as commercial clerks at this address. Warwick Square is located 2.1
miles slightly southwest of Trafalgar Square in London.
· Marriage: January
1, 1868 Horbury Chapel, Notting
Hill, Kensington (S8m). Listed as Edwin
Luke age 28 a bachelor and warehouseman who resided at Westow
Street, Upper Norwood whose father was Abraham Luke a collector and Sarah Ann
Strange age 30 a spinster who resided at 31 Notting
Hill Terrance, Kensington whose father was William Strange a bookseller.
·
1871
Census: 31 Vaughan Road, Brixton, Lambeth, Surrey (S4). Listed as Edwin Luke age 31 a warehouseman
born in Walworth, Surrey with wife Sarah A. age 33 born in London,
Middlesex. (Note: this is the only Luke
family in the 1871 UK census with members with forenames that start with the
letters E. and S. A. There was only one
other Luke with the initials S. A. and she was married
to James Luke). Vaughan Road in
Brixton is located 3.9 miles south of Trafalgar Square in London.
· 1881 Census: 31
Vaughan Road, Brixton, Lambeth, London, Surrey (S4). Listed as Edwin Luke age 41 a warehouseman
born in Walworth, Surrey with wife Sarah A. age 43 born in London, Middlesex
and 2 children: Herbert and Percy and a sister-in-law Mary Ann Strange age 40
born in London, Middlesex.
· 1891 Census: 31
Vaughan Road, Brixton, Lambeth, London, Surrey (S4). Listed as Edwin Luke age 51 a drapers
warehouseman employed born in Walworth, Surrey with wife Sarah Ann age 54 born
in London, Middlesex and 2 children: Herbert A. and Percy and a sister-in-law
Mary Ann Strange age 50 born in London, Middlesex.
· 1901 Census: 31
Vaughan Road, Brixton, Lambeth, London, Surrey (S4). Listed as Edwin Luke age 61 a warehouseman
worker born in Lambeth with wife Sarah Ann age 64 born in London and 1 child:
Percy, and 2 sisters-in-law: Eliza Strange age 62 born in London and Mary Ann
Strange age 60 born in London.
· 1911 Census: 1 The
Villas, Swanley Village, Kent (S4).
Listed as Edwin Luke age 71 a retired drapery warehouseman born in
Walworth with wife Sarah Ann age 74 born in London and 1 child: Herbert Arthur
and 2 wife’s sisters: Eliza Strange age 72 born in London and Mary Ann Strange
age 70 born in London. They were married
42 years and had 3 children, 2 who were still living. Swanley Village in Kent is located 20.2
miles southeast of London.
· Wife’s Death:
February 24, 1928 Dartford, Kent (S8d). Listed as Sarah Ann Luke age 91 of The
Villas, Swanley Village, Kent the wife of Edwin Luke a retired warehouseman
with her son Percy Luke as the informant in attendance.
· Wife’s Burial: not found.
· Wife’s Probate: April
16, 1928 London (S6).
Listed as Sarah Ann Luke of 2 The Villas, Swanley Village, Kent (wife of
Edwin Luke) with effects £27,
8s., 5d. to Percy Luke a merchant.
· Death: March 11, 1930 Dartford, Kent (S8d).
Listed as Edwin Luke age 90 formerly a warehouseman
drapers who died at The Villas, Swanley Village, Kent with his son Percy
Luke as the informant.
· Burial: not found.
· Probate: not found.
· Children:
1.
William
Edwin Luke (1872-1872). Born: 1st
QTR 1872 Lambeth (S5b).
· Born: January 3, 1872
Brixton, Lambeth, Surrey (S8b). Listed
as William Edwin Luke who was born at 31 Vaughan Road, Cold Harbour
Lane with parents Edwin Luke a drapers warehouseman
and Sara Luke formerly Strange with E. Luke present at the birth.
· Death: February 21, 1872
Brixton, Lambeth, Surrey (S8d). Listed
as William Edwin Luke age 7 weeks who died at 21 Vaughan Road of gastritis
whose father was Edwin Luke a drapers warehouseman who
was present at his death.
2.
Herbert
Arthur Luke (1874-1930).
· Born: March 9, 1874 Brixton, Lambeth, London (S8b). Listed as Herbert Arthur Luke who was born at
31 Vaughan Road with parents Edwin Luke a warehouseman and Sarah Ann Luke
formerly Strange.
·
1881
Census: with parents (S4). Listed as
Herbert Luke age 7 born in Camberwell, Surrey. Camberwell
is located 3.4 miles southeast of Trafalgar Square in London.
· 1891 Census: with
parents (S4). Listed as Herbert A. Luke
age 17 an architects assistant employed born in Camberwell, Surrey.
· 1901 Census: Eyre
Street, Newbridge, Kildare, Ireland (S=Ireland 1901 Census at
ancestry.com). Listed as Herbert Arthur
Luke age 27 born in England a draftsman R. E. Civil Staff Carragh
Camp.
· 1911 Census: with
parents (S4). Listed as Herbert Arthur
Luke age 37 an architect born in Camberwell, Surrey.
