NameArthur Powys Sketchley [36], [28, p. 131], [4, 1851: RG number: HO107 Piece: 1585 Folio: 201 Page: 6], [3, His death aged 76, Q1 of 1917, Wandsworth dist, vol 1d, p. 981], [4, 1901: G number: RG13 Piece: 472 Folio: 103 Page: 10], [4, 1881: RG number: RG11 Piece: 625 Folio: 32 Page: 7]
Birthca 1841, Deptford, kent
Deathca Feb 1917, Wandsworth district, London
General1871 & 81: Clerk in The Admiralty.
Notes for Arthur Powys Sketchley
There is no sign of his wife and daughter in the 1871 census. Nor is his daughter’s birth registered (on FreeBMD). Perhaps they were abroad and his appearance in his father’s house in 1871 was but a fleeting visit?
But in 1881 they were all in residence in Lambeth:
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Disability Where Born
SKETCHLEY, Arthur P Head Married M 40 1841 Clerk Admiralty (C S Off) Deptford, Kent
SKETCHLEY, Elizth Mary Wife Married F 40 1841 London, Middlesex
SKETCHLEY, Louise Augta Daughter Single F 15 1866 Scholar Deptford, Kent
DAYER, Leonie Servant Single F 17 1864 General Servant Suffolk
RG number: RG11 Piece: 625 Folio: 32 Page: 7
Registration District: Lambeth
Sub District: Brixton
EnumerationDistrict:
Ecclesiastical Parish:
Civil Parish: Lambeth Municipal Borough:
Address: 53, Ferndale Rd, Lambeth
County: Surrey
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1901 census:
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Disability Where Born
SKETCHLEY, Arthur P Head Married M 60 1841 Retired Civil Service Deptford, Kent
SKETCHLEY, Elizabeth Wife Married F 60 1841 London
SKETCHLEY, Louisa A Daughter Single F 34 1867 New X, Kent
QUELCH, Ellen Servant Single F 24 1877 General Serv Domestic Harrow on Hill. Middlesex
RG number: RG13 Piece: 472 Folio: 103 Page: 10
Registration District: Wandsworth
Sub District: Streatham
Enumeration District: 22
Ecclesiastical Parish: St John the Divine
Civil Parish: Streatham Municipal Borough:
Address: 140, Bedford Hill, Streatham
County: London
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This looks very much like his death:
Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Mar 1917 (>99%)
Sketchley Arthur P 76 Wandsworth 1d 981
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