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John Redington - Family History

John Redington	= (1819)	Mary Ann Hicks
	Thomas Redington
	James Redington
	William Redington
	Elizabeth Redington
	John Redington	= (1842)	Eliza Dewey
		John Redington
		Eliza Redington	= (1877)	Benjamin Pollock
		William Redington

John Redington was born 9^th November 1819 in Hackney and was baptised at St Matthew, Bethnal Green on 15^th May 1820 (IGI-C046981)– the son of John Redington and his wife Mary Ann.

With records before 1837 you can never quite sure you have the correct entry in the records, as cross referencing cannot be achieved easily. The most likely fit for John Redingon’s parents are John Redington and Mary Ann Hicks. They were married on 21^st January 1819 at Christ Church, Spitalfields, Middlesex.

Census Extract 1841

HO107-1055-2 Folio 28 - Page 12

9 Cleaver Street, Lambeth, Surrey

Name	Age	Occupation	Born in County
Jno Reddington	45	Journeyman Printer	No
Mary Reddington	43		No
Jno Reddington	20	Apprentice	No
Thos Reddington	20	Breadmaker	No
Jas Reddington	15	Shopman	No
Wm Reddington	11		No
Eliza’h Reddington	4		Yes

Jno was often used as a shortened version of John at this time. Also note that Reddington was spelt with two d’s, again misspelt names were not uncommon..

John Redington was described as an “Apprentice”. Unfortunately we don’t know in what trade he was an apprentice or to whom. The location was close to Lambeth Square, where JK Green had his workshop. It is quite conceivable that John Redington was apprenticed to JK Green and if not, then he would have almost certainly come into contact with him and his toy theatre sheets during the 1830’s. Perhaps this is why he entered the business in the first place.

Just over a year and half later John Redington married Eliza Dewey, daughter of shoemaker George Dewey, on 30^th October 1842 at the parish church of St George the Martyr, Southwark in the County of Surrey. According to the marriage certificate, John was a 22-year-old “Printer”. His father John was also described as being a “Printer”.

Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of St George the Martyr, Southward in the County of Surrey
Date	Names	Age	Condition	Occupation	Abode	Father	Father’s Occupation
30^th Oct	John Redington	22	Bachelor	Printer	Cole Street	John Redington	Printer
1842	Eliza Dewey	Minor	Spinster		Cole Street	George Dewey	Shoemaker

In the March quarter of 1848 John Redington senior died. His widow was found on the 1851 census living with her unmarried sister-in-law Mary Redington at No.8 Cleaver Street.

John Redington and his wife Eliza had several children, but only one had survived by the time of the 1851 Census.

The first child to be born was the survivor John Redington (junior). Followed by Elizabeth, James and a stillborn child, who was not named, Unfortunately these three all succumb to illnesses of the time and only went to substantiate the high infant mortality rate of the early Victorian period.

To lose three of the their first children at such young ages must have been devastating to young married couple.

Parish Record (Page 69 Entry No.546)
Type	Church	Name	Address	Date	Father Trade
Baptism	St John the Baptist, Hoxton	John Redington, son of John & Eliza Redington	Deverell St	22^nd Sep 1844 (Born 29^th Aug 1844)	Printer

Parish Record
Type	Church	Name	Address	Date	Age
Burial	Baptist Church Hoxton	Elizabeth Redington	Hoxton Town	23^rd Nov 1848	21m

Parish Record
Type	Church	Name	Address	Date	Father Trade
Baptism	St John the Baptist, Hoxton	James Redington, son of John & Eliza Redington	Hoxton Town	25^th Feb 1849 (Born 22^nd Jan 1849)	Printer
Parish Record
Type	Church	Name	Address	Date	Age
Burial	Baptist Church Hoxton	James Redington	?	8^th July 1849	5m

Parish Record
Type	Church	Name	Address	Date	Age
Burial	Baptist Church Hoxton	Stillborn of Mrs Reddington	208 Hoxton Town	29^th Dec 1850	-

On the 1851 Census John Redington appears at 208 Hoxton Old Town, which was just a stones throw away from the Britannia Theatre, or the “Old Brit” as it was commonly known.

Census Extract 1851

HO107-1536 - Folio 93 - Page 9 - Schedule 34

208 Hoxton Old Town, St Leonards, Shoreditch, London

Name	R to Head	Age	Occupation	Place of Birth
John Redington	Head	31	Printer, Compositor, Tobacconist & Stationer	Middlesex, Bethnal Green
Eliza Redington	Wife	26		Surrey, Croydon
John Redington	Son	6		Surrey, Newington

Census Extract 1861

RG9-240 - Folio 67 - Page 19 - Schedule 114

208 Hoxton Old Town, Tower Hamlets, Shoreditch, London

Name	R to Head	Age	Occupation	Place of Birth
John Redington	Head	41	Compositor	Bethnal Green
Eliza Redington	Wife	37		Croydon, Surrey
John Redington	Son	16	(undecipherable)	Lambeth, Surrey
Eliza Redington	Dau	7	Scholar	Hoxton
William Redington	Son	1		Hoxton

John Redington (the younger) had flown the nest and married by the 1871 Census.

Census Extract 1871

RG10-453 Folio 73 – Page 21 – Schedule 114

73 Hoxton Street, Shoreditch, London

Name	R to Head	Age	Occupation	Place of Birth
John Redington	Head	51	Printer Compositor	Middlesex, Hackney
Eliza Redington	Wife	48		Croydon, Surrey
Eliza Redington	Dau	18		Middlesex, Hoxton
William Redington	Son	10	Scholar	Middlesex, Hoxton

John Redington died in 1876, with his widow moving to 115 Columbia Road with their younger son William. His daughter Eliza remained at 73 Hoxton Street and married Benjamin Pollock the following year.

For the remaining records for Eliza Pollock, please see the Pollock family Tree.

Census Extract 1881

RG11-0412 – Folio 27 – Page 49

115 Columbia Road, London

Name	R to Head	Age	Occupation	Place of Birth
Eliza Redington	Head	57	Stationer Line	Croyden
William Redington	Son	21	Printer & Compositor	Hoxton, Middlesex

No sign has been found for Eliza on the 1891, therefore it is believe she died in the intervening period

(Most likely - Eliza Redington (Aged 58 - Mar Quarter 1882 Bethnal Green 1c 173))