· Marriage: September 12, 1918
Dartford, Kent (S8m), listed as Herbert Arthur Luke age 44 a bachelor and War
Office inspector of building material and huts who resided in Swanley Village
whose father was Edwin Luke a retired wholesale draper’s manager and Marion Isabel
Lyon age 37 a spinster. Also, in the
Hastings and St. Leonards Observer newspaper dated
September 21, 1918 page 8 column
(S=https://www.britishnewspaper archives.co.uk) which lists the September 12th
marriage in Dartford, Kent of Herbert Arthur Luke, licentiate R.I.B.A., of H.M.
War Office, eldest son of Edwin Luke, Esq., and Mrs. Luke, of Swanley, to
Marion Isabel, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lyon, of Hextabo
Gate of Burnside, Alexandra Park, Hasting.
· Death: December
13, 1930 Dartford, Kent (S8d). Listed as Herbert Arthur Luke age 56 an
architect and surveyor who died at Clevil, Victoria
Hill, Hextable. (Note: his death was listed in the 1st
QTR 1931 death register).
· Wife: Death: 1st
QTR 1952 Dartford, Kent (S5d). Listed as
Marion I. Luke age 70. March 9, 1952 Kent (S6).
· Wife’s Probate:
June 4, 1952 London (S6). Listed as Marion Isabel Luke of Windycroft Herongate Road, Hextable
Swanley, Kent widow with effects £259, 18s., 1d. to Alan William Lyon
retired civil servant.
3.
Percy
Luke (1876-1963).
· Born: March 27, 1876 Brixton, Lambeth (S8b). Listed as Percy Luke who was born at 31
Vaughan Road with parents Edwin Luke a fancy warehouseman and Sarah Ann Luke
formerly Strange.
· 1881 Census: with
parents (S4). Listed as Percy Luke age 5
born in Camberwell, Surrey.
· 1891 Census: with
parents (S4). Listed as Percy Luke age
15 a commercial clerk employed born in Camberwell,
Surrey (Note: his age is hard to read and is incorrectly listed a 5 in the
census index).
· 1901 Census: with
parents (S4). Listed as Percy Luke age
25 a mercantile clerk worker born in Lambeth.
· Marriage: January
1, 1908 St. Saviour Brixton
Hill, Lambeth, (S8m), listed Percy Luke age 31 a bachelor and manufacturer’s
agent whose father was Edwin Luke a gentleman and Amy Gertrude Archer age 29 a
spinster. January 1, 1908
St. Savior, Brixton Hill, Lambeth (S3), listed as Percy Luke age 31 a bachelor
and manufacturers agent and the son of Edwin Luke a gentleman and Amy Gertrude
Archer age 29 a spinster.
· 1911 Census: 4 Lownds Avenue, Bromley, Kent (S4). Listed as Percy Luke age 35 a Manchester
manufacturers assistant born in Lambeth, London with wife Amy Gertrude Luke age
33 born in Holloway, London. They were
married 3 years and had no children.
· 1919 Newspaper:
Lancashire Evening Post newspaper dated March 25, 1919, page 5, column 2
(S=https://www.britishnewspaperarchives.co.uk) which indicated Mr. James John Bowton Saffery, of Peckham and
London, age 78, a former bank chairman, has left the whole of his estate, of
gross value of £15,366, to
his manager Mr. Percy Luke, of Swanley Village, Kent. Mr. Saffery’s
estate passing to Mr. Luke is also listed in the Sheffield Daily Telegraph
newspaper dated March 25, 1919, page 2, column 4 (S=https://www.britishnewspaperarchives.
co.uk).
· 1939 Register: 299
The Cottage, Swanley Village, Dartford, Kent (S9). Listed as Percy Luke who was born on March
27, 1876 an export textile agent with wife Amy G. Luke
born on February 16, 1878.
· Death: December 14, 1963 Dartford, Kent (S8d). Listed as Percy Luke age 87 a retired shipping merchant who died at The Cottage, Swanley Village with the widow of the deceased as the informant.
Source Code Chart
The chart below was created for the nine most common sources listed in the Genealogy section. For example, specific information followed by (S4) means the source of the information is census records. Data from unusual or less common sources is listed separately with an “S=” followed by the name of the source enclosed in parenthesis e.g.: (S=The National Archives, Kew).
(S1b, c, m, d) Ancestry.com - England Select Births,
Christenings 1538-1975 and Marriages 1538-1973 and Deaths & Burials
1538-1991 or Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers 1567-1970 or Church of
England Marriages 1754-1912 (b=birth, c=christening or baptism, m=marriage,
d=death, and burial=burial)
(S2) Ancestry.com - Public Member
Trees with undocumented sources
(S3) Ancestry.com - England
Marriage Bands 1754-1931
(S4) Ancestry.com - England
censuses which list family members as head, wife, son, daughter, etc.
(S5b, m, d) Ancestry.com - England, Wales Civil
Registration Birth, Marriage or Death Index 1837-1915 or England Wales Civil Registration
Death Index 1916-2007 (b=birth, m-marriage and
d=death)
(S6) Ancestry.com - England, Wales
National Probate Calendar 1858-1966 and England and Wales Prerogative Court of
Canterbury Wills 1384-1858. (Note:
Probate effects are listed only in pounds; shillings and pence are not
included).
(S7) Ancestry.com - National
Burial Index for England & Wales Transcription or Find a Grave Index
1300-Current or other Church of England Burial records
(S8b, m. d) UK General Registration Office (GRO)
official birth, marriage or death certificates b=birth, m-marriage and
d=death)
(S9) Ancestry.com - 1939 England and Wales Register