.......................Thomas Musgrave Musgrave
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.......1843 April 5th Birth of Christiana Musgrove
A
recently discovered document has confirmed that the Thomes Musgrove on the above certificates was infact Thomas Musgrave son of a wealthy family in nearby Gordon Square. Thomas's full name was Thomas Musgrave Musgrave and he was born in 1803 at Shillington
Manor Bedfordshire, the family's country seat. His brothers George
and Henry also had Musgrave as a middle name as well as a surname.
The document below is also from the St Pancras Church Baptism records
for 1843. It shows that at the bottom of the page for Baptism registered
on the 9th April someone has added details at a later date. Squeezed between
the entry for Charles Winton and the foot of the page is a margin note
that confirms Thomas Musgrove's true identity.
This
additional Baptism entry would appear to have been added years later.
Probably to legally confirm the link between Christiana and her father.
This later entry confirms Christiana's parents as Thomas M and
Christiana Musgrave of Princes Street. His status is shown as Gentleman.
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It appears Thomas Musgrave Musgrave got one of the domestic servants pregnant
at his parents home in Gordon Square Marylebone. He married her one month
before the birth of their child in 1843. The couple were now living in
Chelsea which would suggest that he was estranged from his family at this
time because they didn't approve of their son's marriage to Christiana,
a domestic servant.
1849 November 7th Birth of Elizabeth Musgrove
Thomas and Christiana's second child Elizabeth Musgrove was born at Queen Charlotte Lying In Hospital Marylebone on 7th November and the birth was registered on 10th December. Thomas's occupation is shown as Oilman (artist). His surname is still Musgrove, suggesting that he is still estranged from the Musgrave family.
Elizabeth
Musgrove was baptised 16th February 1850 at St Pancras. The baptism register
above shows the parents as Thomas & Christiana Musgrove of Tonbridge
Place (Euston Road). His occupation is shown as Painter.
Elizabeth Musgrove died wiyhin 7 months and she was buried 25th February
1850. The Musgroves had now moved to Tonbridge Street. Interestingly a
Coroner's Inquest was held on Elizabeth's death which would not probable
have happened if the child was not from a wealthy family.
The above 1851 census for 5 Princes Street lists Christiana at her parents home with her Daughter Christiana, now aged 7 and her cousin George Aitchison. Her surname is incorrectly shown as Thomas and her marriage status is still married.
Below is the 1851 census for 6 Gordon Square, London home of the Musgrave family but incorrectly shown as Musgrove due to a spelling error by the census enumerator. Thomas is listed as living back with his parents George & Margaret Musgrave. He is now aged 45 but his marital status is declared as being unmarried.
1851 June 18th Death of Christiana Musgrove
Thomas's wife Christiana died of Consumption aged just 35 at her parents home, 5 Princes Street St Pancras. The certificate above shows her father George Aitchison was present at her death. She is described as the wife of Thomas Musgrove, Gentleman. It would appear that Thomas and Christiana were still living apart but still married. Christiana was buried 25th June 1851 at St Martin in the fields.
On 18th
September six year old George Aitchison was baptised George Aitchison
Musgrove at St Pancras old Church. This was exactly 3 months after the
death of Christiana.
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.......1861
Census - 6 Gordon Square Marylebone
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10 years later when the 1861 census was taken Thomas Musgrove has now
assumed his original name of Musgrave and is living with his 92 year old
widowed father George Musgrave. The above census for 6 Gordon Square shows
father and son, although Thomas is shown incorrectly as George's brother.
Thomas is now aged 58.
1861 August 29th Thomas Musgrave Remarries
Thomas
Musgrave Musgrave's only daughter Christiana had been brought up by the
Aitchison Family. In 1861 she was living with her grandfather George Aitchison
but after his death in 1864 her uncle and aunt Henry and Jessie Cole moved
into the family house where she was living at 5 Princes Street St Pancras.
This address had become 102 Whitfield Street by 1867 when Christiana had
a baby by her cousin George Musgrove who was living in the same house.
The certificate above shows the father as George Aitchison rather than
Musgrove. The mother is shown as Christiana Aitchison formerly Musgrave.
This implies that she was married to George but she wasn't. However this
confirms that her maiden name was Musgrave. The baby's name was Christiana
Jessie Aitchison but she was baptised Christiana Jessie Musgrove 3rd November
1869 following her parent's marriage.
Above is the certificate of Christiana Musgrave's marriage
to the father of her child born in 1867. She married June 26th 1869 George
Musgrove (previously Aitchison) in St Pancras.
1869 Feb/March Divorce Thomas Musgrave Musgrave
Thomas and Jane's marriage ended in divorce at the beginning of 1869. Jane Musgrave as the Petitioner sought a divorce from her husband, the Respondent on the grounds of desertion, and failing to honour her conjugal rights. In his defence Thomas stated that due to ill heath he had moved to Brighton as he was fearful of living with Jane due to her frequent bouts of temper and violence towards him.
The court summaries from both Jane Musgrave and her husband Thomas Musgrave Musgrave explain their individual versions.
1869 August 14th Death of Thomas Musgrave Musgrave
For health reasons he moved down to Brighton and lived with a family in
Waterloo Place near the town centre pictured below in 1946. He died here 14th August 1869. He
left a Will bequeathing
his property and effects to his wife Jane. There
is no mention of anything for his only surviving daughter Christiana who
would now be 26 years old.